After Eunuch Qiao had vented his anger, Yun Meng asked, "Eunuch Qiao, what are your plans?"

"What arrangements?" Eunuch Qiao murmured. The emperor was dead, and his master was gone. Logically, he should die.

But Eunuch Qiao was unwilling to give up, as he felt he had not lived enough.

He has never lived for himself in this life. Now he has no master and is a sinner. Does he still have a chance to live for himself for a few more days?

It was quite sad that Eunuch Qiao found himself with nowhere to go after leaving the palace.

"Am I still a criminal now?" asked Eunuch Qiao.

Yun Meng nodded, "I stole you from the Shenxing Division. As for the crime you are accused of, if nothing unexpected happens, you should be the leader of the trouble maker.

The officials may blame you for all the bad things Emperor Yong'an did."

Hmm? Eunuch Qiao looked up at Yunmeng, wanting to say, "You see it so clearly, why did you save me?"

Wouldn't it be better if you just let me die in Shenxingsi?

"I think you should defend yourself. Otherwise, you might be remembered for generations, but of course, this name will be a bad one."

Yunmeng's suggestion made Eunuch Qiao's eyes widen. Yes, this eternal infamy could really fall on him.

Eunuch Qiao looked out the window. It was pitch black outside, and he felt depressed.

After a long while, Eunuch Qiao asked, "Why did you save me?"

"I saved you because you once took care of the Prince of Qi's palace and spoke well of my father. Although it was not obvious, it was useful.

My father is too far away to repay this favor, but I have to repay it if I am able to do so."

Yun Meng's explanation moved Eunuch Qiao. It turned out that Lord Yun and his children were both great.

But if we really want to talk about favors, it is him, Qiao, who owes the Yun family.

Eunuch Qiao waved his hands and said, "Your father once saved my life. I helped him only to repay the favor. Besides, even if I hadn't helped him, nothing would have happened to him. He's very smart."

Yun Meng nodded. Lord Yun was indeed smart, but no matter how smart he was, he still needed someone to help him set the stage.

Yun Meng didn't want to talk too much about who was indebted to whom, so he asked again:

"Eunuch Qiao, do you have a place to go? I'm afraid you can't stay in the capital now. I have to send you out of the city."

"A place to go?" Eunuch Qiao sighed. He had no place to go. How could he, a person with imperfect six senses, have a place to go?

I used to think I could die of old age in the palace with dignity, but now it seems that is a luxury.

"Does the princess have any suggestions?" asked Eunuch Qiao.

"If Eunuch Qiao has nowhere to go, why not go to the west? The west is not peaceful and the power of the court is weak. You should be able to live there incognito."

Eunuch Qiao nodded slightly and suddenly asked, "Does the princess want me to help you find out the news about the Mountain and River Map?"

"No, the Mountain and River Map has no appeal to me. If I really liked the Mountain and River Map, I would not have offered it to me in the first place."

Yun Meng shook her head, "I saved you only to repay you. After I send you out of the city, I will not contact you again. Whether you live or die depends entirely on your ability.

If you go to the West, you just need to take care of your life, and you don’t need to do anything else.”

Yun Meng stared at Eunuch Qiao with sincere eyes while speaking, which moved Eunuch Qiao deeply. It seemed that the Princess of Qi really just wanted to repay her gratitude.

It’s just that, alas, it’s hard to say who owes whom this favor.

"Thank you, Princess." Eunuch Qiao just said this in his heart. He didn't want to die, so he decided to live in anonymity.

But the capital is under martial law now, how can he leave the city?

"Princess, how are you going to get me out of the city?" asked Eunuch Qiao.

"I know a secret passage that leads directly out of the city." When Yun Meng said this, Eunuch Qiao understood and showed a look of admiration.

Both Kings of Qi were powerful, but they were unlucky and died on the border.

Time was very tight, as they had to leave the city before the city search began, so Yun Meng took Eunuch Qiao away from the empty house.

The tunnel was not far from the empty house, and the two arrived there in a few minutes. With the help of Yunmeng, Eunuch Qiao walked into the secret passage.

Looking at the secret passage that had been dug, Eunuch Qiao silently judged in his heart that this secret passage had existed for many years and no one knew who dug it.

On the way, Eunuch Qiao carefully inquired about the situation in the palace and asked which prince became the heir.

When he heard that there was no imperial edict to pass on the throne, Eunuch Qiao smiled bitterly.

At the beginning, some people advised Emperor Yong'an to appoint a crown prince, but Emperor Yong'an was unwilling to do so. Now that Emperor Yong'an has suddenly passed away, the competition for the crown prince position is likely to be bloody.

I wonder how Emperor Yong'an would feel if he knew that his son fought to the death for the throne.

"Princess, I know you are very capable, but it is best if you do not participate in the fight for the throne. The merit of following the dragon is not easy to earn."

Afraid that Yunmeng would misunderstand, Eunuch Qiao endured his physical discomfort and talked about the fate of those families who had followed the emperor.

The achievement of following the dragon is very glorious. Once you gain power, the whole family will benefit.

However, not everyone who gets the credit for following the dragon has a good ending. Only a few of them have a good ending.

More families who had benefited from following the dragon ended up with their families broken up and their loved ones destroyed.

Among that group of people, there were those whom the emperor wanted to kill to silence them, there were also open and covert struggles among colleagues, and there were even frame-ups.

Another part is the revenge of the losers in the fight for the throne. Those losers can't do anything to the emperor, and they can't touch the people around the emperor.

In short, there are many reasons for once-powerful aristocratic families to go to ruin.

Yun Meng agreed with what she heard. She had never thought about the merit of following the dragon.

Eunuch Qiao knew that they might never see each other again, so he told Yunmeng all the royal secrets he knew.

Maybe it will come in handy someday, and it can be considered a good life-saving trump card.

In the eyes of Eunuch Qiao, the palace is truly a place of trouble and a dye vat. No matter how good a person is, he will end up covered in mud once he enters the palace.

"Don't think that Emperor Yong'an is suspicious. In fact, he was not like that before. He was just betrayed too many times by the people around him."

For some reason, Eunuch Qiao suddenly brought up this topic. Yun Meng responded with "hmm" and "ah", and it was obvious that she didn't take his words to heart.

Eunuch Qiao also realized that he had lost his composure. Emperor Yong'an was really not a good person to the Prince Qi's Mansion.

The two chatted all the way to the exit. Yun Meng went out to check around first, and only let Eunuch Qiao out after making sure there was no danger.

After coming out of the secret passage, Eunuch Qiao looked at the surrounding mountains and forests with an expression of admiration.

Yunmeng handed the bundle to Eunuch Qiao and said, "There is some silver and some clothes to change into, as well as a travel permit and household registration.

The mountains are high and the waters are long, so let’s say goodbye now.”

"Thank you, Princess." Eunuch Qiao took the bundle, bowed deeply to Yun Meng, put the bundle on his back and walked away.

But no one saw the tears on Eunuch Qiao’s face, and his reluctance, but no one knew what he was reluctant about.

Yunmeng watched Eunuch Qiao disappear, then she covered the exit and disappeared into the mountains and forests.