Su Zhirou said coldly, "The Zhiyu Guards have so much power! If someone who doesn't know the situation saw this, they would think that the Zhiyu Guards are now in charge of the Prince's Mansion!"
Zhiyu looked directly at her without fear: "His Highness is unwell, and Uncle Qiu is not here right now. It is indeed me who is in charge of the affairs of the Prince's Palace."
"How dare you! Do you not take me seriously?"
"It is precisely because you are honored as a concubine that you are able to stand here and speak safely."
Su Zhirou was speechless at his words, and pointed at him angrily, saying, "You've really gone too far! It seems you don't want to stay in this Prince's mansion anymore. I'll have the Prince dismiss you and investigate you right now!"
"If you can get in, you might as well give it a try."
"you!"
Zhong Muyu pointed at him, trembling with anger.
"Madam, Madam."
Lianye whispered in her ear, "Don't confront them head-on. Let's go back first and think of another way."
"Alright, let him go for now."
Su Zhirou stomped her foot in anger. One day she would punish this guard severely and make him kneel down and beg for mercy in front of her!
Back at Tingzhi Courtyard, Su Zhirou angrily smashed things. After sweeping the table clean, she slammed it down hard.
Lianye carefully brought over the fruit tea: "Madam, please have some fruit tea. It was brewed by Granny Zhou this morning and it's very good for cooling down."
Unexpectedly, Su Zhirou threw the fruit tea cup to the ground, and the flying shards and juice almost splashed into Lianye's eyes.
"What's there to drink? I'm not in the mood for any of this right now!"
"Please calm down, Madam!"
The lotus leaves trembled, and Su Zhirou was becoming increasingly unpredictable these days.
Su Zhirou kicked her angrily: "Useless things! You're good for nothing except flattering people!"
Lianye was kicked to the ground, her hand was cut by shards of broken porcelain, but she could only endure it and kneel to the side.
Su Zhirou sat in the chair, panting heavily. She was in very bad shape, both physically and mentally.
"Lianye, where's my medicine? Bring it to me right now!"
Yes! Yes!
Lianye hurriedly wiped the blood off her hands and took a pill from the cabinet on the table, handing it to Su Zhirou.
After taking the pills, Su Zhirou felt much better.
She glanced sideways and caught a glimpse of the bloodstains on Lianye's hand.
"Are you injured?"
"I'm fine."
Lianye immediately hid her hands behind her back.
Unexpectedly, Su Zhirou stepped forward and pulled her hand away.
Lianye was too frightened to make a sound. Su Zhirou examined the hand. As her head maid, Lianye didn't need to do any heavy or rough work, so her hands were fair and delicate, and her fingers were as thin as scallions.
After putting her hand down, Su Zhirou grabbed Lianye's neck again, forcing her to raise her head.
Even when she looked up, Lianye didn't dare to meet her gaze, keeping her eyes down, which made her look quite obedient.
The lotus leaves looked quite nice, which gave Su Zhirou an idea.
"Lotus Leaf, I ask you, are you still as loyal to me as ever?"
"Of course, once I am your maid, I will be your maid for life."
"Alright, aren't you on good terms with one of the guards at Xiuyu Residence? I need you to seduce him and get him to let us in."
Lianye trembled. This was something that would cost her herself, and there was no guarantee of success.
She didn't want to do it. Originally, she had accompanied Su Zhirou as part of her dowry, hoping to become Lu Ziyuan's concubine. How could she be willing to submit to a guard?
But Su Zhirou is really terrifying now. If she doesn't do it, she might lose her life.
"This servant agrees, but this servant cannot guarantee..."
Lianye's voice grew softer and softer, and Su Zhirou couldn't hear the last few sentences.
"What's so difficult about that?"
Su Zhirou sneered and took out a pill from the box by the bedside and gave it to her: "Just dissolve this in his food and send it to him. Don't worry, it's just ordinary, there's no poison in it."
Lianye carefully took it; she knew exactly what it was.
Night falls.
Chengfeng had not yet returned, and Zhiyu still relentlessly guarded the front of Xiuyu House. Even when Zaochun and the others brought him food, he dared not leave the gate even for a moment.
Meanwhile, Lianye quietly slipped out of the Prince's mansion and went to the residence next to it.
That was a residence specifically prepared for the guards and soldiers of the manor. Today, it wasn't the guard who was on duty with Lianye. After a round of internal struggle, Lianye knocked on his door.
The guard opened the door and, seeing Lianye, was very surprised: "It's Miss Lianye! What brings you here?"
"I've missed you for so long, so I made some snacks for you."
"You're so kind. Come in."
After Lianye went in, she placed the pastries on the table one by one. Seeing the injury on her hand, the guard asked, "What happened to your hand? Did the concubine hit you?"
Lianye didn't speak, but simply nodded silently.
“She’s so cruel, how could she hit you too! Lianye, to be honest, you should think about yourself.”
Lianye ignored her and instead smiled, "Let's not talk about that. Eat quickly. If I go back late, Madam will be angry."
The guard sighed and said no more.
After eating a few pastries, the guard felt unbearably hot and his expression as he looked at the lotus leaves became much more dazed.
Lianye watched silently. She had specially followed Su Zhirou's instructions and wore an extremely thin outer garment, with her undergarments barely visible underneath.
Sure enough, the guards fell victim to the attack.
...
Meanwhile, Zhong Muyu, who was elsewhere, slowly woke up.
"Ouch! That hurts!"
Zhong Muyu woke up in bed, but felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck.
She tried to touch it, but suddenly found that her hands and feet were all tied to the bed and she couldn't move.
The enemy really does learn from their mistakes; this time they knew to tie her up.
Unable to move, she could only assess her surroundings from the bed. It was a simply furnished room with only a plain bed and a few pieces of furniture; it looked fairly clean.
There were no external injuries on her body, and her clothes were fine, so it seemed that the other party had not done anything to her. Just then, the door opened.
The newcomer was Wu Zhao, who was holding a new candle.
"We meet again, Princess Consort of Ling."
Wu Zhao went to change the candles on his own, completely ignoring Zhong Muyu's guarded attitude.
"Let me go! Who are you?"
“Wu Zhao”.
This time, he readily gave his name and took out a mask from his pocket, placing it on the table.
"So it was you."
Zhong Muyu didn't know him, but the only thing she was sure of was that Wu Zhao was a spy from an enemy country.
The opponent was highly skilled in martial arts, and a direct confrontation would not work. Just as she was thinking about how to escape, Wu Zhao seemed to see through her thoughts: "This place is adjacent to the Xi Rong, which is the disputed border between Yuan Qi and the Xi Rong. Even if you manage to escape from here, you will not be able to leave these endless desolate mountains and wilderness. You should give up on that idea."
Zhong Muyu said defiantly, "Even if I die in the mountains, I won't stay here! As for you, don't even think about using me to lure Lu Ziyuan into a trap. Lu Ziyuan doesn't like me anymore. You should use the same method to capture Su Zhirou."
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