Su Wan nodded, thinking, "This time he's disguised himself as a businessman, which is much better than a monk or a beggar. He probably won't get beaten up."
A maid's voice sounded from outside the door: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince is discussing matters with Magistrate Ge in the main hall and requests your presence."
Chu Mingyao stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go right now."
She said to Su Wan, "Sister, wait here."
Su Wan sensed that Ge Fanghai's late-night meeting with the Crown Prince of Xirong was not going to be a good thing. She wanted to eavesdrop, but was afraid of being discovered.
After pacing back and forth in the room a few times, a man's voice sounded from outside the window: "Madam, Madam."
Su Wan went to the window, pushed it open, and saw the thief guard crouching outside. Upon seeing her, the guard said, "Madam, you've worried us to death! We were all terrified when that woman took you away. Thankfully you're safe and sound, otherwise the lord would have chopped off our heads."
Su Wan said, "I'm fine. That woman is the daughter-in-law of King Danmoji of the Western Rong. She and Danmoji's son came to Suiyang County. They must have some kind of conspiracy. They are discussing with Ge Fanghai in the main hall. Go and eavesdrop. Come back and report to me as soon as you hear anything."
“Don’t worry, Madam,” the guard said. “The rest of us are already lying in wait outside your room. I’ll go and eavesdrop right away.”
Knowing that her guards were outside, Su Wan felt relieved. She went back inside and sat for a while, when the window was suddenly pushed open, and the thief guard appeared outside, accompanied by the other guards.
"Madam, something terrible has happened. It looks like those people are about to start a fight in the main hall," the captain of the guards said anxiously.
"What?" Su Wan exclaimed in surprise. "You mean they're going to fight? Or just argue?"
"It's not just an argument; their attendants and constables... dozens of them have drawn their knives, and the area outside the main hall is blocked by constables," the captain of the guards said. "Let's take advantage of this chaos and leave quickly. The constables patrolling the backyard have all gone to the main hall; we can go through the backyard and climb over the wall to get out."
Su Wan hesitated for a moment, then said, "No, what they're talking about is related to the General's Mansion. Send someone to listen in."
She increasingly felt that this matter was of utmost importance.
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