"Go back and tell Consort Wu to keep her in touch less lately, so as not to arouse suspicion from those with ulterior motives!"
"promise!"
As the young eunuch was about to leave, Li Zhi took out a few gold leaves from his sleeve and threw them over.
"Here you go, but remember to watch your mouth!"
The young eunuch happily accepted the gold leaf and thanked him repeatedly.
"This servant thanks Your Highness Prince Jin for the reward!"
Late at night, in the market area west of the Yeting Palace.
Li Zhi arrived at the pre-arranged residence and waited. After 7:15 PM, he indeed heard a familiar knocking sound.
Li Zhi hurriedly ran out to open the door, and when he saw Wu Meiniang, who was wrapped in a long black robe, he felt a tremor in his heart.
"Sister Wu..."
Wu Zetian didn't have the same rich emotions as Li Zhi. She slipped into the courtyard and immediately took off the hat covering her head.
"It's suffocating me!"
"Is there any water here? Quickly, give me some water to drink!"
"Oh, oh, oh, let me look..."
Because it was a temporary meeting place, Li Zhi did not know whether there were drinking water containers in the civilian house.
After searching for a while, he was disheartened to find that there was indeed nothing in the house.
"Sister Wu, it seems there's no water here..."
Upon hearing this, Wu Meiniang pointed to a well in the courtyard.
"You idiot, isn't there a well right here? Fetch some water for me and wash my face!"
"Okay!"
Li Zhi hurriedly went to fetch water for Wu Meiniang, but he had never done such rough work before. He struggled with the well pulley for a while, but couldn't get any water up.
Seeing this, Wu Meiniang could only angrily push him aside.
"You're so stupid! You can't even fetch water!"
"Get out of my way, I can do it myself!"
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