The thought that they could make their move once Bai Yuanshan fell asleep filled Cang Yun with excitement. He stared intently at Bai Yuanshan, who was already lying on the bed, and even though it was almost midnight, he was becoming more and more energetic.
"They should be asleep by now; they've been lying here for almost half an hour."
Cangyun was getting impatient. He lowered his voice and tugged at Zhuque. After speaking, he looked up at the sky, where only a crescent moon and a few scattered stars remained.
Let's go!
Zhuque nodded slightly, then nimbly walked to the edge of the roof and flipped down. Cangyun followed closely behind and jumped off the roof.
At this moment, the entire Prime Minister's residence was silent, and those responsible for night watch were all dozing off.
After a brief discussion, the two decided to start from the window. Cang Yun took out a short knife and inserted it into the crack in the window. He then slowly pried it open a little, squinted his eyes and looked inside to make sure that Bai Yuanshan was not moving. He then nodded to Zhuque.
He raised the window a little higher, just wide enough for one person to pass through. Cangyun gestured for Zhuque to go in first, and then he helped her hold the window up.
Zhuque moved swiftly, jumping up to grab the window frame, but she quickly retreated after only half her body had entered.
Cangyun was about to ask her what was going on when Zhuque stopped him with a look. She put her finger to her lips, signaling Cangyun to be quiet, and then closed the window.
"What's the matter?"
Cang Yun asked in a low voice.
"He got up."
Zhuque, her face tense, got up again and gently opened the window a crack.
Through the crack, they saw Bai Yuanshan sit up in bed. To be on the safe side, Zhuque closed the window again, and the two of them crouched down to eavesdrop.
"Help! Help!"
Bai Yuanshan's agitated voice came from inside the room. Before he could finish speaking, Zhuque and Cangyun heard someone open the door and go in.
At this moment, Bai Yuanshan was sitting on a soft chair, his brows furrowed so deeply that they formed a "川" (river) shape between his eyebrows.
A maid stood beside him, waiting for instructions. The girl had clearly just woken up from her sleep; her eyes were still blurry, and she was practically about to yawn in front of Bai Yuanshan.
"Go and make me a bowl of calming soup, make it thick, and add some calming incense to the incense burner."
Bai Yuanshan looked exhausted, with dark circles under his eyes. He lay in bed for a long time but couldn't fall asleep, and he became increasingly irritable. He had to attend the morning court session the next day, and he didn't want to go out and meet people with dark circles under his eyes, especially Li Chang'an and Feng Beichuan. It would be too embarrassing for them to see him in such a disheveled state.
"Getting old and starting to have insomnia, tsk tsk tsk, it's really tough..."
Cangyun sighed and shook his head repeatedly.
After a long commotion, the room finally quieted down. Zhuque peeked through the window again and saw that Bai Yuanshan had fallen asleep again.
After waiting for about half an hour, the two of them still didn't hear any movement inside, so they figured that Bai Yuanshan must have fallen asleep this time.
Cang Yun couldn't help but let out a big yawn. He felt that if Bai Yuanshan didn't fall asleep soon, he would fall asleep right away!
"Be serious!"
Zhuque, speechless, threw a punch at him, just to wake him up.
The two of them used the same method to turn over and enter the room through the window. Whether it was because they moved too lightly or Bai Yuanshan was really asleep, it was as if there was no one in the room, even though they were only a dozen steps apart.
Feng Beichuan didn't go into details about this mission, only telling Cangyun and Zhuque to go to the Prime Minister's residence to have some fun. He left the specifics to them to figure out as they saw fit, as long as they could teach Bai Yuanshan a little lesson.
Although this task seemed meaningless to Zhuque, Feng Beichuan was known for his vindictive nature, and Bai Yuanshan had offended Li Chang'an this time, not just anyone. Add to that the Cangyun who loved to watch the drama unfold, and she had no choice but to reluctantly stay at the Prime Minister's residence until midnight.
Walking to the bedside, Zhuque thought for a moment and then reached for the neatly hung court robes. After rummaging around for a while, she found Bai Yuanshan's scepter in the pocket of the robes.
The scepter was something that had to be brought to court. Zhuque was a ruthless character; he simply took a teaspoon from the table and switched Bai Yuanshan's scepter with his own.
After watching Zhuque's series of actions, Cangyun admired his partner's skills while pondering what he should do. He looked around and found that there was nothing else to move in the dining hall, so he decided to make his move on Bai Yuanshan.
Just then, he saw several books and pens on the table by the window. With a strange smile, Cangyun walked over, picked up a pen, and put some water into the inkstone next to him. The dried ink immediately dissolved.
After dipping the brush in ink, Cangyun went back to Bai Yuanshan's bedside and drew a palm-sized turtle on his forehead.
While drawing, Cangyun's hands were trembling because he was holding back his laughter. Zhuque, who was watching from the side, was also terrified. What if Bai Yuanshan opened his eyes at this moment? Wouldn't that scare him out of his wits?
After finishing the last stroke, Cangyun looked at his masterpiece and couldn't help but nod in satisfaction. He could already picture Bai Yuanshan going to court tomorrow with a turtle on his head and a teaspoon in his clothes.
Just as Cangyun was getting carried away with his success, Zhuque suddenly pulled him aside and gave him a sharp rap on the head. He shrank back in pain and dared not make a sound.
After doing all that, the two quietly returned the way they came. As soon as Cangyun closed the window, he began to complain: "Why did you hit me just now?"
"You've gone too far. If he wakes up, we'll both be in deep trouble!"
Zhuque rolled her eyes at Cangyun as if he were an idiot, almost cursing him as a moron.
"He's still not awake..."
Cang Yun felt wronged. Even if Bai Yuanshan woke up, so what? He could just knock him unconscious with a chop to the neck and not even have a chance to open his mouth. With their skills, they wouldn't have to worry about getting away.
The next day, Bai Yuanshan got up on time as usual. He guessed that the calming soup he drank the night before had worked so well that he slept more soundly than usual and didn't have any dreams.
Bai Yuanshan felt great and relaxed. After getting up, he stretched and stood in front of the window to breathe in the fresh morning air.
The maidservant also came in on time to light the lamp, and then helped Bai Yuanshan rinse his mouth and get dressed.
After doing all that, the maid hurriedly fetched a basin of water to help Bai Yuanshan wash his face, but as soon as she looked up and saw Bai Yuanshan's face, she burst out laughing.
At this moment, Bai Yuanshan was full of questions. He felt that the maid's smile was unusually strange. He felt uneasy and annoyed at the same time. His servants were becoming more and more unruly!
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