"The Princess Consort of Great Chu is doing well. The Shogunate thinks you have been taken away by them and will not suspect that you are in the Imperial Palace for the time being. You can stay here in peace and don't worry."
Masako Izumi's expression changed. "Will the general go after them?"
Wouldn't that make me implicate the Princess Consort of Great Chu?
Chiyo Tachibana saw through Masako Izumi's thoughts. "Midai-sho, don't overthink it. Given the general's personality, regardless of whether it was the Princess of Da Chu who rescued you, the general will definitely not let them go."
"Rest assured, the Princess Consort of Great Chu is far more formidable than you and I imagine. If the General were to face them, it's uncertain who would suffer the consequences."
After speaking, Tachibana Chiyo and Izumi Masako bowed slightly and went into the house carrying the food box.
Masako Izumi was somewhat stunned by Chiyo Tachibana's words.
Can Su Ruojin and her group handle the general?
Perhaps she can...
Thinking of this, Masako Izumi also turned and left.
Chiyo Tachibana entered the house and took out the taiyaki from the food box. "Oh, what a waste. This was made by Lady Odai herself. Aren't you going to eat any?"
As soon as Chiyo Tachibana finished speaking, the person lying on the tatami immediately sat up, looked at the taiyaki that Chiyo Tachibana had taken out, and sighed, "Chiyo-neechan, you know I don't like taiyaki, I only like the dorayaki that you make."
Chiyo Tachibana smiled and said, "Okay, once this is over, I'll make as much as you want to eat."
The other person was very happy, "I knew Chiyo-neechan was the best to me."
The following night.
A person wearing a black cloak quietly walked out of the back gate of the Imperial Palace.
Chiyo Tachibana received the message and pondered for a moment, then said, "Follow them, and make sure nothing happens to them."
Suddenly, someone knocked on the back door of the Sheguan family's house. The servant guarding the door thought it was one of the servants who had sneaked out to play and returned, so he happily opened the door.
There was an unwritten agreement among the servants of the Sheguan family: whoever secretly went out to play could return through the back door as long as they weren't discovered by their master, and someone would open the door for them, but they would have to pay the gatekeeper to open it.
The gatekeeper froze when he opened the door. "The...the Imperial Palace?"
Masako Izumi stepped inside. "Where is my father?"
"The Grand Commander is in his study."
Masako Izumi walked quickly to the study and knocked on the door. "Father."
The door was quickly opened, and Izumi Nobukatsu, seeing his daughter, looked shocked. "Why are you here?"
"Father, I have something important to discuss with you."
Izumi Nobukatsu looked at his daughter and said sternly, "Come in and talk."
After Izumi Masako entered the room, Izumi Nobukatsu instructed the servants in the mansion not to let anyone near the study.
Izumi Nobukatsu closed the door and hurriedly asked, "Where were you before? The shogunate has been looking for you. Did you really kill the crown prince?"
After Izumi Masako left the shogunate, someone from the shogunate came to inform Izumi Nobukazu that the Imperial Household Agency had poisoned the Crown Prince and was fleeing in fear of punishment. If there was any news about her, the shogunate should be informed immediately.
Izumi Nobukatsu had also secretly sent people to search for his daughter, but without any news. Now that she had come to his door, he was naturally shocked.
It's not that Izumi Nobukazu loves his daughter that much, but since this matter involves the Crown Prince's life, he dares not be careless.
He absolutely cannot afford to offend the general because of a married daughter, thus endangering the Guan family.
Although the court and the military are at odds, the court is no match for the general at present.
If it was indeed Izumi Masako who killed the crown prince, he would definitely have his daughter kidnapped and taken back to the shogunate.
Izumi Masako did not answer, but poured herself a cup of tea and knelt before Izumi Nobukatsu.
“Father, I have not been home for many years since I married into the shogunate and have been unable to be by your side to fulfill my filial duties. I am unfilial and beg your forgiveness.”
Nobuyuki Izumi glanced at Masako Izumi, took the teacup, and took a sip. "Tell me quickly, what exactly happened?"
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