It's true that hard work pays off; when you're feeling sleepy, someone just throws you a pillow. Isn't he just walking right into a trap?
Xu Yuehuai suddenly became alert and got up. Following the scent, she came to the courtyard. She hid in a corner and looked around for any strange figures.
Suddenly, they saw a strange black shadow spreading quietly over the artificial hill on the ground. It was exactly the same shadow left by the aliens when they escaped!
Xu Yuehuai's eyes flashed with sharpness in an instant. With a flick of her sleeve, she signaled the surrounding guards to follow her, leading them silently to catch up with the spreading shadowy figures.
After passing through the garden and then the thick wall, the dark figure slipped away to the outside of the palace, crawling haphazardly through the alleyways.
Suddenly, the dark figure froze in place, and then disappeared a moment later!
They simply vanished from their sight, just like before.
"We chased after them for so long late at night, only to end up with nothing." Xu Yuehuai was almost laughing in anger.
Left with no other choice, they had to withdraw their troops and return to the Prince's Palace.
But she had only taken a few steps when she suddenly caught sight of a ragged, haggard-looking person in a corner.
The person looked very familiar. She stepped forward and brushed the hair that was covering the person's face away, only to find that the person was actually Song Luo!
Song Luo was squatting on the ground, hugging her knees with both hands, squinting her eyes, looking very sleepy.
After the fake ghost doctor escaped, Xu Yuehuai ignored Song Luo. Unexpectedly, he saw her here again. What a small world!
So Xu Yuehuai turned around and planned to leave quietly.
But Song Luo was startled awake and grabbed her dress, shouting, "Where is my brother? Take me to my brother right now!"
The hoarse voice suddenly rang out, almost piercing Xu Yuehuai's ears. She had no choice but to stop, looking down at Song Luo with an extremely cold and complicated gaze.
"How many times do I have to tell you? Qi Guze is my husband, Xu Yuehuai's husband, not your brother!"
Xu Yuehuai was very impatient. She hadn't expected that Song Luo wanted to see Qi Guze, which was why she had followed him all the way here and ended up in this state.
Song Luo completely ignored her anger and stubbornly repeated, "I need to find my brother! He must be here! Let my brother out now!"
Looking at Song Luo's crazy appearance, Xu Yuehua sighed. She had a feeling that keeping her would be a mistake, as she would cause a lot of trouble if she stayed.
Therefore, Xu Yuehuai could only take Song Luo back to the Prince's Mansion first, and then make other arrangements for her later.
“Come with me, stop yelling and screaming like a shrew.”
"Who are you calling a shrew? You're the shrew!" Song Luo's face flushed red with anger as she pointed at Xu Yuehuai and yelled.
"So, are you coming back to the Regent's Palace with me or not? If you don't leave, I won't ask you a second time. And you won't be able to go in again in the future." As soon as Xu Yuehuai threatened her, she became obedient and pitifully got up to follow behind Xu Yuehuai.
After bringing Song Luo back to the Prince's Mansion, Xu Yuehuai had a room prepared for her and arranged for some people to take care of her washing and eating.
After arranging things for her, Xu Yuehuai put her out of his mind and busied himself again arranging for his guards to investigate and search for the shadowy figure and the fake ghost doctor.
The secret guards dispersed into numerous small teams throughout the imperial city, conducting a thorough investigation throughout the night.
Meanwhile, Xu Yuehuai was in his study, his eyes closed, trying to find clues from recent events.
"Fake Ghost Doctor, why didn't you just stay hidden? Why did you suddenly appear before me again? What exactly do you want? Are you trying to get my attention and provoke me by targeting the Prince's Mansion?"
Xu Yuehuai's mind was filled with many questions, and her intuition told her that the arrival of the fake ghost doctor was likely to cause a bloodbath.
As dawn broke again, Xu Yuehuai was doing her morning exercise in the courtyard as usual when she suddenly frowned slightly and looked toward the few barely noticeable sentries.
"If I remember correctly, you were working in the Kingdom of Wuling. How did you suddenly return to the Great Zhou?"
She stopped punching and asked the nearest sentry who looked like the leader.
When the sentry realized that she had noticed him, he quickly came out from behind the bushes where he was hiding, bowed to her, and then respectfully replied.
"Your Highness, the Prince is worried about you, so he has specially ordered us to send more people from the four kingdoms to take turns guarding the Prince's residence to ensure your safety."
Xu Yuehua pondered deeply. Although Qi Guze's actions seemed to have no problem, why did he have to add so many people now?
He had clearly been gone for some time, so the sudden dispatch of so many people must mean that something major had happened in Wuling.
Otherwise, why would he be distracted here, adding even more layers of protection for her once again?
Xu Yuehuai couldn't help but sigh softly, but on the surface she remained calm and said, "The prince has really gone to great lengths for me. Please give him my regards."
She then continued her morning exercise in the yard as before, without showing any unusual behavior.
After bowing again, the sentry quietly withdrew and returned to his post to continue his surveillance.
After finishing her morning exercise, Xu Yuehuai returned to her room and sat in front of the bronze mirror.
Looking at her worried face in the mirror, she realized she still couldn't stay there and wait for news.
"Aze, you must have run into unprecedented trouble. How can I accept your protection when you're fighting the enemy all by yourself?"
After thinking about a plan, she got up and went to the kitchen to get busy preparing the food.
Half an hour later, the exquisite and delicious pastries were quickly prepared.
She picked up the food box, filled it with all the pastries, and then headed towards Song Luo's residence.
As soon as the courtyard gate was opened, Song Luo looked over warily.
When Song Luo saw that the person who came was actually Xu Yuehuai, she immediately sneered.
"Oh! What did you bring over? Delicious pastries?"
"Stop pretending. You're not trying to poison me with these pastries, are you?"
Xu Yuehuai walked over calmly and sat down opposite her. "Why don't we go inside and talk in detail?"
Song Luo had no idea what she was up to, but seeing her walk into the house, she followed her.
The two people stood facing each other in the room, neither of them speaking immediately, and the atmosphere was very heavy.
After placing the pastries on the table, Xu Yuehuai found a chair and sat down.
She stared earnestly at Song Luo and slowly said, "I know you don't like me, just as I don't like you."
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