Xu Yuehuai followed Qi Guze back to Tianxiang Tower. When they were still a short distance away, Xu Yuehuai suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Qi Guze felt the person behind him stop, so he turned around and asked suspiciously. In fact, he had wanted to ask for a long time. Xu Yuehuai seemed to have something on her mind the whole way and hadn't said a word, which was very different from her usual personality.
"Your Highness, why don't you sneak in through the back door later? Let's go separately to avoid arousing suspicion. I'll also take this opportunity to test Zhang Ting." Xu Yuehuai replied, having regained her composure. She had been thinking about these things the whole way, so she hadn't said much.
“Alright, now that we have the skills, we can take on these delicate tasks.” Qi Guze nodded in agreement and walked towards the back door, while Xu Yuehuai straightened her clothes and went in through the front door.
Without hesitation, Xu Yuehuai went straight to Zhang Ting's room. The knocking startled Zhang Ting, who was lying peacefully in bed. She hurriedly called out, "Wait a minute," and went to change her clothes. After changing into a nice outfit and tidying herself up, she opened the door. After all, strictly speaking, Xu Yuehuai could be considered her rival in love, though she herself was unaware of it.
"You... how did you get back?" Zhang Ting spoke haltingly, as if she had been caught doing something wrong, but her eyes remained fixed on Xu Yuehuai, with a hint of provocation in them.
Xu Yuehuai stepped forward and replied with a relaxed smile, "Can't I come back? This should be my restaurant, shouldn't it?"
After saying that, he sat down at the table leisurely and poured himself a cup of tea.
"Manager Xu, what are you talking about? This is naturally your restaurant. You can come back whenever you want. What I mean is, what do you want to do back here?" Zhang Ting hurriedly said with a smile, but in her heart she was cursing: What's with the attitude?
"Nothing special, just came to inform you that His Majesty has granted me permission to go to the Underworld Moon Kingdom, and I will be taking you with me," Xu Yuehuai said calmly, taking a sip of tea.
She appeared calm and collected, but Zhang Ting's heart was in turmoil. After carefully choosing her words, she said, "No, I can't leave..."
Seeing Xu Yuehuai's slightly surprised expression, Zhang Ting quickly changed her words and said, "I meant that the prince's life or death is still unknown, so I cannot leave yet."
Actually, this is only part of it. More importantly, Marquis Ningyuan told her that she must find out whether Qi Guze is alive or dead, otherwise she would be the one to die.
Seeing her disheveled attempt to explain, Xu Yuehuai secretly nodded. She had long since seen through her guilty conscience, but she was determined to take Zhang Ting away.
"You absolutely must go. If you don't, I'll kick you out of Tianxiang Tower immediately," Xu Yuehuai said with a cold smile.
Seeing this, Zhang Ting had no choice but to agree: "Okay, I'll go with you."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuehuai turned and left. After all, the message had been delivered, and it was time to give others some time to inform them. Afterward, she went to find Zhou Wan and San Niang, and the three of them exchanged pleasantries.
Zhang Ting could only say, "Take care, Manager Xu," before slamming the door shut behind her.
Inside the house, Zhang Ting disappeared, and under the cover of night, she rushed towards the Ningyuan Marquis's residence.
...
"My lord, my lord, I'm about to be taken back to Mingyue by Xu Yuehuai. I hope you can think of a way!" Zhang Ting cried out as she entered.
Marquis Ningyuan immediately frowned and asked, "Is Qi Guze in this restaurant?"
"In my opinion, there isn't. There isn't a single person in the restaurant who looks like her, and with so many customers, surely someone would recognize her. But I've been there for so long and haven't heard a single word about her," Zhang Ting replied cautiously.
"I spent so much money to send you, and this is all you give me in return? You're such a useless thing." Ningyuan Houze was very angry. He slammed his hand on the table next to him, and the teacup on it was knocked over and shattered into pieces in an instant.
“My lord, please don’t be angry. I feel that Xu Yuehuai’s reaction is not like Qi Guze is dead, but rather as if he is still alive. Moreover, there is a woodcutter living in Tianxiang Tower.” Zhang Ting said as if she remembered something.
"Couldn't she just be pretending to be relaxed? Besides, what's so strange about woodcutters living in a restaurant? The chefs and staff all live there too." Marquis Ningyuan pointed at Zhang Ting on the ground, cursing her with exasperation, almost walking up to her and pointing his finger at her nose.
“That person said he was Tie Xiong’s distant cousin, but Tie Xiong was too polite to her, which was not how one would treat a cousin at all.” Zhang Ting expressed her suspicions, then knelt down to the side with her hands at her sides. After a pause, she looked up and said, “It seems that the only person in this world who can frighten him is Qi Gu Ze.”
"So, is this person actually Qi Guze in disguise?"
"This humble woman does not know."
"Is he going to the Underworld Kingdom with us?"
"This humble woman does not know."
"Did you feel like someone was following you when you came back this time?"
"This humble woman does not know."
“I…you…”
...
Marquis Ningyuan was so angry he jumped up and down, but there was nothing he could do. He could only tell Zhang Ting to keep a close eye on the woodcutter in the future, and then waved her away.
Although Xu Yuehuai saw Zhang Ting return from outside, she did not confront her directly, but instead went back into her room.
For now, Zhang Ting is still someone that Marquis Ningyuan can trust, so naturally she has to keep her around. Perhaps in the future, she will need Zhang Ting to find something to use against Marquis Ningyuan.
...
The next morning, Xu Yuehuai had Qi Guze hide in the carriage first, and then went to knock on Zhang Ting's door.
"Cough cough...please...please come in." A few coughs and Zhang Ting's weak voice came from inside the house.
Xu Yuehuai was taken aback, then chuckled, whispered a few words to the guard beside her, and then pushed open the door and went inside.
Zhang Ting was lying on the bed, her face deathly pale, and she was trembling slightly under the covers.
"What's wrong with you?" Xu Yuehuai clicked her tongue softly and quickly walked to the bedside to ask.
"Manager Xu... I didn't close the window yesterday, and it seems I caught a cold. Do you think we can postpone our departure for a while?" After saying that, Zhang Ting coughed heavily a few more times.
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuehua frowned slightly and asked with feigned concern, "Do you feel weak all over right now?"
"Indeed," Zhang Ting nodded in agreement, "My head is still spinning."
“That’s exactly what I wanted,” Xu Yuehuai said with a smile.
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