At the side gate, the old woman was leaning on a small stool in the gatehouse, her head nodding off.
"Quick! Open the door!"
Zhao Feng suddenly let out a low roar, and at the same time lifted Chunying, whom he was holding horizontally in his arms, upwards.
Chunying obediently closed her eyes and leaned her head weakly on his shoulder.
His face appeared unusually pale under the lantern light, but his cheeks were strangely flushed with an unnatural blush, and the blood-stained gauze on his forehead was even more shocking.
The old woman was startled awake. Rubbing her sleepy eyes, she was shocked by the scene before her: "What... what happened?!"
"Miss Chunying suddenly developed a high fever last night, I must take her out to find a doctor immediately!"
Zhao Feng's tone was urgent, filled with an undeniable anxiety, "Open the door now!"
The old woman looked suspiciously at Chunying in his arms, then glanced at the maid behind him with her head down and her face obscured, and hesitated before asking, "Why...why not summon the physician?"
Zhao Feng glared at her, his voice tinged with impatience: "Miss has just finished resting! How could you disturb her with such a trivial matter?"
The old woman's mind immediately cleared; the young lady had "rested," probably because she was too angry to sleep.
The news had spread throughout the household, probably because he was in a very bad mood due to not being on the list.
Who would care about the life or death of a maid? Who would dare to provoke such a troublemaker?
Chunying's status was somewhat different, but in the end, she was still a servant.
Without the master's permission, it's not so easy to summon the imperial physician.
However… judging from Captain Zhao’s anxious and agitated state, and the way he’s holding the person so tightly…
A bold thought instantly sprouted in her mind: Could it be that these two are having an affair?!
Chunying is supposed to accompany the young lady as part of her dowry; if that's true, it's fantastic news!
If handled properly, she could easily gain a lot of benefits from those ambitious maids in the young lady's quarters.
A barely perceptible glint flashed in the old woman's eyes, and she immediately put on a fawning expression.
"Oh dear, a fever at night is really serious! Hurry up, let's go, don't delay!"
As she spoke, she deftly pulled out the key, opened the side gate, and didn't even glance at Zheng Huiyin, who was disguised as a maid, again.
The three quickly slipped outside, walked a hundred paces, turned a corner, and a green-curtained carriage quietly stopped in the shadows.
Sitting on the carriage shaft was Chunying's brother.
"Little sister! What's wrong with you?"
When the older brother saw his younger sister in his arms, he was so frightened that he jumped out of the car in a panic.
"It's alright, get in the car quickly, I was faking it!" Chunying immediately wriggled out of Zhao Feng's arms and said in a low, urgent voice.
"Brother, don't ask anymore. Go to a place a hundred steps east of the gate."
Zhao Feng delayed them for a while, and time was already running out.
The elder brother often delivered vegetables to the mansion and recognized Zhao Feng as the captain of the mansion's guards.
Despite being filled with doubts, he suppressed them and immediately lifted the carriage curtain: "Come on up."
Zheng Huiyin and Chunying quickly climbed into the carriage, while Zhao Feng and Chunying's brother sat on the carriage shafts, one on each side.
"drive!"
The carriage sped through the quiet streets, heading towards the gate of the neighborhood.
Inside the carriage, Zheng Huiyin breathed a sigh of relief, but then her heart jumped again.
She made a simple disguise, using charcoal to darken her eyebrows, concealing her fair skin, and changing her hairstyle to that of a maid.
Although Zhao Feng was not an expert in this area, his tall stature and the cover of night allowed him to manage to get past the side gate.
The carriage soon arrived at a point a hundred paces east of the gate.
This place is far from the main road, dimly lit, and deathly silent all around.
The four held their breath and waited quietly.
"At midnight...all is well..."
The melodious sound of the night watchman's drum pierced through the deep night, and just as its echoes faded, a dark figure appeared out of nowhere in front of the carriage!
Zhao Feng's pupils suddenly contracted, and all the muscles in his body tensed instantly.
He didn't even see how the other person appeared; he only felt a chilling aura rush towards him.
His hand was already on the hilt of the knife at his waist, and he instinctively growled, "Who!"
The person who came was naturally Sui Mo.
His figure blended into the night like a shadow, his expression indifferent and undisturbed.
His gaze swept lightly over the tense and vigilant Zhao Feng, lingering for a moment on Zhao Feng's hand gripping the knife hilt before moving away.
In his haste, he used his true energy, which Sui Mo had already sensed. He was only at the sixth rank, nothing to brag about.
Conversely, Zhao Feng felt immense pressure, and cold sweat instantly soaked his inner shirt.
He couldn't see through the woman's abilities at all, and he was no match for her!
Just then, the carriage curtain was lifted from the inside, revealing Chunying's face.
"Sister Suimo, please get in the carriage for a brief meeting!"
Sui Mo remained unmoved; Zheng Huiyin's hastily acquired disguise skills were as clumsy as a child's scribbles in her eyes.
Without the slightest hesitation, ignoring Zhao Feng's alarmed expression, she lightly stepped onto the carriage shaft and slipped into the carriage.
Zhao Feng opened his mouth, his Adam's apple bobbing.
He wanted to warn the person of danger, but ultimately swallowed his words with a heavy sigh.
The next moment, Chunying also got out of the car and, without saying a word, pulled her brother and Zhao Feng back to the shadows about twenty paces away.
The candlelight from the gauze lamps was dim, and Sui Mo and Zheng Huiyin sat facing each other.
"Miss Zheng, have you thought it through?" Sui Mo asked directly, without any preamble.
Zheng Huiyin looked up. Although it was the first time they had met, she had heard a lot about it before.
Former commander of the Azure Phoenix Guard, an elite guard in the palace.
The sixth princess did not perform any great deeds, yet she received such honors. Perhaps this is truly compensation for the sixth princess?
Those who have served before the emperor possess an unyielding spirit.
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