"Did you see Boss Honghua yesterday?"
Long'er and Dani'er sat facing each other. In the past few days, the Grassland King had made several appointments with Honghua's side, but they had not seen their leader. They only saw some insignificant people from below, which neither of them cared about.
"No, the people I see regularly don't seem like they're pretending to be weak while actually being strong."
Da Ni'er was also anxious. She wanted to kill this thing quickly, otherwise, even if the grassland was peaceful now, who knows what the future held.
"But they told me yesterday that these next few days are the time to make their move."
"Who are you targeting?" Huo Xiaolong asked.
The dark-skinned girl shook her head.
"I don't know, they didn't tell me, they still don't quite believe me."
"It's alright. Xiao Lanyi will be back in half a month. They won't be able to do anything then. As long as these two weeks pass, everything will be fine."
Long'er said calmly.
The court has been unusually quiet lately, which is indeed a sign that a storm is brewing.
That night, the winter in the capital was not as cold as in Pingyang, but it was still quite biting. After all, it was in the north. The girls, who were used to sleeping on heated kang beds, huddled under the covers. Those with husbands hugged their husbands, and those without hugged other people's children. Everyone shared what they had, and there was always some left.
Having grown up taking care of Huo Xiaolong since he was a child, the girls at the brothel seemed to really like kids.
“Let’s set fire to Madam Xiao’s courtyard, and then take advantage of the chaos to bring her son out. He’s a blood relative, so we don’t have to worry about him not listening to us.”
A group of men in black huddled together on the roof, whispering secrets, while the guards and assassins from Zhanchen Tower, who were lying on the roof even higher, looked rather awkward.
"No, are they really that amateurish?" Sixteen asked.
He was on night duty tonight and had just returned from outing with Li Wanwan.
"It looks like someone from our industry. The person in the lead looks very familiar to me."
"Who is it?" Sixteen asked.
"Do you remember when we were kids? When Master had guests, he was always the one following behind."
"How do you remember it so clearly?" Sixteen continued to ask.
The one who spoke to Sixteen was Eighteen, one of the few female assassins in Zhanchen Tower. Her main job now was to help Huo Xiaolong steal the hearts of various officials in the capital, in order to satisfy her gossipy nature.
"When he came, he relied on his skills and beat up our senior brother during the competition."
"I remember that, and then what?"
"Then he saw his senior sister while wandering around and wanted to spend the night with her. When she refused, he tried to force himself on her."
"Then what?"
Sixteen knew nothing about this. How could someone like Liu Xiaohua be so ruthless as to force herself on her?
He thought only his senior brother liked her.
"And now he's a eunuch."
"..."
Sixteen paused for a moment, then continued to ask.
How did you know?
"Because I was next to my senior sister at that time, and I originally wanted to help her beat him up, but she wouldn't let me. She made me climb the tree, which must have been to avenge my senior brother."
Liu Xiaohua returned after finishing her late-night snack and saw a group of people on the opposite rooftop. She spoke up.
When will you make your move?
"Senior sister, are there any more over there?"
The person who wanted to steal the child had already crept up to the corner of the wall of Ruyi Courtyard.
"Where is An'an staying tonight?" Sixteen asked.
"Today is the fifteenth, it's Cen's mother's turn."
Alright, he's pretty good at surviving. Let's go steal from Cen Ang.
No one can live as long as you.
"It's time to light it, get started."
At Liu Xiaohua's command, the assassins and guards of Zhanchen Tower joined the fray.
These people realized they had been entangled for too long and wanted to run away.
But the more they fought, the more people joined in.
The girls got up when they heard the commotion and stood at their room doors to watch the show.
Chunying and Liuxu didn't make a move; the maids went first.
"It's been so many years. The last time someone came to assassinate us was sent by Wei Ci. I really miss the days when we slept on the floor together in the lobby."
Zhiyin casually wrapped a cloak around her neck and rested her head on her sister's shoulder as she spoke.
"Shh, don't let Mando hear, she'll be upset."
"I know, I'm whispering~"
Zhihua watched as the little maid who had grown up with her moved through the crowd with ease, and felt as if she had raised another little sister.
"Grandma, I'm sleepy."
Xiao An'an can only say a few words now. Cen Ang stood at the door holding the little dumpling, patted his back with one hand, and said softly:
"Watch the aunties beat up the bad guys, then we'll go to sleep, okay, good girl."
She didn't put the child in the room; in this situation, letting the child sleep alone is just plain stupid.
What if someone comes in and steals the child?
"The child is there. You protect me and snatch the child back. You cover our retreat and get out of here."
"Yes, boss."
The man in black leaped forward, sword in hand, and arrived in front of Cen Ang. Jiang Tianxin kicked him in mid-air.
"Here you are, senior brother. I heard you have a grudge against him. Come here."
The girl kicked the man next to Eleven. He had heard what the group had just said. He didn't know about Xiao Hua before, but now that he had heard it, he knew he had to fight to the death even if he couldn't beat him.
The leader had long been exhausted and was defeated in less than ten moves.
Cen Ang stepped forward and placed Xiao An'an in the arms of the sleepy-eyed Long'er.
"Keep these two, and kill the rest."
Cen Ang selected two people, and the rest disappeared into the royal palace in the capital city following the woman's cold command.
"Mom, go back to sleep. We'll continue the interrogation tomorrow."
Huo Xiaolong felt sorry for his mother. He thought that interrogating people could be done anytime and there was no rush.
"There's a big court assembly tomorrow, you go to sleep first, Mom will interrogate you tonight."
The woman pinched the girl's cheeks twice, just like when she was a child, and smoothed her stray hairs before watching her carry the child into the room.
Ruyi went along too, since today's target was obvious: her and the child. Long'er was the safest person by her side.
The young maids were full of energy; this was the first time they had fought so freely since arriving in the capital.
"By the time we finish cleaning up, Mom will probably have finished interrogating us. We can clean up for her then."
Cen Ang never used the newly built secret room in the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion.
The maids cleaned diligently, and everything inside was polished until it shone.
Half an hour later, a woman in a black robe came out of the dark room, gave Eleven a wink, and told him to go in and vent his anger and do whatever he needed to do.
Close the door to the dark room for her while you're at it.
"Mom, didn't you sleep all night?"
Huo Xiaolong stood at the courtyard gate, her two mothers tidying her clothes. This child just liked to wear comfortable and clean clothes. If they didn't provide her with clothes, she could wear a cotton-padded jacket to court.
"Mom has already interrogated them. They are from Da'an and work in the same industry as Zhanchenlou. The other survivor is a member of the Da'an royal family's secret guards."
"Okay, I'll go tell on you in a bit."
This matter must be brought up in front of the emperor, so that he can be given something to do, otherwise he'll be too idle.
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