Yin Jiuniang is already trying to come up with a way to make the mask go underwater without giving it away.
There were many imperial guards outside the Empress's Phoenix Palace. Although they hadn't heard clearly what was being said inside, based on his understanding of the Emperor and Empress, their test of him was probably something like getting into the water.
Seeing that Xie Tingzhou had a plan, Ye Zhen felt a little relieved.
Afterwards, following Xie Tingzhou, they entered a side hall of Fengyi Palace, where the Grand Princess was settled.
A pill was flicked in, and the palace servants in the hall all fell to the ground. Xie Tingzhou and Ye Zhen slipped inside.
Wrapped in a sheet, the two men carried the unconscious old princess out of the Phoenix Palace.
Xie Tingzhou was already extremely familiar with the palace, and after joining the Martial Virtue Division, he took advantage of his position to learn about the palace's defenses.
The two successfully led the old princess out of the palace and hid her directly in an inconspicuous general store in the west of the city.
This shop was Xie Tingzhou's spy in the capital. The two tacitly decided to leave the old princess here to suffer a bit first, so that it would be easier to question her later.
They'd accomplished quite a bit overnight, and it was still dark. Ye Zhen nudged Xie Tingzhou's arm. "Next stop, the General's Mansion?"
She had been wondering before how Ye Wantang could still send people to assassinate She Gu.
If her speculation is true, then the masked man is fond of taking things from the Crown Prince, and since the Crown Prince has not been in the capital for many years, the masked man should take the opportunity to make a move against Ye Wantang.
Looking at the familiar faces of the two in the dream, it's possible that they had already started an affair by then.
The person who assassinated Shegu was most likely sent by the masked man.
Ye Zhen wanted to go to the General's Mansion to see if he could find any clues about the masked man.
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