"Yin Jiuniang is skilled in martial arts; killing her will not be easy."
As Ye Wantang dressed, she complained, "You should hurry up with the matter of Prince Ning. Once I'm free and become Princess Ning, I'll deal with her then."
The man didn't take it seriously. "No matter how skilled she is, she's still human. Humans need to eat and drink. If you're willing to lose a few servants, how could you possibly fail to kill her?"
Ye Wantang thought it made sense, and as she walked towards the secret passage, she replied to the man, "I'll go up first, and we'll talk about it tonight."
Watching her hurried departure, the man quickly gathered his clothes, dressed, and left through another hidden door.
In the rush, the fox mask that was taken off during the moment of indulgence was left under the bed.
"What happened?"
After returning to bed, Ye Wantang did not find Yin Jiuniang, so she asked Tan Ge.
Tan Ge was also bewildered.
“I was guarding outside her courtyard when I saw what looked like a dark figure. I was worried that she had come again, so I rushed here to inform you.”
But when she got to the courtyard, she didn’t notice anything else unusual.
Ye Wantang glanced at the maid who was dozing against the door. Having the maid stay here was a show for Yin Jiuniang.
But she didn't want the maid to find out about her affair, so she gave her some medicine, and the maid is still unconscious...
"You saw a dark figure coming this way?"
Tan Ge shook his head.
She was startled by Yin Jiuniang's sudden appearance last time, and subconsciously felt that the dark figure was Yin Jiuniang coming to find her young lady.
Ye Wantang cursed the idiot in her heart, kicked the sleeping maid aside, opened the door and left the room.
The courtyard was quiet, and the two patrolling guards walked past the gate as usual, without any sign of panic.
After visiting the artificial hill, I found no signs of tampering with the mechanisms, which put my mind at ease.
He reprimanded Tan Ge, saying, "You must not be reckless in the future."
Although the manor's defenses are not as strong as before, they are still strong enough to prevent anyone from coming without any response, especially with Yin Jiu Niang present.
If a thief were to break into the mansion, Yin Jiuniang would be the first to discover it.
However, it cannot be ruled out that the person who came was with Yin Jiuniang, or that it was indeed Yin Jiuniang who came just now.
She called out to the two patrolling guards, "Come with me to see Senior Yin."
She needs to go to Yin Jiuniang's room to see her before she can feel completely at ease.
Pushing open Yin Jiuniang's door, she saw Yin Jiuniang sitting up and looking at her, as if she had just been startled awake.
Ye Wantang felt completely at ease. There were no outsiders in the mansion, otherwise Yin Jiuniang wouldn't have been able to sleep so well.
Tan Ge must have misread it.
"Senior Yin, Wan Tang just dreamt that something happened to you, and she was worried, so she rushed over to check on you."
She made up an excuse for showing up in the middle of the night.
Yin Jiuniang looked disgusted. "What a coincidence, I also had a dream. I dreamt that you died, and you died a terrible death, being torn to pieces. It was so pitiful."
Ye Wantang, "..."
What an annoying old woman.
Now that she was sure everything was alright in the manor, she didn't bother to say anything more to Yin Jiu Niang. "I'm relieved that Senior Yin is alright. I won't disturb your sleep any longer."
Yin Jiuniang said, "Since we've already disturbed you, why don't we sit down and chat for a bit?"
Fu Guang was tasked with stalling Ye Wantang, so how could she let this offering come so easily?
"Although I hate you, you are Jinghong's daughter. Now you've become an old maid in your twenties who still can't get married. For Jinghong's sake, I can't just ignore you."
I see there are plenty of fine men in the capital. Tell me, are there any you fancy?
If the other party is also willing, I will plead with the Emperor to grant you a marriage decree, thus fulfilling my duty to Jinghong.”
Ye Wantang was very suspicious. Why would Yin Jiuniang be so kind as to interfere in her marriage? Did she suspect something and deliberately test her?
She claimed that her heart was only for the Crown Prince and that she had never looked at anyone else before.
"Then start now. Take a good look at other men. I must finalize your marriage within six months."
Yin Jiuniang was resolute, showing no sign of giving up until he married her.
Ye Wantang suspected that Yin Jiuniang had ulterior motives, and replied, "Senior Yin is joking. Thanks to you and your master, I am currently unable to go out, so how could I possibly meet other men?"
"You made the mistake first, so how can you blame others?"
Yin Jiuniang lectured, but then sighed, "But what you said is true. After being confined for a year, it will be even more difficult for you to get married later."
"How about I ask His Majesty tomorrow to take you to the temple to pray for Jinghong's soul and help her pass on to the afterlife? You can take the opportunity to get to know her better."
"Will His Majesty listen to you?"
Freedom piqued Ye Wantang's interest.
If one could go to the temple, it would be much easier to see Prince Ning than at his residence.
Yin Jiuniang said with some pride, "We have to give it a try, but first tell me what kind of man you like, so I can find one for you."
Yin Jiuniang then pulled her aside and started chatting away.
On the other side, Xie Tingzhou followed Ye Zhen to the mechanism of the artificial mountain. One of them turned the switch, while the other used his internal energy to suppress the bell, so as not to disturb the people inside who had not yet left.
But by the time they arrived, the man had already left.
However, the lingering scent of eroticism in the room indicated that Ye Wantang had just had a secret rendezvous with a man there.
"Not the two princes?"
Ye Zhen frowned.
Both princes are in their respective residences tonight, and both were beaten to a pulp by Xie Tingzhou. They certainly can't be in the mood for a secret rendezvous with Ye Wantang.
Xie Tingzhou noticed the fox mask under the bed and picked it up.
"This was from a lantern festival a few years ago. The emperor allowed the royal family to leave the palace and enjoy themselves with the people. I bought it from a stall."
He pointed to a scratch on the back of the mask, "Because of the flaw on the back, no one wanted it."
He bought it and brought it back to the palace, but then a sudden change of events led him to leave the capital, leaving all his belongings behind in the Eastern Palace.
The mask wasn't valuable. Anyone who could enter the Eastern Palace and take his things must be of high status, yet they still wanted to possess even this ordinary mask.
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