Having successfully shaken off Mu Chunxi, Mu Chenshuang, like the crowd on the street, put on a mask to hide herself before appearing at the agreed-upon location as promised.
Feng Ji, who was also wearing a mask but whose dashing demeanor could not be concealed, had arrived. He stood in the spacious area under the bridge, staring blankly at the lake.
Mu Chenshuang spotted him at a glance and was about to go over when someone suddenly reached out and grabbed her.
She turned around sharply, alert, and fell into Shen Nanzhi's deep gaze. Although Shen Nanzhi was wearing a mask, his eyes remained unchanged, as if they could only hold Mu Chenshuang.
So even though it was just her back view, Shen Nanzhi recognized her at a glance.
Seeing that the person who had grabbed her was Shen Nanzhi, Mu Chenshuang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and the two walked towards Feng Ji together.
After confirming that they had successfully shaken off their pursuers, Mu Chenshuang and Shen Nanzhi followed Feng Ji to a secluded and safe house that he had prepared.
At this moment, the three of them took off their masks, and in the dim light, their expressions were somewhat serious.
Mu Chenshuang, who had taken the initiative to invite the two out, said, "I once met the Emperor in the palace, but unfortunately he wouldn't allow me to take his pulse. Although I could only observe from afar, I can confirm that the Emperor has been given some kind of slow-acting poison, and the situation is not optimistic."
"Moreover, what I am most worried about now is that the Imperial Noble Consort and the Second Prince have ulterior motives. Putting everything else aside, just the fact that the Emperor suddenly fainted due to a sudden attack of anger, and that the imperial physicians all said that the Emperor's health was fine, is very suspicious."
Upon hearing Mu Chenshuang's words, Feng Ji and Shen Nanzhi exchanged a solemn glance, understanding what it meant.
Mu Chenshuang continued worriedly, "If I'm not mistaken, they probably already planned everything before they even returned to the palace to take power."
"Otherwise, it would have been impossible for the mother and son to have almost completely taken control of the court and the harem in such a short period of time."
Feng Ji also agreed with Mu Chenshuang's opinion.
“That’s true. Feng Mo Ran was too low-key before. I didn’t expect that Cang Xi Xue would be able to return to the palace one day. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have let them go unchecked.” Feng Ji narrowed his eyes calmly.
Not anticipating this was probably the thing Feng Ji regretted most after the Li Bei King case.
“Right now, Prime Minister Shen’s situation is probably even more difficult than that of the Marquis of Jingbian’s mansion.” Mu Chenshuang looked up at Shen Nanzhi, who had been silent, his brows furrowed, deep in thought.
“Now that the Crown Prince is in the Eastern Palace, I’m afraid everything is restricted.” Mu Chenshuang looked at Shen Nanzhi with deep concern. “Moreover, I’m worried that the Crown Prince might be indecisive about this matter, so we’ll have to make preparations first.”
Mu Chenshuang was hinting to Feng Ji and Shen Nanzhi about plotting a coup. Feng Ji and Shen Nanzhi agreed with her point of view and nodded silently. Then, Shen Nanzhi told the two about his recent activities.
As Feng Ji listened to Shen Nanzhi's calm explanation of which military units he had recently brought under his command and which generals had surrendered, he felt a strange, inexplicable feeling.
The feeling was as if I had seen my invincible self before, and for some reason I saw in Shen Nanzhi a decisive and ruthless nature that could rule the world.
Feng Ji was only briefly lost in thought before quickly regaining his senses.
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