She curled her lips slightly and raised her chin: "You go ahead, I'll wander around a bit more by myself, and go back when I'm tired."
"Then be careful." With many guards around, Chi Yan felt relieved and hurriedly left with the others.
Shen Tangning wandered around alone for a while, feeling somewhat bored, and decided to go find Gu Qingxu. As she passed by His Majesty's tent, she caught a glimpse of an unfamiliar eunuch coming out from inside.
She hadn't paid much attention, as the emperor was always served by Eunuch Fu, but he wouldn't necessarily bring only Eunuch Fu to such a grand occasion.
However, the way the other person walked made her take a few more glances. Because the eunuchs in the palace were castrated, most of them had pale faces and no beards, exuding a feminine air, making them very easy to identify.
You can also tell from his walking style. He takes small, swaying steps, but his strides are fast and long, without the slightest hint of awkwardness.
Shen Tangning glanced at him a few more times, which perhaps alerted the other party, who looked up at him with a strange emotion in his eyes.
When she was caught peeping, she didn't show any embarrassment. Instead, she gave a graceful smile. The other person had already lowered their head, and the two passed each other by.
Shen Tangning slowly walked towards Gu Qingxu's residence, her fingertips slightly curled, a strange feeling stirring within her:
Most of the eunuchs she had met liked to use strong incense to mask their own strange smell, so as not to offend the nobles they served. But the eunuch she had just met had no incense and no strange smell at all.
Could the other person not be a eunuch? But why would they disguise themselves as one and manage to infiltrate His Majesty's tent so successfully...?
A guess suddenly popped into her mind, her pupils widened slightly, and she secretly pinched her palm.
"Young Madam Chi!"
Gu Qingxu's maid had already spotted her and greeted her with a smile, "You're here to see the Crown Princess, right? Please come in."
Shen Tangning put on a smile and stepped inside.
The moment she went inside, the eunuch who had already walked some distance away suddenly turned around, staring at the direction she had disappeared in, his eyes filled with a sinister light.
——
"Xueqing, have you seen the son-in-law?"
After leaving Gu Qingxu's place, Shen Tangning immediately sought out Xue Qing for questioning.
Xueqing shook her head, her brows furrowed tightly: "I haven't seen him. I've already sent guards to search for him, but there's still no news. I asked the young master, and he said that the young master might be in the hunting grounds right now, so it's not advisable for our people to rush in rashly."
The hunting grounds are not yet open to the public, and outsiders who want to enter will be stopped.
Shen Tangning felt a vague unease in her heart.
If her guess was correct, she had to inform Chi Yan so he could take precautions, but she still couldn't find him...
A gong sounded, and Shen Tangning looked in the direction of the sound. Xue Qing exclaimed in surprise, "Miss, the hunt is about to begin!"
The crowd was gathering towards the altar. She pursed her lips slightly and said, "Let's go over there first."
She spotted Shen Ci in the crowd and felt a little relieved. Chi Yan had said that she could consult Shen Ci if she encountered any problems.
Upon suddenly seeing her, Shen Ci was initially pleasantly surprised, but upon seeing her expression, he was taken aback: "Sister, why do you look so pale?"
His heart skipped a beat. Remembering Xue Qing's earlier request for him to find Chi Yan, he asked cautiously, "Has something happened to Chi Yan?"
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