Wu Shang knew that there were many people secretly plotting against their princess. Now that the princess was alone and the prince was waiting for her to be cured of the poison, he had no choice but to mobilize all the palace guards and spies to search for her.
Remembering that many people had gone to the artificial hill earlier, he felt something was amiss, so he went back to investigate.
Unexpectedly, he actually bumped into a palace maid acting suspiciously among the artificial hills, seemingly looking for someone as well.
Cai Xin searched the area where Shang Beiyu had stayed before and the surrounding area three times, but couldn't find him. She muttered to herself in confusion, "That's strange. I clearly brought people to block all the exits here. Could the Third Prince and that bandit have grown wings and flown away?"
The words had barely left his mouth.
Wu Shang descended from the sky, grabbed Cai Xin by the collar, and lifted her up: "Where is the Ninth Princess?!"
Cai Xin hadn't expected there to be anyone nearby, and she was so frightened that she opened her mouth to shout, "Ah, an assassin..."
"Believe it or not, I'll kill you!" Wu Shang grabbed Cai Xin by the neck, knowing that the princess's disappearance must be related to this palace maid, and a nameless rage rose in his heart: "Tell me quickly, where is the Ninth Princess?"
"This servant... doesn't know either!"
Cai Xin was filled with regret. If she had known that the bandits were not to be trifled with, she shouldn't have come in alone to look for someone.
"Then you don't need to live either," Wu Shang thought anxiously, having no patience to waste with her.
Cai Xin felt the hand gripping her neck tighten suddenly, about to snap her neck. Terrified, she screamed, "She... she was with the Third Prince..."
"Someone come here!" Wu Shang called out in a low voice.
Soon, a bodyguard dressed similarly to him stepped forward to receive the order: "Commander."
"Take him away and keep a close watch on him," Wu Shang tossed Cai Xin to the man like trash.
When Caixin heard that they were going to take her away, she was so frightened that she was about to scream again.
The guard knocked Cai Xin unconscious with a karate chop, then carried her on his shoulder and quickly disappeared into the shadows.
Wu Shang dared not delay and quickly rushed towards the place where Shang Beiyu lived.
The palace buildings were all built in similar styles, and the area where Shang Beiyu lived was also quite remote.
Ji Fengyao wandered around in a maze of turns for a while and ended up getting lost.
She was just about to ask someone for directions when a middle-aged palace maid dressed in coarse cloth came up in front of her.
"You, come here," Ji Fengyao beckoned to her.
"Who is this young lady, and why does she summon me?" The older palace maid was rough-handed and had average features, looking extremely honest and dutiful.
"You don't need to know who I am. I'm lost. Take me to the Imperial Garden, and this silver ingot is yours." Ji Fengyao took out a silver ingot from her sleeve (storage space) and handed it to her.
A glint of shrewdness flashed in the eyes of the older palace maid. She accepted the silver with great delight, but her voice remained gentle: "Please come with me, young lady."
Having received such a large sum of money, he didn't even offer a word of thanks; and despite being nearly forty years old, he still has the voice of a young girl.
Ji Fengyao suddenly remembered a story in a very unconventional way: "Want to date? I have a cute, loli voice."
Not knowing the background of this older palace maid, Ji Fengyao didn't make a fuss for the time being.
Sure enough, the older palace maid led her further and further astray. The path beneath their feet was clearly neglected, covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves. The walls were also covered in cobwebs, and the buildings were dilapidated.
"I think this place is remote enough. Tell me, what is your purpose in leading me here?" Ji Fengyao stopped in her tracks.
"Princess Ninth, please don't panic. I just wanted to ask you to familiarize yourself with the way through the Cold Palace. I have no ill intentions."
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