Led by the bodyguard who had been following Ji Fengyao, Shang Xiye met up with Ji Fengyao and her three servants near Suijinxuan.
Not long after, Hu Ji also returned.
"Is everything set up inside?" Ji Fengyao asked.
"It's all set up," Hu Ji said, his face slightly flushed. He was a little embarrassed and a little uncomfortable, his expression hard to describe.
Bai Lu watched with great curiosity and teased, "You're so embarrassed just because I let you take a few of that old hag's personal belongings. Could it be that you have some feelings for that old hag?"
Upon hearing this, Hu Ji looked as if he was about to vomit.
But facing several beautiful young women, he didn't know what to say, his face flushed red, he scratched his head, and went back to hide in the shadows.
Just then, another guard came to report: "Your Highness, Your Highness, the Empress Dowager is leading a group of people over."
"Yes, let them go in and warm up first." Ji Fengyao smiled brightly, took Shang Xiye's hand and sat down by the stove. She turned to the guard and instructed, "Time it right. After a quarter of an hour, you can start making a ruckus."
Finally, she said to Bailu and Linshuang, "Bailu doesn't move around much in the palace, so she's not very familiar with the place. Linshuang, take Bailu to a crowded area near the banquet. Once things get lively here, Bailu, you can call everyone over to come and see what's going on."
In the past, when Ji Fengyao went out, she usually took Lin Shuang and Xi Que with her.
Upon hearing that Ji Fengyao had finally assigned her a task, Bai Lu was overjoyed and immediately jumped up to agree, "Yes, Your Highness!"
Seeing the little bandit girl chatting and laughing while issuing orders in an orderly manner, Shang Xiye found her clever and witty appearance quite adorable. He couldn't help but reach out and pinch her chubby cheeks, asking with a smile, "Little rascal, so mysterious. Now can you tell me what you're up to?"
"My skills are too meager to presume to show off in front of Your Highness. In short, just wait and see the show," Ji Fengyao said with a grin, shaking her head and looking quite smug.
"Whatever makes you happy," Shang Xiye said with a smile, gently stroking the hair beside her ear.
Looking into Shang Xiye's smiling eyes, Wuying felt immense relief: Don't say the emperor is completely useless, at least he sent their royal palace a good princess.
Since the prince and princess got together;
The prince's face and eyes showed more joy than sorrow, and their Ninth Prince's mansion was filled with more laughter than silence.
The Empress Dowager and Aunt Sun led the mute woman and others to the entrance of Suijinxuan in no time.
Because it had been idle for a long time, no one cared about the fact that the main gate of Suijinxuan was wide open.
Everywhere you look, the inner and outer courtyards are overgrown with weeds and covered with fallen leaves.
The paint on the beams and the plaster on the walls were peeling off in patches, leaving only mottled spots, making the place look like a cold palace, extremely dilapidated.
The Empress Dowager looked suspicious: It was originally planned that two of those assassins would stay at the door to provide backup, so why are they nowhere to be seen?
"Empress Dowager, the person is in the inner palace," a man's voice clearly rang out.
The Empress Dowager looked around, but still couldn't see anyone.
Alright, these assassins and bodyguards are like rats that live in stinking ditches; they're all shady characters who like to stay in the shadows.
The Empress Dowager, unsuspecting, curled her lip in disdain and led the others into the Brocade Pavilion.
The group had just entered the inner hall of Suijin Pavilion.
Suddenly a cold wind blew by, carrying with it a faint fragrance.
A few soft groans could be faintly heard from inside the hall. The extremely suppressed voices were very indistinct, and it was impossible to tell whether they were male or female.
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