After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

The only downside was that the invisibility cloak was only effective for a quarter of an hour. She was not familiar with the terrain and was wandering around like a headless fly. Not only did she fail to find the person, but she also wasted most of her time.

What role did Nian Qiaoyue play in Qin Zehai's place? A guest? A prisoner? Nian Susu had no idea about this and didn't even know where to look.

Nian Susu walked around and felt a little discouraged. Just when she was about to give up, she saw Qin Zehai walking towards her.

She stood in the middle of the road, subconsciously trying to find a place to hide. Qin Zehai walked past her expressionlessly, and then she realized that she was now invisible.

Qin Zehai went out with a gloomy face late at night. He must have something important to tell me. Maybe I can find out some information by following him.

Nian Susu followed quietly.

Qin Zehai didn't notice that someone was following him, and walked all the way to the dungeon of the palace. Nian Susu memorized the route while paying attention to the patrolling guards' patterns.

Walking into the dark and damp dungeon, Nian Susu felt a chill on her spine. A rat suddenly jumped out and scared her. She almost screamed. Although the invisibility cloak concealed her body, it could not block the sound. Once she made a sound, she would be exposed.

Following Qin Zehai to the innermost cell, Nian Susu saw Nian Qiaoyue.

Nian Qiaoyue sat on the haystack, looking dazed, haggard, and even more miserable than a refugee during a famine.

"Cough cough cough..." Qin Zehai reminded Nian Qiaoyue.

Nian Qiaoyue's dull expression relaxed, she looked up at him, her voice hoarse, "I told you, I didn't tell the secret, I don't know anything about you and her."

Qin Zehai's eyes widened with anger, and he punched the gate, causing the iron lock on it to clang. "Who else could it be if not you! I have taken you in to live in Prince Ren's mansion for so many years, and you dare to betray me!"

Nian Susu was completely confused.

"Humph, believe it or not." Nian Qiaoyue sneered, folded her arms and slowly lay down, "Anyway, I have nothing to lose now."

Qin Zehai couldn't do anything about her desperate look. He gritted his teeth and suppressed his anger. He asked calmly, "What did you hear that day?"

Nian Qiaoyue was silent for a while, then answered dryly, "I didn't hear anything."

Qin Zehai didn't believe this either. That day, he and his confidant were discussing matters in the study room when they suddenly heard a noise outside. When they opened the door, they saw that there was no one there except Nian Qiaoyue who happened to be passing by.

Qin Zehai suspected that she was the one who eavesdropped, but she refused to admit it.

Qin Zehai gritted his teeth and said, "You'd better think it over before you speak. Tomorrow night at midnight, I will do it again. If you can't satisfy me... Humph! You know the consequences."

Qin Zehai waved his sleeves and left.

Nian Susu immediately came forward to observe Nian Qiaoyue's reaction.

After Qin Zehai left, Nian Qiaoyue sat up and smiled sinisterly. Nian Susu happened to be standing in the direction she was staring at. Nian Susu got goose bumps all over her body, rubbed her arms, and hurried away.

Nian Qiaoyue’s expression didn’t look like she knew nothing.

She walked out together and thought of a solution.

Tomorrow night at midnight is the deadline for her mission. She must rescue Nian Qiaoyue before then. She certainly cannot get through the numerous checkpoints to reach the dungeon and take the person away safely by herself. She needs Qin Junyu's help.

"who!"

Nian Susu was walking on the avenue when she suddenly heard an angry shout. She came back to her senses and found a group of guards staring at her not far away.

She looked at her body, completely exposed to view, and the invisibility cloak was ineffective.

She ran away, causing chaos, and all the patrols were chasing her.

Nian Susu was in a panic and didn't know where to run. He was running along the long inner corridor. On the left was a tall bush. Firelight came through the gaps, illuminating the inner corridor with a fiery red color. On the right were rows of tightly closed palace doors.

She tried pushing on a door, but it wouldn't budge.

There was a corner at the end. Nian Susu leaned out and then retracted her body. A group of people were coming this way, so she had to turn around. However, another group of people was chasing her from behind, so she was blocked in this corridor.

Nian Susu was ready to jump over the railing and into the bushes, but someone suddenly grabbed her arm. She fell back a few steps and bumped into a strong chest. Her waist was grabbed and she felt dizzy. She couldn't see anything clearly.

With a "bang", the palace door was slammed shut.

The familiar scent of cedar wafted into her nose. Nian Susu's face was pressed against Qin Junyu's chest. Outside, flames were rising to the sky. The only sound she could hear was his rapid heartbeat.

"Quick! Go over there and take a look!"

"Don't miss the bushes down there either!"

……

The footsteps were so orderly that they seemed to crush the ground.

Only when the voice gradually faded away did Qin Junyu let her go.

Nian Susu was still in shock, his lips pale, "Your Highness, why are you here?"

Qin Junyu flicked her forehead and said, "If I hadn't come, you would have been arrested."

"You are so brave, how dare you take the right path so blatantly?"

If he had not observed from the rooftop that all the people in the mansion were gathering in one direction and realized something was wrong, and had not immediately sneaked into the mansion, Nian Susu would have been discovered just now.

Nian Susu pouted. She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she forgot the validity period of the invisibility cloak, otherwise such a thing would not have happened.

Outside, they were trying their best to capture them. The two hid in the temple for an hour, figured out their patrolling pattern, and took advantage of the opportunity to slip away.

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They returned to the East Palace and immediately formulated a rescue plan. Nian Susu had almost figured out the terrain of the entire Prince Ren's Mansion and drew a map according to his memory. Qin Junyu asked Axuan to take the token back to Tianxuan Villa overnight to dispatch a small team of secret guards to carry out the plan.

After determining the shortest route, Nian Susu marked the patrol change times and the time for a patrol to ensure that they would not encounter a patrol team when they entered.

Qin Junyu couldn't help much, so he just stayed with her quietly and watched her calculate the time.

He was filled with a mystery, and finally couldn't help asking, "Who is imprisoned in the dungeon of Prince Ren's mansion?"

Qin Junyu felt very uncomfortable that she was allowed to risk her life and sneak into Prince Ren's palace in the middle of the night.

Nian Susu put down his pen and looked at him seriously, "Nian Qiaoyue."

Qin Junyu frowned, wondering if he had heard wrongly. Wasn't Nian Qiaoyue dead and dragged to a mass grave? How could she suddenly appear in the dungeon of Qin Zehai's mansion?

Nian Susu sighed softly and explained, "She didn't die. I saved her. I thought she would know how to cherish the future after escaping death, but I didn't expect that she would hook up with Prince Ren again."

"I overheard their conversation in the dungeon. Prince Ren suspected that Nian Qiaoyue had informed others and said something shameful. Moreover, Nian Qiaoyue knew one of his secrets. As for the others, we can only interrogate them after we rescue the person."