The coroner and the concubine doctor pursue the murderer in the Dali Temple
Chapter 65: Exploring Jingyuan Palace
Xiao Mubei took a sip of tea and said nothing, but his expression said it all; this matter was indeed not easy to handle.
Chu Yunxi's eyes swept towards Baiyu and Heimu, and they both subconsciously stepped back at the same time. Based on their understanding of the girl during this period, the girl was probably up to some evil ideas again at this moment.
"How is Baiyu Heimu's Qinggong?"
"Not bad," Xiao Mubei glanced at them, "but it also depends on the situation. If we go into Prince Jingyuan's mansion at night, I'm afraid we'll be discovered soon."
"Does King Jingyuan have many experts under his command?" Although Chu Yunxi asked this question, she also knew that the answer to this question was almost certainly yes.
Sure enough, Xiao Mubei said with certainty: "A lot."
Just think about the injuries he almost suffered when he came back this time, and you will know how many experts King Jingyuan has.
Chu Yunxi smiled, "Then we won't fight them head-on. Baiyu Heimu, among the thousands of soldiers, if you are the only one who needs to escape, how much chance do you have of survival?"
"Seventy percent."
"There are only a few dozen people surrounding you. How likely are you to escape?"
"Ninety percent." Bai Yu vaguely guessed what Chu Yunxi meant, "Miss, what you mean is..."
"What I mean is that we don't explore Prince Jingyuan's palace at night. We explore it during the day, openly and aboveboard."
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People are constantly coming in and out of the corner gate of Prince Jingyuan's Palace every day.
The people who deliver food, the people who collect swill, the people who trim the flowers and plants, the people who do the shopping…
Old Wang, who guards the corner gate, falls asleep in the afternoon. Whenever people coming and going greet him at the door, he looks at them sleepily and says, "Old acquaintance, come in!"
Today was the time to weed the garden and prune the branches. The palace's gardener, Chen Asheng, was a craftsman in his fifties. Because he was meticulous in his work and had grown many exotic flowers and plants, his skills had spread among many wives of high-ranking officials.
The night-blooming cereus in my house bloomed last night. Chen Asheng specifically told me to watch it around midnight, otherwise I wouldn't be able to see it. I went there at 11 p.m., and sure enough, the flower bloomed at midnight. It was so beautiful.
Chen Asheng planted a field of tulips for my family and took very good care of it. When the flowers bloom, it feels like being in a sea of flowers. It is so spectacular.
As time went by, Chen Asheng became famous. Many noble ladies vied to invite him. Some high-ranking officials even paid him a year's salary to have him come to their homes regularly to take care of their flowers and plants.
Prince Jingyuan's Palace is the kind that requires regular visits.
But every time he came, Chen Asheng would bring his wife and son to help, and Old Wang was used to it.
Today was the same as usual. Chen Asheng greeted Old Wang and led his men inside. After entering, Old Wang looked back at the three people and muttered, "Chen Asheng's son has grown taller again."
He squinted for a while, then looked up at the three people who were almost invisible, "The woman seems to be taller too."
The taller son and his wife walked to the garden with their heads down. It was broad daylight and the weather was hot. There was almost no one in the garden at this moment. The women were all staying in the house to cool off.
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief. The "wife" looked around and said, "Thank you, Brother Chen, for your help." It was actually a man's voice.
Chen Asheng laughed, "It's all a small matter. When the King of Dingbei saved my son's life, he saved my life. This is not worth mentioning. Go and check it out. I still have work to do. We will meet here at the hour of Xu, and I will take you away."
These two people were Baiyu Heimu who had changed their appearance. Chu Yunxi took them to find Yue Haoran, and asked Yue Haoran to help them change their appearance. He also drew a topographic map of Prince Jingyuan's Mansion for them. Yue Haoran hated Prince Jingyuan to the core at this moment, but was grateful to Xiao Mubei for saving his father and sister. Chu Yunxi also helped him find out the truth of what happened that year, and he naturally cooperated very well.
Not to mention, Yue Haoran's disguise skills are really superb. They look almost exactly like the real Chen Asheng's wife and son, except for their height.
There's no way around it. Baiyu Heimu doesn't know the bone-shrinking skill.
But no one would pay close attention to a gardener's family. As long as they passed Old Wang's test, the rest would depend on Bai Yu and Hei Mu's abilities.
The two of them walked through the garden, trying their best to avoid people. They were both good at light work and had high internal strength, so they avoided anyone who came their way. They walked all the way to the guest house without encountering many people.
Xiao Mubei had already drawn a portrait of Wu Di based on the description of the people from Nankun Martial Arts School, and had Yue Haoran identify it. The similarity with Wu Di himself reached 90%. Baiyu Heimu had already firmly remembered the appearance of the person in the portrait.
Yue Haoran also specially marked the guest house, the martial arts training ground, the study of King Jingyuan Xiao Zirui and the courtyard where the secret guards lived on the topographic map. These are the places where Wu Di is most likely to be.
Baiyu and Kuroki separated at the door of the guest house. The strategy they discussed was to act separately, going to two of the four places each to save time.
Hei Mu stayed in the guest house to search, while Bai Yu went to the martial arts training ground.
The sun was shining brightly, and the roses planted in the guest courtyard were in full bloom. Hei Mu was playing the role of Chen Asheng's wife. At this moment, he straightened his chest, took the tools for pruning branches, swaggered into the courtyard, and began to slowly prune the flowers and plants in the courtyard.
Sure enough, someone came out, but just glanced at him and walked past without any suspicion at all.
Hei Mu trimmed along the edge of the flower bed, stopping under each window and listening carefully to the movements in the house. Unfortunately, he found nothing. The people living in these houses were all guest advisers who came from all over the place to join Xiao Zirui, and there was no trace of any masters of internal strength.
Bai Yu went to the martial arts training ground, and King Jingyuan Xiao Zirui happened to be there. An archery competition was being held in the training ground. The guards in the palace were all shirtless, standing on the sidelines. There was also a team of soldiers, neatly dressed, standing on the other side. Many servants were watching the competition, but there were no female relatives. It was probably because the weather was too hot and the female relatives were afraid of the sun. Bai Yu thought to himself, no wonder there were so few people along the way, it turned out they were all gathered here.
He blended in with a bunch of servants and was not conspicuous. Bai Yu was tall to begin with, and after entering the mansion he had been hunching over to reduce his presence. At this moment he only dared to straighten up a little secretly, revealing a pair of eyes from behind the servants and scanning the entire place.
King Jingyuan Xiao Zirui was sitting under the awning, with a pale-faced counselor, about forty years old, next to him. On the other side sat a military general, whom Bai Yu recognized as Marquis Guo'an Li Yi'an, who was also a very important figure in the court. After the Marquis Zhongyong's mansion was wiped out, the military generals in the court were headed by Marquis Guo'an.
There was no one else in the shed. Bai Yu looked around again. Some of the secret guards of Prince Jingyuan's Palace also appeared at this moment and stood by to watch the battle. Among the group of people, Bai Yu's eyes suddenly locked on one person. Upon closer inspection, it was the person in the portrait, Wu Di!
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