The cannon fodder fake prince at the beginning, I won by hugging thighs

"Miss, the princess consort would not do such a thing as 'hurting the enemy by a thousand and hurting herself by eight hundred', right? What good would it do her?"

"Yeah, it's a no-brainer, why would Xiao Xu let me go?

You guys have been more alert these days. If nothing happens, I should really be more alert."

Xiuxue didn't understand, so she asked directly: "Miss, do you have any concerns?"

Gu Yanning put her right hand on her chest and touched a key hidden under her lilac-colored blouse. She felt more confident.

"I'm worried that she can't do anything to me in this mansion, so she will reach out to the palace."

Xiuxue was a little frightened, but she felt it was unlikely: "Miss, you mean to say that you are worried that the Princess Consort will use the palace banquet to frame you?"

"Not bad. Thank you for your hard work these past few days."

Xia Yue also realized the seriousness of the problem at this time, frowned and nodded.

While keeping an eye on Xiao Xu's movements, Yan Yuanhao was also busy.

He did not think Lu Jiao's reminder was alarmist.

In addition to having people verify the accuracy of the patrol route of the Prince of Zhennan's Palace, he also sent people to keep an eye on the various corner gates of the Prince of Zhennan's Palace.

On the second day, he indeed saw an old woman in well-dressed clothes leaving the city in a carriage.

The man who followed the old woman did not return to the Prince's Mansion until the third day of May, close to curfew.

"Xiao Xu sent her maid to go to her maternal grandfather's home in Guangyuan County to pick up a girl and bring her back to Beijing.

I followed their carriage and took the official road back to Beijing, then rode as fast as I could to come back and report the news to you.

The city gates are now closed, so they won’t be able to enter the city until tomorrow at the earliest.”

Yan Yuanhao couldn't help but pinch his eyebrows again. Lu Jiao had really calculated it right.

"Let Xing Xuan and Lu Jiao come over."

In the past two days, he only sent people to investigate around the Zhennan Palace, but did not go deeper.

Guangyuan County is only about seventy miles away from the capital. Even though a horse-drawn carriage is much slower than a horse, it will still reach the capital before curfew tomorrow.

It seems that tonight is inevitable.

He spread out a piece of paper, considered his words, and began to write.

Before I finished writing the letter to Gu Yanning, Lu Jiao and the others came in.

Lu Jiao was still the same as usual and walked in directly without waiting for the announcement.

Xing Xuan didn't know what to do for a moment and could only bite the bullet and follow her.

Without waiting for Lu Jiao to speak, he bowed first.

"Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

Yan Yuanhao tried hard not to look at Lu Jiao, for fear of seeing any smug expression on her face.

"Xiao Xu has sent someone to bring her cousin to the capital, and she will arrive at the Zhennan Palace tomorrow."

Xing Xuan nodded and waited for Yan Yuanhao's next instruction, while Lu Jiao raised his eyebrows with an expression of 'as expected'.

"Lu Jiao, after nightfall, take Xing Xuan to the Zhennan Palace.

First, take her to familiarize herself with the terrain inside; second, deliver a letter to the eldest daughter of the Gu family for me."

"Where's the token?"

Yan Yuanhao was a little puzzled: "What token?"

"You don't think that Miss Gu will believe that we are from the Prince's Mansion just because we say nothing, do you?"

Yan Yuanhao was stunned for a moment and found that he always brought in the experience of his previous life and ignored the development of facts.

Now, he is just a name to Gu Yanning.

They had no relationship.

"I was negligent."

Yan Yuanhao admitted his mistake with a good attitude and had already started thinking about what he could use as a token of trust.

Apart from the guard badges of the Prince's Mansion, I'm afraid it must be that thing.

He walked to the rosewood carved treasure chest and took out a box from high up.

Inside was a piece of Hetian jade in the shape of a dragon that was as black as ink.

Yan Yuanhao showed the back of the jade token to Lu Jiao: "This is the jade token of my royal family. I think it should be more convincing as a token of trust."

Lu Jiao took the jade token and looked at it under the candlelight to see the three words on the back clearly. They were Yan Yuanhao's name.

"Okay, it's still early. I'll go to sleep for another hour. Just finish writing the letter and give it to Xing Xuan."

After saying this, he put the jade token in his arms, left the study, and went back to catch up on his sleep.

Just as the second watch drum was struck, Lu Jiao suddenly opened his eyes.

A pair of eyes are like longans, with the tails slightly upturned.

His eyeballs trembled slightly, like the movement of water waves, and there was no trace of sleepiness at all.

She had slept in her clothes before, so she just needed to tidy up a little before going out.

She looked at Lu Ze, who was sleeping as soundly as a pig on the bed next to her, and the smile in the corners of her eyes became more obvious.

As usual, I comforted him and Chen Wen, allowing them to sleep more soundly.

This way, I won't wake up in the middle of the night and find out that she has gone out at night.

At this time, Xing Xuan was already waiting in the yard. The air was a little humid, making people feel sticky and uncomfortable.

Lu Jiao rubbed his fingers together and said, "Let's go. Come back before it rains."

Xing Xuan nodded and followed Lu Jiao silently, like her shadow.

It was the first time for Lu Jiao to act together with others.

It is not convenient to use mental power to act, and I am not used to it.

This also made her realize a problem - she was somewhat dependent on mental power.

It would be fine if I act alone in the future, but if I act with others like I did tonight and don't practice well, it would probably arouse suspicion.

She secretly made up her mind that she must not give up her martial arts.

The movements of their feet were not disrupted at all, and even slightly sped up. In just a quarter of an hour, the two arrived near the Zhennan Palace.

Xing Xuan was about to step forward to check the location of the palace soldiers, but was stopped by Lu Jiao.

She signaled Xing Xuan not to move, then pointed to a shadowy spot on the courtyard wall.

Xing Xuan didn't understand what was going on, and after observing carefully for a while, she saw a pair of white eyes suddenly appear in the shadows.

She was so scared that she took a small step back and almost stepped on Lu Jiao.

Fortunately, when Lu Jiao reminded her, he also quietly erected a mental barrier in front of them.

To bystanders, there were two bamboo baskets stacked here, but no signs of human beings.

So the secret guard didn't notice anything unusual.

Xing Xuan silently asked Lu Jiao, why did the secret guards suddenly appear here?

Lu Jiao frowned. She recognized that this man was Xiao Xu's lover.

She sensed the location of the other two people, then slowly retreated with Xing Xuan.

After walking a mile, Lu Jiao removed the previous barrier and explained in a low voice: "The last time I came, this secret guard was in Xiao Xu's room and did not participate in the patrol.

Could it be that our people have been investigating the surrounding area more frequently recently, causing him to become alert, so he is waiting outside the palace?"

"It's possible." Xing Xuan frowned tightly, "No, I have to go inform others."

Lu Jiao pulled her back in time and said, "Don't forget the purpose of our trip.

Let's go to Miss Gu's yard first. You go and explain to her. I'll go and inform our people."

"That's all."

The two men ran around the Zhennan Palace, carefully avoiding the secret guards at the back door, and climbed into the yard.

They were all wearing black night clothes and crawling on the roof, so they might not be discovered even if you looked carefully.