A life of leisure is worse than a life of flowers and splendour

Du Shuangshuang didn't care whether others were happy or not. She took her reward and returned to her seat. Halfway through her meal, Du Shuangshuang wanted to slip away, but the palace maid who was serving the dishes accidentally knocked over a dish, spilling it all over her.

The maid quickly knelt down and apologized, "My lady, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that. Please punish me."

Du Shuangshuang couldn't help rolling her eyes again. Someone was plotting against her again. She had been plotted against and gained experience. Or perhaps it was not in vain that all the novels she had read before were verified in Du Wushuang's past experiences.

Now you don’t have to go out by yourself, as someone has already found a good excuse for you.

"It's okay, take me to change clothes." It was a good opportunity to see who was plotting against him. When walking out, Du Shuangshuang deliberately glanced at Princess Yuancheng Bai Rushue, and sure enough, this person was looking at him.

Humph, no need to think about it, it must be related to this white lotus.

When holding a banquet, for convenience, the changing room is usually set up in the rear hall behind the main hall, and the temporary resting place is in the side halls on both sides. Sometimes it is also arranged in the nearby palace, after all, there are many people attending the banquet.

The direction the palace maid took her was the palace near the exit, but when she passed the palace gate, she did not go in, but continued to walk to a remote place.

Why walk so far just to change clothes? They're taking Du Wushuang for a fool, right?

Finally arriving at a long-abandoned palace, Du Shuangshuang discovered a fat man with a big head and ears lying in the side hall. Coincidentally, she actually knew this man. The mansion of Duke Song was the empress's maiden family. The second son, Song Qingshu, was the empress's nephew. The name was good, but he didn't grow up well, neither did his appearance nor his brain. The fat man was not only ugly, but also lustful. He was a frequent visitor to the brothel. He had many courtesans in the mansion and had a bad temper. None of the courtesans who came in could survive for more than a year. This was revealed later in the previous life. It was said that there was not a single piece of good meat on the bodies that were carried out. This was a lustful and domestic violence man, or he had a special habit of abusing people.

Haha, she really found a good family for herself. Du Shuangshuang felt that she couldn’t let others waste their efforts, so she gave her to herself, so that she wouldn’t have to find someone for her.

Du Shuangshuang obediently followed him into the side hall, and then heard the sound of the door being locked.

"Master, master, there is a fragrance in here that can make people unconscious and has an aphrodisiac effect. However, it is quite advanced and will dissipate when it is blown away by the wind. However, this thing will have no effect on you." The voice of the little bracelet sounded in his mind. Du Shuangshuang, who was originally in a hurry to leave, was no longer in a hurry. However, it was useless to herself, but it was useful to the fat man lying on the bed. The fat man still had his eyes closed, but a blush had appeared on his face, and his hands were restlessly tearing his clothes.

Du Shuangshuang changed into night clothes and slammed the door open. The broken door had been in disrepair for so long that it could only trap a real lady from a noble family. Add to that the smoke inside, and an ordinary person would be fooled, but he was no ordinary person. He had to leave quickly and send Princess Yuancheng to him first. Having orchestrated this whole situation, Du Shuangshuang didn't believe Princess Yuancheng wouldn't want to come out and watch the show.

Sure enough, as soon as Du Shuangshuang walked to the gate of the hall where the banquet was held, she saw Princess Yuancheng walking towards them, supported by a maid. She hid in the shadows, sprinkled the sleeping pills that were originally intended to knock out the treasury guards, and sent the two of them to the fat man's bed.

An indescribable sound came from the room, causing Du Shuangshuang to touch her arm and leave quickly. She had never expected that Princess Yuancheng, who was usually as pure as a white lotus, could make such a sound. She felt soft and numb when she heard it.

Du Shuangshuang didn't close the outer door for them. There was only a curtain between the outer room and the inner room. Du Shuangshuang could still vaguely hear the enchanting sounds from inside until they walked out of the courtyard, which showed how crazy it was inside.

As for what happens next, Du Shuangshuang believes that Princess Yuancheng has arranged everything herself, so she will not interfere. It is better to go to the treasury first.

Du Shuangshuang first went to the hidden vault, where the most valuable items were stored. The entrance was unmanned, though guards patrolled by occasionally. The vault's entrance was behind a large rockery. Du Shuangshuang took advantage of an empty space and carefully searched until she found a hidden button. The ancients were truly remarkable; even without electricity, they could devise such a mechanism. The rockery cracked, creating a passage just wide enough for one person to pass through. A soft glow, illuminated by a night-shining pearl, illuminated the passage. Du Shuangshuang entered, and the stone door closed automatically. The passage descended to a massive bronze door. It was locked with a massive lock, impossible for an ordinary person to open without a key. But Du Shuangshuang was no ordinary person. Infusing her spiritual energy into her sword, she cleaved the lock with a single blow, opening the door. Inside, treasures piled high, box after box. Du Shuangshuang didn't have time to examine the contents, but her spiritual sense revealed gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy, and paintings.

Finally, a secret compartment was found in the secret vault. Inside was a jade box with a talisman on it that looked like one drawn by a Taoist priest.

"Wow, it must be a treasure. Master, please open it and see what it is."

Could there be some demon or monster sealed inside?

"Oh, Master, please believe me. There is definitely no danger. It must be a treasure. It should be related to the world of immortal cultivation."

Du Shuangshuang tore it open, and inside was a box of white jade filled with spiritual energy.

"Wow, this is a spirit stone, Master. Hurry up and put it away. This thing is very precious to you now."

Du Shuangshuang shuddered and quickly put it into her bracelet. Her eyes lit up like searchlights, and she was both excited and happy. She wondered if these spirit stones would give her a chance to break through to the foundation-building stage. Even if she couldn't, they would still be enough for her to use for a long time.

Du Shuangshuang did not delay any further. With the help of her spiritual sense, she left neatly without attracting anyone's attention.

He turned around and went to the Queen's palace. He climbed over the wall and knocked out the eunuch guarding the storehouse with a sleeping pill. Then Du Shuangshuang cleared out everything in the storehouse. In the Queen's palace, apart from the gatekeepers and the storehouse guards, there were only two people at the palace gate. The gate outside the courtyard was closed. As long as no one made a sound, they would not come in. Du Shuangshuang simply knocked them out as well. Then he cleared out everything in the Queen's palace, leaving only the floor tiles and wall plaster. Not even a bed or a small couch was left. After all, the Queen's things were all good things. The next target was the Jingren Palace of the Concubine Xian. The same thing happened. Only the floor tiles and wall plaster were left. Du Shuangshuang moved quickly, but it was almost two quarters of an hour, or half an hour. He went back and turned a corner to raid the storehouse of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

After changing back into her previous clothes, Du Shuangshuang hurried back. She had originally wanted to visit the imperial kitchen, but time was tight. Furthermore, the imperial food tasted just okay, not as good as the ones she'd learned from the cooks in her own small kitchen. By this time, the people Princess Yuancheng had assigned should be about to start their journey. Fortunately, she was fast on her feet, and with some agility, she quickly reached the banquet hall.

The Emperor and Empress were both gone from the main hall. The Empress Dowager, old and exhausted, had retired long ago. The princes and princesses were also gone. Even the Second Young Master Su was not at his seat, and no one from the General's Mansion was there either.

Du Shuangshuang quickly found a palace maid and asked, "Where are all the people from General Zhenguo's Mansion?"

"Miss Du, everyone is out looking for you. Madam Du said you haven't come back from changing clothes, and the maid who took you to change clothes has also disappeared. The emperor was alarmed, and everyone went out to look for you."

Du Shuangshuang wondered if she should go out and join in the fun. She wondered if anyone would throw dirty water at her. After some thought, she decided to go. Following the noise, she found the people standing at the entrance to the hall she had been tricked into visiting.

Oh, it's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. Du Shuangshuang walked over with a swagger, "Grandpa, you have to take charge of this for me. I was locked in the room by that palace maid and I finally broke the door open and escaped, and now they are plotting against me again!"

Seeing Du Wushuang, the Du family and Second Young Master Su's expressions brightened. Second Young Master Su, in particular, initially thought Du Wushuang had been plotted against. At that moment, his heart ached and his entire body trembled. He wished he could rush in and kill everyone inside. The emperor's face was also very sour. Someone actually dared to plot and cause chaos in the palace during the New Year's Eve banquet. This was a slap in his face.

The eldest prince had a disgusted and constipated expression on his face. No one knew what he was thinking, but he looked unhappy.

"What's going on? Didn't they say the person inside is Du Wushuang? Du Wushuang is here, so who is the person inside?"

"Wouldn't it be easy to tell who it is just by looking at it?"

The man's voice was very familiar, and the curses he was saying were really unbearable to hear.

Second Aunt covered her cousin's ears tightly. At first, she was worried that it was Du Wushuang inside. She was trembling and crying, but she couldn't leave. If it was really Du Wushuang, she couldn't leave, so she had to wait no matter what.

The moment she saw Du Shuangshuang, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Shuang'er, I'm so glad you're okay, so glad." After breathing a sigh of relief, Aunt Du's legs became a little weak. Du Shuang's eyes and hands were quick to support the staggering Aunt Du.

The Queen asked two maids to go in and get the man out, but they were thrown out. "What are you two old women doing here? I don't like you. Get out!"

He had originally wanted to save some face for the people inside, but now the emperor was furious and ordered the guards to go in and escort them out. The incense in the room had long since burned out, but the drug effect that the few people had inhaled had not yet dissipated. When they were taken out and saw the wind, they instantly sobered up.

"Ah..." The shrill scream was still hoarse.

When they knew it wasn't Du Wushuang, the Du family members quietly walked to the back and left. No matter who it was, it had nothing to do with them. If they wanted to know the truth, they might as well go back and ask their granddaughter.

At the beginning, Grandpa Du and Uncle Du didn't believe that Du Wushuang would be set up. With her skills, she was enough to fight back and forth in the palace.

Unfortunately, Du Wushuang had disappeared, and the Emperor and Empress had been alerted. They were being held, so they had to pretend to go out and look for her.

Young Master Su also quietly followed the others away.

Before she even walked out of the courtyard, she heard Princess Yuancheng's miserable cry, and then there was no sound. Du Shuangshuang probably couldn't accept it and fainted.

Even if the emperor didn't punish them, her only choice was to marry or die. She wondered if the eldest prince would still despise her, or if he would still love her as he did in his previous life. The Situ family didn't have any infatuated lovers. In her previous life, she was honored as the empress, but she still had plenty of women in the harem. Du Wushuang was so beautiful, but it was a shame he'd never seen her without makeup. He didn't know what made Du Wushuang think she looked her most beautiful with makeup on.