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After entering the palace, Jing Chunxi felt his eyes brighten and was instantly enveloped by a majestic atmosphere.

The palace gate was tall and majestic, its vermilion door carved with exquisite patterns and its door nails neatly arranged, each one seeming to speak of the royal majesty. She subconsciously slowed down her pace, her heart filled with awe.

Going further, someone came forward and took the reins from their hands, and they had to walk to enter the palace.

She followed closely behind Prince Jing and Xu Zize, taking every step with extreme caution, fearing that she would take a wrong step and cause unnecessary trouble.

Walking forward, the palace lanterns on both sides of the palace road gradually lit up, and the soft light sprinkled on the bluestone road, reflecting the shadows of the group of people. Jing Chunxi looked up and saw that the high palace walls surrounded the entire palace tightly. The glazed tiles on the top of the wall shimmered in the light, appearing particularly solemn and majestic. This place is indeed another world isolated from the outside world.

After climbing countless steps and giving them a few more instructions, Prince Jing headed straight for the Qinzheng Palace. His steps were steady and powerful, and each step seemed particularly firm.

Jing Chunxi looked at his back and couldn't help but feel a sense of awe. Prince Jing's aura was so powerful that it looked like he wasn't here to visit, but to fight.

Xu Zize took Jing Chunxi with him and went to the harem while it was still dark, out of the sight of the palace guards.

They walked along the palace road. The palace maids and eunuchs they met occasionally only saw a little girl skipping forward. They didn't know whether she was a relative of which palace or the daughter of a minister who was recruited into the palace by the masters to play with them, so no one stopped to question her.

Jing Chunxi secretly felt lucky that he was dressed like a child, otherwise it would be difficult to explain.

Xu Zize's abilities were naturally unnoticed. He led Jing Chunxi through the palace, seemingly knowing every corner like the back of his hand. Finally, they arrived at a towering palace wall. Xu Zize glanced around, making sure no one was watching. With a single, light leap, he scaled the wall, Jing Chunxi following closely behind him.

Although she was a little nervous, she was more excited. This sneaky feeling made her feel particularly thrilled.

Going further, without even knocking on the door, Xu Zize took her over the wall into a courtyard. As soon as Jing Chunxi landed, Xu Zize whispered in her ear: "This is the Cining Palace. My grandmother and I lived here for almost five years." His voice was low and gentle, full of nostalgia.

Jing Chunxi nodded, and couldn't help but feel a little curious in his heart. What would this place look like?

They didn't enter the main hall, but went through the west side hanging flower gate into the backyard. It was completely dark, and Jing Chunxi couldn't see what was going on inside.

She could only vaguely see corridors on the east and west sides of the courtyard, which curved southward to connect with the Cining Gate. They headed north straight to the rear bedroom, but surprisingly, they didn't encounter anyone.

Jing Chunxi was secretly amazed in his heart. Xu Zize's ability was indeed amazing. It was really admirable that he could move so freely in the palace.

Arriving at the door of the bedroom, Xu Zize knocked lightly on the door and called out softly, "Madam Zhou!"

Unexpectedly, just a gentle call attracted five people. Jing Chunxi was startled. Could these people have just been following behind her? She subconsciously hid behind Xu Zize. But Xu Zize smiled slightly, put his arm around her shoulders, and pushed her towards him and the door.

He said in a voice that several people could hear, "We are all family, come in!" Jing Chunxi then breathed a sigh of relief and raised his head to look at the person who came.

No one said anything and followed them in one after another. After entering, Nanny Zhou immediately closed the door.

The bedroom was divided into the front hall and the back hall. Madam Zhou led them to a small compartment next to it. Jing Chunxi followed her in and found that it was decorated very elegantly. Although the light was dim, the original luxury of the place could be seen.

Xu Zize found a stool and sat down, wanting to pull Jing Chunxi to sit next to him. Jing Chunxi quickly bowed to Madam Zhou and whispered, "Madam Zhou!"

Nanny Zhou smiled kindly. Her face was full of wrinkles, but her eyes were exceptionally gentle. "Young lady, please sit down too," she said softly.

The other four people, Jing Chunxi, were about to salute as well. They immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Xu Zize: "Greetings, young master!" Jing Chunxi was startled and subconsciously took a step back.

Xu Zize smiled slightly, indicating that she need not be afraid.

Nanny Zhou was already quite old, looking close to sixty, about the same age as his grandmother. Jing Chunxi helped her to a nearby chair before returning to sit down beside Xu Zize.

Nanny Zhou thanked her and couldn't help but look at Jing Chunxi twice more. Jing Chunxi felt a little embarrassed by her look and lowered his head. Seeing this, Xu Zize smiled slightly and said, "Nanny Zhou, this is Xi'er, my friend. Please take good care of her." Nanny Zhou nodded, still smiling kindly.

"Get up! Is there any news from the palace recently?" Xu Zize asked the four men in black to stand up and asked after seeing them standing aside.

The leading man in black bowed again and replied, "The Concubine Hua is in charge of the harem now. She acts arrogantly and domineeringly and is unpopular. The Fourth Prince is summoned to the palace every other day, and the Emperor asks him to try to review and approve memorials." His voice was low and calm, as if he was narrating a very ordinary matter.

Xu Zize nodded and asked, "Have you searched the Qinzheng Hall and Guangming Hall?" The man in black replied, "We've searched them three times each, from top to bottom, and even knocked on every brick on the floor, but we found nothing." There was a hint of helplessness in his tone. It was obvious that they had tried their best, but the results were not satisfactory.

After a pause, Xu Zize looked at Nanny Zhou and asked, "Has anyone come in from the Cining Palace?" Nanny Zhou wanted to get up, but Xu Zize gestured for her to sit back down.

She reported, "After the Crown Prince returned, the Emperor and Empress came once, and after the beginning of autumn last year, they even repaired the main hall.

The first eight people who came in were all very skilled and explored the main hall inside and out. Later, the craftsmen who came in later gave it a quick paint job and left, just for show.

Nanny Zhou thought for a moment and continued, "Before the Empress was banished to the cold palace, she came here once with the Crown Prince, bringing several people with her. They wandered around the main palace and the backyard, and stayed in the Cining Palace for a long time.

Even the large Buddhist hall at the back was visited by them under the pretext of offering incense to the Empress Dowager. They even refused to allow the old servants to serve them and drove them out. Her tone was filled with disdain and dissatisfaction, and she was clearly indignant at the Empress's actions.

After Xu Zize finished his questions, he made a few more arrangements. He then told Madam Zhou, "Young lady, please take care of her, Madam Zhou. You can take her anywhere in the Cining Palace, but she cannot go outside." His voice was low and firm, clearly his bottom line. Madam Zhou nodded, a relieved smile on her face.

Then Xu Zize called the four men in black out, but he only took two of them away quickly, and the other two disappeared into the darkness again.

Jing Chunxi looked at their backs and couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion. Xu Zize was indeed quite capable. Even if he left, he had left people in the palace and had a backup plan. He didn't intend to let anyone else do it.

Everything here seemed so mysterious, and every corner was hiding unknown secrets. She secretly made up her mind to make good use of this opportunity to uncover the mystery of the palace.