Cold-faced Empress

In an instant, the second madam's face turned pale and then red. Turning around, she shouted at the furious Fu Yili inside the door, her voice extremely harsh: "The Wei family girl is, after all, your cousin. She's afraid to leave the courtyard, and you don't even go and comfort her!"

Fu Yili had no words to express his suffering: "Mother! You, you open the door first!"

"What's the rush!"

The mother and son spoke, each more furious than the last. Fu Siying watched this scene with a series of cold laughs.

It's like dogs fighting, a real mess. Yes, no rush. The longer it drags on, the bigger the joke will become, and she'd love to see that happen!

To cover up the scandal, the second wife braced herself against Prince Mu's authority, forbidding the servants from banging on the door and repeatedly saying that everything was fine and that she wanted to see the guests out.

Fu Yili, who was inside the door, finally couldn't hold back any longer and shouted, "Mother, quickly find a way to open the door! Prince Ning is inside!"

Immediately, a commotion erupted outside the door. Now, the women of the Prince Wei's residence could no longer stand by and watch the commotion; they hurriedly pushed the Second Madam aside.

However, even with everyone pushing together, the door remained closed.

Fu Siying looked at Mo Canglan.

Mo Canglan looked towards the courtyard gate but couldn't discern anything.

"Jiang Zhen."

Upon receiving the order, Deputy General Jiang Zhen immediately stepped forward, carrying his octagonal mace.

Upon seeing this, the second wife immediately turned ashen-faced and dejected, ceasing her futile struggles.

Jiang Zhen swung his eight-sided mace and let out a muffled groan: "Hey!"

After a loud "bang," a soft, crisp sound inexplicably rang out from somewhere.

In the blink of an eye, the two wooden doors crashed to the ground. Jiang Zhen's smash had actually knocked down the courtyard gate!

As soon as the courtyard gate opened, Fu Yili, disheveled, hurriedly ran out, but was stopped by the people who rushed into the courtyard.

Fu Siying pretended to be slow to react and was pushed aside, unable to enter the courtyard immediately. Seeing the crowded scene, she whispered to Qingyin, "Take this opportunity to pick up the things back, don't forget anything."

A soft, clear sound responded.

So, Fu Siying shouted loudly, "Go and see how Miss Biao is doing!" and then pushed Qingyin into the crowd.

Haruno pretended to be rushed and was pushed into the crowd to squeeze into the courtyard. As she crossed the threshold, she pretended to lose her balance and cried out as she was knocked to the ground.

Hidden by countless robes and skirts, Qingyin quickly picked up a few small pieces of wood from the ground and hid them in her sleeves, but returned to Fu Siying's side covered in dust.

She pretended to be very aggrieved and said, "This servant couldn't squeeze in."

Fu Siying gave Qingyin a disapproving look: "Look at your meager skills."

Having finished her pretense, Fu Siying suddenly noticed a gaze fixed on her. Looking in that direction, she saw it was Mo Canglan. But upon closer inspection, she realized that Mo Canglan's gaze wasn't on her, but rather on Qingyin's sleeve.

Fu Siying was startled and took a step to the side, shielding Qingyin behind her, her eyes fixed on Mo Canglan.

Mo Canglan looked up and met her gaze.

After exchanging glances for a moment, Fu Siying suddenly smiled at Mo Canglan and leaned closer, asking, "What are you looking at?"

Mo Canglan's gaze towards Fu Siying had changed slightly compared to before. He no longer saw Fu Siying as an inanimate object, but rather as someone who had only recently died... an inanimate object?

He said dismissively, "Clumsy tactics."

Fu Siying pursed her lips, not expecting him to have such sharp eyes and see Qingyin picking up the wood blocks.

It was these few wooden blocks, hidden in the gaps between the doors, that prevented the gate from being pulled or pushed open, even without a latch or lock.