The pampered heiress holds the script and leads her cannon fodder family to a counterattack.

“This Cuixia has an inside agent in the palace. The way you communicate with the inside agent is through the dog hole in the west wall of your residence.”

“When an inside agent is needed, Cuixia will pile up an inconspicuous stone near the gate of the mansion in the evening. Once the inside agent sees it, he will come over at midnight to hear Cuixia deliver the message.”

"When the inside agent arrives, he will imitate a few pigeon coos."

After Qin Wanying finished speaking, the eldest princess felt a chill run down her spine.

Did Qin Wanying calculate all of this?

If it was calculated, then Qin Wanying's ability is too amazing!

A dog hole in the west wall, stones piled up, came over at midnight, imitating the cooing of pigeons.

Which fortune teller can predict things in such detail?

However, since Qin Wanying described it in such detail, the princess believed her a little more.

Qin Wanying continued, "Today you can tell Cuixia that the trip to the South China Sea is being moved up, so that Cuixia can send a message tonight. After she stacks up the stones, we can secretly break them up so that she will mistakenly believe that the other party has successfully received the signal and will come over tonight."

"In the dead of night, send someone to imitate pigeon calls on the west wall, so that Cuixia will mistakenly think that an inside agent has arrived, thus revealing their true intentions."

Hearing this, the eldest princess still had a question in her mind.

Why not just send an inside agent? We could arrest the agent along with them.

"Aunt, after confirming Cuixia's identity tonight, don't make a fuss. Quietly lock her up," the Crown Prince said to the Princess.

"If we capture the inside man now, it will definitely alert the enemy."

This matter involves the Empress Dowager.

He only wanted to use this incident to eliminate the traitor within the Princess's inner circle and save her life. Now, dragging the Empress Dowager and the Prince of War into this mess is not the right time.

Half of the court is controlled by the forces of the War King and the Empress Dowager, and many of the local governors are also the War King's men. The War King has also colluded with Dongyuan.

On their side, the cannons were not yet ready, and they had not yet formed an alliance with the Kingdom of Ke.

After Qin Wanying arrived, she replaced the commander of the Imperial Guard with her own people, executed the former director of the Imperial Observatory, and won over Prince Zhao, thus weakening some of the War King's forces, but it was far from enough.

If they were to expose the War King's conspiracy now and seek justice for his crimes, the other side would surely rebel beforehand, and their chances of winning would be slim.

This palace maid can be locked up for now and kept for later use. When the time is right, she can be brought out to identify the Empress Dowager and the Prince of War, thus solidifying their crimes of treason and collusion with the enemy.

Qin Wanying then discussed with the eldest princess and, under a pretext, summoned everyone from her palace.

Qin Wanying inspected them one by one, and seeing that there were no other traitors, she subtly shook her head at the Princess, indicating that everyone else was fine.

The eldest princess finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Wanying and the Crown Prince then left.

Cuixia stood beside the eldest princess, massaging her shoulders.

“This Miss Qin and His Highness the Crown Prince are acting all mysterious,” Cuixia said.

The eldest princess usually treated Cuixia as her confidante, and Cuixia spoke to the eldest princess more casually.

Judging from Cuixia's tone, it seemed she wanted to find out what they had been talking about.

In the past, the princess would not have thought anything was wrong, but after hearing Qin Wanying's words, she did feel that Cuixia was acting strangely.

The eldest princess is, after all, the eldest princess, and she is not someone who would easily let others see through her disguise.

"Alas, the two young people have developed feelings for each other and are asking me some questions, but they don't want others to hear."

The eldest princess could tell that the crown prince had feelings for Qin Wanying, but he hadn't made it clear just now. He was using this excuse to appease Cuixia.

"How are the arrangements for the trip to the South China Sea going?" the princess asked, changing the subject.

“Your Highness, everything is ready,” Cuixia replied.

The trip to the South China Sea was all arranged by Cuixia.

“I dreamt of my daughter yesterday. She said she missed me. So let’s move the date forward by two days and set off earlier,” the Princess said.

Actually, after Qin Wanying told her those things, she definitely wouldn't go to the South China Sea. Saying all that was just a ploy to lure her out.

Cuixia frowned upon hearing the princess's words.

We had already informed the Empress Dowager and arranged everything. If the plan changes, it might be difficult to make arrangements.

“Your Highness, the itinerary has been arranged. If we change it now, it will be difficult to make arrangements,” Cuixia replied.

Upon hearing this, the eldest princess remained calm and continued, "No, I am increasingly uneasy. My daughter misses me dearly, and I must go ahead of schedule. You should make the arrangements." The eldest princess's tone left no room for argument.

Upon hearing this, Cuixia had no choice but to agree: "Yes."

It seems I'll have to report this information to the Empress Dowager tonight.

The eldest princess continued, "These past few days, arranging the trip to the South China Sea has been hard work for you. You are the most loyal person by my side. Now go to the inner palace and collect a gold coin."

"Thank you, Your Highness! It is my greatest honor to serve Your Highness!" Cuixia said.

Then I breathed a sigh of relief.

She knew it; Qin Wanying couldn't possibly know her identity, nor would she tell the Princess.

That princess is a fool.

He wanted to harm her, yet she rewarded him with money; how utterly foolish!

The eldest princess looked at Cuixia's retreating figure with a somber expression.

She held onto a sliver of hope that Qin Wanying had misjudged her and that Cuixia was not a spy.

After all, Cuixia had been with her for so many years, always serving her personally.

The thought that Cuixia might be the one who wanted to kill her sent a chill down her spine.

After Cuixia left, she hurriedly summoned her other personal maids and eunuchs and gave them instructions on the next steps.

Cuixia returned after receiving the gold coins, her face glowing with health.

As soon as Cuixia returned, the princess sent her away to do some chores.

In the evening, another maid of the princess, Cuiyan, came forward and said, "Your Highness, I paid close attention today, and Sister Cuixia did indeed arrange the stones next to the gate of the mansion and stacked them up."

The princess felt as if she had been stabbed in the heart.

She had already believed 70% that Cuixia was a bad person, and now she believed it 99%. However, she still wanted to see with her own eyes how this person, whom she almost considered a sister, planned to harm her.

She immediately had Cuiyan break up the stones, keeping Cuixia busy all night so she had no time to check the stones at the mansion gate. Although normally she wouldn't go to the mansion gate to check them, the princess felt it would be safer that way.

When it got really late at night, he asked a eunuch to go outside the mansion gate and imitate the cooing of pigeons.

Cuixia had been waiting for the pigeons to coo, so she went straight to the dog hole.

In the dim moonlight, one could see a person standing outside the dog hole.

Cuixia lowered her voice and said, "Go and report to the Empress Dowager immediately that the journey to the South China Sea will be moved up by two days. The route remains the same, and the plan to kidnap the Princess will simply be moved up by two days. Everything else remains the same."

After Cuixia finished speaking, the other party did not react at all.

She sensed something was wrong, but before she could react, a group of eunuchs and palace maids emerged from behind the house—they were from the Princess's residence—and surrounded her.