zChapter 1014 - Zirui’s Crisis (1/2)
Feng Yuheng knew that she was acting rashly out of worry. Going to find the second prince to send Xuan Feiyu into the palace, what would be the point of that? What if Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu and the eighth prince were crazy and also got Xuan Feiyu caught up in this? That would truly be something to regret.
She tapped her head and thought to herself that she really had become unsettled by this matter. Who knew if this was a result of her being too nervous over the past few days or if she had not slept enough, but her decision-making process was lacking. It really was shameful. Even if Zirui entered the palace, the opposition could not do anything to him in just one afternoon. No matter what, they would need to wait a few days; otherwise, it would be too noticeable. She could go into the palace tonight. If the situation in the palace was truly not good, she could just bring him out. At worst, she would just place him inside her space, making it so that the eighth prince would be unable to find him no matter where he searched.
Thinking like this, Feng Yuheng felt much more relieved. Since she would be going to sneak Zirui out, she even wondered to herself, would she be able to plant some more fake evidence? But after thinking about it some more, who would she be framing? He was being invited in by the Emperor. Could it be that she would be framing the Emperor?
Seeing her smile bitterly on her own, Wang Chuan received the tea that had just been brought in then quietly said: “Young miss, drink of a bit of hot tea to warm up your body. Then we can think of some more ideas. Just now, Lady Zhou said that His Highness sent someone back with a message. After court was dismissed, they went straight to the Chun Palace to see Her Highness Imperial Concubine Yun, and he fears that he will be late in coming back. How about we also go to the Chun Palace and let His Highnesses help think about what should be done.”
Wang Chuan consoled Feng Yuheng inside the room, while Huang Quan was talking to Ban Zou out in the yard. She said: “How about you sneak into the palace at night and sneak young master Zirui out! Look at how anxious young miss is. Young master only just returned to the capital, and he was taken into the palace before even coming home. If this had happened in the past, it would have been fine. But the current Imperial Palace is like a den of wolves. Just how anxious has the young miss become over this?”
At this moment, Ban Zou was hanging from a tree. Looking over at Huang Quan, he shook his head and said: “If he is to be snuck out, it would need to be master herself doing it. I don’t have that ability.”
“Nonsense!” Huang Quan did not believe what he had said, “Don’t think I don’t know how good your qinggong is. You haven’t had much of a chance to exercise these past few years and must have been holding it in all of this time, right? Now that such a good chance has come up, you don’t want to go?”
Ban Zou shook his head once more, “I can get into and out of the Imperial Palace on my own, but I am unable to bring a child out with me. Or it could be said…” He thought for a bit and continued: “I could in the past, but I no longer can. The entire palace is filled with the eighth prince’s people. They are out in the open and in the shadows. Did you think that it’s like our kitchen, and we can come and go as we please?”
Huang Quan stomped her foot and looked into the room with a worried expression, “Then what should we do? Looking at the young miss’ anxiety is also making me anxious, but my qinggong just happens to be no good. If I had your ability, I would at least try forcing my way through.”
“Forcing your way through is not any way to resolve a problem. On the contrary, it will cause even more trouble for our masters.” He swung on the tree branch a couple times then tapped Huang Quan’s head, “I say, you’ve followed master for so many years, yet why have you not shown any signs of growth? You forcing your way in will make you happy, but what happens if you’re caught? Don’t think that being caught will mean that you will suffer the consequences on your own. You must remember that you are your master’s maidservant, and your master’s imprint has already been carved into you. Even if you really made up your mind on your own, your master will definitely be implicated. Do you understand?”
Huang Quan was lectured but, surprisingly, did not get angry. This was because Ban Zou was tapping so hard on her head that she nearly passed out. This girl who had always been quick to speak and act was now feeling a little bashful. Her little face was bright red, as she did not know what she should say. It was Ban Zou who broke the silence, telling her: “To sneak young master Zirui out of the palace, not only do I not have the ability to do this, but even His Highness the ninth prince’s qinggong ability is presently insufficient. But to speak of someone who can do it, it would be our master. In this world, as long as she desires it, there is no place that she cannot go.”
Huang Quan furrowed her brow and was a little unable to understand what was being said. Ban Zou then reminded her of a truth: “Think back to the time that the military base was poisoned, and she pulled out a butt from her sleeve…”
Huang Quan’s face turned red once more; however, she recalled that scene from that day. That was right! How could she have forgotten? Her young miss was a mystical existence. She was different from everyone else. If it was said that His Highness the seventh prince was a deity then their young miss was also a deity, and she was a proper one. Compared to His Highness the seventh prince, she had even more divine abilities, thus she became happy once more, “Then saying it like this, young miss will safely bring young master Zirui out of the palace!”
Ban Zou shook his head once more: “That does not seem to be the case. That will depend on the situation in the palace. Bringing young master Zirui out sounds easy, but the resulting waves that would bring about would be too large. Master needs to make ample preparations before making her move, but she will need to go into the palace alone tonight. This is something that I can guarantee.”
Reality proved that Ban Zou understood Feng Yuheng very well. Feng Zirui had been brought into the palace. If Feng Yuheng did not go into the palace to take a look and stayed in bed to sleep, that would not be something that an older sister could do.
Feng Yuheng would be going into the palace, and Xuan Tianming urgently requested that he be brought along; however, she said: “Bringing along one more will increase the number of targets and make things more dangerous. Be obedient and wait for me at home!” Xuan Tianming felt that he was being looked down upon by his wife, but after giving Feng Yuheng’s words some more thought, he would indeed become a deadweight. With her heavenly space, Feng Yuheng would be able to move freely. There would be no need for him to worry too much.