12 Just the Woods, Not the Jade (2/2)

When he was sure she had gone far, he secretly opened his money pouch. Surprisingly, what she had given him was a golden tael that worth much much more than the pile of woods he gave to her. When he asked for a golden tael, she questioned his price but when he willingly gave it to her for free, she gave the golden tael without questions. What was going on in her mind? This woman was so interesting to him.

He admitted his heart softened when he thought of how she treated him coldly whenever they were face to face, but she secretly always took care of him. When they last met, she bought his woods and gave him the umbrella. He had wanted to thank her kindness, but she had already left by the next morning. Not just once, but twice, she treated him with such kindness and care. He felt kind of bad for teasing her earlier. Just a little.

. . .

At this point, she was delayed by this unforeseen meeting. She could only ask for help to accomplish her mission tonight. Thus, she waited in the dark, underneath a huge tree in the small forest near the palace. Soon, a tall man walked towards her. His eyes questioned her sanity as he neared where she stood.

Wasting no time for discussion, she ordered, ”Hui, thank you for coming here. In a couple minutes, I'm going to need you to distract those soldiers over there for me. Light up these woods and get their attention. Steal a moment so I can sneak into the palace.”

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He wasn't surprised she wanted to break into the palace. What surprised him was her method of sneaking in. ”Miss, I don't think that's going to work. There are way too many guards. How about I just sneak you in?”

Li Wei was shocked to hear Hui's response. ”You can do that? Why didn't you tell me earlier? If only you told me earlier, I wouldn't have to deal with that annoying woodcutter.”

Hui gave a long look at the pile of woods laid at the young miss' feet. He really wanted to laugh aloud at the sight, but forced himself to hold it in. He would laugh later when he shared the story with San'er. It was really hilarious. ”How was I supposed to know you were going to break in to meet the prince?”

She coughed, signaling him to question her no further. ”Ahem I'm sorry. So how are you going to sneak me in?”

After promising that this would be the first and last time Hui would help her out with this issue, they finally got down to business.

In front of Physician Gu's manor, there stood a carriage. Hui knew well of the doctor's schedule and took advantage of this knowledge. The physician's carriage was not like a normal carriage. Underneath, there was a secret compartment build especially for storing medicine. Seeing the scene in front, Li Wei immediately knew of Hui's plan without him telling her. She wasted no time and easily rolled herself into the storage area underneath the carriage.

Sounds of footsteps came towards where they hid and Hui spoke in a rush, ”Miss, I'll meet you back here in exactly two hours. No later than that.”

She promised with a nod and he dashed into the shadows as two servants led Physician Gu into the carriage. It was uncomfortable and bumpy, but she wasn't complaining. This was a much better idea than hers. It wasn't a long ride and they soon arrived. When the carriage approached the palace gates, Physician Gu only showed his token and the gates immediately opened.

As the carriage moved passed the gates, she let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. After three years, she had finally gone inside the palace walls. She was really back. Now, all she needed to do was steal a glance of the prince.