Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

The third watch has passed, the mist is gradually rising, and the frost has fallen, covering the newly planted autumn chrysanthemums in the courtyard of His Royal Highness.

In the study, His Royal Highness is still sleeping soundly. In order to lay a trap for the past few days, he has stayed in the study at night, which is always not as comfortable as his bedroom. In addition, with something on his mind, he has become more and more restless.

At this moment, under the dual effects of the medicine and incense, he was almost snoring like thunder, and people in the room were coming and going without even noticing.

Lin Yi, wrapped in his iconic big black cloak, stood at the entrance of the secret passage opened by Ji Wuyan for an unknown length of time.After a while, he suddenly laughed out loud, turned back and walked to the mechanism, raised his hand lightly, and turned the mechanism.

With a subtle click, he moved his face that was beyond recognition, and smiled strangely and sinisterly.

The entrance is closed.

This girl Ji, who has been stirring things up for a long time and ruining many of his major events, is afraid that she will be buried in the dark underground.

What he likes most is watching people who claim to be noble, struggling to die, as humble as ants... It's really satisfying.

Lin Yi stood there and stared at the screen for a long time, as if he wanted to see through the screen the secret passage that was closed behind him, or to look at someone in the secret passage walking towards death in despair and powerlessness... He maintained With a willful, crazy, almost out-of-control expression.

But after a while, he felt that this kind of victory without anyone witnessing it was actually quite boring. He snorted coldly, looked away, walked to the table and sat down, pouring himself a cup of tea, looking leisurely and contented, just like him. He seems to be the owner of this place.

Li Yuqi caught Chaoyun because he was a drunkard who didn't care about drinking.Catching Chaoyun and trapping Ji Wuyan is Li Yuqi's ultimate goal.

Chao Yun was not in the study at all. Li Yuqi stayed in the study every day and had food for two people delivered to the study. He even deliberately relaxed the guards to ensure that Ji Wuyan's people could come and go freely in the East Palace. This was just to keep " Chaoyun is very likely to be locked up in the study." This news was passed to Ji Wuyan.

Of course, His Highness the Crown Prince, who was sleeping soundly at this moment, was really hit by the trick, but it was just a bait in the first place, and it made no difference whether he was hit or not.Lin Yi's skinny fingers twirled the tea cup in his hand, his entire expression covered under the black hood, which also concealed many plans in his heart - he had been standing outside all morning and did not come close, but he could still keep people coming in and out of the room. They all saw clearly, and naturally they also saw the little cook who said she came to clean up the dishes but came out a long time after entering... and the prince's recent favorite.

It's really...interesting.

However, he did not intend to tell this matter to His Highness... This would make things more interesting, wouldn't it?
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Dawn was approaching, and Ning Xiuyuan still didn't see Ji Wuyan come out of the East Palace.At this time, the servants were getting up one after another to prepare for the day's work. It was obviously not suitable to walk around the East Palace at this time.Even if he really gained nothing overnight, Ji Wuyan should have understood that he needed to evacuate at this time.

Ning Xiuyuan sat in the carriage, barely sleeping a wink all night. He rested his chin, debating whether to go into the East Palace to investigate "justifiably" before dawn, or to wait until Li Yuqi went to court and then "not so justifiably" go in to search. Looking for clues... He unconsciously twirled his fingertips and pursed his thin lips with a tense expression.The atmosphere was tense, and even the wind in the air was still.

Xi Yu huddled behind the carriage, still afraid of the "rude words" just now, so much so that he even forgot to take the opportunity to ask his master what he was busy with these days, and what Xi An said he didn't know about.

Not only did he not dare to ask, he didn't even dare to meet Ning Xiuyuan's eyes.

Xi An persuaded her again and again, "Master, maybe Miss Ji has left somewhere else, maybe she has returned to Ji's house. Why don't we go to Ji's house to have a look? Maybe Miss Ji has gone back." What's more, the news from Mr. Shangguan is faster than ours. Even though Miss Ji didn't go back, maybe we can get more news by asking Mr. Shangguan..." Although, Xi An was vaguely aware that his master was here. I'm afraid Shangguan Gongzi will be in trouble again.

Ning Xiuyuan listened, but didn't answer. He called out angrily for a while, "Are you going to hide there for the rest of your life and not come out?" If he didn't have something to ask, he really didn't want to pay attention to this person who failed to succeed and failed more than failed!Ning Xiuyuan gritted his teeth and glanced sideways at the man who came out from the back of the carriage in a low posture and became even more unwelcome, "When she entered, she didn't tell you where she wanted you to meet her?"

"No, no..."

"Then do you know where she plans to explore?"

"No, I don't know..." The voice became lower and lower, and the speaker also felt guilty - he shouldn't have spoken too arrogantly just now. At that time, Tu felt happy, but now the girl is not here, and no one can save him. …

The tip of his tongue slowly ran over his teeth. The force and slow speed made Ning Xiuyuan look like he was about to take action at any moment.But he found this idiot-like follower by himself. In the final analysis, no one is to blame.What's more, what this fool said just now is somewhat reasonable. Now it seems that the little girl must be angry. She is afraid that she will be angry with herself again. Xi'an is unreliable in this regard, and she will still have to Rely on this fool's entourage.

It's not completely useless.

It’s just that it’s really unwelcome at the moment.

Ning Xiuyuan lowered the car curtain.A side of the car curtain placed the "idiot attendant" and Ning Xiuyuan in two worlds, inside and outside. Ning Xiuyuan finally felt a little more comfortable. He leaned back on the chair, pinched his eyebrows, and tiredly ordered Xi An , "Let's go back to Ji's house and check the situation first."

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To return to Jijia from the East Palace, you need to pass through the East Market.

At that time, the morning light had risen, the autumn fog was very thick, and the street vendors were shouting in full swing.

There were whispers in the shouting, the voice was suppressed, but the emotion was excited, as if it was a shocking big gossip. Ning Xiuyuan was not an inquiring person, but I have to say that sometimes these market women The speed of getting information is much faster than their "regular" channels.

Ning Xiuyuan lifted the curtain and whispered, "Stop the car...you, go down and find out what they are talking about."

Xi Yu and Xi An sat side by side outside the carriage. Listening to their master's somewhat disgusted and displeased voice, they almost realized that this "you" was referring to themselves.He got out of the car, turned around, lowered his head and said, "Okay!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he disappeared into the crowd.

If it were Xi An who was doing this kind of thing, he would definitely not be able to complete the task.Ning Xiuyuan lifted the car curtain and looked at Xi Yu, who had completely blended in with the whispering market women. The disgust in his heart finally dissipated a little - it still has some use, doesn't it?