"Yes, this subject will not fail Your Highness's trust!"
Zeng Nianzhen lightly knocked his forehead against the ground, but after accepting the order, he raised his head and looked straight at Su Ziji. "Your Highness, the Princess Consort and the Heir are certainly important, but Your Highness is worth more than ten thousand pieces of gold. Since matters are already perilous, how can you remain in the residence and risk yourself?"
"I beg Your Highness to leave with the Princess Consort when the time comes. Though this subject is untalented, I am willing to wield the sword in my hand and cover Your Highness and the Princess Consort's retreat!"
"..." The fragrance of the pill gradually seeped out in wisps. The pill was nearly complete. Su Ziji stared at the Cloudfire within the furnace, a faint, shadowy fire glimmering in his own eyes. Only after a long while did he say, "I have just ordered you to protect the Princess Consort and the Heir, and you agreed readily enough. Yet now you are talking about covering my retreat..."
Su Ziji shook his head. Seeing Zeng Nianzhen remain silent, only bowing deeply, he could not help sighing. He explained, "It is not that I wish to risk myself. It is that I am too conspicuous a target, and I cannot leave yet."
"Prince Dai's Residence may look fine on the surface, but it lacks substance within—strong without, hollow within. You are outside and cannot keep watch over it, but in truth, there are spies both inside and outside the residence."
"Everything may look normal, but at this sensitive time, if I disappear for even one or two hours, news will likely reach the imperial ears at once, and ten thousand mounted secret police will pour forth. How could the Princess Consort