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"No." Qin Ke frowned. "It's too dangerous."

Rong Xi shook his head. "If you send someone to investigate, it may alert the enemy."

He looked at Golden Lucky. "Lucky, could you help me?"

Golden Lucky's jade-green eyes were as deep as the sea. "It would be my honor."

The two immediately hit it off, but Qin Ke still refused. He suddenly hooked an arm around Rong Xi and, unusually forcefully, strode toward the study.

"Qin Sizhi, why are you stopping me?" Rong Xi could not make head or tail of it.

Qin Ke pressed his lips together. "You want to invite the wolf into the house, then catch the turtle in the jar? No. It's too dangerous."

"I've already taken precautions, and with you here, how could it be dangerous?" Rong Xi countered.

Qin Ke's heart sweetened. He cupped Rong Xi's face in both hands and lightly pecked his lips, his eyes brimming with delight.

"That's just what I wanted to tell you."

Holding Rong Xi, he sat down in a chair and sighed softly. "The Empress Dowager's birthday is approaching. I must return to the capital. How can I rest easy when I won't be by your side then?"

Rong Xi froze slightly. He and Qin Sizhi truly spent little time together and much time apart.

He had grown accustomed to Qin Ke being at his side. Qin Ke leaving so suddenly really did make him feel somewhat unaccustomed to it.

"When will you leave?"

Qin Ke answered, "I can stay here for no more than two or three days."

Two or three days—the time was too tight. There was no way to carry out the plan of turning the enemy's scheme against them.

Rong Xi pondered for a moment, then asked, "How about having Lucky pretend to be