Guagua: [Host, what are you planning to do?]
Song Yaoyao: [How about we go rescue Nie Xunzhi and his family too?]
Guagua: [Host, have you been thinking about rescuing Nie Xunzhi all this time?
Since we can't escape being searched anyway, there's no reason we can't rescue Nie Xunzhi now.]
Song Yaoyao: [All right, it's settled.]
The Imperial Palace.
Nian Fengyuan hurled the teacup in his hand at his subordinates:
"Useless! Every last one of you is useless! You can't even find two wounded people. What good are you to me?
Send more men and keep searching! If you can't find them, don't bother coming back."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After his subordinates left, Qin Luou emerged from behind the screen:
"Your Majesty, please calm down. It's all my fault. I let my guard down and allowed Sima Yifeng and his disciple to take my Palace Exit Token, causing all this trouble."
"My beloved consort, this isn't your fault.
Sima Yifeng and his disciple failed to appreciate my favor. How could I blame you?
Since those two refused the wine of courtesy and chose the wine of punishment, they can't blame me for what comes next.
In any case, no one must find out about your face replacement."
"Mm."
"How does your face feel?"
"The Imperial Physician said it's healing very well."
"That's good."
At that moment, Nian Fengyuan had no idea someone was preparing to dig an even bigger pit for him.
Meanwhile, Song Yaoyao told Chen Yixiao, Song Qinghui, Liu Zheheng, and the others what she had in mind.
None of them objected to her plan.
A moonless, windswept night was the perfect time to take care of business. Dressed in stealth clothes with black cloths covering their faces, Song Yaoyao and the others followed Guagua's directions toward