The imperial guards' garrison stood right against the outer wall of Palace City. Three thousand elite imperial guards were permanently stationed there, working three shifts to protect Imperial City.
At the center of the garrison stood the Marquis of Yunning's Residence, where Great Wei's deposed emperor was held under house arrest.
Ye Jingtang and Dongfang Liren came to the vicinity of the Marquis of Yunning's Residence and inspected the surroundings with the Black Bureau constables. They found no signs of a tunnel, but to be safe, Dongfang Liren still ordered the deposed emperor moved to a nearby residence, placed under strict guard by the imperial guards, and secretly assigned Black Bureau personnel there.
Dongfang Liren did not deploy defenses with any great fanfare. After all, they only knew the general intent at present and still had no evidence.
Black Bureau experts were watching the Heir of Prince Wu. He had spent the day drinking with other scions of princes and nobles at Dragon Roar Tower, showing nothing unusual.
If the defenses were too obvious, the Heir of Prince Wu would certainly realize his plan had been exposed and cancel it outright. Even if the Molten Stone Oil worked afterward and Palace City's wall collapsed tomorrow, they would have no way to prove that the Heir of Prince Wu had ordered it.
If they simply killed a regional prince's heir without solid evidence, the other princes, feeling the chill on their teeth when the lips were gone, might well cause serious trouble. For now, they had to act as though the Imperial Court knew nothing and wait for the Heir of Prince Wu to take his desperate gamble.
By the time everything was arranged, night had deepened. Dongfang Liren stayed nearby on the western side of Imperial City so she could