At the East Palace...
After the eunuch servants had left, Mu Ze instantly changed his dull face. "How is the situation?"
"Your Highness, the royal princess had left safely."
There was no one in the room, but voices emerged from within.
"Good." Mu Ze breathed a relief.
"Your Highness, don't you think the royal princess is a little different from before?" The voice hesitated. "The former royal princess would never offend Princess Rong Hua in public."
Mu Ze frowned seriously. "What are you implying?"
"Your Highness, I just find it a bit strange."
"She was frightened by the assassination attempt, so it's understandable that her temper had changed a little." Of course Mu Ze had sensed the change in Ming Shu, but he would rather give himself a reason to defend her.
That voice didn't answer.
Mu Ze continued, "Have you figured out why that person called my uncle back?"
"Not yet, Your Highness. But he must be planning something. King Huai has been faithfully guarding the frontier for many years. And his personality is as deep as a well. If he and His Majesty engage in a battle, it will definitely cause a hectic situation. Your Highness, you must be very careful."
Seriousness appeared in Mu Ze's eyes. "Go."
The room sounded silent again, dead silence.
It was deep into the night. The cold, humid air left dewdrops on everything exposed in the dark. The moon gradually hid itself in the clouds, and there were only a few stars scattered across the sky.
The entire palace also fell into darkness and went silent.
Mu Ze pushed open the window and jumped out. With superb movement arts, he skillfully avoided the patrolling guards and went in the direction of the Heavenly Temple.
He was very familiar with the temple and easily arrived outside the room he was looking for. The person in the room was still awake, and the slender figure was silhouetted against the window by candlelight.
After making sure there was only her in the room, Mu Ze carefully got closer to the window. He reached out, but didn't make up his mind to knock for a long time.
He wanted to see for himself whether she was really safe and sound.
Mu Ze took a deep breath and decided to knock on the window.
The shadow on the window suddenly became larger and closer; he heard footsteps. Mu Ze immediately changed himself into the fool who existed in the daylight.
The window was pushed open, and the woman, in only a coat robe, stood inside, smiling at him and not very surprised. "Your Highness."
Mu Ze felt a little depressed in his heart. She seemed really strange...
It's like another person.
But Mu Ze smiled foolishly. "I, I, I am looking for Little Ci."
The two were separated by a window, with one smiling softly and lovingly on one side, and another smiling innocently on the opposite.
Ming Shu leaned over and the distance between them was shortened instantly. Mu Ze saw his own reflection in Ming Shu's eyes, looking really dumb and stupid, without any sign of normality.
"It's so late, Your Highness, are you taking me out for a midnight snack?"
Mu Ze was frozen to the spot, but fortunately he had always seemed to be stupid, so there was no need to worry about being seen through.
