"Master." Lan Ye called softly upon entering the room.
"Have you found out anything?" Noble Lady Jing lowered her voice as well.
Lan Ye nodded, showing a look of lingering fear.
Noble Lady Jing understood, gave her a signal to close the door, and they both walked towards the inner chamber.
"Did Feng Yin personally lead the person inside?"
Noble Lady Jing stood up directly from the chair, almost knocking over the teacup beside her in shock.
Lan Ye nodded, whispered, "I’ve checked thoroughly, quite a few people saw it was the Deputy Commander of the Guard House who brought the person into the palace. Feng Yin picked up directly and led the person into Luaxin Pavilion. The person is still inside Luaxin Pavilion now."
Heavens!
This is truly audacious!
If it were anyone else, Noble Lady Jing might not believe it, but Song Sheng is different. He’s someone Li Mo trusts, so it wouldn’t be surprising if Li Yuyu did this through Song Sheng.
"Don’t spread this, and pretend you know nothing about it. You mustn’t tell anyone else either."
Noble Lady Jing sternly instructed.
Lan Ye also knew the severity of the situation and nodded solemnly.
Such a big matter!
Yin Cheng bit her lip hard, stepping gingerly, afraid of making any noise to alert those inside the room.
"Noble, Noble..." As soon as Yin Cheng entered the side wing, she called anxiously.
Noble Lady Ying glared at her and closed the door.
...
Luaxin Pavilion.
Li Yuyu had just finished bathing and sat before the copper mirror with her hair dripping wet.
Feng Yin took a dry towel to help Li Yuyu dry her hair.
"Sleepy," Li Yuyu yawned.
"Master, lie down on the soft couch and rest for a while. I’ll call you to bed after I finish drying your hair," Feng Yin said tenderly.
Li Yuyu nodded, yawning delicately, lying down on the soft couch, and soon fell drowsy.
After Feng Yin dried Li Yuyu’s hair, she called Hua Yin, and together they gently coaxed and helped the drowsy Li Yuyu to bed, covered her with a thin quilt, and drew the bed curtains before quietly leaving.
"Sister Feng Yin, Sister Hua Yin, not good, Princess Consort De and Noble Lady Ying are heading towards our Luaxin Pavilion."
"Now?" Feng Yin was surprised.
It’s already 7 p.m., why would Princess Consort De and Noble Lady Ying come to Luaxin Pavilion at this hour?
"Should we wake the master?" Hua Yin was quite anxious.
"Little Xianzi, you go find Eunuch Dong and tell him what’s happening here," Feng Yin said softly.
Little Xianzi responded and ran towards Yangxin Hall.
He was quick-witted and agile; he had just left Luaxin Pavilion when Princess Consort De ordered people to guard all the doors of Luaxin Pavilion and issued orders that no one from Luaxin Pavilion was to leave.
Feng Yin realized something was wrong, thankfully, Little Xianzi had already exited Luaxin Pavilion.
"You go wake the master, I’ll hold them off here first," Feng Yin dared not delay, quietly instructed Hua Yin, and then waited in Luaxin Pavilion courtyard for Princess Consort De and others to come in.
"Where are the people of Luaxin Pavilion? Can’t they see Princess Consort De has arrived? Why aren’t they coming out to greet her?"
Noble Lady Ying stood beside Princess Consort De, calling out pretentiously.
Looking at this quiet courtyard, with not a single light in the pavilion, could they have already gone to bed in a rush?
Feng Yin, with her head bowed, took small steps in front of Princess Consort De and Noble Lady Ying, knelt down, and greeted, "This servant Feng Yin, pays respects to Princess Consort De, pays respects to Noble Lady Ying."
Princess Consort De looked at the person kneeling before her, then at the courtyard with no one else but Feng Yin, her face showing a cold smile, ignoring the kneeling person as she was about to pass her and head into the inner chamber.