Eunuch Fu was initially startled and hesitated for a moment before asking, "Emperor, about that Gong Juechen...?"
The Emperor of Xiyun did not say anything else but gave a cold, cold smile.
Eunuch Fu felt a chill down his spine.
As soon as An Jing returned home, he sent Meng Zhuqing to follow Gong Juechen to the Fifth Prince’s Mansion to protect Gong Juechen.
Then, Meng Zhuqing obediently followed Gong Juechen to the Fifth Prince’s Mansion.
As soon as Gong Juechen arrived at the Fifth Prince’s Mansion and saw that the things he needed for the detoxification were all prepared, he began to detoxify Su Chengjin.
By the time Gong Juechen came out of Su Chengjin’s room again, it was completely dark.
The poison in Su Chengjin’s body hadn’t been completely cleared, so Gong Juechen had to stay in the Fifth Prince’s Mansion, and Meng Zhuqing also stayed with Gong Juechen in the Fifth Prince’s Mansion.
And in order to better protect Gong Juechen, to prevent any accident truly happening to him in the Fifth Prince’s Mansion, Meng Zhuqing and Gong Juechen stayed in the same room.
At night, Gong Juechen on the bed was sleeping soundly, looking completely undisturbable like a dead pig during a thunderstorm.
Meng Zhuqing, who was sleeping on a makeshift bed on the floor, was not so fortunate and could only sleep lightly, remaining alert at all times.
This Fifth Prince’s Mansion is really not peaceful, serverflies poison the Fifth Prince over a long period, and yet no one discovered it?
Or is it that someone discovered it, but that person is also in cahoots with the serverfly?
Or perhaps, all the people in the Fifth Prince’s Mansion are in it together, all wanting to doom the Fifth Prince?
Anyhow, because of these suspicions, Meng Zhuqing truly couldn’t fall into a deep sleep.
Suddenly, a faint sound of footsteps on the roof resounded, and Meng Zhuqing’s ears immediately perked up, alertly opening his eyes in an instant.
Grabbing the sword by his side, Meng Zhuqing rushed out.
Then, he saw a dark figure descend from the roof, the figure jumped from the roof to the wall, then from the wall to the outside, moving with agile movements.
Meng Zhuqing didn’t think twice, seeing the person fleeing, he immediately chased after them.
So, Meng Zhuqing didn’t know that back in the room, Gong Juechen had also awakened, leisurely lying on the bed, and when the sounds outside ceased, he assumed Meng Zhuqing had gone after someone and then leisurely closed his eyes, continuing to sleep.
He’d leave it to Meng Zhuqing for now, and if Meng Zhuqing couldn’t handle it, he would have to take action personally.
Thinking thus, Gong Juechen continued to sleep before sleeping.
It was the dead of night.
There was no one on the streets of the Imperial Capital, but because the moon was bright and full without any clouds, one could see the road clearly.
It was on these streets that Meng Zhuqing caught up with the person in black, drawing his sword and attacking them.
Meng Zhuqing did not hold back at all, and after thirty moves, the person was already losing to him, and even, with one stroke of his sword, Meng Zhuqing knocked off the person’s veil.
Upon seeing the true face of the person, Meng Zhuqing was startled, immediately withdrew his hand, and as he sheathed his sword, he also couldn’t help but exclaim in shock, "Miss Yan Yao?!"
"And you said you didn’t want to draw your sword against me," Yan Yao replied with a cold smile, also sheathing her sword.
Meng Zhuqing’s face instantly flushed, but due to the darkness, it couldn’t be seen whether his face was red or pale.
"I didn’t know it was you," Meng Zhuqing said, keeping his head low, his voice very, very soft.
Yan Yao might or might not have heard him, only asking, "Meng Zhuqing, who exactly are you? How come you are in the Fifth Prince’s Mansion?"
Meng Zhuqing did not answer but became serious and counter-asked, "Miss, who are you? What brings you to the Imperial Capital? And why are you sneaking into the Fifth Prince’s Mansion in the dead of night?"