The eldest sister was reborn and the younger sister traveled through time. I just want to survive.

Dong Yu immediately denied it, "Madam Man drank a tranquilizer before going to bed last night, so she couldn't have known that the young lady was replaced in the middle of the night. And I only took a quick glance at the woman this morning, so how could I tell whether it was true or not."

Dong Yu considers herself not a smart person, but after years of getting along with Qian Manman, she knows Qian Manman well. Qian Manman has an extremely simple mind, and the possibility of her recognizing her daughter at first sight is slim, and she is not likely to pretend to be fainted to confuse others. She must be overthinking.

Yu Shui was just guessing based on his feelings and no longer insisted on making a conclusion. The most important thing now was to find his young lady as soon as possible.

"Sister Dongyu, where do you think our young lady was taken by the emperor? Is she being taken out of the palace?"

Dong Yu scratched his head in annoyance. "I think the young lady should still be in the palace. The palace is the emperor's territory. It is easier to control the young lady by trapping her in his territory. Fortunately, the young lady anticipated the unexpected situation early on and told us not to panic. Now as long as the young lady is safe, we can slowly search for her and we will find her eventually."

Yan Muxi had long guessed that the evil concubine who brought disaster to the country was a play directed and acted by Yu Jinzhou himself, with the purpose of luring Yu Wantai into the game and also as a test.

If Yu Wantai tried to rescue her, regardless of whether he succeeded or not, it would be enough to prove that she was valuable to him.

As long as she can prove her value in Yu Wantai's heart, Yu Jinzhou can use her as a bargaining chip to achieve his own goals.

As for the chess pieces that are going to explore the way, there is no need to take it seriously. The current situation is not the end of the road for Yu Jinzhou, and Yu Jinzhou will not let the most important chess piece take risks.

In order to avoid uncontrollable accidents, Yan Muxi guessed that Yu Jinzhou might not let her appear at the execution ground, so she instructed Dong Yu and Yu Shui in advance that no matter what happened, they should protect themselves, not act impulsively, and just wait and see what happens.

Although they had been told in advance, it was impossible for Dongyu and Yushui to really do nothing.

In the middle of the night, Dongyu changed into night clothes and Yushui also changed into inconspicuous eunuch clothes. One of them explored while the other provided cover, and they planned to go to Merlin where Yan Muxi had been bullied before to look for someone.

The two were about to leave the palace when they were stopped by a voice, "Stop."

Dongyu and Yushui turned around at the same time, and found that it was Qian Manman who called them.

Qian Manman walked quickly to Dongyu and asked in a low voice, "Where are you going in the middle of the night?"

Dong Yu glanced at Yu Shui and saw that she was also full of doubts, so she could only perfunctorily say, "I am bored, so I am going out for a stroll with Yu Shui."

Qian Manman lowered her voice to the lowest level and said, "Don't try to fool me. I know you guys are going to look for Sister Xi."

Dongyu was very surprised when he heard this. He didn't understand when this person who had never cared about worldly affairs became so shrewd and sharp.

She suppressed her doubts and tried to probe, "Madam, don't think too much. The young lady has been rescued. Even if I want to find her now, I don't know where to go. It's better to wait until I can leave the palace tomorrow and then look for the young lady."

Qian Manman frowned and said nothing for a long time. Just when Dongyu thought Qian Manman believed her words, Qian Manman suddenly said slyly, "I may know where Sister Xi is."

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At the same time in the imperial study, Yu Jinzhou's brows twisted into a shape of "川" after listening to the secret guard's report.

After a moment's silence, he asked, "Are you sure that no one is following you and there are no suspicious people around?"

The secret guard said truthfully: "No abnormalities have been found yet... The fish has not been hooked, but do we still need to take the imperial concubine out of the city and head south?"

"The bait has already been dropped, so let the line out a little longer and wait."

Yu Jinzhou's eyes were dark. He often followed Yu Wantai when he was young and thought he knew him very well. Yu Wantai looked nonchalant but was actually soft-hearted and loyal. In order to save the life of his personal attendant, he would rather be beaten with thirty more sticks and almost lost his life.

Yan Muxi was the Crown Prince's consort whom Yu Wantai married in a formal ceremony. They had been married for three years and considering Yu Wantai's character, it was impossible for him to watch his wife being tortured and burned to death.

But now, Yu Wantai did not rescue Yan Muxi as he expected, and did not even appear at the execution ground. How could this be possible?

Yu Wantai might have guessed that the execution of the evil concubine was a trap set by him, but he would never have guessed that the person on the rack was a fake Yan Muxi, so, what was the problem?

After the secret guards left, Yu Jinzhou sat in front of the desk for a long time. Only when his personal eunuch reminded him did he stand up, leave the imperial study and go towards the bedroom.

Entering the inner hall, Yu Jinzhou waved away the palace servants who were waiting to serve him washing, walked to the antique display shelf, took out a dragon-patterned key from a wide-mouthed vase, pointed the key at the secret lock under the antique display shelf, and twisted it lightly. The antique display shelf slowly turned, and a hole that was only wide enough for one person to enter and exit appeared at the back, which looked like the entrance to a secret passage.

Yu Jinzhou took the night pearl lamp and bent down to enter the secret passage. The secret passage went down along the stairs. The space was narrow only two meters away from the cave entrance. As you walked a little further in, the space in the corridor would become much wider, enough for five or six people to walk side by side.

After walking for about half a cup of tea, Yu Jinzhou stopped in front of a stone wall. He bent down and pressed the mechanism at the corner. A two-foot-wide stone door slowly opened, and behind the stone door was a simply decorated house.

Yan Muxi was sitting on a stone bench in a daze. When he saw Yu Jinzhou come in, he glanced at him indifferently and continued to hold his chin in his hand, pretending to be in a daze.

In addition to Yan Muxi, there was also a girl about thirteen or fourteen years old in the house, who was responsible for taking care of Yan Muxi's daily life. However, she could not hear or speak, and apart from providing necessary care, she could only accompany Yan Muxi in a daze.

There was no sunlight in the secret room, and there was no distinction between day and night. Time seemed to pass exceptionally slowly. After Yan Muxi came in, she only slept for a long time and ate three meals, but she felt as if more than ten days had passed.

Yu Jinzhou sat down at the stone table, stared at Yan Muxi and asked with a smile, "Aunt Wang, are you angry that I'm late?"

Yan Muxi didn't look at him, "Your Majesty misunderstood, I'm not angry."

Yu Jinzhou said angrily, "The word 'angry' is written all over your face, and Aunt Wang still says she's not angry. I'm not a three-year-old child, it's not easy to deceive you."

Yan Muxi glanced around and glanced at the deaf-mute girl again, "Looking at the scene before my eyes, does the emperor think that I should be happy?"

"During this extraordinary period, Aunt Wang, please bear with it for now. When the storm has passed, I will arrange a better place for you."

"Can I ask first, where is the better place to go?"

Yu Jinzhou did not answer Yan Muxi's question, but suddenly changed the subject, "The fake Aunt Wang was rescued."

Yan Muxi was stunned for a moment, then frowned and sighed, "Was it Prince Dingbei who rescued him?"

Yu Jinzhou stared at Yan Muxi without blinking, "Does Aunt Wang think it's him?"

Yan Muxi smiled bitterly and shook her head, "I don't know. We have been married for three years, and now things have changed. I don't know if I can leave some nostalgia and pity in his heart."

"Aunt Wang, you really don't know?" Yu Jinzhou's tone was obviously cold.

Yan Muxi raised her eyes and looked at him. "Does the emperor think that since Yu Wantai and I have been separated for several years and I have become his concubine, I should still have the confidence to gain Yu Wantai's true love?"