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

The Dingbei Army is approaching the city of Lincheng and a major battle is imminent. In order to boost the morale of the soldiers, the emperor is going to inspect and review the troops at the Lincheng camp.

When the emperor leaves the palace, most of the secret guards in the Qianqing Palace will withdraw, which is undoubtedly the best time to rescue Yan Muxi.

Concubine Shu sent a message early in the morning, setting the rescue time at 1:15 p.m. At that time, she would send people to set fire near the Qianqing Palace. Dong Yu and others must rescue Yan Muxi safely before the fire is put out.

At noon, all the ministers left the palace in a grand procession following the emperor's procession.

Because of the emperor's deliberate retention, Qian Manman was unable to leave the palace as she wished. After breakfast, she paid her respects to the empress dowager and took Dongyu and Yushui into Ci'an Palace.

After paying respects, Concubine Shu made an excuse to keep Qian Manman to talk. Perhaps because of their similar personalities, the Empress Dowager and Qian Manman got along very well. They chatted until noon and were still not satisfied, so the Empress Dowager took the initiative to keep Qian Manman to have lunch in Ci'an Palace.

While the master was having a meal, Dongyu and Yushui disguised themselves as eunuchs and quietly slipped out of Ci'an Palace.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, thick smoke billowed out of the palace adjacent to the Qianqing Hall at the rear. The palace servants and eunuchs were in a panic, running in and out to put out the fire.

In the Qianqing Palace, which was separated by a wall, the eunuch who served the emperor personally came running over in a hurry, "The fire over there is too big, please send half of the staff to help put out the fire."

The leading imperial guard said, "We are not allowed to leave our post while on duty. Eunuch Liu, please go and borrow some help from somewhere else to put out the fire!"

Eunuch Liu was so anxious that he jumped up and down. "It's a matter of urgency, but you still stick to the rules. If the fire really burns to the Qianqing Palace, I don't think any of you can escape the blame for your failure."

The imperial guards were unmoved. "Your Excellency, please do not worry about whether we can escape the blame for negligence. Please go to other places to borrow some people to put out the fire!"

"He's so stubborn. It drives me crazy!" The eunuch said as he ran away.

At the back window, Dong Yu and his companions took advantage of the fact that the attention of the royal guards in front was diverted and quietly sneaked into the bedroom, leaving Yu Shui guarding outside the window.

After several people entered the inner hall, Dong Yu went straight to the antique shelf on the east wall. According to Qian Manman's description, he took out the key from the wide-mouthed vase, found the keyhole, and successfully opened the secret door.

One secret guard followed Dong Yu down the secret passage, while the other two stayed above and continued searching.

Concubine Shu took the opportunity to break into the Qianqing Palace not only to rescue Yan Muxi, but also to find the military token of the Imperial Guards.

Unlike the frontier garrisons, the imperial guards were far away and might escape the emperor's control, so they needed military tokens to control them. The Imperial Guards were the imperial guards, who took orders directly from successive emperors. The military tokens of the Imperial Guards were just decorations for them.

However, Yu Jinzhou had just ascended the throne and his prestige in the army was not enough. If he could get the military token of the Imperial Guards, he could at least drive at least half of the Imperial Guards to defect to his side at a critical moment.

After entering the secret passage, Dong Yu took out a fire starter from his arms and walked forward carefully, with another secret guard following closely behind him.

After walking for about a cup of tea, Dong Yu successfully found the gap in the stone door, which was guarded by another secret guard. She squatted down and searched for a while, and soon touched the switch of the stone door.

With a creaking sound, the stone door slowly opened, and the two people inside the door looked over at the same time.

The light in the room was dim. When the deaf-mute girl saw the appearance of Dong Yu and the other man, she was stunned for a moment and then stepped back in panic.

Yan Muxi stood up in surprise, "Dongyu, you are finally here."

Dong Yu walked forward quickly, pulled her over and examined her carefully from head to toe, choking with sobs, "It's good that the young lady is fine. It's our fault that we are useless and came too late."

Yan Muxi was about to comfort Dongyu, but when he saw the secret guards were about to attack the deaf-mute girl, he quickly spoke out to stop them, "She can't hear, and can't speak, there's no need to kill her."

The secret guard turned around and saw that Dongyu had no objection, so he flipped the blade and knocked the deaf-mute girl unconscious with the back of the blade.

Yan Muxi then looked at Dongyu, "How did you find me here?"

"Let's go out first and then tell the young lady in detail outside." Dong Yu sniffed, pulled Yan Muxi, and the three of them returned to the secret room the same way they came.

The secret guards who were searching for the military talisman outside seemed to have gained something. Seeing the three people come out safely, they quickly restored the antique shelf to its original position and evacuated in an orderly manner.

The fire in the next door hall had not been put out yet, and covered by the noise, the four people successfully left the Qianqing Hall.

Seeing Yan Muxi, Yu Shui, who was answering the call outside the window, did not bother to greet her and took out a set of eunuch's outer clothes from the prepared bag, "Miss, change them quickly, don't let anyone find out."

Yan Muxi grabbed his outer coat and hastily put it on over his original clothes, took out the eunuch's hat and put it on, and then grabbed a handful of semi-moist soil from the flower bed next to him and smeared it on his face.

Because the palace next door was still in a mess, the group successfully left the Qianqing Hall and headed towards the inner palace gate.

Yu Shui looked at the figure following Dong Yu and felt inexplicably strange, thinking that it seemed too easy to save this person.

Just as he was lost in thought, Yan Muxi in front of him suddenly turned back and said, "Yushui, be careful and follow closely."

A familiar voice came into my ears, and the rain shook my wandering mind, making me feel that I was thinking too much.

They learned about the entrance to the secret room from Qian Manman's dream. Unless the emperor could predict the future, it would be impossible for him to make preparations in advance. It was reasonable for them to rescue people easily.

In order to avoid any unnecessary trouble, the master and his two servants did not return to Ci'an Palace. Instead, they were covered by the men of Concubine Shu and left the palace directly through the small door used to transport swill.

A carriage was arranged outside the palace to pick them up. Until the towering palace walls became blurred, the few people were still a little dazed and could not believe that they had escaped from the palace so easily.

Dong Yu asked Yan Muxi, "Miss, where are we going next?"

Yan Muxi looked in the direction of the palace, and after a moment's silence, he sighed and said, "Let's go home."

Dong Yu was delighted when she heard this. "Really? I miss home. I want to go back home even in my dreams. I have been away for nearly a year. I wonder if everything is going well at home..."

Hearing that Yan Muxi was going back to the island at this time, Yu Shui felt it was unusual. Now they were not sure whether it was safe, so it was not wise to rush back to the island.

She calmly pulled Dongyu's clothes and continued with a smile, "I miss home so much, I wish I could fly back to Jinling right away."

Dongyu's expression froze. Fortunately, the people around her didn't look at her. She quickly suppressed her anxiety and echoed Yu Shui's words, "Yes, I also want to fly back to Jinling immediately, but it's a pity that it will take many days to get home. I haven't seen them for a year. I don't know if the cats and birds at home still recognize me."

Yan Muxi looked over and forced a smile, "Birds and cats are all human-like, they must recognize us."

As soon as these words were spoken, Yu Shui and Dong Yu's hearts instantly sank. The fact was clear: the person in front of them might not be Yan Muxi.

After the shock, Yu Shui made a gesture to Dong Yu. Dong Yu pretended to get up and open the window, and with one hand he chopped the person wearing Yan Muxi's shell unconscious.

After the person fell unconscious, Dongyu walked forward and touched the face that looked exactly like his own lady. It felt slippery and cold, obviously not normal human skin.

After confirming that the person in front of him was not his young lady, Dong Yu hurriedly ordered the driver, "Don't leave the city, turn around and go back to the palace."

Yu Shui spoke to stop him, “No need to turn around, just keep going.”

Dongyu didn't understand, "Why? We rescued the wrong person, and the young lady is still trapped in the palace!"

"Sister Dongyu, how did you know that the young lady was still trapped in the palace?" Yu Shui asked back.

Dongyu took a few deep breaths, trying to calm his troubled mind.

Yu Shui was right. It was unknown whether the young lady was still trapped in the palace. She might still be in the palace, or she might have been sent out by the emperor long ago.

"So what should we do now? Where can we find a lady?"