Ling'er was able to get the token to leave the palace so quickly, of course, with the help of the eldest princess.

Lu Rui immediately reported the news from the palace to Princess Zhang. The princess then opened her eyes, put her hands covered with bright red paint in front of her nose, and yawned.

"She's quite sensible."

After a moment, she smiled calmly, with a hint of confidence in her tone.

"By the way, remember to tell Shen Mengyao about this."

"Princess?" Lu Rui was puzzled: "Why should I tell her? What if..."

"What's the point of just dealing with Ling'er? Don't forget that I have a deal with my royal brother. Now that my dream has come true, I should naturally lend him a helping hand." The eldest princess said thoughtfully.

Once Ling'er died, Shen Mengyao might leave the palace, but it would be too late.

She loves the feeling of winning big.

Lu Rui nodded and said, "Princess, I understand. I will tell you right away."

Lu Rui took the order and left. Since the eldest princess had already made a plan, as her personal maid, she had no choice but to do her best to carry it out.

The news soon reached Shen Mengyao's ears. At that time, she was discussing countermeasures with Queyue in the room and preparing for the next step.

Upon learning that Ling'er was about to leave the palace, Shen Mengyao couldn't help but frown slightly, with a bad feeling in her heart.

"Princess, this news is too strange. I'm worried that there is something fishy going on." Queyue said worriedly.

Shen Mengyao pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "I have the same concerns. Since the princess can easily decide whether Ling'er will stay or go, how could she suddenly reveal such news?"

"Unless she wants to take this opportunity to catch them all in one fell swoop?" Queyue took over the conversation, a hint of fear in her eyes.

Shen Mengyao sighed softly.

"That's what I'm afraid of, but now that things have come to this, we can't just sit there and wait for death. Arrange people immediately to secretly protect Ling'er on her way out of the palace. At the same time, notify the prince and ask them to prepare as well. If this happens, Ling'er will definitely turn against us."

Queyue took the order and left. As the night deepened, Shen Mengyao had no desire to sleep. She stood in front of the window, looking at the moonlight outside, with a myriad of thoughts in her mind.

There are rules in the palace that maids brought by ladies who come to the palace to meet the emperor are not allowed to enter and leave at will.

If Queyue wants to go out, Shen Mengyao must follow her.

Fortunately, it was not difficult for them to leave the palace. After getting the token, they followed Ling'er.

Queyue was very worried, because she was afraid that some people were coming for Shen Mengyao, so she advised: "Princess, why don't you close the internet now? The princess is threatening her family, she will definitely turn against us."

Shen Mengyao's eyes were deep and her tone was profound.

"That being said, she has never seen cruelty before, so her heart is still wavering. Not everyone has the courage to report in front of the throne. Only when they are in a desperate situation will they burn their boats."

Queyue also thought it made sense, nodded and praised: "The princess has thought it through. If it were me, I would never think so much."

Shen Mengyao smiled calmly, her tone firm.

“We can’t give her any way out. Only when she truly realizes that the threat posed by the eldest princess is more deadly than the protection we can provide, will she stand by our side without reservation.

Moreover, we cannot rely solely on her testimony, we also need to ensure that she can firmly testify against the princess in the Golden Palace."

Because of a sudden change of plan, Ling'er did not go through the Xizhimen gate which was often used by palace servants, but instead went through the Dongshunmen gate which was often used by ministers.

It seemed that this was also the request of the eldest princess. Fortunately, Shen Mengyao still had some way. After bribing some silver and with the token, the guard turned a blind eye and let them go.

However, in this case, the helpers who were originally lying in ambush in front of Xizhimen would take some time to arrive.

Queyue became more and more worried.

"Princess, why don't you go back to the palace first? I can follow you by myself. If something goes wrong, I don't know how to explain it to the prince."

"It's okay. After we send out the signal, help will arrive soon. Before that, there will be no danger for us to stay together." Shen Mengyao said stubbornly.

Queyue didn't try to persuade her any further. She would definitely protect Shen Mengyao this time.

At this moment, Ling'er suddenly turned into a car rental shop. It was in a remote place and she was the only customer inside, so it seemed very deserted.

They couldn't go in, so they just waited outside. However, they didn't expect that when they came out, they saw two identical carriages, which were blocked tightly.

Queyue felt something was wrong, and seeing the shop owner coming out to see the guests off, she immediately rushed to the money, stuffed a silver ingot into his hand and asked more questions.

"Where is the woman who just went in?"

"We've rented a car and left." The shopkeeper naturally answered every question as soon as he saw the money.

"Which car did you take?" Queyue asked.

The shopkeeper looked up and saw two identical cars driving side by side on the wide street, one in front and one behind. He couldn't remember what it was, so he shook his head.

"I don't know that."

Queyue was afraid of losing the person and was extremely anxious because this was their most important witness.

If this person dies, this case will probably become an unsolved case and there will be no possibility of overturning the verdict.

Shen Mengyao came up and threw two silver ingots to him: "Hurry up and bring us two good horses, and we'll treat them as purchases."

"Princess, do you want to..." Queyue was stunned.

"We each chase one." Shen Mengyao said very clearly.

Fortunately, the shopkeeper acted quickly. They rode their horses and chased for a street, and then they saw the two carriages driving ahead.

The two men immediately chased after them, but when they reached a fork in the road, the two carriages suddenly separated and ran in opposite directions.

Shen Mengyao looked around and said, "You go after that one, and I'll go after this one. Let's split up."

Queyue couldn't persuade her, so he had to hand her the signal cigarette on his waist.

"Princess, remember to light the fireworks. The prince's men will come over if they see them."

Shen Mengyao nodded and chased after him.

Queyue followed the carriage and walked on the wide street.

But unexpectedly, at this moment, the street was suddenly crowded with people, and she and the carriage could hardly move. After looking carefully, she found that someone was holding a wedding today.

Ling'er should be very anxious, but the carriage was parked in the middle of the road and there was no shadow of anyone inside.

"Oops!"

She rushed forward and directly opened the curtain of the carriage, revealing that there was no one inside.

The person is not here. Could he be in the car that Shen Mengyao was chasing? If their people don’t arrive in time, Shen Mengyao will definitely be in danger.

She was startled and immediately turned her horse around. When she was about to go back, she suddenly found a woman wearing a bamboo hat in the crowd. She lowered the brim of her hat and walked quickly towards the front.

The red mole beside the ear is particularly obvious.

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