Chapter 1383: A Form of Soft Imprisonment

ckery. He didn't care about the imperial decree, but just looked at Yun Si Dao, "How is your brother""Your Highness, the Crown Prince has been imprisoned in the death cell. Our people are unable to ge...When the mouse was found, it was in such a state that it was unbearable to look at. Yun Si worried that An Xue Tang would feel uncomfortable seeing it, so he didn't bring the mouse over.

But he found a tiny piece of paper on the rat's leg.

There are only two characters on the paper: Zi Shi.

An Xuetang and Ninger instantly looked at each other. Zi shi, wasn't that the hour when the person who was supposed to send the letter tonight was leaving

So this is really sending a message!

After Yun Si finished speaking, he took out a small medicine bag.

Ning'er took it over and inspected it, instantly understanding why this mouse could avoid the vipers in the palace.

This is a snake repellent.

A mouse strapped with snake repellent powder, the green snakes in the mansion would naturally not come near it.

"Your Highness, it's snake repellent."

An Xuetang nodded slightly and looked at Yun Si, "Found by the lake"

"Yes."

That's clear then.

The mouse has snake-repelling powder on its body, so it wouldn't attract the attention of green snakes. But unexpectedly, it accidentally brushed against a green shoot by the lake, and its pouch of medicine was rubbed off.

Without the protection of snake repellent, mice are sure to be caught by the green snakes.

Fortunately, it probably still had the smell of snake repellent on it, so the green snakes dragged it back to their nest and bit it, but they didn't eat it.

At this point, Yun Si looked at the paper in his hand and said, "Your Highness, would you like me to order everyone in the household to write down these two characters"

"It's unnecessary," An Xuetang shook her head slightly, "I can't recognize the handwriting. Someone who could lurk in the palace for so long isn't ordinary. They wouldn't expose their true handwriting when writing these two characters."

It's completely unnecessary to have everyone in the household waste their energy writing.

I can't figure out where this rat came from, so it's really hard to guess who sent the message.

But how could this person know that the one leaving today would be at the 子時

Only she, Ning'er, and the person leaving tonight knew about this matter. Even Yun Si was unaware.

So how did that person know And this person was very familiar with the palace, knowing there were many green snakes inside. That's why they had someone outside put a snake-repelling powder bag on the rat when releasing the snakes.

She didn't suspect Ning'er and the others at all, nor would she be the one leaving today. If it were him, there would be no need to go through all this trouble.

Will it be a match made in heaven

But how could she do these things without any help

At this time, not only An Xue Tang thought of Shuangshuang, but Ning'er also thought of her. She looked at her own Princess Consort and found that her own Princess Consort was also looking at her.

Ning'er instantly understood and nodded slightly before leaving Jingtang Garden.

An Xuetang then turned to Yun Si, "Is that rat still alive"

"Your Majesty, I still have breath."

"Tie the paper back up and let it go."

They acted according to their original plan. Tonight, they were going to lure those people out. The brother who had actually delivered the letter that Kang'er later found had left an hour ago.

But tonight they still prepared a play. If this note wasn't sent out, the play wouldn't go on.

The rat bites on the mongoose's body explain why the snake powder packs weren't put back.

That person wouldn't suspect anything, and since someone lurking in the palace would use this method to send messages, it means she couldn't easily leave the mansion.

So even though word of them searching for mice in the palace had spread, the traitor probably knew things were exposed. But An Xue Tang wasn't worried that outsiders would notice anything amiss.

After all, the person in the palace did not send them a message in time, so they naturally did not know what happened at Beijang Palace tonight.

But just in case, An Xue Tang pondered for a moment and still said to Yun Si, "Tonight, have people be more vigilant."

Yun Si knew what their princess worried about and bowed, saying, "I understand."

"Yes."

Upon receiving An Xue Tang's order, Yun Si hurried down to make preparations.

Not long after Yun Si left, Ning'er returned to her room.

As soon as she stepped through the door, An Xue Tang raised her hand to stop her from bowing, and went straight to the point, "What is she doing"

"She" doesn't need to be named, everyone present knows who she refers to: Shuangshuang in the other courtyard.

She has become a suspect in the eyes of An Xuetang and others.

Just now, An Xue Tang looked at Ning'er, instructing her to go and see what Shuangshuang was doing, to check if there was anything unusual.

"I thought we might find something, but Ning'er shook her head. 'Nothing unusual,' she said. 'She's asleep. The people guarding her courtyard said that since Shou'er brought her back, she hasn't left the room, not even for dinner.'"

Haven't left the house all day

That is to say, after she went back, she never appeared under anyone's nose again, and even those who looked for her couldn't be sure if she was really in the house.

Even if she was truly in the house, no one knew what she was doing inside.

But the manor was full of eyes and ears, so it was unlikely she could avoid being seen doing anything.

But she, a young girl who had never left the house, how did she know that Ning'er's arrangements would have someone leave the city tonight at the stroke of midnight

If Shuangshuang is just an ordinary identity, if anyone suspects her, she may have already let Ning'er control her.

Ke Biasheng initially found Shuangshuang at the Cold Palace where her mother had lived before she passed away.

Most importantly, Shuangshuang's age is about the same as Mo Yunjing's deceased sister, and Shuangshuang's eyes are strikingly similar to Mo Yunjing's.

So, all along, both she and Mo Yunjing suspected that Shuangshuang was actually the child from back then.

But due to the current medical conditions, their identities were still unable to be confirmed.

It's impossible to say for sure. Until there's enough evidence to prove that BiBi is the one judging, she shouldn't act recklessly.

After Ning'er finished speaking, An Xuetang fell silent for a long time, and no one knew what she was thinking.

Not until Yun Si came back did An Xue Tang come to her senses.

Before reporting to Yun Si, An Xue Tang instructed him first, “From now on, control Shuangshuang’s movements. Don't let her move freely in the mansion like she used to.”

"Yes."

After An Xuetang's acquiescence under the cloud four's suggestion, she suddenly added, “If she insists on moving to Fu'er’s courtyard, then let her move. But after she moves, don’t let her come out.”

This is a form of house arrest for Shuangshuang.

But now facing this grave situation, since she's begun to suspect Er Duo, there's no way she can just sit idly by and remain as unsuspecting as before.

Before we have a definitive conclusion to this whole affair, it's best to keep her under control.

"I understand."

After finishing the conversation about Shuangshuang, An Xuetang finally asked about Huazi leaving the mansion, "Can Huazi still leave"

"It can, it's just moving extremely slowly. But I think it should be able to make it back to those people."

To avoid raising suspicion, they didn't send anyone to follow Mouse's trail.

An Xue Tang nodded slightly, "That's enough. Ning'er Shou'er, you two will come with me tonight as well."dared not expose his terrifying visage to the woman he loved.Ever since his face had changed like this, he'd never dared to show it to her, so…The man didn't know what he was thinking about. His eyes...