Seeing Feng Yunshu lost in thought for a moment, Xiaoling couldn't help but speak up. "Master, Prince Helan has given that prime minister and the crown prince a good lesson. I'm sure they'll cause trouble again. So what shall we do now? Wait and help Prince Helan then?"
Yes, Helan Yanting's sudden move really disrupted her original plan.
Originally, Feng Yunshu planned to use Feng Manshu to coerce the first lady and force her to take out the antidote. But now, it's hard to gauge the first lady's attitude...
As for the emperor, she had no idea what he would do.
After much thought, Feng Yunshu decided to follow the original plan.
Night fell.
Taking advantage of the dark and windy night, Feng Yunshu put on a night suit. This time when she went out, she took Xiaoling with her and told Ziyuan to stay in the prince's mansion.
"Master, master, are we going to do something bad again?"
Xiaoling blinked her eyes and looked at Feng Yunshu, faintly excited.
Feng Yunshu glanced at her and tapped Xiaoling's little head. "You, why do you always think about doing bad things in your head? Don't say I've led you astray..."
Xiaoling squinted and smiled, rubbing against Feng Yunshu's arms. "Oh, master, don't be angry. Xiaoling is just joking... Hehe, so where are we going now, master? What are we going to do?"
"To the prime minister's mansion. To do something serious!"
Feng Yunshu looked up at the night sky outside. She had a hunch that such peaceful times would not last long.
"Going to the prime minister's mansion again?!" Xiaoling was a bit surprised. "Oh, I know! Master, you must use the prime minister's mansion to teach Prime Minister Feng and the first lady a good lesson, and get rid of them once and for all to eliminate future troubles, right?"
Feng Yunshu silently glanced at Xiaoling. "According to what you said, this body of mine is at least Prime Minister Feng's daughter. Should I also commit suicide then?"
Xiaoling shook her head after hearing this. "Of course not!"
"Okay, stop wasting time. Hurry up and get things done."
Just before Feng Yunshu slipped out of the prince's mansion, she suddenly heard a familiar voice from inside the mansion.
"Does the prince mean that there will surely be disruptions in the next few days and we should act in advance?"
This voice... Feng Yunshu was stunned for a moment. Wasn't this the voice of the third prince, Dongfang Yuan? She couldn't be wrong.
Why did the third prince come to the prince's mansion in the middle of the night without sleeping? What important matter were they going to discuss with the prince overnight?
Out of curiosity, Feng Yunshu wanted to eavesdrop. But from afar, she saw that there were secret guards all around Helan Yanting's study. Although the secret guards wouldn't hurt her, according to the situation, she would be discovered immediately as long as she stepped forward.
"Master, do you want to go over and have a look? How about we use our spiritual power to turn invisible and go over?" Xiaoling saw Feng Yunshu stop and couldn't help but remind her.
Feng Yunshu hesitated for a moment and finally shook her head and turned away. "Forget it. Let's go and get things done first. The prince must have his own plans for doing this."
In the end, Feng Yunshu didn't step forward, and thus missed an opportunity to get the news in advance.
At the prime minister's mansion.
When Feng Yunshu arrived, she was about to go directly to the Orchid Courtyard to find the first lady. But when passing by the study, she heard the conversation between the crown prince and Prime Minister Feng inside.
"Your Highness, I've already discussed with the grand councilor. This is a great opportunity for us to act. We must seize this opportunity and wipe out the third prince and that Prince Helan and their rebels!"
"Act so hastily? Weren't we saying before that the time wasn't ripe yet?"
"Helan Yanting was so arrogant today. He must have been well-prepared. I guess he and the third prince have probably discussed the matter of starting a rebellion. If they get the upper hand first, we'll lose the initiative and will be restricted everywhere in the future."
"...Alright. Since Your Highness has given the nod, we must immediately make a plan to prevent any accidents."
"Father's meaning is that if we really want to mobilize troops, we can only succeed and not fail! And once there's a war between the Dan Kingdom and the Yuan Kingdom, I must lead the troops to defeat the Yuan Kingdom. Otherwise, all my military power will be taken back!"
"Your Highness needn't worry. There are many military generals in the court. General Li's son, the young general Li, is also an outstanding person in leading troops. He's young and promising. We can let him lead the troops to fight in the war then."
"That's a good idea... In that case, let's do as you said, Prime Minister Feng! As long as we get rid of Dongfang Yuan, this Yuan Kingdom's throne will surely be mine sooner or later!"
...
Feng Yunshu's heart skipped a beat. She didn't expect that the second time she eavesdropped on the crown prince's conversation, it was still about Helan Yanting. It seemed that the prince would surely be in danger this time...
Not only the prince was in danger, but even the third prince, Dongfang Yuan, might be in trouble. This crown prince was really heartless. He could be so cruel to his own brother.
No, I must find a way to prevent this disaster. I mustn't let anything happen to the prince!
While thinking, Feng Yunshu was a bit absent-minded when she turned to leave. Suddenly, when she lifted her foot, she kicked some gravel on the ground. Coincidentally, these stones were kicked into the lake by her, and immediately there was a splash.
"Who's there?!"
Hearing the sound, the crown prince and Prime Minister Feng inside immediately stepped forward and opened a crack in the door to look outside. The guards on duty at the door also immediately became vigilant and ran forward to check.
Feng Yunshu immediately dodged behind a big tree beside. Seeing that the two guards were about to come over to check, Xiaoling in her arms came up with an idea in a hurry and meowed, "Meow, meow..."
Feng Yunshu was stunned for a moment. The two guards stopped in their tracks when they heard the sound. "It's just a wild cat. Let's go. We thought some thieves had come..."
"Reporting to the prime minister, it wasn't the work of thieves just now. It was just a wild cat running around."
Prime Minister Feng still wasn't very relieved. He looked outside again, but only saw darkness. After making sure there were no other figures, he turned around and went back into the room.
At this time, Feng Yunshu had already left the place where she had been and appeared on the roof of the Orchid Courtyard.
"Xiaoling, you did a great job today. When did you become so smart? Was it influenced by your master?"
Xiaoling tilted her head and smiled. "Hehe, of course!"
Feng Yunshu rubbed Xiaoling's head and then focused on the Orchid Courtyard. She released her spiritual power to check if the first lady was resting.
After making sure that the person had already gone to bed, she nimbly jumped down from the roof and directly entered the room where the first lady was resting.
At that time, the first lady was already sound asleep in bed.
Feng Yunshu told Xiaoling to keep watch for her, and then she came to the first lady's bedside and released her spiritual power to gently touch the first lady's eyebrows and enter her dream.
At first, Feng Yunshu just wanted to start her plan in the first lady's dream. But she didn't expect that she would see her mother, Murong Yun, whom she had never had an impression of, in her dream.
At the beginning of the dream, Feng Yunshu saw two women in the garden, enjoying the flowers and chatting. The spring day was just right. One of the women had her hair in a flowing cloud hairstyle, which was exactly the hairstyle of an unmarried girl, while the other had a woman's hairstyle.
Taking a closer look, Feng Yunshu was shocked. The woman with the woman's hairstyle had exactly the same eyebrows and eyes as the woman in the portrait she had seen not long ago!
It was her. That woman was her mother, Murong Yun! To be precise, she was the original owner's mother!