"Princess, your sister-in-law has something to tell you." Xiujuan had been waiting for news of Mu Rendong for days, but there was still no sign of him, so she was worried.
"What is it?" Mu Fengqie looked at Xiujuan and asked.
"Your sister-in-law has been here for some time, but I haven't seen my husband yet. I'm quite worried. I heard that my husband has a sister in the palace, so I'd like to go and take a look." Xiujuan's intention was simple. She came to Mu Fengqie this time hoping that the princess would take her into the palace.
"Xiujuan, you should know that the palace is not a place you can enter at will. Even I need to go through layers of announcements to enter, let alone an outsider like you with no connection to the palace." Mu Fengqie had no intention of letting her into the palace, so she exaggerated the situation.
"Your sister-in-law knows it's not easy to enter the palace, but I'd like to ask the princess to do me a favor and check if Rendong is inside." Xiujuan put herself in a very humble position. In front of Mu Fengqie, she completely shed her arrogance in the town and even tamed her temper.
Mu Fengqie looked at Xiujuan for a long time, then sighed and said, "Well, I'll ask someone to inquire in the palace. It may take a while. Are you willing to wait?"
Xiujuan said excitedly, "Thank you, princess." Now her husband was the only hope for her to live on. So, husband, you must come back.
Mu Fengqie sent someone to inform Qian Tu. It was time for him to step in. He had to figure out how to cover up this lie on his own. Anyway, no one was going to enter the palace again.
When Qian Tu received the message from Mu Fengqie, he was in a daze. Why did he feel like he had been played by the princess? Why was he the one to handle this when that woman hadn't even entered the palace?
Qian Tu wanted to go and argue with Mu Fengqie, but when he saw An Ye glaring at him, he immediately gave up the idea. Forget it, he'd better figure it out on his own.
On the other side, after Lou Yueying was taken away by the black-clothed men, she was arranged to recuperate in a mansion. At first, Lou Yueying was suspicious about who this person was, but after failing to find out, she gave up. As long as they could help her, it didn't matter who they were.
"Miss? This is the last bowl of medicine. Drink it, and someone will come to take you away soon." The maid who was in charge of boiling the medicine every day said.
"Did they say where I'm going?" Lou Yueying asked curiously.
"I don't know, miss." They were all specially trained. They knew exactly what to say and what not to say, so their lips were sealed and no information could be pried out of them.
"Alright, I see. You can go." Lou Yueying took the bowl of medicine from the maid and drank it in one gulp. She had been drinking this kind of medicine for many days, three bowls a day without fail.
That person said that she would be sent back when the time was right. It seemed that the time was approaching.
After Lou Yueying drank the medicine, she didn't have to wait long before someone came to pick her up. However, when she left, her eyes were blindfolded. The person said it was for safety reasons.
It was obvious for whose safety it was. But Lou Yueying didn't care. After all, she was just a prisoner in the jail. If she died, so be it. She didn't think she had anything to lose.
After Lou Yueying left, the house where she had lived for a long time suddenly caught fire. No one escaped from it, or rather, no one came out. They all chose to die inside voluntarily.
The people who had been accompanying Lou Yueying these days were death servants. They would be disposed of as soon as they completed their tasks. Thanks to the large number of death servants behind their master, there were enough to handle such situations.
Lou Yueying was soon taken to a secret chamber. In the places that Lou Yueying couldn't see, there were hanging torture instruments and some indescribable things. Just a glance would make one's hair stand on end.
"Miss Lou, have you been resting well recently?" A hoarse voice came from in front of Lou Yueying. Lou Yueying instinctively wanted to take off the blindfold, but was stopped by the person in front of her.
"If you still want to live, just be obedient and don't take off the blindfold." After saying this, Lou Yueying put down the hand that she had just raised.
"What exactly do you plan to do to help me?" Lou Yueying asked suspiciously.
"Hehe... It seems that Miss Lou can't wait any longer. Alright, I'll tell you. I plan to make you have a complete transformation and replace Mu Fengqie. What do you think? Are you willing?" The man looked at Lou Yueying in front of him with a deep look in his eyes.
"What do you mean?" Lou Yueying suddenly became vigilant. What did he mean by replacing Mu Fengqie?
"Just what it says. Miss Lou should have heard of the art of disguise, but I have a capable and strange person here who can change a person's bone structure. However, the corresponding price is to endure the agony of bone-shaving."
After hearing this, Lou Yueying clenched her fists tightly. She had only heard of such things and read about them in storybooks, but had never seen them in real life.
"How sure are you?" No matter how good this man made it sound, there must be risks in such a thing. She didn't want to endure the pain in vain and end up having no life to enjoy the final result.
"Hahaha... Miss Lou is indeed very vigilant. Please rest assured, Miss Lou. I wouldn't have come to you if I wasn't very sure. I've experimented on many people. As long as Miss Lou can endure the agony of bone-shaving, there won't be any problems." The man said confidently.
"Does Miss Lou have the courage to give it a try?" As he said this, the man seemed to think of something and paused. "Of course, if Miss Lou is not willing, I won't force you. It all depends on your will."
Lou Yueying sneered at the man's words. "Do I have any other choice?" Since this man found her, she had no choice but to follow his instructions. If she showed the slightest sign of resistance, she was sure that she wouldn't be able to leave this place alive today.
"Hahaha... Miss Lou is indeed very smart. I like talking to smart people. So, Miss Lou has agreed?" The man said excitedly, looking at Lou Yueying.
"Yes." Lou Yueying nodded in response.
"But I have a request." Lou Yueying clenched her fists and tried her best to control her trembling body as she said.
"Tell me. What's the request?" The man looked at Lou Yueying with great interest.
"After your plan succeeds, I want to kill Yuan Yuchuan with my own hands..."