diskusbooks Chapter 909 The Scholar Who Abandoned His Husband and Children 19
Chapter 909 The Scholar Who Abandoned His Husband and Children 19
Of course, this happened more than ten days later. At that moment, she was waiting for the Third Princess near the south gate of the outer city. Her weaving factory was built here, and dozens of households had been relocated.
It's still under construction and is said to be ready for use by the end of next spring. However, the Third Princess comes to check on the progress every three to five days. It's been five days since she last came, so Xiao Yun came to keep watch in person.
Perhaps because she was in the capital, the third princess did not hide her whereabouts. She always came openly and was not afraid that others would find out her travel patterns.
After all, this place is near the city gate, and there is not only a team of guards she brought with her, but also so many soldiers guarding the city. If any villains were to make a move, it would be the villains who would be unlucky.
Of course, this statement cannot be made too absolutely, because we've encountered the variable of Xiao Yun.
She could see a procession of carriages approaching from afar with her divine sense, and knew that it must be the Third Princess. Worried about alerting her, she decided to wait until the other party got closer before probing the existence of the system.
The local people had been mostly cleared out, and no one was allowed to watch the spectacle, which is why Xiao Yun was waiting here with an invisibility talisman.
Even if the Third Princess didn't care about her own safety, her subordinates wouldn't allow too many people to gather here, making it more difficult to protect her.
When the car arrived nearby, Xiao Yun used his divine sense to take a look and immediately rolled his eyes in anger.
She knew it! How could any member of the royal family not care about their own safety? This guy is just a stand-in!
Don't ask her how she recognized the Third Princess when she had never seen her before. This person has no system at all, no dragon aura whatsoever, and her luck is extremely gloomy. She could die at any moment.
A double is someone who could die in place of their master at any time, and it's very likely that they won't make it back alive this time. Thinking of this, Xiao Yun subconsciously searched her surroundings but didn't see any assassins or anything like that. She figured they might have taken action on the way back, which was none of her business.
Since she hadn't managed to catch the person in question, she decided not to waste any more time there and left.
It seems that the Third Princess wanted to show her approachability and ambition but didn't want to put herself in danger. In that case, she had no choice but to make the trip herself.
With the help of the Body Strengthening Pill and the Strength Pill, she has made some progress in the past ten days. She can't say she can fly over walls, but with the help of tools, she can climb a city wall without any problem. Unlike before, when she couldn't even do it with the help of tools because she couldn't keep up with her physical strength.
That very night, Xiao Yun took climbing gear and used her divine sense to climb the city wall. As long as she didn't let go of the climbing rope, it would remain invisible. After climbing up, she would descend from the other side and then use her divine sense to store the rope into her spatial storage.
Once inside the inner city, you'll see patrolling soldiers passing by from time to time, much stricter than in the outer city, where only night watchmen or government officials patrol at night.
Since she was invisible anyway, she wasn't worried about being discovered and headed straight for the Third Princess's residence.
Fortunately, the Third Princess has already established her own residence, unlike the Crown Princess who still lives in the palace. To enter the palace, she would have to go through another ordeal, as the palace walls are not low and the guards are even more stringent.
The Third Princess's residence was not far from the palace, separated only by a street and two alleys. It was a five-courtyard complex, and there was no plaque above the gate indicating that it was a prince's residence, because the Third Princess had not yet been granted the title of prince.
This is likely a balancing act by the Empress, making her believe she also has a chance of succeeding to the throne. If she were granted the title of Queen, unless the Crown Princess were to die or rebel, the Empress would effectively exclude her from the line of succession—a tradition of the Phoenix Cry Kingdom.
Xiao Yun arrived safely outside the Third Princess's residence. She circled the mansion, observing the guards' patrol routes and patterns. Seizing the opportunity, she once again used her climbing gear to scale the mansion's wall. After landing, she cautiously crept towards the inner courtyard, constantly probing her surroundings with her divine sense.
Finally, in a quiet courtyard, they found a woman who looked exactly like the fake princess from before. She was sitting at a table writing something, her face cold and aloof in the candlelight.
Just as she was about to probe the other person's mind with her divine sense, she heard the guards in the courtyard start to commotion. She temporarily withdrew her divine sense and looked in the direction of the commotion, only to see a dark shadow flash across the roof. This is... an assassin?
The assassin headed directly towards the Third Princess's room. Xiao Yun thought to himself, this is a good opportunity. He can see how the Third Princess will respond and also take the system away in the chaos.