Zhi’er regained her composure.

"They’ve already gone far, I plan to go out and take a look, let’s part ways here, sir."

"To avoid drawing attention, it’s best if you leave first, and I’ll leave after a while."

The man in black said, "Are you going to continue investigating? There are a lot of patrols here, I’m afraid a little girl like you could easily be discovered."

"Take my advice, since it involves Prince Li Zheng, you’d better keep to yourself and not get involved."

Upon hearing this, a slight chuckle appeared on Zhi’er’s delicate, fair face.

"I’m already here, and it’s a shame to leave without finding out what I want to know."

"Besides, I’m not afraid of him, why should I retreat?"

Having said that, she pushed the door open to leave.

Suddenly she remembered something.

Zhi’er turned back, blinked, and reminded, "By the way, although I’ve cured your poison, you should rest more in the next three or four days."

"You’re still quite weak now, I advise you not to investigate for the time being."

Afterwards, Zhi’er waved her hand and closed the door, leaving.

The man in black was momentarily stunned, then let out a snort and shook his head helplessly.

"This girl, so clever and quirky."

Before leaving, he picked up the earring Zhi’er had just dropped on the ground and held it in his palm.

After leaving, Zhi’er walked further in, and fortunately, she didn’t encounter any other patrols.

She tried to push open other doors to see if there were the same statues inside. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

However, after pushing several doors, they were all locked.

Zhi’er’s pitch-black eyes glimmered with thoughtful light.

Having just come from the front, she confirmed that all the doors were locked.

Only the room where she had just been pulled in by the man in black had an unlocked door.

There was only one possibility, that the man in black had unlocked it himself.

Zhi’er couldn’t help but be curious about his identity and purpose for coming.

Not long after, she felt there was nothing more to investigate, so she returned to the front entrance to meet with Feng Fuce.

Sure enough, Feng Fuce was already waiting there.

When Zhi’er arrived, there were six unconscious patrol guards lying at his feet.

"You’re back?" Feng Fuce raised an eyebrow, "If you hadn’t come, I was about to go looking for you."

Zhi’er briefly recounted her encounter with the man in black.

She stuck out her tongue playfully and said, "I saved someone on the way, so it took a bit longer."

"But all I found were some statues in the rooms, nothing else."

Feng Fuce took her hand, "Let’s leave here first, I have a new discovery."

Zhi’er hummed in agreement.

She suddenly remembered something and glanced back at the dark corridor.

"Brother Ce, have you been waiting here the whole time?"

"Yes."

"Did you see anyone else?"

"Anyone else? Just these patrol guards and that servant from the Song Family."

Zhi’er blinked her long eyelashes.

That man in black must have escaped from another direction, right?

Otherwise, Feng Fuce would have noticed him.

After leaving Prince Li Zheng Mansion, they returned to the East Garden of the Song Residence.

Feng Fuce said, "The servant from the Song Family we’ve been following isn’t the Yu Sai that Song Qingrui mentioned, but another servant named A li."

Yu Sai actually goes out every day for procurement, so there’s nothing worth following.

This A li is the one truly acting as the go-between for Duke Huan.

Perhaps by accident, or maybe due to Zhi’er’s fortune, they followed the right person.