Zhan Shan said, "I really don't understand. Please enlighten me."
Xi Zhuang said, "When you see this earring, don't you think of the one last time?"
Zhan Shan scratched his head and said, "I do think of it, but this earring looks completely different from the last one. There's no comparison!"
Xi Zhuang put his hand on his forehead. "No, it's not about finding their differences. It's about the symbolic meaning."
Zhan Shan seemed to understand a bit, but not quite clearly.
Xi Zhuang then explained to him, "The first time the Lady left us the earring, it was a reminder for us to be on guard against that person. The second time she left it, she hoped we could recall the first incident. So the earring represents that person."
Zhan Shan said, "So the Lady means that person might be able to help her?"
Xi Zhuang said, "Right. That person is a double - edged sword. She can either put the Lady in danger or rescue her."
Zhan Shan was full of doubts. As a warrior, he was naturally no match for Xi Zhuang and Yong Yaxuan when it came to strategy. "But how can we do this?"
Xi Zhuang sighed. "This is where we need to think on our own." It seemed that he hadn't come up with a good plan yet.
Yong Yaxuan said, "What needs attention is that this incident also reminds us of another thing."
The two of them looked at Yong Yaxuan together. Yong Yaxuan said in a low voice, "The eldest prince and the second prince are at odds."
Zhan Shan was shocked. "How did you deduce this? I just saw the two of them talking normally!"
Xi Zhuang instantly understood and explained, "It's still the deduction based on that person. We've basically forgotten about her recently, but her master won't. That person belongs to the second prince. But during this period when His Majesty has been in contact with the eldest prince, the eldest prince has never mentioned when His Majesty discovered that person was not Ji Feiyu. This shows that the eldest prince doesn't know about that person either."
Zhan Shan was enlightened. "Oh! I understand. So the second prince didn't tell the eldest prince everything. That is to say, the eldest prince and the second prince are not as harmonious as they seem."
Xi Zhuang nodded. "You finally understand."
Zhan Shan said helplessly, "It's too hard to think of so many things."
Yong Yaxuan said, "It's not your fault." They originally just expected him to come and help fight.
Xi Zhuang began to think. "So now one piece of information we can use is that the eldest prince and the second prince are at odds, and the other is that we have a fake Lady. The Beihan Palace is heavily guarded. It's unlikely that we can directly bring people in to replace her. So we can only wait until the autumn hunting at the Moxi Palace."
Yong Yaxuan said, "Apart from the Beihan royal family, the people participating in this autumn hunting also include the generals of various tribes. With so many people around, we must be extremely careful."
Xi Zhuang said, "Let me think about this some more and see if there's a foolproof plan."
Suddenly he thought of something and whispered to Yong Yaxuan, "We have to find the second prince and join hands with him!"
Yong Yaxuan asked, "Is the possibility of cooperation high?"
Xi Zhuang said, "I can try to talk to him. Otherwise, without the assistance of the second prince, that person won't cooperate. Even if we manage to replace her, we won't be able to hold out until it's time to leave."
Yes, if the fake Ji Feiyu didn't cooperate and even deliberately exposed the matter loudly, it would be useless even if they forced the replacement. They simply couldn't escape. To leave perfectly, that person had to be willing. And to make that person willing, they had to inform the second prince.
This was the method deduced through backward reasoning.
Thus, this task was given to Zhan Shan, who was extremely good at light - kung fu. He was to secretly approach the second prince under the cover of night and make contact with him without anyone knowing.
Time passed quickly.
Before long, Yong Yaxuan received an official invitation from Beihan to go to Moxi for the autumn hunting. They all knew clearly that the autumn hunting, the grandest event in Beihan, was about to unfold its magnificent curtain. But no one knew how many conspiracies were hidden behind this curtain.
On the way to Moxi, since the journey was long, Yong Yaxuan took his own luggage and troops, including the fake Ji Feiyu.
The real Ji Feiyu was following the eldest prince's team, and Ran Wei was also in the eldest prince's team. When Ji Feiyu heard this news, she wanted to go and see Ran Wei. But she was constantly watched by the eldest prince's men and had no freedom of movement.
On the way to Moxi, the large group would rest at every post station.
Just then, they reached a post station. Ji Feiyu wanted to get off the carriage to use the toilet. Just like before when she went to the toilet at the post station, she walked into a cubicle in the women's restroom of the post station. As soon as she entered, she was startled by the person standing inside. Hey, wasn't the sign outside flipped to show it was empty? The fake Ji Feiyu, wearing the same clothes as her, was looking at her with a smile. The only difference was that she had an extra black cloak.
Ji Feiyu was really annoyed. She still wanted to use the toilet. How could she solve this most basic human need with the fake Ji Feiyu there? The fake Ji Feiyu made a gesture for her to go first. Ji Feiyu frowned tightly. After struggling for a long time, she finally reluctantly solved her problem in front of the fake Ji Feiyu.
Just as she finished, she saw the fake Ji Feiyu mouthing to her, "I'm here to replace you. You can take a rest."
Oh my god! What good luck! Her depressed mood instantly brightened.
After saying that, the fake Ji Feiyu gently took off her cloak and put it on Ji Feiyu. Then she took out a human - skin mask and put it on Ji Feiyu, continuing to mouth, "Use this temporarily. It's convenient and fast."
Ji Feiyu was on the verge of tears. How did Yong Yaxuan manage to do this? Was she finally going to escape from danger?
After doing all this, the fake Ji Feiyu left the cubicle and returned to Ji Feiyu's previous carriage. Ji Feiyu waited in the cubicle for a while. When she heard the voices getting quieter, which meant the carriages were about to leave, she dared to go out. But just as she walked a few steps with her head down, she saw the second prince waiting for her in the post station.
"Follow me."
Ji Feiyu had no choice but to follow the second prince through twists and turns to a room.
As soon as they entered, the second prince closed the door.
Ji Feiyu asked in a low voice, "What's the situation now?"
The second prince smiled. "What, aren't you happy to see me?"
Ji Feiyu wondered, "You've cooperated with him?"
The second prince said, "With common interests, we can naturally cooperate. But at present, I find it too difficult to talk to you. This way is better."
Ji Feiyu understood, but at the same time, she had a faint premonition of something bad. "So, what do you want to tell me?"
The second prince said, "Didn't you always ask me what my plan was? Now the time is ripe. I can tell you."
As soon as Ji Feiyu heard this, she realized that this wasn't an escape from the fire pit! It was like jumping even deeper into it! She was immediately unhappy. What about the promised escape from danger?