Under the faint, cool fragrance of the sandalwood incense, Wei Shuxuan gradually sank back into a sweet dream.
All this was witnessed by Xin Shang, who lived next door. He had someone drill a hole in the wall so that he could keep an eye on Wei Shuxuan's room at any time. However, since he had excellent internal energy, he could just sit there and prick up his ears to listen to the sounds from the next - door room. He didn't catch what Wei Shuxuan had quietly told Wei Wei and Sima Yongheng just now.
He assumed she had asked them to buy some private items, so he didn't eavesdrop. Later, he did regret not listening to that conversation.
Wei Wei and Sima Yongheng walked out of the Fun Inn together. Sima Yongheng looked at Wei Wei in disbelief. "Brother Wei, are we really going to do as Sister Xuan said?"
"She's already said so. Do you have any room to refuse?" Wei Wei gave him a disdainful look.
"..... Well, I don't....." Sima Yongheng felt quite depressed.
"If not, then hurry up."
Xin Shang, who was sitting in his room with his eyes closed, suddenly heard a faint sound of footsteps from the next - door room. Although the steps were very light, it was obvious that this person's internal energy was not as good as his. He immediately caught the sound.
Xin Shang suddenly opened his eyes. Who was so bold as to break into their Empress's room? He got out of bed, moved aside a painting that covered the hole in the wall, and looked through it. He saw a man in black night - clothes tiptoeing towards Wei Shuxuan's bed. The man had his face and head covered, so it was impossible to tell who he was.
From Xin Shang's angle, he could only see the room door and the tables and chairs. The area around the big bed was a semi - blind spot, and he couldn't see what was going on there.
Xin Shang was a bit anxious. Since the young master of the Qian family had come to attack Wei Shuxuan just yesterday, although Wei Shuxuan had taken Wei Wei and the others out to teach that young master a lesson last night, it was still possible that this man would send someone to attack Wei Shuxuan again today.
Why did Wei Wei have to go out at this very moment?
Because of what had happened yesterday, Xin Shang never considered that this might be a trap set by their beloved Empress.
There was no other way. Xin Shang couldn't think of anything else. The situation was critical, so he had to send someone to rescue her. He couldn't go himself because Wei Shuxuan had seen him and would recognize him immediately.
Xin Shang quickly whistled, and then he heard someone knocking on his door. He opened it and saw his subordinate standing outside. He lowered his voice. "Someone's attacking. Go in and rescue her."
"Yes."
Just as Xin Shang sent his subordinate to rescue Wei Shuxuan, he heard a woman's scream. Then there was a faint sound from the next room, which sounded like a fight. He was a bit worried, so he looked through the hole in the wall again. To his surprise, he saw that the two subordinates he had sent had been captured by the black - clothed man.
Wei Shuxuan, with her sharp eyes, noticed that these two men were constantly looking towards the wardrobe. She motioned for the black - clothed man to look in that direction. The black - clothed man found a hole in the wall. He turned his head and told Wei Shuxuan to walk along the direction of the big bed. Then Wei Shuxuan saw a small hole in the wall next to the wardrobe.
So that's it. The person she had been looking for had been right next to her all along! But something was wrong. She remembered that there had been an old couple living next to her before. Had they checked out?
Although Wei Shuxuan was a bit puzzled, she should solve the current problem first.
Wei Shuxuan knocked on the wall. Her voice was tinged with a bit of laughter. "The gentleman on the other side, I've already found you. As long as I interrogate your two lovely subordinates properly, I'll know your true identity."
However, there was still no response from the other side.
"Actually, even if they don't say anything and you don't say anything, I can probably guess who you are. Well, I'm not going to play with you anymore. You have half a stick of incense time to come to my room. Otherwise, just wait for the punishment."
Xin Shang knew that he couldn't hide anymore, so he had to admit defeat. He walked out of his room and knocked on Wei Shuxuan's door.
As soon as the door opened, the face he had expected appeared in front of Wei Shuxuan. Wei Shuxuan smiled sweetly. "Sure enough, it's you, Xin Shang. I really didn't guess wrong."
"Your Majesty the Empress....." Xin Shang was a bit helpless. Only then did he realize that he had been trapped in a trap set by their Empress.
"Shh," Wei Shuxuan looked around warily and made a shushing gesture. "Don't call me that. It'll attract too much attention. Well, come in and we'll talk."
After closing the door, Wei Shuxuan asked Xin Shang to sit at the table. Then she said to the black - clothed man, "Okay, Wei Wei, that's enough. Reveal your true appearance."
Xin Shang looked at the black - clothed man in surprise as he took off his mask and headscarf, revealing a familiar face. It was really Wei Wei. "Wei Wei..... Why is it you?"
"Why can't it be me? I'm good at disguise. No matter who I want to imitate, I can imitate them to about 70 - 80%."
"But your internal energy?"
"That's easy. I just used a unique method of the Wei family to seal half of my internal energy, so you got the impression that my internal energy was not as good as yours."
Xin Shang shook his head helplessly. He was really convinced by their Empress. He couldn't believe he had been so easily tricked.
"I didn't even think about uncovering your identities at first. It's just that I've been so bored recently, so I just played a little game with you."
"I dare not complain about Your Majesty....." Xin Shang just felt helpless.
"However, I still have to thank that scumbag. Otherwise, you, Xin Shang, wouldn't have been so easily deceived."
Wei Shuxuan sat down, propped her chin on her hand, and looked at Xin Shang with a big smile. "By the way, how has your master been lately?"
Actually, besides being really bored, another reason why Wei Shuxuan had dragged Xin Shang out of the shadows was that she wanted to get some news about Xin Zizhao from him. She also wanted to know if that bastard Xin Zizhao really planned to hold a selection of maidens.
"Recently, the master has been doing quite well, but he misses Your Majesty very much. He also told us to protect Your Majesty well and not let Your Majesty find out."
Hearing this, Wei Shuxuan felt a bit warm inside. She didn't expect that Xin Zizhao still remembered what he had said.