Zong Chuke locked himself in his study and became a sorrowful father in everyone's eyes.

  "Adults can mix the young master among those Muslim merchants. It doesn't matter which box of goods to hide the young master in, they can sneak out of the city without being detected."

  In Chang'an City, only merchants can come and go freely, as long as they have a pass, the city guards will not make things difficult for them.

  Zong Chuke walked back and forth in the house with his hands behind his back, while Shi Ye's eyes were sharp: "It's just a pass, I'm sure whether it's the empress or Wei Xiang, they will be willing to issue it for you."

  Zong Chuke's expression was not only gloomy, but also had a deep red bloodshot eyes that seemed to have never closed for a long time, making him look even more intimidating than usual.

  According to Zong Chuke's plan, let Zong Huo hide in the underground secret passage for a year or two first, and wait until Chang'an City has forgotten this matter. At that time, it doesn't matter how Zong Huo is sent away.

  He can even change Zong Ho's name and surname and still live in Chang'an City.

  But this unfilial son threatened him with his life and also wanted to leave Chang'an.

  The monk outside the temple was still yelling and shouting, from time to time spitting out flames with his mouth, which made the people in the temple scream one after another.

  Zong Chuke said coldly: "After you've finished the seven-day mourning ritual, take this letter of introduction from me and enter the palace."

  The key point in this matter is not the authenticity of the document, but rather Hu Shang's identity.

  That man narrowed his eyes and said, "Among the Hui merchants in Chang'an, the most outstanding few merchant houses have behind them the support of the seven clans and five surnames. They will hide the young master among them, and they absolutely dare not say anything."

  If there were no mountains to rely on, the Huns would not be able to stand firm in a place like Chang'an. Although Emperor Zhongzong is now actively promoting trade with the Huns, in reality, all the Hu merchants in Chang'an are under close surveillance. Once any of them make a suspicious move, Emperor Zhongzong will take action.

  As the leader of the seven clans and five surnames, the Hu merchants in Wei's hands probably controlled the lifeline of Chang'an's economy. With the pass issued by Empress Wei, they could enter and exit Chang'an City as if no one was there.

  This plan to send someone is perfect, but Zong Chuke's eyes are deep and profound. If there is any flaw in this plan, it won't be just his son who dies, the entire Shangshu Fu and Empress Wei will also be implicated.

  ——

  The guard Pei county escorted his master back to the Da Li Temple, stretched out his hand to push open the door in front of him, and suddenly felt that there was a pair of eyes beside him, sneaking around.

  A martial artist's sixth sense is extremely keen, and before others have even moved, a flying dart has already been shot out of their hand.

  The arrow was nailed to the gate of the Dali Temple, and on a stone not far away, a figure hastily followed the stone and quickly turned around the corner, disappearing from sight.

  Despite this, Pei Tan still saw a corner of her skirt.

  "Sir, someone dares to secretly monitor us!" said County Administrator Pei with a cold expression.

  Pei Tan's eyes were dim, he stepped out of the gate a step earlier than Pei Xian, and felt that the figure behind the stone was very familiar. Although he didn't have the ability to remember everything at first glance, he had an innate keenness for some specific people.

  It was on the day of Su's wedding banquet... Pei Tan slowly opened his mouth.

  Although she had completely changed her clothes and become a real daughter, Pei Tan could still recognize her at a glance.

  Pei County suddenly woke up and looked at Pei Tan with surprise: "That palace maid!?"

  The person who had secretly put the tattooed human skin into Pei Tan's bosom has now appeared again around the Temple of Great Awakening, and no matter how you look at it, it's suspicious.

  "The subordinate thinks that there must be someone behind the scenes directing this palace maid." This is inevitable, whether it's losing face at the wedding or hiding around the Temple of Great Awakening to monitor, only the purpose of this palace maid is unknown. "Maybe she and the person behind her are the ones who swapped Zong Ho."

  Where is the real Zong Huo, perhaps this palace maid also knows.

  "The person who discovered the fake corpse must not be the one who swapped Zong Ho," said Pei Tan calmly, "These two are necessarily on opposing sides."

  The person who collected the corpse was a daughter of the Jing family. This matter, Pei Tan only told Zhong Zong and did not tell anyone else.

  Was the palace maid just now listening to Jing Yu'er's orders?

  This palace maid can disappear from the palace, but no one is sent out to catch her, which is enough to show that at least in the palace, this palace maid's identity is no longer "escaped slave", and in the palace, her identity must have already died.

  Only dead people have the chance to leave the palace walls. The fate of these women in the palace is all the same.

  Doesn't that mean that when she got that tattoo removed, Jing Wanyu had already made up her mind to die?

  Pei Tan's heart skipped a beat as he wondered why the palace maid outside would listen to Jing Yuanyuan, and whether Jing Yuanyuan's accomplice was only that female palace maid who disguised herself as a man.

  Jing Wan'er lay on the bed, in the darkness, she took out the gauze that was stuck in her nostrils.

  This is why she was not controlled by the charm.

  But as soon as night falls, the bustling servants' quarters fall into a dead silence.

  Jing Wan'er, as usual at midnight, received a message from a palace maid outside the palace. This time there was only one line:

  The Ministry of Works is inviting a Buddhist master to exorcise evil spirits.

  Jing Wantong knew that Zong Chuke would definitely make a show of it and use every trick in the book, including deceiving the world.

  She can't just be passive about this matter anymore.

  So Jing Wan'er slowly walked back to her own bed, her eyes scanning over the companions who had fallen asleep under the influence of the sleeping incense, and reached out her hand to pull out a package hidden under the bed.

  She took out a pen and ink from her package, as well as several sheets of paper.

  The palace maid didn't need to know how to read or write, but she was the daughter of the Marquis of Jing, and if someone found out that she had secretly hidden these papers and pens under her bed, it went without saying that she would be caught as a spy.

  Jing Wan'er began to write a few words on the paper, she knew that Zong Huo was still hiding in his home, and even guessed that Zong Chuke wanted to avoid this storm and wait for the people of Chang'an City to forget about it.

  However, this Zong Huo, a spoiled brat, will definitely not obediently follow Zong Chuke's arrangements.

  She guessed that Zong Ho must be eager to leave Chang'an immediately.

  He picked up the letter paper he had written and blew it dry, then whistled a sound towards the night sky.

  This whistle sounds like a bird's call, so it won't arouse suspicion.

  The pigeon flew in, and Jing Wan'er tied the note to the leg of the incoming pigeon. Just as she was about to release it, she stared at the pigeon's snow-white body for a moment.

  The contents of the note, if passed on to someone outside the palace who was supposed to receive it, would not serve its purpose.

  After a long time, Jing Wanyu untied the paper strip, applied ink to the name underneath until it was unrecognizable, and then released the pigeon again.

  The next morning, the people of Dalisi Temple found a red-crowned pigeon hovering around the yard.

  No homing pigeons would ever hover above the Dalai Lama's temple, after all, the Dalai Lama has never used homing pigeons to deliver any official documents.

  So after the homing pigeon had flown about for nearly half a day, Pei Tan walked out of the house, looked up at the pigeon and said: "It's a palace pigeon."

  Only pigeons in the palace have such an obvious sign of red top.

  And this pigeon wandered around, as if intentionally trying to draw attention.

  Pei County exerted his lightness skill, and from mid-air he grabbed the pigeon down. It didn't even take any effort, because when the pigeon saw someone grabbing it, it just stopped moving and stayed at the treetop.

  "Look, sir." Pei Xian had indeed found a letter on the pigeon's foot.

  Pei Tan was the first person to read the letter. He judged this from the dew on the letter paper and the blurred ink marks.

  Written on the letter:

  "If Zong Huo is indeed not dead, he must be hiding in his home. The Ministry of Justice closing its doors and refusing visitors on the grounds of mourning is proof. However, as a drunkard and glutton, it's impossible for him to hide at home. If he has any ill intentions, he will definitely try to escape from Chang'an City by disguising himself. If the city gates are strictly checked at this moment, we can definitely capture Zong Huo."

  The lower half of this letter is all soaked with ink and has become a complete black mess.

  There is no addressee and no signature; this letter seems to be written to an unknown person.

  But Pei Tan knew it wasn't.

  The letter, with its elegant yet sharp handwriting, was clearly written by a woman. The red crest on the pigeon's head was so conspicuous that it seemed intentional, as if to let the people of the Temple of Great Awakening discover at first glance that the pigeon came from the palace.

  From the palace, he wrote letters to his woman.

  Pei Tan slowly folded up the letter paper and asked the guard beside him, "Pei County, if you want to secretly send someone out of the city without anyone knowing, what method would you choose?"

  Suddenly being asked, Pei County was stunned for a moment, then lowered his eyes: "......Unless there is a pass permit, no one can leave the city at will."

  The Qian Niuwei guarding the gates of Chang'an City are not vegetarians. The Hu merchants can bring wealth to the Tang Dynasty, but the glory of the Tang Dynasty cannot be maintained by relying on foreign tribes. Emperor Zhongzong appears to open up to Hu merchants on the surface, but in reality, he has given them the strictest customs clearance measures, which is exactly what happened here.

  Pei Tan handed the letter to Pei Xian: "Take it and burn it."

  The letter on the pigeon's foot was untied and it flew away automatically. It is obviously well-trained.

  At this time, Pei thought that the four major city gates of Chang'an were personally guarded by Qiu Shi, a middle-ranking general of the Thousand Bull Guards. He was a member of the Cui family, which had been the leader of the five surnames and seven clans before the Wei family took over the court. Although their honor was no longer present, the Cui family was still a prominent family in Chang'an, holding positions above the three administrations.

  Like Qian Niuwei Zhonglang Jiang, such an important position seems humble but is actually in control of the throat institution of Chang'an.

  Pei County went and returned, Pei Tan looked at the gate of the Dali Temple and said: "I want to go to the Qian Niuwei camp."

  If this letter was passed on by Jing Yuanyuan, then Jing Yuanyuan's understanding of him far surpasses what he had previously thought. What Jing Yuanyuan understands is not only the Temple of Great Wisdom, but also the Garrison Guard that she absolutely cannot reach out to, as well as how the previous palace maid could become a honored guest at the Su family wedding banquet, all of this is too unbelievable.

  However, the case at hand is the urgent matter of the Zhong family's father and son attempting to fake their own deaths to escape punishment, followed by this little palace maid who possesses abilities that can threaten the Forbidden Palace.

  Qian Niu Wei Ying saw the arrival of Dalisi Temple, and did not dare to be slow. Zhong Lang Jiang Cui Shi was a distant collateral branch of the Cui family, and it should be said that being able to hold an official position in such an important place as Chang'an City must have come from one of the five surnames and seven clans.

  Choi Seok saw Bae Dae and was also surprised: "Lord Bae, what's going on?"

  Pei Tan's hand reached into his sleeve, his eyes locked onto Cui Shi for a moment, and he pulled out a scroll: "Your Majesty has a secret decree, I, Pei, would like to show it to Lord Cui."