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Chapter 290 Disguise
"Your mother was taken away by the people brought by the Pang family." Yan Shu was also a little worried. "They said that your Zhu family's legal mother is all alone and wants to find someone to go and keep her company."

I don't believe a word of that nonsense, but I couldn't protect her by myself, so I could only watch her being taken away.

This was not unexpected for Zhu Yu. Since Miao was being taken to Pang Yuzhen's place, she was bound to suffer some hardships, such as being ridiculed by Pang Yuzhen.

However, no matter what, Pang Yuzhen would still have some reservations about Lu Qing and Zhu Yu, so she might not dare to really do anything to Miao Shi.

Let alone Yan Shu alone, it would be difficult to stop others from taking the Miao family away. Even if Zhu Yu and the others were together, it would probably be difficult.

Or rather, if Zhu Yu and Fu Lu hadn't gone to help Lu Qing find the Shadow Guard to deliver the message and hadn't happened to be out of the mansion, their situation would probably be even more passive now. They wouldn't have had the chance to outsmart him, and a direct conflict would have made it easier for Miao Shi, who had no ability to protect herself, to get hurt in the chaos.

"I wonder if the Pang family is still around..." she murmured.

Yan Shu shook her head: "They're gone. I heard the guards that the Pang family brought giving instructions outside. It seems that they had only been here a short while when the eldest master of the Pang family left. Before leaving, he told his men to say something like, 'No one is allowed to come in, no one is allowed to leave, and no one is allowed to act rashly.'"

I immediately felt something was very wrong. What normal person would go to someone else's house, take over their place, and act all high and mighty?

So at the time, I thought, as long as you two don't show up, I'll pretend to be lame to the end and see if I can find a chance to get your mother out. I don't care about anyone else, I just want to get her out of here!

Zhu Yu looked at Yan Shu with some emotion, then thought for a moment before turning to instruct, "Yan Shu, you've done very well. From now on, you should continue to remain still."

"Leave the talisman in the chestnut grove, and don't let anyone find it."

"Madam, what about you?" Fu Lu knew from Zhu Yu's tone that she had other plans, so he quickly asked.

"No one in the Pang family knows what I look like with the fake skin on, so they can't possibly recognize me." Zhu Yu had already figured out his next plan. "I have a servant's uniform, so I can sneak out and pretend to be a servant in the Prince's mansion. At least I need to figure out what the situation is like outside and how many people are on the other side."

Once we've made sure my mother is alright, we can find a safe way to turn the tide!

"Madam, this won't do! It's too risky!" Fu Lu immediately objected. "Let me handle this. You and the princess stay in the Chestnut Garden!"

If anything happens to you, I won't be able to explain it to the master!

"Stop fooling around. How do you think you can suddenly appear among the servants of the Zhu family without drawing any attention?" Zhu Yu asked Fu Lu with a hint of helplessness.

Fu Lu was taken aback, realizing that this was indeed a problem. For a moment, he felt a little annoyed. Why hadn't he thought of this situation before? If he had thought of it earlier, he would have gone with his brother and left the runes behind!
"Save your breath, don't worry about what if it's runes that are left behind." Zhu Yu saw his expression and immediately guessed what Fu Lu was thinking, and comforted him, "Runes can't be hidden here either. The other party is also a trained fighter. The aura of martial artists can't be hidden."

Don't worry, even if I put aside my identity as the daughter of the King of Shuo, I am still the Queen Consort of the King of Da Jin Xiaoyao, and I am the kind of woman who is married by imperial decree.

No matter how ambitious the Pang family is in wanting to usurp my father's power, they ultimately need the Emperor's approval. Even if the Emperor can overlook the fact that he seized the title of Prince from his own brother-in-law, if he were to harm the Princess Consort of Xiaoyao in the process, wouldn't that be tantamount to disrespecting the Emperor?

Besides, the Prince's mansion isn't that big, and with your excellent hearing, if anything happens, I can shout loudly and you'll definitely hear me.

Fu Lu felt that Zhu Yu's words made some sense, and although he was uneasy, he couldn't think of any way to refute them, so he could only agree with trepidation.

With the plan set, Zhu Yu slipped back to her and Lu Qing's bedroom, found the servant's clothes she had used before, changed into them, and lay down fully clothed. She rested in the room for half the night, and the next day, before dawn, she slipped out of the Chestnut Garden.

Her plan went smoothly. Although the Pang family guards were watching all over the Prince's mansion, they couldn't recognize every servant in the mansion. Seeing that Zhu Yu was neither tall nor strong, with an ordinary appearance and a timid and cowardly look, they didn't take her seriously at all. Instead, they ordered her around and assigned her some tasks.

Zhu Yu needed to walk around the Prince's mansion to keep an eye on the situation, so he was happy to accept the task. He pretended to be obedient and spent most of the day getting a general idea of ​​the interior of the mansion.

The steward of the Prince's mansion, the old servants who were loyal to Zhu Cheng, and the maids and servants in the mansion were all locked up. Only six or seven young servants in their teens were left outside. They were all rather thin and timid, and were responsible for doing odd jobs, running errands, and delivering meals.

Miao stayed with Pang Yuzhen in the main courtyard, along with Zhu Ning.

The main courtyard was guarded by Pang family guards. Even when delivering food, people were not allowed to enter; they had to hand it over to Pang family members, who would then take it inside.

This made Zhu Yu both unhappy and relieved.

What's frustrating is not being able to see Miao safe and sound; it still leaves me feeling somewhat uneasy.

They breathed a sigh of relief because Zhu Ning was also with the two of them, which seemed to provide Miao Shi with a bit more security—clearly, the Pang family viewed Miao Shi, Pang Yuzhen, and Zhu Ning as bargaining chips to be used for blackmail in the future.

After confirming this, Zhu Yu calmed himself down and patiently continued to pretend to be a servant, doing odd jobs diligently.

These guards of the Pang family were very cautious. They prepared their own meals by their own cooks, and then had them delivered to various places by their own people. Zhu Yu spent two or three days trying to get a chance to help in the kitchen, only to find that she had no chance to get her hands on any of the Pang family guards' meals.

How many times have these people poisoned others in the past? Otherwise, why would they be so unusually cautious?
Zhu Yu was somewhat annoyed.

If you can't even touch someone else's bowl and chopsticks, don't even think about doing anything underhanded.

Zhu Yu was a little anxious, but she reminded herself to be patient no matter what, and not to let her previous preparations go to waste because of a moment of impulsiveness.

Throughout the Prince's mansion, the Pang family sent no fewer than thirty or forty guards, each one burly and with a menacing face; they were more like thugs than guards.

Even with Fu Lu and Yan Shu, there was absolutely no way she could protect herself and the Miao family at the same time.