When Pei County was guarding beside the horse carriage, looking through the autumn water, he finally saw Pei Tan's figure appear on the palace path.

  He had never felt such joy as he did at this moment: "Young Master!"

  Pei Tan also saw him, but still walked step by step to the front. Pei Xian subconsciously wanted to say something, and was gently stopped by Pei Tan's shaking head.

  Then, Pei Xian lowered his head and said nothing.

  At this time, the guards at Wenchang Gate had just changed shifts. Pei Tan's eyes scanned around lightly before he slowly got into the carriage and entered the curtain.

  Jing Wan'er sat in the carriage, still wearing the small eunuch's clothes, but her face was obviously pale from a night of fright.

  Pei Tan and she gazed at each other, neither of them making a sound.

  Outside the door, Pei Xian's low voice came: "Young Master, are you leaving the palace now?"

  Pei Tan's gaze fell on Jing Wanyan: "Leave the palace."

  As he spoke, he had already sat down opposite Jing Yuane. Jing Yuane shrank into the corner of the carriage, her eyes fixed on Pei Tan, as if she had something to say.

  The carriage swayed slightly as Pei County began driving it towards the palace gate.

  The newly changed guards at Wenchang Gate were slightly surprised, but Pei Xian then took out the imperial edict bestowed by Zhongzong: "Dali Temple Minister Pei, last night I entered the palace on the emperor's orders. You can verify this with the palace."

  No need for further verification, seeing this token is enough to make the Wen Chang Gate guards dare not block them. The two immediately opened the palace gate and did not conduct a thorough search.

  Pei County put the token back into his bosom, and with a clear whip crack, he rushed out of Wenchang Gate.

  Jing Wan'er felt this unusual turbulence and her face finally changed color.

  It wasn't until now that she realized she had really escaped safely.

  She immediately looked at the man opposite her, Pei Tan still had a calm and collected expression, but when Jing Wanyu looked over, his eyes deepened slightly.

  This is their first meeting.

  However, before this time, Jing Wan'er and Pei Tan were not completely strangers.

  "Thank you, sir, for saving me." After a while, Jing Wanyi chose to break the silence.

  Pei Tan looked at her: "You asked me earlier if Zong Huo had already escaped from Chang'an, why did you ask that?"

  Jing Wan'er's eyes were deep and mysterious: "Because the slave discovered something that shouldn't be discovered, so tonight there will be a slave being chased by the palace guards."

  Pei Tan's eyes were darker than the night: "What is this thing that shouldn't have been discovered?"

  The sound of the carriage wheels is now heard as the carriage drives along Chang'an Street.

  It was as if he had also gone through a rebirth, staring at Pei Tan motionlessly.

  "It was actually the slave who discovered that Zong Ho wasn't dead, and the corpse was just a clever trick to deceive people." The girl's voice was clear and bright, her eyes were also as clear and pure as a mirror.

  When Pei Tan saw this pair of eyes, he naturally knew that all his previous guesses had been confirmed.

  Jing Waner is indeed daring and unafraid to do these things.

  At this time, outside the carriage, Pei Xian's voice sounded somewhat unsteady and low: "...Young Master, are we going back to Dali Temple directly?"

  Added a "difficult" because of the girl in the carriage who was like a timed bomb.

  Pei Tan and Jing Wanyu's eyes met, and his response to Pei Xian was clear: "Go back to the Dali Temple directly."

  Jing Wan'er has already come out of the palace, so she must go to his Da Li Temple.

  This girl is already deeply involved in the case and it's impossible for her to get out of it at this time.

  Pei County heard Pei Tan's confirmation, fell silent for a moment, and finally turned the horse carriage, heading towards the curved path of Dali Temple.

  The farther away from the palace, the cleaner Jing Wanyan's armor was shed. At this moment, she looked like a transparent and delicate girl.

  Driving, Pei County reached his destination and arrived at Dali Temple in less than half an hour.

  Inside the carriage, Pei Ta opened a curtain and saw the familiar back door of the Dali Temple. Pei County stopped the horse-drawn carriage at the back door, a very cautious move.

  "Your Highness, let me go ahead and get rid of the guards at the back door first."

  Pei Tan thought for a moment and acquiesced in this approach.

  Pei County's figure immediately disappeared through the back door, and a moment later, only the sound of footsteps could be heard fading away. Pei County personally made sure everyone had withdrawn before coming out again from the back door.

  Pei Tanshi indicated for Jing Wanyu to follow him out of the car.

  Because Jing Wan'er is still wearing eunuch's clothes, she looks out of place. If Pei County hadn't moved the guards away first, it would have caused a commotion.

  Jing Wan'er hadn't reacted yet when she felt a warmth on her shoulder, and turning around, she found that a cloak had been quietly draped over her body.

  She was slightly dazed subconsciously.

  Pei Tan took off his cloak and covered Jing Yuanyuan's body. Upon closer inspection, Pei Xian had always learned from Pei Tan.

  "Let's go." Pei Tan finally spoke up.

  He stepped through the back door, Pei Xian walked at the end, Jing Yuanyuan walked between them.

  Three people were very low-key, even if someone passed by on the road, Pei Tan walked in front, with a cold-faced Pei Xian following behind, and no one would notice that Jing Yu'er was wearing a cloak in between. After a stick of incense, they finally returned to the side hall of the courtyard where Pei Tan lived without arousing anyone's attention inside the Dali Temple.

  "Your Highness, what shall we do with this palace maid?" Just as he stood still in the hall, Pei Xian spoke up in a low voice.

  Just now in the palace, he couldn't speak out loud and could only follow Pei Tan's instructions for everything. However, now that they're back at the Great Temple of Reason, naturally whatever there is can be said.

  Bai Tan looked at Jing Wanyu, who was standing there without saying a word. Everything that had happened tonight could be said to be completely unthinkable, and everything they did was just the most subconscious and reasonable reaction under the circumstances at the time.

  However, things can be done, but the consequences must be borne.

  He looked at the girl in front of him, Jing Wanyan's identity, even if she escaped from the palace, would still be unsafe.

  After a long time, Pei Tan said softly: "From the miscellaneous duty room to the Tai Ye pool, it takes at least three hours. The inner guards of the palace have been trained for a long time, and their reaction will not wait until you escape to the Tai Ye pool before taking action. In other words, did you know about tonight's danger early on?"

  But knowing the danger, she did not choose to escape from the palace, but instead went deeper into the inner palace. This is probably the reason why she could delay time and also make it impossible for the imperial guards to find her in the first place.

  This girl is extremely intelligent, facing danger with such calmness.

  Jing Wan'er and Pei Tan looked at each other, she already knew that she could escape tonight, it was indeed a stroke of luck given by the heavens.

  "Have you been using carrier pigeons to communicate with the outside?" Pei Tan finally asked.

  Jing Wan'er stood quietly for a long time. She had once used carrier pigeons to send messages to the Dali Temple, so naturally this was not something that could be hidden from Pei Tan.

  "It's true that Yuanyuan indeed got the news from outside the palace, knowing that Zonghe had left Chang'an and also knew that once he left, it would be Yuanyuan's death sentence."

  Once you understand the cause and effect of things, they are not difficult to guess.

  Pei Tan looked at her and remained silent for a moment.

  Pae Ttan's silence made the atmosphere in the side hall increasingly heavy, but Pae Hyun couldn't help continuing: "After tonight, the incident of the palace maid escaping from the palace will surely be known to everyone. This girl may... become a burden to the young master."

  Jing Wan'er said quietly, "Everything was caused by me, I am willing to take the blame and will not implicate you, sir."

  Pei County looked at her coldly: "You're just a palace maid, how can you take responsibility?"

  Jing Wan'er slowly took off her cloak, and the palace maid's uniform she changed into was tied to a stone and thrown into the Taiye Pool. At the bottom of the Taiye Pool, countless secrets since the opening of the Tang Dynasty were hidden, and no one dared to truly dredge the Taiye Pool.

  She gazed at Pei Tan and said: "Wan'er has never been afraid of death since entering the palace. It's still the same now."

  She was as if hinting that even if Pei Tan handed her over now, she would not resist.

  Pei Tan's eyes were fixed on her face, and since he had brought her out of the palace, he naturally wouldn't send her back for no reason. Moreover, Zong Huo had escaped from Chang'an City, and this case of substitution could now only be clarified by Jing Wanyan.

  Pei Tan's fingers tapped lightly on the table, apparently thinking of a countermeasure. There was one point that Pei Xian said correctly, the eyes and ears inside the Dali Temple were no less than those in the palace, and Rong Yu'er staying here for another moment would also bring danger to the Dali Temple.

  Just then, Pei Tan thought of someone.

  ——

  Zhu Bo Xiang Zu was checking case files in his study when he received a summons from Pei Tan, and hastily rushed to the side hall.

  "What instructions does sir have?"

  Pei Tuo was walking back and forth in the house with his hands behind his back: "Do you still remember the case of that civilian woman, Zi Yan'er?"

  It hadn't been two days since that incident, and Xing Zhubu thought for a moment before remembering: "I remember, but I don't know why you suddenly asked about it, sir?"

  Pei Tan looked at Xing Zhu Bo and asked, "The husband she married, the one who opened a wine shop with her in Chang'an, do you remember what his name was? And which street was it on?"

  Xing Zhubu felt somewhat surprised in his heart, but immediately replied: "Reporting to Your Excellency, the wine shop run by that couple is called Purple Pavilion. It's on Qing'an Street, just left of the city gate."

  Pei Tan thought for a moment and said, "Have someone prepare a horse carriage for me. I want to go to Qing'an Street."

  Xing Zhubu heard Pei talk about going and immediately asked in surprise: "Isn't that couple committing another crime? Sir, do you want to bring the yamen runners to catch them?"

  "Nothing's wrong," Pei said at once. "You don't need to bring anyone, just park the carriage behind the Temple of Great Wisdom. I have my own use for it."

  Xing Zhubu had his doubts, but he didn't dare question Pei Tan: "Yes, I'll go prepare for the master right away."

  After Xing Zhongbo left, the side hall was quiet for a moment. Pei Tan said, "You can come out now."

  Jing Wanyi and Pei Xian, both emerged from their hiding places, had just heard Pei's words clearly, especially when the name Zilian appeared, Jing Wanyi's expression was already different from before.

  Pei Tan had her in mind, and he was also the one who suddenly thought of the palace maid Zi Cui'er, who had escaped from the palace just now and was already married and living a new life.

  Actually, Jing Wan'er didn't need others to worry about her. Once she left the palace, it was like a fish entering water...

  Looking at Jing Wanyu's still calm and unruffled eyebrows, Pei Tan's eyes were slightly dim.

  Before long, a servant came to inform them that the carriage was ready at the back door.