"Your Highness Prince Ning, give this old official one more day, and I will definitely find a way to get you out. If I cannot find a way, I will arrange for someone to break you out of prison," Qin Zhihong promised Prince Ning.
"No need for a jailbreak. Prime Minister Qin, please find Huo Ying who is by Lin Zhenfan's side. She will have a way to get this king out."
Prince Ning suddenly thought of such a person.
"Huo Ying, isn't she..."
Prime Minister Qin's words were interrupted by Prince Ning.
"Prime Minister Qin, you know what to do. She is currently at Sizhuang, outside the capital."
"Understood! This old official will definitely send someone to find her."
Afterwards, Prime Minister Qin assured Prince Ning.
However, neither Prince Ning nor Prime Minister Qin anticipated the surprise that Princess An Le and Nanny Chang had in store for them.
After Prime Minister Qin and his wife visited Prince Ning and Qin Xixue, Princess An Le took action that night. She summoned Nanny Chang and conspired to murder a palace maid by the Empress Dowager's side. This quickly drew the Emperor's serious attention, and he then summoned Yan Song to the palace to investigate the case.
Princess An Le and Nanny Chang took advantage of the chaos to climb over the wall from the less heavily guarded cold palace and escape.
After escaping the imperial palace, Princess An Le looked at Nanny Chang and anxiously asked, "Nanny Chang, where is the substitute you found?"
"Princess, he is behind you."
Nanny Chang pointed to a man in black standing not far behind her.
Upon hearing this, An Le immediately turned to look. She saw a man, similar in height to her third imperial brother, standing with his hands clasped behind his back, holding a sword.
"Qian Yu, quickly pay your respects to the Princess," Nanny Chang called out.
Only then did the man slowly turn around, glance at Princess An Le, and respectfully bow.
"Qian Yu pays his respects to Princess An Le!"
An Le was stunned when she saw Qian Yu's face. How could this person look exactly like her imperial brother?
"Nanny Chang, what... what is going on?"
Princess An Le was completely bewildered.
"Princess, he was the only hidden guard by Consort Jing's side. This old servant had him wear a mask that looks exactly like Prince Ning. Do you think anyone will recognize him like this?" Nanny Chang said with a hint of pride.
"He looks so alike. If Nanny Chang hadn't told me his identity, I would have thought he was my third imperial brother. I didn't recognize him immediately," Princess An Le said in surprise.
At this moment, she couldn't help but think to herself how terrifying Nanny Chang's disguise skills were. Fortunately, she was loyal to her and her third imperial brother. Otherwise, this old woman would be truly formidable.
Afterwards, Nanny Chang had the man remove the human skin mask from his face, revealing his true appearance.
Qian Yu was also good-looking. Under the clear moonlight, An Le could see his features clearly.
He was likely the same age as her third imperial brother. He wore a jade crown to tie his hair, his features were distinct, his eyes were deep and expressive, his nose was high-bridged, his lips were sensual, and he was tall and slender but not rugged. He was also a standard handsome man. An Le carefully observed this young man named Qian Yu, and indeed, he bore some resemblance to her third imperial brother.
"Alright, time is pressing, let's hurry to the prison now. Qian Yu, you don't need to wear the mask for now. Wear it once we get inside the prison," Princess An Le reminded him.
"Yes, your subordinate understands!"
Following this, Princess An Le led Nanny Chang and Qian Yu to the entrance of the prison.
The prison guards standing at the entrance were dismayed to see Princess An Le bringing people to visit the prison so late at night.
"Princess, no one is allowed to visit the prison at night. Please return and don't make things difficult for us," the leading prison guard said to Princess An Le, bracing himself.
"How dare you! When has this princess ever needed your permission to visit her third imperial brother?"
Hearing this, Princess An Le immediately berated the prison guards.
"But... Princess, this is a rule set by Lord Yan. We cannot..."
The leading prison guard tried to say more, but Princess An Le immediately cut him off.
"Cannot what? I am the Princess, what is Yan Song to me? Does he have to control even if this princess comes to see her third imperial brother? All of you, get out of my way, or this princess will not be polite to you."
With that said, Princess An Le forcefully pushed aside the prison guards who were blocking her, and with Nanny Chang and Qian Yu, she strode into the prison.
The guards at the entrance wanted to stop her but dared not. They had already witnessed Princess An Le's fierce temper before. As low-ranking prison guards, how could they dare to resist a princess? To keep their jobs, they could only turn a blind eye.
Thus, Princess An Le, unhindered, stormed into the celestial prison. Then, she had Qian Yu incapacitate the four prison guards on duty inside the prison.
Meanwhile, Prince Ning, who was lost in thought within the celestial prison, was slightly taken aback to see Princess An Le entering with a man and a woman.
He quickly regained his composure and looked at An Le, saying, "Ya Nan, aren't visitors prohibited from the celestial prison at night? How did you get in?"
"Imperial brother, you don't need to worry about that. I've come tonight to take you out."
An Le then had Qian Yu quietly pick the lock of Prince Ning's cell.
"Ya Nan, what are you doing? There are still four prison guards on duty in the prison. If they discover us, and Yan Song is alerted, you'll be in trouble. Then Father Emperor will..." Prince Ning said in a low voice, his brows furrowed.
"Imperial brother, don't worry. The prison guards at the entrance have already been scolded by me into a daze, and the four guards on duty inside the prison have been dealt with by Qian Yu. As for Yan Song, he's been summoned to the palace by Father Emperor, so he won't be back for a while. Heh heh..."
With that, Princess An Le even chuckled proudly.
Hearing An Le's words, Prince Ning's brows furrowed even tighter. He truly didn't want Princess An Le to get involved in his affairs, but this girl insisted on doing so...
"Alas..."
"Ya Nan, who are these two you brought in?"
At this moment, Prince Ning finally noticed the two unfamiliar faces who had entered the prison with Princess An Le.
"Imperial brother, this is Nanny Chang, and this is also a former hidden guard of Mother Consort," An Le explained briefly to Prince Ning.
"Nanny Chang? No, Ya Nan, she is not Nanny Chang," Prince Ning said earnestly, gazing intently at the woman beside An Le in the dim, faint lamplight of the celestial prison.
Upon hearing this, Nanny Chang preempted Prince Ning's question.
"Your Highness Prince Ning, do you not recognize this old servant anymore? This old servant is indeed Nanny Chang!"
As Nanny Chang spoke, she removed the human skin mask from her face, revealing her true appearance.
When Prince Ning saw Nanny Chang's real face, he was utterly stunned. He hadn't expected this old woman to truly be Nanny Chang.