The two, together with a handful of men, headed to the palace occupied by Shu Fei, Taizi’s mother. After intensely studying the palace layout for several days, they could remember the way by heart. It did not take long for them to reach the palace.
If the coup was truly led by Chu Zhaoran, then there would be men guarding Shu Fei as a captive. Obviously, there were men clad in black, ordered by Chu Zhi to act as part of the coup, standing guard around Shu Fei’s palace.
Bai Yu guessed that these men were the ones who pretended to organize the coup and kill the Emperor before Ouyang Feilong invaded the palace together with his soldiers. They were acting like they were holding Shu Fei captive when in truth, they were protecting her.
“How are we going to get in?” Bai Yu whispered to the sophisticated one while they were looking at those black-clad men dressed similarly to her group, except they wore veils instead of the masks her group was wearing.