Chapter 170: The Token of the Eastern Palace (Part )
Su Liuyue, who was on alert all over, stood up slightly. She turned around abruptly and glared at the elusive man with a bad temper, "Feng Qi, either you don't come out, or come out in a more normal way!"

Feng Qi couldn't help but look at her with an innocent face. Last time, he suddenly came out and was exposed in front of Miss Su San's cousin. Miss Su San was not very happy.

This time, he made sure that there was no one around Miss Su San who could expose his presence before he came out carefully. But who knew that Miss Su San was still unhappy.

Su Liuyue felt helpless when she saw his aggrieved look, so she went straight to the point, "Why did you come out suddenly? Did you see that suspicious man?"

Feng Qi nodded, "Of course I saw it, and I have sent someone to report it to Your Highness, but Your Highness has been with His Majesty most of the time today, and I am not sure when Your Highness will be able to learn about this."

His Majesty and a group of princes will attend today's Wenxi Banquet. Now is the time for the Jinshi parade. According to the experience of the previous dynasty, during this period of time, His Majesty and a group of trusted ministers will climb up to the Wangque Tower in the Imperial City and watch the parade of the new Jinshi from there.

After the parade was almost over, he would head to Xingyuan.

If Zhou Yunke stayed with His Majesty all the time, he would indeed have no time to deal with this matter.

Su Liuyue frowned slightly, "Then can you ask other people to come over and help? It would be better to find out the man's purpose first."

Feng Qi shook his head. "I am responsible for protecting Miss Su San. I don't have many people around me, and I have just sent them out to report to His Highness. For me, protecting Miss Su San is the most important thing. I cannot leave Miss Su San at this moment."

"There are a lot of guards around Xingyuan today, right? Are there any of Your Highness's men there?"

Feng Qi shook his head again, this time with a helpless look on his face. "The emperor gave the guarding of the apricot garden to the king of Wei and the king of Liang on the grounds that your highness is busy suppressing the reactionary gangs near the capital. With so many eyes watching, your highness can't just interfere."

King of Wei and King of Liang?
Su Liuyue immediately thought of the nonchalant Prince Liang who appeared with Zhou Yunke at the previous lotus viewing banquet.

This is not a good situation.

Su Liuyue pondered for a moment and made up her mind, "That man is very dangerous. He disappeared near the Xingyuan. I suspect his target this time is the Wenxi Banquet.

The wind is rising, I want to enter the Wenxi Banquet, do you have any ideas?"

Su Liuyue originally thought that her request was somewhat unreasonable, but Feng Qi nodded immediately and said, "Yes."

As he spoke, under Su Liuyue's somewhat surprised gaze, he took off a token from his waist and said, "This is the token of the Eastern Palace. Only a few of His Highness's confidants have it. With this token, Miss Su San can enter and leave the Apricot Garden at any time."

Su Liuyue's face lit up immediately, "Great! Fengqi, lend me the token, I'll go to Xingyuan first to see the situation, you help me go to Jingzhao Prefecture to see if Lu and Feng Dali are there, if they are not there, you can also find Lu Shaoyin and tell him that the reactionary gang that escaped from the last scholar burning case has set its sights on this Wenxi banquet, and ask him to bring a few trustworthy people here immediately.

besides……"

Su Liuyue hesitated for a while, but still didn't say the rest of the words.

She originally wanted Feng Qi to find the people under the King of Wei and the King of Liang, tell them about this matter, and let them be vigilant.

Feng Qi is someone close to Zhou Yunke. Someone under the command of King Wei and King Liang must recognize him. King Wei recognized him last time.

But the relationship between these princes is complicated and deep, not to mention that the man was able to hide under Zhou Yunke's nose for so many days. There must be someone helping him behind the scenes. That person's power is probably no less than Zhou Yunke's. Su Liuyue dare not gamble.

Thinking of this, Su Liuyue sighed secretly and said, "Let's do these things first."

After saying that, he was about to take the token in Feng Qi's hand.

Feng Qi retracted his hand and said with a worried look: "But, my duty is to protect Miss Su San. What if Miss Su San goes into the apricot garden alone and gets in danger..." Seeing Feng Qi's unyielding expression, Su Liuyue could understand him, and she felt more at ease with him by her side.

Finally, she gritted her teeth, found a study nearby, borrowed their paper and pen, wrote a note, found an honest-looking passerby on the street, stuffed a coin into his pocket, and asked him to take the note to Jingzhao Prefecture to report the case immediately, saying that if the report was successful, he would get more reward money.

The man was just an ordinary citizen, who might not be able to earn this coin even after working hard for half a month. Upon hearing this, he had a look of surprise as if pie had fallen from the sky. He didn't even bother to watch the parade of Jinshi scholars. He patted his chest to reassure Su Liuyue, and then quickly went to Jingzhao Prefecture.

Su Liuyue then followed the wind and walked in through the back door of Xingyuan.

Because Feng Qi was there, she followed him with peace of mind, pretending to be his little follower.

Although the guards at the back door were strict, as Su Liuyue expected, several of the guards recognized Feng Qi. When they saw him, a man who looked like a leader came up with a smile and said, "Guard Feng, aren't you usually with the Crown Prince? The other princes are still in the Imperial City right now, why are you here?"

Feng Qi was quite reliable when it came to doing business. He said without any expression on his face, "You know the rules of our highness. For this Wenxi Banquet, a resting place was reserved for each highness in the Xingyuan. Our highness sent me here to take a look at the situation there first."

Nobles like His Majesty and the princes would naturally not attend the entire Wenxi Banquet. With them around, the people at the banquet would not be able to move freely.

Therefore, they would usually only show up at the banquet and at most have a meal with the other scholars.

When they are not showing their faces, they need a place to rest.

The general suddenly understood and laughed, "Yes, His Royal Highness is famous for his love of cleanliness. Any dirt on your body is a stain on your body! Guard Feng, please leave!"

After saying that, he stepped aside to make way for the entrance.

Feng Qi nodded in a very noble and cold manner. In order to let people know that Su Liuyue was following him, he turned around and said in a calm voice, "Follow me."

Su Liuyue immediately lowered her head and followed closely behind him, acting just the right way like a well-behaved and dutiful follower.

The general who had just spoken to Feng Qi seemed to be a little curious about Su Liuyue. He stared at her with a pair of hawk-like eyes, but did not ask any extra questions.

In this way, Su Liuyue entered the apricot garden smoothly.

The guards inside the Xingyuan were even stricter than outside. Almost every few steps, one could see a guard on duty. In addition, there were many servants running quickly to prepare for today's banquet.

As Su Liuyue walked, she looked around calmly, and at the same time sorted out the schedule of today's Wenxi Banquet in her mind.

The parade of Jinshi scholars will probably last until noon, and then all the Jinshi scholars will come to Xingyuan for lunch.

After lunch, everyone will hold a poetry gathering on the bank of Qujiang River that flows through Xingyuan according to tradition. In addition to the newly-appointed Jinshi, all the dignitaries who come to the banquet can also participate in this poetry gathering. Many newly-appointed Jinshi will take this opportunity to show off their literary talent.

After the Qujiang Banquet, the newly-appointed Jinshi would go to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which is also located on the bank of Qujiang River, and follow the example of their predecessors by carving their names on the stone tablet of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Only then would the Wenxi Banquet be considered to have come to a successful conclusion.

Now, she was not sure whether the man's target was the newly-appointed scholars or the various dignitaries who came to the banquet.

If his target is the powerful and influential people, his only chance to strike is in Xingyuan.

Su Liuyue was concentrating on thinking about something when a dark shadow suddenly flashed beside her and bumped into her.

At the same time, a whole pot of wine with a rich and mellow aroma was sprinkled on his body.