Below the temple door, a tense standoff ensued. Behind the rows of ancestral tablets, two pairs of eyes, having been watching everything, simultaneously withdrew their gaze and exchanged a look.
After Prince Rong was invited out of the mansion by Song Yi, Zhe Yu sent word to the Pei family. After nightfall, while Princess Rong was busy arranging her Buddha hall as a façade, Fu Zhen and Pei Zhan, having covertly followed the Zhe family's carriage, quietly entered the ancestral hall.
Even if they had no evidence to prove that Princess Rong orchestrated Prince Rong's outing, given the previous night's actions, it would be unusual if she didn't scheme during his absence!
Thus, from the moment Princess Rong entered, to her opening the drawer, followed by Xu Yin's arrival, all of it fell under their watchful eyes.
