A black shadow slipped swiftly into the courtyard, bypassing the guards on duty at the main entrance. Pei You pressed her back against the side of a casement window, feeling her heart drum against her ribs.
The journey here had seemed bizarrely smooth. Didn't Nanny Xu say that Imperial Guards were also stationed to protect the Ninth Prince's Mansion? Could the standard of the Imperial Guards really be this mediocre?
However, there was no turning back once the bow was drawn. Pei You gritted her teeth, used one hand to pry open a small crack in the window, and braced herself against the sill to vault into the inner chamber.
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