"Why bother with the Daily Records now? I've sent a junior eunuch to call him..."
Manbao's complexion turned slightly pale as she grabbed him, "Which junior eunuch? You let him call, and he just went? He was given an imperial edict; he's not allowed to leave his post on his own will."
Bai Erlang was taken aback, a bad feeling growing in his heart. He swallowed, shaking his head, "No, that's not right. He said he was going to call Bai Shan and even asked me for a token."
"What token?" Manbao asked.
"Our jade pendants," he replied.
Manbao then looked down at the jade pendant hanging from her waist. It was a gift from Old Madam Liu last New Year; one for each of the three of them, identical in design, with only the names carved inside differing.
Manbao's mind raced, thinking of what Keke had said about the palace servant who passed notes to the Fifth Prince in the main hall, and that servant was also quite close to Gu Zhong...
