Those matters were really weird but they couldn't give up halfway because they felt afraid of the sudden loss of communication with their own spies.
However, they were too busy because of the preparation and they left this matter to Feng Yong Rui. The latter would be able to do something inside the palace when they were busy with the performance. Ah Man would become their messenger so that they also knew what happened inside the palace.
Feng Yong Rui went to the palace first and Ah Man was the one who would guide them to the palace. They would get inside the palace through the side door because they were merely lowly citizens. Qi Hao didn't join the performance along with them because the official Di sons and daughters of officials had to join the banquet.
Thus, Qi Hao went inside the palace with Feng Yong Rui and they made up a reason for Xiao Fang that the latter was currently out of the Capital, so she couldn't join in the festive.