Who became an assassin in 126?

  When he heard his wife's words, Xia Lixun was taken aback for a moment, and then his eyes lit up.

  He took a few steps forward and suddenly picked up Liu Xue Lan from the stool, his thin lips opening to bite down on Liu Xue Lan's mouth.

  Finally, he licked his sensual lip corners and smiled with a sly smile: "I didn't expect that my woman would also have an intelligent day!"

  "……" Liu Xuelan was bitten by him and had a mouthful of his saliva, without even having time to wipe her mouth, when she heard his praising words, suddenly the fire in her heart grew bigger, "Xia, you dare say that again? Damn it, when have I ever been stupid?!"

  As if afraid she would pounce on him, Xia Lixun suddenly let go of her and took two steps back. Perhaps because he was in a great mood, he fearlessly said: "You're still saying I'm not stupid? Stupid like a pig! Knowing you for so many years, only today did you become smart for once. What's wrong, are you getting angry?"

  "Xia's surname! I'm going to strangle you to death——" Liu Xue Lan suddenly jumped up and rushed towards the man.

  Xia Lixun was already prepared and dodged faster than the wind. But Liu Xuelan was clearly in a rage, didn't want to let him off, and seeing that he had dodged, she became even more unwilling to give up, chasing after his shadow with her bare fists.

  "Anyone with the surname Xia, if you have the guts, don't hide, watch me catch you and give you a good beating!" She was furious, this man actually said she was stupid and compared her to a pig! If she's a pig, then what is he? Has anyone ever seen humans and pigs sleep together?!

  It's been too long since he last sparred with her, and Xialiu suddenly felt a surge of excitement, playing like a cat catching mice. Yes, he was indeed playing, dodging left and right with high spirits.

  But it's different for some women. Looking at the provocative smile on the man's face made her even angrier.

  "Xia's! Don't hide!" It must be because she hasn't practiced martial arts for almost a year, causing her skills to decline. In the past, she would have been able to fight this man to a draw, but now, it feels like catching up to him is quite strenuous?

  This dead man, he knew she couldn't compare to how she was in the beginning, so he's intentionally doing this, right?

  Although women are already furious, a certain man is still pouring oil on the fire.

  "Come on, catch up with me, I'll let you deal with me tonight." The man's narrow eyes curved, and a hint of evil intention flashed in his gaze.

  At the sight of that gaze, provocative yet frivolous, Liu Xue Lan almost vomited blood. She didn't know if it was because she had been chasing him too hard or for some other reason, but her face was flushed red. This dead man, how shameless! All his shameless thoughts were written all over his face, did he think she didn't know?

  Today she must give him a good beating, let him know that bullying her is not okay!

  "You're a surname Xia, you said it yourself, if I catch you, I'll deal with you?" She stopped in her tracks, and with a raised chin, she looked at the man not far away with an unyielding gaze. With a triumphant hum, "When I catch you, you'll go to the study room and sleep for half a year!"

  "......?!?" Upon hearing this, Xia Lixun's face suddenly turned black. How can this be allowed?

  In the past, she didn't allow him to touch her because they weren't married yet. Later on, when she was pregnant, he only occasionally got a taste of food and water, never having enough to eat. Now that they're finally married and have had children, why should he still be treated like a monk?

  There isn't even a door!

  Taking advantage of his daze, Liu Xuelan suddenly pounced on him, but Xia Lihuan suddenly came back to himself. Seeing the woman's agile body pouncing towards him, and seemingly wanting to take action against him, he cleverly used his strength to turn around and quickly pin the woman's hands behind her back, holding her in his own embrace.

  "You're despicable, Xia!" Liu Xuelan struggled, but the man held her down tightly.

  As soon as he thought of the woman's request, Xia Lixun was so angry that he couldn't catch his breath. Seeing her still wanting to resist, he suddenly let out a cold hum and pushed her against the wall, letting her struggle between the wall and himself like a trapped beast.

  No room to use her hands, Liu Xue Lan gritted her teeth and was about to use her feet when a man seemed to see through her actions. Before she could even kick him, a pair of large hands suddenly covered her waist and hips, then lifted her up, causing her legs to instantly wrap around his waist.

  Behind her was a hard wall, in front of her was his sturdy chest, and both wrists were also tightly clasped by him. The only usable legs couldn't find any support points either. In an instant, Liu Xue Lan felt both embarrassed and angry.

  "Put me down! How dare you be so shameless?" Dead man, can't you see we're in broad daylight? Can't you consider the impact? Don't you know this posture is embarrassing?

  "Rascal?" Looking at the inexplicable blush on the woman's face, Xia Lihuan's anger suddenly dissipated, and his lips curled up uncontrollably. His handsome and charming face leaned in close to her red ear, and he whispered, "Playing around with my own woman, how can I be a rascal? I've done even more rascal things, even having a child together. What's the point of you blushing like that?"

  Liu Xuelan wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into, her face flushed with shame as she stared at him: "Who's embarrassed? Don't say such shameless things, okay?"

  Xia Lixun chuckled softly in her ear. Shameless? He had even more shameless ones!

  "Lan Er, it seems like we've never been so... why don't we give it a try?" In fact, every time he made her blush and her heart skip a beat was when he felt the most excited. He loved watching her flustered and helpless expression. Although this woman was too overbearing, at the end of the day, she was still a woman, and in matters of love, she still had the bashfulness that only women possessed, so every time it came to this, he was always the most moved.

  How could Liu Xuelan not understand what he was saying? At this moment, the two were in a intimate posture, and she had long been familiar with his body. How could she not know what this man wanted to do? Suddenly her small face turned bright red: "Xia, can't you be more restrained?"

  Obviously she wanted to yell at him, but as soon as she spoke up, she realized that her words had no deterrent power at all. That soft voice was like coquettishly teasing him, and after reacting to the change, Liu Xue Lan almost bit her tongue in frustration.

  The person who just spoke absolutely wasn't her!

  Xia Li Xun originally only had a faint smile, but when he heard her voice that was like a gentle scolding, the corners of his mouth almost reached his ears.

  He gently nipped her earlobe and suddenly softened his voice, saying in a slightly hoarse tone: "Lan'er, you've never called me that before."

  Liu Xue Lan frowned: "......" If this man was being sentimental, then he must have had an ulterior motive.

  "What's your name?"

  "Shouting husband."

  “……?!” Liu Xue Lan suddenly fell silent, her face red as she lowered her head. She couldn't bring herself to say such a mushy term of endearment. Moreover, she was used to calling him that way, and didn't want to show him the affectionate attitude he was displaying.

  "Call out to me, husband, and I'll let you go... Come on, if you do, I'll grant you anything you want." The man's low, husky voice was full of charm, his words full of temptation, as he gently coaxed her ear. Today, he was determined to make this woman change her tune, otherwise, with her constant "Xia's family" this and that, she sounded like a female hoodlum, and had completely lost face for the Feng De Wang Fu.

  Liu Xuelan lowered her head and bit her lip. This condition seemed acceptable, but this man didn't seem to have much credibility...

  "Hurry up... listen... " The man whispered in her ear, continuing to coax her.

  Liu Xue Lan mentally counted on her fingers, wondering whether she should believe him or not.

  After hesitating for a long time, she suddenly raised her head, and a blush spread across her delicate small face. She freed her hands from his grasp and wrapped them around his neck, resting her chin on his shoulder, and softly called out to his ear: "Husband..."

  Xia Li Xun's mouth corners lifted, and her hands, which were supporting her body, began to wander involuntarily. As he drew closer, although he couldn't see her face, her bright red ears had already betrayed her. This was a feeling of unprecedented beauty.

  But his triumphant and satisfied smile only lasted for a moment, and the woman's words made him unable to laugh again.

  "Husband, you promised me that if I called you, you would agree to anything. So I'll tell you something, but don't get angry when you hear it. The other day, I borrowed 5,000 taels of silver from the warehouse and then accidentally lost them all."

  "Liu Xuelan!" A man's grinding teeth and gnashing voice suddenly came from the room, "You're going to gamble again? This time you dare to borrow silver tickets behind my back! See how I'll deal with you today!"

  "Xia's surname, you're being unreasonable! You said it yourself that if I called you, you'd agree to anything! How dare you go back on your word, you——hmm——"

  Luxurious room, the low hum of two people's voices gradually turned into ambiguous sounds——

  ……

  Heir of the Wang Clan

  After Zixia decided to let Xueying enter the palace, Yin Du's mood had been low all along. When he was with Xueying, his eyes were almost always fixed on her face, and because of the grievances in his heart that couldn't be expressed, he pulled a long face as if he were an abandoned husband.

  From morning till night, the eyes that fell on Xue Ying's body were all staring straight, even if Xue Ying was as calm as ever, facing such an abnormal man, he also felt a bit overwhelmed.

  At night, the two of them sat on the edge of the bed in their single clothes after washing up. Those eyes still had a wronged and pitiful look, but the man didn't say a word.

  "Is there something on my face?" Finally, Blood Shadow spoke up, taking a glance at his lifeless appearance. Her clear and cold eyes quickly flashed with a hint of abnormality before she lowered her head.

  Yin Du hung his head and after a long time managed to squeeze out a sentence, as if he hadn't eaten enough: "You're going into the palace tomorrow."

  "Hmm." Xue Ying responded in a low voice.

  "After you entered the palace, I was left alone sleeping."

  “……”

  "I don't even know when you'll be back."

  “……”

  "What if I miss you?"

  “……”

  Yin Du was weak and spoke in a feeble tone, pausing after each sentence before continuing. Xue Ying didn't know whether to respond or not, so he just kept his head down and remained silent, only hearing the man's murmurs of complaint.

  Half a day without seeing her respond, Yin Du let out a sigh and finally couldn't help but grab her hand and place it on his chest. He turned around to look at her lowered head, suddenly leaning in close: "Blood Shadow, do you think of me when you're outside?"

  ...in a place where no one could see, the corner of Blood Shadow's mouth twitched slightly.

  Seeing her not responding, Yin Du let out a deep sigh again, as if somewhat disheartened, and muttered to himself: "Forget it, asking is useless anyway. Your heart only has Princess Wang, where would you think of me?"

  A black line fell from the forehead of Xue Ying, faintly visible on his brow.

  Perhaps feeling that he had said too much, and fearing that she would be disgusted with him, Yin Du suddenly let go of her hand and lazily fell back onto the bed: "Alright, I won't say anything else, nor will I ask any more questions. Let's put out the light and sleep."

  It's pointless for him to ask further, he clearly knows she's not that kind of sentimental person, and he shouldn't have had high expectations of her in the first place.

  He had no idea when this woman would finally come around?

  It's not true that he didn't have any complaints in his heart, unless he didn't care about her at all. But no matter how many complaints he had, this woman simply didn't know the meaning of "response". Yes, he had been waiting for her to respond, but even after they were married for almost a year, she still hadn't said more than a few words to him.

  Alas...

  Sometimes he wonders if he hasn't made it obvious enough, which is why she doesn't react at all. But he's done everything he should do, and now it's just short of digging out his heart and lungs to show her, what else can he do?

  Just as Yin Du was immersed in his own sorrow, his clothes were suddenly pulled. Lying on the bed, he looked down and saw that the woman was pulling his clothes, and suddenly asked: "Are you angry?"

  Yin Du was taken aback for a moment, then he closed his eyes and shook his head. Hallucination, it must be a hallucination. How could this woman possibly take the initiative to talk to him? For so long, she had never taken the initiative to care about him.

  He kicked off his boots and lay on the bed, flipping over onto his back with a soft thud, his back to the woman behind him. He must have been thinking too much, that's why he had an illusion. Better get some sleep, tomorrow he still has to send her into the palace.

  A moment later, he clearly heard the sound of someone taking off their clothes. Then, suddenly, a figure stuck to his back, wearing thin underclothes, and he could distinctly feel the chill emanating from the body behind him.

  ...When a pair of slender, soft hands actively wrapped around his waist, Yin Du's entire body stiffened, almost as if he didn't dare to believe it. He stared wide-eyed, his eyes filled with astonishment and even uncontainable surprise, yet he didn't turn his head. It wasn't that he didn't dare to turn around, but rather that he was afraid to turn around.

  He was afraid that once he turned around, everything would be gone.

  What happened next shocked him even more, as he saw those hands reaching out towards him---

  Suddenly, he grasped the hand that had come over and touched his, feeling the chill of her palm, and involuntarily tightened his grip. He could no longer bear it, and quickly flipped over to pin the person behind him to the ground.

  "Do you know what you're doing?" He had a hint of excitement in his eyes as he gazed down at the bloodstain on the ground.

  "Uh-huh, got it." Blood Shadow nodded expressionlessly, then suddenly lowered his eyelids and added three more words, "Seduce you."

  “……？！” Yin Du couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. Immediately, he opened his mouth and revealed a row of neat white teeth, laughing like a sunny big kid, lowered his head and asked closely, "Xue Ying, will you miss me?"

  "Uh-huh." Xue Ying responded faintly, paused for a moment and then added three more words, "I'll miss you."

  Upon hearing this, Yin Du held her face and was so excited that he couldn't say anything else, directly kissing her.

  No matter if she's just pretending or actually means it, at least she said she'll think of him.

  His heart isn't big, it's just like this, he thinks it's already enough...

  There was still such a long time, he believed that one day she would gradually change and become what he wanted her to be...

  The next day

  Yan Mo took me into the palace early in the morning and conveniently brought Xue Ying along with us.

  There was no Blood Shadow around, so Bai Xinhui had to let Gong Yiyi style her hair. Mei Jiao and Mei Yu brought up breakfast, after eating she went to the garden for a walk, thinking about how to bring back her three precious little dumplings.

  Although it had been only two or three days since they last met, she hadn't heard the barks of those three treasures and suddenly felt a bit unaccustomed to it.

  As she walked in the garden, she rubbed her sore waist. It's better to hurry up and bring the two treasures back home, find something for her husband to do, so he won't be restless all day long. It's only been two or three days, but she feels like her bones are as old as an elderly woman's.

  As I walked, I saw a familiar figure sitting in the pavilion ahead.

  She pouted and walked over, stepping into the pavilion.

  "Your Highness." Hearing footsteps approaching, Yin Du came back to his senses and stood up, calling out to her.

  Bai Xin nodded and pointed behind him: "Sit down, there's no outsider here."

  Yin Du stood still, although he knew that Bai Xinzhi was sincere in asking him to sit down, but he also knew that he couldn't overstep the bounds of propriety.

  She took a glance back and saw that Gong Ya, Mei Jiao, and Mei Yu were all standing outside the pavilion. Bai Xintie didn't say anything else either. These people had too deep a notion of hierarchy, and she couldn't bear to break their way of thinking.

  Looking at the tall and strong man in front of her, yet looking so weak and listless, she couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth and tease: "I say, what's wrong with you? You've only been walking for less than half a day, and you look like you've lost your soul. Do you need to be like this?"

  His thoughts were exposed, and Yin Du couldn't help but scratch the back of his head with a somewhat embarrassed smile at Bai Xincheng: "I've made a fool of myself in front of the princess. I was just worried about Blood Shadow, that's all."

  "What's there to worry about? You should trust her, Blood Shadow may not be good with words, but taking care of herself is something she can do."

  "...", they are all taking care of your elderly family members, but he has never been taken care of by his relatives.

  "Alright, stop looking at me with that resentful face, as if I had sold out your family's honor." Bai Xinzhu gave him a cold glance.

  Yin Du lowered his head and twitched the corner of his mouth: "......" Was he being that obvious?

  He was just really worried about Xue Ying. He still remembered that time she bathed the palace in blood, and now thinking about it made him want to wipe sweat for Xue Ying. That woman never considered the consequences, nor did she know what would happen this time when she went on a mission again.

  Bai Xin let out a sigh and said somewhat irritably, "Pull yourself together, don't look like you've lost your soul. Aren't you afraid that the brothers under you will laugh at you? In two days, I might have to enter the palace, and when that time comes, I'll take you with me. Then you can see people."

  "Really?" Yin Du suddenly raised his head, his eyes shining brightly.

  Everyone is tired of dealing with him. They say that women in love are foolish, but aren't men in love equally so?

  Look at this big fool in front of her, she's speechless.

  ……

  Two days later, news came from the Duke's mansion that the eldest son, Shu He Wang, had been found. According to insiders, someone secretly placed the child outside the main gate of the Duke's mansion at night. As for who it was, that became a mystery.

  When Xia Gao learned the news, he immediately let Dequan go to Cheng Wangfu for a trip and confirmed that the child was really found before putting down his heart. Originally wanted to send someone to investigate thoroughly how dare to steal his beloved grandson, but Cheng Wangfu announced externally that in view of the child's safe return and no harm, they were willing to settle the matter and not pursue the culprit's guilt, giving the culprit a chance to reform.

  Upon hearing this news, Xia Gao almost vomited blood on the spot.

  He almost suspected that this farce was actually created by the Wangfu itself!

  But what does King Xiang want to achieve by stirring up such a big deal?

  Thinking of his 'dead and reborn' son being found by others, Xia Gaoli couldn't sleep well for several days.

  He didn't know if the eldest son's return had anything to do with Cheng Wang, but today he was able to find the eldest son, and no matter what, he had to thank that 'missing child' farce.

  It was late at night, and Xia Gao Yi was still on duty in the study. De Quan had been watching him for half a day, seeing that he hadn't even finished annotating one memorial, and couldn't help but step forward to say: "Your Majesty, if you're tired, why not go back to the palace to rest?"

  Xia Gao shook his head and let out a deep sigh.

  "Your Majesty, do you have something on your mind? Now that Fu De Wang has returned and Shu He Wang has been found, shouldn't you be happy?" De Quan was puzzled. These past few days, the Emperor had clearly been preoccupied with worries, but he didn't know what exactly had happened to make him so anxious.

  Xia Gao put down the memorial in his hand and suddenly looked at Dequan.

  "Dequan, when I was still the crown prince, you were by my side. I never treated you as an outsider and trusted you deeply. Now, I want to hear your honest opinion. Can we trust Cheng Wang?" Despite Fu De's words, he still refused to believe that Cheng Wang had ulterior motives. However, it was true that Cheng Wang was close to the imperial physician, a fact he knew better than anyone else.

  For a moment, he really didn't know who to listen to. He wanted to question Fu De Wang's words, but looking at Fu De Wang's current miserable state, he couldn't bear to question him.

  Dequan was stunned, even somewhat astonished. "Your Majesty, you suspect Cheng Wang?"

  He suspects what he doesn't need to say too clearly, he believes in himself that he won't be misunderstood.

  Xia Gao suddenly withdrew his gaze, his face somewhat cold. "I know you've always been biased towards Cheng Wang, never mind, even if I ask you, you won't tell me the truth."

  Upon hearing this, Dequan dismounted his horse and knelt down: "Your Majesty, please calm your anger. I dare to swear to heaven that I have no second heart towards you, I am not biased towards Cheng Wang, but rather I do not think there is anything wrong with him."

  Xia Gao looked at him again: "Then tell me, does Cheng Wang have ambitions?"

  Dequan lifted his head from the ground and replied respectfully and cautiously: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for my boldness, but actually this question should be asked of yourself."

  Xia Gao narrowed his eyes. Would he still be so indecisive if he knew?

  "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. I have watched the Crown Prince grow up, and in my opinion, his character and conduct are worthy of praise. As for what thoughts the Crown Prince may harbor, I believe that anyone would have their own thoughts, and I also believe that the Crown Prince has his own thoughts. However, I am even more convinced that the Crown Prince would never harbor any thoughts of harming Your Majesty, nor would he have any other improper thoughts."

  "Really?" Xia Gao's deep eyes flickered with a hint of uncertainty.

  Dequan's face was serious and respectful, saying: "Your Majesty, in view of Cheng Wang's character, you should be aware of it. If he had any improper thoughts, today would not have been just 'Cheng Wang'."

  He believes that the Emperor should understand what he means. If Cheng Wang really wanted to usurp the throne, he would have taken action long ago. Since the Emperor has already publicly acknowledged Cheng Wang's true identity, why is it that Cheng Wang still refuses to change his surname? If Cheng Wang truly wants to be emperor, shouldn't he be eager to acknowledge his heritage and return to his ancestral roots?

  Upon hearing this, Xia Gao's eyes widened in shock, and the murky thoughts in his mind suddenly cleared up as if he had been enlightened.

  Among all his children, if there is anyone who doesn't care about this position, it's probably only Cheng Wang!

  Up until now, Cheng Wang still didn't truly accept him as his father. One mouth calling him 'Your Majesty', how could this be like a son, he just wished to be further and further away from him.

  How could he be so muddled and easily suspect his motives?

  All these years, whatever King did in private, he would never deliberately avoid him, outsiders didn't know, but he was crystal clear.

  What does Fude King mean then?

  He spoke with a mouthful of words, accusing the Holy Doctor of having ulterior motives and evil intentions, thinking that he would be detrimental to the Shu Xia Kingdom. And since King Cheng and the Holy Doctor were secretly on good terms, it was clear that this spearhead was pointing directly at King Cheng.

  Could it be that he still doesn't repent and still wants...

  No! The current Fude King is already a useless person, and he can't even take care of his own food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Even if he wants to harm other brothers, what's the use of getting the throne?

  Looking at Xia Gao falling into his own thoughts, Dequan did not make another sound, as if afraid of disturbing his thinking, he still knelt on the ground in a neat and respectful manner.

  ……

  A few days later, Xia Gao suddenly issued an edict, summoning several imperial grandsons to enter the palace.

  Bai Xinzhi and Liu Xuelan made an appointment together, bringing their own treasures into the palace to pay respects to this imperial grandfather.

  After lunch in the palace, Xia Gao let the palace staff take a few children to his bedroom, while Bai Xiner and Liu Xuelan took some time off to chat in the Imperial Garden.

  "Xue Lian, thank you so much for the past few days. Thank you for helping me take care of these little ones." Walking on the road, Bai Xindye smiled gratefully at her, "By the way, did your father, King Fengde, say anything?"

  Liu Xuelan clenched her fists and said, "He dares to say anything, I'll beat him until he's picking his teeth off the ground!"

  "Hmph..." Bai Xincheng couldn't help but laugh at this. These two were both masters of saving face.

  "You don't have to thank me, just take care of them for a few days, no need to be so polite. Think back, I used to live in your house and eat and drink for free. And those three kids of yours are clever and cute, I like them so much."

  Bai Xin Yan raised an eyebrow: "Has my little Xiao Liu been causing you trouble?" Among the three treasures, the smallest one was the most annoying. If you weren't careful, it would open its mouth and start wailing loudly, just like a wild child. Who knew where that temper came from?

  Liu Xue Lan smiled and shook her head: "It's okay, just cried and made a fuss on the first day, but didn't make much of a fuss afterwards."

  Bai Xin was just about to ask her how to coax the child when a figure in palace attire suddenly walked past them. She narrowed her eyes and looked at the back of the palace maid.

  "Halt."

  The palace maid who passed by them suddenly stiffened, then turned her head to look back at them. When she met Bai Xincheng's sharp gaze, she suddenly trembled and immediately knelt down on the ground, saying nervously: "Slave pays respects to the two masters."

  At the sound of her voice, Bai Xincheng furrowed his brow. Staring deeply at the palace maid on the ground, he asked in a low voice: "Which palace are you from? Do you know our identities?"

  The palace maid lowered her head and shook it, pleading: "Two masters spare your lives, the slave is a newly entered palace maid, serving in the Xishui Palace, and does not know who the two masters are?"

  Upon hearing this, Bai Xin furrowed her brow and did not respond to the palace maid's words. Instead, she raised her chin and gave an order: "You, lift your head."

  The palace maid timidly raised her head, revealing a slightly dark and unfamiliar face.

  Bai Xin's eyes fluttered open, and she immediately spoke to her again: "You can get up now, there's nothing for you here, go down."

  "Yes, I'll withdraw." The palace maid replied cautiously, even her retreating back seemed cautious and prudent, as if she had just been startled by Bai Xinzhu's summons.

  "What are you doing?" Xue Lian asked, puzzled by her sudden behavior, and couldn't help but ask after the palace maid retreated.

  Bai Xincheng gazed in the direction the palace maid had left, a hint of coldness flashing across his eyes.

  She came back to her senses and smiled at Liu Xue Lan: "It's nothing, I just saw the palace maid's back and thought I met an acquaintance."

  It's really like a familiar person, this familiar person is unforgettable for a lifetime. After all, they came out of the same mother's belly, how could she easily forget her twin sister?

  It's just a silhouette, but the voice and appearance are clearly not.

  Is it the Zishui Palace? I heard from Mo Yu that Fude Wang was arranged by the Emperor to recuperate in the Zishui Palace...

  Liu Xuelan saw her daze and followed her gaze, but after staring for a long time, she couldn't see anything.

  ……

  Today, two couples made an appointment to stay in the palace for one night temporarily.

  Yin Duoqiao left after getting dressed, and with Bai Xincheng's permission, went to find Xueying. The two couples made a date to go to the Zishui Palace together after dinner, to offer their condolences to a certain brother.

  But when they arrived at the Xishui Palace, a palace staff informed them that Fude Wang had just taken his medicine and fallen asleep.

  Helpless, the two couples had no choice but to return.

  Liu Xuelan and Xia Lihuan walked ahead, keeping a distance from Bai Xinyan. Xia Lihuan's arm was around Liu Xuelan's shoulder, and the two of them rarely showed such affection, leaning against each other, whispering something, without looking back.

  Walking behind them, Bai Xinzhen was led by hand by Mo Yu, the two walking shoulder to shoulder, neither of whom spoke. Behind them were palace attendants carrying palace lanterns.

  After bidding farewell to Liu Xuelan, the couple returned to Changping Hall, dismissed the palace staff, and Bai Xinzhi couldn't help but speak up.

  "I don't even know if that Fude Wang was really sleeping or just pretending to sleep, not sleeping early or late, but coincidentally he fell asleep when we went there." She let out a sigh of complaint.

  The kid stayed at Shangao's place all day today and was even kept there for the night. As soon as she came back, she looked like she couldn't find anything to do.

  Yan Mo sat down beside her, his eyebrows furrowed, and didn't say a word.

  Bai Xingdye looked at him: "Mo Yu, why don't I sneak in tonight?" Going openly is no good, sneaking in at night should be fine.

  Mo Yan shook his head: "He knows we're all in the palace, so he'll definitely be on high alert tonight. Even if Sheng Yi is in his hands, it's unlikely to appear in the palace."

  Bai Xinyan felt that there was some truth to it, and she couldn't help but nod her head in agreement. Suddenly thinking of something, she stretched out her neck, brought her mouth close to Yanmoyu's ear, and said in a low voice: "Today I saw a palace maid with Xuelian in the Imperial Garden..."

  ……

  Suishui Palace

  In the luxurious bedroom, the palace maid had already been dismissed. By the bedside, a woman was wiping the body of the man on the bed.

  "Your Highness, I met that woman in the Imperial Garden today." The woman suddenly spoke up.

  Xia Li Xuan's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and he turned his head to look at her, coldly asking: "Did she recognize you?"

  The girl shook her head: "There shouldn't be."

  She stopped in her tracks, her beautiful eyes fixed on his scarred face. He used to be so handsome that women would envy him, and she still remembered how he looked before. But now, because of that man, he had become a shadow of his former self, afraid to show himself.

  She still remembers that day she went to visit him and asked if he wanted to leave, but unexpectedly he nodded to himself after a brief silence.

  She knew that the man's self-esteem had been hurt to the bottom, so he wanted to escape from these places of right and wrong, unwilling to bear the strange eyes of others. But every time she looked at his depressed appearance, she felt heartache for him, and she could almost imagine the pain he was enduring in his heart. The position of the crown prince had been abolished, the officials who had supported him before were all avoiding him in a hurry, and even his appearance had been destroyed...

  It's all because of those people!

  This grudge, if they don't avenge it, even in death, will die with regret and unpeaceful eyes!

  Fortunately, heaven is still on their side. The Wang family probably didn't expect that their oppression would actually allow them to return to this place that represents wealth and glory once again.

  This time they're back, they must get back all the debts those people owe them!

  Shaking off the hateful thoughts, the woman retracted the gloomy aura from her eyes and continued to speak gently to the man: "Your Highness, I've troubled you for these past few days. Since those people haven't figured out whether you're really poisoned or not, they probably won't give up that easily. Now that you're avoiding them, they definitely won't be willing to let it go."

  When mentioning certain people, Xia Yunhao's slender and elegant phoenix eyes flashed a cold and stern light for an instant.

  He knew he should see them today, but thinking that his current state was all because of those people, he couldn't help but want to chop them into pieces immediately.

  Afraid that he couldn't bear the hatred in his heart and would accidentally reveal his true intentions, as soon as he found out about their visit, he directly made an excuse to refuse them.

  What she said is right, those people must be here to probe, if he always avoids them, they will definitely not give up.

  It seems that he needs to adjust his mentality and let these people put down their guard against him as soon as possible, so that he can get rid of them one by one.

  "Someone's coming - an assassin - catch the assassin!" Suddenly, a cry of alarm came from the palace maid outside.

  Upon hearing this, the men and women inside the palace exchanged a glance, all of them turning cold. It seemed that things were indeed as they had thought, those people were not willing to give up, fortunately they had anticipated this, so at night they had secretly dispatched more personnel.

  The garden outside the bedroom

  A man in black dodged the imperial guards with agile movements.

  Hearing more and more cries for help, the black-clad person's eyes, exposed outside the black cloth, dimmed slightly, and he couldn't help but curse in his heart - damn it, I finally managed to be a thief once, and I'm actually going to get caught!

  She originally walked in a secluded place, who knew that someone was also guarding such a hidden place, which resulted in an unfavorable situation.

  As more and more imperial guards appeared, the black-clad man didn't linger either, using his lightness skill to quickly disappear into the night sky.

  The next morning, Xia Gao just got up and heard that the assassin was found in the Si Shui Palace. He couldn't help but get very angry and immediately sent more people to the Si Shui Palace.

  After passing the early morning, he returned to the imperial study, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.

  The current palace has been renovated once since he was poisoned, and now it is even more heavily guarded, how could an assassin break into the palace?

  Where did this assassin come from?

  Is it?

  Those two couples stayed overnight in the palace last night, who were they? What did they want to do by going to the Sui Water Palace again?

  Changping Hall

  News of the assassin's visit to Suishui Palace also reached Bai Xinzhu and Yan Moyu, who heard about it and exchanged a glance, both unable to help but sigh.

  Who else could it be? Besides those two in the neighboring temple, who else could it be?

  It's all over now, the snake is startled!

  The news was brought back by Yin Du, who didn't sleep all night, accompanying Blood Shadow in the dark to see everything clearly. Although the other party wore a night-traveling cloak and covered their face, he could still accurately identify who it was. No way, who let that woman come to their mansion in the capital to play mahjong?

  "Your Highness, I have received news from the Imperial Guards that the Emperor has issued an order to increase the protection of the Shui Palace. It will be even more difficult to investigate what is happening inside the palace now."

  Mo Yu's expression turned solemn and he fell silent for a moment before instructing, "Notify Xue Ying to keep an eye on the Bei Shui Palace. Do not make any rash moves. If anything unusual happens, report back immediately."

  "Yes." Yin Du replied solemnly.

  Bai Xin turned her head and looked at the man beside her, suddenly saying: "Mo Yu, why don't we also stay in the palace?"

  It's more fun when everyone plays together. Let's get Liu Xuelan to join in too. You watch me, I'll guard against you, let's see who can't hold out first...

  Digression

  These two days are really busy, today is the kindergarten graduation ceremony of my child, and after that I need to accompany my child for an intravenous drip. Don't worry about the places with bugs, I'll make modifications after these two days are over.

  Girls with tickets, don't forget Liangzi!