The streets at night were exactly the opposite of those during the day. On the empty streets, only the watchman was beating the small gong. When a sound of horse hoofbeats came, the watchman was startled and quickly retreated to a side.
On the other side, a carriage passed by the place where he just stood.
"My lord, what happened just now? I see you keep looking back." Ji Yan asked calmly towards Bai Yan, who was closing his eyes and concentrating on the opposite side.
Even though the carriage was traveling at an extremely fast speed, Bai Yan's body was still stable. His long eyelashes suddenly flashed, and he said coldly: "I feel a very familiar aura. It's a bit like that woman."
"Hua Xuanji?" Ji Yan asked in return, pursing her lips thoughtfully: "I heard from the officers and soldiers that Yehua led hundreds of soldiers to arrest a woman today... You
Could it be?"
"That's impossible!" Bai Yan opened his eyes suddenly, like a frightened cat, his breathing suddenly became a little disordered, and his chest heaved slightly: "I saw her fall off the cliff with my own eyes, it's absolutely impossible!"
"What if it's really true?" Ji Yan asked tentatively.
"Then kill her again." Bai Yan's voice was trembling, and his suddenly opened eyes were filled with bloodthirsty light, "I don't want anyone to threaten my life anymore, and I don't want to do anything that threatens."
Ji Yan's Adam's apple rolled, as if he wanted to say something, but swallowed it back. He looked out the car window behind Bai Yan, and his eyes suddenly became blurred.
Since the death of Qingge Hua Xuanji, his world has become blurry for a while. There will often be a period of time where he will constantly ask himself whether he is doing right or wrong. He originally followed Bai Yan just to kill the man who killed his whole family.
A man, and now, every step he takes will involve many innocent people. He took a deep breath, and his nails, which were not sharp, penetrated deeply into his flesh. He slowly closed his eyes, but there was blood.
The corners of his lips slowly raised, and Ji Yan smiled helplessly. He had already come to this point. What else was right or wrong? It was an extravagant hope to stop. If he made a mistake, if he continued to make mistakes like this, he was destined to be unable to stop.
The carriage fell silent for a while. After a while, Bai Yan's hoarse voice came slowly: "Have you gone to the prime minister to take care of it? What did he say?"
"Back to my lord, I still haven't seen the prime minister."
His fingers moved intermittently on his legs, and Bai Yan's brows gradually furrowed.
My original plan that day was to sign the agreement so that Yehua would lose all his prestige with the emperor. Who knew that he sent people to stop Yehua but forgot about the soldiers, and in the end, he still made a great contribution to Yehua.
His teeth almost made a rattling sound. He was originally a concubine. Although Yehua had the appearance of a disaster star, it gradually dissipated a lot after two battles. Now some ministers in the court wanted to propose to the emperor to appoint Yehua as the dominion.
Prince, although the emperor said that this matter will be discussed separately, if the voice is louder, it is estimated that Ye Hua will definitely be the crown prince.
But, after all, nothing is absolute. Those treacherous old ministers began to loosen up after the emperor did not agree to the suggestion. Prime Minister Hua, the biggest pillar of the court, hid because he lost his beloved daughter and became ill.
, disrupting all his original plans.
He was severely punished by the emperor for stealing the battlefield. At this time, all the unfavorable situations were directed at him. In addition, the queen on Yehua's side turned a deaf ear...
"Ji Yan." Bai Yan opened his eyes suddenly and said through a message: "Find a suitable opportunity to kill the queen!"
There was a layer of anger in his calm eyes. His original plan was to let the woman who had usurped his position as mother-in-law watch with her own eyes as he killed her son and ruined her husband's career. But now, it seemed that he had to let her
Take a step early.
"I obey!" Ji Yan's fingertips were a little cold and she sighed but said nothing more.
The speed of the carriage gradually slowed down, and with the driver's cry, the carriage slowly stopped. Two gatekeepers came over and asked coldly: "Who is not allowed to enter the palace in the middle of the night!"
Bai Yan remained silent and raised his chin towards Ji Yan. Ji Yan took the order and took out a sign from his waist: "The second prince is here, please open the palace gate soon!"
"Ah." The two soldiers knelt down in shock, "Second Prince Jixiang, the young one is too blind to see Taishan. Please forgive me, Second Prince." After saying that, he poked the person next to him and urged: "Return it.
Go and open the palace gate quickly."
After a while, the vermilion palace door slowly opened. Ji Yan got out of the carriage first, then supported Bai Yan and walked into the palace door.
The palace was still luxurious at night, and the moonlight shone on every glazed tile, emitting a somewhat dazzling light. Bai Yan waved his hand to signal Ji Yan to leave first, and walked step by step to the emperor's palace.
However, before he could walk in, he was stopped by two soldiers with outstretched hands. Eunuch Li walked over with a swaying wave and said in a pinched voice, "The emperor has gone to bed. The sixth prince should please come back."
Looking at the darkened room, he asked Eunuch Li coldly: "Father seems to have gone to bed very early. Did something happen?"
"Ah, nothing?" Eunuch Li's eyes were a little erratic, as if he was hiding something, and he added after a while: "You also know, the emperor is old, it is inevitable that there will be some..."
"The king understands, please trouble Eunuch Li." Bai Yan's voice was calm, he nodded towards Eunuch Li and turned to leave.
"Sixth Prince, walk slowly." Eunuch Li quickly led a group of palace people behind him to salute Yehua. Then he breathed a long sigh of relief, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and returned to the original place.
Thinking of Eunuch Li's erratic gaze just now, his narrow peach blossom eyes slightly narrowed. Eunuch Li's behavior just now was really suspicious. However, the possibility that the emperor would avoid him was extremely small. Could it be...
Just as Bai Yan wanted to continue thinking, the sound of clothes suddenly came from the small door beside him. He narrowed his eyes warily, Bai Yan tapped his toes and quickly hid in a big tree nearby.
, looking towards the direction from which the sound came.
Among the vague branches, a bright yellow figure was particularly dazzling. Bai Yan was startled, and his high eyebrows were frowned tightly.
It’s the emperor!
Looking around, maybe because I was so absorbed in walking just now, I actually walked into the harem, but this place is really remote, and there is nothing else in the yard except a pile of weeds. What is the emperor doing here so late?
After the emperor walked away, Bai Yan quickly jumped down from the tree and walked step by step into the courtyard where the emperor just came out!