In the dark night, a streak of black stood above the eaves. His knife-carved face was filled with a stern expression. Behind him, a woman followed, walked to him, and sat directly on the eaves.
Looking at the woman who had sat down next to him, a trace of ridicule flashed in the black eyes of the man in black, but she was calm and calm. He sat down after him.
"How did you know I would come?" the man in black said indifferently.
Yun Yan looked at the dark night and said calmly: "You know I recognize you, so you will definitely come over."
The man in black glanced at her. His eyes were so dark in the night lights. He always had such an unquestionable tone. She was quite confident.
"Leng Xue, why do you want to assassinate the emperor? Your goal has always been to not have anything to do with the royal family, so the people in the building have to look at the people they accept tasks from. Why did you make an exception this time, and it's you." Yun Yan
He looked at the man in black with a solemn expression.
Ji Lengxue said indifferently: "There has to be someone who makes an exception for everything. This time the reward is huge, so I took it."
"Really?" Yun Yan still had disbelief on her face. She looked at Ji Lengxue and continued to ask, "Can you tell me who hired you?"
"Didn't we make an agreement earlier? You can't interfere with what's going on in the Snow Tower. Now you have too much time to take care of yourself, so don't worry about these things." Ji Lengxue said indifferently, with a coldness flashing in her eyes.
With a calm smile, Yun Yan said: "Since you don't want me to ask, I won't say more. Have you brought wine?"
"You don't look good." The man in black took out a wine bottle from his side, took a sip of wine, and threw the bottle to the woman next to him.
"Really? Leng Xue knows how to watch people's emotions now?" Yun Yan smiled lightly, took the bottle, and took a sip. However, as soon as she drank it, she felt a pain in her throat. She touched her chest and coughed in a low voice, her face
The expression on his face looked extremely uncomfortable.
Seeing this, Ji Lengxue took the wine bottle from Yun Yan's hand, looked into the distance, and put away the murderous aura on her body, "This Liangdu is just like what you said, there is deathly silence everywhere, and even the prosperity cannot cover it up.
It's so quiet that it's chilly to the heart."
Hearing this, Yun Yan turned her head and looked at him. It was rare to hear such touching words from his mouth.
"This time, you asked me to come to Liangdu, what do you want me to do for you?" Ji Lengxue took another sip of wine.
Yun Yan chuckled, but he always looked cold. Yun Yan looked at the night sky, thinking of the man who looked like the dark night, and the deathly silence in his body made people tremble. She said calmly: "Help me check someone, Ye Mei!"
Hearing this name, Ji Lengxue put down the wine bottle in her hand and looked at Yun Yan with a little surprise.
As if aware of Ji Lengxue's reaction, Yun Yan turned her head and looked at him, "What's wrong?"
Ji Lengxue came back to her senses and said calmly: "I am also investigating this person. It is said that he has extremely high martial arts skills and can kill people invisible. He seems to have a lot of power. Unfortunately, his whereabouts are secretive and we still don't know anything about him.
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"I didn't expect that even Ting Xue Lou would not know his information." Yun Yan murmured to herself, her eyes getting darker and darker. That person was really mysterious. Although she was cooperating with him, there were things she couldn't control.
There is always a little uneasiness in my heart about people or things.
Seeing the gloom in Yun Yan's eyes, Ji Lengxue stood up and said indifferently: "I will help you find out his information."
Seeing him stand up, Yun Yan couldn't help but said: "Why don't you go and see the clear water? That girl really misses you."
Shaking his head slightly, Ji Lengxue's cold face showed a trace of composure. After a while, he said: "As long as you are here, she will be fine."
They all believe her, Yun Yan smiled bitterly, but sometimes, what they need is not stability, but the care of others. She thinks she can't do it. Looking at Ji Lengxue's cold expression, he
Ah, when will we know how to care for others?
Ji Lengxue glanced at the sky, turned back, looked at Yun Yan, and said coldly: "Don't forget the agreement between you and me. Before that, you must keep your life and not die." As he said, he
The whole thing rose into the sky and disappeared into the night.
Did he wait for a long time just to say this? Can't die? Yun Yan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, looking at the oppressive night sky, sometimes people really don't have any choice.
Who would want to die if he could live?
Looking at the direction in which Ji Lengxue disappeared, Yun Yan couldn't help but frown. His purpose here was definitely more than that simple. To assassinate the emperor was not a trivial matter. If the matter was revealed, no matter how powerful Tingxue Tower was, I'm afraid that by then
He will also be punished by the court. He is not such an imprudent person. He always feels that there is something she doesn't know.
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Imperial Palace, Xiangtian Palace
In the room, a man stood by the desk. He frowned, and the pen in his hand moved as if he was drawing something. There were papers everywhere on the ground, and most importantly, there was a person drawn on every piece of paper.
, the same person. She was a woman with delicate features, but there was an extra birthmark on the left side of her face, which ruined the entire beauty.
A eunuch stood next to him. He looked at the man at the desk with a worried look on his face. These four princes had been painting all night. After they came back from Yun Xiang's Mansion yesterday, they stayed behind closed doors. Even the emperor told them
He ignored the investigation of the assassin. He had seen the woman in this painting before. Isn't she the ugly third daughter of Yun Xiang's family? The fourth prince personally begged the emperor to break off the engagement, but how could he paint her now?
The eunuch thought about her. Maybe she was possessed by a demon. The more he thought about it, the more frightened the eunuch became.
"Your Majesty, please take a rest." The eunuch summoned up his courage and said.
The pen in Mu Qingyuan's hand suddenly stopped and he looked at the painting on the table. A beautiful woman appeared on the paper, except for the red spot on the left side of her face. Maybe he had been thinking about her appearance all night, but he didn't feel it.
The birthmark was so ugly, but on the contrary, it was so beautiful that it moved his heart.
The whole night, he seemed to be in her demonic barrier. Her shadow was all in his mind. Looking at her in the painting, he felt moved. Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but raise.
Next to him, the eunuch saw Mu Qingyuan smiling to himself, and became even more frightened. He knelt on the ground with a thud, "My lord, please stop now. If this continues, your body will not be able to bear it."
Interrupted again by these sudden words, a trace of displeasure flashed across Mu Qingyuan's face and he said: "You dog slave, get out of here."
The eunuch flinched. He raised his head, looked at Mu Qingyuan, and said plaintively: "Your Majesty, this slave is so bold, but you haven't started the case that the emperor wants you to investigate. If you are blamed,
I’m afraid…”
"I understand, please go out." Mu Qingyuan said in a calm voice.
The eunuch was relieved when he heard that Mu Qingyuan did not blame her anymore. He glanced at the woman on the ground. She looked like this and could confuse a smart and wise man like the Fourth Prince. She was really a monster.
Kangning Palace
Queen Mother Gao lay gracefully on the soft couch. The queen next to her held the portrait in her hand. A coldness flashed across her beautiful face, and her hands began to tremble unconsciously.
Glancing sideways at the queen's expression, Empress Dowager Gao said with a cold face: "How did you become such a mother? You didn't even notice the little thoughts of your own son, and now you are angry here, huh."
Hearing this, Gao Yueli realized that she had lost her composure. She lowered her head and said, "I am a concubine who made an oversight. Please forgive me, Queen Mother."
"Excuse me? What can I do to you? You are the empress of the world, but you are really a coward. You can't manage the harem well, but the Ai family can help you, and you can't serve the emperor.
Okay, please tell me how many days the emperor has been in your palace this month. Now, you can't discipline your son well. The Ai family really regrets that they let you enter the palace and become the queen." The Queen Mother's arrogant eyes were cold.
The coldness fell on Gao Yueli, his brows and eyes were full of coldness, and his words were even more ruthless.
Listening to these words, Gao Yueli's face was also unhappy. She argued: "Aunt, you asked me to play the role of a gentle and graceful woman. You said that this would please the emperor, but how could the emperor ever look at me seriously?
.His eyes are clearly on that woman. Hum, how am I worse than that woman? He just doesn't want to look at me. Even Concubine Rou is more popular with him. What did I do wrong?" At this point,
The anger in her heart suddenly surged, and her usual noble image completely collapsed.
Empress Dowager Gao glanced at Gao Yueli coldly and said angrily: "I asked you to play the role of a gentle and virtuous woman because if you don't do this, I'm afraid the emperor won't pay attention to you when you enter the palace. Fortunately,
, you are confident and have a son. When he succeeds to the throne, you will be the Empress Dowager of the East Yue Kingdom, and you will not be able to trample on the likes of Concubine Rou by then."
When Empress Dowager Gao said this, Gao Yueli's expression improved. She glanced at the portrait in her hand and looked at the disgusting face. She said in a deep voice: "Then what should we do? What if?
If the engagement hadn't been broken off, I wouldn't have said anything about Yuan'er marrying her, but now that he is the fiancée of the sixth prince, we must not let Yuan'er make the mistake, as it will affect his position as crown prince."
"Now that you know this, why did you go there earlier?" Empress Dowager Gao glanced at her, looked forward, and said coldly, "The Ai family wants to see if this Yunyan has three heads and six arms and can hide from the Ai family.
If she dared to covet the grandson of the Ai family, she should have known that she would end up like this."
Listening to these words, Gao Yueli's heart relaxed instantly. She knew the Queen Mother's methods very well. Now with the Queen Mother's words, everything has become easy. Yun Yan, she is destined to not be able to escape.