The next day, Xu Yan sent someone to send Aunt Jiang and Jiang Zhen back to the house, in order to prevent the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion from doing something to the Jiang family, he also specially sent a few secret guards over.

Now it is still in the New Year's Festival, and even the emperor ordered the petty officials to rest, but Xu Yan did not dare to delay, and entered the palace after breakfast. Emperor Huiping was originally resting in the queen's palace, and when he heard Duan Baohui say that Xu Yan asked to see him, he expected that there was something important, so he hurried to the Lama Palace.

The brothers talked behind closed doors until the afternoon, and even lunch was served in the Lama Temple.

When Xu Yan came back, his face was much better than yesterday.

Shen Yan was making soothing tea for Xu Yan at this moment.

After all, the matter of the Marquis of Ningyuan Mansion was too involved, Xu Yan told her about it, after all, he would not explain everything in detail. Yesterday he pretended to laugh there, but his brows never stretched, Shen Yu slept lightly when he slept with him last night, and several times noticed that he was clenching his fists in his dreams, obviously there was something extremely important.

She didn't dare to ask the reason, after Xu Yan went out this morning, she stayed under the window for a long time, and then decided to make him something calming-

Yesterday, the eldest princess of Leyang and the Marquis of Ning Yuan left in a hurry, and they would inevitably find out what Xu Yan had done, and then the veil would be lifted, and their faces would be revealed, and the eldest princess under the anger would definitely not give up. Xu Yan has to bother to deal with it here, so he naturally has to have a good spirit, and drinking some soothing tea to relieve irritability will be beneficial.

Xu Yan's spirit at this time is really not very good.

He didn't rest for long after he was injured last night, so he went to the study to listen to Gu An and Tsing Yiwei's report. The eldest princess naturally won't sit still, she used tricks over there, and she had to carefully arrange and arrange to deal with it, and she was busy until late at night before returning to the Shaking Light Courtyard to rest.

Because there are too many things in my heart, I don't sleep □□ life, and after getting up this morning, I immediately entered the palace to report, and I used my brain in Emperor Huiping for most of the day, and I was really a little sleepy.

Shen Yan's bowl of tea was timely, Xu Yan used a bowl, and then took her into the house, her eyebrows were still wrinkled, "Grandma, sleep with me for a while." ”

Shen Yu was not sleepy at all, "Why don't Your Highness lie down, and I will help Your Highness rub your temples?" ”

Xu Yan didn't object, and when he lay down on the couch, Shen Yan sat next to him, put her fingers together, and slowly helped him rub it. After Xu Yan's headache was relieved, he became restless again, stretched out his arms and took Shen Yan into his arms, and repeated the old words, "Sleep with me for a while." ”

Shen Yan blinked, obviously not wanting to sleep, Xu Yan sighed, "Holding you, I can sleep more soundly." ”

Since this is the case, Shen Yu did not refuse, obediently shrunk in her arms, and asked her arm to gently put her arm on his waist.

After a while, Xu Yan breathed evenly and long, as if he had fallen asleep.

When he woke up, it was already twilight, Xu Yan was in good spirits after making up for sleep, and after finishing his meal with Shen Yan, he went to the study to discuss matters again.

He was so busy that he couldn't see anyone, but Shen Yu was very idle here.

Xu Yan told him last night that during this time, she told her not to go out, even if she wanted to enter the palace to ask for peace, she had to be accompanied by him personally, for fear that the eldest princess of Leyang would be angry and pinch this weakness.

Shen Yu was so happy, and she also knew the danger outside, so she didn't dare to move. Although the eldest princess of Leyang looks at Cihe, how can she see the good or bad of people's hearts on her face? can be secretly operating under the nose of Emperor Huiping for so many years, how can he be a simple character?

She can't deal with such a person, so she can only try her best to dodge.

So he announced to the public that he had to recuperate after suffering from the wind and cold at night, and pushed a qiē feast in the New Year's Festival, and did not go anywhere. It's just that she is really bored and panicked when she is idle like this, and the bookstore is naturally closed at this time, so she has nothing to do, so she has to ask for a few books on the geography of mountains and rivers from Xu Yan.

was trapped like this for seven or eight days, and on the day of Shangyuan Festival, it was considered to usher in the "grounding order" given by Xu Yan himself.

The Shangyuan Lantern Festival is the most lively time in the capital, and the lanterns purchased from all over the country are gathered completely, from kitkat chic to magnificent and luxurious, but everything that can be imagined, those who can be used by craftsmen seem to be able to make it.

Shen Yan followed Xu Yan to stroll through the street, the eaves on both sides were uneven, all decorated with lanterns, and the branches beside the road were hung with various lanterns. Children frolicked and scurried, and in the distance, fireworks were set off and spread out in the air, like stars falling.

The two of them brought a lot of guards with them, these were iron-like men, and it was very useful to open the way with a stiff face in front. Xu Yan held Shen Yan's hand, and suddenly remembered the past, "Do you remember the Mid-Autumn Festival the year before last?" ”

Of course I do. That time when she was hiding in the shadows, she was almost frightened by him, how could she not remember?

Shen Yan raised her head and smiled at him, her jade-like smooth and greasy white face was even more beautiful under the reflection of various lanterns, and she turned her head angrily, "Your Highness deliberately scared me that time." ”

"It's you who scare yourself." Xu Yan didn't carry this black cauldron, "Why do you only remember this?" ”

"Well, Your Highness also helped me buy a hat and send me home."

"At that time......" Xu Yan suddenly clenched her hand, "I thought about what would happen if I held hands." ”

led his beloved little girl through the crowd, and the heart swayed that night is still fresh in my memory.

Shen Yu's focus was not here, and she glanced at him with a smile, "It turns out that His Highness had this heart at that time?" ”

Xu Yan smiled and did not answer.

Not only then, but long before she knew him, he had observed her countless times.

Maybe he had a thief at that time, but he didn't realize it yet.

The clothes on both sides are fragrant and the sideburns are shadowed, the BMW carved cars, walking in the endless crowd, the hands are clenched, and the gorgeous lights fall under the eyes with the jade face.

In the dark night, someone suddenly fell silently beside Xu Yan, the smile on his face suddenly stopped, and asked, "See clearly?" ”

"Absolutely." That person was not wearing a night clothes, but an ordinary person's dress, if he was thrown in the crowd, I am afraid that Shen Yu would not pay attention to it at all.

Xu Yan immediately stopped and said to Shen Yan: "Follow me to Nancheng." ”

Shen Yan didn't know why, but she had to be on guard if there was a slight disturbance recently, and she didn't have a word at the moment, and after withdrawing from the crowd with Xu Yan, she chose a remote road and went straight to a small courtyard in Nancheng.

The courtyard is plain, no different from the people's residence next to it, and at this time there are lanterns hanging outside the courtyard as usual, but because most of the people nearby go out to turn off the lights, compared to the hustle and bustle of other places, it is particularly deserted here.

Entering the courtyard, the door of the main house was closed, and after Xu Yan and Shen Yan entered, the door was immediately closed.

The lights were shining brightly, and under the candlelight, a woman leaned softly on the edge of the table leg, dressed in brocade and embroidered clothes, but her hair was slightly scattered. She seemed to be very panicked, and when she heard the sound of the door opening, she couldn't stop shrinking back, and her body trembled terribly.

Shen Yan felt familiar when she looked at that figure, and when she saw that face clearly, she couldn't help but be shocked-

The face that is rapidly emaciating, the delicate eyebrows and eyes, who is not Qin Ni?

It's just that Qin Ni at this time was like a frightened bird, his face was full of horror, but he gritted his teeth and refused to say a word.

As if he had known about this for a long time, Xu Yan glanced up and down at Qin Ni a few times and asked, "Where did you see it?" ”

"Near the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion, she seemed to have run out of the chaos, and we brought her here while no one was chasing her." Someone replied respectfully, and then pointed to Qin Ni's hand, "I hold this hairpin firmly in my hand, I'm afraid I will kill someone with it." ”

Such a scene made Shen Yan frightened, and couldn't help but say: "She is Cui Yan's stepfamily who married in the past, how could it be?" ”

"I'm afraid that there is a change within the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion." Xu Yan took two steps forward and squatted in front of Qin Ni.

Qin Ni didn't seem to recognize the person in front of him at all, and when he saw someone approaching, he just shivered, and the hairpin in his hand was pinched so tightly that he could even see the green tendons faintly appearing on the back of his hand.

"Qin Ni?" Xu Yan let out a low cry.

Qin Ni seemed to hear some terrible sound, and shrank back, and didn't notice when his head hit the table leg heavily, just trembling, and there was no way to retreat.

Shen Yan was standing behind Xu Yan, looking through the bright candlelight in the room, Qin Ni's eyes had lost their former brilliance, and only bottomless horror remained, and there were a lot of empty eyes, but the eyeballs didn't move much, and they didn't recognize Shen Yan at all.

Shen Yu felt horrified in her heart, and said in a low voice: "She's crazy? ”

"It should be." Xu Yan ignored Qin Ni's fear, reached out and pressed the pulse on her wrist, repeating, "It's crazy." Then he got up again and asked the man behind him, "Is there anything else?" ”

"Nothing else. She hasn't made a sound since she left the house. The subordinates did not dare to ask without authorization. ”

Xu Yan said, "Call Wei Wu over." He looked at Qin Ni carefully for a while, and then grabbed Shen Yan's palm and said, "Go over there to rest first, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well tonight." ”

The two walked to the small room next door to rest, and Xu Yan called Gu An, who was inseparable, and ordered: "Transfer four more people to Jiang's house." Qin Ni is in such a situation, there must be something important, and the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion is afraid that he will not give up tonight. Then ask someone to ask what happened over there tonight, and when did Qin Ni become like this. ”

Gu An went away as ordered, Shen Yan's interest in appreciating the lantern had already been shocked by this situation, and when she saw Xu Yan wrinkling her eyebrows there and pondering, she didn't bother, so she stood by the window and watched the fireworks rise, bloom, and fall in the distance.

She didn't have much contact with Qin Ni, and her impression was not very deep, Qin Ni at that time was the pearl of the Qin Mansion, most of the time she was soft and light, soft-spoken, and when she sat silently, she pursed her lips and smiled, so that people couldn't see the reality and the truth. Only once was in the bookstore, she instigated Qin Fei to provoke, and that appearance was annoying.

But after all, she was the most enviable girl in Luling City, like fireworks rising into the air, everyone thought that after she married the son of Qi Ge, she would be a beautiful bloom.

However, at this time, she had become insane, and before she could bloom, she fell, hiding in this dark alley in panic.

Shen Yu was just curious, how did the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion, which hid countless secrets, turn her into this?