Chapter 45: Secrets of the Palace
Late at night, Nanyang Palace.
Rows of patrolling Ouchi guards walked around in a staggered and orderly manner.
Suddenly, there was a "plopping" sound of heavy objects falling to the ground in the darkness, and the guards who passed by nearby quickly moved towards the place where the sound sounded.
"Who? Come out! The young general at the head held the silver spear in his hand, and cautiously pointed behind the tree and shouted.
I saw a cat leap out of the shadows and limp into the distance.
"It turned out to be a cat!" The young general breathed a sigh of relief.
He gave a command, and the guards followed in the same direction as before, and went their separate ways.
Just as they gathered in front of the tree, a dark figure quickly flashed into the nearby palace, climbed the inner wall under the cover of night, and climbed into a separate courtyard.
Zhen Bei looked at Nangong He, who was already waiting under the wall, quite speechless.
Obviously, he only needed to pull her to easily blend into this courtyard, but after he helped her enter the palace wall, he avoided her like a snake and scorpion.
Fang Cai even left her and hid inside.
There were officers and soldiers everywhere outside, and if she hadn't happened to see the injured stray cat and used it to distract the guards, how could she have gotten in smoothly!
Nangong He hid on the wall, looking at everything that had just happened, and looking at Zhen Bei's eyes became more and more inquiring.
Regarding her details, he has already asked people to investigate clearly.
However, a teenager who has been demented for more than ten years was just cured of a brain disease a few months ago.
But in the face of such a strict and deep palace, ordinary people will be panicked, he can do things without chaos, and he can calmly think of a countermeasure to enter the palace, is it possible, he has been pretending to be stupid for so many years?
But he is the only son of the Gu family, and the family environment is relatively simple, why did he do this?
Zhen Bei couldn't care about what he was thinking at this time, and smelled the faint fragrance coming from the hall.
She lowered her voice and asked, "Hey, what is this place?" But the branch hall where Concubine Yan lives? β
Nangong He withdrew his gaze from her, looked at the dark corner of the courtyard and said "um", and said: "Father and Emperor are staying in the palace of Concubine Xin tonight, and now in this palace, except for the three palace maids who are keeping vigil, there is only Concubine Yan!" β
Zhenbei nodded: "It's not too early, let's hurry in!" β
As she spoke, she had cautiously sneaked forward, Nangong Heliu thought for a moment, followed behind her, and walked towards the hall.
Passing through the corridor, you will see a large hall that emits dim candlelight, and the fragrance is becoming more and more intense.
Zhen Bei looked in through the gap in the empty door.
I saw that a large couch was simply set up in the room, and two palace maids were sleeping on the collapsed clothes, and another palace maid was concentrating on the work at hand under the fire candle.
She looked back at Nangong He, who had a stone flying out of her hand and hit the palace maid's sleeping hole accurately, and the palace maid didn't have time to put down the purse in her hand, so she tilted her head and fell into a deep sleep.
Zhen Bei opened the door of the hall, walked in, and knocked down the other two sleeping palace maids.
Then, the two of them quietly crept into the inner sanctum, but before they could make a move,
And he heard the sound of rustling behind the curtain.
The two of them hurriedly dodged behind the barrier.
Then the curtain was opened, and some people took a few steps with their shoes in their hands.
A woman said lazily: "Your Highness, are you leaving?" β
A hoarse male voice replied: "Somehow, I slept exceptionally unsteadily tonight, so this king should go back to the house first!" I'll see you another day! β
Listening to this voice, it looks like a young man!
There is no doubt that this woman should be Concubine Yan, and the man she calls "His Royal Highness" in her mouth is most likely one of several princes, that is, a certain brother of Nangong He!
Zhenbei couldn't help but turn her eyes to the person next to her, seeing that his face was hidden in the darkness, not only what she felt at this time.
The woman tried her best to coddle and seduce, and when she saw that she couldn't keep her lover, she snorted angrily: "Your Highness must have a newcomer, and she is tired of fat, so she will leave in such a hurry!" β
When the man heard this, he had to patiently explain: "Fat, don't think about it, those vulgar women are just the king's involuntary play!" You are the only one who can enter the heart of this king, if not, how can this king fight the danger of losing the trust of his father and help you get rid of that Qin Wuchen? β
In the dark, Zhen Bei and Nangong He glanced at each other very quickly, it seems that this time it was not in vain!
And these words obviously pleased the woman, she seemed to be happy instantly, and said in a greasy voice: "Your Highness, it was Zhi'er who blamed you, and the little woman apologized to you for this!" β
"Good fat, if only you knew the king's good intentions! Father, I still want you to keep an eye on it! Recently, the sixth child has been in the limelight, and it would be better to find a way to mention the benefits of this king in front of his father, and it would be better to step on the sixth child without a trace! The man comforted her as he guided her.
The woman snorted coldly and said, "You know that you will come here to find me because you have a request for me!" β
The man hurriedly laughed: "Look, I'm angry again!" This king swears that he came to meet because he missed you, good girl, don't be angry, okay? β
The woman said "um", and sighed faintly: "If you have that Nangong He's half of your dedication, how can I be suspicious and suspicious, and worry all day long for fear that you will change your mind and abandon me?" β
The man smiled and said, "Okay, what do you do with the ninth brother?" He was dazed by a woman and lost his mind, so he couldn't figure it out so much! However, this is a good thing for us, but it's a pity that Lin Yunyin, this king didn't have time to get acquainted, so he died! β
Zhen Bei's heart was shocked when she heard this, could it be that this Nangong He had feelings for me?
She only felt that her face was very hot, and she couldn't help but secretly glance at the person next to her carefully from the corner of her eye, seeing that he was still in the same posture as before, as if she hadn't heard the conversation between the two people, she shook her head and said with a secret smile: This person is irreverent and arrogant, how can he have feelings for her who has promised to be married? They must be mistaken!
On the other side, Concubine Yan heard the man mention other women again, and she had to make trouble again.
Under the man's gentle words, she gradually quieted down.
"Don't forget what this king told you! Fat, change the king of Japan to see you again! β
When Concubine Yan answered, he quietly left through the back door.
"Stop, stop, I'm naΓ―ve! Don't say that you royal men, men in this world, how many people can be infatuated and concentrated? Concubine Yan looked at the bead curtain that was still shaking and sighed.
Before Zhen Bei could make a move, Nangong He had already dodged behind her, turning his hand into a blade and slashing at the back of her neck.
I saw that Concubine Yan's body was weak and fell to the ground, unconscious.
Zhen Bei walked out from behind the barrier: "I didn't expect the second prince to be involved in this matter!" β
Nangong He was not surprised that she could guess that person was Nangong Guan, the second prince who had just been abolished as the crown prince not long ago.
The reigning Nanyang Emperor Nangong Yunting, the harem has countless beauties, and these beauties have given birth to eleven sons and six daughters for him, which can be described as a prosperous heir.
However, the harem has always been a bloody place of intrigue, open and secret fighting, and only six of the princes and princesses survived and grew up safely.
They are the second prince Nangong Guan, the sixth prince Nangong Mo, the ninth prince Nangong He, the tenth prince Nangong Ke, and two princesses.
Among them, this Nangong view was produced by the queen.