Chapter 290: Meeting Late at Night
As a guard, Ah Jin is also like other guards in the palace every day, and he will only keep vigil when it is his turn to be on duty. It just so happened that he didn't need to be on duty today, and Mo Xuan didn't let him accompany him, so he fell asleep early.
Ah Jin planned that he might have a chance to go out to meet Xia Sihan tonight, although he was very excited, he was also worried that Mo Xuan would suddenly want to see him, and those guards sent by Beichen Mo Ran, and a few pairs of eyes were staring at him.
Xu drank too much in Xia Sihan's small shop today, and didn't eat too much for dinner, Mo Xuan rested early, and slept very deeply.
By midnight, everyone in the house had rested, except for the few guards on duty. They get along well with Ah Jin on weekdays, and Ah Jin thinks that if he sneaks out at this time, it doesn't matter if they find out, and he can prevaricate by finding a reason.
Late at night, Xia Sihan was already asleep, and he didn't know that there was a person standing in front of the bed. It wasn't until a cool breeze came in through the window that she woke up suddenly, and suddenly saw the figure at the head of the bed, Xia Sihan trembled!
"Who!"
"It's me!"
The figure opened the curtain and walked in, and by the moonlight, Xia Sihan saw the person wearing a mask, and was instantly excited.
"Ah Jin?"
No, it should be Li Jinyan, without waiting for the other party to reply, Xia Sihan lifted the quilt and threw himself into his arms.
Standing barefoot on the ground, a cool air suddenly spread throughout her body, and the next moment she was embraced by a pair of strong arms.
Li Jinyan's gentle voice came from above his head, "Sihan, it's me, I'm here!" ”
Smelling the familiar smell and listening to the familiar voice, Xia Sihan burst into tears. The original resentment towards Li Jinyan disappeared in an instant, and some were just grievances and longing.
Carrying Xia Sihan back to the bed, Li Jinyan took off his mask and took off another layer of human skin mask, revealing his original face. When Xia Sihan saw this familiar face, he couldn't help but caress it with his hand, and complained softly: "Why don't you recognize me for so long?" Do you know how I spent the days when you disappeared? When I first heard that you and your team were killed in the snowy mountains, my mother and I washed our faces with tears every day. ”
Li Jinyan blamed himself, but he couldn't help himself.
Xia Sihan looked up at him, knowing that he must have something hidden, the two looked at each other, and Li Jinyan planned to tell the truth of the matter one by one.
Ever since their friendly team left the capital, Li Jinyan noticed that something was wrong. Although Murong Yu was the leader of the team, he shrank into the carriage not long after leaving the city gate and never came out again. Murong Xue also went against the norm and no longer made trouble not marrying, and was very quiet along the way. As for Mo Xuan, he drank and had fun every day, and even hid a woman in the carriage.
This team said that it was a two-country escort, but in fact it was only on him.
"Along the way, our people found that there were people who followed them all the time, but after they reached the snowy mountain, they were all gone, I thought I had finally got rid of them, but later I found out that this was just the beginning."
"Jin Yan, is it Murong Xue who conspired with them to plot against you?" Xia Sihan was eager to know the truth, but Li Jinyan was even more shocked.
"It is true that she drugged us herself, but she has committed much more than that. That day, the team marched halfway up the snow-capped mountain, and while we were drinking the wine she poured, she actually followed Mo Xuan and escaped from another way. We were just about to get up and chase after us, but the other soldiers suddenly felt weak, probably because they had taken Tianxiang fruit before departure, the poisoning was not as serious as theirs, and they could barely walk upright. But at this time, it happened to be an avalanche, and everyone was buried in the snowdrift. I thought I was dying like this, but when I woke up, I found that Mo Xuan had saved me. Later, I also found out that the reason why Murong Xue was able to become the favorite concubine of the Chu State was perhaps because she stole the emperor's talisman before she traveled! ”
Xia Sihan was horrified in his heart, he didn't expect Murong Xue to dare to do this.
"She is clearly trying to betray Murong Guo by doing this, but in my opinion, the talisman may not have been stolen by her, and it may also be that Murong Yu is using her. Originally, she never wanted to marry into the Chu State before, why was she willing to be a concubine when she arrived in the Chu State? ”
Xia Sihan's question made Li Jinyan ponder, and he hugged the woman in his arms and said in a deep voice: "The top priority is to find the talisman, I will enter the palace with Mo Xuan tomorrow, and I will find a chance to meet Murong Xue." ”
Hearing this, Xia Sihan's heart trembled, and he hurriedly raised his head and grabbed his hand and shook his head: "You entered the palace?" Mo Xuan was crowned king, what did you do when you entered the palace? You are just a guard in the Moxuan Mansion, according to the custom, the prince is crowned king, and you can only bring one retinue with you. Not to mention this, you have always worn a mask to show people, how formal is the kingship ceremony, how can you let someone like you be present? If your mask is revealed, will you still be alive? ”
Xia Sihan's concerns Li Jinyan also took it into account, but now he has no other way.
"Since Mo Xuan has already arranged it like this, I can't just refuse, otherwise he should be suspicious. And Murong Xue, I must find out about the military talisman. ”
"No, you can't go! I thought it might be better for me to go, but it wasn't tomorrow, and when the ceremony was over, I would find an opportunity to enter the palace. Murong Xue gave me a jade pendant, and I can enter the palace at any time. Mo Xuan's mind is deep, if something happens tomorrow, I am afraid that it will affect you, and once your identity is exposed, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”
It's not that Xia Sihan is alarmist, it's really at this critical juncture, and Mo Xuan's arrangement is really abnormal.
Li Jinyan pondered, Mo Xuan's move was indeed strange! He wanted to find a reasonable reason to push the matter off without arousing Mo Xuan's suspicions.
"Jin Yan, if you are seriously ill, Mo Xuan shouldn't forcibly pull you away, right?"
Xia Sihan had an idea, if he wanted Li Jinyan not to be suspected by Mo Xuan, there was only this way.
Li Jinyan naturally agreed, and he didn't have much time to think about it.
The time of parting was the most difficult, Xia Sihan wanted to hold on to him, but reason told him that doing so would only harm Li Jinyan. Li Jinyan was also reluctant to get up, and Xia Sihan forced out a smile and nodded at him.
"Jin Yan, you must be more careful when you go, I ......"
Xia Sihan was speechless, his voice choked, and he slowly put down the hands holding Li Jinyan.
Li Jinyan got up from the bed, gently stroked Xia Sihan's head with his hand, imprinted a kiss on her forehead, and then put on a mask and flew out of the window.
As soon as Li Jinyan left here, Xia Sihan went to find Yang Qingze, Xiao Jiu's skills Mo Xuan was very familiar, it was better to change someone.
The moon is dark and the wind is high, and it is the time to kill.
The guards of the Fifth Prince's Mansion patrolled all night, and Li Jinyan also took a lot of effort when he went back, and as soon as he lay down, he heard a sharp cry: "There are assassins!" ”
He hurriedly got up and rushed to Mo Xuan's courtyard, in the darkness he could only see a figure shuttling among the guards, and there were already more than a dozen people lying on the ground. Mo Xuan also held a long sword tightly in his hand, just waiting for the figure to come.