Seeing Chu Nian's serious face, the two princesses lost their interest in frolic, the two glanced at each other, turned their eyes to look at Chu Nian, shook their heads together, and saw Mingyue said: "My mother sent someone to investigate and secretly visit the palace, and I didn't see any suspicious characters. ”

Chu Nian frowned slightly, if Concubine Liang didn't find anything, then there was no need to ask Concubine Ling.

In the end, she had to breathe a sigh of relief, "Well, it's better if he doesn't show up from now on." ”

Seeing that the two princesses showed doubts on their faces, Chu Nian gave up the doubts on his face, smiled lightly, and turned his eyes to look at the sky that was almost dusk, "It's time for us to go, the palace banquet is about to start, right?" ”

Hearing this, Mingyue nodded, "Let's go, we can't talk nonsense, if it's late, I'm afraid that the Queen Mother will find fault with us." ”

So the three of them followed the path towards the main hall.

At this moment, the main hall is not lively, it is still the appearance of the palace banquet on weekdays, when everyone is seated, the queen mother is late, Ming Xiu is sitting next to the emperor, his expression has always been indifferent and detached listening to the queen mother's greetings, occasionally holding the wine cup and snorting softly, looking at the next Chu Nian, but just blinking and avoiding.

Chu Nian frowned, today's Ming Xiu seemed to be a little unusual, but what was wrong, but he couldn't say, so he could only wait for the palace banquet to almost end, and secretly ask such a mouth.

After the three rounds of drinking, the adults in the hall were all slightly drunk, and occasionally there were still people who stepped forward to congratulate Ming Xiu on his return this time, and the queen mother at the top still smiled and did not speak, as if she was really happy for Ming Xiu, which made Chu Nian doubt the purpose of the queen mother's palace banquet, but no one discussed, frowned, and saw the slightly drunk Ming Xiu get up, and when no one finally noticed him, he turned around and walked quietly towards the outside of the hall.

Chu Nian, who had been paying attention to him, frowned slightly, turned his eyes and glanced at Mingyue on his side, only to see Mingyue nodding lightly, and whispered: "You go and take a look at the imperial brother, how is he looking wrong today, here is me and Mingqiao." ”

Seeing this, Chu Nian got up and walked towards the door without the attention of others, at this moment all her attention was on Ming Xiu, but she didn't notice that a gaze behind her was looking at her with a bit of faint malice.

After following the road to the outside of the hall, not far away Ming Xiu's figure was flashing into the corner, Chu Nian frowned and followed, and saw Ming Xiu's figure suddenly stop next to the rockery in the imperial garden, Chu Nian followed quietly, and saw Ming Xiu as if he had not noticed, and walked calmly into the back of the rockery.

Chu Nian frowned, and was not hesitating to be interested in the rockery, when he heard a trivial voice coming from that side, and there seemed to be a gentle and delicate female voice faintly, "Why is it so long, Your Highness is late." ”

It was Ming Xiu's somewhat drunken voice, "There are too many people in the hall, so you have to wait for a long time." ”

When these words fell, there was a coquettish smile from the other side, as if because of Ming Xiu's apology, the woman was very happy, "Your Highness doesn't have to apologize, you can come to the appointment, the slave family is already very happy." ”

Then there was a sound of clothes rubbing, Chu Nianliu's eyebrows were twisted into a ball, and she looked at the back of the rockery along the gap next to the rockery, and saw two shadows that seemed to stick together, and a trace of inexplicable premonition suddenly rose in her heart, she let go of the rockery, and suddenly her pupils shrank, her hands couldn't help but clench into fists, and her whole body seemed to be stuck in an ice cave, and she looked fixedly at the pair of men and women behind the rockery who still hadn't found her, and her face was pale.

I saw that behind the rockery were two figures embracing each other, the man was tall, the woman was weak and petite, the two were hugging each other, the woman was leaning on Ming Xiu's arms, and she couldn't see her face, but Chu Nian actually felt that the woman's voice was inexplicably a little sarcastic, "When will Your Highness settle the great cause, and when will the slave family be able to sit on the phoenix chair?" ”

The two of them hugged each other, Chu Nian couldn't see clearly what the expression of the person who was facing away from him was not far away, and he only felt that the familiar and low voice was gentle, "Naturally, when Gu ascends to the throne of God, this time is not far away, as long as Gu solves these stumbling blocks of the Queen Mother, the phoenix position will naturally be yours." ”

"Your Highness, what ...... What about Chu Nian? ”

Chu Nian's heart, whose name was mentioned, seemed to be twisted into a ball, and suddenly a little curiosity rose in her heart, she trembled and walked closer, and accidentally stepped on a withered branch under her feet, in the quiet night, the branch let out a wail, and the two quickly separated as if they were fertilized, and when they turned around, it was Ming Xiu's serious handsome face.

"Chu Nian?" A female voice that seemed to be a little surprised sounded on the side, she was wearing a pale pink dress, her figure was petite and plump, her hair was tied into a gentle hanging bun, a delicate slap face, willow eyebrows, innocent big eyes, a fiery red peony in the center of her eyebrows, a small nose bridge, and her ruddy lips were slightly open as if frightened, as if she was standing in place helplessly, "No, Wushuang County Lord, it's not what you think, Your Highness and I ......"

Chu Nian looked at the unfamiliar face, and suddenly calmed down, she didn't look at Ming Xiu, she took a few steps forward calmly, except for the twisted brows and a somewhat trembling voice, as if there was no emotion, "You...... Who is it? ”

The woman looked at Ming Xiu sideways as if asking for help, but a look of relief appeared on Ming Xiu's face inexplicably, and he looked at Chu Nian condescendingly, "Nian'er, listen to me......"

It seemed that she had just noticed the existence of Ming Xiu, Chu Nian turned her eyes slightly, a trace of disappointment flashed in her eyes, she wiped away the emotions in her eyes that could hardly be hidden, and took a deep breath, "Your Highness, who is this?" ”

Ming Xiu's face showed a complicated expression, and he let out a sigh, "You know, I am the crown prince, and it is impossible to be a couple for a lifetime as you said, you should understand." ”

"I ...... Got it? Chu Nian looked at Ming Xiu in astonishment, "What do I understand?" ”

It's still those narrow eyes, but at this moment, there seems to be a bit of inexplicable helplessness written in those eyes, "You should understand, even if we eradicate obstacles such as the Queen Mother in the future, after ascending to the throne alone, it will still be the three palaces and six courts, and there has never been only one person in the emperor's harem." ”

He didn't look over, like a husband who had cheated and was caught with evidence, his thin lips pursed tightly, and the woman on the side saw it, so she also took a few steps forward and opened her mouth and said: "County Lord, don't be angry, Your Highness These are helpless moves, we can jointly assist Your Highness in the future, I believe that as long as you and I work hard, I believe that as long as you and I work hard, ......"

"Who are you?" Chu Nian's face turned pale, and she looked indifferently at the strange woman who still wanted to explain something, "This official lady in the capital has already seen it in this county, if you are not an official woman, what can you do to help His Royal Highness the Prince?" ”

The woman's face turned pale suddenly, and her beautiful eyes gradually became a little dye with moisture, like a frightened deer, "I, I'm just ......"

Ming Xiu frowned and stood in front of the woman, as if suppressing his anger, "Are you too aggressive?" You'll find out who she is tomorrow. ”

"You ......" Chu Nian only felt that her chest was hit by something blunt, she looked at Ming Xiu who was indifferent to her eyebrows and eyes in front of her, but she felt that her usual sharp teeth could not play any role, at this time, Tao Jinyan's voice suddenly sounded behind her.

"Chu Nian, it turns out that you are here, you ......" He obviously also saw the scene in front of him, and suddenly stepped forward with a serious face, and grabbed Chu Nian's shoulder, "Chu Nian, wake up." ”

Wake up? Chu Nian looked back in astonishment, and then looked at Shang Tao Jinyan's eyes with a little anger written on them, and suddenly the sky swirled, and the scene of Ming Xiu and the strange woman in front of him gradually blurred, and then, his body felt weak, his feet were soft, and his body just fell into the arms of Tao Jinyan, who came in a hurry.

When her eyes were half open, the scene in front of her was gradually dissipating, and Chu Nian suddenly found herself by the pond in the imperial garden, Ming Xiu, the woman, and the rockery that impressed Chu Nian were nowhere to be seen.

"I'm ......" After a while, as if realizing something, Chu Nian frowned, "I fell for illusion?" ”

Tao Jinyan nodded with a serious face, "I was going to enter the palace to have a good time, so I sneaked in, and the two princesses said that you chased Ming Xiu out, and I followed the route and happened to see you here." ”

Gradually regaining a little of his senses, Chu Nian turned his eyes to look around, "What about Ming Xiu?" ”

Hearing this, Tao Jinyan's face suddenly sank, his thin lips pursed, and there seemed to be something suppressed in his voice, "I don't know where that bastard is when such a big thing happened to you in the palace, but at the moment, it seems that handing you over to him is a completely wrong decision!" ”

Chu Nian breathed a long sigh of relief, it turned out that she had just been caught in the illusion, and suddenly a sense of happiness rose to her heart, no wonder Fang Cai always felt that the scene looked so weird, but the feeling it brought was too real, until now, she was still cold.

"He probably drank too much and went back to the dormitory," Chu Nian frowned slightly, withdrew from Tao Jinyan's arms, pretending that he didn't see the heavy loss in Tao Jinyan's eyes, and continued: "There are too many people who persuade him to drink tonight, I doubt it's the queen mother's conspiracy, let's go to his bedroom to take a look, if it's okay, let's go." ”

Seeing that her face was still pale, thinking that it was because she had just fallen into the illusion, and I didn't know what she had experienced in the illusion just now, Tao Jinyan didn't say much, just pursed her lips, nodded slightly, and said as if she couldn't bear it: "Okay." ”

At this stall, I saw Chu Nian tidying up his clothes, turning around and walking along Ming Xiu's palace, Tao Jinyan silently followed behind him, his eyes flashed slightly, and he didn't speak for a long time before he spoke: "If you can do illusion in the palace, you must be secretly still hiding in the palace?" ”

Chu Nian nodded as if hesitantly, "At least...... At least an illusionist who is above me. ”

It's almost certain that it's Dark Rin, whether it's the description of the maid when the old lady was in the illusion, or the illusion she is inexplicably in the palace today, although there is no shortage of people with Qinghe finally ready to move this possibility, the biggest possibility is that Dark Rin has never left the palace.

Tao Jinyan bit her lower lip and took a few steps forward, side by side with Chu Nian, "I see that your face is pale and motionless, your hands are clenched into fists, and your face seems to have been hit, what did you experience in the illusion just now?" ”

Hearing Tao Jinyan's description, Chu Nian's face was stunned, and even if she smiled bitterly, she would believe in such a ridiculous illusion, with Ming Xiu's person, how could she bring a strange woman into the palace so easily? She reached out and touched the hairpin above her head, smiled lightly and shook her head gently.