There was someone on the street shouting to catch the thief, and the thief passed through the layers of people, and from time to time he looked back at the five or six big men with sticks chasing him.

Chen Zhiyi heard the commotion downstairs in the restaurant, and the veil covered her face, so she couldn't see her expression clearly.

She picked up the bowl and drank the wine in one go, and then slammed the bowl on the table, "Xiao Er, the silver is on the table for you!" With that, he picked up the sword on the table and turned over and jumped out of the window.

Suddenly no one is seen.

The thief ran, and in front of him was a woman in a pale pink costume with a pale veil blocking his way.

"Get out of the way!" The thief roared in a panic, ready to push Chen Zhiyi away and then ran away, but the other party was very strong, and kicked the thief to the ground.

Chen Zhiyi quickly kicked him in the chest and snorted, "Little thief, you still want to fight hard with the girl......"

At this point, the five or six big men also arrived out of breath, and the man who took the lead breathed a sigh of relief and thanked: "Thank you girl for your righteous action, this thief stole something from our store, if it weren't for the girl, I'm afraid we would have been trained by the shopkeeper today." ”

Chen Zhiyi listened and waved his hand, "You're welcome, you're welcome, you can take back the things and take the people to the official mansion" She said, raised her feet, and waited for the big men to take the thieves away, looked up at the approaching night, and her heart tightened.

"Alas, I'm going to be scolded again......" Chen Zhiyi thought silently in his heart.

Chen Zhiyi returned to the door of Chen's house, it was already dark, her eyes rolled, and she climbed over the wall to enter, and was secretly smiling and glad that she was not discovered, but a familiar voice came from her side, "Yo, Chen Er, do you still know how to go home......

Chen Zhiyi lifted the veil, and there were a few places on her ordinary face that were stained with mud, but her eyes were very attentive, "Dad...... Actually, I didn't do anything bad, it's so late, you can let me go back to my room to rest. ”

Chen Bozhong snorted coldly, "Do you still know that it's late?" Don't think I don't know what you've done tonight. ”

Chen Bozhong refers to her catching thieves.

Chen Zhiyi pouted, looked up at the night sky with his hands, "There are few stars tonight, it seems that there will be rain tomorrow......"

"Interrupt me again!" Chen Bozhong flicked his sleeves helplessly, sighed lightly, remembered that his daughter was tired, and asked her to meet her eldest sister tomorrow morning, so he let her go back to the room to rest.

Chen Zhiyi smiled, tugging on Chen Bozhong's sleeve and coquettishly, "I know that my father loves me, I will go to see my sister tomorrow, and my father will rest early." ”

As soon as the words fell, he let go of Chen Bozhong's sleeve and ran away.

Chen Bozhong frowned slightly, stroked his beard, and sighed, "Dead girl......"

The next day, it rained lightly.

The wheels of the carriage "gurgled" and gently splashed the rain.

In the carriage sat Chen Zhiyi.

Tsing Yi has light makeup, and two simple water blue hairpins on his head, which are very ordinary.

The carriage stopped at the gate of the palace, and the little servant came to call Chen Zhiyi.

Out of the carriage, there was no rain, but the sky was still gray. Chen Zhiyi followed the little maid to the "Jinhua Palace", her sister Xie Fanghua's bedroom.

"Qingzhi, where's my sister?" Chen Zhiyi jumped in front of Xie Fanghua's personal female officer with his hands in his hands, and asked with a smile.

Qingzhi saw Chen Zhiyi joking like this, and shook her head helplessly, "Second Miss, Niangniang is pruning peonies in the backyard, and she specially asked the slave maid to take you there." ”

Chen Zhiyi nodded and followed Qingzhi to the backyard of the "Jinhua Palace".

From afar, she saw her sister Xie Fanghua.

Xie Fanghua is very beautiful, wearing a light purple palace dress, with graceful peonies embroidered on her wide sleeves, her hair is not high, and she inserts a set of precious golden steps.

"Sister!" Even Chen Zhiyi was a little surprised, "I haven't seen her for so long, my sister is becoming more and more beautiful." She sighed as she walked towards Xie Fanghua.

Xie Fanghua smiled faintly, gave the scissors in his hand to Qingzhi, and took Chen Zhiyi's hand and walked to the front pavilion, "Why does Zhiyi want to come to see me?" ”

After Chen Zhiyi sat down, Xie Fanghua sat opposite her.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, I miss you!" Chen Zhiyi squinted his eyes and said with a smile.

Xie Fanghua flicked Chen Zhiyi's forehead angrily, and then ordered Qingzhi to make some snacks himself.

Chen Zhiyi looked at the backyard and saw that it was full of peonies, and couldn't help but be curious, "My sister has been in the palace for half a year, and it's the first time I've come to this courtyard!" Does my sister like peony flowers very much? There are so many varieties and colors! She sighed as she got up and walked out of the pavilion, wanting to admire the flowers.

Xie Fanghua looked at her sister with a smile, and slowly got up and walked to Chen Zhiyi's side, "Peony is the king of flowers, who doesn't like it?" It's mid-April, which is the heyday of peonies, so I take care of it myself in my spare time. ”

The flowers in the yard are blooming very well. Wei Zi is purple and translucent, and there are crystal water droplets between the layers of petals: Luoyang red is lined with green leaves like fire.

Chen Zhiyi approached a golden peony and sucked the fragrance of the flower vigorously, "It's so fragrant!" She sighed.

"When I go back later, let's take a few pots and go," Xie Fanghua smiled slightly, "I also prepared Erqiao for my mother, she used to like it very much." There is another letter that you will pass on to my father. ”

Chen Zhiyi nodded.

Xie Fanghua walked forward, and suddenly stopped, "That letter must be handed over to my father by hand, and you are not allowed to peek at it." ”

Chen Zhiyi waved his hand, "Am I that kind of person?" ”

Xie Fanghua smiled and continued walking.

followed Xie Fanghua to the dormitory, Chen Zhiyu saw that she touched a mechanism, and a secret grid appeared in front of her, and there were many letters in the dark grid, Xie Fanghua took the third of them and handed it to Chen Zhiyi.

Just as Chen Zhiyi stretched out his hand to take the envelope, Xie Fanghua withdrew his hand again and emphasized again, "Zhiyi, remember, don't read the letter, hand it over to your father in person." ”

Chen Zhiyan was a little impatient, "Oh, sister, don't you still believe me?" Rest assured, I can do it. ”

Xie Fanghua sighed, "That's it, only you can do this." After speaking, she gave the letter to Chen Zhiyi, and then restored the case to its original state.

Not long after Chen Zhiyi left the palace, the carriage suddenly stopped, she was playing with the letter, pouted, put away the letter, lifted the curtain, and said dissatisfiedly: "Why did you park?" As soon as she finished speaking, she saw her cousin, who had been playing since she was a child.

It's a man in black.

He was a handsome man in black.

His face looked like it was carved out of jade.

"Xie Heran?" She called his name.

Xie Enran is the eldest grandson of today's prime minister, and also the nephew of her Chen Zhiyi's biological mother Xie, because Xie Enran lost his parents since he was a child, he was brought up by the Xie family, so he has a good relationship with Chen Zhiyan Xie Fanghua.

Xie Ran looked around and approached Chen Zhiyi, mysteriously, "Chen Er, tell you good news, your Murong Jin is coming back." ”

Brother Jin?

Chen Zhiyi narrowed his eyes.

Murong Jin was an orphan she and her sister rescued when they were young, and he couldn't remember anything except knowing his name.

Brother Jin has been good at martial arts since he was a child, and he is also proficient in the art of war, so he went to the battlefield as a main general at a young age. Three months ago, Beidi came to attack, and it was Brother Jin who led the troops to the battle.

"How do you know?" Chen Zhiyu squinted his eyes, half-convinced.

Xie Ran snorted lightly, took two steps back, clasped his hands around his chest, and his face turned to the sky, "Grapevine, believe it or not, that's your business." Anyway, I told you, don't say I'm not righteous. ”

With that, he didn't even say hello, turned and left.

"Brother Jin is coming back...... Chen Zhiyi was excited, and hurriedly beckoned the coachman to go home quickly, because she wanted to tell her father the good news.

It was a moonlit night, but a large fog covered the moon, making the light of the moon converge a little.

The palace was heavily guarded, but as soon as a group of guards left, they saw a dark shadow flashing and went straight to the imperial study.

The imperial study was still lit by candlelight, which was the emperor correcting the folds.

Tired, the emperor put down the pen in his hand, closed his eyes, rubbed his eyebrows, and pressed his head.

And when he opened his eyes, he found that ten steps away, there was a woman in red.

The woman in red wore a mask and stood there indifferently, seeing that the emperor saw herself, the corners of her mouth hooked, "Your Majesty the Emperor has a lot of opportunities, and he won't rest so late?" ”

A woman suddenly appeared silently in the imperial study, the emperor was naturally startled, and when he reacted, he took a deep breath and pretended to be calm, "Who is Your Excellency?" Do you know where this is? Who am I? ”

The woman in red took two steps forward, and replied without hesitation: "The Red Maiden, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Night in Nanyu, is the imperial study of the palace, and you ...... Naturally, it is His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyu. ”

Nanyu at night?

The emperor "chuckled" in his heart.

He had heard the eunuch say that Nightfall was the largest dark night organization in Southern Chongqing, and the government had been pursuing it for many years but had no clue.

"If you know, why are you here?" The Emperor frowned, staring warily at the Red Maiden.

The red girl spread her hands and said easily: "Make a deal with His Majesty the Emperor!" ”

"Deal?" The Emperor snorted coldly, "By you? ”

The red girl said "um", and her tone was brisk, "I can easily appear in front of His Majesty, which is enough to prove that I have this qualification." Your Majesty, what do you say? ”

She does have that qualification.

The palace is heavily fortified, but this woman can appear silently in the imperial study, which shows that her ability should not be underestimated.

The emperor took a breath of cool air, his gray eyebrows became tighter and tighter, "Say, what deal do you want to make?" ”

"Feng Wang Ting, Wang Jieyu as a concubine."

"What do I get?"

Wang Jieyu is just a scoop of weak water in the deep palace, although the emperor doesn't mind being a concubine, but the red girl mentions her at this time, which inevitably reminds the emperor of her identity.

The red girl naturally knew what the emperor was thinking, but she was not in a hurry, "His Majesty the Emperor is close to the age but does not have a son, if His Majesty is a concubine and pampered by Wang Jieyu, then His Majesty will have a son." ”

The Emperor lowered his head, he hesitated.

It is true that he is not confused in his old age, and the heirs are very important to him, but ...... He spoiled so many concubines, none of them could conceive a dragon son for him Now this red girl swears that she can let him have a child, this temptation is very great.

"His Majesty the Emperor thinks about it slowly, and when His Majesty is crowned concubine, it will be the time when our deal is concluded."

When the emperor raised his head again, the red girl was no longer there, and all that was left was this sentence.