Tonight's palace is destined to be a different night, only for tomorrow's biggest festival in the southern capital country - Poseidon Festival.

The whole palace is full of red lanterns, the lights are bright, the people in the palace are hurriedly preparing the things they need tomorrow, the stakes are very high, everyone is cautious, and if something happens, it is not possible to lose your head and finish the matter.

Tang Ruyan and Guo Jing crouched on the tall eaves of the palace, the dark night was the best cover barrier, but unfortunately they couldn't go down to investigate one by one, they could only glance at it from a distance, and their ears were even more pricked, expecting a cry to come.

"Master, let's go look somewhere else." Guo Jing proposed.

Tang Ruyan frowned, thinking of the few words Fu Jinxin confessed when she left, she originally didn't plan to use it, but looking at the current situation, it seemed that there was no better choice.

"Go to Jinhuaju!" As he spoke, his body had already flown out, and Guo Jing hurriedly followed.

Jinhuaju, located in the middle of the harem, is the queen's residence, but for some reason, Lan Xin got Fu Jinxin to the cold palace, but did not move into Jinhua to live, still living in her Mo Lanju, and the current emperor Tang Lan did not stand up, so Jinhuaju was idle.

Although it has been idle for many years, Jinhua Curie is cleaned cleanly, and the lights in the house are also on.

Tang Ruyan fell in front of the southernmost row of houses, which was where the subordinates in the courtyard lived, and there was also candlelight in the house, Tang Ruyan slowed down, and poked the window paper with his hand to look into the room.

An old palace maid of about fifty years old was embroidering in the candlelight, her body was slightly fat, her face was calm, as if she noticed that someone was visiting, the woman put down the embroidery in her hand, got up and poured a cup of tea.

There is a black mole on the forehead. Tang Ruyan was sure that the person in front of her was the person Fu Jinxin asked her to find - Mama Rong, who was also Fu Jinxin's nurse and the housekeeper of this Jinhuaju.

"Ahem, ahem!"

Tang Ruyan stared at the people in the room, coughed lightly three times, the people in the room were stunned, put down the cup in his hand and walked towards the door casually, opened the door and looked at the direction of the window sill, went straight to close the door, and turned back to the room not long after.

In the room, Tang Ruyan and Guo Jing were already waiting, and Mama Rong entered the room and saw the two, but she didn't exclaim, and only came to the two after closing the door to make sure that there was no one outside.

Tang Ruyan took the initiative to remove the black veil on her face, Mama Rong saw her face clearly, why didn't she close her mouth in surprise, and her eyes were full of tears after being surprised: "Princess, is it really you?" ”

Tang Ruyan nodded, "It's me, Mama Rong." ”

Hearing her answer, Mama Rong's eyes flashed with tears, and she wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, "The old slave thought that he would never see the princess again in this life, and he was so happy to see the princess again." As he spoke, he glanced at Guo Jing behind Tang Ruyan vigilantly, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, "However, how could the princess appear here?" But have you seen the queen? ”

Tang Ruyan nodded. Mama Rong gave her a very kind feeling, but she intuitively felt that this person was by no means as simple as it seemed on the surface.

"Late at night, but there's something I need to do?" Mama Rong did not drag the mud and water at all.

Tang Ruyan nodded, "Yes, I'm here to inquire about something." Tang Ruyan doesn't beat around the bush, time is limited, and she can't afford to rub it off.

"What?"

"In the last seven days, have any children entered the palace?"

Mama Rong was slightly stunned, thought for a moment and said, "On the surface, there is none, but - three days ago, I heard that Concubine Xiu of Xiuzhuju gave birth to a prince. ”

The words were already very clear, and Tang Ruyan left with Guo Jing after thanking him.

Joy is inevitable in the heart. As soon as he thought of that child, Tang Ruyan's heart softened. "Good baby, don't be afraid, Mom is here to take you away." Tang Ruyan thought in her heart, the steps under her feet were fast, Guo Jing was a little struggling to follow, and she wanted to remind her to slow down for fear of disturbing others, so she had to pay more attention to the movements around her.

Before arriving at Xiuzhuju, Tang Ruyan suddenly stopped and hid in a big tree, and Guo Jing also hid behind her, following her eyes.

In the candlelit room, a bright yellow figure sat at the table, with a handsome and dusty face, I don't know how many women I envied, this person was the king of the southern capital - Tang Lan. And next to him, there was a woman about forty years old, with beautiful facial features, a dusty temperament, a faint smile on her face, and a pair of phoenix eyes looking at Tang Lan.

There are not many people who can sit with the king in this palace. Tang Ruyan immediately guessed the identity of this person, it should be the Lan Xin who made Fu Jinxin suffer enough.

Sure enough, it's a powerful character. Tang Ruyan looked at the woman from a distance, no matter how she looked at it, she was also a virtuous woman, except for a pair of eyes, although there was a gap of 100 meters, she still felt the fierce color in her eyes.

"Your Majesty, it's time for the emperor to come at this time." Lan Xin's voice was not loud. But Tang Ruyan and Guo Jing both heard it, people who practice martial arts have stronger ear power than ordinary people, and the other party did not deliberately lower their voices.

Emperor! Tang Ruyan's heart tightened, and he hurriedly looked around, and saw two rows of palace maids walking towards the room with a beautiful woman in their arms, the pride on the woman's face was difficult to hide, and her chin was raised high.

"Concubine Xiu, His Royal Highness the Little Prince is really cute, and it completely combines the advantages of the mother and the emperor." The little palace maid who followed behind and held the child did not forget to slap the master at the right time, the master's status was noble, and they who were slaves also had a sense of superiority in front of other palace maids.

Hearing this, Concubine Xiu's chin was raised even higher. "Of course, the little prince is really the son of the dragon, where the emperor's destiny is, and his appearance naturally doesn't need to be said."

Tang Ruyan was slightly stunned, looking at the woman's performance, she didn't seem to know that there was something wrong with the child, she was really a poor woman, but since she had also given birth, what about her child? A trace of uneasiness flashed in Tang Ruyan's heart, but then he was relieved, no matter how he said it, he was also the emperor's own flesh and blood.

Looking at the child in the arms of the palace maid, Tang Ruyan was anxious, she originally planned to steal the child from Xiuzhu Palace, *** she was ready, and when they found out that the child was missing after dawn, they would not look for it immediately, after all, tomorrow's opening ceremony of the Poseidon Festival, Tang Lan, as the king of the Southern Capital, must be present.

But now, everything has become a variable.

Tang Lan sat at the table, picked up the teacup on the table casually, and seemed to drink tea casually, but in fact, his heart was crazy. The whereabouts of Tang Ruyan disappeared again, which made him angry.

Breeze Xiaozhu, people who can't be found!

"Your Majesty!" Lan Xin asked, but she didn't see Tang Lan's reaction, so she couldn't help but look pale and shouted again.

Tang Lan came back to her senses at this time, put away the anger in her eyes, and looked at Lan Xin with a smile, "What's the matter with the queen mother?" ”

Lan's heart sank, but after all, she was well-informed, and she didn't want to argue with her son at such a time, so she smiled slightly and said, "The emperor is coming soon?" The queen mother's heart was anxious. ”

Tang Lan was shocked at the moment, and looked at Lan Xin with a smile, "Don't worry, Queen Mother, this hour must be coming." ”

Tang Ruyan, who was watching all this from a distance, showed a sarcastic smile on the corner of his mouth. The emperor's family, even if it is a mother and son, is also a heart-to-heart belly, everyone lives in calculations all the time, and the perennial precautions have made them form a habit, even if they are close relatives, they will not reveal their hole cards.

What a wretched person, all the glory and wealth are only a gorgeous coat, only they know how tiring it is to live in this place where their souls are imprisoned.

This is self-knowledge.

Suddenly, Tang Ruyan's heart tightened, and he hurriedly followed that gaze, looking at each other, Tang Lan's heart was also shocked, he had noticed a scrutinizing gaze, and then looked over, originally thought it was the person who came to assassinate him, but when he saw those eyes, his heart tightened.

The eyes that appeared in his dreams countless times, the eyes that made him miss day and night, how could he not recognize them? At a glance, he recognized the person hiding in the tree, his heart tightened, and the teacup in his hand shook with it, and the tea spilled on his clothes.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?" Lan Xin immediately got up, and at the same time angrily scolded the maids around her, "What are you still standing for?" Why don't you help the emperor go up and change his clothes? ”

"Yes." The maids immediately walked to Tang Lan's side and helped him to leave.

Where will Tang Lan leave at this moment, he clearly saw Lan Xin glancing outside, who she is, he knows better than anyone else in his heart, so he will not leave at this moment. With a wave of his hand, he said, "I'm fine, all retreat, little nobleman, go and see why the little prince hasn't come yet?" ”

The little eunuch who was named immediately withdrew.

The warning in Lan Xin's eyes was obvious, the corners of his mouth pulled slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, it is the body of ten thousand gold, how can you wear clothes that have been splashed with tea, let's go and change your clothes." ”

Tang Lan looked at Lan Xin, the corner of her eyes glanced at the big tree outside, and when she saw that the person had left, she put her mind at ease, "Then please take a moment after the queen mother, and the son will go to change clothes." Regardless of how ugly Lan Xin's face was, he brushed his sleeves and left.

Suppressing the anger in her heart, as soon as Tang Lan stepped out with her front foot, Lan Xin gave a look to the eunuch standing behind her, and the eunuch immediately understood, saluted and left in a hurry.

Besides, Tang Ruyan, the second he looked at Tang Lan, he suddenly felt that his soul was not possessed, not fascinated by his appearance, but frightened. A hundred meters away, she was in such a hidden place, but he actually saw her at a glance, and the things contained in that look also made her uneasy.

At the moment when the two looked at each other, Guo Jing also noticed it, and immediately pulled Tang Ruyan around the big tree and left. His whereabouts had been revealed, and he knew that tonight's plan was no longer going to succeed.

Escape is the most important thing right now.

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