In the eighteenth year of Xining, on October 27, the seventeenth birthday of Princess Xiao Ling on Friday, Emperor Zhou Yuan invited hundreds of officials to a banquet, held a palace banquet, and opened a warehouse to release grain, soup porridge to relieve the poor, and accumulated blessings for the five princesses.

As soon as this move came out, Emperor Zhou Yuandi's preference for the five princesses was even more well known. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and even the foreign courts, all had their own ghosts and other plans for this.

The palace banquet was very lively, and it was already night when the banquet ended.

Xiao Ling left the banquet, walked out of the palace, and watched everyone leave, the joy in his eyes faded, and sadness resurfaced.

"Princess, today is your birthday, why do you look so lonely? But where is Mo'er not prepared properly today?" The personal maid Mo'er stepped forward and said with concern.

Xiao Ling held on to the vermilion railing, looked in the direction where everyone had dispersed, and said in disappointment: "In previous years, they would try their best to spend their birthdays with me, but this year, they didn't want to come."

Wasn't it that she said something heavy in her anger that day, Mu Jiufeng was really stingy, and she refused to give in, and she didn't even want to come on her birthday.

and Si Li, although she has a conflict with her worries, she won't even forget her birthday, right?

is also worried, which is a good way to eat flying vinegar, so that Sili has no time to take care of her.

On this occasion today, even the children of the family who rarely have friendships have come, and the little friends who have grown up with her since childhood have never come.

Thinking like this, Xiao Ling only felt more and more aggrieved, feeling like the extra one in this friendship, otherwise how could no one care.

Her eyes were moistening, and her eyes were blurry, and she noticed someone approaching her, and she turned her head to look, and handed a boxy handkerchief in front of her.

Her eyes followed the hand holding the handkerchief and looked up, even if she was teary-eyed and her vision was blurred at the moment, she could be sure that the person who came was Yun An.

"Why are you here?" Xiao Ling's voice trembled slightly, Fang Cai was still holding back tears, but at this time, the tears were even more instantaneous.

Yun An pursed his lips slightly, his face was extremely indifferent as usual, but his deep eyes took advantage of the hazy night to secretly overflow with imperceptible concern and distress.

Yun An lowered his head, it was clear that he was a person in an important position in the palace, but in front of Xiao Ling, he always put his posture very low, just like at this moment, he didn't dare to look at it, he didn't dare to look up, and he almost fell into the dirt.

He didn't say a word, but silently handed the handkerchief forward.

Xiao Ling was accustomed to his silence, so he didn't embarrass him, lowered his eyes and looked at the handkerchief in his hand, feeling a little familiar, reached out to take it and looked at it carefully, only to remember that this was the night Chu Qing was assassinated, she casually handed him the handkerchief to wipe the blood stains on the sword body.

It's been too long, and if the handkerchief has the word "spirit" embroidered with specific stitches, I'm afraid she won't be able to remember it.

"Thank you." She said lightly, gently wiping the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

Seeing that her mood was still low, Yun An hesitated for a long time, and after confirming that there was no one around, he said in a low voice, "Don't be sad, princess, your friends will come."

"How do you know?" Although Yun An has never teased her, but at this time, the palace banquet is over, the palace gate is closed, who can break through the palace guards?

Yun An looked serious, "My subordinates passed by, and I accidentally saw the Le'an County Lord and his party."

"Where are they? I'll go find them." Hearing that Ye Sili and they were really here, Xiao Ling's face was visibly happy.

"They're ......" Yun An hesitated a little, and only said, "You just need to go back to the Thousand Spirits Palace and wait now."

Because the county lord of Le'an and his party were secretly entering the palace......

Ye Sili bent down ninety degrees, his hands tightly on both sides of his face, and sneaked in along the high wall of the palace gate.

She was followed by four equally sneaky people.

There were also four people hiding on the street corner in the distance, always paying attention to the progress of Ye Sili and his party.

"The palace is heavily guarded, can they enter?" Twilight Cat tilted her head and paid attention to Ye Sili.

"With Childe and Childe of the Nine Winds here, it should be fine, right?" Bai Yi tried to convince himself.

Shui Xia observed the guards on duty at the palace gate

, puzzled, "So why did the county lord sneak in?"

According to His Majesty's love for the county lord, as well as the identity of the Nine Winds Prince, why do you need to be so troublesome to enter the palace?

Yuanmu stood behind Jian Xia, his gaze unconsciously fell on her side face, "Maybe the county lord just wants to bring the five princesses out."

It is naturally possible for Ye Sili and a few people to go in, but Emperor Zhou Yuan explained that Xiao Ling was not allowed to leave the palace late at night unless there were special circumstances.

They can only sneak in and sneak out.

The palace is heavily guarded, and it is almost impossible to find a dead spot for the guards.

In addition to the fixed guards at the palace gate, there are at least two or three guards patrolling, Ye Sili hid in the corner, and couldn't find a chance to sneak in.

"Si Li, this guard is too strict, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to get in." Liang Caicai hid behind Ye Sili and reminded in a low voice.

Ye Sili stared intently at the patrolling guards, trying to find the right time to sneak in, "Don't be afraid, it's a big deal to be caught, and we'll be released anyway."

Ye Sili's tone was relaxed, where was he like a madman who was about to break into the palace, typical fearless.

"Who's that? The back is so familiar." Ye Sili's eyes widened and tried to see the man clearly.

The generals outside seemed to be handing over shifts with the visitors.

Shift?

Ye Sili was about to seize the opportunity to rush in, but someone suddenly glanced at their hiding place, and Gu Liwu pulled Ye Sili back, who had stepped out with one foot.

"That's?" Ye Sili was so frightened that he didn't ease up for a while.

I saw Liang Caicai beside him with a happy face and said, "It's Brother Yi."

Liang Yi?

Ye Sili hurriedly poked out half of his head carefully and took a closer look at the man.

Sure enough, it was Liang Yi.

The generals who had just led the team had left in a hurry, and now it was Liang Yi who led the team to guard the palace gate.

"It's over, it's over." Ye Sili turned his head to look at Gu Liwu and Mu Jiufeng.

Liang Yi is notoriously cold-blooded and ruthless, iron-faced and selfless, and now he happened to meet him here, which is really a narrow road.

No, Ye Sili reacted and wondered, "Isn't Liang Yi a scholar of the Criminal Department now? How do you still have the duties of the Imperial Guard? Could it be that he wears many hats?"

Gu Liwei explained: "The leader of the Royal Forest Army, who left in a hurry, and Liang Yi have been friends for many years, and Liang Yi appeared here, maybe to help his friend take over."

"Tut-tut, there are rumors in the market that are wrong, and it is also said that he has a clear distinction between public and private, and is upright, and now he has helped people to work." Ye Sili shook his head.

"Liang Yi's martial arts are strong, we have to sneak in from under his nose, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult." Ye Sili only felt that his head was big, and it was not good to meet anyone, but he met Liang Yi.

Mu Jiufeng glanced at Liang Yi in the distance, suddenly thought of something, looked at Liang Caicai with a smile and said, "It's not that there is no way, isn't there a cousin of Liang Shangshu."

"Me? I can't." Liang Caicai is difficult.

"What's wrong with that, aren't you family? Go and talk to him, and let him open one eye and close one eye and let us in." Mu Jiufeng came up with an idea.

Liang Caicai looked at Liang Yi with a straight back in the distance, and said in frustration, "I can't convince Brother Yi."

He had never heard of her.

That's embarrassing.

Mu Jiufeng was thinking of other ways, but he heard Ye Sili say, "Hurry up, he walked over."

Liang Caicai turned his head to look, and sure enough, he saw Liang Yi and all the guards on patrol walking in the opposite direction from them.

didn't have time to think about it, Gu Liwu took the lead and quickly slipped in, and Ye Sili and the others followed closely behind.

The four of them widened in disbelief as they slipped into the palace.

"What is this?" Bai Yi looked at Liang Yi, who was leading the team to patrol back at this time, in surprise, "Didn't you find this?"

Twilight closed her chin with her hands and wondered, "Is he really Liang Yi, the secretary of the Criminal Department? Isn't he an impostor?"

The county lord of his own family and his party were actually in him

Slipped under my nose.

This...... Fortunately, Liang Yi was not the leader of the Imperial Forest Army responsible for guarding the safety of the palace, otherwise with his ability to perceive, the palace would be in danger.

Twilight exclaimed.

Entering the palace, Ye Sili and Liang Caicai entered the Qianling Palace with ease.

Ye Sili went to Xiao Ling's dormitory very familiarly, and sure enough, he saw Xiao Ling sitting by the window.

Knowing that they were coming, Xiao Ling had already retired from others, and now in the entire dormitory, except for Yun'an, who was guarding outside the dormitory, only Xiao Ling and Mo'er remained.

Ye Sili walked in generously with Liang Caicai, and Xiao Ling by the window saw the two of them at a glance, and was so excited that he immediately ran out of the house.

"Si Li, Cai Cai." Xiao Ling ran out and hugged the two of them, reproaching, "So you still remember me?"

The three of them didn't talk too much, and Ye Sili said, "Let's go, let's go out of the palace to celebrate your birthday."

Out of the palace?

Xiao Ling was naturally very happy, but after looking at the time, he said worriedly, "It's past curfew at this time, I'm afraid the three of us won't be able to leave the palace, right?"

"Who said that there are only three of us, Ah Wei and Jiufeng are all answering outside the Qianling Palace."

"Nine Winds is here too?" Xiao Ling stepped forward in a tone and said in surprise.

Then he pretended to be calm and said, "Since you came to pick me up on purpose, then I will give you this face."

With that, she ran out excitedly.

Yun An consciously followed the three of them out of the palace together.

Twilight and Tsui Xia waited a little bored against the wall, and the next moment their eyes widened.

I saw that Liang Yi took people to patrol elsewhere again, and at this moment, Ye Sili and Gu Liwu quickly slipped out.

The four of them looked at each other, and tonight was really unusual.

Xiao Ling slipped out of the palace and jumped up and down excitedly, and said excitedly: "This is really exciting, but we are so lucky that we didn't meet a palace person all the way out."

Ye Sili and Liang Caicai were also nervous, and they finally slipped out smoothly at this moment, and they were also very excited.

Gu Liwu and Mu Jiufeng glanced at each other, and then looked at the laughing Ye Sili, both of whom smiled dotingly.

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