The visitor held the palace lamp in his hand, and the light of the candle flame shone down from the steps, getting closer and closer to the ice cellar.

Shen Lingxi hid behind a water tank, watching the back of the snow group arch higher and higher, it was enough to see that the person who came was not a good person.

Since she dared to run around in this palace alone, she made all the preparations, groped in her sleeve, pinched a palm-sized medicine bag in the palm of her hand, and waited for her to be surprised and pour the medicine from the incoming person.

However, to her surprise, there was a sudden sound of "bang" from upstairs, as if someone was pulling out the chain on the wooden door.

The man with the lamp was obviously attracted by the movement, and alertly blew out the lamp in his hand and walked up lightly.

"Meow...... Meow ......"

Xuetuan seemed to have discovered something, his back suddenly flattened, turned his head and shouted at Shen Lingxi twice, and ran up excitedly.

Shen Lingxi raised his eyebrows, thinking of the appearance of the snow group rushing out in Shen's Biezhuang before, he immediately understood who was making a noise above.

She felt slightly relieved, put the medicine bag back in her sleeve, sighed for a few breaths, lit the palace lamp in her hand, and walked up the stairs.

The closer you get to it, the clearer the sound of the fight becomes.

It wasn't until Shen Lingxi stepped on the last step that he heard a "hmm", and with a woman's muffled hum, there was the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground outside.

"Meow!"

The snow group screamed excitedly, and it was clear that the battle ended with an ally winning.

However, the next moment-——

An extremely powerful sword aura slammed towards Shen Lingxi from outside the house.

Shen Lingxi subconsciously moved his steps and dodged.

"Is that you?" The person who came saw Shen Lingxi's face clearly, and quickly withdrew the sword momentum.

And Shen Lingxi suddenly realized that the footwork of dodging the sword qi just now revealed a flaw, after all, when facing the assassination of the man in black in Fu'an Hall before, in order to avoid Chu Yan's temptation to "send her to death", she did not hide.

With a "hiss......" sound, she hurriedly made up for it, pretended to sprain her ankle, and fell to the ground weakly to cover up Fang Cai's figure.

The falling palace lamp illuminated the looks of the two very clearly.

She saw his undisguised, angular face, wearing a purple and gold python robe, wearing a golden crown, and an incomparably noble and cold appearance.

And he also saw it, under her pretending to be delicate, her neat body, and the weakness of her heart that she tried her best to hide under her eyes.

Very good.

It turned out that although he was tempted by the Fu'an Tang assassin at the beginning, the person in front of him was not innocent.

She is still the first person who can deceive him.

Shen Lingxi saw that the other party's dark eyes were getting deeper and deeper, and his intuition was a little bad, so he pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Your Highness recognizes me?" ”

She called him "Your Highness", which made Chu Yan realize that in order to attend the palace banquet, he was wearing a python robe today.

This identity has never seen Shen Lingxi.

"I don't know." Chu Yan rolled his eyes lightly, withdrew the long sword from its scabbard, leaned over and picked up the palace lamp, avoiding her gaze.

"But what do I think...... His Highness's appearance is very similar to that of an old friend of mine. Shen Lingxi made an inquiring appearance, "Your Highness can recognize 'Ning Liulang'?" ”

Old friends?

At this time, Ning Liulang will be able to be upgraded to an "old friend"?

Oh, old friends who met in Pingshui.

Little liars.

Chu Yan's pitch-black pupils looked at her faintly, and he didn't want to continue the topic of "old friends" at all.

"I don't know."

He took a businesslike attitude and asked in an inquiring tone, "Why are you here at today's palace banquet?" What does that woman out there have to do with you? ”

Shen Lingxi sighed slightly.

It seems that this one is afraid that he is suspicious of her again.

She knew very well that in the case of the ice cellar, she appeared here for no reason, and if the embroidered clothes were really investigated, she only relied on that idea of Xuanmen, and she was really not innocent.

But at the moment, there is no better way to say it, so I can clear up the relationship, so I have to bite the bullet and say: "The Queen Mother asked me to do divination to find the body of Xuetuan, and the hexagram calculated that it was in the East Palace, I came to look for it, and I accidentally saw this locked courtyard, and felt that the resentment here was very heavy, so I came in to take a look." You said that the woman had just come in, and I didn't know her. ”

Chu Yan's fingerbones curled slightly, picked up the open lock on the ground, lit the candle flame, looked at the keyhole a few times, and raised his eyebrows, "So, the locks here are all opened by you?" ”

"Yes......" Shen Lingxi lowered his eyes weakly.

Unlocking is a technical job, and this year I am afraid that only chickens and dogs will bother to study.

It's really not the skill of a woman from a good family like her.

However, in front of the embroidered commander, she had to explain to herself anyway, "Once I was mortocating someone's body, and the door was locked and I couldn't get in, so I accidentally ...... Learned. ”

"If you learn it accidentally, you will have this kind of craft." Chu Yan's dark eyes stared at her, and her thin lips hooked a faint arc, as if mocking.

He let go of his finger and let the lock fall from his fingertip to the ground, and said in a voice that was not salty or light, "The girl is really talented. ”

"Your Highness has won the prize." Shen Lingxi heard the irony in his tone, and said humbly, "It's all a little carving insect skill, just to make a living." ”

The words "making a living" carry some of the bitterness of ordinary people.

This time, Chu Yan didn't say anything more.

"What did you find in the ice cellar?" He stood up and asked casually, and the lantern was about to go to the ice cellar.

It seemed that he didn't notice at all that Shen Lingxi was "spraining his foot", and he was still sitting on the ground at the moment.

He didn't "pay attention", but since Shen Lingxi had already pretended like this, he had to continue to pretend, otherwise he couldn't explain why he was able to dodge that sword.

"Your Highness, don't go down by yourself." She stopped Chu Yan and kindly persuaded: "There is the case that Mu Shaoqing is investigating in this ice cellar, and the body of Xuetuan, there should be other things, it is best to let the people from Dali Temple investigate first, it is most appropriate." ”

This is the East Palace.

It also involves the scene of the murder, and also involves Yuzhu and King An.

With Chu Yan's identity, avoiding suspicion is the best policy.

What's more, there is also half a tank of human blood and bloody clothes in it......

Chu Yan didn't expect that at this time, she would think about herself and turn to look at her, her dark eyes like a deep pool, reflecting the candle flame, and a faint streamer crossing.

It's just that soon, he remembered the last time he was in the lair of the Hidden Moon Pavilion, and she had also "thought about it" for herself like this, and the streamer was hidden in the shadows.

"Can you get up?" He was condescending, handed her the wooden handle of the palace lamp with his backhand, and motioned for her to get up with his strength, "Send you back first." ”

Shen Lingxi looked at the lamp handle and thought about it seriously, when he came, he would have to walk for half an hour, and if he pretended to be lame again, he didn't know when he would go, maybe he would show flaws.

"My foot is twisted, and I really can't walk." She said sincerely: "Please go back to Shoukang Palace and let Xiaodouzi bring someone to carry a soft sedan chair, I ......"

Before she finished speaking, Shen Lingxi saw the other party's cold and deep face, and bowed down towards her, her tall body, full of oppression, bullied her, making her head alarm bells.

However, the next moment-——

She only felt empty under her, and the whole person was hugged by him......