As the twilight deepened, the annex to the west of the imperial city also fell into silence, leaving only the breeze and the sound of insects.

The dark shadow walked through the annex as if no one was around, easily evading the night guards, stopping in the shadows of the wall for a moment, looking around, and then jumping up again.

Everything was going on quietly, and no one knew that in such a pervasive night, someone had already hit the head of the envoys of the Three Kingdoms.

Maybe the envoys of the three kingdoms also had their own calculations, but they never thought that the other party would act so quickly.

Bang Dang –

Suddenly, there was an abrupt crisp sound in the silent night sky, like the sound of some kind of porcelain falling to the ground, which burst everyone's eardrums in the middle of the night.

"Someone—there's an Assassin—"

Among the guards of the Three Kingdoms, I don't know who shouted, and the originally quiet annex suddenly became in a commotion, and there were sounds of rustling up and down one after another, and everyone put on their clothes, opened the door and ran out.

It was still dark in the annex, but it was already very bright, and the guards of the three kingdoms moved quickly, with torches in their hands, and rushed out of their respective courtyards, towards the source of the sound.

In the courtyard, the black shadow wanted to leave, but after looking around, he found that the exits on all sides had been blocked, and all the guards brought by the envoys of the Three Kingdoms were dispatched to occupy this small annex.

Seeing that he was surrounded, the man in black did not have the slightest timidity, snorted coldly, pointed his toes on the ground, performed light skills, and flew directly up, trying to escape.

Seeing this, the archers in the shadows opened their bows and shot arrows, attacking the man in black. However, the man in black was very good, even if he was busy running for his life in the air, he was still easily dodged.

Seeing that the assassin who broke into the annex was about to leave, a silver light suddenly flashed in the darkness, but it was Lou Xiyu who struck straight up with a sword, blocking the way of the man in black, and in an instant, he was entangled with the man in black.

"General Lou, remember to stay alive-" Yan Ruhai stood in the corridor, still following his butler, shouting at Lou Xiyu in mid-air.

Lou Xiyu didn't pay attention to Yan Ruhai, in this case, he naturally knew the importance of staying alive, the envoys of the Three Kingdoms stayed in the Ningyue Annex, but someone trespassed, the situation is unknown, everyone is suspicious, and a little carelessness will cause mutual suspicion among the four countries. What's more, now that he is blocking the people from leaving, if he is a killer, he may not be suspected of killing people.

The man in black was entangled by Lou Xiyu, thinking that he could get out smoothly with his dexterous light skills, but he never thought that Lou Xiyu's martial arts were very high, and there were few opponents in the world.

In a daze, Lou Xiyu had already attacked his side, the long sword locked in front of him, and the powerful momentum actually pressed him to land in mid-air, and the moment he stood still, Lou Xiyu's long sword was already on his neck.

"Come on, tie up-" Lou Xiyu commanded, seemingly indifferent tone, but with its own momentum.

Immediately, two guards brought ropes, tied the man in black tightly, escorted him to kneel in front of Lou Xiyu, and said, "General, the thief is here." ”

"According to the palace, we still sent someone to report to His Royal Highness King Yi first, and then check if there is anything missing from the items we each brought. Nie Xinyao said.

"Sister Huang is right, this person broke in in the middle of the night, with ill intentions, and he must be interrogated well. Nie Menghua also spoke immediately, looking like Nie Xinyao was looking at the horse.

"That being the case, Vice General Xu, immediately send someone to King Yi's Mansion to inform Prince Yi, and then take a look at the congratulatory gifts we brought from the Heavenly Star Kingdom to the Empress Dowager Ning Yue. Lou Xiyu turned around and instructed the lieutenant general beside him.

"Obedience. Vice General Xu said, and immediately asked the guards in the courtyard to disperse, and sent people to the room where the congratulatory gifts were stored, and he led a few people towards King Yi's mansion.

"Yan Feng, you can also take a look. Yan Ruhai instructed the housekeeper behind him, and the person called Yan Feng nodded and turned to leave.

Nie Menghua also went to the room where the congratulatory gifts were stored in Southern Xinjiang when Vice General Xu left, but after a while, he came back with a pale face and said to Nie Xinyao:

"Sister Huang, something is wrong......

Then, he whispered a few words in Nie Xinyao's ear, but saw a trace of shock flash on Nie Xinyao's face, and then spoke loudly:

"A bold thief, he dares to steal the congratulatory gift that Nanjiang Jin presented to the Empress Dowager Ning Yue, it is really an unforgivable sin, this palace wants to interrogate this person well!"

"May I ask Your Highness, has anything in your country been lost?" Lou Xiyu asked in surprise when she heard Nie Xinyao's words.

"Yes, what I lost in southern Xinjiang is the Nine Beads Chain. The Nine Beads Ring is a rare detoxification product in the world, one is already worth a fortune, and it is hard to find a thousand gold, let alone nine? The mother queen originally asked the palace to take the nine beads to the Queen Mother Ning Yue, in order to wish the Queen Mother eternal youth and her face is not decaying, but now it has been stolen by this bold thief. Nie Xinyao explained to Lou Xiyu.

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience was surprised. The Nine Beads Ring is a pearl of the South China Sea as a medicinal guide, sandwiched with the snow lotus at the top of the iceberg, the mountain ginseng from the abyss of the valley, and the Ganoderma lucidum that has survived for thousands of years.

Such a precious thing, ordinary people have never even seen it, and as soon as Nanjiang made a move, it was a whole nine and gave it away directly, but I didn't expect that after all, it was a secret leak and a disaster.

When Xiao Yi returned to King Yi's Mansion, Mu Qingchen and Shen Bining were still playing chess in Luluoju, looking like they were happy, it seemed that Shen Bining had been here for a long time.

He hadn't rested for long before he heard Qin Zhong report that it was Vice General Xu Mingxu under the account of General Tianxing Guolou who asked to see him, and he looked very anxious, saying that he had something important to report.

Xiao Yi entertained Xu Ming in the front hall of King Yi's mansion, and wanted to let people serve tea, but when he saw Xu Ming stopping the family, he arched his hand and said:

"Lord Yi, I took the liberty to visit late at night, and I asked for forgiveness, but the matter is urgent, and I have to be disturbed. ”

"I wonder what happened?" Xiao Yi asked with a bad premonition in his heart.

"Someone broke into the annex at night tonight, and it has been taken down by General Lou in public, and now I'm afraid it's being interrogated. There are envoys of the Three Kingdoms living in the annex, and there is an archery team of the Ningyue Kingdom, but the people who come can still sneak in quietly, and it can be seen that the ability should not be underestimated, so General Lou asked the humble post to tell His Royal Highness King Yi, and asked His Royal Highness King Yi to go to the annex. Xu Ming said.

When Xiao Yi heard this, a look of surprise suddenly flashed in his heart, not long after the envoys of the Three Kingdoms arrived, he was ordered by the emperor to be in charge of hospitality, and only invited the envoys of the Three Kingdoms to gather during the day, and such a thing happened at night. What is the purpose of this person who intrudes on others, is it against the Three Kingdoms, or at Ning Yue, or is it just against him?

"Vice General Xu, when this king sends someone to show the emperor, he will come immediately. Xiao Yat thought about it, and he already had an idea.

"That being the case, he took his leave first. Vice General Xu said, and after saying goodbye to Xiao Yi, he returned to the annex.

Although Xiao Yi did not have an official position in the court, he still went to the study to write a decent letter, stamped it with his seal, called Qin Zhong, and told him to send it to the palace quickly, while he went to the annex.

Qin Zhong is the emperor's person, so in such a matter, he will definitely not act in private, so it is credible to let him send the recital, but Xiao Yi's mind flashed Mu Qingchen's unpredictable face for no reason, and the doubts in his heart deepened.

Mu Qingchen followed him to Wangjiang Tower during the day, and the purpose of disguised as a man to hide his identity already made him suspicious, although he thought about the overall situation and helped Mu Qingchen fulfill this lie, it did not mean that he had no doubts in his heart. Does tonight's incident in the annex have anything to do with Mu Qingchen?

Xiao Yi hurriedly left King Yi's mansion, and Shen Bining also got up to say goodbye after playing a few games of chess:

"The princess is superb in chess, the concubine is out of reach, the time is not early, it is the sin of the concubine to disturb the princess for a long time, and the concubine will leave. ”

"Go ahead, it's dark and the road is not easy to walk, Concubine Shen beware. Qingchen waved his hand slightly, turned his head to Jin Yan and said, "Jin Yan, go and light a lantern for Concubine Shen and give it to Miss Nuan Dong." ”

After Shen Bining left with Nuan Dong, Lu Luoju was quiet again, and Ye Yan jumped down from the beam of the house and landed in front of Jin Yan, startling her:

"When did you come? It's always so quiet, it doesn't scare people out of their minds. ”

Jin Yan patted his chest as he spoke, looking frightened. Night Death Haunts are the most frequent in Luluoju, and Jin Yan has seen them many times, so it is not surprising that the Night Death Third Watch appears here in the middle of the night, but he is surprised that Night Death has always been silent.

"If this Concubine Shen doesn't leave, her subordinates' legs will have to squat and break. Nightshade frowned, feigning to complain.

"It's really a grievance that the Night Hall Master has been on the beam of the house for so long. Ji Yu also quipped.

"Jinyan, Shuyu, you two go to the door to guard, something to report. Qingchen also chuckled and commanded.

Grip Yu nodded, went out with Jinyan, closed the door with his hand, and then stood at the door. And when Ye Di saw the two of them go out, he took out a brocade box from his arms, handed it to Mu Qingchen, and spoke again:

"Princess, please see, what did your subordinates bring back?"

Qingchen curiously took the brocade box and opened it slowly, but his eyes widened the moment he saw the contents of the brocade box, and he slammed the brocade box shut, with joy in his eyes:

In the past, I had only heard of it, but I had never seen it, but I didn't expect that the congratulatory gift in southern Xinjiang would be such a valuable nine-bead chain. ”

"The subordinates know that the princess of the pile of gold, silver and jewelry must not be able to look at it, and only this nine-bead chain may be able to make the princess look at it. Ye Di said, "But the Nine Beads were suddenly stolen, and Southern Xinjiang will definitely refuse to give up, and it will be thoroughly investigated, and this turmoil in the annex will not stop." ”

"It's good to keep going, everyone has been arranged?" Qingchen sneered and asked again.

"Everything is according to the princess's orders, please rest assured. Nightshade said.

Qingchen nodded, secretly wondering in his heart, whether it was Nie Menghua Taoguang and obscurity, or Nie Xinyao who wanted to cover up, it would soon be clear that there would be chaos in southern Xinjiang, and the war would inevitably break out, and at that time, Gu Yanzhao would go into battle, and it would be time for him to approach death step by step.