Chapter 277
Xia Qianjun shook his head and said, "I invited you here just to tell you that Da Xuan is not like Chong Meng, so don't think about standing up for me."
Our identities are beyond our control; you will eventually return to Chongmeng, but once I enter Daxuan, I can never go back.
She worried that if she didn't explain things to this person beforehand, something like what happened on the way to Da Xuan might occur again. The Emperor of Da Xuan was not like Meng Shan; he might very well make Meng Yun die here...
"Qianjun, you can't listen to your eldest brother. He wants you to go and die!" Meng Yun couldn't help but grab Xia Qianjun's arm, his tone urgent.
Xia Qianjun sneered: "That was his original intention, but since he threatened me with my younger sister, I had to put on a show..."
She wasn't that foolish to actually do as the eldest prince said, but in order to dispel his doubts, she also had to do some things, at least she had to find a way to be promoted.
Upon hearing Xia Qianjun's words, Meng Yun felt a pang of pain in his heart, and tears welled up in his eyes again: "Qianjun..."
Seeing his reaction, Xia Qianjun's heart softened. Just as she was about to say something to comfort him, a voice suddenly came from outside.
The voices sounded like two eunuchs on night duty, and the sound of footsteps getting closer and closer could be heard.
Xia Qianjun reacted quickly. She immediately stuffed the food box on the table into Meng Yun's arms, then took a few steps forward to blow out the palace lantern, and pulled him into a wooden cabinet.
Shen Qingnian, perched on the roof beam, was also subconsciously a little nervous. She stared at the direction of the palace gate, and soon two eunuchs came in carrying palace lanterns.
One of the eunuchs asked doubtfully, "We just heard some noise over here. It shouldn't have come from inside the palace, right?"
“It would be best to check it out. His Majesty used to live in this palace, and many of the late Empress’s things are kept inside. If something goes wrong, we’ll both lose our heads!” another eunuch said.
"That makes sense."
As the two eunuchs spoke, they carried palace lanterns and began to patrol the hall, while Shen Qingnian, perched on the roof beam, felt a sense of doubt.
The eunuch said there were many of her things in this hall? How come Xia Qianjun didn't notice them just now?
She didn't leave behind many things; most of them are still in the Eastern Palace. So what were these 'many things' that the two eunuchs were talking about?
As Shen Qingnian thought this, she turned to look at the man, but he grabbed the back of her neck with his large hand, making her unable to move.
The man's large hand wasn't very strong, but considering that there were not only patrolling eunuchs below, but also Xia Qianjun and the other person hiding in the cabinet, she didn't force her head to turn. Instead, she raised her hand and pinched the other large hand that was around her waist.
The two eunuchs below inspected the palace very carefully. After carrying palace lanterns, they circled the hall thoroughly before leaving.
After the two left, the cabinet made a loud 'bang' as the door was pushed open. Xia Qianjun then fell to the ground with Meng Yun in her arms, her hand tightly covering Meng Yun's mouth.
As the two fell to the ground, many scrolls tumbled out of the cabinet with a clatter. The ribbons on some of the scrolls had come undone, and the contents of the paintings could still be vaguely seen.
"Mmm-mmm-mmm—" Meng Yun's face was full of terror, and Xia Qianjun, who was covering his mouth, also stared wide-eyed, his eyes filled with surprise and fright.
Shen Qingnian, perched on the roof beam, couldn't help but wonder what was depicted in the painting that could elicit such a strong reaction from the two of them. Meanwhile, the hands around her waist were slowly tightening.
Song Xuanyin's expression in the darkness was very complicated, and his heart was beating faster and faster.
Xia Qianjun removed his hand from Meng Yun's hand, and the two got up from the ground.
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