Chapter 305
Fortunately, the late empress's body is still intact, so she can take a look!
At this moment, Zi Fei stepped forward and blocked Shen Man's way: "Yes, the Ice Palace is a forbidden area. His Majesty does not allow others to enter. If you want to go in, you need to wait for me to make some arrangements. Besides, going during the day would be too conspicuous. You can only go at night."
Shen Man glanced at the bright daylight outside, hesitated for a moment, but ultimately listened to Zi Fei's advice and decided to go to the Ice Palace at night.
She gave Zi Fei half of the money Shen Zheng had given her before she entered the palace, asking her to take good care of the Ice Palace.
Soon, Shen Qingnian, who was playing chess with Song Xuan in the Golden Hall, also received the news. When Xiao Ju came in to report, she did not hide it from Song Xuan.
Upon hearing this news, a smile flickered across the man's eyes: "I had no idea that Qing Nian had a hobby of leading people to see her own corpse."
Shen Qingnian placed her white piece down, capturing about ten black pieces on the board. As she removed the captured black pieces from the board, she said leisurely, "Your Majesty has attracted trouble yourself, yet you're blaming me."
After saying that, she glared at the man opposite her.
Song Xuan touched the bridge of his nose and shifted the blame, saying, "It's all Shen Zheng's fault. If Qing Nian is unhappy, I'll go to the Golden Palace with you tonight."
Although he said he was just looking, Shen Qingnian understood what the man meant...
She smiled and said, "Then I will respectfully comply."
That night, after darkness fell, the two walked out of the Golden Palace hand in hand, where a double sedan chair was already waiting at the entrance.
Song Xuan led Shen Qingnian by the hand and they boarded the carriage.
Palace lanterns were lit along the palace road, and trees were planted around the road. The carriage swayed and rocked, and the gauze curtains around the carriage were slightly blown by the autumn wind.
Shen Qingnian smelled the fragrance of osmanthus blossoms wafting from outside and couldn't help but whisper, "The osmanthus is fragrant, and the night is quiet and peaceful."
She rarely shared such a quiet night with Song Xuan; the two usually stayed together inside the palace. Tonight, however, the atmosphere outside was quite different.
The next moment, her hand was grasped by the man, and his deep voice sounded in her ear: "Ling Shuangshu, the beauty is here, the palace lanterns are twinkling, and the moonlight is shimmering."
Shen Qingnian's heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't help but turn her head to look at the man beside her. In his eyes, she saw a heart full of affection.
She moved their clasped hands and intertwined their fingers.
The crescent moon hangs high in the sky.
Inside the carriage, the man's face was half-lit and half-shadowed, yet he was exceptionally handsome.
“Song Xuan…” Shen Qingnian called softly.
Song Xuan put his arm around her shoulder and responded softly.
In the quiet night, the two gradually drew closer, their lips touching, but only for a fleeting moment.
The carriage stopped not far from the Ice Palace.
Song Xuan held Shen Qingnian in his arms, leaped into the hall, and climbed onto the roof beam.
The palace servants outside the hall had been cleared out long ago. Inside the hall, dim palace lanterns were lit, and an ice coffin sat in the center, looking rather eerie.
As Shen Qingnian lay on the roof beam, feeling the chill of the ice palace, she couldn't help but snuggle closer to Song Xuan beside her.
To prevent the corpses inside the palace from decomposing, countless blocks of ice of all sizes were piled up throughout the ice palace.
Song Xuan pulled her into his arms, warming her with his own body heat, and whispered in her ear, "That Shen Man is courting death, daring to break into the late Empress's Ice Palace. I'm sure the late Empress will punish her in heaven."
It's so childish, but if it can make Qing Nian smile, it's worth it. He has already made arrangements for Xia Xiazi.
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