Chu Yi was only stunned for a few moments before quickly realizing what was happening.
She wanted to do what she had done with Chu Rui before: disguise herself as a beauty and enter the palace to find the Spirit Rhinoceros Horn.
The thought of her standing before the emperor, yielding to his every whim, made Chu Yi feel uneasy.
But he didn't show it, and simply said gently, "My father has stopped holding imperial concubine selections."
Nanzhi frowned. "Then he'll surely choose new concubines to enter the palace, won't he?"
"Yes, there will be selections, but the process is complicated, involving multiple screenings. When entering the palace, there will be a matron to verify one's identity, which I'm afraid..."
Nanzhi patted her chest and said, "I'm not afraid of any of these things. I have plenty of strength and means."
Seeing that she was determined to enter the palace, Chu Yi remained silent for a while before saying, "My father is very suspicious. If you disguise yourself as a concubine to get close to him, it will be difficult to find the Spirit Rhinoceros Horn. Actually, there are other ways..."
"Speak quickly, don't beat around the bush and keep us in suspense."
Who would have thought that Chu Yi would push his luck? He looked at her, a slight smile playing on his lips, his eyes filled with expectation: "Give me a kiss, okay?"
Nan Zhi squinted at him, and Chu Yi lowered his eyes guiltily under her gaze.
He thought she wouldn't agree, and he was about to tell her when, unexpectedly, she leaned in and kissed his lips. "Alright, just tell me already."
The smile on Chu Yi's lips never faded. He held her hand and said, "You can go in disguise as a eunuch."
"A eunuch?" Nanzhi screamed. "You want to castrate me?"
"It's not true," Chu Yi quickly reassured her. "I'll find a way to help you get through this, so you don't need to worry."
Nan Zhi snorted coldly, still disagreeing, "I'm a man, I can't play the role of an eunuch."
Chu Yi looked at her thin and small appearance and fell silent.
He can't play the role of a eunuch, but he can play the role of a beauty.
Yes, that's definitely manly.
He pulled her into his lap and said, "I know you're very masculine. If not, how about I dress up as a guard?"
Nanzhi leaned against him and thought for a moment. Although she thought it was feasible, but...
"I still really want to be a concubine, mainly because..." She looked at him with a somewhat perverse gaze.
Chu Yi understood what she was thinking.
She just wanted to take advantage of him.
He didn't speak, just gazed at her tenderly and affectionately.
Looking at Nanzhi softened her heart considerably.
"Alright, I can give up being a concubine, but you have to call me a nice name."
Nanzhi cupped his face and rubbed it vigorously, then said with a grin, "Call me 'sister'."
She seems to really enjoy being a woman.
At this moment, Chu Yi was still unaware of anything. Although she always acted strangely when the two were intimate, not letting him touch her, Chu Yi simply assumed that she didn't like it.
He pressed his forehead against hers, his eyes fixed on her with a seductive gaze, like a vixen, a complete femme fatale.
"elder sister."
Nanzhi felt her heart skip a beat, incredibly fast.
Her ears turned red without her noticing, and she avoided looking at him. "Okay, that's enough. Hurry up and make the arrangements for me."
After saying that, she slipped out of his arms like a fish, quickly climbed out the window and left, her back view resembling a hasty escape.
Chu Yi watched this scene, and thinking of her bright red ears, his eyes and brows were full of smiles.
But as he smiled, his eyes dimmed.
He coughed, suppressing his voice, and looked at the blood on the handkerchief, his eyes losing their light.
Chu Yi, I admit I was a little emotional when I kissed you before, but you know, men are always controlled by their lower bodies.
I've never been sincere with you. Not before, and everything I do now is just a facade. Please don't take it seriously.
Actually, he was quite glad that she said those words.
Although he was unwilling, he was already a dying man. Asking her to stay by his side was already selfish enough. To force her to fall in love with him and then leave her alone in the end would be too cruel.
That day, she told Doctor Zhou that she was using rhinoceros horn for beauty and skin care, but he didn't believe her.
She must have found it for some other important purpose.
His life will always be insignificant compared to hers.
Chu Yi spread out the drawing paper, picked up his brush, and continued drawing the unfinished picture. From a distance, the outline of a person could already be seen...
After an unknown amount of time, it had become completely dark.
Nightblade appeared silently behind him. "Master, there's still no news about the Spirit Rhinoceros Horn."
Chu Yi had already anticipated this, and his expression darkened slightly. "Increase your involvement and continue the search."
"Yes, sir." Nightblade was about to leave when he remembered something and added, "Prime Minister Li's eldest daughter has recently become very close to a martial arts figure. This person knows Nanzhi; he is the top disciple of the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion. Nanzhi seems to have a special feeling for him, and even said... said she likes him..."
Upon hearing this, Chu Yi's eyes flickered slightly, and the ink on his brush fell down, almost dripping onto the drawing paper, but he caught it in time.
Nightblade quickly brought him a handkerchief and handed it to him.
Chu Yi showed nothing on his face, but Nightblade could still sense that something was wrong with his emotions.
Nightblade continued to add information, trying to divert his attention: "This person also attended the Prince Rui's birthday banquet. He is probably one of Prince Rui's men. Prince Rui may want to use him to gain the support of the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion."
"Okay, you can go now."
Nightblade watched his retreating figure, which was even colder than usual, and withdrew silently without saying anything more.
After Nightblade left, Chu Yi looked at the ink stains on his palm, which he could not remove no matter how hard he tried.
Just like feelings, once they invade, even if you want to erase them, they will still leave traces.
Fortunately, she has someone she loves and won't be saddened by his departure.
...
As soon as Chu Ning arrived at the main hall of the East Palace, he heard voices talking.
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