When Lin Xuan was about to suffocate, a young and deep voice sounded from her ear: "Sister, don't make a sound."
The big hand on her mouth and nose loosened a little, and Lin Xuan finally breathed in the air. It took a long time before she returned to normal.
The man's words made her stunned.
younger sister?
In the moonlight, Xie Xinglan suddenly discovered that the woman he stopped was not his sister. He was surprised for a while. After all, he identified her by her figure and did not expect that there was someone in the palace who looked quite similar to his sister.
Lin Xuan turned around, the feeling of surviving a disaster made her break out in cold sweats. When she saw the face of the man in the guard's uniform, she took a deep breath.
The man had starry eyes, a high nose bridge, and beautiful thin lips. His facial features were surprisingly similar to Xie Shizhu's.
Lin Xuan quickly went over the original plot in her mind. Xie Shizhu did have a brother in Cangyue, but he did not appear in the plot.
"Sir," Lin Xuan said with a relieved smile, "Is your sister the Queen? I bear some resemblance to the Queen, so it's not uncommon for me to be mistaken for her."
When Xie Xinglan saw that she knew his identity and that she was not Xie Shizhu, murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and the silver needle hidden in his sleeve was quickly pinched between his fingertips.
Lin Xuan paused and sighed slightly, "Since you are the Queen's brother, you must be here to rescue her. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
Xie Xinglan looked around, it was pitch black, and there was no one else except the two of them.
If he killed the woman in front of him, it would be just a small matter. The next day it would just be a female corpse and would not cause any commotion.
"Young Master?" Lin Xuan called him softly, taking a step forward, her eyes filled with worry. "The Queen is not happy at all in the harem. Although I'm just a maid, I've seen everything."
Xie Xinglan took back the silver needle hidden between his fingers and looked at Lin Xuan slowly and leisurely.
Since the defeat of Cang Yue Kingdom, he fled here and there and finally ended up in Xihe.
He and his sister had not seen each other for nearly five years, and the woman in front of him was somewhat similar to his sister, which gradually made him let down his guard.
The long-lasting longing was buried in his chest, like a vine tightly wrapped around his heart.
Xie Xinglan murmured, "Is she okay?"
Lin Xuan snorted inwardly, but a look of worry crossed her face as she whispered softly, "It's not good. The Emperor has a cruel personality, and the Empress is suffering in the palace. Even the person she loves... well, the Emperor broke them up."
Xie Xinglan recalled what he saw when he was lying in ambush on the roof of the palace that day.
He saw with his own eyes the pain in his sister's eyes, and across from him was the Regent of Xihe drinking from the cup of marriage wine.
Yan Chou turned his sister's head away and let her watch the man she loved marry another woman.
It can be seen how cruel this emperor was.
"Yeah, I understand."
Lin Xuan rolled her eyes, and a plan came to mind. She whispered, "Young Master, if you want to see the Queen, wait until after the Emperor's morning court session. And don't go to the Queen's Jin'an Palace at night. At that time, the Emperor will send everyone away from the palace to be alone with the Queen. If you go, you will definitely be discovered."
Hearing this, a murderous look flashed across Xie Xinglan's eyes. He bowed slightly towards Lin Xuan and said, "I hope you won't mention what happened today to anyone else."
Lin Xuan understood and said with a considerate smile, "No."
After thanking him, Xie Xinglan turned around and disappeared into the darkness.
Lin Xuan stared at his back, the corner of her mouth raised, her face full of viciousness.
God really helped her. When she had no way out, someone paved the way for her.
The next day, after Yan Chou retired from court, he and Fu Yun walked towards Chengming Palace.
Lin Xuan appeared alone before the two men, plopped down on the ground, and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, I have something to report to you."
Yan Chou looked down at her condescendingly, without saying a word, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
Fuyun's hand quietly rested on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
Lin Xuan pressed her forehead to the ground, her thin shoulders trembling slightly, and her voice was nervous: "Your Majesty, last night I saw a man who claimed to be the Queen's brother..."
Fu Yun was stunned and subconsciously looked at Yan Chou beside him.
Yan Chou narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Lin Xuan. His voice was extremely lazy, with a hint of bewitching charm, "Really?"
Lin Xuan looked up and saw Yan Chou's angular face, his eyes full of greed. "Your Majesty, every word I said is true."
Yan Chou withdrew his gaze, his eyes showing no fluctuation, as if he didn't take her words seriously. He walked straight past her.
Fu Yun looked at Lin Xuan in surprise and hurriedly followed Yan Chou's footsteps.
Lin Xuan frowned, unhappy that Yan Chou treated her like air.
"Your Majesty," Fu Yun asked while observing Yan Chou's expression, "Is what she said true?"
Yan Chou raised his lips in a mocking smile, but did not respond to Fu Yun.
He returned to Chengming Palace to handle government affairs. In the evening, he got up and went to Jin'an Palace.
Inside the hall, Xie Shizhu was sitting on a phoenix chair, daydreaming. When she heard footsteps, she subconsciously raised her head. When she saw Yan Chou, hatred flashed in her eyes, and then she automatically turned away.
Yan Chou asked everyone in the hall to leave and sat down next to Xie Shizhu. He tapped the table rhythmically with his long fingers, and the muffled sound reached Xie Shizhu's ears.
"Why?" Yan Chou asked with a hint of sarcasm, "The Regent came to you, and you want to blame this on me?"
Xie Shizhu was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at him, "How did you know?"
Yan Chou raised his eyebrows frivolously, "I am not a dead man, he is in my territory, what else can be hidden from my eyes?"
Xie Shizhu pursed his lips and lowered his eyelashes.
Yan Chou had dinner served and handed the chopsticks to Xie Shizhu.
After Xie Shizhu took it, she ate without saying a word, while Yan Chou didn't even pick up his chopsticks. He looked at her quietly, with an unfathomable and subtle look in his eyes.
After she finished eating, Yan Chou stood up, bent down and held her horizontally in his arms. Xie Shizhu exclaimed and reflexively put her hands around his neck.
Xie Shizhu opened his eyes wide, full of horror.
However, Yan Chou simply laid her flat on the dragon couch, and slowly lay down beside her, holding her with his long, thin arms and closing his eyes to rest.
Xie Shizhu breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at Yan Chou from the corner of his eye. His sleeping face was too gentle, and he seemed to have none of his usual aggressiveness.
She also relaxed her vigilance and slowly fell asleep.
*
Outside Jin'an Palace, Xie Xinglan jumped onto the roof, easily broke off a tile with his hands, put it aside carefully, and looked inside the house.
The red candlelight was burning, and the hall was quiet, with no palace maids or eunuchs present.
He quickly flipped down again and entered the Jin'an Hall through the window, holding the sword at his waist tightly with one hand.
This is an important item that makes him dominate the battlefield. This sword has allowed him to kill countless Xihe warriors. Tonight he will avenge the entire Cangyue and his sister.
Xie Xinglan tiptoed to the dragon couch, and the tasseled gauze curtain covered the two people on the couch.
However, he could still see his sister's frowning brows as she slept, and she seemed to be sleeping very restlessly.
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