Shi Jun reached out his hand and gently stroked Xu Mian's cheek, bringing a tingling feeling.

Xu Mian trembled slightly, she closed her eyes, enjoying the tenderness of this moment.

Shi Jun whispered, "Don't be afraid, Mian Mian."

His voice seemed to have a kind of magic, making Xu Mian's nervousness gradually dissipate.

Then, Shi Jun slowly approached Xu Mian,

her lips were very soft and too sweet.

His kiss was gentle and affectionate, making Xu Mian intoxicated.

Xu Mian's arms unconsciously wrapped around Shi Jun's neck, responding to his kiss.

"Mianmian?"

Shi Jun reminded her in her ear, picked her up and slowly placed her on the couch. Xu Mian pursed her lips, her eyes projecting the man's gentle face. Her

little chin was so tense that it almost hit her collarbone.

Shi Jun was amused by her shy look, stretched out his slender fingers to pry open her chin, and whispered: "You have a double chin now."

Well, Xu Mian quickly raised her chin and tilted her head back, just in time for him to bend over and cover her lips and suck.

Worried that she would be nervous, Shi Jun stroked her hair gently, and touching her head seemed to be a kind of coaxing.

Just when everything was going smoothly, there was a hurried knock on the door outside the hall.

Shi Jun let go of Xu Mian's chin, and she quickly sat up and bit her lips lightly, with two blushes on her cheeks.

Outside the palace, Wei Xin reported, "Your Highness, there's a fire in the Zichen Palace!"

"What?" Shi Jun looked alert and walked quickly out of the palace. When he reached the door, he turned around and said, "Mianmian, you go to sleep first."

Xu Mian nodded, wondering how could there be a fire in the Zichen Palace?

There was a man hiding in the dark at the door of Penglai Palace. When he saw Shi Jun coming out, he even straightened his robe in front of his chest.

Shi Yan clenched his fists. Did he bully Mianmian just now? That's why the robe was messed up?

He walked around the back of Penglai Palace with a cat's waist to see if there was a courtyard wall that he could climb over to get directly to the main hall.

Xu Mian walked out of the inner hall, and Xuelian quickly took a brocade jacket and put it on.

"Don't worry, Princess. The fire was discovered early. Besides, His Highness is here with us today, so nothing will happen."

Xu Mian sat on the swing in front of the wisteria trellis, swinging boredly.

Shi Yan had just climbed up the wall and was grabbed by a big hand when he saw Xu Mian.

"Shen Zhao?"

Prince Fu pulled him down and whispered, "Your Highness, it's not enough that you set the fire, you also climbed the corner of the wall, are you going to go in? Be careful, what if you get caught?"

Shi Yan covered his mouth and said, "Good brother, let me climb up to see Mian Mian, I promise not to go in, I'll just watch her from a distance."

Prince Fu had no choice but to keep watch for him while Shi Yan climbed up the wall.

But at this time Xu Mian stood up to leave.

"Xue Lian, I'm sleepy."

How could she do that? Shi Yan hadn't seen enough of her, so he deliberately made a meowing sound.

Xu Mian turned around, her long hair fluttering, her little face as charming as the moon, like a fairy.

"Is there a cat?"

She walked over here. In fact, she has always liked cats and wanted to raise one that was close to her. Unfortunately, a white cat she raised a few years ago ran out and never came back. Xu Mian was so sad that she never raised a cat again.

"Cat? Where are you?"

Xu Mian looked around for the kitten.

Shi Yan was secretly happy when he saw this, so he meowed a few more times.

As Xu Mian walked towards this side, her charming face became clearer and clearer. Shi Yan looked at her and was a little dazed for a moment.

"Who is it?"

Xu Mian was alert and took off her embroidered shoes and threw them towards the corner of the wall.

Shi Yan grabbed her and saw Xuelian running over with several palace servants. He quickly jumped off the courtyard wall and fled with Prince Fu.

After Shi Yan and Prince Fu successfully escaped, Shi Yan even rubbed Xu Mian's embroidered shoes against his face.

Prince Fu smiled and said, "Your Highness, this is a bit ungraceful."

"Mian Mian likes cats. Good brother, help me find the most beautiful cat in the world!"

"Okay, but Your Highness should not take risks again." Prince Fu advised.

Returning to the bedroom where Prince Fu was on duty in the palace, Shi Yan closed the door and took out a book.

"Buddhist scriptures?"

Prince Fu flipped through the book, and it seemed that there was nothing special about it. There was also a seal of the Sutra Repository printed on the corner of the book.

"Nothing in the Purple Palace has changed, except for this Buddhist scripture placed in the drawer of the ebony desk, which I didn't have before."

Shi Yan said firmly: "So this fake prince must be related to the temple."

"This is difficult to investigate."

The two quickly burned the Buddhist scripture to prevent Shi Jun from searching the palace.

In the Penglai Palace Garden, Xu Mian looked at the courtyard wall, but it was a pity that he was not tall enough and did not have martial arts to climb up.

Several palace maids ran in from outside and reported: "Crown Princess, there is no one outside, I think he must have run away. Did you see the appearance of the person who peeped? What does he look like? Do you want to find the commander of the imperial guards to report this matter?"

Xu Mian asked: "Where are my... shoes?"

The palace maid shook her head, "We have searched carefully, but we can't find your shoes."

Xu Mian pouted. This person actually took her shoes away. If the palace is searched, the shoes can be found and the person can be found.

She glanced at the courtyard wall again, and looked down at the other shoe. There was a pair of bird embroidered on it. It was a red wedding shoe.

Forget it, just consider it as accumulating blessings, and give that shoe to you.

Xu Mian yawned and went into the inner hall, "I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep."

The fire in the Zichen Hall was quickly put out. Shi Jun carefully investigated and found that a Buddhist scripture was missing.

The next morning, Wei Xin reported: "Your Highness, the guards found a fire starter in the ruins in the south, and nothing else was found."

Shi Jun frowned and said: "This fire is definitely not simple. Nothing is missing in the hall except a Buddhist scripture, and that is the only book I have added after entering the palace."

"Your Highness suspected that someone was trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain, and came to the hall to search for clues while setting the fire. Could it be that someone has discovered that Your Highness is a fake?"

Shi Jun looked at him fiercely, "What's fake? I am the only prince now!"

Wei Xin hurriedly bowed and said, "I made a slip of the tongue. Please forgive me, Your Highness." Shi

Jun asked, "Did you check the guards on duty last night?"

"There were four guards on duty in Zichen Palace. They didn't know how the fire started."

Shi Jun said cruelly, "You neglected your duties. Don't spare any of them. Kill them all to serve as a warning to others!"

Wei Xin hesitated, but still obeyed the order and went out to deal with it.

Shi Yan had just arrived at the Purple Palace, and saw the guards on duty who had chatted with him last night being dragged out and beheaded. He tried to stop them, saying, "Why are they being killed?"

The guards who were dragged away said, "This is the order of His Highness!"

Wei Xin came out, and Shi Yan let go of his hand, walked over, and pretended to ask, "Captain, what did they do wrong?"

Wei Xin glared at him coldly, saying, "Remember to be on duty here, don't ask questions, and don't mind your own business."

"Yes, I know, Captain, I have prepared some cool tea for you, please accept it."

Shi Yan said, and stuffed a purple clay pot into Wei Xin's hand.

Wei Xin took a look and sneered, "Go and get busy."

"Yes, Captain." Shi Yan smiled innocently and went to patrol around the Purple Palace.

What happened today let him know what to investigate next. The guards of the Purple Palace have all been replaced, which is enough to show that the person behind the scenes can mobilize the palace guards.

In addition to the emperor, the commander of the imperial guards, Prince Fu, and another person, the Grand Marshal Xu Chao, Xu Mian's father, can mobilize the palace guards.

Shi Yan's face was a little cold.

The Grand Marshal can mobilize the army directly, and Lord Xu is someone the emperor trusts.

Shi Yan's understanding of Lord Xu is that he is cold-faced and ruthless, and he doesn't seem like someone who would do treason. Or what motive does he have?

He married his daughter to him as the Crown Princess, and he still wants to kill him?