Chapter 198 I am your father! Turtle grandson!

Aunt Jinyu was already confused as to why she was in the woods. After hearing what Xu Yanyi said, she became even more nervous, fearing that she would reveal the Queen Mother's private affairs.

She was so nervous that she lied in a panic: "I was here to look for something for the Empress Dowager. When the Empress Dowager was in a hurry to go back home during the day, she accidentally dropped something here. I...I came here to look for it while the Empress Dowager was sleeping."

Xu Yanyi pretended to understand something: "Oh, then your eyesight is pretty good. You can see even in the dark. Why don't you bring a lantern with you to look for something in the middle of the night? You only bring a copper basin?"

I have to say that Xu Yanyi was very careful. She even remembered to bring the copper basin out with her, otherwise wouldn't the secret have been exposed?

Aunt Jinyu was startled and quickly pulled the copper basin behind her. She couldn't let it be discovered. The copper basin contained the clothes that the Queen Mother had soiled when she was having fun. If...

"Okay, it's endless, do you want to leave?"

Mu Nanzhou spoke impatiently.

Xu Yanyi retracted her gaze and said calmly: "Next time you look for something, remember to bring a light with you, or you may have to look for it until dawn."

"Yes, yes, I will remember the princess's teachings."

Aunt Jinyu kowtowed quickly.

Seeing Xu Yanyi and Mu Nanzhou leave, Aunt Jinyu quickly stood up and hurried back to Yuqing Palace holding the bronze basin.

Several eunuchs who were dozing off at the door saluted in unison.

Aunt Jinyu was stunned when she saw that the lights in the main hall were turned off: "Where is the Queen Mother?"

"Didn't you wait on me and help me sleep, aunt?"

"That's right, auntie, have you washed your face?"

"Why are you still asking? It's clear that my aunt has washed herself clean."

Several eunuchs laughed and joked.

Aunt Jinyu was startled. Did something go wrong? Or did she forget something? Why didn't she remember that she had served the empress dowager and had fallen asleep?

Suddenly, the night wind made the leaves on the side of her rustle. Aunt Jinyu swallowed her saliva. Today she had heard too many words from the Queen Mother about being frightened by Mu Nanzhou and Xu Yanyi. She shuddered all over and subconsciously had a thought: Could it be that I was... possessed by evil spirits just now?

hiss!

How could there be evil spirits in a palace that is filled with the energy of dragons and emperors?

Aunt Jinyu stood there in a daze. Several eunuchs frowned, and one of them couldn't help but ask, "Aunt, are you okay?"

"No, it's alright. You guys stay here. I'll go into the house to keep the Queen Mother company, in case she gets up at night and can't find anyone."

Aunt Jinyu suppressed her panic, silently chanted Amitabha several times in her heart, and then went into the house.

On the other side, Xu Yanyi climbed into her bedroom through the window carrying the painting on her back, and Mu Nanzhou followed her in shamelessly.

Xu Yanyi rolled her eyes at him and said, "Don't you have a place to sleep? Why are you following me? If the palace maids and eunuchs on night watch outside saw us, they would think that we were having an affair again."

“…”

Mu Nan and Zhou Jun's faces darkened. Could this woman use words a little more elegantly?

What is this secret affair, doing this and that!

Is this something a princess should say?

Xu Yanyi ignored him and unfolded the stolen painting. She held her chin and carefully examined every inch of the painting, but she couldn't make out anything.

Mu Nanzhou frowned: "You went to great lengths to run into the Jade Purity Palace just to steal a painting from your father. If you want your father's paintings, I have plenty of them. It's useless to keep them anyway."

"You don't understand." Xu Yanyi snorted disdainfully, "My father said that I can find the things he left for me by looking at this painting. As long as I find them, I can protect myself."

Hearing this, Mu Nanzhou was stunned. He also remembered it.

The reason why the Empress Dowager failed to kill Xu Yanyi, the culprit recognized by everyone, was not only because Xu Yanyi suddenly took out the golden medal of immunity from death, but also because of Emperor Taizong's suicide note.

It is said that what was written in the will was that Emperor Taizong left the location of the Northern Qin dragon vein, an army and a large arsenal to the eldest princess, asking her to assist the new emperor in supporting the Northern Qin dynasty.

Not only the Queen Mother, but even the young Emperor was eager to get all these things from Xu Yanyi.

However, during those three years, Xu Yanyi stayed in the Nanling Palace and never left the main gate. The empress dowager and the young emperor had just come to power and had to consolidate their positions. They had no ability to come to the Nanling Palace to cause trouble.

Of course, we don’t have much capability now, but we are definitely watching closely.

But, as the person involved, doesn’t Xu Yanyi know where those things are?

Just as Mu Nanzhou was thinking this, he heard Xu Yanyi say, "If I knew where those things were, the first thing I would do is chop you up."

This made Mu Nanzhou laugh: "Do you think you have this ability?"

After all, he is the King of Nanling who is invincible on the battlefield with an army of 800,000. Even if Emperor Taizong left the army and arsenal to Xu Yanyi, he could not defeat his 800,000-strong army. Where does Xu Yanyi get the confidence from?

"The previous Xu Yanyi didn't have it, but the current one, of course, does."

Xu Yanyi's voice was not loud, but steady and imposing. Her innate pride flowed through her like glory, making it impossible to look away.

Mu Nanzhou remembered what Zhan Qiyue said: She is not Xu Yanyi.

Suddenly, Mu Nanzhou's face darkened and he blurted out, "Who are you? You are not Xu Yanyi!"

Xu Yanyi's heart tightened, and at the same time she blurted out in her heart, I am your father! Turtle grandson!

"Damn it! Xu Yanyi! You cursed me!"

Mu Nanzhou gritted his teeth.

Xu Yanyi smiled awkwardly, in order to prevent her from speaking her true feelings. What else could she do except scold him?

"Who are you? Why are you pretending to be Xu Yanyi?"

Mu Nanzhou stepped forward, grabbed her arm, and questioned her in a cold voice.

Xu Yanyi kicked him impatiently. She was a very kind person and didn't feel guilty at all. "You hurt me. Do you think I'm not an idiot princess like I used to be? An idiot princess is just an imposter. What evidence do you have to prove that I'm an imposter?"

"You!" Mu Nanzhou stared into Xu Yanyi's eyes, not letting her dodge. "You are completely different now than before! Not to mention your personality, even your painting style is different. You..."

"I was afraid that I was born too noble and performed too well, so I did it on purpose to avoid hurting your young heart. Otherwise, why would my father say that if I were a man, the position of crown prince would definitely be mine, right?"

Xu Yanyi smiled slowly, revealing her snow-white teeth, like a cunning fox.