The rooms where the masters of Wenxuan Palace lived were all equipped with floor heating, so they were warm at night without burning charcoal. Normally, Xuan Tiange would not feel cool no matter how she slept. But tonight, she felt this way, so much so that she turned over several times, and finally had to sit up from the bed and called the maid who was on night watch - "Huan'er, do you think the floor heating is not hot? Why is it so cold?"
There was a maid guarding the princess' bedside at night. The maid would lie there with her bedding spread out, ready to respond as soon as her master called. But strangely, Xuan Tiange called a few times and waited for a while, but he didn't hear the maid's response, and there was no movement.
"Huan'er, why are you sleeping so soundly?" She frowned, lifted the curtain and looked down, only to see the maid sleeping soundly and snoring slightly, even more soundly than her master. She reached out and pushed her down a few times, and called out again: "Huan'er, wake up, Huan'er!" However, the maid did not respond at all and was still sleeping soundly.
Xuan Tiange suddenly felt something was wrong. Huan'er was her personal maid who had been with her for many years and had always done things in a very cautious way. How could she suddenly sleep more soundly than she did during the night watch? This had never happened before. Was Huan'er sick? Or was there an accident?
As she was thinking, she heard laughter coming from the middle of the room. She was startled and looked up. In the dark night, she saw a man in a brocade robe standing in the middle of her boudoir. He looked to be in his twenties. He was wearing a light yellow winter robe that made him look very noble. His facial features were sharp and distinct, and he was a man with an outstanding appearance. She felt that he looked familiar, but in such a situation, she was so frightened that how could she think about where she had seen him before?
Xuan Tiange stepped back cautiously, then grabbed the long gown beside the bed and wrapped herself up. She then looked around and found that there was no one else besides this man. It seemed that he was alone, but she didn't know if he had any accomplices. She asked cautiously, "Who are you? Why did you break into my bedroom in the middle of the night?"
She didn't know whether she should scream or not. If she screamed, she was afraid that the other party would kill her before the rescuer arrived. After all, a man who could enter her room under the eyes of the secret guards outside the house and successfully knocked out her maid must be very skilled. Moreover, it was not easy to say that an unmarried princess was broken into her bedroom by a man in the middle of the night. Who knows what would happen if it got out. But could she not scream? Could she deal with this man?
Xuan Tiange was very conflicted and at the same time very scared. Although this man didn't seem to have any bad intentions, his eyes were dangerous no matter how you looked at them, like a venomous snake, piercing straight into people's hearts.
She took a deep breath and asked again: "Speak, now that you are here, you have to let this princess know who you are."
After she finished speaking, the man finally spoke. His voice was very pleasant, a little feminine, but not effeminate. He said, "I just came to see how the princess of Dashun is doing now and whether she still remembers my old friend."
Old friend? Xuan Tiange was stunned, then looked more carefully, and the more she looked, the more familiar she felt. However, this person did not look like the Han people of Dashun, but rather like the ancient Shu people in the desert. When she thought of the ancient Shu, her eyes lit up and she blurted out - "Is it you?"
It was indeed someone she knew, but she couldn't really call him a friend. Xuan Tiange remembered that when she went to the desert to attend the wedding of Feng Yuheng and Xuan Tianming, she entered the desert a few days in advance and rescued a seriously injured person from the street one afternoon. Actually, it wasn't really a rescue. The person was bleeding on the side of the road and just asked her to find a doctor and leave some silver. Xuan Tiange thought that Feng Yuheng and Xuan Tianming were about to get married, so it would be better not to have such a person on the street, so she left him twenty taels of silver and went to the clinic to call a doctor to treat him. She only met him a few times, but she had a deep impression of the injured person, because although the person was in a mess, the material of his clothes looked very good, and his status was either rich or noble. In addition, he looked like a typical ancient Shu person, which made her look at him a few more times. She also doubted the man's identity at the time, but after all, it is better to have less trouble than more. She had just arrived and would be leaving in a few days, so there was no need to bother with such trivial matters.
Unexpectedly, a few months later, this man came to the capital of Dashun and even sneaked into her boudoir in the middle of the night. She was a little angry, but because she knew him, her fear was reduced a lot. She asked him: "Why did you come to Dashun? Who are you?" After saying that, she couldn't help but look him up and down, and then asked inexplicably: "Are all your injuries healed? The injuries were quite serious at the time."
The man smiled, with the corners of his lips raised wickedly, and he looked a bit like Xuan Tianming. He said, "Thanks to Princess Wuyang's help, everything is fine. The reason I came to Dashun is mainly to see my lifesaver. Is she having a good time in Dashun?"
"Of course I'm happy!" Xuan Tiange rolled her eyes. "This is my home. I'm the princess of Dashun. Who dares to make me unhappy? Aren't you worrying a little unnecessary? Besides, we don't have such a deep friendship. Your reason is too fake and doesn't hold water." She shook her head, denying the man's words that he came to see her, but she thought of the things going on in the palace. She said before that no one dared to make her unhappy, but in fact, she had been unhappy for the past few months!
Seeing Xuan Tiange's face fall, the man saw his state and felt a little worried. He asked Xuan Tiange: "Did someone bully you?"
"What does this have to do with you?" Xuan Tiange said with a sullen face, "Do you know what crime it is to break into the princess's bedroom at night? Why don't you leave quickly? Are you waiting for me to send someone to arrest you?"
She thought she was being harsh. Although she was very curious about the other party's identity and purpose, she still thought it would be better to send him away first. It was a bit scary in the middle of the night. But after she said this, she was met with a sneer from the other party. He said, "Besides your bedroom, there are four secret guards, two servants on night watch in the yard, and this sleeping maid in the room. In addition, there are the personal soldiers and guards of the Wenxuan Prince's Mansion. There are so many people, and none of them could stop me. Who else do you think you can call to take me down?"
Xuan Tiange sucked in a breath of cold air, and the dangerous feeling she had felt before came back again, making her feel even colder. She subconsciously shrank back again, hugging the quilt with both hands, knowing that this would not provide any protection at all, but still trying to gain more sense of security for herself.
The man just stood there without moving, looking at her all the time, until he saw the growing fear in Xuan Tiange's eyes, then he regretted it a little. What was he doing? Scare her? That was not his intention. So, the evil charm in his eyes was slightly restrained, and the whole person's aura also changed a little, his face became gentler, and he no longer looked so gloomy. He originally covered his light yellow robe with a black cloak. Although it was already April in Dashun, the temperature at night was still a little too cold for him, so he had to wear more. The hood of the black cloak was buckled on his head, revealing only his face, which looked mysterious and scary. At this time, he took off the hood of the cloak, and when he looked at Xuan Tiange again, he looked even more like when Xuan Tiange saved him in the desert.
"I didn't mean to scare you." He took the initiative to speak, and his tone became much more normal. "I came to the capital of Dashun to do something, but I wanted to see you sincerely. After all, you saved my life, and we ancient Shu people cherish our life-saving grace very much." He did not hide where he came from. After all, they met in the desert. Besides, his appearance made it obvious that he was a foreigner, and he could not hide it even if he wanted to.
Xuan Tiange's mood gradually calmed down as his momentum changed. She wanted to say, "Now that you've seen me, you can leave," but what came out of her mouth was a curious question: "What are you doing in Dashun?" Thinking about it again, she remembered that the new king of Gushu was going to visit, so she guessed, "Are you someone of the new king of Gushu? Are you here with him?" After saying that, she shook her head again, "No, no, he should still be on the way and won't arrive so soon. Then you should be the vanguard, coming to Beijing first to explore the way. Well, this is normal. After all, the new king is visiting, and Dashun and Gushu are not on good terms. It is common sense to send someone in advance to take a look."
The man found her reasoning very interesting, so he crossed his arms and continued listening until Xuan Tiange finished analyzing the matter. He added, "But since the new king chose to come to Dashun at this time, I don't know if he is an enemy or a friend. The Eighth Prince is in power in Dashun now, and the former general of Gu Shu had a very good relationship with the Eighth Prince. I think there should be many remnants of the general in Gu Shu. It is possible that the new king is secretly supporting the Eighth Prince. So, you chose to come to Dashun at this time, I am afraid you want to lend a hand to the Eighth Prince, right?"
The man shook his head very cheerfully and told her, "No, that's not the case. The new emperor doesn't know your Eighth Prince at all and has no good feelings towards him. On the contrary, if the Eighth Prince hadn't instigated it, how could Ancient Shu have lost several important cities? Therefore, the new emperor doesn't even have time to hate him, so how could he possibly lend a helping hand? Princess, you're overthinking it."
"Really?" Xuan Tiange's eyes sparkled, and he became so excited that he no longer cared about being afraid. He leaned forward and asked anxiously, "Are you serious about what you said? Does Gu Shu really have a grudge against Lao Ba?"
The man nodded, "Really." Just as he was about to say something else, his ears suddenly pricked up, and then he put his index finger to his lips to make a gesture of silence, and then lowered his voice and said to Xuan Tiange, "Someone is coming this way. I'm leaving first. We will meet again if we are destined." After that, his figure flashed, and he disappeared from the spot in the blink of an eye.
Xuan Tiange hadn't come back to his senses yet. At this moment, someone outside had already reached the door. It was a maid's voice: "Princess, are you talking? Is there something wrong?"
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