Chapter 103 (8,000 words) Xuan Yizhen's inner and outer qualities...
As the wind blew, the gorgeous and exquisite bright yellow dress shone with golden light due to the sunlight, and some messy creases appeared faintly, which made people imagine wildly.
After a long time, the female official Chunli led the palace maids to prepare bathing fragrances.
Yin Xing was too embarrassed to look up, so she could only wipe her fingertips with an embroidered handkerchief. With a blushing face, she quietly smoothed the wrinkles on Xuan Yizhen's skirt as she leaned against her. She felt like she was defiling a golden and jade Buddha, but the Buddha herself didn't care at all.
When Xuan Yizhen got up to take a bath, her skirt swayed slightly, unable to hide her tall and slender figure. Although she didn't say anything, her warm and cool hands hooked around Yin Xing's fingertips, revealing an invisible lazy and sexy aura.
Yin Xing followed closely with a blushing face until the follower got into the bathtub. He raised his hand and twisted the handkerchief to wipe Xuan Yizheng's body. His eyes swept across the ambiguous marks on Linglongyu's body, and his ears felt hot.
The mist was thick and shrouded Xuan Yizhen who was resting with her eyes closed, as if she was coated with a holy and soft light, like a noble and aloof crane, less gentle and graceful, and more cold and abstinent.
"Do you like peeking so much?" Xuan Yizheng slowly opened his eyes, his long eyelashes were slightly moist, but his eyes were clear, reflecting a little watery light, and he joked in a hoarse voice.
"..." Yin Xing was caught and looked away, unable to refute. He listened to Xuan Yizheng's somewhat hoarse voice, which sounded like a lingering desire, making him feel itchy.
With the sound of clear water droplets scattering, Xuan Yizhen raised his arm, revealing the elegant tattoo on it. He placed his palm on Yin Xing's arm, which was also tattooed, and gently rubbed her joints with his fingertips, saying, "Are you tired?"
As the warm and cool fingertips mixed with a little moisture pressed against the joints, it felt itchy and numb. Yin Xing blushed and shook his head in response: "Actually, I'm not that weak."
"That's right. If you are capable of catching alligators, why don't you continue later?" Xuan Yizheng blinked her beautiful eyes and looked at Yin Xing. She turned slightly to the side, hugged her and snuggled up to her, teasing her in a low voice.
"No, I suddenly feel a little weak." Yin Xing responded timidly, his cheek pressed against Xuan Yizheng's cool skin. He thought that he had long been accustomed to embarrassment, but he had not forgotten that indulgence was harmful to his health!
Xuan Yizheng immediately let out a faint smile and stopped teasing the shy Yin Xing.
After all, Yin Xing had just recovered from his illness not long ago, and Xuan Yizheng didn't want to make things too much trouble for him.
Soon, the two of them changed their clothes and left the bathroom together.
Yin Xing handed Xuan Yizhen a teacup and looked at the pile of documents beside him, wondering, "Yizhen, aren't you going to take a break?"
Xuan Yizhen sipped his tea, his dark eyes reflecting Yin Xing's clear, round eyes, and jokingly said, "Well, I'm not as weak as you."
After that, Yin Xing fell silent, looking at Xuan Yizhen with innocent eyes, wondering if she wasn't having fun?!
Thinking of this, Yin Xing felt it was very likely.
Yin Xing ate lychees obediently and enjoyed the scenery, trying to pretend that nothing had happened.
After a while, Xuan Yizhen said slowly, "You're so greedy for iced lychees, aren't you afraid of getting a stomachache when you have your period?"
Hearing this, Yin Xing silently stopped picking up the lychees and drank a sip of tea instead. He asked, "Yizhen is here to escape the summer heat and has to deal with paperwork. Could it be that he's been assigned to disaster relief?"
"Well, but the disaster relief funds have already been raised by the eldest princess and others." Xuan Yizheng handed the document in his hand to Yin Xing for reading. His eyes fell on her lips, which were red from tasting lychees, and he paused slightly.
"Wow, that's a lot of money. Has the princess finally found her conscience?" Yin Xing opened her eyes wide and looked at the amount on the document and couldn't help muttering.
Xuan Yizhen withdrew his paused gaze and chuckled, "The princesses and princesses of the royal family already have a lot of fiefdoms and fiefdoms. If they can take the lead in donating silver, and other noble families will follow suit, disaster relief will be a piece of cake."
If the matter of the fish monster in Guangbai Garden is investigated in detail, not only will the eldest princess's reputation be ruined, but it will also be implicated in the murders of Master Shangguan and Master Zhang, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Not only will she lose money, but also everything she wanted to pave the way for her young son. It will be a loss.
After hearing Xuan Yizhen's words, Yin Xing felt relieved and muttered, "The eldest princess finally did something humane."
The two crocodiles caused everyone in the capital to be in danger, and many people lost their lives. Fortunately, they were discovered in time, otherwise the princess might have had some evil intentions.
"Why aren't you curious about the money donated by the Third Princess?" Xuan Yizheng said slowly as he tasted the tea to quench his thirst.
"Because I heard that Peifeng Tower is very profitable, so the donation from the third princess should be just a drop in the bucket." Yin Xing came back to his senses and looked at Xuan Yizhen, who was wearing a moon-white dress embroidered with silver. She was elegant and beautiful, as bright as the moon, and a little bit of a fangirl.
Xuan Yizhen held the teacup lightly in her bare hands, her eyes serene as she spoke slowly, "There are so many rich people in this world who would rather watch someone in need than help. You think too simply."
Xuan Yizheng even felt that Yin Xing's idea was too naive. These princesses and princesses were willing to pay money, naturally for the sake of fame.
Because Xuan Yizheng ordered that monuments of merit be built for the eldest princess in various places, and planned to make her youngest son a king, the other princesses and county lords could not sit idly by under such circumstances.
Unless they want to watch the throne of crown prince being taken away by a young son in the future.
Yin Xing calmed down and looked at Xuan Yizhen's secretive words. She asked curiously, "But they are already extremely noble. Why is their reputation worth spending so much money on disaster relief?"
"If you really want to know the truth, perhaps you can ask the Third Princess. After all, she has been very kind to you."
"Forget it, I suddenly don't want to know the reason."
Yin Xing refused desperately, lowered his head and drank water, not wanting to cause trouble for himself.
Xuan Yizheng looked at Yin Xing's timid appearance, raised his thin lips slightly, but did not test her attitude towards the third princess again.
As for the third princess, Xuan Yizheng didn't make a big fuss about the Ecstasy Powder in Peifeng Tower because she sent the palace soldiers to rescue Yin Xing.
After all, in Xuan Yizheng's original plan, the eldest princess and the third princess were the primary targets of disaster relief fundraising, and everyone in the court knew how much money they had in the royal family.
As for the Wanqi family's wealth, in the past, they had the former emperor as their enemy and had to unite against the enemy. Xuan Yizheng could have made his own arrangements, but now he is constrained by the six elders and cannot make any moves.
It’s not that Xuan Yizhen can’t break the balance among the six elders and completely seize control, it’s just that the time is not right yet.
Outside the window, the vast lake was surging with waves due to the wind, and the huge summer palace was nestled against the mountains and beside the water, with numerous palaces, pavilions, and towers.
As the sandalwood incense gradually spread, the Second Princess sat on the cruise ship. She raised her hand and placed the chess piece down, then spoke calmly, "It's rare for the Third Princess to invite me. Could it be that she's seeking revenge for the cruise ship explosion?"
The Third Princess then placed the chess piece, the pearl necklace on her plump wrist dazzling. She said arrogantly, "Second Princess, are you willing to admit that there was something wrong with the fireworks back then?"
"The Third Princess herself was responsible for what happened back then. Fireworks are inherently dangerous, not to mention there was more than one person behind this."
"Oh, I will keep this matter in mind. Second Princess, there is no need to bring up the past."
Seeing this, the Second Princess looked at the Third Princess with some surprise and thought, "It seems that there is something else going on today."
The Third Princess spoke bluntly, "After the Tianchuan Liuhuo, Xuan Yizhen personally sought out Second Sister. I wonder what they discussed?"
"Time has passed, why does the Third Princess suddenly want to inquire about old things?" The Second Princess fiddled with the ruby Zen beads on her wrist with her fingertips, examining them with interest.
"It's very simple. I want to know whether it was you who spread the terrible rabies plague, or was it Xuan Yizhen who was in charge?" The third princess remembered that all the chaos took a sudden turn for the worse and became extremely intense after Xuan Yizhen met with the second princess.
The Second Princess said calmly, "This matter has long been known to everyone. The Second Prince infected the late Emperor with rabies. As for how the Second Prince contracted the disease, I'm afraid we have to ask the eldest princess and the deceased Du Ruo."
The Third Princess frowned, noticing the Second Princess's cunning behavior. She raised her hand and placed it on the jeweled ring, pondering, "I never knew the late Emperor was so skilled in using Gu. Logically, the late Emperor's condition couldn't have deteriorated so much that everyone, including Han Fei, believed he was about to die. Rabies probably wasn't caused by Du's Gu technique, but a newly cultivated Gu poison."
So Du Ruo was unaware of this, and the second princess revealed her true colors and tried to usurp the throne, but ended up with nothing.
Based on this speculation, it is very likely that Xuan Yizheng had cultivated the poison a long time ago, and the second princess was the mastermind behind the dirty work.
"Who says it's not true? We have all been deceived by the late emperor for many years, and even played around like chess pieces." The second princess still remembers how horrified she was when she saw her father come back to life that night.
If Xuan Yizhen hadn't been there at that time, her father would definitely have killed her. The second princess was not surprised at all.
"So you still refuse to admit that you have anything to do with the Second Prince's crazy attack on the late emperor?" The Third Princess lowered her eyebrows and spoke, unwilling to trust the cunning and vicious person in front of her.
The Second Princess came back to her senses and chuckled, but the smile in her eyes was gloomy. She pressed the ruby buds with her fingertips and said, "You have no relationship with the Second Prince, so you probably don't want to avenge him. So, do you want to hold me accountable or deal with Xuan Yizhen?"
Seeing that the Second Princess was unwilling to reveal more, the Third Princess scoffed, "Why should I deal with Xuan Yizhen?"
"Perhaps it's because he wants Xuan Yizhen's imperial power, or perhaps it's because he wants Xuan Yizhen's Xizhou Yin family."
"Please be careful with your words!"
As he finished speaking, the boat fell into dead silence, with only the clicking sound of the ruby Zen beads turning, neither fast nor slow, and calmly.
The Second Princess sized up the solemn Third Princess and spoke frankly, fearlessly, "Xuan Yizhen came to visit to retrieve Yin, who had disappeared in the Tianchuan Liuhuo. As for the Second Prince's madness, it was Xuan Yizhen's instigation, as she wanted revenge on the late Emperor. However, I gave it to Du Ruo, combined with rabies and the puppet Gu, and that was the root cause of the palace chaos. Honestly, neither you nor I are a match for her."
At that time, Xuan Yizheng gave the second princess a fire, but the second princess chose to expand the fire, killing the second prince and the eldest prince one after another.
Logically speaking, it should have been the perfect arrangement for the second princess to march with Han Fei to force the palace, and then use Du Ruo and the puppet Gu to kill Han Fei, a member of the royal family.
But Xuan Yizhen had seen through the plan long ago, and even successfully blocked Du Ruo's puppet Gu in the South Lane. It can be seen that her plan was almost implemented step by step according to the Second Princess's thoughts.
A year later, the second princess finally realized how terrifying Xuan Yizhen and her father were. They were both very good at killing people by using others' knives.
The Third Princess listened to these words, thinking of the attack she had suffered in Peifeng Tower and the execution of the First Prince after his rebellion was exposed. Her eyes swept across the Second Princess's hypocritical face and she sneered, "Your methods are truly dishonest. You were determined to step on Han Fei and kill all the royal family's followers, but in the end you made wedding clothes for others and became notorious. It's really ridiculous."
The Second Princess paused, resting her fingertips on the ruby Zen beads. She looked at the jeweled Third Princess with a slightly cold expression and said bluntly, "But you were abandoned by your wholeheartedly supported brother in a time of crisis. Isn't that even more pitiful?"
After he finished speaking, there was no sound on the cruise ship for a while, only the sound of the boat bells blew by the wind.
After a long time, the cruise ship gradually approached the shore. The third princess did not want to play along with this poisonous snake, as it was full of calculations and murderous intent.
The Second Princess placed the chess piece on the chessboard, her gaze fixed on the majestic summer palace on the shore. She said, "If Xuan Yizhen and the elders of the Wanqi family are not on good terms, this might be their only good opportunity."
"Well, then I will wait and see for good news from my second sister." After saying that, the third princess stood up and left the inner boat, unwilling to believe what the second princess said.
The wind blew the gauze curtains. The Second Princess was busy playing chess. A maidservant served tea and incense beside her and whispered, "Master, the Third Princess seems very angry."
The Second Princess looked at the chessboard disapprovingly and said indifferently, "With such an arrogant and domineering personality, of course she would get angry when someone said something embarrassing."
Xuan Yizhen's advantages are still being consolidated. If she becomes more powerful and has absolute power, the princess or Elder Wanqi will become abandoned pawns.
Such a madman will only act more unscrupulously than my father.
Now, except for the third princess, both he and the eldest princess were caught in an unfavorable crisis, so he told the whole story without hiding anything. Anyway, his heinous crimes could no longer be undone.
But the third princess couldn't escape danger alone, it just depended on how Xuan Yizheng would play with her.
The second princess frowned unwillingly, raised her hand and overturned the chessboard, and the chess pieces fell to the ground with a loud noise.
After years of hard work, how can I bear it if I make a mistake just by one move!
Inside and outside the painted boat, the maids all knelt on the ground, completely unaware of why the second princess was so furious.
Inside the boat, the light faded and gradually became dim, hiding the second princess's ferocious expression in the darkness.
Outside the boat, the afterglow of the setting sun casts a golden glow on the vast water surface, which changes freely.
In a small garden of the Summer Palace, by the water's edge, Jiang Yun was holding a soft rope in his hand, with the other end tied to a little girl in the water. He saw her waving her little arms and laughing from ear to ear.
"Is it fun?" Jiang Yun couldn't go into the water due to a hand injury, so he could only teach her to swim this way.
"Yeah, it's fun!" The little girl nodded, her chubby cheeks full of happiness.
Soon, Jiang Yun heard footsteps next to his ear. He quickly pulled the rope, picked up the little girl and pulled her away from the shore, and put his coat on her.
Liu Ci walked closer to the shore carrying tea and fruits. Seeing the little girl sitting obediently by the water, stepping on the water, he looked at her wet hair in confusion and said worriedly, "Did she fall into the water just now?"
Jiang Yun neatly hid the rope in his palm and explained with a clear throat, "No, she was just playing a water fight with me and accidentally splashed some water."
For Liu Ci, it was impossible to allow the little girl to go into the water alone, and Jiang Yun didn't want to be criticized.
The little girl wrapped herself in Jiang Yun's big clothes and didn't dare to make a sound. She was very well-behaved.
Liu Ci looked at the two people, one big and one small, raised his hand and patted Jiang Yun's shoulder in a rude manner, and had to pretend nothing happened.
Jiang Yun followed Liu Ci's movements with a thick skin, playfully tasting the cherries she brought him, mumbling, "How sweet! Thanks to Yin Xing, we can come to the summer palace this year instead of staying in the square palace."
"Don't play too much with naughty Sister Jiang. She is injured and not suitable for water." Liu Ci wiped the little girl's hair gently with a long towel and explained patiently.
"Yeah, so I was learning to swim alone just now." The little girl answered in a childish voice, waving her hands and dancing to imitate.
Hearing this, Jiang Yun's throat was almost choked by Cherry, and he thought that she didn't need to be so frank!
Liu Ci pursed her lips, turned around and glanced at Jiang Yun in reproach, thinking that she was really fooling around.
The lake was so big that the waves alone could sweep people away, yet she dared to let the little girl go into the water.
Seeing this, Jiang Yun's heart beat faster. He felt that Liu Ci's gaze was becoming more and more charming, which was hard to describe. It made people unable to take their eyes off her.
When night fell, there was a palace banquet in the summer palace. The lights were bright, the tables were set, and string music gradually started to play. Xuan Yizheng and Yin Xing took their seats together.
Yin Xing saw four seats nearby, among which were Gong Yangluo and three noble young men who were not very familiar to him.
Before that night in Guangbai Garden, they were all Yin Xing's rivals in love.
But now Yin Xing only felt that Xuan Yizheng was too brave, so much so that he was worried that she would reveal her flaws, and he had no mind to think about anything else.
In particular, Xuan Yizhen mentioned that the substitute was also in the summer palace, but Yin Xing had never seen that person.
Everyone raised their glasses and drank. The summer palace was cooler than the capital city at night, and the palace banquet was more relaxed than the various festival banquets in the past.
Yin Xing tasted the stewed meat in small bites. It was soft, tender and delicious, and there were also various small mushrooms. They were crispy and refreshing, and very fresh and fragrant.
However, Yin Xing vaguely felt that someone was looking at him. When he looked over, he saw the gentle and elegant Gong Yang Luo. He thought that his eating manners were not elegant and he immediately stopped moving.
But Gong Yangluo just gave an ordinary glance, without revealing any further expression, which made people puzzled.
When Yin Xing had eaten and drunk his fill, he wanted to try some iced drink, but Xuan Yizheng calmly raised his hand to stop him, so he had to give up in disappointment.
The banquet had not yet ended, but Yin Xing could no longer sit still, so he followed Xuan Yizheng and left first.
After walking along the long path beside the lake to digest his food, Yin Xing looked back at the banquet pavilion, which was still very lively.
"Yizhen, we are leaving early. Do we need to go back?" Yin Xing asked.
"Of course not. Those princesses and princesses can host such ordinary banquets." Xuan Yizheng spoke while holding Yin Xing's warm hand.
Yin Xing nodded, his gaze fixed on the bright moon hanging high in the night sky, its radiance illuminating everyone. He then turned to look at Yi Zhen's beautiful profile and muttered, "I feel a bit full from eating tonight."
Xuan Yizhen chuckled, his eyes wandering to Yin Xing's figure, and said thoughtfully: "Yes, it's very round."
After saying this, Yin Xing fell silent. He raised his hand and touched his plump belly. He couldn't even breathe in because he was too full.
"Does Yizhen also think I look fat?"
"It looks fine, but it's more obvious when you touch it."
Yin Xing blushed and looked at the serious Xuan Yizhen, mumbling, "Maybe I've been eating a little too much lately."
He was even more greedy for sweet fruits, milk and iced drinks, and the palace meals were so delicious that he couldn't control himself at all.
Xuan Yizhen pinched Yin Xing's chubby palm with his fingertips and said softly, "It would be good for you to take more care of yourself. Otherwise, if you are too thin, I don't think it will feel good to touch you."
"I'm talking about serious matters, but you're a little bit unserious."
"What I'm talking about is also a serious matter. Perhaps what you are thinking in your head is not serious."
Yin Xing found himself trapped in the trap of self-proof. He pursed his lips and remained silent, feeling that the more he brought it up, the more inappropriate it became.
So Yin Xing decisively changed the subject and mentioned Gong Yangluo, muttering, "He seemed to have been staring at me earlier. Could he have revealed some flaws?"
Xuan Yizhen saw Yin Xing's nervous frown and raised his hand to smooth it down. He said patiently, "Gong Yangluo is a bit thoughtful, but he's not so ignorant as to be out of line. As long as you don't take risks like you did last time in Guangbai Garden, none of them will be able to do anything to you."
"But Gong Yangluo has had contact with the double before. Maybe he discovered Yizhen's secret?"
"They didn't enter the palace for me, but for their family's future. So even if the empress is fake, it has to be real, unless someone doesn't want to live a good life."
Yin Xing listened to Xuan Yizheng's clear voice, but inexplicably felt a sharp sense of danger. He looked at her face between the light and the night, which seemed a little strange.
Yin Xing immediately clasped Xuan Yizhen's hand tightly, and only then did he feel the reality, and he called out softly, "Yizhen."
Xuan Yizhen came back to his senses and turned his head to meet Yin Xing's eyes that sparkled in the dark night. His heart softened and he responded doubtfully, "What?"
"It's nothing, I just feel that being an emperor is very hard." Yin Xing looked at Xuan Yizhen who was staring at her. The coldness that had previously gathered in her eyes had silently melted away. In the end, she did not express her thoughts directly.
Because now Yin Xing also realizes that once he sits on the throne, he cannot abdicate easily.
Moreover, Xuan Yizheng seems to be very interested in the throne, so she doesn't feel the danger of intrigue at all.
Xuan Yizhen blinked her beautiful eyes and said calmly, "Compared to the past, it's not that hard now."
Xuan Yizheng had been abandoned many times before, whether it was the late emperor or the queen mother, they were all deciding his life or death.
But now Xuan Yizheng will not let anyone threaten himself and Yin Xing again.
Yin Xing looked at Xuan Yizheng's expression and inexplicably felt that the stand-in imitated it very vividly, especially her coldness and alienation, which was exactly the same.
Just as Xuan Yizhen was thinking about how he could control everyone's life and death, he suddenly leaned into a warm embrace. His nose could smell a rich sweet fragrance. A smile flashed in his dark eyes. He held Yin Xing in his palm and said, "Didn't you say you wanted to take a walk to help digest your food?"
"Well, I just suddenly wanted to hug Yizhen." Yin Xing knew that Xuan Yizhen was not good at expressing her emotions, especially since she had been suffering from the poison for many years and often needed drugs to maintain normality.
But from Yin Xing's intermittent understanding of Xuan Yizhen's past over the years, it is not difficult to imagine how dangerous her living environment is.
If it were Yin Xing, she would have despaired long ago, but Xuan Yizheng did not have any resentment at all. She just accepted all the cruelty calmly.
"It's not easy to get close to me at that time. I might hurt you." Xuan Yizheng spoke hesitantly, but he didn't want to deceive Yin Xing. He lowered his slender neck and put his arms around her neck, absorbing her warmth and vitality.
"It's okay, I know Yizhen didn't mean it." Yin Xing noticed that Xuan Yizhen was depressed, and her arms around him became tighter and tighter, so he comforted her.
After saying that, Yin Xingtan leaned closer and kissed her tightly pursed thin lips, his eyes falling on her drooping eyebrows. The dark color cast by her long eyelashes almost drowned out her already limited emotions, and he was very worried.
Xuan Yizhen opened his lips slightly and tasted the softness. After a while, he slowly withdrew. His eyes fell on Yin Xing's flushed cheeks. His dark eyes reflected a few ripples. He laughed out loud: "You took the initiative to kiss me, why are you blushing?"
Yin Xing rested his head on Xuan Yizhen's shoulder, breathing disorderedly, avoiding Qingyou's gaze, and muttered, "No, maybe it's too hot."
"Really? Then don't wear any clothes when you sleep tonight, and maybe you won't feel hot." Xuan Yizheng said this in a very considerate and caring manner, as if he was coaxing a child.
Yin Xing, however, became even more agitated. He looked up at the elegant and graceful Xuan Yizhen with resentment, wondering how could someone be so hypocritical!
The moonlit night was quiet. The long figure left soon, and the accompanying palace maids and guards also gradually disappeared.
Gong Yangluo, who was in the attic in the distance, could only vaguely see the intimate figures of the empress and Yin from Xizhou, but it was enough to sense the deep love between the two. He held the folding fan tightly in his palm with a solemn expression.
Meanwhile, a figure on the other side hid in the shadows, with only the intermittent sound of wrist beads being plucked. The Second Princess said calmly, "The Western Garden is nothing more than a place where animals are trapped. If we can't replace the Yin family of Xizhou, Prince Gongyang will never become the empress."
"Second Princess, don't you know that interfering in the affairs of the Empress's harem is a serious crime?" Gong Yangluo tilted his head and scolded in a deep voice, knowing that this notorious Second Princess was definitely not a good person.
"I am only telling you the truth that Yin from Xizhou is a woman. How can I interfere?" The Second Princess responded disapprovingly and then stepped out of the Xuandao Pavilion.
It is often difficult to have both the country and the beauty.
What's more, there were two women involved. Such a shocking thing, not to mention the reaction of the princes and nobles, would never be allowed by the six heads of the Wanqi family.
Xuan Yizhen wanted to use the royal princess to fight against the Wanqi family's hostage situation.
The second princess also wanted to see how Xuan Yizheng would choose between Yin Xing and the Wanqi family.
The night was long, the stars were twinkling, the mountain wind and the lake waves were rustling, the purple orchid sword tassel was swaying, Jiang Yun sighed lightly, he didn't expect to encounter such a thing when he came to the banquet to steal wine.
In the morning, Yin Xing was strolling in the garden of the summer palace. Since Xuan Yizheng had to discuss court affairs, he had nothing to do, so he went to find Jiang Yun and the others.
Liu Ci was teaching the little girl calligraphy. Jiang Yun had just finished practicing swordsmanship in a bad mood and didn't expect to see Yin Xing coming to him.
"Are you used to living here?" Yin Xing asked, looking around the small palace.
"Very good, thank you for your care." Liu Ci poured tea and spoke.
Yin Xing smiled and arched her eyebrows, "You're welcome. Jiang Yun and I are close friends, and she's my adopted sister."
Jiang Yun looked at the naive Yin Xing, hesitant to speak, then glanced at Liu Ci and said stiffly, "Don't disturb the child's studies. I'll take you to the shore. The scenery is quite nice."
"Oh, okay." Yin Xing also found the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, so he didn't take up a seat and stood up.
The two of them came to the shore. The water was surging under the steps and the bottom was clear. If Yin Xing hadn't brought his clogs, he would have been excited to play in the water.
Jiang Yun glanced in Liu Ci's direction before speaking to Yin Xing, "Did you offend the Second Princess? Why did she tell Gong Yangluo about your true identity?"
Yin Xing's expression changed slightly as he shook his head and replied, "I don't think I have offended the Second Princess, but she has always been very bad. I wonder what evil ideas she is thinking of right now."
Although Xuan Yizheng repeatedly assured himself not to worry about his identity being exposed, he was still a little uneasy when he heard Jiang Yun's words.
"I think you should be careful. It's best to bring more palace maids and guards. If Gong Yangluo listens to the second princess and wants to reveal your identity, he will definitely find an opportunity in public." Jiang Yun didn't like conspiracies and tricks, but he had no way to deal with these royal relatives, so he hesitated.
Because Jiang Yun wanted to help Yin Xing, but he was also afraid of affecting Liu Ci's safety.
"Well, I will be more careful, don't worry." Yin Xing nodded in response, slightly concealing his panic on his face, not wanting Jiang Yun and the others to fall into danger.
Jiang Yun held his sword and raised his eyebrows. "I have nothing to worry about. I just think that if the Second Princess has no grudge against you, then she is most likely targeting the Empress. On the surface, she is trying to sow discord among the harem, but in reality, she is targeting the former dynasty. How despicable."
Yin Xing listened to Jiang Yun's indignant words and couldn't help but smile: "It seems that your injuries have recovered a lot."
"My hand injury has already scarred, but unfortunately I still have to abstain from alcohol. However, Shangguan Sheng's injuries are quite serious, and I heard he needs to stay in bed to recuperate."
"I hope Miss Shangguan can recover soon. I think she is a very good person."
Jiang Yun looked at Yin Xing, who was still worried about others, and couldn't help but said worriedly: "You should take care of yourself first, or just try to tell the empress."
Yin Xing thought hesitantly and replied, "Let me wait and see. After all, they haven't made any moves yet. I have to reveal my true intentions before I can ruin their plans."
Seeing this, Jiang Yun didn't say anything more, because he didn't quite understand what the empress was thinking about Yin Xing.
Gong Yangluo was already the most favored among the nobles of Xiyuan, so he might not necessarily listen to the Second Princess and take risks.
Of course, the most important thing is that in Jiang Yun's eyes, the empress would have an affair behind Yin Xing's back, so he felt that Yin Xing might only be able to solve the problem by herself.
Not long after, Yin Xing left Jiang Yun and the others' residence, walked through the long path, and his eyes fell on a tree full of flowers, so he went forward and picked some.
At noon, Yin Xing entered the house from the courtyard corridor. Just as he was placing the branches of flowers, he heard footsteps outside. He looked out and saw Xuan Yizheng surrounded by palace maids. He had a strong aura.
The most important thing is that Xuan Yizheng's clothes today are too similar to those worn by Guang Baiyuan's stand-in, and Yin Xing is a little confused and can't tell them apart.
Xuan Yizhen stepped inside and took a seat. Seeing Yin Xing's bright gaze, he calmed down and said softly, "Is there something different about me today that deserves your attention?"
Yin Xing watched the palace maids retreat from the eunuchs before speaking, "Yizhen's gloomy expression just now resembled that of a double."
"Silly, you are putting the cart before the horse. How can the real body be like the substitute?" Xuan Yizheng raised his hand and lightly tapped Yin Xing's nose, unable to help but joking.
"Hehe, that's true." Yin Xing blinked and looked at Xuan Yizheng's beautiful face with a smile, thinking that the substitute would not be so intimate when seeing him.
Xuan Yizhen's eyes fell on Yin Xing's brilliant smile, and he smiled slightly, his brows relaxed. Then he saw the gorgeous branches of flowers in front of him and said, "Did you visit the garden today?"
Yin Xing collected his thoughts and nodded in response: "Yeah, I thought Yizhen liked flowers, so I picked some for Yizhen when I passed by."
"It is rumored that this is the favorite flower tree of the late emperor. Because it is difficult to grow, many people were executed to make fertilizer. As a result, it grew very well. So every year during the fertilization season, prisoners were executed, and then during the flowering season, people were ordered to select the best branches every day and send them to the palace. You have good taste." As he spoke, Xuan Yizheng raised his hand to arrange the branches on the desk for Yin Xing, quite patiently.
"This sounds too much like a ghost story." Yin Xing muttered, and suddenly felt that the third princess used to use people as fertilizer for flowers, probably because she was too deeply influenced by her family.
Thinking of this, Yin Xing looked at the gentle and considerate Xuan Yizhen, and suddenly felt that it was really not easy for her not to be affected!
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