Seeing that they were already outside the palace gate, Xia Tian asked the coachman to find a slightly secluded place to park the carriage. He was not in a hurry to get off the carriage. He sat in the carriage and stared at the palace gate through the curtains.
If Shen Nian comes out later, you can see it directly.
After waiting in the carriage for almost an hour, I saw people coming out of the palace gate one after another.
Xia Tian stared at the door intently until he saw Shen Nian’s figure appear, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Chen Nian coming over here, Xia Tian and Ning Xiang got off the carriage and went to greet him.
Shen Nian saw Xia Tian at a glance and quickened his pace to walk over, "Why are you here?"
"I'm here to pick you up after work!" Xia Tian said with a smile.
Shen Nian was puzzled, but did not ask directly.
Xia Tian looked around, "Where are Mu Chen and Mu Feng?"
"I sent him out on some business."
"So you're on duty alone today?"
"No, Mu Feng followed me this morning and will be back soon."
As he was speaking, Mu Feng came over leading a horse.
"Madam, why are you here?" Mu Feng was a little surprised to see Xia Tian and Ning Xiang there. Madam had never been to a place where the master was on duty. "Is there something going on in the mansion?"
"No, I have something to discuss with your prince. I was bored staying in the mansion, so I came here to wait." The man driving the carriage was the groom from the mansion, so it was not convenient for Xia Tian to say it here.
Mu Feng also shut up wisely.
Seeing that there were outsiders around, Chen Nian said, "Mu Feng, you drive the carriage. Take the horses back first."
"Yes, Master." Mu Feng said, and handed the reins to the driver, "You ride my horse back, and the prince's horse will be taken back as well."
The coachman left, Chen Nian and Xia Tian got on the carriage, Mu Feng drove, Ning Xiang did not get in the carriage, but sat next to Mu Feng.
"Go to Yupinxuan."
"yes."
"Where is Yupinxuan?" Xia Tian asked curiously.
"It's a restaurant." Shen Nian said with a smile, "That's our own restaurant. I'll take you to try it."
"Let's go home first and go another day. It's getting dark and it's not safe outside." Xia Tian thought it would be better to go back first. No matter what, those people would not take action in the Marquis' Mansion.
There are too many variables outside, and it's winter now, and it's almost dark.
Then she quickly whispered to Shen Nian about Shen Ning looking for her.
Shen Nian thought for a moment, nodded, and told Mu Feng to go back to the house directly.
Mu Feng didn't ask why he was not going again, and turned the carriage around and headed towards the mansion.
Chen Nian was thinking that Xia Tian was here and he couldn't take any risks. If someone really came to assassinate him today, he shouldn't let her get involved.
After returning to the mansion, Xia Tian followed Shen Nian directly to Lingyun Pavilion.
Ningyue and her men set the table, and Chen Nian dismissed his attendants, leaving only the two of them to eat and chat.
Xia Tian recounted the whole story of how Chen Ning came to see her in detail, "I think it's better to believe it. Chen Ning can't be lying."
“Yeah.” Shen Nian nodded.
"But hasn't Chen Ke always had a good relationship with you?" She also heard it from Ningxiang. Chen Ke has been very attached to Chen Nian since he was a child, and Chen Nian also protects him very much.
Chen Nian's face turned cold, "He is no longer the child he was when he was little." Then he told the story of the mastermind that Mu Lin and his team had investigated during the previous assassination.
Only then did she realize that the reason Mu Feng and the others were injured so badly last time was because of Chen Ke.
Xia Tian is angry. Some people are really ungrateful and can never be tamed no matter how hard you try!
During the first dinner together, he even held Chen Nian's arm, calling her "big brother" and "brother" all the time. I never expected that she was so cunning!
It turns out that she, who grew up in a peaceful society, is still too naive!
Since Shen Nian already knew Shen Ke's true face, she was not afraid that Shen Nian would be deceived by Shen Ke. The two discussed it again and decided to pretend that they didn't know about it on the surface, but to step up precautions in secret.
Shen Nian asked Mu Feng to call back Mu Lin, who had been investigating outside.
Xia Tian felt relieved when he heard that Chen Nian had made all the arrangements.
Before returning to Jinglan Garden, he gave the porcelain bottle of spiritual spring water to Chen Nian and asked him to keep it for life-saving use.
For several days in a row, Chen Nian went on duty on time. When he came back in the evening, he would first come to Jinglan Garden and have dinner with Xia Tian before going back.
They hadn't encountered anyone with ill intentions in the past few days, but the two still didn't dare to let their guard down. On the way to and from their posts, they only followed Mu Feng in public, but in fact, Mu Lin and others were escorting them in secret.
It was not until the Laba Festival, when everyone in the Marquis' Mansion had lunch at noon, that Chen Ke pestered Chen Nian with questions, and Xia Tian felt that something was wrong.
Because usually when Chen Ke saw that Chen Nian didn't pay much attention to her, she would say a few words and then walk away tactfully.
But today he kept asking questions, serving tea and water, and was very enthusiastic.
Chen Nian pretended to be pestered and had no choice but to answer occasionally, pretending to refuse but drinking the tea that Chen Ke handed over.
Xia Tian sat next to Shen Nian. When Shen Nian was pestered by Chen Ke, Xia Tian pretended to be jealous to attract Shen Ke's attention, so that Shen Nian secretly replaced the tea that Shen Ke handed over.
Shen Nian covered the changed tea with her wide sleeves and secretly handed it to her.
She sent the teacup into space, and used her mind to pour the tea in the cup into an empty porcelain bottle. She then secretly put the teacup back when no one was paying attention.
The two waited for the dinner to end and went straight back to Lingyun Pavilion.
Xia Tian took out the porcelain bottle and Shen Nian gave it to Mu Feng to take to the doctor outside for examination.
In less than half an hour, Mu Feng came back.
"The doctor said there's a colorless and odorless poison in it that can temporarily suppress a person's internal energy and won't be released until three hours later. However, if someone drinks this poison, it'll take two hours for it to take effect."
After Mu Feng finished telling the doctor the results of his examination, the room fell silent for a moment.
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