Bianjing. The old palace city had a new owner, and the Qi people tried their best to give the city a symbol of Daqi, but all they could see were the doves occupying the magpie's nest.
The second day of July is Wanyan Puruo’s birthday. Compared with the grand celebrations of birthdays in the palace in previous years, the current return from the battle forced the eldest princess to keep a low profile.
The birthday banquet was held in his own house, and he only invited some familiar ministers and female relatives. It was called a banquet, and more importantly, Wanyan Puruo could use this occasion to win over the ministers and inquire about the situation of all parties. .
And Nan Yi wanted to sneak into the eldest princess's mansion by taking advantage of today's rare banquet.
She and Sister Qiu had been in the city for a few days, and met up with the Bingzhusi spy from Bianjing. They started keeping tabs on her earlier and finally caught Xie Zhu's traces. He was now Wanyan Puruo's aide and lived in her shogunate.
King Qi authorized the princess to open a palace to manage affairs, so her mansion was not only a residence, but also an official office, a shogunate and a military camp. The defense was comparable to that of an imperial palace. Even with the numerous guests coming and going today, the guards showed no signs of relaxing. Everyone who enters the mansion must check the invitation card. The invitation card for each invitee is written by Wanyan Puruo himself, and there is no possibility of forgery.
But Nan Yi finally found a breakthrough - there was a lady who was searching the city for valuable epigraphy, calligraphy and paintings. She knew that the eldest princess did not love Lingluo but only loved these literati things, so she racked her brains to get her way.
Nan Yi brought timely rain to the lady. She presented a "Picture of Rivers and Mountains" that was claimed to be the original work of the Wang family. The several-foot-long painting paper was filled with endless rivers and mountains. It was magnificent and the brushwork was uncanny. Even a person who knew nothing about it would be shocked by the painting at a glance and call it rare. excellent work.
But this is actually a fake that Sister Qiu spent five days and nights copying. But it was more than enough to frighten these Qi people who knew nothing about calligraphy and painting.
The lady wanted to ask Nan Yi to buy the painting, but Nan Yi declined the gold and silver. She only said that she had read some books and heard that Her Royal Highness the Princess was a talented person and wanted to find a job under her. I hope that my wife can take her to introduce her to Her Royal Highness the Princess on her birthday.
The lady was happy to save a lot of money. Seeing that Nan Yi didn't seem like someone who could cause any trouble, she agreed without hesitation.
Following the lady, Nan Yi successfully sneaked into the eldest princess's mansion.
Nan Yi looked around among the guests and saw Xie Zhu. He probably still has some conscience and knows that his actions will bring disaster to the Xie family, so he has not disclosed his identity and just sits in an inconspicuous corner. Seeing his hypocrisy and pretending to be noble, Nan Yi was so angry that he itched his teeth and wished he could kill his enemy right away.
But now is not the time to be impulsive. Nan Yi wants to find an opportunity to sneak away while everyone is gathered at the banquet.
At this time, probably an important guest arrived. Before anyone came in, it caused some commotion. Many ministers who were already seated gathered around and saluted eagerly. Nan Yi listened to the discussion around him and realized that the visitor was the Eighth Prince. He is the youngest son of King Daqi. Unlike his elder brother, he followed his father in the north and south. He was raised in the gold-selling cave since he was a child. He was uneducated and had no skills. He spent his days drinking and entertaining cats and dogs. He was a famous second generation ancestor in the royal court.
The Eighth Prince walked into the banquet hall surrounded by people. Nan Yi couldn't help but take a curious look. The man's head looked like a peacock with its tail spread out. On his head was a hair crown inlaid with gold wire and embellished with gems. He was dressed in a low-key manner. In fact, it was a very eye-catching dark-colored robe, with large balls of gold thread embroidered into star patterns dotted on the robe. As he walked, the sunlight flowed through the robe, making the black suit really shine.
He is indeed a noble man who grew up in mountains of gold and silver, and his gorgeous demeanor is self-evident.
For some reason, Nan Yi was so stunned that he almost thought he had seen Zhang Yuehui.
After coming back to his senses, Nan Yi hurriedly took advantage of this God-given opportunity that no one noticed and escaped.
The lady who brought her in only thought that she had gone to the latrine and did not become suspicious. She did not really want to take her to see the eldest princess. This was too demeaning. Then she would find an excuse to say that the eldest princess didn't want to. If you see it, just put it off.
Nan Yi calculated that the lady didn't want to sincerely help her, so she dared to leave boldly.
Today's Princess Princess Mansion was once the palace of Prince Tai of the Yu Dynasty, and the terrain of the mansion is not much different from before. Nan Yi had familiarized himself with the map in advance, and the journey was relatively smooth. He sneakily reached the shogunate. Before coming, Sister Qiu told Nan Yi that her father was very particular about Feng Shui arrangements at home. There must be copper bells hanging under the eaves of the courtyard to ward off evil spirits, and Taoist talismans were posted on the door frames. With this investigation, Xie Zhu should be found quickly. residence.
Most of the guards were in the front yard, but the shogunate was sparsely guarded. Stealing things was Nan Yi's specialty, and she quickly found her way into Xie Zhu's house.
Everything went smoothly, but it seemed a little too smooth.
But Nan Yi didn't care too much. She searched quickly on Xie Zhu's bookshelf. The distant sound of music rose and fell across several courtyards, making the room seem increasingly quiet. Nan Yi could only hear her heart beating loudly, and her whole body was so tight that she seemed to be trembling.
Where is the fold hidden... is it simply gone?
In the front yard, the banquet had reached its mid-point, and Wanyan Puruo did not refuse the toasts from the guests. She had already drunk the wine and her ears were hot. At this time, an attendant walked over quickly and whispered a few words in her ear.
"Your Highness, Captain Zhuolu's wife is not accompanied by the previous female envoy today. We stared at her as soon as she entered the door, but just in the blink of an eye, she lost her..."
A ray of light suddenly flashed through Wanyan Puruo's hazy drunken eyes.
The fish bit the hook.
She received information that spies from Jinling Bingzhu Division had entered Bianjing, and the target seemed to be Xie Zhu. Xie Zhu was under her protection, and she expected that the other party would definitely try his best to get close to the princess's mansion, so at the birthday banquet, she had set up airtight eyes to keep an eye on everyone who came in and out.
She glanced at Xie Zhu, and the attendant immediately understood and added: "There is nothing strange around Mr. Xie."
Aren't you here for Xie Zhu?
Wanyan Puruo was stunned and suddenly thought of something. Could it be something he brought for Xie Zhu?
Shogunate!
Before Wanyan Puruo had time to explain, the Eighth Prince suddenly came over with a drink, smelling of alcohol.
"Aunt, nephew, here's a toast to you - I wish you a happy birthday -"
Wanyan Puruo had to raise his glass to deal with the Eighth Prince's toast first. The eighth prince seemed to be drunk, leaning forward unsteadily, and accidentally spilled all the wine in his hand onto Wanyan Puruo.
"Oh - aunt, it's all my nephew's recklessness. What should I do? Come on, come on, come on, someone will help aunt change clothes -"
The Eighth Prince hurriedly stepped forward to wipe the wine off Wanyan Puruo's body. This sound interrupted Wanyan Puruo's thoughts. The female envoys crowded up and separated the attendants who came to report.
Wanyan Puruo had no choice but to give him a hasty wink. He was smart and immediately realized that he would search the backyard and silently withdrew from the crowd.
At this time, Nan Yi was still in Xie Zhu's room, fearfully looking for the key piece of information.
There was a pile of similar booklets, and Nan Yi couldn't take them all away, so she could only read them one by one. She was not very good at reading and writing, so in order to speed up, she looked for Xie Queshan's name in the booklets. .
Finally, she found a folder at the bottom. There was Xie Queshan's name here. The familiar name made her eyes heat up. The handwriting on it was different from the others. This must be Master Shen Zhizhong's. Handwritten.
They had to be searched when entering the house, and she couldn't bring any weapons with her.
Just when she was frightened, she heard a familiar but unfamiliar voice saying: "One of our own."
Nan Yi looked back in surprise. The person in front of her shocked her for a moment.
Isn't this Xie Hengzai's concubine Qiao Yinzhi? She seems to be thinner and darker. She has a neat ponytail and is wearing the clothes of a palace guard. Her eyes are full of sharp vigilance. It is not unusual to say that she is from a martial arts background. She does not look like she has been in a noble family for ten years. The concubine's face lost half of the weak and unable to take care of herself.
On New Year's Eve this year, Nan Yi discovered that she was Qi Ren's work. Before she could tell Xiao Liu, she was let go by Xie Queshan.
She almost forgot about this person. Goodbye today, many memories from the past are rushing back.
But why is she here and still saying she is one of our own?
Qiao Yinzhi dragged Nan Yi, who was confused, into a hidden forest. After observing the people in Western Zhou Dynasty, she began to take off her clothes.
"Change clothes." She told Nan Yi simply and neatly.
"Why are you helping me?" Although Nan Yi did not lower her guard, she immediately cooperated and changed her clothes.
They were so crowded outside that they couldn't even spend a lot of money to get the clothes of a princess palace guard. No matter what Qiao Yinzhi wants to do, it's not a bad thing if she wears this skin on her body.
"If I don't help you, why should I help Qi Ren?"
Nan Yi was still a little cautious: "Then you gave me the clothes, what will you do?"
Hearing Nan Yi's hesitation, Qiao Yinzhi explained: "After Xie San let me go, I had nowhere to go but returned to Husha. He put me in the Black Crow Camp so that I could be at his disposal. In After his death, I continued to stay in the Black Crow Camp, and was later assigned to be a guard at the eldest princess's residence. My identity is very safe, and I can escape at any time without these clothes."
"...Thank you."
"No need to thank me," Qiao Yinzhi's tone finally softened after a pause, "Xie San spared my life, and this is what I repay him."
Nan Yi's nose felt sore. He did a lot of things silently, leaving only silent movements.
After changing clothes, Qiao Yinzhi took Nan Yi through an unguarded path.
As soon as they came out of the end of the path, they met a group of soldiers who were ordered to search for people.
When the leading guard saw someone emerging from the path, he immediately became alert: "Who is that person!"
……
At the banquet, the drunken eighth prince became more and more helpful. He only wiped a wine stain, but accidentally knocked over a side dish. If Wanyan Puruo was messed up by him, he would be completely unable to call his own attendants to give orders.
Someone sneaked into her mansion, but she hadn't caught him yet, and the situation was likely to get out of hand in a moment. Wanyan Puruo was upset, but he couldn't get angry at his nephew. He kept a smile on his face and said, "It's okay, it's okay." I just want this drunkard to get out of here.
Then she looked down and saw his hands.
That man has a pair of beautiful hands. These hands had calmly knocked down all the chips in front of her. The joints were clear, slender and white. She has seen countless times, these hands flying like butterflies, fiddling with the abacus, and doing tens of thousands of taels of business. She often stares at these hands, and even makes people have a momentary fantasy, wanting to be hugged tightly by these hands. Be caressed by it.
She won't forget.
Wanyan Puruo suddenly knocked on the "eighth prince"'s wrist. Immediately after turning her Guangxiu, she pulled out a golden hairpin from her hair and swiped it across his face with lightning speed.
His long hair was about to fall down, and a crack appeared on his face, but strangely, there was no blood on the crack.
There is another piece of skin under the skin.
