One touch and one silence

Nanzhi took a quick look at all the people present, then glanced at the most honorable person in the Da Ling Dynasty sitting in the seat, and understood instantly.

Nanzhi thought he was observing very carefully.

In fact, it has been discovered by the superiors.

The person sitting at the top also looked at Nanzhi without leaving a trace.

Nanzhi looked at the Sixth Princess and Nanshu, and did whatever they did.

The palace maids were serving them food. They ate without speaking a word or talking during this meal.

The atmosphere was exceptionally quiet, with no other sound except the faint chewing sounds.

Nanzhi ate whatever the maid picked up for her. She didn't even dare to chew some of the foods for fear that the noise would be too loud and cause unnecessary trouble.

This meal will shorten her life by three years.

She secretly glanced at the others, and it seemed that they had already gotten used to it, or even had it engraved in their bones.

At this time, she seemed particularly out of place.

Half an hour later, Nanzhi saw the empress dowager put down her chopsticks, and the others also put down their chopsticks gracefully and wiped their mouths with handkerchiefs.

Nanzhi saw it all and moved her hands quickly and gracefully, fearing that if she was a step slower, she would make a mistake and be seen by the Queen Mother, who would blame her for hitting the Fourth Prince.

She may not know, but she must have good eyesight. She doesn't ask for perfection, as long as it can pass.

"Look, Madam! Xiao Qi has been alone in the Taoist temple for these years. Now it seems that he has learned these rules quite well."

"The Empress Dowager is right!" The nanny glanced at Nanzhi with a smile and replied in agreement.

Nanzhi suddenly heard her name and stood up in an instant.

"It's the Imperial Grandmother who taught me well!"

As soon as Nanzhi finished speaking, the Queen Mother suddenly laughed.

Others laughed as well; some showed disdain, some showed worry, and some were just looking forward to the show.

"See! I said Xiao Qi is a lovely girl! She has such a sweet mouth."

"What the Imperial Grandmother said is true. Xiao Qi has always admired the Imperial Grandmother and has been talking about you. She remembers everything you say and do and keeps it in mind at all times."

The prince stood up and spoke up for Nanzhi.

The others listened to what the Queen Mother said and looked at Nanzhi with a smile, except for the Fourth Prince, who looked at her sarcastically.

Nanzhi still had that silly smile on his face, cursing in his heart, what did I do just now? Why did they suddenly call my name? I was so scared.

She quickly glanced at the reactions of others and looking at their expressions, Nanzhi felt a little embarrassed.

What the hell!

Was that wrong?

What did she say just now? She was so nervous that she forgot it.

Why do their eyes look so weird? Their smiling expressions reveal something odd.

No matter how she looked at it, she felt uncomfortable.

The Queen Mother then noticed Nanzhi was still standing, and she spoke.

"Good boy, sit down! No need to be so reserved."

Nanzhi felt that the Queen Mother did not seem to be looking for trouble with her, and she could finally put her mind at ease after having been weighed down all morning.

After sitting down, she watched the Queen Mother start questioning from the Crown Prince to the Sixth Princess before she ended.

It seems that the rain and dew are equally distributed, and no one is left out.

This is such a good water!

The rest of the people started to speak freely. They were not as restrained as at the beginning, and the atmosphere became much better.

Nanzhi sat at the back. Occasionally when Nanshu and the prince were talking, she would agree, but otherwise she didn't say a word.

What Nanzhi didn't know was that somewhere unknown to her, someone had been silently watching her.

It was not until the Queen Mother felt tired that they tactfully left her palace.

When Nanzhi stepped out of the palace, she finally felt relieved, and the inexplicable pressure on her body disappeared in an instant.

Nan Shu patted her shoulder and comforted her, "Don't worry, Xiao Qi. The Royal Grandmother is a very kind person. Relax."

Nanzhi lowered her head and thought to herself, silly girl, you are the only silly one. People want to kill your father and give his place to her own son. Do you think I am afraid?

But what he said was: "Royal sister is right, it's just that I haven't seen much, so I am reserved. It will be fine in the future."

Nan Shu nodded with satisfaction, and took Nanzhi, Xiaoliu and Nanwan away.

However, Nan Wan said she had something to do halfway through the journey and left with her maid.

Nan Shu did not try to persuade her to stay and just let her go.

"Xiao Qi, let's go see our father!"

"Father should have left the court by now!" After saying that, he pulled Nanzhi away.

Nanzhi was reluctant to go, with a look of hesitation on her face: "Well, sister, how about we go next time? Last time Xiaoqi saw that father was very angry, and now the assassin has not been caught, I guess father is still angry."

Nan Shu thought about it and it seemed to be true.

Then I thought that if I didn’t play now, I would have no time.

"Hey! It's all because of those assassins. Why do they have to kill people every day for no reason? As a result, you didn't have much fun this time and you're about to go back."

"Ah~ When? Why is it so sudden?" Nanzhi didn't understand. Isn't it usually said to take two months?

"It's those assassins. The prince finally caught two of them, but before they could interrogate them, they bit the poison hidden in their teeth and died."

"My father said that this place is not safe, so I plan to go back quickly and investigate this place thoroughly when I get back."

When Nan Shu said this, he spoke very softly into Nan Zhi's ear, as if he was afraid that others would hear.

"If we leave, won't they also blend in and run away?"

"How can we find it?" Nanzhi was even more confused.

When Nan Shu heard Nan Zhi ask this, he smiled smugly and said, "You don't know this, do you?"

"Father and his men have people guarding the exits, checking everyone one by one. If anyone seems a little out of place, they will be arrested."

Nan Shu leaned close to her ear and spoke to her in a very low voice.

"I've never seen father so angry before. Even when there were assassins, there wasn't such a big fuss. I don't know why father is so angry this time." Nan Shu couldn't understand it. There were assassins in the past, and father never cared. He didn't know why he cared so much this time.

Even her father's secret guards were dispatched, and her brother the Crown Prince warned her not to go out.

Nanzhi lowered his head and said nothing.

Could she say that her father was so angry because she told him that the beauty he was dating was a man?

Is that why she didn't dare to meet him?

If she went with Nan Shu now, all her father's anger would be directed at her, she knew it without even thinking about it.

"Maybe this group of assassins is too cunning. Father's anger that he had been holding for many years was ignited by them at this moment. Just think about it, assassinations are always going on. Even a clay man would get angry, let alone our father?"

"right!"

Nan Shu listened to Nan Zhi's words, pondered for a moment, and nodded seriously.

"Xiao Qi is right. If I were the princess, I would also be angry." Nan Shu said as he clenched his fists, looking like he was going to hit someone.

Nanzhi almost died of laughter when she saw this.

Sometimes this princess is quite easy to fool.

"Oh! So you are my seventh brother! No wonder my royal brother is so shortsighted that he didn't recognize you and mistook you for..."

After the Fourth Prince finished speaking, he looked at Nanzhi provocatively.

She smiled obscenely, and Nanzhi knew that what this boy was going to say next was not good.

As it turns out, Nanzhi is not someone who can be easily manipulated.

"Ah! There's nothing I can do. It's reasonable that my brother has small eyesight and can't see clearly. Xiaoqi won't mind."

As soon as these words were spoken, the Fourth Prince jumped in anger.

"Nanzhi, what do you mean? Don't think that just because you have curry favor with the queen, I will be afraid of you. You are just a legitimate son in name only."

"Believe it or not, it would be as easy for this prince to deal with you as to crush a chicken."

After saying this, he gestured with his hands.