The daughter of the emperor is reborn to be beautiful and cool, and the King of Zhenbei loves her wi

I don’t know if that person noticed something strange. He stood under the beam and didn’t move for a long time, but Shen Nanzhi could feel his breathing.

He hasn't left yet, and I don't know what he is thinking.

Time passed bit by bit.

Shen Nanzhi's hands were sore from holding on. If it were an ordinary person, he would have collapsed long ago.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Shen Nanzhi heard the man's footsteps again.

He turned a few steps at the door and did something unknown. Shen Nanzhi only heard a sudden muffled sound from the ground at the door.

There is actually a secret passage here!

Under normal circumstances, even if someone noticed something was wrong here, the first thing they would do would be to observe the furnishings in the room like Shen Nanzhi and look for any hidden weapons.

Who would have thought that the mechanism and secret passage were right at the door!

The sound of the stone door turning over ended.

Since that person dared to activate the mechanism at this time, it means that he has dispelled his doubts.

Only then did Shen Nanzhi dare to quietly stick his head out a little and look down.

That person was indeed Xizi, whom Shen Nanzhi had met before.

At this time, he was still wearing the clothes of a eunuch in the menial service department and holding a food box in his hand.

Even from such a distance, Shen Nanzhi could vaguely smell the aroma coming from the food box, which was incompatible with the damp and rotten smell in the hall.

Judging from the taste of the dishes and Xizi's cautious appearance, it doesn't look like they are meant to be offered as tribute or incense.

But, apart from this, what was he doing here with a lunch box?

Could it be that there is someone hiding under this secret passage?

Shen Nanzhi was just confused when he saw Xizi stomping his feet three times at the door.

The stone door, which had originally flipped over to reveal a dark secret passage, suddenly flipped to the other side.

After repeating this three times, a stone staircase leading underground appeared under the floor.

Xizi looked around and made sure that there was nothing unusual outside. Then he seized the time and ran inside along the stone steps.

Seeing how cautious he was, Shen Nanzhi quickly retracted his head, fearing that he would discover the clues.

In the blink of an eye, Xizi had already entered the depths of the secret passage and completely disappeared from Shen Nanzhi's sight.

Shen Nanzhi's curiosity was completely aroused.

She wanted to turn over and go in immediately to see what kind of secrets were hidden in there.

But in the end, reason prevailed. She was alone now, and if there were any traps or killing moves downstairs, no one would know even if she was trapped and died here.

Moreover, if Xizi was just delivering a meal, he would probably return soon, and it would be very dangerous for Shen Nanzhi to follow him rashly.

After much hesitation, Shen Nanzhi decided to give up.

Now that we have determined that there is a problem here, we will deal with it later when we are fully prepared.

She didn't know much about secret passages and mechanical devices, but Xiao Chuyun had a capable person under his command who understood these things, and Xiao Chuyun himself was also proficient in this. Shen Nanzhi thought it would be better to wait a little longer. Xiao Chuyun would be back soon, so she could discuss it with him and then make plans.

Thinking of this, Shen Nanzhi took a deep breath, climbed down from the beam, then tried his best to hide his traces and walked out of the yard.

But she did not leave immediately. After deliberately walking around, Shen Nanzhi chose a pavilion that was neither too far nor too close, just right for a view of the side door of Yuquan Palace. Then she leaned casually against the stone table to admire the flowers.

Just as she expected, before a quarter of an hour had passed, Xizi sneaked out from the side door.

He still held the food box in his hand.

After looking around and making sure that no one noticed him, he left the imperial garden quickly.

Seeing that the time was almost up, and fearing that she would not be able to find anyone at Concubine Liu's place if she was out for too long, Shen Nanzhi turned around and went back to Jinxiu Palace.

When passing by the Imperial Garden, she happened to meet Taozhi, the little palace maid who had been sent away by Shen Nanzhi before.

The two of them were walking one in front and one behind, and just as they were about to go back, they ran into Wang Miaoyu and her group.

The scene was exactly the same as it had been more than ten days ago.

Shen Nanzhi had no intention of responding, but Wang Miaoyu took the initiative to call her: "Hey, who is this? Isn't this our future Princess Zhenbei?"

Wang Miaoyu still had that smug look on her face, but the group of beauties who had been praising her before all subconsciously shrank their necks the moment they saw Shen Nanzhi's face clearly, remembering the lesson that Concubine Liu Shu had taught them before, and now no one dared to respond to Wang Miaoyu's words again.

Wang Miaoyu saw that Shen Nanzhi was already in a bad mood, and everyone's reaction made her even more angry. She frowned and said, "Why are you afraid of her? She is just a hollow princess. I heard that the Zhenbei King will not live for many days. Letting her marry at this time is just for the sake of getting married. I don't know what she is so proud of."

Shen Nanzhi had turned around and wanted to leave, but when she heard her belittling Xiao Chuyun, Shen Nanzhi turned around and looked at her coldly, saying in a cold tone: "I have nothing to do recently, so I practiced more with the spear."

As he spoke, Shen Nanzhi raised his finger towards Wang Miaoyu.

Wang Miaoyu was confused: "What does your brandishing of swords and guns have to do with me?"

Shen Nanzhi smiled slightly: "I'm just reminding you that I have some calluses on my fingers. If this slap falls on your face, it won't be as easy as it was for your grandmother before. It will most likely disfigure you."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present gasped. They didn't dare to provoke Shen Nanzhi in the first place, and now they shrank back even more, wishing they could immediately distance themselves from Wang Miaoyu.

"Shen Nanzhi, how dare you!"

Wang Miaoyu was furious. She pointed at Shen Nanzhi and said angrily, "I am the emperor's woman! How dare you do that to me!"

However, after hearing this, Shen Nanzhi was not afraid, but took a step closer to Wang Miaoyu: "You are just a small noble, why are you so arrogant? In this huge harem, the emperor has many women, but only a few sons. Now the only one who has been crowned king by his own ability is the Zhenbei King. Who gave you the courage to make up stories about the Zhenbei King like this?"

"Even if I hit you and it was reported to the Emperor, you would still be in the wrong and you would still be punished. Moreover, your face is ruined, how can you climb the ladder of power? If you don't believe me, do you want to make a bet?"

As he spoke, Shen Nanzhi turned his wrist.

Seeing this, Wang Miaoyu panicked and took a few steps back in fear, even her words weakened a bit: "Why should I bet with you... You, don't come over here!"

Shen Nanzhi snorted coldly, "If you don't want to continue to be embarrassed like this in the future, I advise you to avoid me when you see me in the future, and don't come to me to cause bad luck."

After saying that, she didn't even bother to look at Wang Miaoyu's eyes, which looked as if she had swallowed a fly, and turned and left.

Shen Nanzhi had walked a long way away, but she could still feel Wang Miaoyu's poisonous look on her.

It would be fine if she was just showing off with her words, but if she dared to have other thoughts, Shen Nanzhi would certainly not let her stay.

There is joy in the splendid palace.

It was already lunch time and the palace maids were all ready.

Seeing Shen Nanzhi coming back, Concubine Liu waved and said with a smile: "Child, although all of you here are my sisters and sisters-in-law from the Liu family, I treat you as Jingya, and you are one of my own. You don't have to hide away just to make it easier for us to talk."

It turned out that Concubine Liu Shu had misunderstood. Shen Nanzhi did not explain, but just said: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I understand."

Concubine Liu smiled, turned around and invited everyone to take their seats.

While Concubine Liu was talking to the others, Shen Nanzhi pulled Qingluan aside and asked curiously in a low voice, "Sister Qingluan, when I passed by the southwest of the Imperial Garden just now, I saw a young eunuch carrying a food box. Don't all the palaces have small kitchens? Could it be that there is someone who is so favored that he can have food delivered from the Imperial Kitchen like the Emperor?"

Hearing this, Qingluan smiled and said, "That's impossible. Imperial Concubine Zhang is ill. All matters in the palace are under the control of our Majesty. I've been with her, but I've never heard of any concubine in the palace sending meals to her."

At this point, Qingluan seemed to have thought of something, and she smiled and said, "But, in the southwest you mentioned, could it be that you saw Xizi?"

Shen Nanzhi blinked, "Xizi?"

Qingluan smiled and said, "I'm just a little eunuch in the miscellaneous prison. There are many wild cats in the southwest palace near the cold palace, many of which were raised by the concubines in the past. Someone originally suggested that we shoot all the cats, but our queen was soft-hearted and stopped it. She also sent people to feed them regularly to prevent the wild cats from causing trouble."

Shen Nanzhi suddenly realized: "Then the Xizi that Sister Qingluan mentioned is the eunuch who is now responsible for feeding those wild cats?"

Qingluan nodded: "Yes, I saw him carrying a food box and going there several times before."

However, Xizi was acting so sneaky at the time, it was impossible that he was just feeding the wild cats.

Moreover, what kind of wild cat would be kept under the secret passage of Yuquan Palace?

Needless to say, feeding feral cats is just a cover.

Judging from Qingluan's tone, she obviously didn't realize there was anything wrong with Xizi, and even Shufei might have been kept in the dark.

Not knowing what secrets were hidden in this, Shen Nanzhi could not reveal them rashly. She just nodded and agreed, "Your Highness is really a very good person."

Qingluan smiled and said, "Of course."

Seeing that Shen Nanzhi had no other questions, Qingluan calmed down and turned around to get busy.

Shen Nanzhi was also pulled to the table by Liu Jingya. When they were about to take their seats, they heard footsteps coming hurriedly from outside.

"My Lady, something bad has happened!"

As soon as a young eunuch arrived at the door, he knelt down and said in a crisp voice, "Your Majesty, there is urgent military information. The Emperor is very angry in the Imperial Study. Concubine Wang happened to be crying and ran over. She offended the Emperor, and he is furious now."

When something happens to the concubines in the palace, the first people to be notified are Concubine Zhang and Concubine Shu, who jointly manage the six palaces.

But now, Concubine Zhang has stayed in the palace under the pretext of recuperating from illness, so of course these matters will be handed over to Concubine Liu first.

"Noble Wang?"

Concubine Liu Shu had no feelings towards this person, but suddenly she remembered the scene in the imperial garden where Wang Miaoyu bullied Shen Nanzhi. She immediately gave up the idea of ​​intervening, so she didn't ask Wang Miaoyu any more questions. She just asked curiously, "What did you just say happened? Is that it?"

The young eunuch shook his head quickly: "No, no, it was the messenger from Yuzhou who came back with the news. The emperor was furious. Just now, I heard a few guardsmen who were changing shifts talking privately outside, saying that the Zhou family in Yuzhou had rebelled."

hiss……

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a sound of people gasping in shock all around.

This was within Shen Nanzhi's expectations, but others were unaware of it.

Concubine Liu Shu also just found out about this. She immediately called someone over and asked, "Go and see what the reaction is from the *** Mansion."

At this time, how could she care about her birthday party?

Concubine Liu stood up and was about to go to the Imperial Study under the pretext of visiting Concubine Wang to get information and get Emperor Shunqing's attitude, but she didn't expect that someone from outside would come hurriedly to report soon.

"Your Majesty, the news just came out is that the Seventh Prince was ambushed and shot to death by Yuzhou Mu's arrows. Concubine Zhang is rushing to the Imperial Study right now."

This time, everyone around subconsciously held their breath.

Not only them, even Shen Nanzhi, who knew the whole story, was shocked.

Xiao Qian'an... is dead?

Although Xiao Chuyun had revealed his plan to take the opportunity to get rid of Xiao Qian'an in the secret letter he left for her, Shen Nanzhi still found it hard to believe when she actually heard the news.

At this time, Concubine Liu Shu could no longer sit still, she immediately stood up and said: "I need to go to the Imperial Study. We can't have the birthday banquet today. If there is a chance in the future, we will get together again."

At this point, her sister-in-law and sisters from the Liu family certainly could no longer stay in the palace.

They didn't know what the news outside was like, and they urgently needed to rush home.

Shen Nanzhi and Liu Jingya bowed and then retreated.

At this moment, Shen Nanzhi really wanted to go to the imperial study to see Emperor Shunqing's reaction, but with her status, she couldn't go now.

In the ten days since Xiao Chuyun left Kyoto, no news has been sent back from Yuzhou, Xiao Qian'an, or Xiao Chuyun.

Now, look what happens, news comes one after another.

Coming out of Jinxiu Palace, Liu Jingya held Shen Nanzhi's hand and said nervously, "Sister Zhizhi, will everything be okay?"

She was asking about Shen Changan.

After all, Shen Changan is also in the southwest.

Although the Shen family army was sent to guard the southern border, they were afraid that there might be some changes?

Shen Nanzhi shook his head, held Liu Jingya's hand and said firmly: "It will be fine!"

Not only Shen Changan, but also my uncle is here, so everything should be fine on their side.

The Xie family army and the defenders in the Suzhou area faced off against the Zhou family rebels head-on.

As for Xie Changyuan, Young Marquis Xie had joined the Xie family army before, and I don’t know whether he is in the team to suppress the rebellion this time.

In his previous life, when Shen Nanzhi was still alive, the Zhou family had not yet rebelled. According to the clues in Shen Nanzhi's previous dream, it should have been after Xiao Qian'an ascended the throne and settled accounts with the Shen family, when Prince Ning's rebels rose up, and the Zhou family also took advantage of the situation to rebel under the name of clearing the court and protecting loyal officials.

Shen Nanzhi was worried about something else.