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

Perhaps it was because Xiao Chuyun's eyes were too hot at that moment, causing Shen Nanzhi's heart to feel hot.

The inexplicable bitterness in her heart disappeared instantly.

She even had a faint expectation.

As for what he was looking forward to, Shen Nanzhi himself couldn't say.

Xiao Chuyun lowered his eyes and looked at her, saying seriously: "Father is suspicious by nature. I said this because I don't want him to know how much I value you. I don't want him to see you as my weakness, and I'm afraid he will harm you."

Shen Nanzhi could clearly understand every word in this sentence, but when they were put together, she felt a little dazed.

What exactly does Xiao Chuyun mean by this?

The importance he placed on her, his weakness...

Shen Nanzhi's heart was pounding like thunder. Was it what she thought?

"Your Majesty..."

Shen Nanzhi quickly suppressed the tension in his heart.

She was not a shy person and did not like all this guessing.

However, she was too embarrassed to ask Xiao Chuyun whether he liked her.

Moreover, it was originally just a collaboration between them.

She was afraid that she might misunderstand him, so she never asked.

But now that Xiao Chuyun has said this, Shen Nanzhi suddenly decided to get to the bottom of it.

"My Lord, are you..."

However, Shen Nanzhi finally mustered up the courage to ask, but when he was halfway through, he suddenly heard the eunuch's announcement from outside: "Your Majesty, there is a problem with the Northern Barbarian envoy. The emperor asks you to go there immediately."

Shen Nanzhi's words were interrupted.

By the time the eunuch had finished speaking, Shen Nanzhi had calmed down. Facing Xiao Chuyun's slightly confused eyes, Shen Nanzhi smiled slightly: "It's nothing, business is more important, we can talk about our business later, it's not a big deal."

In this case, Xiao Chuyun had no choice but to nod: "Okay, then I'll get busy first."

Shen Nanzhi watched Xiao Chuyun leave the main hall, then sat back on the bamboo chair and let the eunuch push him all the way towards the Taiji Hall.

She was also a little confused, wondering what had happened that made the emperor, who had just left, call Xiao Chuyun over right after.

However, with Xiao Chuyun around, Shen Nanzhi believes that there is no problem that cannot be solved.

Thinking of this, even she herself was a little surprised. Unconsciously, she had already believed in Xiao Chuyun completely.

Thinking of the look he had just given her and the firm words he had spoken, Shen Nanzhi's cheeks felt slightly hot.

The sun has risen outside.

I think the time for the banquet to end is not far away, so I can call Liu Jingya to go with us to see what is happening with the Northern Barbarian envoys.

Just as he was thinking, Shen Nanzhi suddenly heard hurried footsteps coming from outside.

She looked up and saw Xiao Yunzi running in in a panic.

But he didn't dare to say anything. He waited until he ran in front of Shen Nanzhi before he lowered his voice and said nervously, "Miss Shen, Miss Liu is missing!"

Hearing this, Shen Nanzhi's heart sank: "What do you mean by missing?"

In the heavily guarded palace, under the eyes of several palace maids and eunuchs, how could he disappear?!

Xiao Yunzi quickly explained, "It was my fault. I brought two maids with me to follow Miss Liu. The eunuch I had sent to keep an eye on Chunsheng came over to reply. When I turned around, Miss Liu disappeared, and the two maids following her were knocked unconscious."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Nanzhi felt his heart rise to his throat.

"By the lotus pond?"

Seeing Xiao Yunzi nod, Shen Nanzhi did not hesitate at all and did not care that this was the imperial palace. She tiptoed, climbed over the eaves and walls, took a shortcut, and headed straight for the lotus pond that Liu Jingya had mentioned before.

The palace is heavily guarded, and such a situation would never happen under normal circumstances. However, it so happened that today the palace held a banquet to entertain the envoys from the Northern Barbarians.

Although there were guards between the second entrance and the harem, they were much more lax than usual.

But even so, the courtiers and their families who had been checked at the palace gate and entered the palace, males could only stop at the Imperial Garden at most, and their range of activities was limited to the route from the Imperial Garden to the Taiji Hall.

As for the harem, only female members are allowed to enter.

Only princes like Xiao Chuyun who go to pay respects to their mother's bedroom are qualified to enter.

Who on earth dares to be so bold?

Thinking of Xiao Chuyun who had just been called away, Shen Nanzhi even speculated with some fear - could it be related to the envoys from the Northern Barbarians?

Could it be that the pro-war faction had sneaked into the palace today? They had previously mistaken Liu Jingya for Shen Nanzhi, and this time they were actually aiming to completely destroy Shen Nanzhi?

As soon as this guess came up, Shen Nanzhi broke out in cold sweat!

She dared not stop.

Fortunately, just as Liu Jingya said, the lotus pond is not far from Chaohua Palace.

But in the blink of an eye, Shen Nanzhi arrived.

However, just as Xiao Yunzi said, when she stood by the lotus pond, she only saw the two palace maids still lying on the ground, but did not see Liu Jingya.

Although Shen Nanzhi ran fast, it was difficult to find him in such a huge palace even in the blink of an eye.

Shen Nanzhi felt a chill in her heart, and at this moment, she suddenly smelled a faint fragrance.

It has a strong presence and lasts for a long time... This is the tracking incense that Xiao Chuyun gave her before!

Shen Nanzhi had packed some and given them to Liu Jingya before, just in case she encountered another accident in the future.

I didn't expect that I would use it at this moment!

Since I can smell that faint fragrance, and it is so strong, it means that the person is not far away!

Thinking of this, the blood in Shen Nanzhi's body seemed to suddenly come alive again.

She immediately held her breath and followed the technique of smelling and following the scent that Xiao Chuyun had taught her in the secret passage, and followed it all the way.

Passing the nine-turn corridor beside the lotus pond, there is a rockery.

The closer we get, the stronger the smell of the tracking incense becomes.

Shen Nanzhi held his breath, took a deep breath, and jumped to the entrance of the rockery.

As soon as I stood still, I saw a masked man in black pulling the clothes of a woman leaning against the rock behind a rock, trying to do something indecent!

The woman's cheeks were flushed and she was breathing weakly. It was Liu Jingya!

But Liu Jingya's condition was very wrong at this moment. She clenched her teeth and said in a voice as quiet as a mosquito: "You...get...out!"

When Shen Nanzhi looked over, he heard the man in black laughing, "Miss Liu, it's worth my while to wait for you. Even if you are a chaste woman, you are no different from that slut! Stop struggling, let me love you obediently..."

As he spoke, his hand was about to grab Liu Jingya's chest.

Seeing this, Shen Nanzhi did not hesitate at all. She raised her hand and pulled out the plum blossom hairpin on her head, and directly activated a silver needle hidden weapon.

The hidden weapon, the silver needle coated with a deadly poison, instantly shot straight towards the man's back.

Shen Nanzhi's movements were light and decisive. By the time the man noticed movement behind him, the silver needle had already shot into the back of his heart.

"who!"

He shouted loudly, and as soon as he turned around and saw Shen Nanzhi, he formed his five fingers into claws and flew up to grab Shen Nanzhi's neck.

But before he could pounce in front of Shen Nanzhi, his brows suddenly frowned, and then he fell straight down, dead in the blink of an eye.

After making sure that there were no accomplices around, Shen Nanzhi jumped down from the rockery and rushed to Liu Jingya: "Sister Jingya, don't be afraid, it's okay!"

Shen Nanzhi guessed that the man in black had given Liu Jingya an aphrodisiac and wanted to wait for the drug to take effect before taking action.

This also gave Shen Nanzhi time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous!

Although Liu Jingya was intact, her hair was disheveled and the two buttons on her chest were pulled off because she had just struggled hard, making her look very disheveled.

Moreover, because of the effect of the aphrodisiac, her eyes were seductive, her cheeks were rosy, and she looked very bad!

Shen Nanzhi reached out and was about to help her straighten her clothes, but she grabbed his wrist instead: "Don't touch me...get out..."

Her eyes were red and she was already out of mind. She even thought Shen Nanzhi was a thief who had just tried to molest her.

"You...get away...don't move...I..."

Even though she was unconscious and burning with desire, Liu Jingya still bit her lips tightly and tried to push Shen Nanzhi away.

Shen Nanzhi felt distressed: "Sister Jingya, it's me!"

However, Liu Jingya could no longer hear a word, and she couldn't even control her hands and began to pull at her own clothes.

Just at this moment, Shen Nanzhi heard hurried footsteps coming from not far away.

Many people should have arrived at the small garden outside Chaohua Palace.

It only takes a blink of an eye to get here!

Shen Nanzhi had excellent hearing, and even heard a female voice timidly say, "It's over there by the lotus pond... We'll be there soon..."

Looking at Liu Jingya, who had completely lost her mind and was in a mess in her arms, what else did Shen Nanzhi not understand?

All of this was planned by someone!

Just waiting to bring Liu Jingya to ruin!

Even if Shen Nanzhi saved Liu Jingya now, even if nothing happened, her reputation would be completely ruined if people saw her like this.

Those people walked very quickly and it was too late to take Liu Jingya away.

Moreover, Shen Nanzhi was not sure if he could avoid the layers of guards if he was running away with someone in this palace.

Furthermore, there is the unconscious little palace maid. Even if Liu Jingya is taken away, the matter of the unconscious little palace maid cannot be explained clearly, which seems like an attempt to cover up something.

Since these people had chosen the right time, they must have come well prepared. If Liu Jingya hadn't appeared in front of them, they would have been unable to cover it up.

Thinking of this, Shen Nanzhi made up her mind and gritted her teeth and said, "Sister Jingya, I'm sorry!"

After saying that, she raised her hand and knocked Liu Jingya unconscious with a knife, then put her down and turned to look at the man in black who was killed by the poison needle.

Shen Nanzhi pulled off the black scarf on his face, revealing a completely unfamiliar face.

After looking at it, Shen Nanzhi quickly pulled off his belt, found a stone nearby that she could hardly move, tied his body to the stone together, and then pushed the man in black and the stone directly into the lotus pond below.

With a dull plop, Shen Nanzhi watched the man in black sink into the lotus pond, then turned around and hugged the unconscious Liu Jingya.

The group of people had already reached the entrance of the lotus pond, and the water waves created by the man in black who had just fallen into the pond were still rippling in circles.

Without any hesitation, Shen Nanzhi carried Lin Lanyin and rushed to the Nine-Curved Corridor where the two young palace maids had fainted. As soon as she landed, she put her arms around Liu Jingya's waist and jumped into the water together.

It was too late, but it was soon.

As soon as they fell into the water and were struggling, someone popped up from the entrance of the lotus pond.

"There's someone in the water!"

They did not see Shen Nanzhi and Liu Jingya entering the water. They only saw Shen Nanzhi in the lotus pond holding Liu Jingya's waist and swimming hard towards the shore.

"Someone come quickly!"

As a cold and majestic voice sounded, four or five palace maids who could swim jumped into the lotus pond and helped Shen Nanzhi lift Liu Jingya up.

Shen Nanzhi and Liu Jingya were soaked and looked miserable, especially Liu Jingya. She was held up in the water by several palace maids and dragged by Shen Nanzhi. Even the buttons on her clothes were torn off, which stunned everyone.

Fortunately, those who arrived were all concubines in the palace and female relatives who were attending the banquet today.

Shen Nanzhi looked flustered. After getting ashore, she immediately pressed on Liu Jingya's chest, as if to squeeze out the water in her chest. At this time, someone had already sent a palace maid to invite the imperial physician.

Among the concubines, Concubine Liu Shu was the most prominent. When she heard the news that Liu Jingya had an accident, she felt something was wrong. However, so many people heard it at that time that even if she wanted to cover it up, she couldn't. What's more, there were several concubines around her who were eager to watch the fun and encouraged everyone to follow along.

Concubine Liu was very angry, but she couldn't lose her temper in front of so many female guests.

At this point, Concubine Liu Shufei secretly breathed a sigh of relief that she did not see the worst scene she had expected, but just fell into the water.

She immediately asked someone to put cloaks on the two of them to cover their wet and disheveled bodies.

Seeing Liu Jingya unconscious, Concubine Liu Shu still felt distressed and immediately asked, "What on earth is going on?"

As soon as the voice fell, the maid who led the way kowtowed and said, "I don't know either. I just saw from a distance that a man in black appeared and knocked out Miss Liu and the two maids beside her, and then dragged Miss Liu behind the rockery... I was very scared, but I didn't dare to say anything, so I came to the Imperial Garden to call for help. I don't know how she fell into the water. Maybe it was that thief..."

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Before the maid could finish her words, Shen Nanzhi, who was holding Liu Jingya in his arms, looked at her coldly and frowned, "It was obviously my impulse that I wanted to show Sister Jingya my latest spices, but I took the wrong bottle when I went out, and took the aphrodisiac incense instead. As soon as it was sprinkled, it knocked out two maids. Sister Jingya was also frightened by this scene, and she lost her balance and fell into the lotus pond. I just jumped down to save people when you came. Where did you come from, men in black!"

Shen Nanzhi took on all of it by himself.

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other with different expressions.

Originally, when everyone heard the tearful words spoken by the little palace maid in the Imperial Garden, they were shocked at how such a vicious person could exist. At the same time, they also began to feel sorry for Liu Jingya's experience. Everyone was prepared to see the filthy side, but they never thought that there would be such a reversal.

The young maid had not expected Shen Nanzhi's incident, but now she could only bite the bullet and insist, "Every word I said is true. If there is even a single word..."

However, before she could finish, Shen Nanzhi suddenly interrupted her: "Wait a minute! You said that the man in black knocked out the two palace maids. You saw it with your own eyes. Then, I want to ask you, did the man in black knock on the left or right neck of the two palace maids?"

Hearing this, the young palace maid was stunned. She kowtowed immediately and said, "I was so frightened at the time that I didn't see it clearly."

Shen Nanzhi raised his eyebrows: "Then tell me where you were standing at the time. Then recall the man's actions at the time, and you can naturally infer which side he knocked. You said you saw it with your own eyes, and then you said you couldn't see it clearly. Which one is true?"

After being questioned by Shen Nanzhi, everyone's eyes were focused on the little palace maid.

She was already feeling guilty, and now under Shen Nanzhi's overwhelming aura, she was even more frightened.

At this moment, even if she didn't say anything, her expression alone was enough to make people think more.

She also knew that this would inevitably arouse everyone's suspicion, so she gritted her teeth, lowered her head and said, "It's on the left."

Shen Nanzhi frowned: "Are you sure?"

The young maid was panicked and quickly changed her words: "There is also one on the right... one on the left and one on the right, that's right! One on the left and one on the right!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Shen Nanzhi burst into laughter.