It was getting dark when they arrived at the hunting ground, and the palace carriage had not yet arrived. Apart from the officials and their wives and children, there were only officers and soldiers on foot.

When the emperor and others arrived by car, it was already Shen Shizheng. As Mrs. Hou thought, the emperor had no intention of hunting at night. He said he would stay at the palace in Changjing Mountain first and let the cavalry and infantry enter the paddock before dawn tomorrow.

Afterwards, hunt again.

Night.

A ghostly figure silently shuttled through the dark night and sneaked into the palace where the emperor lived.

Jiang Xian was wearing a neat night uniform, and the narrow dark sleeves made her exposed hands look so white that they turned cold.

In fact, Jiang Sheng guessed right. Jiang Xian came to Changjing Mountain because of something.

But "she" has something to do, not "them".

The Secret Pavilion found out some time ago that the item Jiang Xian had been looking for, which might be related to how they went back, was last seen around twenty years ago.

It was a piece of jade, originally inlaid on the scepter of the former Imperial Master of Great Xiao.

There used to be imperial advisors in the Great Xiao Dynasty, but the late emperor was obsessed with the way of immortality and died suddenly because of this. Therefore, the first thing he did after he ascended the throne was to dismiss the imperial advisor and demote him to a commoner.

Perhaps because he was accustomed to enjoying glory and wealth, he was demoted to a commoner and died in the streets of the capital within a few days.

After the death of the imperial master, the emperor confiscated the scepter. The jade on the scepter was carried around by the current emperor for several days, and he seemed to like it very much.

Later, I don’t know whether it disappeared or was put away by the emperor, and no one has seen it.

As for the reasons, it’s not that the Secret Pavilion hasn’t found out, it’s just that there are all kinds of them... I don’t know which one is true and which one is false.

One of them is that there was a forbidden love-hate relationship between the emperor and the Imperial Preceptor. Later, the Imperial Preceptor turned against the Emperor. The Emperor grew hatred out of love and wanted to kill the Imperial Preceptor.

However, the imperial master refused to rest in peace and issued decrees. The ghost of his own grievance always surrounded the emperor, and the emperor was frightened all day long and could not sleep at night.

A Taoist priest came up with some advice and said that if you remove the jade from the national master's scepter and carry it with you for a few days, you can break the curse.

After discovering that it was ineffective, the Taoist priest said that if he put the jade stone in a copper furnace every night in the southwest corner of the dormitory to ward off evil spirits, he would be able to have a good sleep without any dreams at night.

The emperor had no choice but to do it again, and it turned out to be great. From then on, he had to place the jade in the southwest corner every night, every day.

Jiang Xian was choked up after hearing this.

But it is said that this is the most likely one.

Moreover, it is said that the emperor never stayed overnight with his concubines because he wanted to keep this secret - either he would be bathed and dressed by the concubines who had made a mistake, and then go to the Xinuang Pavilion of the Yangxin Palace to sleep; or the emperor would stay with the concubines for a while and then leave.

Even the queen.

The secret pavilion spies' words when they came to report were too sincere. After all, they were his subordinates. Jiang Xian began to be skeptical.

Well, just check it out - what if the process is wrong but the result is right?

Jiang Xian wanted his men to break in and find out the truth, but the forbidden area was so tightly guarded that even Ling Yue couldn't get in. Jiang Xian tried, but couldn't get in either.

And this spring hunting may be an opportunity.

The reason he didn't tell his sister was because he was afraid that she would be disappointed or worried.

When the last candlestick in the palace was extinguished, it was about the end of Haishi. The palace people all retreated, leaving only a few people keeping vigil.

The lighting candlesticks were blown out, the moonlight on the 29th did not shine, the dark night was thick, and the surroundings were silent.

Suddenly, Jiang Xian felt someone put a hand on his shoulder, and his heart skipped a beat. He immediately held the person's arm and turned it back, only to hear a deliberately low-volume gasp.

“Wait wait—”

The man whispered: "Miss Jiang, no matter what, we live and die together now, you are too cruel."

Hearing a familiar voice, Jiang Xian loosened his hands slightly: "It's OK to live together, but not to die together. Thank you."

"Then what should we do?" Xiao Huaijing smiled, "We are grasshoppers on the same rope. We don't want to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, but we just want to die in the same year and the same month."

If he could die in the same year, same month and same day, he would have died well.

Jiang Xian said: "If you want to die, die yourself, don't hurt me."

"If you want to die and let the news out that you are pretending to be disabled, the emperor will not allow you to return to the capital from Changjing Mountain."

Jiang Xian's voice was light and airy, not only in volume, but also in tone.

Xiao Huaijing's eyes and brows were filled with helplessness: "Are you still angry?"

Ever since Jiang Xian learned that his legs were fine, his eyes were not his eyes and his nose was not his nose.

And it's been a long time.

But it's not a tantrum, because whenever anything happens, Jiang Xian is still very separate, and their plan is going smoothly as scheduled. It's just that Jiang Xian will never see him unless necessary.

If he loses his temper... he is actually happy.

Xiao Huaijing felt a little aggrieved: "Then you didn't even ask."

Jiang Xian stared at the side, and suddenly his eyes narrowed.

"Don't make any noise."

Xiao Huaijing shut his mouth obediently when he heard this.

Jiang Xian didn't speak or move for a long time. It wasn't until Xiao Huaijing couldn't help but speak again that Jiang Xian moved.

But he didn't say hello and walked forward.

Xiao Huaijing quickly followed.

The night watchman in front had been yawning repeatedly, but now he was completely asleep, sleeping soundly, and even sleeping a little strangely.

Xiao Huaijing felt something was wrong when he saw Jiang Xian outside the hunting ground during the day. Jiang Xian must have something serious to do when he came to Changjing Mountain.

The moonlight when the moon is dark and windy is the best for doing things.

Xiao Huaijing came to try his luck. Unexpectedly, he was quite lucky. Just before the candlestick in the palace was destroyed, he saw a figure here. He guessed that it was Jiang Xian.

I just didn't see what Jiang Xian did to these vigilantes.

Jiang Xian passed by Vigilante and entered inside. His steps were light and his figure was ghostly, as if he was floating past.

Xiao Huaijing knew that Jiang Xian's skills were unusual, but the person who could stay by the emperor's side was even more unusual.

Xiao Huaijing was about to remind Jiang Xian that it was impossible for the emperor to have only a few ordinary palace servants who didn't even have the skills to keep watch to ensure safety.

However, Jiang Xian stopped beside a cotton curtain on the wall inside. He paused for a while and then came out as quickly as possible.

When he was far away from the emperor's sleeping quarters in the palace, Jiang Xian replied to Xiao Huaijing's words: "Whether you have any ideas about that position, I have no interest or care. I will do what I promised you. That's it, please."

King Yan usually keeps his distance from me."

She was indeed not interested or concerned, but that was because Xiao Huaijing's initial statement to her had never included him personally sitting on the throne.

Xiao Huaijing even said that he was disabled, and disabled people could not inherit the throne.

Suddenly, she heard from Wen Hui that this made her feel like she was being used.

Also, she picked up Xiao Huaijing not long after she came here. He pretended to be pitiful all day long and cheated her with food and drink, but she couldn't even drive him away.

But firstly, they each took what they needed and took advantage of each other, which was normal; secondly, Xiao Huaijing cheated on her with food and drink, but it also helped her a lot, so the two offset each other.

Therefore, Jiang Xian would not waver in what they had agreed upon before.

It's just that partners cannot be regarded as friends. She hopes that she and Xiao Huaijing will not be involved beyond their own interests.

Jiang Xian left quickly.

Xiao Huaijing chased her for a while and then stopped chasing her. He looked at her back and sighed helplessly.

It seems that he is nothing special in her eyes.

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Chapter completed!