Under the green veil, the men's bodies are clearly visible.

Ji Zhen stopped in front of a man who looked very young, her eyes fixed on his waist.

This person was not as tall as the man standing next to him, but he was slender and beautiful.

A thin layer of muscle covering his slender bones made him look a little frail. His delicate eyebrows and eyes looked a little overwhelmed by Ji Zhen's approach, but he didn't dare to move. He could only lower his eyes and use his long, thick eyelashes to hide all his emotions.

But Ji Zhen had no interest in all of this. She just stared at his waist, at the small, inconspicuous patch of skin there that was glowing with a faint silver light.

Like a tattoo.

But how could there be a silver tattoo?

Ji Zhen took a step back, squinted his eyes and looked again, and the silver mark seemed to have disappeared.

interesting.

However, it was almost dusk, and the light in the hall was gradually dimming after the door was closed. With the green gauze dress covering her, Ji Zhen could not see clearly. So she turned around and bowed to Li Yuanzhen, who was sitting at the top and watching her every move.

"Your Highness, may I have a light to take a closer look?"

Li Yuanzhen nodded calmly: "Okay."

Ji Zhen went to the lamp stand, lit the lamp, and held it to the man's waist.

When the bright candlelight shone on the man, Ji Zhen discovered the true purpose of the green gauze.

The bright candlelight became very fine through the green gauze, evenly falling on the man's fair and smooth skin, like floating light, and actually illuminated the originally inconspicuous silver mark clearly.

So that's it! Ji Zhen originally thought that Li Yuanzhen dressed these male favorites like this because she was suspicious by nature and was afraid that these men would carry hidden weapons to assassinate her, so she let them dress so revealingly. Unexpectedly, there was such a secret. But what was Li Yuanzhen's intention in sending such men to her for identification? Could it be related to the Xirong envoy that Li Yuanying met?

Ji Zhen had been fighting against the Northern Di in the northwest for many years. To her, the Western Rong were the enemy of her enemy, but never her friend.

What did Li Yuanzhen want to express? Or what did he want to test her?

Ji Zhen's mind was working rapidly, but he found that the more he looked at the silver mark, the more familiar it seemed, as if he had seen it somewhere.

She moved the light closer, trying to see more clearly, but found that the man shrank uncontrollably.

Ji Zhen raised her head and looked at him, only to find that his lowered eyes seemed a little strange under the light.

She stood up, held the lamp in front of him, and said to the man:

"Kneel down and hold your head up."

Hearing this, the man knelt down obediently and raised his head, but still kept his eyes lowered.

Ji Zhen narrowed his eyes, the air pressure around him dropped a degree, and he said in a cold voice:

"Look up and look at me."

"Slave... I dare not." The man said in a low voice, and his body couldn't help but shudder, as if he was afraid of the light that was so close.

"You are innocent." Ji Zhen moved the light further away, and his tone softened.

The man then looked at Ji Zhen with trembling eyelashes. Under the bright candlelight, Ji Zhen was not surprised to see a pair of light grey pupils.

The light grey pupils are unique to the Xirong people.

Ji Zhen's body reacted faster than her brain. She pushed the lamp forward with her left hand. The sudden approaching light dazzled the man and he unconsciously stepped back. Ji Zhen's right hand had silently grabbed his throat. She pulled with her backhand and stepped across her legs to press down on his shoulders, locking him to the square bricks of the hall.

"As a spy from the Thirteen States of Xirong, you are quite courageous." Ji Zhen's voice was as cold as a pond.

She finally remembered where she had seen that mark. It was on the guide sent by the Western Rong when she first passed through the Western Rong to attack Di.

At that time, she was ambushed by the Northern Di, and the guide was also injured. She treated his wounds personally. It was not until Ji Zhen saw this mark that the guide admitted that he was a spy from the Thirteen States of the Western Rong. He was a guide, but in fact he was monitoring her.

That was her only cooperation with Xirong, but it ended in an ambush. From then on, she never trusted Xirong again.

"Your Highness, this man is a spy from the Thirteen States of Western Rong." Ji Zhen looked up at Li Yuanzhen.

"it is good!"

After exclaiming in admiration, Li Yuanzhen walked down the hall and helped Ji Zhen up. He took the lamp in his hand and put it back on the lamp stand. He looked at the man who was subdued by Ji Zhen and couldn't move, and laughed happily:

"As expected of the Qingyan County Prince, you have a good eye. I was right about him."

After that, she pulled Ji Zhen back to the hall, waved to the man kneeling on the ground, and said:

"Jiang Yan, my Qingyan County King was the first to recognize you. You lose. Are you convinced?"

The man lying on the ground stood up upon hearing this, knelt on the ground, and bowed his head and said:

"Jiang Yan is convinced."

After saying that, he stood up, walked to Ji Zhen, knelt down, and said respectfully:

"Slave, Jiang Yan greets His Highness Qingyan."

Ji Zhen was startled by Jiang Yan's sudden bow. She wanted to move aside, but then she felt embarrassed, so she just sat there and looked at Li Yuanzhen, and asked:

"Your Highness, this is..."

Li Yuanzhen waved to Jiang Yan, and he stood up and stood beside Li Yuanzhen. She touched Jiang Yan's head with a smile in her eyes, and then explained to Ji Zhen with great pride:

"Jiang Yan is indeed a spy from the thirteen states of Xirong, just as you said. However, he is my spy, my eyes in Xirong."

what?

Ji Zhen was secretly shocked. Li Yuanzhen actually had his own spies in the Thirteen States of Xirong? When did she reach out to Xirong beyond her own gateway to the northwest?

Ji Zhen glanced at Jiang Yan who was standing beside Li Yuanzhen who was bowing his head. This person was not simple.

However, Li Yuanzhen changed the subject, snorted coldly, and continued:

"Unfortunately, someone pulled it out and sent it back. Humph, he's quite courageous, but he did a good job of scheming."

Ji Zhen was even more surprised to hear this. All the spies who were discovered would die without exception. How could they be sent back? Was Xi Rong so careless? Was he not worried about the news being leaked?

unless......

Ji Zhen suddenly thought of Li Yuanying. Zhao Youqing said that she met the envoy from Xirong the day before yesterday.

Could Jiang Yan’s problem be related to Li Yuanying?

Ji Zhen was thinking about it when she heard Li Yuanzhen continue:

"Fortunately, Jiang Yan is quick and has done everything that needs to be done. He came back at the right time to help me accomplish my mission. However, I still need the help of Prince Qingyan to accomplish my mission. I wonder if Qingyan is willing?"

Ji Zhen glanced at the sky outside the window and sneered in his heart: You have brought me into the palace, and the palace gates are locked now. I can't even leave, how can I not be willing?

What's more, she probably guessed that Li Yuanying came to her for the same thing, so between Li Yuanying and Li Yuanzhen, whom she would never choose, she could only choose Li Yuanzhen.

Ji Zhen then stood up calmly, bowed respectfully to Li Yuanying and said:

"This humble official's courage and loyalty are known to the sun and the moon. For the court and Your Highness, I dare not say whether I can help you or not, but I will do my best until my death."

If flattery had colors, Ji Zhen's flattery would definitely be rainbow colors.

As expected, Li Yuanzhen was very pleased with Ji Zhen's words. She pointed at Jiang Yan and the 19 men standing in a row next to Ji Zhen and said:

"It's actually very simple. You just need to bring them back to the palace. Ten days later, the Kingdom of Yan will send an envoy group to visit us. At that time, the little princess of Yan will come to Nanyue with the group. She is obsessed with Jiang Yan and will definitely ask you for him. You just need to send them away."

what?

This was something Ji Zhen had not expected.

She was confused for a moment and was about to ask a few more questions when Li Yuanzhen stood up and said to her:

"It's getting late today, you can stay in the palace for one night, Jiang Yan will arrange everything for you."

After saying that, Jiang Yan was already standing beside Ji Zhen. Ji Zhen had no choice but to swallow the doubts in her heart, bowed to Li Yuanzhen, and left the East Palace.

Jiang Yan led her out, but he didn't expect to meet Li Muyun who was waiting here after walking a few steps. He didn't know how long he had been waiting here, and when he saw Jiang Yan walking beside Ji Zhen, his face suddenly turned dark and ugly.

He pulled Ji Zhen over and said to Jiang:

"roll."

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