Qi Ziyu couldn't help but smile slightly. Under the soft palace lantern, the woman in front of him had eyes as beautiful as the moon, so beautiful that it was beyond words.

The two people's shadows stretched out in the light, and the breeze blew their black hair, making a humming sound.

The two passed through a long corridor and saw the heavy Suzaku Gate in front of them.

Qi Ziyu recalled the day when they entered the Suzaku Gate and were ambushed by King Chen.

The place where he and A Yan were walking at this moment was the place where King Chen was lying in a pool of blood that day.

He didn't necessarily want to kill King Chen.

It was King Chen who said to Ah Yan: If I have the chance, I will kill you again.

King Chen wants to kill the person he cares about most in this world?

dream!

He could allow King Chen to threaten him and humiliate him, but he would never allow King Chen to touch a hair on Ah Yan's head.

Not now, not in the future.

"Ayan..." Qi Ziyu's voice sounded softly in the night wind, and the two of them had already stepped under the palace wall.

They were about to leave the palace. Si Yan's pace became faster and faster. Several carriages could be vaguely seen parked outside.

"Hmm?" Si Yan couldn't help but turn around when she heard King Yong calling her.

Qi Ziyu opened his lips and said in a hoarse voice: "It seems like I have a thousand words to say to you, but I don't know where to start..."

There was silence in the air for a moment.

Si Yan took over Qi Ziyu's words and said, "Your Highness, didn't you expect that we would overthrow the Imperial Concubine and the Prime Minister's faction so quickly?"

Qi Ziyu nodded: "Yes, I really didn't expect it."

It had only been three months since they returned from the border, but A Yan had completely eradicated the Imperial Noble Concubine and the Prime Minister's faction.

This was something he had never dared to imagine, but A Yan actually did it.

Si Yan raised his eyes and looked at Qi Ziyu: "Your Highness, the tree has been pulled out, but the roots buried underground have not been completely removed. They are intricate and hidden deep, and we still need to clean them up."

"I understand, Ah Yan." Qi Ziyu nodded and said to Si Yan, "Just wait for them to surface so we can catch them all in one fell swoop."

Qi Ziyu knew that as long as Prince Xin was still alive, they would look for opportunities to rebel.

"Yeah." Si Yan responded and walked out, "Your Highness, it's late, let's go out first."

Qi Ziyu looked at Si Yan's back: "Ah Yan, this is not what I want to say..."

"What does Your Highness want to say?" Si Yan turned around and looked at Qi Ziyu.

Her eyes were bright and sharp, like a lightsaber that could penetrate people's hearts.

Qi Ziyu met her gaze for a long moment before he smiled and said, "Ayan, I regret this."

"What do you regret?" Si Yan asked solemnly.

Qi Ziyu's eyes were as deep as the sea, and his pale, sickly face was full of smiles: "I regret asking my father to cancel our engagement."

He couldn't hide it anymore.

He thought he could hide it very well and would never reveal his true feelings.

But he could no longer forget the woman who broke into his tent on the border battlefield, turned the tide of the battle, and now turned the tide of the government.

Si Yan didn't say anything.

The girl's eyes were deep and terrifyingly bright.

Qi Ziyu chuckled and said, "Ayan, you are such a good woman, I shouldn't let you go..."

It was not difficult for Si Yan to discover the hidden emotions in Qi Ziyu's eyes. No matter in the past or present life, Si Yan knew very well that there would always be outstanding men around her.

She knows how strong she is and how courageous she is.

"Your Highness, I once had many comrades around me. We share the same country and the same faith. I would risk my life to save any of them, but I only have one lover, and he is Yan Longyi."

She spoke Yan Longyi's name so calmly and frankly without reservation.

Qi Ziyu was rejected completely, but he was not surprised. He had never thought about success, he just wanted to take the opportunity to say something.

He smiled and said, "When did Ah Yan start to like him?"

Si Yan replied softly: "It doesn't matter when it started. What matters is that I have already decided on him."

After saying that, Si Yan strode out.

"I understand, Ayan." Qi Ziyu's voice came from behind, much more sober. "It's an honor to be Ayan's comrade-in-arms."

He knew that if he were in danger, she would definitely try her best to save him just like she saved King Yan.

Likewise, he would fight for her.

"Yes." Si Yan nodded, his expression gentle. "Your Highness is acting as regent for His Majesty. You will also have to execute the Prime Minister tomorrow. You will be very busy and tired. Your Highness should rest early."

"Okay." Qi Ziyu replied with a word with a smile, and the two of them walked out of the Suzaku Gate.

Qi Ziyu did not mention sending Si Yan back. Past experience told him that he would not have a chance.

Parked at the palace gate were not only the carriages of the Situ Mansion and the Yayue Pavilion, but also a black carriage.

They are all waiting for Si Yan.

A moon-white figure came forward. It was Boya. The man spoke softly, "Leaving the palace so late? Are you hungry? Let's go back and eat."

"I have to go to the military camp tonight." Si Yan's eyes moved away from the black carriage and looked at the man in front of him, "You don't have to come to pick me up specially in the future. It's so late, it will disturb your rest..."

"It's still early for me, and I can't sleep either." Boya said with a smile on his face, "I didn't come here on purpose, I just happened to have some good news."

"What good news?" Si Yan asked.

Boya took out a small white porcelain bottle from his sleeve and said, "Your little sister Si Ru has developed a potion that can make the killer's invisible mark visible. Just apply the potion to the location of the invisible mark."

"This girl has a talent for studying medicine." Si Yan smiled slightly, took the porcelain bottle from Boya and put it away.

Boya raised his eyes and looked at Si Yan: "After Xin Rui was thrown into the Heavenly Prison in the court today, some people in the capital are ready to make a move."

"Yeah." Si Yan said calmly, "The turmoil in Shangjing City has just begun."

Boya nodded: "Don't worry, Ah Yan, I have asked people to keep an eye on the people who should be kept an eye on."

"That's good. It's getting late. You should go back and rest early."

"I brought some food with you. You can eat it on the way." Boya took out a food box from the carriage and stuffed it into Si Yan's hand.

All the court officials who came out of the palace today were starving. They just bought a big pancake from the street and started eating it. This girl must have not eaten for a whole day.

Boya glanced at the black carriage parked nearby, said nothing more, and left quickly.

Si Yan carried the heavy food box, said a few words to the coachman of Situ Mansion, and walked towards the black carriage.

The car curtain opened, and a black figure put his arms around Si Yan's waist, holding her in his arms. A familiar orchid-like fragrance drifted into her nostrils.

In the dim carriage, Si Yan couldn't see the expression on the man's face, but that didn't stop her from pressing him down on the carriage and kissing him!

"Um...Ayan..." Before Yan Longyi could speak, his lips were blocked.

"Go to the new recruits' camp." Si Yan kissed while instructing the guards outside the carriage.

"Yes." Yun Tan, Yan Longyi's subordinate, responded, and the carriage started moving quickly.

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