When Lin Zhen walked out of the Imperial Garden, the midday sun was slowly flowing along the eaves and glazed tiles.

The night dew on the white jade steps had dissipated, and the melted snow water quietly accumulated, wetting the floor tiles and reflecting the shadow of his black brocade robe.

"Your Highness, would you like to change to a hand warmer?" The accompanying eunuch followed closely with a warming stove in his hand, but Lin Zhen raised his hand to stop him.

The cold wind swept through the corridor, rolling up the snow-white petals that had not yet fallen on the wisteria trellis, and the scenery was very beautiful.

Murong Yan mobilized a large number of laborers to renovate the palace, and now initial results are showing.

In fact, Lin Zhen refused this matter because he thought it was unnecessary.

It's just a place to live, so just decorate the bedroom symbolically.

But Lin Zhen couldn't resist Murong Yan's pleading and eager look at her, and he softened his heart and agreed.

Now the money is being spent like water... He feels a little distressed.

I still remember that when I first came here, the three brothers had to pool together several hundred taels of silver as startup capital. Now, I have to pay for building the imperial palace by myself.

Sure enough, Murong Yan is the smartest woman.

If she had not initiated the sexual relationship with Lin Zhen, she would still be sidelined and manipulated by Lin Zhen today.

You have no money, no people, and yet you want to renovate the palace, wear gold and silver, and eat and drink lavishly?

Oh, wait.

From this we can see that if a man is not in a relationship, the money he earns is definitely enough for him to spend.

Many of the guards from Hengwuyuan were withdrawn because Lin Zhen had already allowed Chu Xiling to be free. Only when she went out would someone follow her to prevent her from sneaking back to Nanchu.

Arriving in front of the carved vermilion lacquer gate, Lin Zhen pushed open the gate.

In an instant, sunlight poured down all over the courtyard. A beauty was leaning in the hexagonal pavilion. Her skin was as white as cream, her eyebrows were like distant mountains, and the cinnabar mole at the end of her eye glowed an alluring red in the light. The hem of her plain blue skirt drooped like the Milky Way, and the jade tassels around her waist swayed gently in the cold wind, making her look like a fairy descending to earth.

"Ling'er!"

When Lin Zhen walked over, he saw that the pages of "Nine Songs" spread out on the table were blown away by the wind, and the fragrance of ink mixed with the fragrance of agarwood on her body hit his face.

Chu Xiling turned around and saw that it was Lin Zhen. She immediately smiled happily: "Why? You can't help but miss me after just one day?"

Okay.

I just want to say that there is a huge difference between a woman losing her virginity and not losing her virginity!

Lin Zhen didn't respond to her. Based on past experience, if he did, the woman would get angry.

It will be difficult to coax him then.

"News has come from the border: Chu has surrendered and is preparing for peace talks with Daqian."

Chu Xiling's lively eyes dimmed, and she turned her head away from Lin Zhen: "Let's negotiate, then negotiate. What did you tell me? My words don't count."

"His Majesty asked me to take you with me."

"You're taking me as a hostage to get more benefits from the State of Chu. Ha, your Majesty is really calculating."

Chu Xiling was right. Any royal princess would be unhappy if this happened to her.

But it was obvious that Lin Zhen was not here to talk about this matter today.

"This is His Majesty's order, and none of us can refuse it. However, I came here today to ask you another question."

"Serious business?"

"Yes, very serious."

"Then take a seat."

Chu Xiling invited Lin Zhen to sit down, her wide sleeves brushing across the stone table, the teacup jingling against the chess pieces.

She picked up the teacup and poured a cup for Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen picked it up and smelled it. Although it was cold, the tea soup was clear and not turbid, and it smelled of a faint and strange fragrance.

"Is this the herbal tea you made?"

"You're quite knowledgeable." Chu Xiling smiled faintly and poured herself a cup, feeling a little proud. "Even my father praised the herbal tea I brewed."

Lin Zhen didn't intend to continue discussing tea art with her, so he directly asked about what he was most curious about.

"How much do you know about Xuanhemen?"

"Xuanhemen..." Chu Xiling paused slightly while holding the teacup in mid-air, "Why did you think of asking this?"

"Xuan He Men has set his sights on me, and also on the people around me, so I must find a way to get rid of it."

"That's probably difficult. Xuanhemen isn't some fringe sect, nor is it a small family. It used to be an academy that trained high-ranking officials for various countries. Therefore, Xuanhemen's influence is enormous in various countries. It's unlikely that you can eliminate it."

"Ha." Lin Zhen sneered, "What's impossible? I'll destroy all the countries and kill all the disciples of Xuanhe Sect one by one. I'll see if I can eradicate it completely."

Chu Xiling was shocked by Lin Zhen's heroic spirit, but she didn't think Lin Zhen could do it.

It is indeed Lin Zhen’s ability to pull Qian Kingdom back from the brink of collapse, but how easy is it to conquer the world?

Chu Xiling stretched out her slender fingers to peel a pine nut for Lin Zhen, placing it on the porcelain plate in front of him. She said, "I don't know how many officials from the Xuanhe Sect you have in your country of Qian, but I know that almost half of the officials in our country of Chu are from the Xuanhe Sect, or have a deep connection with the Xuanhe Sect."

"Tell me more details."

"Xuanhemen has been established for over two hundred years and still exists today. Many high-ranking officials who once graduated from Xuanhemen would send their family members' children to study there. After they graduated, they would take the imperial examinations. This cycle continues from generation to generation, and the most outstanding students in each class would become the Sect Master of Xuanhemen. This generation's Sect Master is Han Tianxing, the father-in-law of your Daqian Gu Yunting and the grandfather of Gu Beichen."

Lin Zhen nodded: "I already know all this, tell me something I don't know."

"You don't know... Xuanhemen has internal guards, and every official has a family guard. This is a special approval from the court for Xuanhemen officials, so if you offend Xuanhemen, it's like going to war with half the country."

Lin Zhen pondered, "Then, logically speaking, why would an institution like this, which trains officials, resort to unscrupulous means to retaliate against others?"

"Political struggles are always cruel, and no one can predict what they will do. However, besides the Xuanhe Sect, there is another sect called the Harde Sect."

Lin Zhen:.......

What kind of sect is this...the names are more familiar than the last.

If this pace continues, will Daqianmen appear?

"What is Hardman?"

"Hadimen originated in Western Qin and was once an academy. However, in the subsequent struggle, Xuanhemen gained the upper hand. Over time, Hadimen existed in name only. However, those Hadimen disciples who were persecuted by Xuanhemen have never given up the struggle over the years. If they get the chance, they will kill Xuanhemen."

Having said this, Chu Xiling revealed a cold smile.

"Oh, what a noble and upright family, what a scholarly family, in the end they are nothing but scoundrels who will do anything to achieve their goals."

Lin Zhen thought of the puzzling token.

It is impossible for a professional assassin to carry a token that indicates his identity on his body. Could it be that the man is from Hardman?

Or did Hardman's men place the token on the assassin after his death?

If it's the latter, it's terrible.

That means Hardmen’s men have already infiltrated the palace.

And people from Xuanhemen also infiltrated the palace.

this......

Is it so scary?

Chu Xiling saw Lin Zhen's face turning red and white, so she asked, "You don't look well, what's wrong?"

"Yesterday, Murong Wushe captured an assassin with a token from the Xuanhe Gate. Two bodies were found at the Xihua Gate this morning. They were from our Longxiang Camp. Yesterday, Duke Xun's son got married, and an assassin was trying to kill the bride."

"So, the Xuanhemen have already taken action. You need to be careful. They are not kind people and will do anything to get revenge. I heard that you have many wives and concubines. You must protect them well."

Chu Xiling wasn't concerned at all; her faint smile clearly showed that she was gloating.

Damn it, it seems the lesson I taught you yesterday wasn’t enough!

Lin Zhen suddenly grabbed Chu Xiling's arm and pulled her against him.

Chu Xiling didn't expect Lin Zhen to suddenly attack her. Caught off guard, he embraced her tightly. She struggled: "Lin Zhen, are you crazy? This is the imperial palace! What if someone sees us?"

Her eager look was very cute. Lin Zhen smiled and pinched her chin, saying domineeringly: "Don't worry, in Daqian, no one dares to stop me from doing anything."

"Humph, are you still the emperor?"

"You can understand that."

"You..." Chu Xiling thought of something and covered her mouth in surprise: "Could it be that the emperor was also..."

"Hehehe."

Lin Zhen's big hand grabbed her chest with a wicked smile. Chu Xiling struggled in fear and pushed him away. Then Lin Zhen started to touch her again. It seemed that he was going to have sex with Chu Xiling in the pavilion.

Unexpectedly, Chu Xiling's attitude suddenly turned cold: "If you move again, I will be angry."

"Hey? So what if you're angry? Are you going to call the police?"

Lin Zhen's cynical look made him look like a gangster, but at that moment, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his stomach!

It felt like something was biting my stomach, and the pain was extremely severe.

"what!!"

Seeing him shout, Chu Xiling quickly sat up, and Lin Zhen fell to the ground.

He held his stomach in pain and rolled back and forth in agony!

“Ah!! What is that?!”

"Idiot!!"

This pain was even stronger and more intense than when he was punished by the Heavenly Dao that day. It was simply unbearable for a human.

Chu Xiling hugged her shoulders, a cold smile on her face: "Oh, how was it? Was it as good as when you fucked me yesterday?"

Lin Zhen bit his back teeth so hard that they made a crunching sound, and his eyes were bloodshot.

He forced himself to stop rolling on the ground and looked at Chu Xiling who was looking down at him.

“Why…what the hell is this thing!?”

"This is a heart-eating insect. If I get angry, you'll be in excruciating pain."

Crunch...

Careless.

Damn it, I thought this woman wanted to use her body to exchange for the interests of the Chu State, but who knew she actually wanted to put a curse on me!

That’s not right. In the original book, Chu Xiling is from Southern Chu, not Miao!

And Gu Beichen wasn’t poisoned!

Could it be that Chu Xiling gave herself to Gu Beichen willingly, so the poison never took effect?

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