How can the concubine be a lady in women's clothing!

This is destined to be an uneven night, some people are muffled and playful, some people have insomnia all night, and some people sleep heartlessly.

Naturally, it was Chi Jin who slept soundly. He was already asleep at this moment, and he didn't know how many people his actions tonight had caused them to stay up all night.

Yan Zhuangze didn't say anything, he was still rubbing the jade pendant to see things and think about people, but there were many people who stayed up with him all night, including court ladies, eunuchs and secret guards.

And because of the frequent movements of the Chi family and others recently, there are many people who can't sleep, and there are several in this harem alone.

For example, the little palace lady carrying the message was anxious in her room, and she was going to deliver a letter to Concubine Jin tomorrow, and she didn't know when the days of seeking skins with tigers would end.

Chi Jin went out for a run last night. He didn't get up early today, and he didn't plan to get up early. He slept until the sun was high before waking up.

After washing and dressing up, she took the food box that Xia Mian had prepared to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Everything seems to be the same as before, the jujube cake on the table, the emperor holding a memorial to review, and the concubine Jin who is quietly reading a book.

But why is it so quiet today?

For the third time, Chi Jin raised his head and looked around in doubt. When his eyes touched Yan Zhuangze, he finally solved his doubts. After so long, he didn't seem to see the emperor writing with a pen?

While eating pastries, he seemed to be unintentionally observing Yan Zhuangze who was not far away, his body was straight and his eyes stayed on the memorial in his hand, showing the image of a diligent and wise gentleman.

It's just... Chi Jin twitched the corners of his mouth, slowly looked away and lowered his head, shocked in his heart: I didn't expect that the serious and rigorous emperor would sometimes be distracted!

The memorial hadn't been read since just now, Yan Zhuangze stared straight at it without blinking, but Chi Jin could see it clearly!

After being slightly surprised, Chi Jin pondered, what is it that makes the emperor think about it?Could it be that the Chi family's affairs are very difficult?

He hesitated for a moment, then got up and walked over, and softly pulled Yan Zhuangze back to his senses: "Your Majesty, is there any concubine who can help?"

Yan Zhuangze instantly returned to the appearance of a wise king, and put down the memorial that he had been holding for a long time: "None."

Seeing that he didn't intend to continue, Chi Jin couldn't continue to ask, so he just handed over the jujube cake on the side.

Yan Zhuangze looked at it but said bluntly, "I know you must be very curious about what's going on in Jiangnan."

Chi Jin paused with the hand holding the plate. Seeing that he was so determined, he stopped trying to hide it, and put the plate down in acquiescence.

"It's okay to ask in the future, I believe you." Yan Zhuangze said: "As you and I guessed, someone tried to take advantage of the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River and sneak in..."

Chi Jin looked over suspiciously. Yan Zhuangze clenched his fist with one hand, his eyes were heavy, and his voice was heavy and faintly angry, "Someone in the south of the Yangtze River is buying food and secretly begging for rain."

Chi Jin's eyes showed surprise. He didn't understand why those people were so sure that there was a natural disaster in the south of the Yangtze River. He didn't expect that there could be human factors in it.

Praying for rain in secret, coupled with the fact that it is rainy in the south of the Yangtze River, if it really succeeds, a heavy rainstorm is not out of the question, and the purchase of grain will also cut off a way out for the people after the disaster. This is Yan Guo, who does not take Jiangnan at all Take human life seriously!

No wonder Yan Zhuangze was so angry.

If they didn't know in advance, they would be caught off guard, and the series of losses after the disaster would seriously hurt the vitality of the Yan Kingdom.

This is only part of what Chi Jin can think of. If the other party is more ruthless, it is also possible to push the people away.

Fortunately, now they can make countermeasures in advance.

Chi Jindao: "Now that the emperor knows about their conspiracy, I believe that the people in Jiangnan will be safe."

Yan Zhuangze put away the terrifying expression just now, and said with a smile: "This is also thanks to Concubine Jin's help. I thank the thousands of people in the south of the Yangtze River."

Chi Jin was overwhelmed by flattery, and hurriedly said modestly: "The emperor rewards you."

As expected of an enlightened king, the emperor can say his thanks so casually, instead of always taking into account the emperor's arrogance. With such a character, who should he be if he is not the emperor?

I silently felt grateful for my decision to surrender.

After a while, Chi Jin asked aloud, "Did the emperor let someone stare at the palace maid that the concubine mentioned last time?"

Yan Zhuangze nodded: "I haven't noticed any changes for the time being."

Chi Jin: "I think she will come again."

I don't know if Chi Jin's budget was right, or if his words came true. After lunch, he led a group of court ladies on the way back to Jinyi Palace, and saw a person walking towards them quickly from a distance.

Because of the accident last time, the court ladies sent by the emperor quickly became vigilant and took two steps forward to protect Chi Jin.

The man gradually approached, Chi Jin saw the man's face clearly and waved for the maids to back off.

The man came in a hurry, looking in a hurry, he quickly saluted Chi Jin and then left in a hurry, but accidentally bumped into Xia Mian who was on the side when he left, and ran away immediately after apologizing softly.

Chi Jin lowered his eyes, looked at a small ball of paper on the ground and smiled, and when the man walked away, he bent down to pick it up and said, "Go back to the palace."

The person who just walked by was the maid who delivered the letter that day.

Jinyi Palace.

Chi Jin looked at the small note in his hand, and smiled silently. It turned out that the emperor's surveillance sometimes failed, and this court lady was still able to receive secret letters from the Chi family.

It seems that the Chi family is indeed not simple.

He walked into the inner hall, unfolded the note, and wrote on it in the same handwriting: Ruoyan has doubts, and the disaster will attract the barbarians.

There is a lot of information revealed in just two sentences. First of all, this "disaster attracts the barbarians" reveals that the barbarians may have ambitions, but they are not the masterminds.

Secondly, why lead to the barbarians, an enemy country?Instead of someone in the court?Could it be that the mastermind behind the scenes is an enemy country of Yan State, not just people from Yan State.

Interesting, after much deliberation, the one with the same strength as the barbarians is the Qing Kingdom. Could it be the Qing Kingdom?

Chi Jin crumpled the note unconsciously, thinking of Concubine Xian's black-hearted white lotus, she thought maybe it might be true.

It seems that the harem closest to him is the first place to explore.

In the evening, when he went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to have dinner with Yan Zhuangze, he took out the note, briefly explained what had happened in the afternoon, and added some of his own guesses, apparently handing over the matter to his superiors.

It's just on the surface, Chi Jin can hardly hold back the excitement of exploration in his heart.

At night, the moon and stars are still sparse.

In order to be cautious, Chi Jin took off her female makeup and changed into black clothes as Jing Chi. Her black hair was tied high behind her head, matching with Ye Ye's bright cat pupils, making him more energetic.

After getting ready for the outfit, he ordered Xia Mian to guard the palace gate, opened the window and flew onto the roof, his whole body blended into the deep night.

Coincidentally, when he was planning to visit the harem at night, Yan Zhuangze also changed into Zhuang Nian's mask and clothes, and planned to go to the school to try his luck tonight, to see if he could meet Jing Chi by chance.

When passing Jinyi Palace not far away, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and clearly saw a man in black coming out of Jinyi Palace and flying onto the roof.

Who actually came out of Jinyi Palace in the middle of the night?

Yan Zhuangze's eyes froze, his heart was furious, he turned his toes immediately, and quickly moved towards the man in black after hiding his breath. It's really audacious for someone to escape the sight of the imperial guards and enter and exit the palace at will!

He was very fast, and when the man in black didn't pay attention, he immediately bullied himself and caught the man with his backhand. Everything was too fast and too smooth, he used his hands hard, and forcibly broke the man's head Come over, and at the same time sternly said: "Say! What are you..."

Chi Jin was extremely flustered, thinking that he had completely fallen this time, his eyes were full of panic and fear, his heart was beating wildly, and he didn't know how to react.

Feeling that his jaw was pinched and dislocated by that man, Chi Jin turned his head and looked at the man behind him with a muffled sound.

Suddenly the four eyes met.

"Zhuang Nian!"

"Jingchi!"

"Why are you here!"

"Why are you here!"

The two lowered voices spoke in unison, and Yan Zhuangze immediately forgot the anger in his heart just now, and quickly let go of his hands to help Jing Chi up, he hurriedly asked: "Are you okay, does your hand hurt, does your jaw hurt?" But it is clear that he used all his strength just now!

Taking advantage of the moonlight, he nervously checked whether Chi Jin was injured. After seeing two red marks on Chi Jin's chin and two particularly obvious bruises on his fair wrist, he felt even more annoyed.

If I had known it was Jing Chi, how could he use such force?No, if he knew it was Jing Chi, he wouldn't have caught him at all!

Chi Jin was shocked at the beginning, and then ecstatic, Zhuang Nian, acquaintance!He thought he was going to be over this time, but he didn't expect that it was Zhuang Nian, it was great, what happened just now really scared him badly.

Great, he had never been so happy to see Zhuang Nian.

Chi Jin remained motionless in a daze, letting Yan Zhuangze fiddle with the inspection, still afraid in his heart, seeing Zhuang Nian so nervous about him, finally couldn't help crying with joy.

Tears slipped out of the cat's pupils as he spoke, and the already clear cat's pupils looked even brighter at this moment. He suddenly stretched out his hands and hugged Zhuang Nian's neck tightly in front of him, crying in a slightly hoarse voice: "So It's you, I was scared to death just now."

Yan Zhuangze, who was stunned by the sudden embrace, felt something drop in his neck before he could feel happy.

He was frightened and cried.

With this conclusion in his mind, he hurriedly patted Chi Jin's back clumsily and comforted him: "Why are you crying? It's okay, it's okay, I won't hurt you, trust me?"

"I believe." Chi Jin slowly stopped tears, but still hugged Zhuang Nian tightly and did not let go. The strong fear in his heart tended to make him look for a support.

After slowly regaining consciousness, Chi Jin stretched out his fist and hammered Yan Zhuangze's back twice, saying, "You scared me." And your child.

Yan Zhuangze immediately coaxed: "It's my fault, you beat me to calm down, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, no one dares to do anything to you when I'm here!"

"Hmm..." Chi Jin buried his head on his shoulder, muffled, and now he couldn't tell whether he was more afraid, more angry, or more happy.

The mood was very complicated, and it was all Zhuang Nian's fault. He stretched out his hand and hammered the solid back in front of him twice, it was really hard.

"Hands off."

"Hehe." Yan Zhuangze chuckled twice, while patting and coaxing him lightly, Chi Jin lightly hammered his mind, although it was very wrong, but he still hoped that Jing Chi would be more afraid and hold him tighter and longer.

As soon as he thought about it, Chi Jin came to his senses, and the two hugging people separated with force.

Yan Zhuangze: "..."

Chi Jin raised his hand to wipe away his tears, and pretended nothing happened. It was too embarrassing for a man to cry, and he didn't want to mention it again.

He looked at Zhuang Nian in front of him, wrinkled his nose and said, "Why are you here?"

Yan Zhuangze held back the disappointment in his heart, felt the warmth remaining on Jing Chi's body, and said, "I'm passing by, what about you? How did you get out of Concubine Jin's palace?"

After finishing speaking, he realized the slightly dissatisfied tone in his words, as if... caught his lover coming out of another woman's room.

As soon as he went out, he was caught straight, Chi Jin touched his nose guiltily and said, "I came here to investigate, and you know what happened to the Chi family recently, right? Are you also sent out to investigate in the middle of the night? ?”

Yan Zhuangze was silent for a moment, then nodded in agreement with his conjecture.

Chi Jin chuckled: "Then our purpose should be similar. I came here this time to find out if there are any unruly people in the harem. No, I just came out after checking on Concubine Jin."

So Yan Zhuangze knew in his heart that he must have bumped into Concubine Jin just after checking out Concubine Jin. Jing Chi was a little too reckless. Fortunately, he was the one who met tonight and not someone else.

He frowned in disapproval, looked at Chi Jin with sharp eyes and said, "It's too dangerous for you to enter the palace alone. If it wasn't me just now, but someone else, what should you do?"

"This..." Chi Jin looked around and dodged, and said for a long time: "Didn't I meet you? I won't be considered alone in the future, so would you like to investigate the harem with me?"

Walking in the palace is indeed too dangerous. Just now Chi Jin experienced the thrilling experience. He looked expectantly at Zhuang Nian and promised, "I'm only here this time, and I will never take this risk again after the investigation is over!"

The eyes that had just been soaked in tears were extraordinarily bright, and Yan Zhuangze could not refuse, he slowly softened his attitude, and said with a look of helplessness: "Well, just this time, the palace is bigger than you imagined." It's even more dangerous."

"Yeah, you are really my good brother!" Chi Jin nodded obediently, he already had a deep understanding.

Yan Zhuangze: "...well, good." One day I will let you know what a real good brother is.

The night breeze was blowing, and Chi Jin suddenly felt a little cold all over. He folded his arms and said to Yan Zhuangze who didn't know what he was thinking: "Zhuang Nian, let's find a quiet place to talk first, and tell you what I know by the way, the roof It's too cold."

"Okay, I know there is a garden that is unoccupied, let's go." Feeling Jing Chi's trust in him, Yan Zhuangze felt warm in his heart, and when he was brave enough, he stretched out his hand and took Chi Jin into his arms, directly hugging him Seeing Chi Jin, he flew down.

When Chi Jin realized that the two were already in mid-air, he didn't dare to move anymore.

The cold wind blew, and he subconsciously shrank into Zhuang Nian's arms, which was very warm.

Only Zhuang Nian would trust him so much. He didn't doubt whether he was an assassin, whether he was from the Chi family, whether he went to Jinyi Palace this time to inform him, etc...

Thinking of this, he slowly let go of all his strength and let himself rest his head on this solid and warm chest.

Feeling the change of Chi Jin in his arms, Yan Zhuangze's low smile caused a slight tremor in his chest, the hand holding Chi Jin tightened, and he couldn't help slowing down.