Beichen Yuan frowned slightly.

Lin Xilan's eyes moved, with a hint of a smile on the corner of her mouth.

Their eyes met, and sparks seemed to fly in the air.

Arou?

Just when everyone was puzzled, a light figure appeared at the door.

It was Arou.

In her hand she held a carved wooden tray with two cups of steaming tea on it.

"I am here. My Lord, my Princess, please have some tea."

Ah Rou's voice was soft and melodious, as pleasant as a mountain spring. She handed the teacups to each of them with graceful movements.

Beichen Yuan took the teacup, but did not drink it immediately. Instead, he stared at Arou with burning eyes, as if he wanted to poke a hole in her body.

Lin Xilan took the teacup and took a sip. "This tea tastes good."

Arou smiled slightly and didn't say much.

Lin Xilan put down the teacup and suddenly changed the subject: "Arou, the princess asked you to stay in the regent's study for a few days and serve the prince. How do you think?"

Her tone was light.

There was a tone of command in his voice.

Arou was slightly stunned, then looked at Lin Xilan and immediately bowed respectfully.

"Yes, princess," she replied respectfully.

She knew that this was the Regent testing her...

but.

It's ok!

She came to the Regent's Palace with a purpose, and as for the test, she doesn't care!

then.

Under Lin Xilan's arrangement, Arou began working in the Regent's Palace.

She did her things quietly as usual.

however.

A few days later, in the dead of night, she finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Arou came to the door of the study alone.

When there was no one around, she gently pushed open the door of the study and walked into the Regent's study, which was full of the fragrance of books, alone.

The moonlight shines through the half-closed curtains and onto the bookshelf, adding a sense of loneliness to this quiet corner.

Her eyes wandered over the neat rows of bookshelves, her fingers gently sliding over the spines of the books. She walked to the bookcase and gently stroked an inconspicuous wooden board on the inside of the bookcase.

There was a soft click.

A secret compartment inside the bookcase suddenly opened.

Arou smiled.

The secret compartment was not filled with books, but was filled with gold, silver and jewelry, shining with an alluring light.

Arou's gaze did not linger on these treasures for too long.

She walked straight to the depths of the secret compartment and picked up a jade pendant carved in the shape of two fish from a pile of jade artifacts. ——A jade pendant in the shape of two fish.

This is the real purpose of her trip!

"Finally got it."

"It's worth it that I've been cleaning the toilet for so many days..."

Arou murmured to herself, carefully holding the jade pendant tightly in her hand, with a barely perceptible smile on the corner of her mouth.

She carefully closed the secret compartment, restored everything to its original state, and then left the study quietly.

However, she didn't know that all her actions today had been seen by Lin Xilan.

She stood in the shadows outside the study, a sneer on her lips.

"You are really not simple..." She murmured in a low voice, "You dare to come to the Regent's Palace to steal things, Ah Rou... You are really not simple!"

Everything is getting more and more interesting.

Just when Arou was about to leave, Lin Xilan's figure appeared like a ghost, dressed in black and almost blending into the night.

Arou's pupils suddenly shrank and alarm bells rang in her heart.

She realized it was a trap!

Lin Xilan laughed and said, "I don't want this girl to come to my Regent Palace to steal things."

"Damn it!" Ah Rou cursed, and the dagger in her hand flashed with cold light, "I don't want to hurt you, but if you dare to stop me, then I'm sorry, I must kill you."

"Want to kill me? Haha, I'm afraid you don't have the ability to do that."

"Hmph, not necessarily."

The atmosphere between the two women quickly dropped to freezing point. The next second, Arou attacked Lin Xilan without hesitation, and every move was deadly.

However, Lin Xilan's skills are far superior to hers.

After a few rounds, Arou was at a disadvantage.

Lin Xilan easily snatched the dagger from her hand and subdued her with his backhand.

"You?" Ah Rou asked through gritted teeth, "A concubine of the Regent Palace actually has such great abilities!"

"Hahaha, I didn't expect that."

A hint of cunning flashed across Lin Xilan's eyes, and she quickly searched out a jade pendant from the other person.

The jade pendant has a smooth texture and fine carving, but it looks ordinary.

This kind of thing...is simply not worth mentioning compared to the border defense map.

The woman in front of him actually went to so much trouble to get this thing. Lin Xilan's beautiful eyes were full of confusion.

"Just for this?" Lin Xilan raised his eyebrows.

There was uncertainty in his tone.

Say it.

Her hand reached out to the other person's body again, and after another careful body search, she had to confirm that this woman, Arou, really came for a jade pendant.

"It's just a jade pendant. You can find a high-quality imitation from anywhere. Is it worth it for you to do so much rough work in my Regent's Palace? It will take you more than three days to empty the toilet." Lin Xilan smiled, with even more confusion in her eyes. Her gaze fell on the other's slender, white and delicate hands.

Her tone was full of sarcasm.

Arou laughed.

"What do you know! This jade pendant is very important. Because..."

"Because this is the relic my mother left me." Arou's words were interrupted abruptly, and Beichen Yuan, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke.

Lin Xilan was stunned and looked towards Beichen Yuan.

"But what is the use of this jade pendant?"

Beichen Yuan did not answer Lin Xilan. Instead, he strode up to Arou and looked at the restrained Arou.

"Tell me, what is your purpose in approaching me?"

Ah Rou sneered: "Beichen Yuan, because of your cowardice, you have pushed the people of the Northern Dynasty into an irretrievable situation!"

"How dare you question me!"

Beichen Yuan was stunned.

There was a flash of disgust in his eyes.

He ignored her shouting and waved his hand to call Liuyun.

"Leave the jade pendant and let her go."

what?

What do you mean?

Let her go?

Lin Xilan's face suddenly turned gloomy.

"Beichen Yuan, what do you mean by this?" Lin Xilan finally caught someone, but Beichen Yuan wanted to let him go with just one sentence? What did this mean?

Beichen Yuan knew that Lin Xilan was angry.

but.

He didn't explain.

Instead.

He shook his head, "This king does not want to see her."

Lin Xilan suddenly approached Beichen Yuan, teased him, and whispered: "My Lord, you two have known each other for a long time, right..."

Beichen Yuan was speechless.

Lin Xilan is really smart.

"Well, since you two know each other, you can do whatever you want. In the future, you should stay away from her. She stinks... because she has been asking her to clean the toilet in the past few days..."

Beichen Yuan, "..."

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