The Queen Mother jumped from the tower, and His Majesty was reborn with fear

Yu Jinzhi knew nothing about Xie Zhao's prison break. Today was New Year's Day and she had a lot of things to do.

Just talking about these posts, she received countless copies, but without exception, she rejected them all.

These two days are just the end of the year, and people are happy whenever they go out. But because of the continuous heavy snow, more and more refugees are gathering.

Although Xie Yuxiu had people set up a refugee camp outside, if the current trend continues, the situation will soon be out of control.

Although Yu Jinzhi has been staying in the general's mansion, Qingyu is a gossiper, so she tells Yu Jinzhi all kinds of interesting things in the capital every day.

Just like these few days, refugees have started causing trouble outside the city.

"Didn't the general's mansion leave soldiers? If they can be used outside the city, we can go and see if there is anything they can help with." Yu Jinzhi originally wanted to ask these people to go outside the city to help, since she probably wouldn't need them now anyway.

"Don't worry, Princess. His Majesty has already sent people. There are so many guards in this city, so our people are not needed." Qingyu said.

That's true. After hearing this, Yu Jinzhi didn't worry about it too much.

only……

"Are there a lot more people patrolling in the capital recently?" Yu Jinzhi suddenly asked.

"After all, it's the end of the year, so it's normal to have more people patrolling." Qingyu replied.

"There are a lot of people here during the New Year. You should ask the people in the general's mansion to be careful and not let those with ulterior motives take advantage of the situation." Yu Jinzhi always felt uneasy. Once there were more people, there would be more things to do.

"Yes" Qingyu replied.

Yu Jinzhi looked at the pile of notes beside her and asked, "Is there any news about the envoys from the Kingdom of Li visiting this year?"

Qingyu thought about it carefully.

"I haven't heard of it, but he has come in the past, and this year should be no exception. The Emperor's Birthday Festival is in another month. If there are envoys visiting, there should be news soon." Qingyu said.

Yu Jinzhi seemed to be lost in thought as she gently slid across the gold-plated posts.

"Where is Ying San? Why didn't I see him today?" Yu Jinzhi asked again.

Qingyu almost choked because she had just discovered yesterday that Xie Yuxiu was pretending to be Ying San, but she really didn't have the courage to reveal his identity now.

When the "Princess" Ying San heard that Yu Jinzhi was looking for him, she appeared directly behind him. Yu Jinzhi and Qingyu were both shocked. How could she be so quiet?

At this time, Ying San should really be Ying San.

"Did you hear what we just said?" Yu Jinzhi asked.

"Yes" Ying San replied.

"Then do you know the inside story about whether the envoys from the State of Li will visit this year?" Yu Jinzhi asked again. After all, Ying San is Xie Yuxiu's man, so he should know a lot of information.

"The Kingdom of Li sent an envoy a month ago. If nothing goes wrong, he should arrive before Halloween this year." Ying San replied.

Are you really going to come? The two countries have been on good terms for so many years, and now they are almost at the point of breaking up. Do you really need to come all the way here?

"Why did the princess suddenly ask about this?" Qingyu felt confused because Yu Jinzhi would never care about these issues before.

"It's okay, just asking casually." Yu Jinzhi replied.

She just couldn't forget that her father died on the border of Li State.

at night

Yu Jinzhi sat alone in the yard again. The snow stopped tonight, but there was still thick snow on the ground.

Shadow Three...or should I say Xie Yuxiu, he finally appeared in front of Yu Jinzhi.

"Why are you here again?" Yu Jinzhi looked at Ying San and asked. He was always elusive, and his impression was always different. Could this be a characteristic of a shadow guard?

Xie Yuxiu looked at Yu Jinzhi who was sitting in the yard: "The princess has been sitting here for a long time. It's cold outside."

"I just like to sit for a while. I'll be in soon." Yu Jinzhi replied. She had also warmed up a pot of wine.

Xie Yuxiu saw it at a glance, he frowned and asked, why is he drinking again?

"Why is the princess drinking again?" Xie Yuxiu asked.

"Didn't you just say that the weather is cold and we should drink to warm ourselves up?" Yu Jinzhi said as if it was a matter of course.

Xie Yuxiu: "..." For a moment, he was at a loss for words.

"The palace should be very lively today." Yu Jinzhi suddenly said while looking in the direction of the palace.

It was indeed quite lively, after all, almost all the dignitaries and nobles were there today. He had just slipped out, because for him, a place without Yu Jinzhi had no meaning.

"Princess, do you want to go?" Xie Yuxiu asked.

Yu Jinzhi shook her head: "I was just asking casually."

"Actually, I've always been curious. There are so many people in the palace, but why do people living in the palace still feel lonely? People outside always yearn for how prosperous and luxurious the palace is, but if he really lets him live in the palace all the time, he might miss the vastness of the world outside. Isn't this a contradiction?" Yu Jinzhi asked, supporting his head.

"What you don't have is always the best, and when you get it, you want something better. People are always greedy. The more they get, the more they want." Xie Yuxiu said.

When Yu Jinzhi heard this, she looked at him with some surprise.

"How can you still say such things?" Yu Jinzhi said.

"The princess just happened to ask, so I just casually told her what I was thinking." Xie Yuxiu replied.

Yu Jinzhi suddenly became curious. She looked at Xie Yuxiu and said, "You seem to be two different people during the day and at night. You are almost invisible during the day, and even if you occasionally appear, you don't talk much. When I see you again at night, I always feel that you talk a lot and give me a different feeling."

"…Because shadow guards are used to going out at night." Xie Yuxiu made up an excuse.

Yu Jinzhi nodded. Okay, she believed it.

"When did you become a shadow guard? Why? How did you, who were shadow guards, get to this part?" Yu Jinzhi was like a curious baby and wanted to know everything.

"Most of them were bought from the slave market, and some are desperate criminals or dying people. Many of them have followed Your Majesty since they were very young, and they have no ties, names or surnames." Xie Yuxiu replied.

Yu Jinzhi looked at him: "Are you all here voluntarily?"

"Of course. After all, without this identity, the fate of most people would have been unknown long ago." Xie Yuxiu said.

Although he was answering on behalf of these shadow guards, there was really no exaggeration in his words.

If it weren't for Xie Yuxiu, many of these shadow guards might have died long ago.