admiration

An Yan knelt down under the admiring gaze of all the girls, and said: "Your Majesty, the parents of the minister and daughter are still alive, and the brothers and sisters at home are in harmony. There is nothing lacking. Why don't your majesty reward the minister and daughter with whatever you want?"

Doctor Yushi is a smart person, and the children he taught are not bad. An Yan said so, but he has won the reputation of being neither arrogant nor impetuous, and has a certain amount of advance and retreat.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded, asked her to stand up, then turned to Xiao Zhijin, and asked, "Xiao Qing, are you seventeen this year?"

Xiao Zhijin raised his head abruptly, without answering.On the contrary, An Yan lowered her head shyly, pursed her lips and smiled.When the number one scholar was visiting the garden, she once saw him from a distance, and the man was riding away on a horse, with his red clothes fluttering, his eyebrows were majestic, and his heart was disturbed.

Doctor Yushi knew that his daughter was in the eyes of Emperor Hongzhi, so he dared not speak too much, he sat on the table and waited for Xiao Zhijin to answer.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xiao Zhijin could only honestly get up and answer: "Yes."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded and said: "It's also time to start a family and start a career, why don't I make the decision for you and bring you a marriage?"

The young man was undecided, Emperor Hongzhi wanted to betroth Anyan to Xiao Zhijin, but he didn't tell him directly, and the matter would not fail, and the two would be embarrassed to meet each other in the future.

Xiao Zhijuan heard the words and rushed to the meeting, knelt down, and said very seriously: "Thank you for your kindness, but I already have a lover in my heart, I am afraid that I will disappoint your majesty."

He spoke so decisively that Emperor Hongzhi paused with a smile on his face, and Concubine Jing beside him saw this and said, "I don't know who Master Xiao is talking about, why don't you say it out, and ask His Majesty to give you a marriage, and you can achieve a good relationship. Miss An , you go to rest first, and reward you later."

An Yan was rejected, feeling unhappy, and could only go back to the table sullenly.Emperor Hongzhi did not point out the marriage between the two, and it is not easy for those who are interested to talk about it, and it will not affect An Yan's reputation.

Xiao Zhijin bowed his head and said: "He still doesn't know what I want. I made an oath three years ago that I will never disturb him before he becomes famous. Please forgive me, Your Majesty and Empress."

After some analysis, it reminded Emperor Hongzhi of the time when he pursued the former empress. At that time, Emperor Hongzhi was the same as Xiao Zhijin. He didn't dare to say that he married the first queen, and he didn't dare to reveal his thoughts until he finally had the confidence to protect her.

Emperor Hongzhi had a deep understanding of this kind of lovesickness, he said helplessly: "Forget it, since this is the case, I will not force it. If you want to get married in the future, come and ask me for a reward."

"Yes, thank you for your majesty's grace." Xiao Zhijin knelt down and thanked him. When he raised his eyes again, those deep eyes swept across Mo Yanchi beside Emperor Hongzhi, who was also looking at him. For some reason, Mo Yanchi I always feel that there is something else in this look.

Xiao Zhijin was always careful to hide his thoughts, he didn't even dare to look at Mo Yichi in front of others, for fear that someone with a heart would see it and make trouble with it.

An Yan used to admire Xiao Zhijin's talent, but now that he is so dedicated and has no affection for her, she dismissed that thought.She grew up in the rich and powerful circle since she was a child, her heart is very clear, her feelings are the most worthless, not to mention that she is a woman, if she is forced to marry, she will not end well in Xiao's residence.

Xiao Zhijin rejected Emperor Hongzhi's offer of marriage on the grounds of his sweetheart, Mo Yanchi was inexplicably relaxed, and drank a few more glasses of wine while relaxing.

There are two kinds of wine in the palace banquet, one is plum wine for women, it is fragrant and elegant, the other is yellow rice wine for men, it is rich and mellow, full of stamina, Mo Yichi drinks vigorously After a while, the alcohol came up, and the reek of alcohol made him dizzy.

Fortunately, at the end of the palace banquet, Emperor Hongzhi saw that he was about to lie down under the table, so he asked the palace staff to help him back to rest.

Mo Yanchi lost his mind, was lifted up by the palace people, with his head hanging down as if he had fallen asleep.Xiao Zhi saw it in his eyes, so he also stood up and left, the official had almost left, so he wouldn't pay too much attention to leaving now.

After leaving Qinghong Hall, Xiao Zhijin caught up with the few people in front, and said to the palace man: "Give the second prince to me, and I will help him go back."

The palace people nodded, helped Xiao Zhiju carry him on his back, and bowed to leave.

Mo Yanchi was very drunk, but he also recognized Xiao Zhijin, he put his arms around Xiao Zhijin's neck, and said with a smirk: "Xiao beauty, you are here."

Xiao Zhi was not very happy to talk to the drunk, and looked straight ahead at the flickering lights, hoping that the road would be longer.

The moonlight was shining brightly, casting a long and narrow shadow on the backs of the two of them. On the stone road, the two were very close, head to head, very warm.

"Xiao Meiren, why are you so smart, why didn't I think of using the excuse of my sweetheart to reject the father?" Mo Yanchi rambled.

Xiao Zhijin paused, knowing that the person on his back was already drunk, he explained without any hassle: "This is not an excuse."

"You what?" Mo Yanchi was drowsy, his ears were buzzing all the time, and he couldn't even hear the voice clearly.

"This is not an excuse." Xiao Zhijin repeated.

Mo Yanchi lowered his eyes halfway, and rested his head on Xiao Zhijin's back. It was windy at night, and he was dressed thinly. Whenever the wind blew, he couldn't stop hugging Xiao Zhijin tightly, absorbing the warmth around him.

When Xiao Zhi looked sideways, he could see Mo Yichi's quietly closed eyes, with slender eyelashes, a high nose tip, and even his lips were impeccably perfect.By coincidence, in this place where people come at any time, Xiao Zhijin turned his face and planted a kiss on Mo Yanchi's face like a dragonfly.

The person on the back didn't respond, but the person who had been following behind was shocked, and stepped back and broke the dead branches at his feet.

Xiao Zhijin turned his head abruptly, eyes full of killing intent, and said coldly, "Who?"

The person who was discovered came out unhurriedly, and sarcastically said: "I said why brother Xiao is so loyal to the second prince, it turns out that he has such dirty thoughts in his heart."

The man came out from behind the tree, and against the backdrop of the moonlight, his face became more and more hateful - Qin Huilan.

Xiao Zhijin looked at him coldly, without any panic.

Qin Huilan, who didn't know that Xiao Zhiquan was Wei Ling's pro-lord, still regarded him as a young scholar who didn't know martial arts, walked over and said, "Why, are you guilty of being a thief? That's right, the second prince must have never imagined that the brother he recognized would actually He is a broken sleeve who covets his own beauty."

Qin Huilan caught Xiao Zhijin's handle, and was extremely proud. Not only was his speech unrestrained, but even his hands were restless. He walked up to Xiao Zhijin, stretched out his hand to touch Mo Yanchi's face, and said, "It's okay to say that." You can't blame Brother Xiao, the second prince is handsome, Brother Xiao can't hold back, it's just... ah..."

Before he could say the word "Chang", Xiao Zhijin grabbed his hand, and when he twisted it casually, he heard the sound of bones cracking.

Qin Huilan was caught off guard by breaking his finger, and the pain aroused his anger. He said, "How dare you hurt me!"

"Why don't you dare?" Xiao Zhijin said, his eyes were as sharp as a knife.

Seeing Xiao Zhijin like this for the first time, Qin Huilan couldn't help being a little scared, and took a few steps back holding his injured hand, not daring to approach Xiao Zhijin in the slightest.

Xiao Zhijin was behind his back, and his hands and feet were inconvenient, but he was more than enough to deal with a frail scholar. He pressed every step of the way, and stretched out his free hand to Qin Huilan.

Qin Huilan was frightened and said, "You...don't come here, there are guards around here!"

Xiao Zhijin didn't say a word, grabbed Qin Huilan's neck, and lifted him up.

Qin Huilan, who couldn't believe Xiao Zhi's martial arts skills, didn't even have a chance to fight back. After being strangled by the neck, he could only struggle hard.

He saw something he shouldn't see, Xiao Zhi had no choice but to get rid of it.

Xiao Zhijin's eyes were red with blood, and he was almost possessed. Suddenly, a woman's scream sounded in the distance. Xiao Zhijin looked back, and it was An Yan who happened to be walking by.

An Yan obviously didn't expect that Xiao Zhijin, who was as gentle as jade, had such a cruel side, and the person who was strangled by him was second only to his second place Qin Huilan.

When Qin Huilan saw someone coming, she struggled to utter a few words: "Help...help..."

An Yan's legs were so frightened that her legs went limp, she didn't dare to move, Xiao Zhijin let go, glanced between the two of them Sensensely, then turned and left.

Qin Huilan was free, fell to the ground and kept panting, the guards who were attracted by An Yan's screams rushed over, and saw Qin Huilan lying on the ground dying, An Yan was so frightened that she lost her posture and faltered speechless.

The guard didn't know the reason, so he could only help him up first, and after reporting the matter, he took the imperial physician to treat Qin Huilan.

When An Yan saw these things, she didn't dare to speak casually, she went back to her boudoir in panic, and was so scared that she stayed up all night.

After Xiao Zhijin brought Mo Yichi to the room, he called General Wei Ling and asked them to deal with Qin Huilan.Qin Huilan was just a flea to him, so he didn't need to pay attention to him, but he wanted to seek death in front of him.

After Qin Huilan was brought back to the room by the guards, she was still in shock, grabbed the imperial doctor who came to treat him and said: "Go and call the eldest prince, hurry up!"

The imperial doctor checked the scars on Qin Huilan's neck, and knew at a glance that it was someone else's injury. The imperial doctor did not dare to be perfunctory when it was a matter of life and death. After writing a prescription to calm Qin Huilan, he didn't even have time to get the medicine box , and hurried to find Zhu Qiming.

Qin Huilan, who was missed by Xiao Zhi, drank the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician, suddenly several men in white clothes descended from the sky, the weapons around his waist were glowing with death, Qin Huilan recognized the jade pendant around his waist, his heart felt cold, Before he even had a chance to scream, he was knocked unconscious. Before he passed out, he realized that Xiao Zhijin was Wei Ling's relative. No wonder he was inferior to him. No wonder Wei Ling was hired to assassinate Xiao Zhi before entering Beijing. Fail all the time.

The eldest prince had already rested, and was quite impatient after being woken up by the imperial physician. Seeing that the imperial physician insisted, he changed his clothes and followed the imperial physician to leave.When I arrived at Qin Huilan's room, I found it was empty.

The imperial physician was terrified, and said anxiously: "Your Highness, why is Mr. Qin missing? Could it be that someone took him away?"

Zhu Qiming looked around, and suddenly saw that even the shoes were gone under the bed, and his original worry became dissatisfaction, he said: "Who will bring someone so considerate that even bring the shoes, maybe he went out to sober up, let the guards look for it That's right."

"Yes." Seeing that Zhu Qiming was impatient, the imperial physician dared not say more.

Everyone drank a few more glasses tonight, and fell asleep when they returned to the room. No one knew what was going on outside.

The next day, a corpse appeared in the newly dug pond of Mingliang Palace.The passing maid saw something floating on the water from a distance, so she asked someone to fish it, but she didn't expect it to be a cold dead body, and the person was Qin Huilan who invited the imperial physician last night!