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The guards checked and found a few footprints in the corner of the pool. After comparing them, they belonged to Qin Huilan. They guessed that when Qin Huilan was drunk last night, he accidentally slipped and fell into the water, which caused the tragedy.

Qin Huilan had no power and power in the court, and had never offended anyone. After hearing the guard's report, Emperor Hongzhi did not suspect him, executed the servant who didn't take good care of him, and ordered Qin Huilan to be buried generously. Hastily uncovered.

And the imperial physician last night broke out in cold sweat after hearing the news, and he didn't dare to speak nonsense, for fear of offending others, and he would be dealt with as cleanly as Qin Huilan.

When Mo Yanchi woke up, Qin Huilan's body was already on the way back to Qinling County. He heard the young man talking about the incident, and he couldn't help but sigh. , it is a pity.

Xiao Zhi served Mo Yanchi the porridge as if nothing had happened, without saying a word.

Qin Huilan's death didn't cause much trouble after all, people sighed a few words and then went on to talk about other things, and later Mingliang Palace returned to normal.

After Mo Yichi had dinner with Xiao Zhijin, he went to Emperor Hongzhi's place, the monarch, ministers, father and son chatted and laughed together, there were no political worries, and the time passed quickly.While they were talking, Concubine Jing sent someone outside to say that the garden on the west side of Mingliang Palace was picturesque, and asked Emperor Hongzhi to go and have a look.

Emperor Hongzhi heard Concubine Jing said last night that he would invite people to enjoy the flowers in the West Garden, nodded and said: "Okay, then you two should go and see together."

"Yes."

Arriving at the West Garden, Concubine Jing was talking to her niece, Mo Yanchi saw it from a distance, couldn't help curling her lips, feeling annoyed.

Seeing Emperor Hongzhi's arrival, everyone knelt down to salute. Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand to make people stand up, and said, "Jing'er said that the flowers in the West Garden are in full bloom. It's really good."

Concubine Jing squeezed the handkerchief, and said with a slight smile: "Can this concubine still deceive His Majesty?"

"Hahahaha, Chi'er, Xiao Qing, go for a walk on your own, you don't have to accompany me anymore." Emperor Hongzhi drove the two of them away with an obvious purpose.

The two of them agreed, they retired in unison, and walked towards the crowd.

An Yan, who was standing in front, saw Xiao Zhijin who was walking straight, felt fear, subconsciously took a step back, and ended up getting caught by the girl behind, and the two of them fell together, very embarrassed.

Xiao Zhijin recognized An Yan, and after the maid helped her up, he asked, "Miss, are you alright?"

If Xiao Zhijin had talked to her yesterday, An Yan would have blushed with shame, but now she only had panic in her heart, she and Xiao Zhijin looked at each other, and there was no pity in his eyes, only danger.

Seeing the master in a daze, the maid secretly pulled the corner of her clothes to remind her.

In front of everyone, An Yan didn't dare to break the etiquette, so she blessed her body and said in a low voice: "It's nothing, thank you Lord Xiao for your concern."

"It's fine, Miss An, please be careful in the future, don't go the wrong way." Xiao Zhijin smiled slightly, but Anyan was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.Others think that Xiao Zhi is concerned about An Yan, but in fact, only she knows that Xiao Zhi is warning herself not to talk too much.

Xiao Zhijin seemed harmless to humans and animals, but he didn't want to be so vicious in his heart, and his methods were even more clever. He was able to kill Qin Huilan silently in the Mingliang Palace guarded by the imperial army. That's why she didn't dare to tell others about this, because she wanted revenge, and she was the only one to suffer, so she wouldn't hurt her parents.

"Yes, An Yan understands." An Yan nodded.

The two were playing charades, and the people around them didn't know anything, it was just that Xiao Zhi paid special attention to An Yan, otherwise, it was obvious that the two fell, so why did they only talk to An Yan.Xiao Zhijin politely rejected An Yan last night, but today's behavior is really puzzling.

Xiao Zhi stopped his point, and after hinting a bit, he followed Mo Yanchi to the corner, not paying much attention to An Yan who was trembling.

Mo Yanchi turned back to look at An Yan, she stood there and bowed her head, her face was reddish, quite shy, she couldn't help asking in a low voice: "Didn't you just say you have a sweetheart last night? Why now..."

Xiao Zhijin glanced at him and said, "It's just a casual question."

"But looking at her like that, it seems that she has plans for you. If you don't mean it, don't provoke her." Mo Yanchi said.

"Unexpectedly, His Royal Highness the Second Prince would be sympathetic to women." Xiao Zhijin was not very happy. Could it be that in Mo Yanchi's eyes, he is the kind of person who casually teases women?

Mo Yanchi scratched his head and said, "I just want to remind you."

The two found a corner and sat down. There happened to be a towering tree beside them. The thick leaves covered a large shadow, and buried people in it. Facing the breeze, it was slightly cool in the hot summer.

"Well, I know." Xiao Zhijin said.

Mo Yanchi smiled and asked: "By the way, who is the sweetheart you mentioned? Could it be an excuse to prevaricate the emperor?"

"It's not an excuse." Xiao Zhijin straightened up, staring at Mo Yanchi.

"Then who is she? Why didn't I hear you mention it three years ago?" Mo Yichi went through all the people in Wangxiang Terrace, but he really couldn't guess who could catch Xiao Zhijin's eyes.

"I didn't know my feelings until after we separated, but when I understood, it was too late to say."

At that time, Xiao Zhijin was still dejected in the school, and Mo Yichi had already entered the capital and became a member of the palace, but Xiao Zhijin had nothing, and he didn't even dare to write a letter to him.

He didn't dare to face his taboo feelings, so he could only sit at the table where Mo Yichi sat every day, touching the words he wrote mischievously over and over again.

It wasn't until one day that Mingshu noticed something was wrong and asked privately, and his feelings were revealed for the first time.

Xiao Zhijin was terrified, even his eyes were red.

Ming Shu has traveled all over the world, and he has never seen any strange things, and he suffered from this kind of lovesickness when he was young. Seeing Xiao Zhijin's panic, he persuaded him: "This is just human nature, don't be afraid, if you really can't let go , you go for it, no matter what the result is, don’t let yourself regret it.”

At that time Xiao Zhijin was only 15 years old.

With Mingshu's support, Xiao Zhijin had the courage to step out of Wangxiang Terrace and head to the capital thousands of miles away to find his own home.

Mo Yanchi had a hard time, and Xiao Zhijin was also in the same torment. Fortunately, now both of them have hope.

"Then it's been three years since that person has already married and become a woman?" Mo Yanchi didn't dare to say too loudly, after all, seeing Xiao Zhijin's appearance, he was obviously deeply emotional.

When he said that, Xiao Zhijin thought of the picture of Mo Yanchi sitting on the bedside in his wedding gown and red hijab waiting for him. .”

"That's good. If you marry a wife in the future, don't forget to entertain me." Mo Yanchi patted Xiao Zhijin's shoulder and said.

Xiao Zhi said with all his heart, who else could he invite to the wedding banquet if he didn't invite the bride?

The two were arguing, and Zhu Qiming, who was sitting next to Concubine Jing not far away, was talking to her niece while looking sideways at the two of them.

After Mo Yichi's imperial examination, everything went smoothly, now he ate well and slept soundly, his face became ruddy a lot, and he looked more pleasing, but compared to him, Zhu Qiming was retreating steadily, not as good as before.

It is clear that General Wei Ling's handwriting was not seen, and Xiao Zhijin, who had just entered the court, was beside him, but Mo Yanchi was like a fish in water, which made Zhu Qiming puzzled.

He was thinking, Jing Guifei, who was talking beside him, frowned displeasedly, following his gaze, it was Xiao Zhijin and Mo Yichi, they were young and handsome, really pleasing to the eye.

Concubine Jing said with a smile: "I heard that the two of you have a deep relationship, and now it's really true."

The niece also saw everything, and said in harmony: "Yes, I heard that Lord Xiao took care of the Second Prince when he was injured day and night. It really is like a brother."

Hearing this, Zhu Qiming glanced at his niece, Xiao Zhijin and Mo Yanchi were siblings, so what is he, a dummy?

The niece didn't know what she said, and looked at them with a smile.

Concubine Jing ignored Zhu Qiming's dissatisfaction, and said: "No, no one in the royal family has ever seen such a scene of brothers and sisters respecting each other."

Zhu Qiming's face turned dark again.

As if aware of the gaze from this side, Xiao Zhijin turned his face to look over, and just met Zhu Qiming's dark eyes.Xiao Zhi didn't take it seriously, and raised his hand in a far-away bow, which was regarded as a greeting.

Mo Yanchi also looked over, originally he didn't intend to pay attention to it, but when Emperor Hongzhi came back after discussing political affairs, he didn't know what Concubine Jing had said, so he sent a palace servant to summon him.

"I don't know what the hell that Concubine Jing is going to do." Mo Yanchi said in a low voice.The matter of entering the imperial court was initiated by her, Mo Yanchi has always been wary of Concubine Jing, but after such a long time, seeing Concubine Jing's actions for so long, it is puzzling.

Xiao Zhijin shook his head and followed him.

As the two approached, Imperial Concubine Jing laughed and said, "Chi'er has grown taller again."

Mo Yanchi lowered his head, and said in a neutral tone: "Thank you for your concern, Concubine."

"What are you two doing there? Young people need to move around more. Why do you sit like a little old man all day?" Emperor Hongzhi was not satisfied. He originally asked all officials to bring their relatives to Mingliang Palace to choose As for the imperial concubine, Mo Yanchi and Xiao Zhijin were fine, they walked together and talked about everything, and no one else even had a chance to intervene.

"Your Majesty, the scenery over there is beautiful, so I stayed there with His Highness for a while." Xiao Zhizhi said.

What Xiao Zhijin said that day suddenly flashed through Mo Yanchi's mind, and he followed his words and said, "By the way, Father, is the Pingle Palace that you mentioned earlier near here? I want to go and have a look." .”

Pingle Hall is located on the southwest side of Mingliang Palace, not far from here, because it was designed and built by the former empress herself, and there are many traces of the former empress. And, Emperor Hongzhi also wanted to remember his old friend.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "The Pingle Palace... is indeed nearby. Speaking of which, I may not have visited for a long time."

Eunuch Li didn't wait for Emperor Hongzhi to speak, and said, "Show the Pingle Hall!"

Mo Yanchi beamed with joy, and followed Emperor Hongzhi to get up and leave.

Xiao Zhijin knew about Mo Yanchi's plan when he mentioned Pingle Hall, and when the crowd drove past, he found a reason and quietly left the crowd.

Zhu Qiming did not doubt that there was him, and followed Emperor Hongzhi to Pingle Hall.However, Huang Linzhi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry who came over after hearing the news, turned pale and panicked. He wanted to ask Zhu Qiming for help, but he was too close to Emperor Hongzhi, and he would be noticed if he sent someone to send a message.