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After dressing up, the little court lady Guoer helped Pei Xiang change into a brand new five-color silk gauze dress, and then put on a thin silver-gray long cloak with a sandwich.

Teacher Bai looked at the beautiful Pei Xiang from the side, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Miss Xiang has grown in appearance in the past two years, and her stature has also increased a little. Now that she is dressed up, I can't take my eyes off it."

Pei Xiang smiled shyly: "Bai Jiaoxi has been in the inner court for many years, how many beautiful beauties who can sing and dance have I seen? A layman like me can get a compliment from you, even if you know that you are coaxing me to comfort me, the little girl will not Enough."

"Miss Xiang, don't be modest."

Bai Jiaoxi glanced at Shi Chen, took a step forward, and while tidying up the non-existent folds on Pei Xiang's neckline, she said in a low voice:

"Let's say something more polite in private. Even among the women in the palace today, there are few girls as slim and graceful as Xiang girls. This is a gift from God, and you can't ask for it. So, girl's Good days are ahead."

"Good day?"

Pei Xiang was thoughtful, yet half-understood.She squeezed the ruyi knot on the cloak slightly, and looked at Bai Jiaoxi eagerly, eager to hear a more precise and specific explanation.

But Teacher Bai smiled and said nothing. She patted Pei Xiang's arm meaningfully, turned around and signaled Guo'er to open the door.

Afterwards, the group quickly left the residence of the Jiaofangsi dancers and walked towards Yuntai Pavilion in silence.

Bai Jiaoxi didn't go into details, but Pei Xiang's heart was like a mirror.

In fact, both her original body and her current self had already realized that Bai Jiaoxi wanted to push Pei Xiang before His Majesty today.

This old palace man who has worked in the palace for many years consciously understood the emperor's preference in women's sex, and felt that Pei Xiang was very likely to be favored, so he became ambitious.Of course, just in case or self-defeating, she didn't dare to make big moves, and she always planned it slowly.

Bai Jiaoxi thought very well, but she ignored whether the original body had the same idea as her.The original body was indeed unwilling to be a dancer who was rubbed by others for the rest of her life, buried in the inner court priest's office for the rest of her life, but she was unwilling to commit herself to an old man, and she hoped to be favored by the young and heroic eldest prince.

Therefore, while she was making false claims with Bai Jiaoxi, coaxing all kinds of beneficial resources from Bai Jiaoxi, she found an opportunity to connect with another line, intending to cooperate with the other party and find an opportunity to win the favor of the First Prince.

Just three days before Pei Xiang traveled here, Yuanshen met with an eunuch surnamed Xia and asked a lot about the First Prince.

The eunuch Xia who had benefited from money told Yuanshen that every year after the big banquet, the eldest prince would stay in the palace for three to five days before leaving the palace and returning to the palace.

This news made the original owner's thoughts fluctuate. She knew that Bai Jiaoxi was going to make a move soon. If she continued to delay and hesitate, she would really become an old man's woman.Therefore, the original owner immediately made up his mind and planned to seduce the eldest prince who rarely stayed in the palace before and after the banquet.

Coincidentally, after the original owner and Eunuch Xia separated, they happened to see Lan Xu having a "tryst" with a black-clothed guard with a knife behind the rockery.

Yes, according to the memory of the original owner, she did not realize that Lan Xu and others wanted to conspire against her. She wholeheartedly believed that Lan Xu and a guard were secretly in love with the court.

And because of the distance, the original owner only vaguely heard a few words such as "Xiangyun leads the dance", "the night of the banquet", "replacement" and "help me", so he thought that Lan Xu wanted to use the power of his lover to win Xiangyun dance lead dancer position.

This discovery made Yuan Chen extremely angry. She was trying to impress the First Prince with a "frightening glimpse" by taking advantage of this opportunity to lead the dance, but she didn't expect Lan Xu to plot against her secretly...

Recalling this point, Pei Xiang felt a little helpless when he thought of the series of behaviors of the original owner after that.

Walking quietly along the way, passing through winding corridors of lotus ponds and narrow dark lanes surrounded by high walls, the field of vision gradually widened, and the number of encounters with people from the inner court on the road increased.

Pei Xiang found that after leaving the dancer's room, everyone she saw looked respectful and restrained.Everyone hurriedly walked in the huge palace, like wooden people without personal emotions. Every time they met the black-armored guards patrolling and inspecting, the palace people held their breath and stared intently.

Finally arrived at Yuntai Pavilion, Bai Jiaoxi led Pei Xiang around the main entrance of the building here, and stopped in front of a black corner door.

"Director Zheng, I'm Bai Rong, the instructor of the dance department, please check your ID card."

"Teacher Bai Rong..." The long-faced inner court eunuch did not rush to take Bai Rong's ID card, but leisurely flipped through the registration list at hand, "Oh, I found it, you are in charge of Xiangyun Dance and There are two Haiqingheyan dances, right?"

Bai Rong quickly nodded with a smile, turned around and pointed at Pei Xiang and said:

"I have sent the rest of the girls here before, and this is the last one, the lead dancer of Xiangyun Dance, Pei Xiang."

Pei Xiang quickly sent out his identity badge.

Eunuch Zheng took a closer look at Pei Xiang's appearance, and compared it with the appearance features registered in the directory, then reached out to take the plaques of Bai Jiaoxi and Pei Xiang, and rubbed them carefully for inspection several times.

"Well, it's true. Come on, Xiangyun Wu, the lead dancer, signs in and lets go."

Following the old eunuch's high-pitched voice, several young eunuchs guarding the corner gate hurriedly made way for Pei Xiang and Bai Jiaoxi to enter the Yuntai Pavilion.

With only one door separated, the inside of the Yuntai Pavilion is another scene.Although it is not full of laughter and laughter everywhere, the palace people who come and go inside obviously have much more lively expressions, and occasionally they can hear chuckling and whispering from the shade of trees and flowers.In addition, someone in an unknown room was practicing silk and bamboo instruments, and the faintly elegant melody melted away the solemnity outside Yuntai Pavilion.

Pei Xiang couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.

Teacher Bai turned his head and looked at Pei Xiang with a smile:

"You are young, you have been immersed in dancing before, and you don't often leave the dance club to walk outside. I think you are not used to the serious atmosphere of the forbidden inner court. It would be nice if you come out a few more times in the future. Don't look at those black-armored guards with swords. Evil spirit, in fact, as long as you pretend you can't see them and do your job with peace of mind, they won't interrogate the passing palace servants for no reason."

Pei Xiang asked curiously: "Are those black armored guards the famous Jinwu Guards? The kind of generals who are in charge of arresting and interrogating people everywhere?"

"No, the Black Armor Guard and the Jinwu Guard are different, they belong to..."

While listening to Bai Jiaoxi's explanation, Pei Xiang observed the situation in Yuntai Pavilion.

She doesn't have internal strength, but the sword intent integrated into the soul makes her much more discerning than those who don't practice martial arts, so she quickly noticed that the Yuntai Pavilion seems to be chaotic and the atmosphere is more relaxed than outside.But in fact, the guards here are stricter, and every corner is under the surveillance of the black armored guards.

"How many times has His Majesty the emperor been assassinated? So cautious," Pei Xiang thought to himself, "Or... the whole palace was actually so heavily guarded? This makes sense, after all, it is the world of martial arts. There must be a lot of people flying over the roof or shrinking their bones to change their appearance, so the security aspect should be stricter. Huh? Could it be that the people above have already noticed that there is a conspiracy going to happen, so they are so cautious?"

The original body had been practicing dance seriously in the dance department before, and didn't know much about the outside world. Later, he realized that he couldn't go on like that, so he began to consciously inquire about things other than the Inner Court Jiaofang Division.Due to her clear purpose, she put most of her attention on the eldest prince who was said to be young and promising, and did not pay too much attention to other aspects.

Therefore, Pei Xiang didn't know much about the court at this time, and needed to collect more and more useful information.

Passing through a small garden with sparse flowers and trees, Pei Xiang followed Bai Jiaoxi to the door of the side hall of Yuntai Pavilion.

"Okay, before you go to Xuanyuan Palace, you should prepare here first. If you are tricked by someone like Lan Xu again, don't come to me to intercede. Girl Xiang, it's too much to be in this deep palace. Naive people cannot live."

Pei Xiang's expression froze immediately, and he pretended to be taught, and bowed to Teacher Bai.

Bai Jiaoxi looked at the young girl's tenderness and beauty, and silently recited a Buddha in his heart.She sincerely hoped that the seedling she valued would gain some momentum, bathe in Long's kindness as soon as possible, and then blossom and bear fruit.In this case, I can also ride the wind, and maybe I can still sit in the position of Shao Wushi.

After separating from Bai Jiaoxi, Pei Xiang stood under the stone steps for a while.She knew that once she entered, Lan Xu and the others would be alerted immediately.They will be surprised by the appearance of Miss Xiang, and lead to many speculations.

But in fact, if she had a choice, Pei Xiang didn't want to appear in Yuntai Pavilion, she really wanted to leave the palace and live in a safe place.

It's a pity that she relied on Bai Jiaoxi's appearance to escape the assassin's make-up knife, and then she couldn't help herself.Because the teacher Bai with internal strength did not allow the lead dancer he valued to back down.

——Actually, Yuntai Pavilion, where people come and go, is the safest place.

——Although the existence of those black-armored guards has reduced the chance of me leaving the palace smoothly, but at this moment, their existence is also a kind of protection for me.

——Well, the premise is that the number of rebels mixed into the black-armored guards should not be too large.

Pei Xiang walked into the east hall of Yuntai Pavilion alone. Not long after, she heard a crisp sound of a teacup falling to the ground, followed by a few exclamations.

"Sister Lan, is the tea too hot? Is it hurt?"

"Sister Lan, be careful not to be pierced by broken porcelain..."

Pei Xiang heard the reputation, and happened to collide with Lan Xu in the memory of the original owner.

At this moment, the pupils of the Xiuya girl not far away constricted, while Pei Xiang nodded slightly as if nothing had happened, as if nothing had happened.

Na Lanxu was not simple either. After the initial shock, she quickly concealed her true emotions.If someone who didn't know the inside story noticed the change in Lan Xu's expression, they would only think that she was frightened by the small accident of the teacup falling, and would not be suspicious at all.

"Qingxue, I'm fine. I slipped my hand just now." Lan Xu suppressed her doubts in an instant, and comforted the people around her with concern, "Don't just care about me, be careful, don't be caught on the ground." The tea stained the shoes and socks."

"I will pay attention, Sister Lan." Another round-faced girl called Qingxue replied happily.

Pei Xiang ignored Lan Xu's side. After she and the dancers who danced the Xiangyun Dance got together, they began to prepare for the evening performance.

At the same time, Lan Xu quietly left the east hall on the pretext of tidying up her wet skirt.

"Huashi, something happened, that Pei Xiang appeared in Yuntai Pavilion alive."

"Pei Xiang? The one you and the deputy envoy secretly poisoned together?"

"Yes, I originally thought that it would be possible to pretend that she died of a heart attack. In this way, she would be able to silence her without causing too much suspicion. I didn't expect...she wasn't poisoned to death, it was because her subordinates were incompetent."

"Are you sure she swallowed the master's poison?"

"Sure, I saw it with my own eyes."

Huashi was more calm than Lanxu. She lowered her head and thought for a moment, then guessed:

"Since she has taken the poison of the master, that Xiang girl will definitely die. As for this sudden appearance...could it be someone pretending to be?"

"You mean Yi Rong?"

"Well, very likely."

This guess made Lan Xu even more flustered:

"Doesn't that mean... our plan has already been discovered by the dark people? That's why the other party was able to freeze Li Daitao in such a short period of time. Also, tonight's Xiangyun Dance has high requirements for the qualifications of the dancers. They can all jump out."

Hua Shi's expression was also very bad, and she signaled Lan Xu not to mess up.

"I'm going to contact the deputy envoy, you can check who Pei Xiang has been in contact with."

"Okay." Lan Xu turned to leave.

"Wait," the flower envoy frowned and called to Lan Xu, "I think there is something wrong with it. If she or the people behind her find out about our actions in advance, they will either agree with, oppose, or ignore , or wait to reap the benefits of the fisherman... No matter what the attitude is, letting Pei Xiang appear at this time is to scare the snake. Lan Xu, it is really strange that Pei Xiang appeared in Yuntai Pavilion."

Lan Xu followed Huashi's analysis and thought for a moment, and she also looked puzzled:

"Could it be that there is no third-party force at all, and the person who appeared in Yuntai Pavilion is Pei Xiang herself. She... has a special constitution that is invulnerable to all poisons?"

Huashi wanted to say that there are so many martial arts myths that are invulnerable to all poisons in this world, and that there should not be any of them that should appear in a small inner court priest Si Wuji.However, she really couldn't think of a reasonable reason to explain Pei Xiang's resurrection and sudden appearance.

——If you also want the dog emperor to die, or want to fish in troubled waters, this Pei Xiang shouldn't appear in Yuntai Pavilion, it's like a warning.Isn't she afraid that we will stop?

—Warning?Could it be that this person or the people behind her didn't want us to do it tonight, so they made this happen?

——Is it good intentions?Or do you want us to be paranoid and expose our weaknesses?

"Lan Xu, tell me briefly why you want to kill someone to silence you."

"Pei Xiang caught me talking with the deputy envoy. We were discussing whether to replace Pei Xiang, the lead dancer of Xiangyun Dance, and let me take her place. In this case, it might be easier to assassinate that old thing on the Dragon Throne. "

Hearing this, Huashi slightly raised his voice:

"She's just an ordinary person who doesn't know martial arts. Didn't you and the deputy find out that she was eavesdropping on the conversation? Why didn't you kill her that night, but waited until today? During this period, she had countless opportunities to inform others of."

Lan Xu immediately explained:

"It was raining and windy that night, and the deputy envoy and I really didn't notice that someone was eavesdropping. Frankly speaking, if Pei Xiang hadn't come to threaten me suddenly, I didn't even know she had bumped into me meeting the deputy envoy. "

"What did she threaten you with?"

"She said that she heard my conversation with the deputy envoy and knew what I was planning on her. If you don't want to be accused, you should not attend the banquet tonight. She told me, um, not to block her way. I After hearing her threat, I first subdued and stabilized her, and then confirmed that she did not leak the conversation to others, and then made up my mind to poison her."

"Blocking her way? Could it be that they have some special arrangements for tonight?"

Hua Shi frowned even more, feeling extremely uneasy in her heart, and even dared not continue to speculate, because there were too many variables.

"If it really doesn't work, activate the second line, let those of us who have been exposed be used as bait, and make sure to hit it successfully."

"...Okay, for the sake of the Lord!"

The flower envoy pursed her lips: "This is the worst plan. If we can't succeed in starting the second line, our plan for many years will really fall short. Lan Xu, you, you should spread the news first, we are in Yuntai The cabinet is on standby and obeys all arrangements."

"As ordered!"

Lan Xu on the side also regretted her careless negligence before. While writing a few lines quickly with the secret potion, she passed by a little eunuch who was pruning flower branches in a casual manner, and then secretly handed the crumpled note to the other side.

After half an hour, everyone in the east hall stopped to practice and rest temporarily.

Just as Pei Xiang found a chair and sat down, he saw Lan Xu and an unfamiliar court lady walking in from the door.Pei Xiang looked at the two of them with his chin in his hands, his eyes flicked across their skirts and hair, and then he looked elsewhere casually.

However, she didn't pay attention to Lan Xu anymore, but Lan Xu wanted to find out the reality of Pei Xiang who didn't know the truth.

Exchanged glances with the Hua Envoy beside him, Lan Xu raised a gentle smile and walked towards Pei Xiang's resting direction.

"Miss Xiang, how are you getting ready? I heard that Bai Jiaoxi paid special attention to this auspicious cloud dance, and even designed a set of new movements for you. It is said to be very beautiful. It's a pity that I, with such a humble status, cannot witness Xiangyun dance with my own eyes. The girl's dancing posture on the Xuanyuan Palace."

Pei Xiang looked at Lan Xu and the maid behind her indifferently, and said lazily:

"Your words are a little strange. Xiangyun Dance itself is a newly choreographed dance by Shao Wushi and Bai Jiaoxi. It has never been performed in public before. How can there be any new and old moves? Besides, with Shao Wushi here, what can Bai Jiaoxi do?" Will you change the dance moves at will? Miss Lan, you are a candidate for Xiangyun Dance to lead the dance, and you should know the inside story, so why do you follow others?"

Lan Xu apologized in embarrassment, and at the same time secretly judged in her heart that if the "Pei Xiang" in front of her was someone else pretending to be, then she should not be someone who suddenly sneaked into the dance club.After all, there are not many people who know the inside story about arranging the Xiangyun Dance.Even the girls under Bai Jiaoxi, not all of them knew that the creation of this dance was related to Shao Wushi, they only regarded it as the research result of Bai Jiaoxi alone.

But... Although there are not many people who know the inside story, this matter is not an absolute secret.It's true that Shao Wu envoy was worried that Xiang Yun Wu's effect would not be good, and she didn't want to take risks before the first performance, but she didn't give all the credit to others, so some people who should know the truth will still hear about it of.

It's not right or wrong, Lan Xu secretly sighed.She sat down on one side of Pei Xiang, and the maid who came with her stood diagonally behind Pei Xiang on the other side.The two men held Pei Xiang vaguely, one on the left and the other on the right, as if they planned to strike at any time.

Pei Xiang slowly lowered his eyes, covering the dark eyes.

Lan Xu found a new topic and continued to spy on Pei Xiang.For a while, Pei Xiang acted like a real dancer girl Xiang, and for a while she was perfunctory, avoiding the topic, so that people couldn't see whether she really didn't know the inside story or didn't want to talk about it.

After "chatting" for almost a stick of incense, Lan Xu had to overthrow the guess in her heart several times.

When she had a new guess again, she suddenly opened her eyes wide in disbelief, because she instantly realized that the guess at this time was her original idea, and this idea...had been denied by herself before. .But after denying it... she was unknowingly led her thoughts back, as if... she had been going around in circles for nothing.

"Your Excellency is so thoughtful." Lan Xu's tone was cold.

Pei Xiang let out an "ah" in a ignorant manner, and looked at Lan Xu inexplicably.

A trace of sullenness flashed across Lan Xu's eyes.

At this time, the maid standing behind Pei Xiang suddenly said:

"Lan'er, don't worry, no matter what, she doesn't know martial arts. As long as we sit here peacefully and talk to Miss Xiang, we won't make any big mistakes."

Receiving timely reminders from her companions, Lan Xu slowly let go of the inner strength condensed in her palms, and her tense shoulders relaxed without a trace.She closed her eyes, then nodded slightly to the flower envoy, indicating that she knew the seriousness.

——If we have to use our bodies as bait today, this hateful woman will never leave alive.

Pei Xiang seemed to be ignorant of Lan Xu's murderous intentions. Seeing that Lan Xu and the court lady were no longer talking, she closed her eyes and meditated, a bit like an expert sitting on the Diaoyutai.