Meiqiang miserably uses herself as a substitute

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At the same time, the sound of horseshoes appeared from a distance, and it became clearer in this direction.

Xiao Zhan knelt on half knees, the blade of the sword pierced into the ground, supporting his body.Xie Yan stood next to him, the short knife vibrated greatly. After such a long fight, his left hand was already numb, so he could only hold the short knife with all his strength.He raised his eyes and saw the first person rushing up in the rain.

It's Deaf...

Seeing so many people, Xiao Ran's previous momentum faded away, he hid behind those people, and said, "Protect my prince! Hurry up!"

Ah Deaf brought all the forbidden soldiers in the palace, Xiao Ran saw that the situation was not good for him, so he retreated step by step.

Xiao Ran was helped up by Ah Deaf, his eyes fell there, and he suddenly shouted: "Xiao Ran stop!"

This is still a step too late.The rain made the soil by the river soft, and Xiao Ran didn't see the river behind him, so he stumbled and fell into it.The river was so fast that people went in and disappeared without even resurfacing their heads.

Everyone knows that such a fast river...

There is no chance of survival.

Xiao Ran wanted to rebel, but news of his death in the water spread to the palace, and Emperor Ming De's headache became more and more serious.

After the imperial physician bandaged Xiao Zhan and Xie Yan, he told them not to take off the cloth covering their faces during the emergency.

Xiao Li got up to see Emperor Ming De, Xie Yan sat in his seat and did not move.

Xiao Zhan said to him, "You go too."

Xie Yan looked at him: "But..."

"Father won't allow you." Xiao Zhan said, "Sooner or later, you will have to explain this to him. Father's health has been getting worse recently, but...his illness didn't last for a day or two, if..."

Xie Yan sighed, stood up and said, "You are the prince now, so don't say such things."

Xiao Yan nodded, but Xie Yan still didn't move.

Xiao Li asked, "What's wrong?"

Xie Yan pondered and said: "Just now the imperial physician said that the second son of the Shen family knows medical skills. He saw the emperor's illness when he was sick, and Shen Lihan treated him for several days. The people in the palace did not find him today. sent him to heal."

Xiao Li nodded, "Shen Lihan has read thousands of books, so it's no accident that he knows medicine."

"That's not the problem." Xie Yan said: "All the imperial physicians have been summoned to the city to treat illnesses, and the palace is sealed off. It's not easy for you and me to come in, but Shen Lihan has disappeared at this time..."

Xie Yan thought for a while, and said firmly: "He is not in the palace, how can he get out of the palace? How could the guards at the gate of the palace let him out so easily?"

Xiao Li lowered his eyes and murmured, "He's not in the palace..."

"It's just a guess." Xie Yan recalled what Shen Lihan said in front of General Zhenyuan's corpse that day, and said, "Shen Lihan is smarter than Chen Xiangrong, is he hiding a knife in his smile, Xiao Yan, we just have to wait."

41. Chapter 41

Emperor Mingde had a headache and fell into a coma, Xiao Li knelt outside the hall and waited for him to wake up.

The father-in-law next to him couldn't stand it anymore, and stepped forward and said: "His Royal Highness, the emperor doesn't know when he will wake up, and you can't keep kneeling like this. Our family asked someone to move a chair for you, you..."

He watched Xiao Yan pass by for several hours, the expression on his face hardly changed, his words were normal, and he turned to look at the people beside him.

Xie Yan stood beside Xiao Ran without saying a word.

The father-in-law said: "Mr. Xie, please persuade Your Highness!"

Xie Yan glanced at him, shook his head and said, "You don't understand him."

In this matter, Xiao Yan will not give in.

The father-in-law was stunned, staring blankly at the two people who intended to go to bed at this time.

At this time, the people in the house came out and said that the emperor was awake and wanted to send Xiao Li in.

Everyone had a meal and didn't dare to make a sound.

——Only Xiao Zhan was passed on.

Xie Yan looked at Xiao Fei at the side calmly.

Xiao Zhan got up from the ground, slightly relieved the numbness in his knees, and then stepped in.

The servants inside withdrew, and everyone could only wait outside. The surroundings were silent, but they still couldn't hear the conversation inside.

Until there was a clear sound of a cup falling to the ground and the sound of applause followed, everyone's hearts trembled.

Xie Yan lowered his eyes and clenched his fists, thinking of Xiao Ran in his heart.

After a while, he heard the sound of very light footsteps, but the steps were solid and full of strength.

Xie Yan turned his head to look, and a person appeared from the corner, a person he was very familiar with.

The Red Tide Palace Master was still wearing a mask, approaching from a distance unhurriedly, the aura all over his body made the guards freeze in place for a moment, not daring to step forward.

Xie Yan lowered his head and clenched his fingers inside his sleeves.

The black robe blocked the face of Palace Master Scarlet Tide, he passed in front of Xiao Fei, he recognized the phoenix flower mask on this person's face, he was the first to recover from the crowd, he said: "Stop him!"

As soon as he said this, several guards immediately came and blocked the way in front of him, saying: "Who are you waiting for?! How dare you trespass into the emperor's bedroom!"

The movement outside spread to the sleeping hall, Emperor Ming De and Xiao Zhan both kept silent, listening to the sound outside.

The Red Tide Palace Master said: "I have something to report to Your Majesty."

The guard said: "Presumptuous!"

"Let him talk." Emperor Ming De's voice came from inside the room, and everyone outside was stunned.

The palace lord's voice was calm: "Your Majesty, the old Patriarch Chen died of illness, the Chen family caught fire, and the whole family lost their lives."

The people around were shocked.

Xie Yan raised his eyes and looked at Palace Master Chi Chao.He was certain in his heart that Chi Chao did this.Or rather, it was done by the terrible man in front of him.

The Palace Master of Red Tide has always been an invisible person.He doesn't often have red tides, and only orders the red tides behind his back.

But Xie Yan didn't believe it.If it wasn't for his own participation and only relying on the intelligence from the spies, it would be absolutely impossible to be so well aware of the development of the situation.

It is even more impossible to take this risk and get rid of the Chen family at this time.

Emperor Mingde was silent in the room for a long time before he said: "I understand, if there is nothing to do, then retreat."

Palace Master Red Tide was ordered and did not leave immediately.Slightly sideways, looking at the person on the side.

Xie Yan lowered his head and remained silent.

"Look up." The Palace Master returned to his original voice.

Xie Yan's heart froze.

This voice—

He raised his head in response, and saw the Palace Mistress remove the hood and slowly take off the mask.

He smiled at Xie Yan, just like when he saw this person in the past.

Xie Yan didn't react for a long time.

Someone was the first to speak out, and said in a daze: "Shen...Shen Lihan!"

Shen Lihan seemed to have never heard of it, looked into Xie Yan's eyes, and his voice became cold, "Xie Yan, have you completed your mission?"

Xie Yan froze in place, unable to move for a long time.

The coldness in Shen Lihan's eyes was overwhelming, and he was completely different from the previous him. He said: "My palace lord made you recall the past, but it didn't mean that you and the prince will perish here together. The right talisman sinks in the Qingnong River, you... Don’t you have anything to say to the Palace Master?”

"Uh..." Xie Yan's body trembled slightly, and everyone around him looked at him, but they were suppressed by Shen Lihan's aura and did not dare to step forward.

The door was opened, and Xiao Yan walked out from inside.Xie Yan raised his head, looked at him silently, and saw that one side of his face was still slightly red.

Xiao Yan looked at Shen Lihan, frowned and said, "I will order someone to look for it."

Shen Lihan smiled and said: "This is his task, the prince does not need to intervene."

Xiao Zhan Leng said: "I have to take care of it alone, this is a lonely thing."

Shen Lihan's voice also turned cold, and said: "His Royal Highness, I am standing here as the Palace Master. There is no need to obey your words."

Xie Yan knew what kind of person Chichao Palace Master was, if Xiao Ran annoyed him, he would not be hurt on the surface, and he would be in constant trouble for offending him in the future.He pursed his lips, interrupted them and said, "Who are you?"

The two fell silent.Shen Lihan looked sideways at him and said, "What?"

Xie Yan looked straight into his eyes and said, "Palace Master asked Ziqin what he wanted to say. I want to say, you are Palace Master Red Tide, you are Shen Lihan, but what about the third identity?"

Shen Lihan raised his eyebrows and did not speak.

Everyone froze in place, not daring to speak out.

Xie Yan bravely asked: "Shen Lihan, who are you? What exactly do you want to do?"

How did the second son of the Shen family become the Red Tide Palace Master, and when did he learn martial arts?

All along, he has been planning something.Hiding the truth from the emperor and everyone in Chi Chao.

Shen Lihan lowered his eyes slightly, and put on his mask again.He turned around and said flatly, "Thank you, son, Qin."

The voice was very gentle, but for no reason it was cold to the bones of the person, causing a chill.

Shen Lihan said: "My lord, I saw the right person." He left after saying this, Xie Yan chased after him, and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

Xiao Li wanted to catch up, but Emperor Mingde coughed hurriedly from inside the room, and he immediately stopped in his tracks.People outside the house bypassed him and rushed in, Xiao Ji heard someone shout: "Doctor Xuan!"

At this time, as the prince, he should stay here.

Inside the house, Xiao Fei shouted: "Fourth brother! Father asked you to come in!"

Xiao Yan didn't move.

Xiao Fei said: "Fourth brother! Go forward quickly...Father! Father!"

The people outside the house remained silent for a long time, Xiao Fei saw his father who was vomiting blood and murmured Xiao Zhan, he staggered two steps and stood up, thinking that even if he pulled, he would pull people in.

"Fourth brother! Four..."

As soon as he went out, he saw Xiao Zhan stepping up and quickly followed.

It was already night outside the palace, Shen Lihan looked back, and said with a smile: "Xie Ziqin, you are too courageous to chase after my Palace Master."

Xie Yan's body has not fully recovered, chasing him is already the limit, and the speed has also slowed down.

Suddenly, there was a dull pain in his heart, and Xie Yan stomped his feet to support the wall next to him.

Shen Lihan also stopped, standing in the distance and looking at him with a smile.

Xie Yan clenched the collar on his chest, feeling that it was very stuffy, chasing Shen Lihan used too much physical strength, his body was already wet with sweat, but there was still fresh sweat left.

Shen Lihan smiled without saying a word.

"Uh..." Xie Yan was in a daze, clutching the clothes on his chest, and said, "You...prescribe the medicine..."

when?

It was the palace lord who sprinkled it along the way when he was running, and he followed all the way, so he inhaled a lot, triggering the