Counting on your fingers, the fifth marriage is coming

Chapter 221 Lurking (I)

Outside the holy capital city in spring, willows are swaying and flowers are blooming.

After leaving the palace, Nangong Fei still played the role of the vulgar and arrogant cousin of Prince Shou.

He rode on a horse, with a team following him on both sides. A carriage was loaded with gold, silver and jewelry bestowed by Emperor Yue, as well as two beautiful palace maids.

Some people speculated that the reason given by His Majesty was false, and his real intention was to use these beautiful palace maids to test whether these handsome men could resist the temptation of beauty.

Otherwise, why were these carefully selected young palace maids not the eunuchs accompanying them back home?

Nangong Fei looked gloomy and silent at this time, his eyes fixed on the ground.

He returned empty-handed this time. In order to avoid Prince Shou's suspicion of him, he had to let this "cousin" die accidentally along the way so that there would be no evidence.

As the night deepened, the convoy stopped at an inn.

Nangong Fei was just about to dismount when he heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance.

Under the moonlight, five figures came riding on horses. They were Wei Canghao and others.

They dismounted, but there was no one else with them.

Seeing Wei Canghao and others, Nangong Fei did not plan to cause any trouble for the time being. After taking a cold glance at them, he took the lead to enter the post station.

"Do you think that man is a little weird?" Chi Jiangdong lowered his voice and said, "In the Nightmare Tomb Flower, he seemed to stand next to Xie Yujin many times. The two did not speak, but exchanged glances several times. Moreover, after Xie Yujin disappeared, he seemed to be very close to another person. That person had nothing to do with him on weekdays, but every time at the critical moment, he would protect Xie Yujin with his life without thinking twice..."

Li Yehe's beautiful eyebrows sank, adding a murderous aura: "I always feel that there is a disgusting aura about him, just like..." He paused and said with disgust: "Just like those evil cultivators."

Because Li Yehe's soul was transferred to another place once, his five senses are extremely sharp, so his words must be paid attention to.

At this time, a beautifully decorated carriage slowly stopped, and the wheels rolled over the ground, making a slight rolling sound.

Two palace maids got off the carriage one after another. The leading palace maid had a dignified face. She lifted the hem of her skirt with one hand and stepped out of the carriage lightly. The next one landed silently.

They were all dressed in light pink palace dresses with delicate forsythia patterns embroidered on the cuffs and hems. A silver hairpin swayed gently on their black hair, and the hanging pearls trembled with her movements.

They are actually twins.

"Master Jiashan, what are you looking at?" Chi Jiangdong curiously followed his gaze and seemed to understand something: "Those are twins, which are indeed quite rare. But we also have a pair in our village, which is quite interesting."

Gu Yue Jiarong also took a few curious glances and said, "It is said that twins have telepathy. Not only do they look similar, but their behaviors are also exactly the same."

Tang Jiashan didn't say anything, but his eyes were fixed on the two palace maids.

Suddenly, his pupils shrank slightly, and a hint of uncertainty and hesitation flashed across his face.

Wei Canghao remained calm. He only glanced at him and then looked away, returning to the topic: "I heard that this man is the nephew of a powerful noble. He usually keeps to himself and does not communicate with others. He is definitely not a good person. We may overlap with him for a while in the next itinerary, so let's observe as we go."

"No wonder. Look at his team of followers. Others have declined or arranged other palace maids to accompany them, but he has no hesitation in bringing them along. I don't believe Xu Shanshan would be interested in such a dirty man!" Chi Jiangdong curled his lips.

Li Yehe led the horse into the stable: "This trip made me understand an honest truth, that is, don't expect any true love in the palace, it's all about interests and exploitation. You think this concubine selection is to add concubines to Emperor Yue, but I think this is an opportunity to eliminate dissidents and consolidate imperial power." "Based on my understanding of her, she has never had much talent for love, but she is very scheming, so I agree with you." Chi Jiangdong said.

In front, the palace maid who was about to enter the post station slowed down and turned her head.

They both turned their heads, looking charming under the moonlight, always maintaining the dignified manners of palace maids, and bowed slightly.

"Greetings to the five gentlemen, may you live a long and healthy life."

Wei Canghao and others immediately stopped what they were doing and looked up.

I thought they were Nangong Fei's accompanying palace maids and would not have any interaction with them, but unexpectedly these two people actually started talking to me.

The atmosphere was stagnant for a moment.

At this moment, Tang Jiashan suddenly said, "Aunts, I wonder which palace you worked for before?"

At this time, Tang Jiashan had changed back into a plain white monk's robe. Under the moonlight, he stood tall and straight, his robe gently fluttering in the night wind, outlining his slender and well-proportioned figure, like a strong bamboo standing in the snow, exuding an unrestrained and elegant look.

"I work in the imperial kitchen, and my sister works in the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace." The elder sister bowed gently.

The younger sister smiled and said, "I just overheard the conversation of the gentlemen. I feel that this palace is indeed not as simple and clean as the outside world. It is important for people to be sober and self-aware. If one's heart is filled with love and hate, one will be burned like a fire of sin."

Seeing that her younger sister wanted to say more, the elder sister stretched out her hand to stop her. She said with a serious expression: "Excuse me, sister, let's not delay any longer and catch up quickly."

The two of them sang in unison, and after saying something, they walked into the post station leisurely without caring about their reactions.

Chi Jiangdong was stunned. He touched his nose and said, "What a sharp tongue! If you don't know, you might think I was talking about them just now."

Li Heye laughed ridiculously: "Who has a heart full of only love and hate? What a joke."

Wei Canghao, Gu Yuejiarong and the others did not know what to comment for a moment. After all, they were the first to make noises behind the scenes. So they simply stopped talking and went into the post station.

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Nangong Fei had just received a message from Prince Shou, saying that one must be careful of suspicious people along the way. He believed that Emperor Yue's men might be lurking among them.

This letter came in a very strange and certain tone, as if Prince Shou was sure that Emperor Yue had already taken action to deal with them.

He didn't quite understand the key to this and was skeptical.

He had personally investigated the damage to Emperor Yue's soul suffered in order to deal with the Xuanmen League headquarters. Was it necessary for her to be so hasty in taking action against the rebel king?
"If you're talking about suspicious people... aren't those five suspicious people?"

Nangong Fei knew that the five men all had close relationships with Emperor Yue. Could it be that they were working for Emperor Yue and monitoring his every move?
If it's true, then if he wants to escape, he'll have to be more cautious...

While he was concentrating on thinking, he felt the closed windowsill being blown open by a breeze, and the chill that came in from outside made him shiver.

He frowned and went to close the window, but he accidentally saw a white patch of snow in the vast night outside the window. His hands froze, and he felt as if his whole body was covered by ice and snow, and his mind gradually collapsed...