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Ouyang Jin's countenance was calm, but there was a trace of unnatural paleness on his face, as though he was gravely ill.

"Xue Xuan, what are you trying to test?"

Xue Xuan tensed up, then he looked up at Shangguan Qian and muttered, "I just want to know if the princess can escape from this grandpa's hands."

"You got your conclusion now?"

"Xue Xuan has passed."

Shangguan Qian had given Xue Xuan a deep look. Was this person just using her as a probe? If Ouyang Jin's anger flared up, wouldn't she die at his hands?

"If you want to stay by my side, then don't make wild guesses." Ouyang Jin's tone carried a sharp edge to it as he turned around and walked back to the small path they came from.

Shangguan Qian quickly gave chase, but his clothes were all wet and he was feeling extremely uncomfortable.

Arriving at the entrance of the palace, Ouyang Jin stopped in his tracks for a moment before calmly turning to look at her, "What are you doing in the palace?"

"I'm looking for you."

He turned around and coldly stared at her with his deep eyes. "What is it?"

"My friend is missing. I want to ask if you know where he went." Shangguan Qian asked with a tone that was neither servile nor overbearing.

Ouyang Jin walked over, staring at her closely. With a hint of mockery in his voice, he asked, "You think I'm the one who killed him?"

She suddenly raised her head, her eyes filled with panic as she quickly shook her head. "I don't think so. I'm just asking you, where is he?"

"I don't know." He strode into the palace.

Shangguan Qian furrowed his brows, a trace of anger could be seen in his eyes. He could almost guess that Ouyang Jin knew the whereabouts of Nightingale, but did not tell her!

Only now, the only one who could fight together with her was Nightingale, how could she let anything happen to Nightingale?

He chased after them, and when he pushed the door open, the thick mist vanished.

However, the inside of the hall was still icy cold. Moreover, the hall was very empty and cold.

Ouyang Jin had his back to her as he leaned back in the Imperial Consort's chair, his silver hair draped over his shoulders.

"Then can I ask if he lives or dies?"

"Alive."

Shangguan Qian Bei let out a sigh of relief, as a huge rock dropped from the bottom of his heart, "Ouyang Jin, thank you."

Ouyang Jin did not say anything. Shangguan Qian was standing at the entrance of the temple, his feet soaked in water. Embarrassed, he did not continue walking forward.

"Then I'll go back."

He remained silent, his back to her, like a statue.

Shangguan Qian turned around and opened the door, walking out after a moment of hesitation.

She didn't know why, but she felt that Ouyang Jin was a little strange.

On the way back, he coincidentally saw Xue Xuan standing by the side of the road, smiling at her.

Shangguan Qian Bei looked at him deeply, sighing secretly to himself. He had not expected him to still be able to smile.

"Princess, I'll escort you out of the palace."

Shangguan Qian refused coldly, "No need."

She didn't want to be tricked by this person in front of her again.

"Let's go. Rest assured, I will not scheme against you anymore. Furthermore, I am only curious."

"Curious about what?"

"There has never been anyone who dared to get close to the Imperial Advisor. Of course, those who got close are all dead, yet you survived. Don't you want to know the real reason?" Xue Xuan asked with a smile.

Shangguan Qian glanced at him coolly, saying coldly: "I don't want to know."

"You don't want to know, but I'm curious. Thus, I tested you a bit. Sure enough, you're different."

Her eyebrows rose slightly. Different? The so-called difference was probably because she was immune to poisonous smoke, right?

Otherwise, she would have died countless times over already.

"What's different?"

"I won't tell you." Xue Xuan smiled mysteriously as he walked forward and let out a sorrowful sigh. "I was quite unlucky as well. If it wasn't for the Soul-Returning Pill, I would have died in the lake."

Shangguan Qian shot him an indifferent glance, but didn't say anything more. Deep down in his heart, he was especially depressed, he didn't know where Nightingale had gone to.

He went back to the Bright Moon Tower and checked again, but there were still no clues.

Since it wasn't Ouyang Jin, then it must be ink, but where could she go to look for ink now?

Li Fengyi's face appeared in his mind and he couldn't help but sigh. He wondered if Li Fengyi would go look for ink soon.

Sighing, he walked out of the room and saw a familiar figure.

Bai Zimo? Why did he appear in the Great Yan?

It just so happened that Bai Zimo was on his way upstairs, and when he lifted his head, he saw Shangguan Qian.

There was no sign of panic on his face. On the contrary, he looked extremely calm.

He took a big step forward and whispered, "Princess."

"General Bai? Why are you in the Great Yan? " Shangguan Qian pretended to be surprised as he asked.

Bai Zimo lowered his head, and replied in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "Princess, it's not convenient to talk here, please come with me."

Shangguan Qian Bei gave him a long look, and without hesitation followed him upstairs.

Right next to Nightingale's room, Bai Zimo opened the door and stood there.

"The First Prince is in his room."

Shang Guanmo? Why would he come? And with Bai Zimo?

He immediately became alert and walked in with large strides.

"Qian'Er." A cold voice rang out. She raised her head and looked at Shang Guanmo, who was drinking tea by the table.

The prince of Great Tribulations had come to another country without any forewarning. There had to be some sort of conspiracy.

Shangguan Qian walked over expressionlessly and sat beside him.

He was still wearing his white robe, and his long black hair was draped over his shoulders. His pretty face was calm as he looked at her.

Shangguan Qian'er raised his brow slightly, saying: "Why didn't Qian'er know that Big Brother Huang Yan was here?"

"I came here on an important matter and didn't inform you, so please keep it a secret for me."

Curiosity appeared on Shangguan Qian's face. "What is it?"

"A secret." He glanced at her. "Father sent me."

"There's only you and General Bai Zimo here?"

"Exactly."

Bai Zimo had long since caught up with the official's treason, but Shang Guanmo was not clear about it. Furthermore, why had he come to the Great Yan Empire this time?

Or could it be that, because they could not wait for Li Fengyi, they decided to turn their attention to Shang Guanmo?

"Royal brother, when are you leaving?"

"In half a month." Shang Guanmo's tone was flat, but his eyes showed his disgust towards her from time to time.

It was this feeling of disgust that came from the depths of his bones again. Shangguan Qian's lips twitched, he hesitated for a moment, not knowing if he should tell him about Bai Zimo's matter.

Their relationship wasn't good to begin with, plus there were some conflicts between them before.

She really wanted to see Shang Guanmo make a fool of himself and make him suffer.

But then she thought, she came to Great Yan Dynasty, only Shang Guanmo was by my father's side, if something happened to him, it's hard to say …

"Is Imperial Father and Mother well?" she asked softly, dipping her finger in the water and sliding it gently across the table.

"Very good, Imperial Mother really misses you." Shang Guanmo stared coldly at the words under her finger, a trace of astonishment flashing across his ice-cold eyes.

"That's good. You and I didn't have much relationship before, nor did we have any personal relationships. Let's part ways here." Shangguan Qian said coldly, standing up.

However, his hand was still in her grasp. She turned her head back in astonishment and met Shang Guanmo's calm eyes.

"What else?"

Shang Guanmo looked at her with deep eyes, and said word by word, "Be careful, you are alone in the big swallow."

"Right." Shangguan Qian looked at him deeply, feeling a sense of familiarity in his clear eyes.

However, he couldn't think of anyone he was familiar with. With a sigh, he left in large strides.

Shang Guanmo's face was calm as he lowered his head to look at the unfinished words on the table.

'Be careful of Bai Zimo! '

The door opened and Bai Zimo walked in. He quickly wiped off the water stain.

"She's gone?"

"Yes, the princess seems to be looking for someone in the Bright Moon Tower." Bai Zimo spoke up, "First Prince, tonight we..."

Bai Zimo suddenly picked up the cup and threw it out the window, "Bright Moon Restaurant is a good place, but there are too many wild cats."

Bai Zimo instantly understood, lowering his head and not speaking anymore.

As soon as Shangguan Qian walked into his own courtyard, he saw Hong Ying rushing towards him.

"Princess, you're finally back."

"What's the rush?"

Hong Ying walked to her side and whispered, "Earlier, Senior Servant Bai came and asked you to go to the Garden of Peace."

Shangguan Qian's expression did not change as he said passively: "But a guest has arrived at the house?"

Hong Ying revealed a surprised expression and whispered, "Princess, how did you know?"

"I guessed."

She indifferently opened his mouth and walked towards the Garden of Peace. Last time at the Spirit Hidden Temple, Li Fengyi definitely would have tried to find a way to stay here.

Only, she didn't expect that in just a day's time, she would bring Sun Yuechan to her mansion.

He walked into the Anhe Garden, but before he entered, he heard mournful wails coming from inside.

It was the drama of heartache again. She frowned. She really didn't feel anything from it.

"Imperial Concubine, Qian'er came late." Shangguan Qian walked in with a faint smile.

"Qian'Er …" Sun Yuechan, who was sitting next to the imperial concubine, couldn't help but cry when she saw her.

Shangguan Qian pretended to be surprised, asking in a low voice, "Hey, isn't this Yue Jiao?" When did you come? "

Sun Yujiao used a handkerchief to wipe away the tears at the corners of her eyes. Her hair was a jagged mess. Although she was wearing a clean set of clothes, they were only the clothes worn by commoners.

It seemed that she really did feel some pity for him.

"Yue Jiao just arrived."

"What does it have to do with you when she came to the manor?" "Yue Jiao, since you have no place to stay, and you lost track of Madam Sun, you should stay in Third Prince's Mansion."

Sun Yue looked timidly at Li Danyeng, pursed her lips, and said in a low voice, "This … That's not appropriate, right? "

"What's wrong with it? Aunt, what do you think? " Li Danyeng looked at Consort Li with a pleading expression.

Shangguan Qian sat quietly at the side, watching their act with cold mockery.

The imperial concubine hesitated for a moment before looking at Sun Yuetao. "Yuetao and Princess, the phoenix are on good terms, so there's no objection to living here. I'm just afraid that outsiders might spout nonsense."

"Why don't we live together with Qian Chao?" Shangguan Qian'er smiled faintly, saying with deep emotion: "Originally, Qian'Er didn't marry Feng Yi, sohe moved into the mansion ahead of time. As for Yue Jiao, she hasn't married yet, so it would be perfect for his to live with me."

Sun Yue's dainty eyes glanced at her, and a strange light flashed in them. She then lowered her head and said, "Yue Jiao, do as I say."

"Then let's do it this way." The imperial concubine nodded and looked at her with pity.

"What a great girl, to actually suffer such a blow, in the future, you will treat the Third Prince's Mansion as your own home."

Sun Yuetao looked gratefully at the imperial concubine, her face blushing red. Faintly, he nodded his head bashfully.

Shangguan Qian Bei looked at them coldly, a hint of indifference in his eyes. Perhaps Li Fengyi had long since taken her to be one of his men.

"Yue Jiao, what's with your hair?" Li Danyeng asked in surprise.

Sun Yuetao looked deeply at Shangguan Qian, her expression a little unnatural. With a faint smile, she said, "I accidentally burnt it."

Of course, she didn't want others to know about her embarrassing incident at the Spirit Hidden Temple, so she decided to just keep her mouth shut.