Since the day Yan Xikun found the swallows nest in her own palace courtyard, she had been harboring a suspicion. In order to verify whether it was indeed the doing of that high and mighty emperor, she specially went to visit several palaces.

  Whether it was in her sisters Kun Ning Palace, Gu Qingrous Fu Qing Palace, or Zhou Yihuans Ming Zhi Palace, she went to several palaces one after another, and even including Jia Lirous Chang Chun Palace, without exception, all saw the brightly blooming Rhododendron flowers.

  So many rhododendron flowers, and they are distributed in every palace, which proves that these flowers were indeed planted by someone on purpose. No wonder there are so many concubines, but not a single one is pregnant, it turns out hes been playing tricks.

  What is his real intention for doing so? Does he think that no woman can match him, let alone give birth to his offspring?

  Yan Xijun was frightened by her own sudden thoughts, she got out of bed, pushed open the wooden window, and saw the lush blooming jasmine flowers. After a heavy rain during the day, the flowers were somewhat battered, hanging there listlessly.

  It should be around midnight now, and it seemed like she had already slept for four hours. Yan Xijun was wide awake, put on a piece of clothing, and quietly walked out.

  She sat down on the steps in the courtyard, gazing at the sky in a daze. Tonights moon was unusually beautiful and clean, and the sky that had been washed by the rain was indeed clear and bright, with not a single speck of dust.

  Does her sister know about this? Is she familiar with the birds nest flower? Yan Xijun still has some concerns about this matter. For now, it can be put at ease and there is no need to worry about getting pregnant, as long as the birds nest flower is around, pregnancy will not occur. However, prolonged contact with this flower is also harmful, she does not want to end up childless and lonely in her old age!

  "Whats on your mind, little one? Is the sky looking good?"

  The low, husky male voice beside her ear startled Yan Xijun so much that she withdrew her gaze, and when she saw the handsome face in front of her, she was even more frightened into staring blankly at the person.

  Nangong Hong saw the beautiful woman in front of him, his mood was excellent, he slightly raised the corner of his mouth and lightly smiled: "What? You forgot about me so quickly?"

  Yan Xijun snapped back to reality, staring at the newcomer with a gaze that could kill. She had always had a photographic memory, how could she possibly forget him?

  "Hey, Im telling you, this assassin, in the middle of the night, instead of sleeping well, ran into the imperial palace, whats going on? Are you trying to assassinate someone again?"

  Nan Gong Hong sat down next to Yan Xiu Jun, his big eyes staring at her intensely, "First of all, Im not called feed, I have a name, my surname is Nan Gong and my first name is Hong, Jun, remember that!"

  "Jun Er? Yan Xi saw a few black lines flashing across his forehead, was he very familiar with him? He called out so intimately, she really wasnt used to it, and angrily shouted: "Dont call me Jun Er!"

  "Shh...!" Nangong Hong placed his index finger on his lips and whispered, pointing to the side hall, "Keep your voice down, do you want to wake those people up?"

  Actually, theres no need to worry about these things, he has already done a good job of cleaning up afterwards. He had long since gotten rid of those palace maids and eunuchs, I reckon theyre all sleeping soundly by now. He just wanted to tease her a bit.

  "You...this...bastard!" Yan Xijun was furious, but she lowered her voice, knowing the consequences of waking them up.

  "Haha, dont be angry, Jun Er! Getting angry is bad for your health, and Id feel heartbroken!"

  Caw, caw, caw! A few ravens flew over their heads. Yan Xijun looked at the smiling face of Nan Gonghong and she also relaxed, laughing: "Really? Id rather you die!"

  "Youre so cruel! I finally managed to sneak into the palace just to see you, and yet youre so vicious, cursing me to death!"

  Yan Xijuns face sank, and she said in a low voice: "Dont play this trick on me. Tell me, what did you come to the palace for? Last time, the person you assassinated was the Emperor, wasnt it? Why did you want to kill him?"

  "Jun Er, forgive me for not telling you, are you concerned about that emperor? Are you afraid Ill kill him?" Nan Gong Hong tensely stared at Yan Xiu Juns face, fearing hed miss her expression. For some reason, hearing her show such concern for that dog of an emperor made him feel a tightness in his chest, as if he was feeling jealous.

  "Its not that simple! Im just curious, how can an emperor as cold-blooded and ruthless as him attract assassins." Yan Xijuns expression was calm, but the truth was that this poisonous and ruthless emperor wasnt easy to kill. Probably before one could even get close to him, they would be taken out by his people.

  "This is a long story, Ill tell you about it later." Nangong Hong thought of his parents tragic death and the anger in his heart was stirred up. He said with hatred: "An emperor as cruel as him, many people want his life, its normal to provoke an assassin too."

  "Oh~," Yan Xijun also knew a bit about Chu Yixuans situation. Since he usurped the throne twelve years ago, in order to consolidate his position, he ruthlessly killed many ministers who were loyal to the previous dynasty. His cold-blooded policies made many people hate him to the bone at that time, but they couldnt do anything about it. After all, he was already the emperor.

  Yan Xikun had read many historical books, which recorded that every palace coup was like this. From Chuyi Xuans standpoint, he did nothing wrong, he was just fulfilling his duty and consolidating the throne.

  "If I killed him, would you hate me?"

  "I dont know!" Yan Xijun said frankly, she didnt have any feelings for Chu Yixuan, and if he were killed by someone else, it wouldnt be a matter of whether she hated him or not.

  "Youd better hurry up and leave, lest you be seen by the imperial guards. You wont be able to escape even if you want to." Yan Xijun advised kindly. The Imperial Guard was not to be trifled with, especially that guard captain named Wen Han, who was a particularly difficult person to deal with.

  "Jun Er, are you worried about me? Dont worry, they cant catch me!" Nangong Hong said with a sincere expression, "This time I came to repay the kindness of saving my life. Is there anything you need me to do? Im willing to go through thick and thin for you!"

  "Hmm, so youre here to repay a favor! Yan Xijun said: Dont worry about repaying the favor for now, lets talk about it when I really need your help someday!"

  She suddenly remembered the jade pendant he took away last time, which was given to her by her mother. No matter what, she had to get it back. "Right, return my jade pendant!"

  "No way, I really like that jade pendant, dont be so petty, just give it to me!"