Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 184 Staying at Liu Mansion

"Xiao Zhen." As he spoke, the strange man had already come in front of Yun Zhen and Ji Anni.

His tone of voice was casual and his expression was relaxed, and you could tell at first glance that he was a cheerful and very lively person.

The horse he was leading was also very active, kicking its front hooves constantly, making a "ding ding" sound.

Ji Anni stayed in the palace all day, and the only men she knew were a handful of eunuchs and guards. However, the strange man in front of her, in terms of clothing and demeanor, was not comparable to the eunuchs and guards.

When he spoke to Yun Zhen, his attitude was very intimate, and it was obvious at a glance that they were old friends who had known each other for many years.

It was the first time that Ji Anni heard someone call Yun Zhen "Xiao Zhen", and she found it a little difficult to adapt.

But Yun Zhen seemed to have been used to it and didn't have any special reaction.

The man's arrival finally brought Yun Zhen, who had been stunned like a stone, back to normal and he began to speak.

"Why are you here?" Yun Zhen's calm gaze slowly moved to the man's face.

The man still had that rascally smile on his face. He patted Yun Zhen's shoulder and said, "I wanted to go to Shangshu Mansion to see Bao'er for the last time, but I heard that you buried Bao'er here, so I came here specially to take a look. By the way, where is Bao'er?"

After saying that, he turned his head and looked left and right, and suddenly he saw a small mound standing under the peach tree.

I guess that must be Baoer's grave...

The man's eyes suddenly dimmed, as if a plate of black ink had been poured on them. But this sadness was fleeting. He put his arm around Yun Zhen's shoulders and said very affectionately, "I heard that your father won't let you in, so why don't you just come to my house and sleep. By the way, who is this?"

As he spoke, he pointed his chin towards where Ji Anni was standing.

When Yun Zhen was about to speak, the man suddenly understood and clapped his hands, saying, "Oh, yes, now I remember, she must be the Concubine Zhao who guarded Bao Er's coffin, right?"

Ji Anni nodded, confirming the man's guess, and then asked, "Who are you?"

Before the man could answer, the sound of horse hooves came from behind them. Kang Xiaorong appeared in front of them.

The strange man was also very close to Kang Xiaorong, and raised his hand to greet him, "Xiaorong, you are here too? It's really lively today."

Kang Xiaorong glared at him, jumped off his horse and said, "How can you be so heartless that you can still laugh at a time like this?"

"Do I have to look so sad like you do to appear sad? I am sad too." The man immediately protested.

Kang Xiaorong was too lazy to argue with him, so he pushed his annoying smile away with a palm, walked towards Ji Anni, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, it's getting late, let's go back to the Shangshu Mansion."

The man interrupted, "Where are you going back? The Shangshu Mansion? Not the palace? That's great. Since you're not going back to the palace, why don't you go to my house together? The Bao family is in chaos right now. I just went there and there were white flags flying everywhere and paper money all over the floor. It was a gloomy scene. How can you sleep there? You might as well go to my house."

The man was very hospitable. He not only wanted to take Yun Zhen back, but also wanted to take Ji Anni and Kang Xiaorong back with him.

He took Yun Zhen's arm and, regardless of whether Yun Zhen was willing or not, forcefully pulled Yun Zhen onto the horse.

The horse was very strong. Even though it was carrying two adult men, it did not show any dissatisfaction and its four legs still stood straight.

"Yun Zhen!" Seeing Yun Zhen about to be taken away by a stranger, Ji Anni worriedly took a step forward. For some reason, she always felt that the strange man was very much like a human trafficker, who took Yun Zhen away before they could even say two words.

"Xiaorong, are you coming or not?" The man pulled the reins and turned to ask Kang Xiaorong.

Kang Xiaorong asked Ji Anni for her opinion: "My queen, do you want to go with him or go back to the Shangshu Mansion?"

Although this is a question, from the tone we can tell that Kang Xiaorong seems to be more inclined to go with a stranger.

Without waiting for Ji Anni's answer, Kang Xiaorong advised, "Your Majesty, it's better to stay in Liu Mansion for one night. The atmosphere in Shangshu Mansion is too heavy, and Your Majesty probably can't sleep. Why don't we stay in Liu Mansion temporarily tonight, and return to Shangshu Mansion tomorrow morning to meet up with the team and return to the palace together."

In fact, Ji Anni, whose heart was filled with Concubine Baogui and Yun Zhen, couldn't sleep no matter where she slept, but she didn't want to be separated from Yun Zhen, so she nodded and agreed to Kang Xiaorong's suggestion.

So Yun Zhen and the strange man rode on one horse, and Ji Anni and Kang Xiaorong rode on another horse, and they headed towards Liu Mansion.

Ji Anni thought she would have insomnia tonight, but she fell asleep on Kang Xiaorong's chest before she even arrived at Liu Mansion. She was really too tired. It seemed that she had shed all the tears in her life in these two short days.

Baogui Fei left just like that...

Even though Concubine Baogui is gone, her figure is still deeply engraved in Ji Anni's memory.

If I am like this, what about Yun Zhen?

In Yun Zhen's heart, the part that belongs to Baogui Fei will definitely build a high wall from now on.

On the one hand, he keeps everyone else out of the wall of his heart; on the other hand, he imprisons himself deeply within the wall of his heart.

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The strange man's name was "Liu Guang". He was the son of the Minister of Personnel "Liu Mingshan" and worked in the Supervisory Department under the Ministry of Personnel. He was a good friend of Yun Zhen and Bao Er in their youth, but since Yun Zhen followed Bao Er into the palace ten years ago, they had not seen each other often. So he still addressed Yun Zhen as he had done ten years ago, calling Yun Zhen "Xiao Zhen".

After arriving at Liu Mansion, Kang Xiaorong handed Ji Anni, who was sleeping like in a coma, to the care of a maid in Liu Mansion. He himself was also very sleepy. After chatting briefly with Liu Guang, he went back to his room exhausted and went to bed.

After saying goodbye to Kang Xiaorong, Liuguang took Yunzhen to another room.

After he helped Yun Zhen open the door, he not only did not turn around to say goodbye, but instead stepped in first.

Yun Zhen looked at him in surprise, as if asking with his eyes: What on earth do you want to do at this late hour?

Liuguang sat at a square table in the middle of the room, one hand on his cheek, the other on his waist, and said, "I know you can't sleep."

In other words, I know you really need me to chat with you.

Yun Zhen couldn't help but smile bitterly, shook his head, closed the door and whispered, "You haven't changed."

The tone is somewhat helpless. The subtext is: you still like to make your own decisions and force others to do things as before.

"You have changed so much..." Liuguang glanced at Yun Zhen and lit the candle on the table.

Staring at the burning orange light, Liuguang said in a low voice with a sigh of sorrow: "It's you and Baoer, you have changed so much..."

After saying this, he finally became serious and put away that nonchalant-looking smile on his face.

Yun Zhen walked over silently, sat down opposite him, and asked softly, "Should I have let Baoer enter the palace in the first place?"

"It's useless." Liuguang frowned at him, seeming to blame him, "...it's useless for you to say anything now."

Hearing this, Yun Zhen sighed deeply and covered his aching forehead.

Liu Guang asked with concern, "What's wrong with you?"

Yun Zhen didn't raise his head, stroking his forehead and said, "I just saw Bao'er..."

"Soul?" Liuguang asked hurriedly. He and Yun Zhen grew up together and knew that Yun Zhen was psychic and had magical powers.

Thanks to Yun Zhen, he has seen many monsters and demons, so he is used to this topic.

Yun Zhen nodded and recalled painfully: "Bao'er pulled me and asked me to go with her. When she touched me, my vision suddenly went dark. Then, I knew nothing..."

"Does Baoer want to harm you?" Liuguang found it unbelievable.

"Maybe she was bewitched by someone." Yun Zhen suddenly recalled what Bao Er said, "She said she was called back by Taoist Yuan Rong of Tai Jue Guan..."

"Yuan Rong?" Liu Guang was stunned. "I know him. He was the one who told the Queen Mother that there was a fox demon aura hovering above the palace and that there would be another fox disaster in the palace soon."

The reason why I emphasized the word "again" is because a fox disaster happened in the palace three years ago...

On that occasion, a concubine died, Bao'er was possessed by a ghost, and Yun Zhen's hair turned silver due to excessive consumption of magic power in exorcising demons.

This time, is it possible that the fox demon is back again?

The expressions of Yun Zhen and Liu Guang gradually became solemn.