It rained heavily tonight, and Qi Zhen's clothes were soaked by the rain all the way. The black gauze hat used to protect the rain was also completely soaked. The rain soaked in the black gauze kept flowing towards Qi Zhen's shoulders. Fall down the neck.

It's still a cold season, and the cold rain pouring on his body is freezing to the bone, but it's nowhere near as cool as the coolness in Qi Zhen's heart at this moment.

Late at night, the city gates were closed.

The secret guard knocked on the city gate at night and showed the token of the palace shadow guard before entering the city.

As a group of people rode into the city, the night wind blew up the black gauze on the brim of Qi Zhen's hat, revealing his pale, almost bloodless lips.

Qi Zhen had just recovered from a serious injury. He had been riding horses for several hours from the place where the army was encamped to Luoyang. The heavy rain poured down on him without stopping for a moment. He had just recovered from a serious illness and his body had not recovered yet. How did his face look? Will it look pale?

The accompanying secret guard asked tentatively: "Master, the weather is freezing cold, and the rain is even more freezing. You have just recovered from a serious injury. Why don't you go to the Governor's Mansion or find an inn to stay, and change into dry clothes?" past?"

Qi Zhen pursed his lips, looked at the rain curtain in front of him, and said, "No need."

As soon as he finished speaking, he flicked his riding whip and headed towards the small courtyard he had visited before.

The heavy rain is still falling, and the people in the market have long been sleeping soundly. In the alley where the small courtyard is located, there are still many red silks hanging outside on the big day scattered.

The red silk words "Happiness" washed by the rain are not eye-catching in the night, but when Qi Zhen looks at the red silk "Happiness" words now, it is only a thousand times more dazzling than what he saw when he came to drink that day.

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He thought, if Li Mu's new wife today is indeed Shen Linglong.

What should he do?

So what?

Qi Zhen asked his own heart but could not find an answer.

He turned over and dismounted, stood in front of the small courtyard door, lowered his eyes and remained silent.

The rain was pouring under the eaves, but Qi Zhen's heart was cold and silent.

After a few moments, he closed his eyes and said, "Knock on the door."

The voice was low and dull, with no hint of joy or anger, let alone any violent emotions.

It was like the person who was riding a horse in the rain at night, not caring about his old injuries. It was not him.

The secret guard followed his instructions and knocked on the door. The secret guard in the courtyard heard the sound and counted the time and guessed that Qi Zhen had arrived.

The secret guard commander who had been fighting with Li Mu before was now standing in front of the door. When he heard the movement, he quickly ordered his secret guards to go and open the door for his master.

The latch of the small courtyard door was removed and the courtyard door was opened.

Qi Zhen slowly opened his eyes and looked up into the courtyard.

Luoyang's secret guards surrounded the small courtyard. In front of the door of the main room, there was blood on the ground.

The rain dripped under the eaves, but it never washed away the blood.

And in the middle of the pool of blood was Li Mu, who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and his body was covered in bloodstains from sword wounds.

Qi Zhen walked slowly inside, and the servants in the courtyard bowed their heads respectfully.

The secret guard commander covered his wound, suppressed the pain in his body, and stepped forward to meet him.

Qi Zhen stepped on the steps in front of the inner room, stopped in front of the door threshold, and looked down at Li Mu, who had fallen down and did not know whether he was alive or dead.

The secret guard commander couldn't guess what Qi Zhen was thinking, so he had to tell the truth: "Master, this Li Mu is too stubborn, guarding the door and refusing to let go. The slaves had no choice but to kill Miss Shen in order to bring her out. However,

This Li Mu was able to resist, and even now he has passed out and suffered injuries all over his body, but he has not yet died."

Qi Zhen took his eyes away from Li Mu, who was covered in blood, looked into the inner room, and asked, "Where are the people?"

When he asked this question, the secret guard knew who he was asking.

The secret guard commander hurriedly replied: "In the closet in the inner room. When I heard that His Highness had arrived in person, I thought that I would wait for you to come and pick me up in person, so I didn't open the closet door."

Hearing this, Qi Zhen looked at the closet in the inner room, pursed his lips and stepped into the inner room without saying a word.

The inner room has been lit with candles, and all the furnishings inside are clearly visible.

The dragon and phoenix wedding candles were half-burned, the red wedding quilts covering the bed looked irregular, and there were still marks of lipstick on the combined wine glasses on the table.

Everything is telling Qi Zhen.

This wedding ceremony has gone through all the rituals.

Qi Zhen could only hope that the person in the closet was not Shen Linglong.

He could not imagine how he would deal with himself and how he would treat her if Shen Linglong really promised to marry someone else and get married with someone else under the warmth of a red candle tent.

The secret guard who discovered Linglong was standing next to the closet in the inner room, holding a candlestick in his hand.

The secret guard had already seen the scene in the inner room, and when he was shooting arrows, he vaguely saw the overlapping figures on the bed inside, and he had already made a guess in his mind.

Now that the matter has come to this, the secret guard can only hope that Miss Shen inside will pay some attention to the lives of Li Mu and the secret guards outside. With a soft figure and a gentle mind, she may be able to coax His Majesty.

Suppress your majesty's thunderous fury for a moment.

It's a pity that Shen Linglong's temperament may not match the secret guard's wishes.

Qi Zhen forced himself to look away from the wedding candle bed in the inner room, walked slowly to the closet, took the candlestick from the secret guard, and waved her hand to wait for her.

The secret guard quickly made way for his master, turned to the other side, and looked at the closet with concern.

Qi Zhen raised his hand and touched the door knocker on the cabinet door, but suddenly closed his eyes.

If it was really Shen Linglong, what should he do?

Qi Zhen couldn't think of it and didn't dare to think about it.

He closed his eyes for a few moments, his throat rolled, and finally he raised his eyes again.

The gauze veil on his head was still dripping, and the cold rain brought from the wind and rain outside fell on the stone bricks inside the house and made a ticking sound.

Qi Zhen's mood was so chaotic that he couldn't even see a clue.

He raised his hand and took off his hood, revealing a pale and stern face.

This face has not changed from when he first met Linglong many years ago, but the coldness on his body is no longer as gentle as before.

The secret guard noticed how pale Qi Zhen's face was and called out worriedly: "Master."

Qi Zhen pursed his lips and said nothing, and tightened his fingertips on the door knocker on the cabinet.

With a squeak, the door knocker clicked open and the cabinet door opened.

Qi Zhen looked into the closet by the light of the candlelight lampstand.

The girl in red makeup covered her face with her hands, covering her lips, teeth and eyes.

Qi Zhen suppressed the trembling of his fingertips and touched the girl's hand covering her lips, teeth and eyes. With this touch, he felt the wetness of tears in her hand.

At first he didn't hear any sound of crying, and he thought she had never cried or been afraid.

But the little girl in front of her couldn't help but tremble all over, her fingers were soaked with tears, and she looked unafraid.

Yes, there was endless fighting outside with swords and shadows, and her "husband" fell in a pool of blood. How could she not be afraid?

Qi Zhen's throat rolled. Although he felt that this girl was extremely familiar, he still held on to the last chance of luck and hoped that she would not be Shen Linglong.

He thought, if not, he would definitely compensate her and her husband for the sin they suffered today.

But what if it was her? What would happen to him?

Qi Zhen himself didn’t know.

He just held her hand, inch by inch, and pulled it down to cover her lips, teeth and eyes.

Her face finally fell into Qi Zhen's eyes.

In just a moment, all the barely disguised tranquility in Qi Zhen's eyes faded away, leaving only blood-red eyes.

The trembling in my heart spread to the tips of my fingers, and it was no longer possible to suppress it.

Qi Zhen suddenly clenched his palms.

The next moment, the secret guards inside and outside the door heard the cold words of the master inside.
Chapter completed!