It's been ages since I've seen that person. And now this awkward encounter is happening at a time like this. Moreover, he's even pinning my sister down with his body.

  Same here. My sister was also lying there with her whole body, lifting up the bed curtain and staring at her.

  His face seemed to be on fire. Yan Xijun saw the scene she least wanted to see. She covered her eyes and said, "Sorry, I didn't mean to."

  After finishing speaking, he covered his eyes and rushed out.

  Xue Rong, who had just entered the hall, saw the person rushing past her and exclaimed in surprise: "Ah, Yan Cairen."

  Jian Yancai didn't respond or turn around. Xue Rongyu looked thoughtful and gazed at the inner room not far away, then she also ran out.

  Yuan Huanghou saw her fourth sister run out, furrowed her brow and thought for a moment before understanding. She reached out to caress the chest of the man pressed against her body, smiling flirtatiously: "The one just now was my fourth sister. She won't reveal what she saw earlier. Let's continue."

  Finished speaking, still shamelessly twisted her body, wanting to entice him to continue.

  Nan Gong Hong withdrew his gaze from the door, pushed away the hand that was on her chest, and stood up from her body without any attachment. He expressionlessly picked up the clothes beside him and put them on.

  "Hey, why are you getting dressed? We're not done yet." Empress Yan hastily sat up on the bed, looking at him with an unfulfilled gaze. Her body was still undressed, revealing a glimpse of 'spring'.

  Nan Gong Hong continued with what he was doing in his hand, picked up the clothes and put them on, didn't even glance at her once, coldly said: "I'm not in the mood today."

  Finished speaking, put on clothes and jumped out of the open window. Rushed to chase after the person who had just run away.

  Empress Yan gazed at his figure leaving without any hesitation or attachment, her heart filled with hatred as she pounded the bed board fiercely. That damned man.

  Yan Xijun ran around in a huff, she was very angry. How could Nangong Hong do such things to her sister? Wasn't he harming her?

  Unconsciously ran into a lush forest. All around was very quiet. She had run tired, so she leaned against the big tree trunk and sat down.

  She's not a sister who can't accept infidelity, she just thinks her sister is being too reckless. What kind of person is Chu Yixuan? If he finds out about the things his sister has been doing behind his back, he might immediately break up with her and even take her life.

  Yan Xijun was lost in thought, unaware of the people around her.

  Nan Gong Hong caught up with her when she had just sat down, quietly sizing her up for a moment before walking over to sit beside her.

  She furrowed her brow, lost in thought. He didn't disturb her. It wasn't until he saw that she hadn't noticed him for so long that he spoke up.

  "Do you hate me?"

  Yan Xijun snapped back to reality. She saw him sitting next to her and instinctively stood up, wanting to get away from him.

  "Don't go." Nangong Hong reached out and pulled her back, then dragged her to the ground. Looking at her, he said, "Stay with me for a while and talk."

  Ever since she saved him from Chu Yixuan, he went back to Jiangsu for a while and only returned to Beijing last month. It's been many months since they last saw each other, but now that she's standing in front of him, he suddenly feels like there are so many things he wants to say to her.

  "There's nothing more for us to say." Yan Xijun coldly smiled as she looked at him, pulling her hand back from his with disgust.

  "Didn't you want to know what happened today?" Nangong Hong looked at her, and also saw the disgust in her eyes. His heart ached. It was the one thing he didn't want her to see, but she was the first to witness it.

  "What else do you have to brag about?" Yan Xijun said with a cold and sarcastic tone, looking at him. The things between him and his sister, she didn't want to know either.

  Nangong Hong looked at her with a mixture of laughter and tears, wondering what was going on in that girl's head.

  He let out a sigh and said, "What you saw today was just an 'exchange' between me and your sister. Actually, I'm not what you think I am. And as for the queen, I don't have any feelings for her at all."

  "How could you do this to her?" Yan Xijun gritted her teeth, looking at him with hatred, thinking that he was just as despicable as Chu Yixuan. Clearly, Chu Yixuan had no feelings for her, yet he still forced her to do such things with him.

  All men are the same, they're all just a bunch of bastards.

  "Do you think I want to do this?" Nangong Hong smiled bitterly. "Doing this with a 'woman' I don't love is torture for me."

  "Hmph. Don't talk like you're so pitiful. You men are all no good."

  Nangong Hongdao: "Jun Er, you have to believe me. I really had no other choice but to do this."

  Yan Xijun said disdainfully: "No one is forcing you to do this, stop making excuses."

  "I didn't find any excuse. I just said it earlier. My relationship with the Queen was just a 'transaction'."

  "What's your business with her?"

  Nangong Hongdao: "Forget it, I'll tell you. I asked the Empress to help me find a secret map of the palace's hidden passages. She agreed, but as an exchange, she demanded that I accompany her like this today."

  "I have no choice. I can only agree with her."

  "Map. How is he also looking for a map? At first, Chu Chengming also asked Gu Qingrou to find the map. I wonder if they are all looking for that same map." These thoughts only flashed through Yan Xijun's mind for an instant. She said: "How do you know the Empress can help you find the map?"

  "She said she had seen the map before and also knew that Chu Yixuan put the map in his study."

  "Sister has seen the map." Yan Xijun was somewhat surprised. She had been to the imperial study several times, but had never heard the emperor mention this matter. Was sister deceiving him?

  Sister, how can you be so muddle-headed? If you provoke Nan Gong Hong, he will also kill her.

  She put aside those miscellaneous thoughts. Yan Xijun was still interested in that secret map. She asked, "Why do you have to get that map?"

  "That secret passage is crucial to me. Do you still remember the first time I entered the palace to assassinate the Emperor?" Nangong Hong recalled: "At that time, I was secretly searching for a map. But I wasn't familiar with the imperial palace, and my identity wasn't convenient. Entering and exiting the palace was also difficult. After searching for a long time, I couldn't find it. So, I had no choice but to make that 'deal' with the Empress."

  "Why is that map so important to you? Are you still not giving up on assassinating Chu Yixuan?"

  "Yes, as long as he doesn't die, I will find a way to kill him." Nangong Hong said viciously, his handsome face shrouded in a chilling aura.

  Yan Xijun was shocked to see the change in his face, looking at the expression that flowed out on his face, as if he had a deep feud with Chu Yixuan.

  She asked curiously: "Why must you kill him? What deep hatred do you have with him?"

  "A father's death cannot be shared under the same sky." said Nangong Hong coldly.

  "A father's killer." Yan Xikun looked at him with some astonishment. She believed that Chu Yixuan had killed his father. After all, countless people died at his hands ten years ago. It was just unknown who Nan Gonghong's father was.