Chapter 66 She always managed to provoke him...

  Seeing Mei'er's eyes, Xia Jin Xuan's heart beats fast: "Actually, I was the first to discover that you are not the real Holy Girl. I tested your skills many times and found them far better than I imagined. I thought you wanted to harm Father King, so I reported it to him. Until Father King told me that your goal is to use the name of the Holy Girl to avenge the country."

  Mei'er nodded thoughtfully, her eyes becoming even stranger, and smiled coldly: "So that's how it is! It seems that both you and your father have a deep understanding of the situation. If I had really made a move against your father, I'm afraid you would have killed me with one sword long ago, right?"

  "Me..." Xia Jinxuan was momentarily speechless.

  Mei'er's small face suddenly turned cold, and her voice also became very indifferent: "Xia Jin Xuan, no nonsense, no matter what, you two father and son have already let me enter the Hou Gong of Shang Guo as I wished. Say, what do you want me to do?"

  "Mei'er, don't be like this, I didn't intentionally try to deceive you!" Xia Jin Xuan saw Mei'er's suddenly changed face, seemingly anxious, and those big hands habitually stretched out, wanting to hold her.

  She twisted her waist and dodged his outstretched hand: "It's not intentional, but it's deliberate. No matter how you explain it, it can't change the fact that you deceived me. Don't talk nonsense, tell me, why did you ask me to come tonight, what do you want me to do?"

  All men in the world are the same, they all love to deceive people. Shang Li Tian is like that, and Xia Jin Xuan in front of me is also like that. Mei Er's face turned cold, as if she had lost her patience.

  It's strange, why is it that when I say this sentence, the pain in my heart gets stronger and stronger?

  Xia Jinxuan gazed intently and listened quietly for a while, making sure that there was no one else in this place except the two of them. He grabbed Mei'er's hand: "Follow me!"

  Mei'er didn't shake off his hand this time. After all, in this palace, she was more familiar with it than he was. What was she afraid of, that he would take advantage of her?

  Xia Jinxuan pulled Mei'er straight to the backyard, Mei'er was secretly puzzled, what did he bring her here for?

  Xia Jinxuan pulled Mei'er into a room that looked messy and disorganized, Mei'er remembered that this should be the place where the slaves lived, and it still retained the hasty and chaotic appearance of that year.

  "Hey, what did you bring me here for?" Mei'er said in a low voice.

  Xia Jinxuan didn't respond, but instead walked straight to the side, stretched out his hand and pressed a certain place. A muffled sound was heard, and a crack about one person high suddenly appeared on the originally smooth wall.

  Xia Jinxuan didn't say anything and just pulled Mei'er to flash past, the moment they passed by, that seam closed again.

  Xia Jinxuan took out the fire from his bosom, and Mei'er only then noticed that they had actually entered what was known as a secret passage in ancient times. A secret passage was actually set up in a servant's room, and this person's way of thinking when designing this secret passage was truly unique.

  She didn't know that when the Fengchen Palace was built, this should have been the main palace of the master. However, the blueprint was mistaken during the handover, and the previous emperor had no choice but to follow the mistake and ordered people to seal off this secret passage.

  It was originally thought that no one would know, but as a result of Xia Jinxuan's efforts over the past two years, when they were trying to dig a secret passage from the Imperial Palace, they unexpectedly dug their way here and discovered this passageway leading out of the palace.

  After hearing Xia Jinxuan's words, Mei'er felt that it was really inconceivable. After thinking for a moment, she asked: "From the prince's palace to here is not far, but when you dug the tunnel, where did all the soil go?"

  Xia Jinxuan smiled and said, "The hole we dug is only big enough for one person to enter and exit, so there won't be too much dirt coming out. Moreover, after digging here, we will spread all the dirt in this hidden passage."

  Mei'er thought for a moment and still felt it was wrong: "Where did you get the tools to dig the secret passage?"

  Xia Jinxuan chuckled: "Fool, we're just locked in the proton palace, not tied up inside. We still have a lot of freedom in there. It's not hard to get these things."

  "Alright, but you're digging this thing up, who else is there besides you? Not all the protons in the nucleus, are they?"

  "Those people just sigh every day and never thought of leaving this place, it's my and Ah Nan's masterpiece!" Xia Jin Xuan seemed somewhat pleased with himself.

  As soon as Anan's name was mentioned, Mei'er's inexplicable anger flared up again: "So the real Anan is with you, no wonder. You dared to use his name so calmly, because you knew all along that no one would expose you."

  "After some thought, he said: 'I know now that Xia Yuxuan also knows you. No wonder that day, you two appeared together at Fengyuelou. It's all because I was really too stupid!'"

  Just thinking about being deceived by that seemingly honest Xia Yuxuan, the anger in his chest almost burst out.

  "Alright, Mei'er, don't be angry anymore, okay? I admit it, both Yu Xuan and I deceived you. However, at that time, I really couldn't reveal my identity. You also know that my older brother has prejudices against me. If I had told you and you accidentally leaked it out, the consequences would have been unthinkable."

  It's also possible that Xia Hanxuan would be jealous of Xia Jinxuan, and if he found out that Xia Jinxuan could freely leave the Commercial Nation's prince's palace, he would definitely try to take advantage of the opportunity to get rid of Xia Jinxuan.

  Although still a bit uncomfortable, at least it's not as angry, pouting and saying: "Forget it, anyway, we've been deceived, I won't bother you about it. Now, even ghosts can't hear our conversation here, you should tell me your plan, you and your father."

  Xia Jinxuan seemed to hesitate for a moment before saying: "The Emperor's intention is to have you use your beauty to bewitch Shang Litian, making him neglect state affairs and cause internal chaos. Then, when the time comes, find a way to rescue the hostage prince and unite with other countries to attack Shang Litian together!"

  "Ah, I see. So you father and son are using me to carry out the beauty trick, no wonder your father, such a clever person, knew I was fake but didn't expose me, it turns out my usefulness is great."

  Although she was being used by others, this time Mei'er was willing and content. After all, her purpose for coming to Shangguo had been achieved.

  "Actually, I don't want to..." Xia Jinxuan seemed to want to say something more.

  Ke Mei'er interrupted him, "Don't worry, your goal is almost the same as mine. After tonight, Shang Li Tian should look at me in a different light. At that time, I just need to whisper some sweet nothings and it'll be fine!"

  Who is in charge of this country and how chaotic it becomes has nothing to do with her, as long as she can make the couple, Shang Tian and Ye Zi Qing, get what they deserve.

  "Mei'er, I..." He didn't know why, but he suddenly didn't want her to do this. As soon as he thought of her being held in Shang Tian's arms, his heart felt inexplicably stifled.

  It was as if tonight, after hearing the news that she would be serving in the imperial bedchamber tonight, he couldn't shake off the feeling of unease, thinking that she wouldn't be able to make it to their appointment. But, he still came, driven by some unknown force, and when he saw her, he couldn't deny the thrill of excitement in his heart - she hadn't served in the imperial bedchamber after all.

  Now hearing her again would still make him feel bewildered and he always felt like there was something stuck in his heart that was hard to bear.

  "Alright, you've said what you needed to say and I understand. It's time for me to go!" In this dark passageway, she couldn't see outside and didn't know the current time, but she was still worried about Little Fairy.

  "Mei'er!" Xia Jin Xuan subconsciously pulled his hand, Mei'er lost her balance and fell straight into his arms. Just as she was about to get up and leave, he held her tightly instead.

  "Mei'er, I don't want you to get lost in the mortal world!" He thought so and said so, his hands wrapped around her arm were actually trembling slightly. What was he afraid of?

  "Why?" Mei'er habitually asked why, she wasn't that she didn't understand, but rather she was unwilling to understand.

  "Mei'er, although I deceived you before, there is one thing that I have never deceived you about - I love you! I often think that if I weren't Xia Jin Xuan but really Ah Nan, then I could take you and elope to the ends of the earth!" These days' thoughts made him reluctant to let her go again.