The door of the study was knocked lightly three times, and Xiao Mu rubbed his eyes and sat up straight.

Then the door of the study was pushed open, and Gu Yu walked in.

"Miss He, the prince asked the slave to ask you if you had lunch today and then go back?"

As soon as He Linwan was about to speak, Xiao Mu quietly pulled the sleeves of He Linwan's shirt, He Linwan turned his head and saw Xiao Mu looking at himself pitifully with a pair of big eyes, although the little guy didn't speak, those eyes were very expressive.

"I'll go back after dinner, if the prince has something, let him go first. He Linwan said to Gu Yu.

Gu Yu went out in response and gently closed the door again.

Xiao Mu Chong pursed his lips and smiled at He Linwan, who touched his head.

"Would you like to accompany my sister to the garden outside?"

Xiao Mu immediately nodded obediently.

He Linwan took Xiao Mu out of the Surprise Pavilion, Xiao Mu thought that He Linwan was coming for the first time, so he took the initiative to walk in front to show her the way, and occasionally told her where this was, where it was, and what it was for.

He Linwan smiled and said, "You are familiar with this garden." ”

Although this plum garden belonged to the Yang family, Xiao Mu only came here once or twice.

Xiao Mu said casually as a matter of course: "When you get to a strange place, you have to memorize all the roads around you, so that you have to escape ......."

Speaking of this, Xiao Mu suddenly paused, covered his mouth, and looked left and right nervously, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there was no one else around him and He Linwan, and glanced at He Linwan embarrassedly.

"I used to hear from my cousin when I was running away. ”

He Linwan's heart was sour. But he didn't say anything, just touched his little head: "Let's go east and have a look." ”

Xiao Mutou took the initiative to take He Linwan's hand, took her and said, "Then let's go this way." Don't you want to go and see the plum garden? But the plum blossoms haven't bloomed yet, and the plum garden is full of bare branches, and it's not pretty. Come back in the winter......"

He Linwan let him pull him and walked away, Xiao Mu was in a good mood today, and he didn't stop muttering when he spoke, if Gu Yu saw it here, he would definitely be surprised.

He Linwan felt that such a Jie Ge'er was his real appearance, and she did not interrupt him except for occasionally responding cooperatively. Just listen carefully.

"This is the easternmost courtyard of the Plum Garden. No name yet. Xiao Shi pointed to the empty plaque in the small courtyard in front of him and said, "I heard Sister Gu Yu say that this courtyard has always been empty." However, there are few people in the plum garden, and many courtyards are empty. ”

He Linwan nodded, and pulled the small log into the nameless courtyard in the east.

Little Wood was a little puzzled as to why they were here. But he obediently did not speak.

He Linwan took the little wood to the backyard of the nameless courtyard. There was some sundries piled up in the backyard. Although it looks a little crowded, it is quite organized and does not look cluttered.

There is an inconspicuous well in the corner of the backyard. There was a reel shaft above the well, and a large bucket hung from it. The manhole cover was only half covered, and the other half was open, barely allowing one person to pass through.

He Linwan glanced down the well, there was water in the well, the well water was very clear and alive, and it didn't seem to be shallow.

Xiao Mutou finally couldn't help but be curious and leaned over to take a look, feeling dangerous, and leaned closer to He Linwan's side: "Sister, what are you looking at?"

He Linwan stretched out his finger to his lips and made a "shhhhh

He Linwan grabbed the hand of the small wood and led him to reach into the well and grope on the wall of the well.

The wall of the well was covered with slippery moss, and he couldn't see the original appearance clearly, and the little wood felt a little disgusting when he touched it, but he didn't pull his hand out, and he was very obedient and let He Linwan grab his hand, and after a while, the little wood suddenly touched a round and round protruding stone.

He Linwan leaned into his ear and whispered, "Did you touch it?"

Xiao Mu glanced at He Linwan uncertainly.

"Your sister once told you a story about a child who was chased by a black bear and accidentally fell into a dry well, and then he found a trap ......"

Little Wood's eyes lit up, and he nodded, and suddenly he thought of something, and tried to pull the protruding cobblestone in the same way as in the story he had heard, and suddenly he felt that the cobblestone seemed to loosen, and he held it and twisted it twice.

The water of the well suddenly and silently fluctuated, and the water suddenly began to rise, but in a moment it reached the height where a small wooden hand could wet his sleeve. Xiao Mu glanced at it, then opened his mouth in surprise.

He Linwan smiled and said, "Isn't it fun?"

Xiao Mu nodded excitedly, and whispered as if he had discovered some great secret, "It's the same as the secret passage in my sister's story!"

He Linwan pointed to a dark shadow on the wall of the well below the surface of the water and said, "That hole is the entrance to the secret passage, see? Now the depth of the well water is actually less than your waist, and there is no water if you swim more than ten steps into the secret passage." If one day there is danger here, you can sneak here, open the mechanism, and escape through the secret passage. You can swim, right?"

Xiao Mu's eyes lit up, his face flushed, but he asked, "Is this secret passage leading to the peach blossom paradise where the gods live in the story?"

He Linwan patted Xiao Mu's head lightly and warned him: "No, this is a hiding place leading to the outside, it's not fun, don't go down until you have to." ”

Xiao Mu was a little disappointed and pouted: "Got it." ”

He Linwan knew that although this child was sometimes very naughty, he would never disobey the yang and the yin, so he let go.

"Brother Jie, my sister told you this secret passage to tell you that even if the plum garden is not safe one day, you don't have nowhere to go, as long as there is danger here, I will send someone to pick you up. So you don't have to be scared or scared when you live here. You can laugh when you're happy, you can cry when you're unhappy, and when you encounter a problem that you can't solve, write to your sister and ask her to solve it. ”

Xiao Mu's eyes lit up: "Can I write a letter to my sister?"

He Linwan nodded: "Of course you can." ”

"Will my sister write back to me?" Xiao Mu was a little worried and a little expectant.

He Linwan smiled: "Yes." ”

Xiao Mu's eyes widened happily, and then he stepped forward and took the initiative to hug He Linwan, and rubbed her cheek shyly.

He Linwan knew that he was flattering, and gently pinched his face.

He Linwan put the well on the ground, and the well was restored to its original appearance, exactly like an ordinary well.

After getting acquainted with the secret passage, He Linwan went out with Xiao Mu and circled around the plum garden for half a circle, but in just half a day, Xiao Mu had the lively and naughty appearance of three or four minutes ago, until Mama Chun asked Gu Yu to invite them back to eat.

Lunch was placed in the Surprise Pavilion, He Linwan finished his lunch with Xiao Mu, sat for a while, and saw that it was already past noon, so he planned to go back.

Although Xiao Mu was a little reluctant, he didn't keep it this time, but just asked her, "Will you still come to see me?"

He Linwan nodded: "I'll come to see you when I'm free." ”

Little Wood immediately smiled contentedly.

He Linwan touched his head again before turning to leave. It wasn't until he was about to turn out of the corridor and couldn't see the Surprise Pavilion that He Linwan glanced back, but saw the small figure who was still standing in front of the door of the building looking at this side.

There was already a carriage waiting at the door, it was still the carriage He Lin was in when he came late, and seeing that the driver who was driving the car was still Gao Feng, He Linwan couldn't help but feel a little strange.

At this time, the carriage curtain was lifted from the inside, and Li Yu's face appeared in front of He Linwan: "Get in the car!"

He Linwan was a little surprised: "You haven't left yet?" He thought that Li Yu had already left.

Li Yu ignored it, He Linwan only got into the carriage first, and the two still sat opposite each other as when they came.

After being silent for a while, He Linwan took the initiative to speak: "Will he cause trouble for you if he stays here?"

Li Yu said lightly: "No matter how useless I am, I still have the ability to protect a child." You don't have to be tempted. I asked Gao Feng to go to the master to pick a few young people to keep him safe, and casually run errands for him as an entourage, presumably you don't want him to be better than a woman all the time. ”

He Linwan poured a cup of tea, served it to Li Yu with his own hands, and said in a sincere tone: "Thank you." Although it is a thank-you, it also means an apology.

Li Yu glanced at the tea bowl in He Linwan's hand, but did not accept it, looking cold and arrogant.

At this time, the wheel of the carriage seemed to have hit a stone on the side of the road, the carriage shook, and the hot tea in He Linwan's hand was about to be unstable, Li Yu suddenly reached out and took the teacup in He Linwan's hand, and the tea shook out of the cup and poured it on the back of Li Yu's hand.

The water was just prepared before they got into the carriage, although it was not boiling water, but the heat was not low, and the back of Li Yu's hand was immediately scalded red.

He Linwan was stunned.

Li Yu frowned, put the teacup aside, glanced at He Linwan's hand again, and saw that there was no burn before taking out a handkerchief to wipe his hands.

"I'm sorry, you burned?" He Linwan was really a little upset.

Li Yu wiped the water stains on his hands and put down his sleeves: "It's okay, it'll be fine soon." ”

He Linwan wanted to say something, but Li Yu interrupted: "Ning Yi is going to the Criminal Prison Division." ”

He Linwan was shocked when he heard this, and immediately raised his head: "Criminal Prison Division?"

Seeing that He Linwan was really diverted because of this news, Li Yu was relieved and at the same time a little unspeakably bored in his heart.

"The head of the Criminal Prison Department was killed, and someone recommended Ning Yi today. In that assassination on Tanabata, he performed well and made an impression in front of the emperor. ”.

(To be continued.) )