Tianxiang and Liu Ling'er asked several people in a row, but the results were the same as that thin man, and they all said that there was no Lord He here, what was going on? Tianxiang and Liu Ling'er were both confused for a while.

But from the nervous demeanor of those eunuchs, Tianxiang and Liu Ling'er could roughly guess that they were lying, and the more they concealed things like this, the more it proved that there was something strange about this matter, and the more it proved that the clue to the matter was on that person.

Tianxiang and Liu Ling'er walked along the long corridor until the end, the rooms here were almost identical, and more than five hundred rooms were impossible to find.

At the end of the road, there is a path that can go around the back, what is behind this row of houses?

Tianxiang and Liu Ling'er didn't discuss, they both understood, and when they were about to leave, a person came quickly from behind, walked in front of Tianxiang and Liu Ling'er, and blocked the way.

This person is no one else, let alone a bad person, but Xiao Haruko, a little eunuch who grew up with Tianxiang, and when he first entered the palace, it was the three sets of eunuch costumes he helped find.

As soon as Xiao Chunzi came out of the room, he saw Tianxiang asking someone else, and he wondered in his heart that now was not the time for the new eunuch to recruit, so why was there still someone looking for someone?

Koharuko didn't have time to say something happy, but everything was written on her face, and she asked softly, "Princess, why did you come in?

Seeing Xiao Chunzi appear, Tianxiang didn't have time to say how happy she was, and after introducing it to Liu Ling'er, she replied excitedly, "Looking for Lord He Yipinghe, do you know where he lives?"

Hearing the words "He Yiping", Xiao Chunzi was stunned, he knew about this matter, but it was dangerous for him to say it badly, and he hesitated to tell Tianxiang.

Tianxiang was very puzzled and happy when she saw Xiao Chunzi hesitating, at least she could be sure that Xiao Chunzi knew He Yiping, but she didn't know why Xiao Chunzi was hesitant.

Amaka said with an expectant expression, "Haruko, you know, he must tell me, this is my only hope." ”

Tianxiang's expectant expression, coupled with her extremely beautiful face, ah, even a eunuch really can't refuse, not to mention that Koharuko grew up with her.

Koharuko finally planned to tell Amaka that even the risk was worth his doing, and said softly, "This is not the place to talk, there is a forest there, let's talk there." ”

Tianxiang and Liu Ling'er were naturally very happy when they heard that Xiao Chunzi could help, under the personal leadership of Xiao Chunzi, the three of them entered a small forest, but the trees and leaves were extremely lush, and people hiding inside would not be discovered by people outside at all.

This forest is not the one that Ma Wenbing, Tianxiang and Liu Ling'er came in from the underground tunnel, so there is no need to worry about the discovery of the head of the Internal Affairs Office, Grandpa Rui.

After reaching the depths of the woods, Haruko dared to speak, and her voice was extremely quiet.

Xiao Chunzi said, "This father-in-law He was locked up a few months ago, many people don't know about it, and those who know don't dare to say it, princess, what are you looking for him?"

Tianxiang said, "My matter may have something to do with that Lord He, so I want to find him, do you know why he was locked up?

Tianxiang was very puzzled, even if he violated any royal rules and laws, he should be righteous and bright, how could he not let people talk about it?

Koharuko shook her head, "I don't know about this, how does my little eunuch know what he has done?" But I know that a warning has been given and we are not allowed to pass on this matter. ”

Tianxiang then asked, "Who gave the warning?" Xiao Chunzi replied that it was Gonggong Rui, and Lord He was a very important adult, and his disappearance could not be concealed, so the eunuchs here basically knew about it.

Father-in-law Rui is the head of the Internal Affairs Office, and he is the highest-ranking eunuch here, so this matter must have been instructed by him, at least with his permission, this is what Tianxiang can guess.

Tianxiang asked, "Do you know where Lord He is held? If you know, take us over, and we must meet that Lord He." ”

Koharuko nodded in acquiescence, and replied, "I know where he is locked up, in the black water prison underneath, but there are people guarding him, and we can't get in." ”

Tianxiang has lived in the palace for more than ten years, and it is the first time she has heard of the place of Blackwater Prison, so she asked curiously, "What is Blackwater Prison? Why have I never heard of it?"

Xiao Chunzi replied, "The Black Water Prison is to hold eunuchs who make mistakes, just below this ground, it belongs to a private prison, except for the Son of Heaven, only our eunuchs know, outsiders don't know, the princess has such a noble identity, she doesn't know this place." ”

Tianxiang asked again, "Then what is the best way to get in?" Koharuko, you can help me figure out a way." ”

Tianxiang asked anxiously, I really don't want to go empty this time, since I know where Lord He is, I must go, and next time I come, I don't necessarily have such a good opportunity.

"Yes, you must think about what you can do, it's not easy for us to come out this time, and there will be no good opportunities in the future. Liu Ling'er also helped.

Xiao Chunzi heard the meaning of Tianxiang and Liu Ling'er's words, and was very looking forward to it, and she also wanted to help the two of them, so she took two steps back and forth and thought about it.

Koharuko stopped after leaving and said, "If you use some money, you might let us in, I can't guarantee it 100%, I'm only half sure." ”

Xiao Chunzi guessed two, he found that the people here are getting more and more, more and more greedy, and it is easy to do something with money, so he also guessed that the same is true of the black water prison, they are all the same environment, they can't be different.

Half of the certainty is already very large, not to mention that there is no other certainty, but Tianxiang left in a hurry this time, and she didn't bring money out at all, and she touched it up and down, and there was nothing valuable.

The same is true for Liu Ling'er, who didn't bring money out at all this time. Not to mention Xiao Chunzi, he can't save a lot of money as a nameless eunuch.

Tianxiang finally had no choice but to take down a pearl hairpin from her head, the pearl hairpin was made of rubies, with a half-finger length, a thin tube crystal clear, and two realistic peach blossom shapes on it, which was a very valuable good thing.

Although this and the pearl hairpin are very valuable, Tianxiang doesn't care how much it is worth, what she cares about is that it is something that her mother gave her as a souvenir when she was a child, although she is reluctant, but she has no other valuable things, so she can only helplessly hand it over to Xiao Chunzi.

Xiao Chunzi took the pearl hairpin, bright red as blood, and knew that it was a precious thing at a glance, and asked, "This is what Tianxiang Niangniang gave you, right?" Princess, this thing has a great commemorative meaning for you, so let's change it." ”

Tianxiang nodded, and said helplessly, "But I don't have anything else, so I can only give this." ”

Hearing Tianxiang's words, Liu Ling'er felt a pain in her heart, and she sympathized with Tianxiang's mood at the moment, took the ruby hairpin from Xiao Chunzi's hand, smiled, took out a pearl hairpin from her head, and handed it to Xiao Chunzi.

The pearl hairpin that Liu Ling'er took was about the same size as Tianxiang's, but it was a green one, and it was also transparent and pure color without stains, and the material was much worse, but it was also worth a lot of money.

Tianxiang said gratefully: "Who gave you this pearl hairpin of yours? If you also have the meaning of souvenir, you should use this one of mine." ”

Liu Linger smiled and said, "My pearl hairpin was also given to me by my mother, but don't worry, my mother gave me a lot of pearl hairpins, and it is nothing to give you one, although it is not as valuable as yours, but I think it is enough to bribe." ”

Xiao Chunzi answered, "Enough, enough, this pearl hairpin is enough for us for a year's money, so let's go over now." ”

So under the leadership of Xiao Chunzi, Tianxiang and Liu Ling'er followed behind, walked out of the dense grove, looked left and right, and it was still relatively peaceful.

First along the path and then the whole corridor, behind the longhouse, there is also a dense forest, but the trees here are different from the trees in the previous one, and they should look more precious.

Behind this forest is a high wall, and the whole forest is rectangular, and although there are not many trees, each tree is very thick, so it still looks very dense.

Xiao Chunzi said that the entrance to the black water prison was in that wood, so she took Tianxiang and Liu Ling'er towards the woods, and without going much deep, she saw a hut with two little eunuchs on the periphery of the hut.

The two little eunuchs also saw a few people coming here, and their relaxed hearts suddenly became nervous, and they immediately shouted, "Stop, who are you? ”

Those two little eunuchs are very strong, and it seems that they can also do some kung fu, in case they make a move, the three Tianxiang are definitely not opponents.

Xiao Chunzi said softly, "Princess, you two wait here, I'll go over and negotiate with them." As she spoke, Haruko gestured with the green hairpin, meaning to bribe the two of them.

Tianxiang nodded and said, "Koharuko, get rid of it." ”

Xiao Chunzi took the pearl hairpin given by Liu Ling'er and negotiated with the two little eunuchs, while saying good things, just saying that there was a friend he knew inside, and the three of them went down to see him, and it would not be delayed for too long.

The two little eunuchs were naturally very happy to get something valuable, so they naturally didn't have a problem, and said, "Don't delay too long, just come back after a look, this place is not an ordinary place." ”

Xiao Chunzi agreed again and again, and then came to report back to Tianxiang and Liu Ling'er, and then brought Tianxiang and Liu Ling'er over, and the little eunuch opened the door, and inside was a black hole that was oblique downward.

It is an underground passage, with an inclination of about 30 degrees, and there are concrete steps that have been built, and the top is covered with old and mottled marks, proving that it has been built for a long time.

The underground passage is very narrow, and it can only be passed by one person, Xiao Chunzi walks in the front, Tianxiang walks in the middle, Liu Ling'er walks in the end, when Liu Ling'er enters, the two little eunuchs "clang" and close the door, and the passage is even darker.

"How do I think those two people look like girls?" one of the eunuchs said suspiciously, looking at Tianxiang and Liu Ling'er's petite figures, this is not the main thing, the main thing is that there is a faint fragrance on the two people, how can there be a fragrance on the eunuch's body?

The other eunuch said, "Hey, do you care if you care about women or not, do you have anything to do with us? As long as they come out soon, you can see how much this thing is worth?"

The eunuch took the green hairpin and looked at it carefully, he had never seen anything so good, but he didn't know how much it was worth.

Another eunuch took the green pearl hairpin and looked at it carefully, his eyes almost fell off, and he said happily, "This time we can make a lot of money, just with this thing is our year's salary, tomorrow the two of us will go out to exchange money, and have a good drink in the evening to celebrate." ”

Let's say that Tianxiang and Liu Ling'er followed Xiao Chunzi into the underground tunnel, and the deeper they went, the darker and darker they went, and after walking down about ten steps, the tunnel turned ninety degrees, and the three of them walked down more than ten steps, and the tunnel turned ninety degrees, and so on four times before they arrived at the real basement.

The whole basement is in the shape of a dhara, with a large mouth at the top and a small mouth at the bottom, and it is like an upside-down cone, and the whole basement is built up of hard bluestone.

In addition to the darkness in the basement, the main thing is damp, the air circulation is not smooth, and there is a strong smell of feces and urine.

Is this a place for people? Even prisoners shouldn't be locked up in this place, it's better to have a slash.

The whole dungeon is not too big, but there are many cells, all of which are blocked by steel and iron columns, locked with iron chains the thickness of fingers, and the door cannot be opened without a key, that is, without a key, the prisoner will not come out at all.

Many of the cells were empty, and some were closed, with disheveled heads, thin and shabby clothes, and they lay motionless on the damp ground, and they didn't know if they were dead, and if they weren't, they were almost dead.

I didn't see a prisoner's cell, so Koharuko would ask softly, "May I ask if you are Lord He Yipinghe?"

Most of the prisoners ignored Haruko, probably having no strength or already dead, and a few of them went crazy and shouted, "Let me out, let me out!", or shouted, "I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you" and so on, it's a miracle that this place can survive for three or four days.

Lord He's face Koharuko has seen it, and he still has some impressions, but this kind of environment must be carefully recognized.

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