The fat eunuch Ge Hong stretched out his hand and took out a wooden sign from his arms, shook it casually in front of the Imperial Forest Army guarding the door, and was about to go inside. Unexpectedly, the way forward was blocked by two intersecting spears, which made Ge Hong almost stumble and fall to the ground.

"What do you mean, don't you know who I am?!" the fat eunuch Ge Hong finally managed to stand firm, and he glared angrily at the Imperial Guards guarding the door.

"Grandpa Ge, you ...... first"

One of the Imperial Guards took back half of the spear in his hand, he obviously knew the fat eunuch Ge Hong, and was photographed by his power, although Lu Tao did not know what the power of Ge Hong's father-in-law was.

Ge Hong interrupted him the moment the other party called out his name: "Since you know who I am, don't get out of the way! I have something urgent to enter the palace, delaying my business...... Be careful, I won't let you eat and walk around!"

The whisper in front of Peony just now has completely disappeared, and from the appearance of the gun-wielding Imperial Forest Army unable to raise his head, Lu Tao can feel how much pressure he will have to bear if he stands in front of the current Ge Hongge Gonggong.

"But...... But...... His Royal Highness the Second Prince strictly ordered us to strictly investigate the eunuchs who entered the palace......"

"Huh, eunuch?"

Ge Hong stared at him with wide eyes, and the Imperial Forest Army who spoke was stared at by Ge Hong, the sweat on his face fell, and he said hesitantly: "No...... Not a eunuch...... Grandpa Ge, you're not a eunuch......"

"Oh?" At this time, Ge Hong suddenly lowered his voice, and his tone became softer: "What is a person like me, who is not a eunuch?

"Are you...... You are the father-in-law of the Imperial City Division, and you directly obey the emperor..... Not a eunuch......."

"Oh...... I see......" Ge Hong nodded, and the next moment, his tone changed: "Since you know that I am directly obeying the emperor's orders! Then you still don't let you go! If you let Your Majesty know that it is because a few of you have made a mistake, can you afford it?!"

"Yes!"

I don't know if it's a subconscious reflex, the spear that was half pulled back by the Royal Forest Army soldiers was completely pulled back by him, Ge Hong snorted, pushed away the spear on the other side, and walked in directly along the door, the other two Royal Forest Army soldiers with knives Of course, they didn't dare to stop Ge Hong Ge Gonggong, they lowered their heads and pushed them away, pretending not to see anything, and let Ge Hong take Lu Tao and Peony through this door into the palace.

Ge Hong didn't stop, and didn't stop until he walked to the courtyard where "Imperial City Si Nei Yuan" was written.

Turning around, the fat eunuch Ge Hong turned into a smiling appearance again, he hunched his waist slightly, and cautiously said to Peony: "Your Royal Highness Princess, I can only take you here at most." ”

"It's okay, it's okay here, it's good!" Peony nodded: "Next, you go and do your own thing, remember to hide the purpose of this time." ”

"Yes, Your Highness the Princess!"

The fat eunuch Ge Hong bowed, and then slowly retreated into the two-story palace behind him.

"Let's go, let's get out of here first. Peony spoke, Lu Tao shrugged noncommittally and followed behind Peony.

Coming out of the Imperial City's Inner Garden, Peony took Lu Tao back to the palace where Lu Tao had been at the beginning, where Peony was, and once again crossed the piles of various flowers, Lu Tao once saw Lin Bo who found him clothes last time.

"Miss, you're back. Lin Bo respectfully saluted the peony, and his meticulous appearance was exactly the same as the last time he saw him.

"Well, Lin Bo, prepare a set of clothes for me that is suitable for the princess's identity, and then inform the celebrant of ceremonies, and say that they should prepare the princess's honor guard, and I will leave the palace. ”

"Yes! ”

Lin Bo didn't say anything superfluous, but turned around and went directly to the inner room, and after a while, a set of luxurious clothes with grace was held by Lin Bo and walked out: "Miss, how about this set?"

"Yes, let's go change our clothes. ”

......

Officers and soldiers are escorting a guard of honor from the avenue connecting the palace to the inner city, Huang Yue, Bai Xuan, standing melon, lying melon, silver spear, halberd, and a luxurious carriage drawn by a tall head...... A full set of princess honor guards, the samurai on both sides, the brocade clothes and embroidered jackets on their bodies, clean and neat, each hanging sword and sword, heroic posture.

Lu Tao was in the middle of the carriage, it stands to reason that he should not sit with the princess when the princess is officially traveling, but since Peony doesn't care, of course the rest of the people don't care about this kind of thing, after all, even if he puts on a guard of honor and overlooks all beings with a lofty attitude, the influence of the royal family is really not as good as before, so there is no need to think about it so much.

The carriage drove on the avenue made of bluestone, and the carriage, which lacked shock absorption measures, made a "creaking" sound as it went, making Lu Tao always feel that the carriage might fall apart at some point.

"This is the first time I've used the princess's honor guard, and it's majestic, but it's really a bit troublesome. Peony sat on the cushions that lay on the carriage – the only shock absorber for the carriage.

Peony gently opened the curtain on the side of the carriage with one hand and looked out, where the people of the Great Qin Empire who saw the honor guard passing by and stopped were some of them bowing their heads and saluting, some kneeling on the ground and burying their heads deeply, and some of them staring directly at the carriage and the bright colors in front and back of the carriage, which did not seem to be affected by the royal majesty at all.

"Look at those people. Peony still looked outside: "Those people don't have respect for the royal family at all, and they are not the people of Great Qin at all, but unfortunately even so, we can't do anything, we can't arrest them, nor can we reprimand them face to face, so as not to make other people even more alienated, but ...... The majesty of the royal family......"

Speaking of this, Peony shook his head again: "Let's not talk about this for now, I probably know where the other half of the heirloom jade seal is." ”

Lu Tao was stunned: "Where is it?"

"Even if it's not in the hands of the second emperor brother, it can't get out of him. ”

Lu Tao thought about it, and it was true, when he was stopped before, the soldier with the gun did say so, they followed the orders of the second prince, so at least they could be sure that the second prince should know something, especially the eunuch he wanted to investigate, and Lu Tao and Peony played two eunuchs before.

Thinking of this, Lu Tao remembered one more thing, and he opened his mouth and said to Peony: "The second prince seems to be digging something in Yunxi before, will it be ......?"

"Could it be that the hole he dug was the one he opened above our heads yesterday?" Peony took Lu Tao's words and continued, and then muttered: "It's not impossible to say this, do you remember where the second emperor brother dug the pit?"

Lu Tao nodded: "Yes." ”

"That's fine, when we finish settling the matter of the Xue family, you are taking me on a trip. ”

"But if you go directly, you may be blocked by the second prince. Lu Tao opened his mouth and said, he still remembered the scene that night, the small courtyard was surrounded by the Royal Forest Army on the third floor and the outer three floors, and it should not give anyone a chance to get close.

"Hehe, what I want is to be stopped by the second emperor brother, as long as he knows that it is me, he will not be able to hide and sneak around, my only worry is that we are done, the second emperor brother has already taken someone away, and this is undoubtedly a very big possibility. ”

Lu Tao thought about it, since he had obtained the jade seal of the heirloom - although it was only half, even if Lu Tao and Peony's guess was correct, the second prince would not have any reason to continue to stay there, unless the other party still wanted to explore the secret passage underneath.

As he was talking, Lu Tao felt the wheels shake, and then, the carriage gradually stopped, and from outside the carriage, Lin Bo's voice came: "Miss, we have arrived." ”

"yes, I see. Peony replied and motioned for Lu Tao to get out of the car first.

Nodding, Lu Tao got out of the car, and then helped Peony to get out of the carriage.

The carriage had stopped in a wide courtyard, and looking around from here, you could faintly see the purple and red garden to the east and the sparkling lake to the west, the gate to the north, and the promenade to the south, which connected the carved and painted buildings, stacked high and low, looking quite spectacular.

"Xue Yuan and the young and old of the Xue family welcome Her Royal Highness Princess Peony!"

A neutral voice sounded from the exit directly opposite the side of the carriage, where the old and young of the Xue family had already knelt together, and they all buried their heads very low, so that Lu Tao's idea of finding the original culprit from these people was in vain.

But...... Peony is really called peony?!

Peony stood on the ground, those brightly dressed soldiers had already surrounded the courtyard, Lin Bo followed Peony's side one step behind, and Lu Tao also followed Lin Bo's example and stood on the other side of Peony.

"Flat! Get up!"

"Your Highness Xie!" The middle-aged man who claimed to be the academy thanked him, and then stood up, but although he stood up, he still lowered his head: "Her Royal Highness the princess is here, and there is a disappointment, please forgive the Xue family for being rude." ”

"It doesn't matter. Peony waved his hand: "It's that I didn't inform you in advance, don't worry, I came this time because I need the help of your Xue family, if I do a good job, I will say more in front of my father, how about it?"

No matter what you command, the Xue family is duty-bound, the Xue family is by no means for merit, the Xue family's loyalty to the royal family has never changed since a hundred years ago, Your Royal Highness the princess, it is an honor for our Xue family to think of our Xue family. ”