Leaving from the Zhaoyang Palace, I sat on the sedan chair and became more and more unsettled, thinking of the kind on the Zhaoyang Palace, glancing at the front and back, left and right, all of them were unfamiliar faces, and no one was credible at the moment. I suddenly felt a chill in my back, and I missed Zang'er very much at this moment, as well as Qianzhi and Su He. Zang'er must be fine, the prince promised me to treat her well, she has always been safe, and she will be safe. The car went all the way around many gardens, and after walking for a long time, I still didn't see the shadow of the Heming Palace, and I felt strange in my heart, and the car gradually stopped, and I opened the curtain to see, and the leaves were densely layered in front of me.

"Stop the car. Gan Tang stopped on the side, and then turned to me and said: "Princess Qiyu, this is the Ming Palace, but this is different from the Ming Palace, I don't know why, since the construction of the natural formation of a vegetation palace wall, the green basket and Zelan around the dwarf bamboo and weaving, very close, and become a palace gate, the first king ordered not to be demolished, no longer build another palace wall here. Because it is made of nature, in order to retain the original appearance without modification, the door is narrow, and the sedan chair cannot pass through, so I am afraid that the princess will have to walk a few steps. “

Before she finished speaking, I had already gotten off the sedan chair, and I couldn't take care of it, and I was really attracted by the beauty of the green microflow.

"I can't imagine that there is such a beautiful place in this secluded palace. I couldn't help but sigh, I felt that even the wind had the fragrance of green leaves, which was refreshing.

Entering the hall, there is no sense of strangeness, not to mention that the interior furnishings are quite similar to the Maolan Palace, and even the warm pavilion is full of bright blue satin mattresses and ornaments. I have always been most fond of the color blue, but in the past, Madame de Sicheindeh was taboo about the color blue, and I did not show it very much. Therefore, no one seems to know that I am very good, except for my personal maid.

But what the hell is going on? Could it be that the Queen Mother already knows me well, or she already knows my intentions? No wonder the King of You is so unkind to me in the court today, if this is the case, there is no need for the Hidden Kingdom to lead the wolf into the house, why should he still make such a marriage? Do you have to want to capture the old and indulge in it, so as to wait for the opportunity to destroy my Xiqiu? The Queen Mother is so close to me, what is her intention? The contrast between her attitude and that of the ancestors and grandchildren of the King of You, is really a little strange. In any case, wouldn't I be in a very dangerous situation right now?

Besides, this and the Ming Palace, the meaning is good, but it is so far away from the bedroom of the King of You, and the King of You in the palace today has such an attitude, and now he lives so far away, I am afraid that it will be difficult to see him in the future.

I was looking at a pair of dark blue curtains embroidered with pale green orchid leaves in the warm pavilion.

"The princess is a little tired, so let the slaves and maidservants wait for you to rest first. Gan Tang stepped forward and carried me to the inner hall.

As he was walking, he was full of doubts, and couldn't help but ask, "Who used to live here?"

"Back to the Princess, this was once the residence of Lady Raindrop. The maid on the side, Agarwood, smiled and said so, not a word, and was stopped by the Gantang drink order on the side.

"How can you talk so much, when did you become so unruly!" Gan Tang then turned to face me, smiled and whispered: "The princess is tired, let the slave help you in to rest." ”

I have a lot of doubts in my heart, and I know that there must be a clue to this, and it is not appropriate to ask more questions at this time. Based on the current situation, I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to move forward alone. For the sake of today's plan, I have to plan it as it is, and I can't act rashly until I find the inner response that my uncle said.

The dormitory is very neat and bright, faintly with the faint fragrance of Zhilan, reclining on the couch and unconsciously falling asleep in that soft breath.

When I woke up, it was the dead of night, and I casually called "Zang'er", and I didn't see anyone for a long time, only to realize that I was now in the hidden palace. The maidservants were waiting outside the temple, but they did not want to alarm anyone. Got up alone, pushed open the large rhombic screen, the night outside the window was lonely, a crow whimpered and fluttered from the begonia tree in the courtyard, and a crescent moon reflected the sparse stars, making the night more and more lonely.

I was feeling sad about being lonely at the moment, but suddenly I heard a shout from the front yard: "Oh no, come on, it's on fire! It's on fire! Come and put out the fire." ”

When I heard that it was a fire in the front yard, although it was separated by a distance, I couldn't help but be a little panicked, and I was anxious to go out to find out. Just as he was about to walk out of the inner sanctum, the lights in the room went out in an instant, and it was pitch black all around. Called two "Gantang" no one answered, and was about to turn around and return to the inner hall in the dark, but I saw a palace lady carrying a lamp walking towards me, close, and came up to ask An to vaguely recognize that it was the maid agarwood.

The princess was frightened, the front yard somehow went to fire, everyone rushed to put out the fire, Sister Gantang told the slave maid to come and take care of the princess, this outside is chaotic, the princess still stays in the palace safest. ”

As he spoke, Agarwood sat down on one side with me, took the lampshade, and carefully mixed the bronze pots on both sides with the fire core, and the whole hall suddenly lit up. Although this agarwood is young and his tone is immature, he is not in a hurry when he speaks.

I always felt that the fire came a little abruptly, so I pretended to have no intention and said, "It's okay, I don't know which room in the front yard is on fire, and why is it on fire?"

This agarwood didn't rush to reply, but turned around and brought me a cup of tea, and when my hands were brought to me, I pretended not to notice, and then asked, "Why don't you answer?"

The girl looked a little flustered, took a step back, lowered her head and lowered her voice and said: "Back to the princess's words, the slave maid doesn't know which one, just heard the news of the fire in the front yard, and before she had time to take a look, Sister Gan Tang said that she was afraid that the princess would be frightened, so she directly ordered the slave maid to come and take care of the princess." ”

Apparently, this girl is clearly lying. It's just that I just entered the palace today, and I encountered this strange thing one after another, and there must be some ulterior secrets in this and Ming Palace.

"It's the garden of the main palace that is on fire, how can the main palace sit in peace? While speaking, I had already tidied up my clothes, but when I saw Agarwood's face was embarrassed, I hesitated a little and said: "This, but this fire is very dangerous, if the princess has any mistakes, the slave and maid can't afford to wait, and ask the princess to stay in the palace to rest, and it is not too late to go when the fire is extinguished." ”

"Ridiculous! As the master of this Heming Palace, how can this palace sit idly by and ignore his own house? If the Queen Mother and the Queen asked Ming'er, how should the palace be reasonable?" I had long expected that Agarwood would stop me, As he spoke, he had already moved out of the palace gate, but when he saw that the girl looked at a loss, he couldn't help but think of Zhongyun, the little palace maid in my Maolan Palace, stood in front of the door and thought about it and instructed: " If you are inconvenient, just stay and take care of it, and if there is any loss, the palace will bear it, and it will not blame you. ”

I walked alone along the main road paved with bluestone and followed the noise, and only halfway did I realize that I was not familiar with the environment here when I first came to Hemingden, and I only knew that the front yard was on fire, but I didn't know which direction to go, and I regretted that I didn't bring agarwood with me just now. When he was worried, he suddenly saw someone standing with his back to him under the hibiscus tree in front of him, this person was straight and tall, it should be a man, holding a lamp in his hand, as if waiting for someone. The night was dark, and although it was separated by a distance, it was vaguely recognized that it was the costume of an ordinary palace errand, but the back seemed familiar.

It's just that all the palace people except Agarwood are fighting the fire at this moment, why is this person here? Since it is the palace cha, it is not just right for him to take me there.

"Who is here, why don't you wander here instead of putting out the fire?" I had just asked, but instead of paying attention to me, the man had hurried forward and tried to run away.

"Bold! Stop!" I shouted, and followed closely, but the man was walking fast, chasing all the way around several gardens but not being able to catch up, I was tired and panting, and the man was nowhere to be seen. When he came back to his senses, he heard the noise of the crowd coming from the south, as if it was right in front of him, and there seemed to be a burning smell in the air. Let's go check it out first.

Hit the south arch and entered, and almost tripped over the rattan grass under his feet, and it seemed that the house in the front yard should have been uncared for for a long time. I was choked by the pungent smell of burnt paste, and when I got closer, I saw groups of palace maids carrying water back and forth, the fire had been extinguished, and the palace people were cleaning up the debris and talking to each other, and they couldn't hear what was being said. I saw two older Gong E's hands carrying empty buckets, wiping the sweat from the corners of their foreheads with their wrists and walking towards me, one in green and the other in purple, whispering in a low voice as they walked. In order not to be discovered by them, and to verify the doubts in my heart, I quickly hid behind a thick banyan tree and observed everything here.

"Alas, fortunately, the fire didn't burn much, and it was put out in time, but it only burned the railing in front of the door, otherwise the one inside would really be dead this time, who do you say would set the fire?" One of them, dressed in green and petite Gong'e, muttered in a low voice, and the one next to her quickly covered her mouth, made a silent gesture, looked around again, and reproached with concern: "You really don't want to die, how dare you say such things here? If you are listened to by idlers, you and I will fall to the ground, and maybe the whole door will be implicated." ”

"What's the matter, if there is anyone else here, I'll talk to you. Besides, who doesn't know this and the palace people in the Ming Palace? This kind of gossip has long been no secret in the palace. The green-clothed Gong'e was a little unimpressed, but her voice was lowered.

Then the purple-clothed palace lady also seemed to be quite emotional, and sighed in a low voice: "Yes, Madam is really pitiful, since she was snubbed by the first king, she has been imprisoned in this desolate courtyard, and she has been banned for 10 years." ”

"Look, Fang is still blaming me for talking too much, isn't it even more unacceptable for you to say this. The green-clothed Gong'e said angrily in a low voice.

"It's not all you who hurt me with me, after all, I served my wife in the past, and my wife was kind and gentle, and treated me very well on weekdays, but you and I should never say these words today. The Queen Mother has repeatedly told her that the affairs in this garden must not be known to the princess who has just entered the palace, and you have to control my mouth tightly. After saying that, the purple-clothed Gong'e made another silent gesture, and the two went together.

It turns out that this desolate courtyard still lives in a lady of the former king, presumably this lady is the "Lady of Raindrops" that Agarwood has no intention of leaking, right? Today, looking at the inside and outside of this Heming Palace, you can see that this old lord was quite favored by the former king, and lived in this palace that was not luxurious but so chic, and even the title of "Lady Raindrop" sounded very special, and the former king should have a special love for her. It's just that why did this lady fall to this, and why did the Queen Mother ask everyone to hide it from me, is it just that I am afraid that I will live with a former princess?

The palace people were still going back and forth to pack up their clutter, and the ground was rustling.

It is not advisable to stay here for a long time, so remember this path, return to the dormitory quickly, and find out again when you have the opportunity.

I returned the way I came, passing by the hibiscus tree, and remembered the man just now, could it be that he was trying to lead me there?

Back in the dormitory, the palace people of the Heming Hall have not yet returned, and even the agarwood does not know where to go. If I deliberately concealed Mrs. Raindrop's affair from me, I should have pretended not to know until I figured out the situation, but how could I hide it from everyone when I went there just now? As he was thinking about it, he looked down and saw a pair of shoes with a lot of dust on his shoes.

With a snap, a pair of navy blue satin shoes with silver thread embroidered birds identical to my feet were thrown in front of me.

"Before the people in your palace come back, hurry up and put it on. ”

The cold voice was a little familiar, and when I looked up, I saw a tall man in a dark palace robe standing with his back to him.

"Who are you?" he was about to teach him a lesson, but he heard a sneer. Where did the minions come from dare to be so frivolous?

"Where did you come from, a slave, who dared to trespass into the concubine's dormitory without permission, and still speak so disrespectfully and behave lightly!

"If you want to be known, you just have to shout loudly. The voice was slow and sarcastic, outrageous.

"Agarwood!" I couldn't swallow this breath, and raised my voice to call Agarwood to come. Unexpectedly, he was dragged behind the curtain by this person who covered his mouth with one hand, and this person was so powerful that I couldn't move no matter how I scuffled.

"You're really going to die!" saw him quickly close the door and reprimand me in a low voice, and only then could I see his face clearly.

"It's you?"

Looking at Dongfang Fuxian in front of me wearing palace clothes, I was surprised and felt extremely frightened.

"Why are you dressed like this?"

Seeing my question, he made a silent gesture, walked past me with an arrow, and quickly closed the window.

In this situation, I seem to remember something, could it be that the person who led me to the front yard just now was Dongfang Fuxian?

"Before those palace people came back, they quickly changed these shoes. He still looked unhurried.

Seeing this at this moment, it was too late to think about it, but I inexplicably believed in my heart that he would not harm me. In a hurry, I wanted to take off my shoes, but suddenly I felt that something was wrong, my cheeks were burning, and my eyes were slamming around.

After a moment's hesitation, he pretended not to turn around, and I took the opportunity to quickly put them on, and took the blue forged cloth to put them away.

Dongfang Fuxian turned around, took his things and turned to leave. I was suspicious in my heart, so I naturally couldn't help but ask, "But you led me to Mrs. Raindrop's residence in the front yard?"

He stood with his back to me, paused, but suddenly turned around, there seemed to be sadness in his eyes, and said lightly: "She is my mother." ”

I was stunned, but I saw that he was no longer as cold and arrogant as usual, and there was childlike helplessness in his eyes, and in an instant, there was hatred like thorns. For a moment, I didn't know what to say, but this scene reminded me of my aunt, and my heart ached, and then I said like a ghost: "I will take care of Mrs. Raindrop." ”

I thought he would thank him gratefully, but unexpectedly I heard him sneer, and his tone was extremely contemptuous: "It's just you, it's just an accident to lead you there today, and the princess doesn't have to worry about it." With that, he turned and departed.

I didn't have time to refute, he was gone.