As we walked in the woods, I glanced back at her.

She was walking faster than I was, and she was already at the edge of the forest.

I turned my head and looked at the embankment that was getting closer and closer, and my steps were calm.

I didn't meet anyone again along the way.

She told me that she was the last of the people who came out of the palace banquet, and she really didn't lie to me.

I don't know where the patrol team searched at this time, it shouldn't be in this area.

I made up my mind, lifted the bag on my back, and walked up the steps of the embankment.

The reins of the boat were still firmly attached to the stone pillar by the pier, and I stepped forward and loosened the reins.

Hop on board, this time with much more skill than the previous one.

With the strength in hand, the hull of the ship remained stable after just two slight shakes.

I sat down and slowly steered the boat to the shore, watching the waves on the lake calm, but the sun in the sky was obscured by a large cloud at some point.

My eyes turned from the surface of the lake back to the shore, and the shore was silent and no one passed by.

Reaching out for the net, I slowly brushed over the lake.

Just like Xiao Jiu, who mistook me for a companion before, I only saw one or two of those strange leaf petals sporadically in a long way on the lake.

Compared to the dazzling array of days ago, today's cleanup task is much easier.

I wasn't in a relaxed mood at all.

We sailed on the shore of a lake about a dozen feet from the shore.

The sky was slowly changing, and the mist could be seen rising on the surface of the lake. Quietly dispersed.

With a sense of unease, my gaze kept wandering over the shore.

The clouds in the sky were getting thicker, and the fog on the lake was getting thicker. According to this trend, it will not take two hours to see the appearance of the people on the boat from the perspective of standing on the shore of the lake.

However, this alone is not enough.

I knew that I would have to wait for a while, so I suppressed the anxiety in my heart, and the fishing net in my hand was not idle.

The bizarre leaf flaps can only be seen by chance. However, there are still dead leaves floating on the surface of the lake, so it doesn't take long for a layer of wet leaves to accumulate on the deck.

It's still quiet on the shore. I slowly moved the boat away from its original position and towards the middle of the lake, where the fog was thicker

The island in the middle of the lake finally enlarged in front of my eyes.

As soon as I looked over, I could see the mottled building on the island, and my heart suddenly beat faster.

The boat found a place to dock under a tree on an island in the middle of the lake.

It was a big winding tree. There are several thick branches sticking out of the water. Because of the curved arc and pressed down, the branches and leaves can almost touch the water.

It's a great place to park a boat, as I need to hide the small ship for a while.

If you choose to anchor here, the people on the other side of the lake will not find the trace of the boat at all.

The fog on the lake was much thicker than when I set out, and in a few hours the fog on the lake would obscure the entire island, let alone the building on the island.

The boat approached the tree and snaked under the branches of the water, and I tied the reins to the trunk. Climb up with a slight leap along the branches.

This tree is big enough to carry my weight when I walk on the branches. There was no feeling of fear at all.

Coming down from the trees and stepping on the land of the island in the middle of the lake, my heart is even more steady.

The road on the island in the middle of the lake may have been unvisited for too long, and the road is full of bruises and weeds.

When I walked up, I felt like I was going to slip from time to time, and I didn't dare to be careless, so I walked extra carefully.

From the place where the boat was parked to go ashore to the bottom of the small building on the island in the middle of the lake, it took me a quarter of an hour, and I could almost cross half of Penglai Pavilion by changing to the road in the palace.

Stopping downstairs and looking at the mottled stone door in front of me, I hesitated for a moment, not knowing what was going on inside.

All the evidence points to the fact that what I was looking for on this trip to Sealand was in the small building in front of me.

My mind flashed with confusion, I did see traces of leaf petals on the surface of the lake many times, but what would it have to do with the small building in front of me, although it looked old but tightly sealed?

How can the island in the middle of the lake and the lake be mixed together.

One is a small building on land on the island in the middle of the lake, and the other side is connected to the living water outside the palace, can the two be put together?

What's the middle way?

But Yun Chu's handwriting clearly said that it was in the small building.

I circled around from the outside, and I didn't see any signs of planted plants.

Outside the walls of the building were unknown weeds, and occasionally there were herbs that I could identify, but they had nothing to do with what I was looking for.

I chose a cautious method of spying, at least to find out the situation on the island first, to know what was going on outside the building, and it was not good to rush in.

After a lap, I was standing in the same place where I had left at the beginning.

This time, I didn't hesitate anymore and stepped forward and slowly pushed the door open

Fu waited by the fence outside the bamboo forest, sometimes raising her head and looking in.

The bamboo forest was lush, blocking the situation inside, so that she couldn't figure out the movement while waiting outside.

When she followed Guijun to the bamboo garden, the guards stopped them outside as usual.

You have to report it and get permission to come in, but after you come in, there is a barrier.

The steward said that this place was not accessible to ordinary people.

Guijun wants to go to see that person, and after the communication, he can let people take him in, but the person who accompanied him, that is, her, must stay outside the bamboo garden until Guijun comes out after seeing him.

The requirements are a bit harsh, and there has been a lot of noise in the palace these days, because there are different opinions about the missing palace maid in Lin De Palace, so it seems that He Yanzhi's unkind request has become understandable.

Of course, Fu didn't dare to make a mistake, and he was still a little timid in front of your lord, let alone in front of the lord of the harem.

So she waited patiently outside. It's just that my master hasn't been in for almost an hour and hasn't come out, and I don't know what the conversation is about?!

While Vu was waiting, the path outside the courtyard wall hurriedly passed two people dressed in patrol clothes.

Her eyes moved. Then he lowered his head and pretended not to see.

She wanted to avoid it, but others didn't, so the two people walked up to Fu and said hello to her.

"Miss Fu beside Su Guijun?" One of the guards asked softly, "You're also looking for the Emperor?" “

Fu nodded and said with a smile: "Your lord is talking about things inside, and outsiders are not allowed to enter." ”

After a pause, Fu looked at the two men. casually asked, "Are you still looking for someone in the palace?" ”

An embarrassed look immediately appeared on the faces of the guards.

searched one after another, but there was no trace of the person, and there was not even a single clue. Not even a single object of suspicion could be found, but almost everyone in the palace knew about the big move of the patrol.

Where the responsibilities are, it is like showing their incompetence if they can't find it, so they are asked by Fuyi. It's really embarrassing.

Vu has a quick mind. Naturally, he saw their thoughts, and hurriedly said with an apologetic expression: "I just asked at random." "Your errands have always been hard, and you have to walk in the palace at night."

"Now with the task of finding someone, the palace is so big, and finding a little palace maid is like looking for a needle in a haystack." "There is nothing else in the palace, but there are many houses and trees, and I don't know where people are running to hide. Which is so easy to find. "I won't hide it from you, as long as the person is still in the palace. After all, it can be found," the patrol team heard Fu's considerate tone, and a trace of gratitude flashed in his eyes, and he sighed and said, "I'm afraid that if I'm out of the palace, I won't be able to find it." "That's right." Fu nodded, knowingly.

Footsteps suddenly sounded in the bamboo garden, it sounded very familiar, and a touch of joy suddenly appeared on Fu's face, if she heard it correctly, it was naturally her master.

Su Hyun finally finished talking to Huang Guijun about the matter!

Fu hurriedly greeted her, and the rest of the guards were still waiting in place, waiting for the steward in the bamboo garden to come out and report.

Su Hyun's face didn't look good, he should have had a not very pleasant conversation just now, because he was in a worse state than when he came.

Fu pressed the curiosity in her chest, and heard Su Xun say in a low voice: "Go, go back." “

She followed behind Su Hyun, and as when she came, she bowed her head obediently and walked away.

After walking far away, when she looked back, she saw that the guards had not been able to enter the bamboo garden, and were still waiting outside

He Yanzhi stood in the bamboo garden, his expression was a little dazed, the light cyan robe he was wearing looked a little empty, and the wide sleeves hung down at his side.

He looked at the green bamboo in the courtyard, raised his head and glanced at the sky shrouded in clouds, and suddenly whispered, "You don't come out?" ”

Xiao Si's figure flashed out from the unknown corner of the bamboo garden, looked at He Yanzhi, and said with a puzzled gaze: "How can there be people from the patrol team looking for people in the palace today?" ”

Xiao Si's hand hanging by his side clenched his fist and released it, looking at He Yanzhi puzzled and asked, "Haven't you already received the girl's letter, what are you doing now?" ”

The wind was rumbling, He Yanzhi raised his head and glanced lightly in the direction of Xiao Si, but did not answer.

Xiao Si's eyes were always on him.

Before long, He Yanzhi said in a deep voice: "She disappeared too strangely. "Didn't you already receive a letter to go to the Northlands, and enclosed a recipe for you?"

He Yanzhi glanced at Xiao Si: "I know, but at present, only a few people know about her letter, except for me, it is you." "I let the people of the patrol continue to look for it, it is to distract others' attention, you must know that it is not only His Majesty who is staring at my Lin De Palace, if others see that I am not looking for her, maybe I will have to use my brains outside." "She's going to the Northlands, it will take time, even if she's out of the city now, it's inevitable that there will be situations along the way, and I don't want to cause her trouble."

Xiao Si came to his senses, and his expression changed when he looked at He Yanzhi, and he restrained his smile and said, "The emperor is really well-intentioned. “

Hearing such words for the second time in a day, He Yanzhi looked at Xiao Si with awe-inspiring eyes, and said in a low voice, "Do you need me to answer you with the same words?" “

Xiao Si hurriedly shook his head: "No need, it's my gaffe!" “

Xiao Si didn't want to be like the person who came just now, he really wanted to reason with him, and he couldn't get a little cheap.

Especially right now, He Yanzhi is not in a good mood, and he can't afford to hide.

Xiao Si said in a low voice: "I'll go back first, and then I'll talk about the palace banquet in the evening." “

He turned around to leave, but He Yanzhi suddenly shouted to stop him: "There are still a few hours before the palace banquet, you come into my study to accompany me in the next game." "Halfway through the last time, I didn't tell the winner, so I want a result today."

Xiao Si followed behind He Yanzhi and walked to the door of the study under the main building.

When he pushed the door to enter, he raised his head and looked back at the sky, and suddenly asked, "Why is it foggy before it gets dark, is it about to change?" “

At the door of the small courtyard of Penglai Pavilion, Qingzhi stopped outside the curtain, took out a handkerchief from her arms, wiped the sweat beads on her forehead and said, "You can sweat all over your body in winter." “

Baoshan had just come back from outside the hospital, she went to the construction site of the flower garden to deliver tea and snacks to the masters, and as soon as she walked in the door, she saw Qingzhi moving a heavy big box alone, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Sister, what is this?" “

As soon as the words came out, Qing Zhi's eyes swept into the distance intentionally or unintentionally, and said to Baoshan: "Be quiet, take a hand and help me get it in together." ”

Bao Shan bent down and carried the wooden box into the house with Qing Zhi.

The box was placed on the ground in the house, and Qing Zhi straightened up and said with a sigh of relief: "It's too heavy, fortunately you're back." ”

"Otherwise, I'll be able to get it alone for a while."

"Sister, what's in it? Such a big box? Baoshan asked with curiosity in his eyes.

Qingzhi squatted down and opened the wooden box, Baoshan looked over, and saw at a glance that most of the books contained in it.

"How is this?" Baoshan was even more strange, squinting his eyes and looking at the wooden box and asking, "Who sent it to my sister?" ”

Bao Shan picked up a booklet and flipped through a few pages at random.

"You are mistaken, it was originally something from our flower garden," Qing Zhi directly understood, "There were many rights and wrongs for a while, and the people in the palace took a fancy to the things in the flower garden, and Xiao Ling helped send them to the Lin De Hall to ask the emperor to keep them on his behalf." ”

"The box is full of booklets left by my master."

"Now, our flower garden has been renovated, and the palace is busy with other things, and no one remembers this box of things anymore, so the emperor sent someone to send us back."

Qing Zhi tilted her head to look at Baoshan, and explained helplessly: "I went to the palace banquet to help before, and no one was there, and the person sent by the emperor gave the box to the attendants under Penglai Pavilion. ”

"As soon as I returned, the attendant heard the voice and came looking for me."

"I said, it turned out to be something from our flower garden, sister, since the attendant knows that you are alone, why don't you help move it."

A wry smile flashed at the corner of Qingzhi's mouth, and she looked at Baoshan and said, "I told him that there are people in the yard, and I don't need his help." "I thought Gu Lan was here, but I didn't think she was here, and I didn't know where she went!" (To be continued......)