Chapter 1 Tied Hands and Caught Up

"Okay, you give me the things, you can't enter the inner sanctum here, you go and do your own errands." The little palace maid saw that the palace gate was close at hand, so she turned to look at Autumn Leaf Bai.

Qiu Yebai looked at the little palace maid, suddenly stepped forward and approached her, and at the same time the corners of her lips raised a delicate arc, which made her face look more delicate and handsome, and there was a three-point temptation: "Little sister, when I first arrived, I was assigned to a place like Qin Tianjian, and I don't think I will have a chance to see a big scene in my life, so let me follow you in and have a look?" ”

She chose the place of Qin Tianjian to cover for herself, because it was a remote place, a place without oil and water, no one wanted to go at all, and she rarely had the opportunity to have dealings with the inner palace, so it was not easy to arouse suspicion, and it was very convenient to use it as an excuse now.

The little palace maid knew that the little eunuch she met was good-looking, but there were too many people in the palace, and she had only looked at it a few more times, and she didn't take it to heart, but at this moment, he suddenly approached her, so that she realized that this little eunuch was actually half a head taller than herself, and it looked ...... It was so handsome that she felt her heart beating like a drum for some reason.

"You...... You...... But....... ”

Although the little palace maid's face turned crimson all of a sudden, she still tried hard to keep her senses.

Qiu Yebai suddenly reached out to support her little elbow, and her voice became more and more careless: "Little sister, you are delicate and weak, and you need someone to help you send such a large stack of clothes in on such a hot day, isn't it?" ”

The little palace maid, immature and young, how could she have seen such a battle, and where is the opponent of Qiu Yebai, a veteran of Fengyue, her mind was already dizzy, and she still hesitated in her heart, but she had already responded: "This ...... Okay. ”

She was so confused by Akibabai's smile that she didn't even forget to ask what errand Akibabai was, so she agreed.

Qiu Yebai naturally didn't give her a chance to think about it, so she continued to smile gently: "Thank you, little sister." ”

With that, he let go of the hand that was holding her elbow, took a step back, and regained the distance between them, but the gentle smile on his face remained unchanged.

The little palace maid felt that the compelling aura had dissipated a little, she blushed, looking at the little eunuch who had returned to her original polite appearance, she didn't know whether she was lost or relieved, she bit her lip, and didn't dare to look directly at Qiu Yebai's smile, she only whispered: "You follow closely, just say that you came from the Shanggong Bureau to send clothes to the master with me, don't look around at will, go in and see my eyes, don't show your flaws." ”

Autumn leaves nodded and made a humble gesture: "Little Autumn is saved." ”

The little palace maid led the way in front and led Qiuye Bai into the gate of Pingyun Palace.

As soon as she entered the palace gate, there were palace people who were arranging the palace and greeted her: "Ying'er, here, yo, there are still followers today." ”

A palace maid quipped: "Let's call Aunt Ying?" ”

"You will make fun of me, and do the work in your hands well, if you don't care about it, grandma will see it, but you will feel good."

Ying'er laughed a few words with those familiar palace people, and then led Qiu Yebai to the inner hall, along the way, she saw that Qiu Yebai was quietly following behind her, without raising her head, so she was relieved, and then instructed a few words: "...... You must be careful, if the grandmothers find out, I will also be punished. ”

Qiu Yebai nodded, looking at Ying'er with a smile and silent, Ying'er's face was slightly red, and she didn't say much, she just led Qiu Yebai to continue to go inside.

After the lively front hall and middle hall of Pingyun Palace, I arrived at the apse, a housekeeper wearing a yellow embroidered blessing pattern palace dress led two little palace maids out to exchange some clothes with Ying'er, several people looked familiar, while inspecting the clothes, while chatting about the excitement of this canonization ceremony and some palace gossip.

Qiu Yebai listened for a while, and suddenly stepped forward and said softly: "Sister Ying'er, I want to go to the thatched house." ”

Ying'er glanced at her, her eyes were a little nervous, but the housekeeper looked at Qiu Yebai and pointed to the outside of the hall: "Go to the left, go down the corridor and go down the second corner, just don't go wrong and bump into the nobles." ”

Qiu Yebai nodded, thanked and retreated, Ying'er was a little worried, but she was helpless.

Autumn leaves went out of the apse, but really followed the words of the housekeeper and went down to the corridor, but after turning the corner, she looked left and right, and saw that there was no one here, thinking that most of the people had gone to the front hall to decorate, so she took out the drawings from her sleeves and looked at them, and swaggered to the small garden behind the hall.

If she guessed correctly, the area around the small garden should be the place where the Eighth Prince frequented the most.

She thought that the inner hall and the study must be guarded by palace people, so she should try her luck in the small garden first, and if she didn't see anyone, she would think of other ways.

Along the way, there are not many people, occasionally there are palace people with things passing by, she is light to dodge, when she is about to reach the small garden, she smells the fragrance of osmanthus from a distance, and then look closely, you will see a large osmanthus tree planted in the garden, during which a delicate pavilion hangs the bamboo curtain of the Xiangfei concubine, it can be seen that there is a figure longing after the bamboo curtain.

The corners of Autumn Leaf's white lips are slightly raised, she is lucky today, she doesn't need to lurk and wait until it gets dark, she can see the main owner.

It's just that......

She looked at the several guards and palace people standing near the pavilion, and couldn't help but sigh.

This...... How could she get close to the 'capable' Eighth Highness?

Although she is excellent at light work, how can she break through under the sun?

It's not time to get the attention of others.

Qiu Ye Bai was standing in the corner and worried, and suddenly heard footsteps nearby, as soon as she turned her head, she saw a middle-aged eunuch suddenly appear on her right side, and the other party was still carrying a jade pot in his hand, and hit it straight towards Qiu Ye Bai, and the jade pot was smashed directly towards Qiu Ye Bai.

She was quick with her eyes, so she quickly turned her wrist and grabbed the handle of the flying jade pot, and turned her body away, so that she didn't let the hot tea in it splash her body.

The middle-aged eunuch was easy to stand firm, and when he saw Qiu Yebai holding his jade pot, he first breathed a sigh of relief, and then his eyes widened: "Where did you come from, how dare you trespass...... ”

Qiu Yebai's eyes were cold, and he reached out and directly pointed at his acupoint, the second half of the eunuch's words were stuck in his throat, his eyes rolled, and he fainted directly, Qiu Yebai held the jade pot in one hand, and used the internal strength to carry the eunuch to the side of the flower bush with the other hand, and then, she looked at the jade pot in her hand, and a trace of cunning flashed in her eyes.

……

The Moon Palace is cold in autumn, and the flowers are just climbing.

In the world, we say that the heavens are in the sky, but I don't know that the heavens remember the world.

Autumn osmanthus fragrance, used to make osmanthus tea, osmanthus dim sum is the best, the palace people and guards of Pingyun Hall know that their master likes to use osmanthus to make all kinds of tea and wine snacks, so when I saw a little eunuch half-hunched, carefully carrying a jade pot wafting with the fragrance of osmanthus flowers, the guards and the palace people who served did not feel that there was anything wrong.

It wasn't until the little eunuch in gray passed the guards on the periphery and approached the pavilion that the big eunuch standing on the steps felt that something was wrong, and stopped the little eunuch suspiciously: "Who are you, Gonggong Peng?" ”

On weekdays, these low-level little eunuchs are not qualified to approach the master at all, and it is obvious that Lao Peng went to bring hot spring water to make golden cinnamon tea, and how did he come over and become a little eunuch to send things over.

Qiu Yebai paused, and said respectfully and hesitantly: "Gonggong Peng is just a little ...... I was in a hurry, so I asked the little one to send something over first. ”

The big eunuch instantly narrowed his eyes, and a vigilant gaze flashed in his eyes: "Really? ”

He paused, and suddenly said sharply: "Take this person!" ”

As soon as Qiu Yebai heard this, she knew that she was exposed, she simply raised her head directly, glanced at the guards who quickly pulled out her sword formation to surround her, and said with a calm smile: "This father-in-law, I just came at the invitation of His Royal Highness the Eighth Highness, could it be that this is the hospitality of His Royal Highness?" ”

The big eunuch was stunned for a moment, and sneered in a sharp voice: "You guy, what nonsense, say, who sent you to assassin?" ”

Qiu Yebai glanced at the big eunuch indifferently, and his cold and sharp eyes were like sharp swords that made the big eunuch subconsciously take a step back, and then, his face turned red, and he said angrily: "You little thief, you dare to ...... rampant." ”

"Pingning." A calm voice suddenly came from inside the pavilion, interrupting the great eunuch's words.

As soon as Ping Ning heard the voice of his master, he immediately looked stunned and said respectfully: "Master." ”

"Please come in." The Eighth Prince said lightly.

Ping Ning was stunned for a moment, but he didn't have any doubts, he only turned to look at Qiu Yebai, and said calmly: "How long has it been offended, noble, Your Highness has an invitation." ”

Even the murderous guards around them quickly retreated to their positions, as if they had never surrounded Akibabai.

Ping Ning even carefully lifted the thin bamboo curtain of Concubine Xiang for her, as if she was really a distinguished guest from afar.

Never question, order and prohibit.

This is the most basic thing for a soldier, and it is also the most difficult point to do.

It is rare to be able to control the people below to such a point, and to be in the palace as well as in the army.

Qiu Yebai couldn't help but be quite interested in this Eighth Prince, it seems that the rumors still have some credibility, this Eighth Prince really has the demeanor of a general.

Since the other party was so atmospheric, she also generously carried the jade pot into the pavilion.

The layout in the pavilion is very simple, a stone carved round table is separated by a half-played chess, a cup, a Hunan concubine bamboo reclining chair next to the round table, and a few bamboo stools on the side of the round table.

At first glance, you would think that there were people playing here, but there was only the man who was quietly half leaning on a chaise longue in the entire pavilion.

Qiu Ye Bai looked at the other party for the first time, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned, just after listening to the voice, he thought that he would see a cold general, but he didn't want this man leaning on the chaise longue Although he had sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and his complexion was honey-colored in the sun all year round, he looked like a scholar no matter how he looked at his whole body.

She put down the teapot and smiled and arched her hand to the other party: "Eighth Highness." ”

The Eighth Prince did not reply to her immediately, nor did he reprimand her for not giving the royal courtesy, but looked at her quietly for a moment, and raised the corners of his lips slightly: "Your Highness should call you Qiu Sishao, or Qiu Gongzi?" ”

The smile that Qiu Yebai looked at him seemed to make his face shallow light, as bright as the sun in July, extremely dazzling, almost impossible to take his eyes off.

She couldn't help but sigh secretly in her heart, although she felt that although the people of the Baili royal family were not good goods, she had to say that God gave them a unique good skin, whether it was the charming elegance of the beginning of the hundred miles, the face of Lingyu of the Dingwang Baili, or the bright sun of the Eighth Emperor, people had to sigh at the eccentricity of the heavens.

Akiba Baisu felt that beauty was a rare object, even if it was a femme fatale, at least before she turned her face, she was willing to treat her face kindly, and smiled: "Your Royal Highness is free to be." ”

The Eighth Prince looked at her and gestured, "Please be seated." ”

Akiba Bai was not polite, and sat down at the round table with a lift of his robe.

The eighth prince looked at the young man in front of him with a very beautiful face, there was no embarrassment between his eyebrows, and he was generous, there was a trace of gloom in his eyes, and he said with a smile: "I have long admired the name of the Lord of the Hidden Sword Pavilion, I don't want to meet in such a way today, the rumors in the rivers and lakes do not deceive me, but please forgive the hall for the slight inconvenience of my legs and feet recently." ”

Autumn leaves Bai Fang noticed that the posture of one of his legs was slightly stiff, and suddenly remembered that there seemed to be rumors that the eighth prince Baili Lingfeng was shot in the leg during the banditry, but at that time she collected too many trails, so she didn't know too much whether this news was accurate, but I didn't want to see it today, this highness was really injured, repeatedly made military exploits, and was bravely wounded, no wonder he wanted to be crowned king when he returned to the court.

After all, although the six princes died early, the eighth prince and the four princes who were also concubines, and even the seventh prince who was born by the current queen did not become kings, and his glory was unique.

"Your Highness, this is an injury for the country, and it is a great honor for me to wait for a group of grass people in the rivers and lakes to sit at the same table with His Highness." Akiba Bai is naturally very polite when he speaks politely.

Although Baili Lingfeng has heard a lot of sycophants, but Qiu Yebai's identity is different after all, he knows that the status of the Tibetan Sword Pavilion in the rivers and lakes is extraordinary, although he is in the wild, but they all say that the people in the rivers and lakes speak directly, and he is still very happy to hear such praise words from the mouth of the master of the Tibetan Sword Pavilion.

And Baili Lingfeng did not hide this pleasure, and his pleasant smile expanded: "The four young people don't have to be polite to the main hall, although the main hall is a member of the royal family, but he has been with the army all the year round, and has always respected the knights of the rivers and lakes. ”

Qiu Ye Bai heard the taste this time, she lifted the jade pot and poured a cup of osmanthus tea, handed it to Baili Lingfeng, and said lightly: "Your Highness is laughing, Qiu Ye Bai is reckless, and now he is a wanted criminal in the whole country, where is he qualified to serve His Highness." ”

Baili Lingfeng took the osmanthus tea in her hand, and didn't seem to be worried that she would be poisoned at all, so he took a sip and said: "Whether the four young people are the criminals in the Huainan case or not, you and I both know in our hearts, as long as the four young people come up with evidence, the palace is willing to help the four young people clean up their grievances and find out the real culprit, not only to return your innocence, but also to guarantee ......." ”

"And guarantee that my official will be reinstated, or the official will be promoted." Autumn Leaves Baijing interrupted his Mandarin, his eyes seemed to be smiling but unusually sharp: "But, Eighth Highness, have you forgotten that the Mo Qian you sent at the beginning wanted to trick me into the account book in my hand, and tried to shoot me and my people in the Huainan Wasteland?" ”

Baili Lingfeng looked at her sharp bright eyes, and a bright smile deepened: "It turns out that the fourth young man still remembers, but the main hall has forgotten." ”

Qiu Yebai suddenly understood that the perverted shameless man at the beginning of the hundred miles turned out to be in the same lineage, the family history, and the brothers of the family were all the same!

"Yes, it's a pity that I remember it very clearly, the people of my Hidden Sword Pavilion have never provoked right and wrong, but if people don't offend me, I won't offend anyone, so this account is naturally remembered clearly and clearly." Autumn leaves are white and slow.

She actually admires the ability of these royal family members to turn their faces and not admit their accounts, which is also a kind of mastery.

Baili Lingfeng looked at her, raised his eyebrows and said: "This hall thinks that the four young people are here to talk about cooperation, don't you want to settle accounts, but this hall is very curious, how do you plan to settle accounts with this hall, kill one person in ten steps, and leave no name for thousands of miles, this hall really wants to see the legendary top assassin with such ability?" ”

He didn't change his smile, as if he was chatting with an old friend, and even with curiosity, as if he wasn't worried that Akiba Bai would really give him a sword in the chest.

Autumn leaves didn't seem to hear his sarcastic words at all, so he calmly poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip slowly, feeling the rich aroma of golden cinnamon overflowing his tongue.

Well, the osmanthus flowers here are really top-notch golden osmanthus, and the guy at the beginning of Baili must be quite fond of this delicate and rich aroma......

It's like the scent of blood and plum blossoms wafting in the wine pool that day.

She paused, she didn't know how she somehow remembered that perverted guy, she should have remembered to make osmanthus cake for Aze that monk, and she shouldn't have thought of Baili Chu.

Perhaps, the aroma is too delicate.

She shook her head, took another sip of osmanthus tea, and then said slowly: "No, Your Highness's guess is not wrong, I did come to discuss cooperation with His Highness." ”