The box containing the ancient books is like a box of fragments at this moment.

Su Hyun's face turned pale in an instant, and he stretched out his finger to touch the top fragment, which was as thin as a cicada's wing, and it was completely broken with a twist of his finger.

Closing the box, he sat on the chair in a daze, and did not move for a long time

Glancing at the ruined walls of the deserted courtyard with a stunned look, I lowered my voice and said, "Before entering the palace, I actually thought about it. "When I arrived in the palace, I found that I still couldn't deal with the unexpected situation, including He Yanzhi."

I closed my eyes, opened them again, and said, "Although it has alarmed many people in the palace now, there are many things in the palace, and soon people's attention will be attracted by new things. "For example, the war in the Northland, such as the celebrations in Sealand, these things will attract their attention."

I said seriously to Tianfang: "What I want to do at the moment is to let me go missing, turn the page as much as possible, and let the matter pass." ”

"That's why I'm going to send him a letter directly and ask him to stop the pointless search." I pursed my lips and said in an affirmative tone.

"The one in the Lin De Palace, will you believe it?" Tianfang asked.

"If you don't believe it, you have to use your ability, senior brother." I smiled and tapped him on the shoulder and said, "Just make things look reasonable." ”

∧♂, "Come on, senior brother, you are idle and idle, why don't you sharpen ink for your junior sister?" "I took the opportunity to direct him.

"You're even missing me." Tianfang glanced at me.

"Expired and wasted, there is a ready-made labor that is not used. Am I that stupid? ”

Spit and complain, he will never fail to do what he should do.

The ink was wet with the water, and the gesture was gentle and swirling.

He glanced back at me. A warm smile bloomed on her lips, reflecting the dilapidated courtyard as if it were not so desolate

It was dark, and the wind in the small courtyard sounded worse than outside.

Because it is born from the heart, the desolation here is very different from the Lin De Hall and Penglai Pavilion where they lived before, which makes people feel the chill of the winter night.

Thankfully, I wasn't alone at this time.

I've wrapped the quilt all over my body. I turned my head to look at Tianfang, but I was fiddling with the brazier in the corner.

His movements were gentle, and he didn't seem to be slow.

Moonlight shone through the window lattices into the dilapidated house. I hesitated for a moment and asked, "Senior brother, do you really want to make a fire?" ”

"In case the patrol comes in the night, they see a light from afar. What should we do? ”

My concerns are well founded.

The patrol searched most of the palace during the day. Whether it will die down at night, the decision is still in the hands of He Yanzhi.

Tianfang stopped the movement in his hand, turned his head to look at me, and smiled deeply: "Actually, the charcoal here has long been damp, even if I want to, I can't light it!" ”

"This room is too cold, and the top is not tightly sealed, so I feel that there is wind leaking in everywhere."

Tianfang said in a soft tone.

"Why did you go earlier," he said. I couldn't help but complain to him, "It's hard to choose somewhere." That's the place I chose. ”

I listened to him, and it was also because of the rush that I couldn't think of more.

When I was outside the palace, I had a general impression of the distribution of the buildings in the Sealand Palace and the passages, but since He Yanzhi was my old friend, I even saw the picture together under his staff.

My reaction at that time was that I would rather believe that someone like Tianfang who didn't know enough about the palace was not willing to believe He Yanzhi, who had noticed the details on the picture like me.

"It's not easy to choose a place, I chose such a place, so I feel ashamed, so I accompanied you and didn't leave, talk to you!"

Tianfang put down the dead branch that was playing with the charcoal basin, walked over and sat opposite me, and said, "Xiao Ling'er doesn't like it here, if you guard it alone, I'm afraid it will pass more slowly." ”

"Little junior sister, I will accompany you, and you will leave again in the second half of the night when it is almost dawn, and you will not be afraid."

The moonlight was projected on his delicate face, and a scene in the Dingbei Palace, suddenly flashed in my mind.

At that time, he never had a moment of anxiety, and it seemed that everything was in his planning.

I have to say that people with such a personality will make people unconsciously rest their minds.

I tilted my head, looked at the sky carefully, and shook my head again: "Then you just talk to me, I really don't want to sleep." ”

Wrapped around the quilt again, I whispered, "This hellish place, I can't sleep even if I want to." “

It's a pity that you can't make hot tea to drink, otherwise it's better to pass the time in the cold winter night.

In fact, in the cold winter night, the most comfortable thing is not a cup of hot tea, if there is a charcoal fire, eating a warm pot, three or five confidants, is the joy of life! "Senior brother," I looked at him and asked in a low voice, "you must have some other purpose for this trip to Sealand, right?" "It's not as simple as just looking for your little sister?" I did it on purpose, observing his expression as I spoke, "I guess since the master is also here, you must have something to do in Sealand." ”

I could vaguely guess that their trip to Sealand was not easy, but I couldn't figure out what the other party was going to do.

Tianfang's eyes flashed, his eyes turned on me, and he chuckled: "In addition to looking for my little junior sister, there is indeed something to do." "Senior brother, is the master in the city now?"

There was still a faint smile on the corner of Tianfang's mouth: "I was still there before I entered the palace, but now, I can't guess, you know that the master is always elusive." “

There was a moment of silence in the room, and Tianfang's voice sounded lowly: "I should also go to the Northland, not just to see you off." ”

"Xiao Ling'er, the war is about to start in the north, how much do you know about the empress's opponent?"

Tianfang suddenly lowered his voice, looked at me with a slight raised eyebrow and asked.

I was stunned and looked at him in surprise and said, "Are you talking about the princess?" I heard that it is the sister of the empress. ”

I've had a few casual encounters with her, but I'm not going to tell Tianfang about some details of Dongyuan. If it is really found by his subordinates, I will not deny it, this is my attitude to deal with it.

I looked down and thought about it. The tone was tactful and cautious: "I am neither a person in the army, nor do I intend to have a deep friendship with that person, do I know her, what's the matter?" ”

"I'm asking you, didn't you spend a lot of time in one place before you came to the capital?"

My face was in a trance, recalling the time when Dongyuan and Ji Jiu got along. Nodding gloomily, he said, "Yes, most of your people have also found it." ”

Qingzhi and Baoshan walked across the lake in the palace, and happened to meet a group of guards along the way.

See the people in a hurry. Baoshan stopped and looked at their distant backs, turned his head to Qingzhi and said with wide eyes: "Sister steward also saw it clearly, right?" ”

"Look at their appearance" Bao Shan paused in his tone, turned to look at Qing Zhi, and said with a little confusion in his eyes. "I'm afraid I haven't found any clues in today's search"

"We've met two groups of people in the courtyard of the Lin De Palace. With the addition of this team, they all survived. ”

Bao Shan's eyes rolled and said: "Actually, sister, if you want to say that Xiaoling is really hiding by herself, I am also curious, how can she hide it so well?" ”

"The people in the patrol are not vegetarians, if you want to hide such an overwhelming search, Xiaoling is really"

Qingzhi heard the unfinished meaning of Baoshan's words, and said with confusion in her eyes: "Let's go to her that time." I didn't see anything unusual from beginning to end, and it was only a little time later. And the man was gone. ”

"I think the Emperor of the Lin De Palace must have hidden something."

Qing Zhi sighed and said, "It's just that people don't need to sue people like us." ”

"Sister, the emperor said that as soon as there is news of Xiaoling, he will send someone to pass it on to us, do you believe it or not?" Baoshan asked softly.

"I have a hunch, I'm afraid it's difficult to have news of that girl in the palace."

Qing Zhi lowered her eyes, and said with a gloomy expression on her face.

"How so? Does my sister think that Xiaoling has gone out of the palace? Baoshan asked in surprise.

Qingzhi was asked by her, and hesitated for a moment before answering: "I want to think about it, this is more likely." ”

"Xiaoling wants to hide in the palace, after all, it is such a big place, and it can't withstand several rounds of search by the patrol."

"Right now, I'm thinking that she will definitely find a way to get out of the palace, and besides, when she first came in, she didn't necessarily like life here." "I know she's hiding something from me too." Angelica is meaningful and authentic.

"Sister, it's really a mess in the palace" Bao Shan met Qing Zhi's gaze, and after a moment of silence, he continued, "The fire in our flower garden hasn't been found yet, here in the Lin De Palace, Xiaoling is missing again." ”

Bao Shan was not without worry, and his tone was quite emotional.

"Speaking of fire," Qingzhi said with a flicker in her eyes, "I have a guess. ”

"Sister, you tell me to hear it, I will go back to the courtyard later, and I will have to leave half a sentence to speak."

Baoshan looked around at no one on the road and said to Qingzhi.

"The fire in the flower garden, it's not like an accident, someone behind it is deliberately plotting, Xiaoling changed her original life because of this fire, she was transferred to the Lin De Palace, on the surface, it was just the emperor Guijun who helped, but I always felt that it was not so simple."

Qingzhi's words made Baoshan fall into deep thought for a while, and after a while, she suddenly raised her head and said, "Does my sister mean the emperor?" “

Looking at Shang Baoshan's gaze, Qingzhi said calmly: "No! His anxiety is not at all like pretending, it is all sincere, and since I have seen it with my own eyes, I can't help but believe it. "Although it is a little strange that he appeared in our courtyard on the night of the fire, if it is his idea, how can he do it himself!" "The status is clear, and the emperor will not be that person."

Qingzhi turned her head slightly, "But in the final analysis, Xiaoling left, maybe there was help behind it." “

When Bao Shan heard this, his heart jumped, but he heard Qing Zhi continue: "Because of the fire, I want to help her get out of this circle." "When Xiaoling came to the flower garden, she was different from ordinary palace maids, and the things she mentioned about her family couldn't withstand much scrutiny if you listened carefully."

Qing Zhi turned around and glanced at the lake in the middle of nowhere. "I think she knows the capital of Sealand about the same as a foreigner, not like a girl born and raised in Sealand, even if she is fostered in the city and countryside of the capital according to her excuse." "Actually, it doesn't make sense." Qing Zhi lowered her eyes and said softly.

"My sister has always been suspicious, didn't she ask Xiaoling?" Bao Shan was puzzled.

Qing Zhi smiled faintly: "Among the people who come to the palace, this will not be the first, nor will it be the last." "As long as I work well in the flower garden, I am obedient and obedient, and I don't stab Lou Zi, how can I delve into the secrets of others." "Just like you, didn't I ask questions?"

Baoshan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly blushed and said embarrassedly: "What the steward sister said is true!" "But in a situation like Xiaoling, it's best not to come back again, it's really surprising, Baoshan, if it's you, if you really want to leave, you have to tell me."

The scene of the conversation in the imperial study appeared in front of him, and the task handed over by the female officer, Baoshan said solemnly: "I remember my sister's words." ”

Fu walked in with tea, there was no light in the room in the moonlight, only Su Hyun sat at the table alone.

Fu tried to call him, because Su Hyun has a bit of a quirk, even if she is a close person, she is in a bad mood when sewing the other party, she doesn't dare to make a mistake.

Su Hyun answered in a low voice, and Fu hurriedly went to light the lamp.

Since the empress left, Su Hyun has stayed in the room without passing on the people below, and has never gone out, and Fu is busy with a bunch of chores to do before he dares to come in and disturb him.

The room gradually lit up, and Fu's eyes swept over the tabletop to see the delicate wooden box resting on it, and at a glance she recognized the box containing the ancient books that she had retrieved from the scar-faced Master Chen.

She took a few steps closer and saw that the box was tightly covered and had not been opened.

Fu asked tentatively: "Guijun, I'll open it for you, and you can see if that Master Chen has repaired it?" ”

Su Hyun sat expressionlessly and did not speak.

Fu stepped forward and carefully opened the box.

Without waiting for Su Hyun to respond, she first looked down and looked inside.

Seeing the situation in the box, Fu was stunned, her fingers trembled, and the next second she knelt on the ground and said in horror: "Guijun, I don't know why, I didn't make it when I opened it."

Fu Yu knelt on the ground incoherently, looking frightened, scared, and deeply regretted why he had caused trouble for himself on a whim just now!

I knew I couldn't touch the box on the table!

Su Hyun's body moved, and he said in a deep voice: "I know, I've opened it before." ”

As if throwing down a life-saving straw, Fu Xun grabbed it quickly, turned his head to Su Xun and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go and call all the people who have handled this box!" ”

Fu turned around to leave, but Su Hyun stopped her in a low voice: "No need to go!" ”

"Your Majesty!" Fu looked at him suspiciously, her eyes were blank, "Don't ask the people below?" (To be continued......)