The courtyard was terrifyingly quiet, even the insects and toads seemed to be muted, Xiaoyan was now like being in a sea of fire, her whole body was surrounded by scorching flames, every inch of her skin was trembling uncontrollably, sweat soaked her clothes, and her heartbeat seemed to jump out of her body and was pressed down by heavy stones, and she was panicked for a while. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info she saw Zheng Qingguo walking towards this side step by step, and her blood-red eyes seemed to be about to burst through their sockets. What to do, her hands covered her mouth tightly, her nose opened and closed rapidly, she felt the dizziness of her mind no matter how she sucked, and her squatting legs slowly softened.

Zheng Qingguo's situation is not much better, his messy temperament is a sign of panic and exhaustion, if it were in normal times, he would have rushed over without hesitation. Now, he didn't know what he was going to do, he didn't even know how to draw his sword, and instinctively wanted to find something.

"Squeak", Concubine Shu's door opened halfway, and a woman with frightened eyes grabbed the door and looked at Zheng Qingguo, Zheng Qingguo was startled by the sound, turned his head and saw Concubine Shu, he finally understood what he was going to do. "Bell", he jerked out his sword. At this time, Qin'er and the patrolling guards also rushed in, and the flame of the lantern illuminated the courtyard.

Xiaoyan had already sat down on the ground, now she was afraid of the light, the dazzling fire penetrated through the shadows of the trees and the cracks in the stones, and she felt like her whole body was **** on the street for anyone to stare at. Xiaoyan knew that if she stayed where she was, she would die, so she bit her lower lip tightly and slowly dragged her body to the edge of the pool with both hands.

"How... Finish? Concubine Shu's voice trembled a little, and the crimson on her face instantly turned pale.

Zheng Qingguo looked at Concubine Shu and felt heartache, she looked at herself pitifully like a frightened kitten, "It's okay, Niangniang is frightened, I'm here... Dispose. ”

"Captain... Your belt—" said one of the guards, surprised and cautious. Zheng Qingguo looked down and saw that his belt was not fastened just now, and he didn't notice it when it fell to the ground. He was so frightened that he quickly picked it up and tried to buckle it, but he couldn't do anything, and he threw away his sword while sweating profusely. The guards were stunned, they had never seen the captain so flustered. "Qingguo..."Concubine Shu couldn't help but look at him worriedly, and Qin'er came over and hurriedly helped Concubine Shu. Zheng Qingguo, who had buckled his belt, panted profusely, and seemed to be more tired than when he was in the room, and when he saw the stunned expressions of the guards, he finally remembered the most important thing.

"Look what! Hurry up to the wall over there and see what's there! Zheng Qingguo roared. Two patrol guards hurried to see it. Entering from the flower path and going around the rockery, I didn't see anything in the bushes, only the flirting of crickets and the noise of toads.

"Report to the captain! Nothing. The Praetorian replied.

"Bastard! What nothing! Search me, search me all! On the one hand, Zheng Qingguo was annoyed and angry, and on the other hand, he was afraid that someone really knew the secret, and even his voice became hoarse. The two guards hurriedly ran out of the courtyard to the guard room and called all the guards, secretly telling the guards that the captain had a temper today and should not speak. More than two dozen guards came into the courtyard and slowly stirred the grass, turned the trees, and touched the stones. Zheng Qingguo breathed a sigh of relief, and asked Concubine Shu and Qin'er to go back to the room and close the door, he stood at the door, looking around nervously.

Xiaoyan has never liked water so much, and although the icy water of the lake in the middle of the night makes her shiver, it can make her sober and calm. This is the bottom of a waterside pavilion, there is still a little gap between the bottom pillar of the pavilion and the water surface, Xiaoyan is hiding here, only the head is tilted up to the surface of the water, and in front of her is the bottom of the pavilion full of aquatic plants and moss. There were constant guards standing on the gazebo with lanterns, the fire shining on the calm water, and a frog croaked and jumped into the water, rippling in circles, hitting the pillars of the gazebo and then turning back.

"Well, let's smoke a cigarette first." One of the guards looked around, pulled out a cigarette and handed it to another.

"What the hell are you doing, Lao Tzu just fell asleep in the middle of the night." The man grumbled, lit a cigarette and smoked.

"Who knows, I just heard that the captain was not normal just now, and he didn't know that his belt had fallen off, so he seemed to be in a panic."

"Why did the belt fall off, didn't I think something happened when I was sleeping..."

"I don't know, it seems that I found something unusual in the yard, anyway, I just wandered around, maybe I could see some kittens and dogs."

"Let's go, don't let the captain see it." The two took a few puffs of cigarettes, threw them on the ground and trampled them out. Xiaoyan felt that her nose was so itchy that she wanted to blow it off with her mouth, but she didn't want to move her mouth, and when she inhaled her nose, that little bit of ash slipped into her nose, Xiaoyan felt that the muscles on her face were already tight, and her nose was itching, so she wanted to yawn. She sank into the water. "Gurgling ......" large bubbles gushed out of the water, and the two guards who had just left heard the movement and looked strangely at the bubbles gushing out from under the gazebo. Holding the lantern and looking closely, there is nothing on the surface of the water, only sparkling.

"I guess it's a fish, when I was a child, I used to fish in the pond, and from time to time I could see the fish spitting blisters."

"Oh, I was afraid of water when I was a kid, and I didn't dare to swim in the water, haha." The two laughed and left. Xiaoyan under the water felt the departure of the firelight, she couldn't hold it anymore, her head poked out of the water, and she took a big breath, her face was already pale, her lips were purple, and the skin of her hands and feet was full of wrinkles, she looked at the water in the distance, the high wall on the opposite shore, and the wall was next to the moon exploration tower in the front yard. Xiaoyan thought about how to get out, it would definitely not work to get out of the yard, but it was impossible to climb out of this high wall, what to do. All she could think of was to enter the room first and wait for the guards to disperse.

In the courtyard, you can see the guards coming and going with lanterns, and they don't know what they are going to do, it is more like they are shopping, but Zheng Qingguo did not order to stop, so he had to continue shopping. Zheng Qingguo had calmed down, he repeatedly recalled the sound he heard before, but his mind was filled with the noise of frogs and toads, causing the more he thought about it, the more he felt like the cry of a frog toad, he relaxed in his heart, and secretly scolded himself for being too nervous.

"Captain... Is it a queue close? Finally, the vice-captain asked cautiously.

"Well, although I didn't find anything abnormal, I have to be extra careful, be vigilant, and don't make any mistakes, you know." Zheng Qingguo resumed the captain's tone, sat on the chair, and closed his eyes. The crowd yawned profusely and hurried back to sleep. More than two dozen guards left the courtyard in a scattered manner, and a thin janissary was left behind, his head bowed as if he was sleepy.

"Hey, those who are on patrol duty, pay attention to your mental points, don't be scolded by the captain." The vice-captain yelled and walked into the room, and the others went inside.

"I'll pee one first." One of the guards said and walked towards the hut, and the skinny janissary followed. Two groups of patrols, one group of patrols with one person missing.

"Damn, where did this skinny monkey go, won't you be lazy and go to sleep... Bastard, I'm going to complain to the vice-captain tomorrow. The guard cursed, and walked slowly alone. The thin janissary walked to the hut, and when he saw that there was no one around, he immediately walked out of the courtyard, and on the road two housekeepers were carrying water, and saw the janissaries saluting respectfully, and after walking by, they heard the two men say: "This royal guard looks so thin, and the armor on his body does not fit." ”

"Don't underestimate others, maybe it's because of their hard work."

The guard breathed a sigh of relief, found a corner where no one was and took off his armor, revealing his long wet hair, it was Xiaoyan. The clothes on her body were still worn, wet and sticky and dripping, Xiaoyan leaned against the wall softly, recalling the thrilling scene just now, I really don't know how she could have such courage. It turned out that Xiaoyan saw that the guards were leaving in the water, so she quietly climbed onto the shore and hid in the building. Xiaoyan turned her head sideways in disgust, suddenly excited, and stared at the guard tightly, a little moved, because if you can't go out tonight, tomorrow there will be more people during the day, and now you are soaking wet, if you don't change your clothes quickly, it will be bad if you get a cold. The janissary took off his helmet and tucked it under his armpits, lifted his armor, unbuckled his trousers, and hummed a ditty as the cheerful water splashed in the grass. Xiaoyan knew that there was only a few seconds to chance, she grabbed the big stone at the mouth of the bowl and tiptoed quickly behind the guard, the rapid breathing made the guard feel abnormal, when he looked back, he only saw a stone in front of him, Xiaoyan's trembling hands smashed on the thin guard's head! The thin man snorted, his eyes widening in disbelief and he fell. Xiaoyan was so frightened that she threw away the stones, squatted on the ground and breathed hard, only to hear the shouts from the front yard, "Close." Without thinking, she quickly sipped off the thin guard's armor and walked out.

It's over, why am I so stupid, I didn't have to do this if I knew it, Xiaoyan regretted it, she felt that even if someone found out that she was missing tomorrow, it would be impossible for her to know that she was here, and she would not suspect what she had done, because nothing happened at all, it was all a secret, as long as they all went to Guanyin Temple and then came out. But now it's too late to regret it, and Xiaoyan must leave the Zheng Mansion immediately before that janissary wakes up.

Taking off her armor and throwing her armor into the grass, Xiaoyan avoided the housekeepers and maids all the way, came to the laundry room, pulled two clean clothes and hid in the corner to change them, at this time, the time has come to the time when people are most sleepy, Xiaoyan, who can't care about everything, quickly walked to the side door, where the two guards were dozing off. Xiaoyan approached the door gently, thinking about sneaking over, but the rough-faced fat man opened his eyes, Xiaoyan and the rough-faced fat man were startled, and the other guard was also awakened.

"It's Miss Xiaoyan... It's so late, what are you doing? The rough-faced fat man rubbed his eyes and asked, he saw that Xiaoyan was wearing a gray-blue ordinary maid suit, her soaked underwear had not been changed, and she looked like she was sweating a lot.

"Brother Lu, isn't this going to Guanyin Temple tomorrow, I heard that the Guanyin in it is very spiritual, I don't want to take advantage of my mother's talisman to worship Guanyin Bodhisattva now, so that my mother's illness can get better soon...... Whining. Xiaoyan burst into tears.

"Didn't you say your mother was long gone? How can you ......" This fat man surnamed Lu still remembers things.

"That'...... It's my own mother, and when my real mother was gone, I was very young, and I was adopted by my aunt, so I always treated her as my mother. Xiaoyan said crying. When the two guards saw Xiaoyan's eyes red from crying, they couldn't bear to ask again, and said, "It's really filial piety, Miss Xiaoyan, hurry up, we haven't seen anything." ”

"Thank you, thank you, two brothers, I will definitely bring you delicious food next time." Xiaoyan thanked and ran out, at that moment she felt that her steps were light, the breeze held her dress, the smile on her face sprinkled by the moonlight gradually became clearer, the sound of gongs and the sound of early horses' hooves were like pleasant fairy music, she felt that she had flown up, flying to the free sky.