A few days before the grounding, I was at ease, since I couldn't go out, I naturally had fewer errands to do, and Xu Meiren was in a bad mood, and she didn't want to be accompanied. But after a few days, the food delivered in the imperial dining room was a little worse, and there was some slackness in all aspects. This is also expected, most of the palace is high and low, Huanning Hall is now grounded, no longer the glory of the past when the saints were thick, plus in the past when they were proud, they provoked many people to be jealous, and now everyone wants to step on it.

The small kitchen could barely cope with the previous meals, but the further back on, the ingredients were not enough. Ansu and the two cooks worked together to pick out some of the ingredients that could be used and try to make them taste better. Xu Meiren is quite picky about food, and now she has to reluctantly compromise.

"Ansu, it's so hard for my mother to eat, we have to find a way!" Mo Shang was worried for a few days, "You usually have the most ideas, but do you have a way to solve the current dilemma?" ”

An Su also saw Xu Meiren's discomfort in his eyes, but he was trapped in this Huanning Palace, and even if he had a way, he couldn't use it. Even though she had the gold medal in her hand that day and night feast, grounding was not a capital crime, and it was useless.

In the past few days, Xu Mei's temperament has not been good, An Su is anxious in her heart, and finally made up her mind. She whispered to Mo Shang: "Sister Mo Shang, if Niang Niang asks me tonight, you must help me cover up." ”

"Ansu, what do you want to do?"

"I can't go on like this, I have to find someone to help see if I can design and lift the grounding of Huanning Palace." Ansu's eyes were steadfast.

"You're going out? This is a blatant disobedience to the orders of the emperor and the queen mother! Mo Shang was taken aback, and asked again, "Besides, the gate of Huanning Hall is closed now, how can you get out?" ”

"I have my own way." An Su raised an eyebrow at her, "Sister Moshang, you just need to help me hide it in front of my mother." ”

Mo Sheng looked at her suspiciously for a long time before finally nodding: "Okay, I'll help you hide it, everything is waiting for your good news." ”

At night, the entire Huanning Hall was shrouded in darkness, and the lights were no longer bright. Now during the lockdown, even the candle flame is detained, it is not enough at all, and only a small lamp can be left for illumination at night.

An Su touched the palace wall in the backyard of Huanning Hall in the dark, she had already explored it during the day, this was the shortest palace wall in the entire Huanning Palace, and there were no guards outside. In addition, the night is dark, and there are basically no palace maids and eunuchs who come and go, and it is the best way to go out from here.

When he was in Qinghe County, An Su always helped his father do some farm work, and his body was quite healthy. It's just that I've been in the palace for a long time, and I've lost a little bit of flexibility in the past. She barely climbed up by a big tree next to the palace wall, but when she sat on the palace wall, she was already out of breath.

An Su had no choice but to rest like this for a while to ensure that he had enough physical strength to climb down. There are no big trees outside the palace walls as a place to stay, and it is much more difficult to climb down than inside.

Just rest for a while, if it takes too long, it will inevitably be discovered by the people below. Ansu cautiously climbed the wall, trying to climb down through the wind and rain marks on the wall. She originally wanted to find a way to find out the situation on the outside wall, but Mo Sheng was worried about Xu Meiren's situation, and An Su was also in a hurry, so she simply took a risk and went up first.

Without prior preparation, Ansu, who was sticking to the palace wall, was particularly difficult, her arm was very sore, but if she let go, she would definitely fall. Ansu gritted his teeth and fell, and the soles of his feet slipped and he couldn't stop screaming. Although there are no permanent guards in this direction, the people at the gate are still aware of such a disturbance.

An Su's heart became nervous, and he held his breath and didn't dare to move, but even so, he still couldn't stop the guards from coming in this direction. An Su's mind became more and more panicked, if they came, with her current appearance, she would definitely be seen at a glance, and it was okay to be recognized as the palace people of Huanning Palace, if she was regarded as an assassin, she might be killed directly.

When he was struggling with whether to jump down and hide directly, a figure suddenly flickered in front of him, and when An Su reacted, he had been taken away from the palace wall by covering his mouth from behind, and landed steadily in the alley next to Huanning Palace. The guards who patrol the night came and went, and An Su finally escaped by accident.

The person behind her seemed to be saving her, and An Su thought of Gu Wenzhou first, but she didn't smell the familiar fragrance. After the guard walked away, An Su struggled out of the man's confinement and turned to face him, sure enough, it was not Gu Wenzhou, but a person she didn't expect at all.

Shen Zhengqing looked at her with a smile, this person looked old, but he seemed to be strong and strong, and his voice was like that of a teenager. An Su stared at his peach blossom eyes, which became more and more familiar the more he looked at it.

"Even if Miss Shangguan won the gold medal for avoiding death, she shouldn't be so bold, after all, no matter how precious the gold medal is, it can only be used once."

"Thank you Lord Shen for reminding me that the slave maid has something important to do and must go out of Huanning Palace, so I have to make this decision." An Su took his gaze back from his eyes and said seriously, "Thank you Lord Shen for saving your life, and the slave will go first." ”

"Is Miss Shangguan planning to go looking for Burning Feathers?" Shin Zhengqing guessed right.

An Su thought that the bell must be tied to the bell, and it was the ghost golden sheep collision that Burning Yu said, which caused the Queen Mother to ban the whole of Huanning Palace, so if he could indicate that this astrological sign had been solved, the door of Huanning Hall would naturally be able to reopen.

"Lord Shen is smart." An Su didn't bother to waste time with him, so he answered casually, but his footsteps did not stop.

"If the girl really has this intention, let's think about another way! so as not to walk a little longer in vain. Shen Zhengqing walked in front of An Su unhurriedly, "Burning Yu followed Lu Zixun back to Wu two days ago. ”

"What?! Went back? Ansu's hope of not hesitating to climb over the wall was suddenly dashed.

"It's true, the girl is in the Huanning Palace, so naturally she has never heard of it. But outside the Huanning Palace, everyone knows it. Shen Zhengqing smiled, "However, even if Burning Feather is still in the palace, he will definitely not help Miss Shangguan." ”

"Why?"

"Burning Yu didn't grow up in Wu State, he grew up in Chang'an City when he was a child, and he received a lot of favor from the Liu family. After growing up, he went to Wu State, but he will never forget the kindness of the Liu family. ”

"The Liu family?" An Su pondered in his heart for a moment, "If I'm not mistaken, Mrs. Emei seems to be surnamed Liu?" ”

"Miss Shangguan really understands it at one point, that Burning Feather was ordered by Mrs. Emei, and it is aimed at Huanning Palace, so no matter what method you use, Burning Feather will not help you." Shen Zhengqing still looks like he is watching a good show.

"What about Lord Shen? Why help me? Ansu listened to the tone of his voice, and that familiar feeling hit her heart again.

"Miss Shangguan is so smart, wouldn't it be a pity if she died under the swords of those guards?"

An Su knew that this was not the truth, she was too lazy to play dumb riddles with Shen Zhengqing, so she simply asked directly: "Lord Shen, have we met somewhere?" ”

"Why did the girl ask that?" Shin Zhengqing restrained his smile.

"There's nothing wrong with it, just an inexplicable sense of familiarity." Ansu told the truth.

"This is really rare, it is really strange that a beautiful and intelligent woman like Miss Shangguan would be familiar with me, an old man." Shen Zhengqing laughed again, his face looked old, but his eyes were particularly bright, clearly belonging to a young man. Just looking at these eyes, I feel that this person's true face must be beautiful.

"Is Lord Shen really an old man?" An Su approached him, "Under this old face, isn't he a handsome young man?" ”

"Miss Shangguan is really good at laughing, could it be that there is still a secret recipe for rejuvenation in this world?" Shen Zhengqing's gaze froze for a moment, as if he wanted An Su to reveal his identity, but he wanted to hide the contradiction of the past.

"Lord Shen, your beard is about to fall off." An Su pretended to point at his chin, "Shen Zhengqing, the acting envoy, is someone pretending to be pretending, if I report this matter to the Queen Mother, as soon as her old man is happy, she may be able to lift the grounding of Huanning Palace." Since Burning Feather is no longer in the palace, this is also a good solution. ”

When Shen Zhengqing heard this, he quickly reached out and touched his chin, his beard was still well attached to it, and he realized that he had been fooled.

And so it was. If Lord Shen wasn't pretending, how could he touch his beard because of my words? An Su thought to himself, now that he had made it clear to him, he would find out his true identity in one go. Anyway, at this time, the two are holding each other's handles, and no one can take advantage.

"Miss Shangguan's words are wrong, even if she is an ordinary person, she is suddenly mentioned that her beard is going to lose such a strange thing, don't you have to take a closer look?" Shin Zhengqing continued to pretend to be confused.

"Since Lord Shen insists, then I can only go to Changle Palace to report it. As for whether the adult's beard has fallen out, it is up to the queen to decide! An Su turned around and strode in the direction of Changle Palace.

Shen Zhengqing really panicked when he saw this, and hurriedly reached out and pulled An Su back into the alley: "An Su, don't be impulsive, you have something to say." ”

"What do you call me?"

"Miss Ansu, the slave is really suffering from lovesickness in the drunken spring building, so she made this decision and sneaked into the palace to find you." The man's every move in front of him reminded An Su of a person.

"Are you...... Deng Tong?! ”

"Miss Ansu only recognized the slave now, it really makes the slave sad!" Deng Tong pinched An Su's hand and put it on his chest, "The girl touched the slave's heart, which was full of longing for the girl." ”

Deng Tong's disguise was recognized, so he didn't bother to talk to Shen Zhengqing as seriously as he was, and returned to his original appearance. But An Su felt that something was wrong, even if Deng Tong knew the art of disguise, it was easy to pretend to be someone else, but it was difficult to learn every move, and if he was not careful, he would be exposed.

Moreover, at the banquet that day and night, there were many people who had seen the real Shen Zhengqing, but he imitated it very similarly, and even the emperor and the queen mother did not see that it was inappropriate. Shen Zhengqing's words and deeds are completely different from Deng Tong's usual swinger style in Qinglou, but he can switch the two forms at will in an instant, which is really terrifying when this person thinks about it.

"When did you start pretending to be Lord Shen?" An Su asked tentatively, "Was it on the way to Chang'an, Lord Shen, or after he arrived in the palace?" ”

Deng Tong smiled: "Miss Ansu wants to listen to the truth of the slave?" ”

"Of course." An Su blurted out casually, but her answer had a lot of meaning to Deng Tong.

Deng Tong is not an ordinary Qinglou son, An Su also understands this, but what his identity is, An Su can't say why, but he always feels that there is an abyss behind this person. He owns the entire Yanliu Lane in Chang'an City, and the last time he met him in the underground secret room of the Marquis Zhu Xu's Mansion, he is still pretending to be an envoy to the palace and sneaking into the palace, no matter how you say it, it doesn't seem like something that ordinary people can do.

"Daiguo didn't send envoys to Chang'an at all, and Shen Zhengqing was originally a slave." Deng Tong's answer was beyond An Su's expectations, no matter how smart she was, she would never have thought of such a truth.

"How is this possible?" An Su shook his head, "Didn't Lord Shen come to Chang'an last time?" Mo Shang, who was serving with me in Huanning Palace, also said that she had seen it before, and said that Lord Shen who came last time was no different from now......

Ansu stopped abruptly at this point, and she realized that there was something wrong with her words. The last time the envoy came to the court, it had been several years since now, how could a person not change in the slightest for several years, she thought of a shocking answer.

"You mean, Lord Shen, who was sent to the court last time, was also pretended to be?"

Deng Tong nodded, but immediately shook his head again: "Yes and no." ”

"How?"

"Daiguo has never had a courtier named Shen Zhengqing at all, his life deeds are all fictional, and the only purpose of this Shen's existence is to come to the court in the name of the envoy of Daiguo." Deng Tong patiently explained, "The acting king was ambitious and bent on disturbing the situation in Chang'an, so the slave came up with this plan and used Shen Zhengqing's identity to play right and wrong in the palace and sow discord. If it really provokes the anger of the Queen Mother, it will completely cut off this person from the same generation, and put the acting king among the victims who know nothing. ”

"A good plan for every step." An Su couldn't help but praise sincerely, but when she looked at Deng Tong again, she was a little more vigilant in her eyes, "So, you are the person acting for the king?" ”

"Yes and no." Deng Tong replied again.

"Is the secret room under the Marquis of Zhu Xu's Mansion related to the acting king?" Ansu remembered this and asked again.

"Yes and no." Deng Tong's answer was always only these four words.

"How is it, and how is it not the law?" There were many mysteries in Ansu's heart, and she didn't know where to ask, and she didn't even know whether to believe Deng Tong's words or not.