"Come, come with me." Gu Wenzhou made a decision immediately, got up and pulled An Su to the other side of the forest.

There is a path on the side of this white forest, which may be glimpsed at a glance during the day, but it is not so visible at night. Although those eunuchs are already close, how much can they be hidden from this path.

An Su was pinched by Gu Wenzhou's wrist, and the other hand held the round bowl of the charge tightly, and it was a little difficult to run. Those eunuchs patrol at night all year round, and they are very familiar with the environment in the palace, and they do not relax at all when they follow their footsteps.

After running for a distance, Ansu noticed that the trees here were much taller, and the branches of the large trees full of emerald fruits were luxuriant, and at a glance, he couldn't see what they looked like inside. An Su suddenly stopped, she tugged at Gu Wenzhou's sleeve, and motioned for him to look at the woods.

The two of them hit it off, turned a corner on the path beside the woods, and went into the woods. Although it was hidden, the dense canopy of trees obscured the already faint moonlight, and the eyes seemed to be covered with a black veil, and it was impossible to see what was in front of them.

"What about people? I saw it running this way just now, why did it suddenly disappear? The sound outside was so close that An Su couldn't help but hold her breath.

"What's the place up ahead?" Like the voice of the chief eunuch.

"Master, in front of me is Xu Ji Niangniang's Huanning Palace, and the emperor is also here!"

"Since the emperor is here, the thief will definitely not dare to go over there, so he will find me nearby. If that thief startles the emperor, we all have to lose our heads. ”

The sound of eunuchs walking around outside gradually increased, and they were searching everywhere. Ansu squatted in the forest and didn't dare to move, he ventured here today, and he didn't find his younger brother, so it would be bad if he put himself in.

"Master, we have searched everywhere, but we really don't see any trace of the thief."

The footsteps of the chief eunuch got closer and closer, and finally stopped next to the forest: "Have you gone in here and see?" ”

"Master, it's so dark in this forest, maybe there are some snakes, insects, rats and ants, so how could the thieves hide in here?"

The chief eunuch paced, as if after thinking carefully, he realized that what the little eunuch said made sense. He rolled his eyes and called everyone present.

"Our family took you on a tour today, what did you see?"

"Master, we found out that there are thieves sneaking around in the palace."

"What about the thieves? Where did it go? ”

"We didn't catch it, we ran away." The little eunuch replied truthfully.

The chief eunuch knocked them on the head a few times with hatred: "Are you all confused with lard? If we find a thief in the palace and we don't catch it, that's our dereliction of duty! ”

The chief eunuch coughed lightly twice, and asked again: "Tell me again, what did you find during today's inspection?" ”

A few little eunuchs were just starting out, but they still didn't understand the doorway, and they were worried that they would say the wrong thing, so they stood still and didn't say a word. After a while, an older eunuch slowly spoke: "Master, everything is normal today, we haven't found anything, and the palace is very calm." ”

The chief eunuch showed a relieved look: "Yes, yes, the children can be taught." ”

The eunuch who spoke up was complimented, and turned to the others, "Did you hear it?" It's business as usual for us today, and we've never seen any thieves. Even if someone saw it, it was too dark and the eyes were wrong. ”

"No." Everyone answered, lined up again, and continued to patrol according to the usual route.

As their footsteps slowly walked away, An Su breathed a sigh of relief. originally thought that the dereliction of duty of officials was really hateful, but I never thought that it was because of this that they were able to escape by mistake. But if it really harms the villains in the palace and is easily let go by them, wouldn't it put the entire harem in danger?

An Su was worried in his heart, and when he got out of the forest, he accidentally stepped under his feet, and was hooked by a branch, and he stumbled forward.

In the darkness, completely unaware of what lay ahead, An Su closed his eyes in fear. But when he fell, he was not as dangerous as he imagined, but fell into a soft and warm place. An Su felt the temperature, and only then did he realize that he had fallen into Gu Wenzhou's arms. The fragrance was a little stronger, causing An Su's face to be hot, and the flush on his cheeks extended to the base of his neck.

"Miss Shangguan, are you alright?" Gu Wenzhou's voice was close to his ears.

Ansu quickly regained her footing and left his embrace. If it had been a second too late, his uncontrollable heartbeat would have been noticed.

"I'm fine, thank you Gu Xiangshi."

"It's okay, it's urgent, Gu is offended again, and please don't blame the girl." Gu Wenzhou has always spoken softly, but at this time, he was also a little out of rhythm.

So as not to trip again, Gu Wenzhou walked in front to explore the way, and An Su followed.

Finally bathed in the moonlight again, An Su found at a glance that Gu Wenzhou's white robe was stained with a large patch of mud, and the hem of his clothes was also hooked by a tree branch, which looked very hideous. An Su knew that this must have been made just to save her, and she couldn't help but feel a little more guilty in her heart.

"Miss Shangguan, out of this forest, there is only one step away from the palace maid's house." Gu Wenzhou pointed out to her, "This path was originally from the shelter through the back door of Huanning Palace, and then turn around, and the palace road next to it is the only way to go back to the palace maid's house." ”

An Su followed his gaze, and sure enough, she had come out of this palace road before. It's just that there seems to be a faint light flashing on the side of the palace maid's house, which is strange, is there still anyone lighting the lamp so late? An Su suddenly became a little vigilant, maybe she couldn't go back unconsciously.

"Gu Xiangshi, when I get here, I can go back to the palace maid's house by myself, you should go back early!"

"Okay, Miss Shangguan should be careful alone."

An Su nodded and walked forward under Gu Wenzhou's gaze, but after taking a few steps, she turned around again and gave him a rare smile: "Gu Xiangshi, thank you tonight." ”

Gu Wenzhou stood where he was, waved his hand at her gently, and then waited until he couldn't see her before turning back to his residence. He could see that An Su was more courageous than ordinary palace maids, and he didn't know when the hexagram of the phoenix's fate would come true.

When Ansu returned to the palace maid's house, the faint light had become transparent. From a distance, the shadows of the palace maids in the bedroom swayed in the light, and everyone seemed to have gotten up. She paused at the door, thought to herself, and then hid the bowl containing the herbs behind her, straightened her clothes, and walked inside.

"Yo, I still know how to come back!"

As soon as he stepped into the door, An Su was stopped by Jiang Qingran and Zhou Meihong, who were leaning on the door. They waited here to block Ansu's path when she entered the door, lest she try to get out again. Last time he was frightened by a centipede, although Jiang Qingran was angry in his heart, he didn't dare to attack for the time being. This time she finally caught the opportunity, and she would definitely not let go of An Su easily.

"What's the matter with you?" Ansu still hid her hands behind her and looked at them indifferently.

"You sneaked out so late, you must have gone to have a tryst with some wild man!" Jiang Qingran caught a glimpse of the hand she was hiding behind her, and said even more proudly, "Is there a token of love with that wild man hidden behind you?" Show it to us. ”

"Do you really want to see it?" Ansu suddenly laughed.

"It's not like I want to see it, you broke the rules when you went out in the middle of the night, and we want to teach you a lesson for Mama Qin." Jiang Qingran was as arrogant as a fighting.

An Su glanced at the shadow in the bedroom and raised her voice slightly: "It's a joke, you have only been in the palace for a few days, how can you replace Mama Qin?" ”

"You!" Jiang Qingran was angry, and Zhou Meihong, who was beside her, hurriedly pulled her.

"Shangguan Ansu, whether we can replace Mama Qin or not, you are the one who breaks the rules tonight." Zhou Meihong was a little sensible, "The things in your hand must be taken out and checked, and everyone will see it when the time comes, and you can't hide it if you want to." ”

"I'm not trying to hide anything, I'm just worried that you'll be scared to sleep when you see it." An Su raised his eyebrows and deliberately walked to Jiang Qingran's side, "I have been working in the fields since I was a child, and I have a deep affection for some snakes, insects, rats and ants, and I will miss them when I don't see them. So when I went out tonight, I caught a few centipedes, cockroaches or something, and brought them back to enjoy with everyone. If you like it, I can let you pick a few first, how about that? ”

After An Su finished speaking, he pretended to take out the things behind him, Jiang Qingran was really anxious, and took two steps back, but fortunately Zhou Meihong didn't fall down.

"You go away!" Jiang Qingran blocked in front of him with two hands, "Mama Qin is inside, if you go out privately tonight, everyone can testify, no matter what you go out for, a punishment is indispensable." ”

An Su secretly counted the figures in the bedroom before, knowing that Mama Qin must have been waiting here, and she was a little prepared in her heart. She didn't bother to have more verbal disputes with Jiang Qingran, so she walked in without fear. Now the night breeze is slightly cooler, and the moonlight outside seems to be brighter, which is a good sign.

As soon as they entered the house, many people looked gloating, and occasionally a few of them looked calm, probably still unable to fully wake up in their sleep, only Bo Churuo was worried, and he was even more worried when he saw An Su enter the door. Anyway, there is a sincere opposite, An Suxian smiled at Chu Ruo, signaling that she didn't have to worry.

"The slave has seen Mama Qin." An Su saluted Mama Qin and didn't say anything else, just waiting for Mama Qin to ask a question first.

"What are you doing when you don't sleep in the middle of the night?"

"Mama, the slave misses her hometown a little and can't sleep, so she goes out for a walk and relaxes."

"The rules were taught to you on the first day, Ansu, tell me, leave the palace maid's house in the middle of the night without permission, what should you do according to the rules?" Mama Qin has interrogated many palace maids who have broken the rules, some crying and begging for mercy, some forcibly justifying, and some climbing others, but it is the first time to see someone like An Su who is neither humble nor arrogant.

"Twenty rods."

"Don't you have anything to defend?" Mama Qin didn't see a trace of fear on An Su's face, which was fresh.

"It's the slave who broke the rules, please punish the grandmother." Ansu was still indifferent.

Mama Qin sighed: "You are sensible." ”

Seeing that Mama Qin was planning to punish An Su according to the rules, Jiang Qingran couldn't hide her joy on her face, she had repeatedly dealt with An Su's frustrations, and this time she was finally able to raise her eyebrows. But Zhou Meihong is very clever, she always feels that An Su admitted that she is so refreshing, she must want to cover up something more serious.

"Sister Qingran, isn't it cheaper to scold her with just a cane, if the thing she hides in her hand is seen by Mama Qin, she will definitely be punished more heavily." Zhou Meihong shrank behind Jiang Qingran, lowered her voice and said in her ear.

Jiang Qingran really felt that it made sense when he heard this: "Mama, when I went into the house first, Shangguan Ansu kept hiding the things in his hand behind him. She secretly went out tonight, it must not be just a distraction, that thing may be evidence of her private meeting with someone. Mama, don't let her fool you. ”

"Really? Take things out and take a look. Mama Qin frowned, the palace maid's private meeting with a man is a big deal, and if it is more serious, it can be directly killed. An Su is the most optimistic one in this family, and it would be a pity if she died because of such an ugly thing.

An Su frowned: "Mama, the slave just went out for a walk and picked some flowers and plants." ”

"It's a flower and a plant, so it's okay to take it out and look at it."

An Su hesitated again before carefully holding out the round bowl, which contained several extremely well-grown white grasses. Mama Qin breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this, and wanted to let the matter end here, but Jiang Qingran refused to let it go.

"Mama, this night is dark and windy, where can you see any flowers and plants? It must have been given to her by Shangguan Ansu's adulterer. ”

Mama Qin frowned in annoyance, she really wanted to end the matter quickly, but with so many pairs of eyes staring, it was inevitable that she would talk about her partiality in the future, so she could only turn to An Su again.

"What is your justification for saying that?"

An Su lowered her head and pretended to be embarrassed, hesitated for a while, and then bit her lip and said, "Mama, in fact, the slave maid made a special trip to pick this white grass tonight. ”

"Bai Yingcao?"

"Yes, when the slave maid was outside the palace, I heard a doctor say that Bai Yingcao is mashed and applied to the wound, which has the effect of clearing heat and dampness, reducing swelling and relieving pain. Previously, the slave maid and Chu Ruo went to the Zhaoyang Hall with Mama to deliver pastries to Mrs. Luoyan, and Mama's leg disease attacked, and the slave and maid later saw that there was a nearby Baiying grass blooming very well, so they thought about picking some to use medicine, so that Mama could feel better when she had a leg disease attack in the future. ”

"Yes, I can testify that Sister Shangguan often talks about Mama's leg disease!" Bo Chu saw that there was still room for things to turn around, so he hurriedly came out to help An Su speak.

"If that's the case, why didn't you tell the truth?" Mama Qin reached out and helped An Su up.

"Although the slave maid went to collect medicine, she still broke the rules when she went out privately at night, and she was worried that she would embarrass her if she didn't tell the truth." An Su handed the round bowl to Mama Qin, "Please punish the slave and maid." ”