As soon as Yin Qingqi got up early in the morning, he heard a knock at the door.

"Miss, Siniang sent someone to instruct you and Miss Ji Jue to check the water prison." It's green bamboo.

Yin Qingqi responded, saying that he understood.

The water dungeon is divided into two levels, the upper level is a large cistern and the lower level used to be a cell. The water dungeon has a mechanism that will cause the water from the upper layer to fall down when pressed, and the people on the lower level will be immersed in the water.

Siniang never punished the girls for being punished by the water prison, so the lower level has always been idle, and no one has ever touched that mechanism.

This time, Yin Qingqi and Ji Jue went to check the water prison together, that is, from the lower level. In fact, it is to see if the facilities of the reservoir are still complete, in case there are any potential safety hazards.

Yin Qingqi went out and went downstairs and found that Ji Jue had just not come out of the room. Yin Qingqi didn't stop and went directly to the water prison.

Ji Jue followed behind Yin Qingqi and looked at her silently behind her.

Since Siniang took care of Yin Qingqi that day, she felt that she had to re-examine the person in front of her.

Ji Jue has followed Siniang in the Jinghong Pavilion for so many years, and he has never seen Siniang care so much about anyone.

In the past, when Ji Jue was sick, Siniang instructed someone to ask for a doctor, and after listening to the doctor talk about her condition, Siniang just told her to rest well and pay more attention to her body in the future.

When other girls were sick, they didn't see Siniang staying, let alone taking care of them.

The crown prince and Xue Tan also seemed to take special care of Yin Qingqi.

Ji Jue and these two sons have no dealings. However, Ding Yufu's matter has been in a uproar recently, and she knows a little bit about it in her heart.

Ding Yufu threatened that Yin Qingqi snatched what should have belonged to her, and she just took back her own things. But he was also punished for it. Xue Gongzi's transformation Ji Jue also saw it in his eyes, how could a person who had always been a romantic person now treat a girl specially.

As for the crown prince -

What Ji Jue couldn't figure out the most was the crown prince. The prince always comes with the children of the official eunuchs, and it is not unusual for these rich and noble families to come out to find a few warblers and Yanyan, but the prince never names and says which girl he wants to accompany him.

That day in the Yanmiao Pavilion, Ji Jue saw the clues.

If she remembered correctly, the prince said that day that he could meet old people here.

In other words, Yin Qingqi and the prince have known each other before.

Ji Jue couldn't tell what the prince's feelings for Yin Qingqi were. The second son of Sun disdained the game he played against Yin Qingqi, but let the prince take it seriously. But that, after all, is a thing that is detrimental to reputation and dignity.

Ji Jue was still thinking about the expression on the prince's face the moment Xue Gongzi took Yin Qingqi away.

Angry, angry, unwilling, there is still ......

Lose.

Ji Jue couldn't understand why so many people would look down on Yin Qingqi.

Yin Qingqi is obviously just a poor and sour girl.

Ji Jue thinks that she is better than Yin Qingqi, she knows that Yin Qingqi can't play the piano and dance, and besides, she is skinny, and she is not a master who can attract attention wherever she puts it.

And she, Ji Xuan, has also been working in the Jinghong Pavilion for so many years, and even if she doesn't reach ten percent, she has at least seven or eight percent of her cultivation. She has always pursued things that only sell her art and not her body, and respect the noble. What's more, whether it is face or figure, he is much better than that Yin Qingqi.

How can Yin Qingqi be looked down upon by nobles, but she Ji Jue can't?

Why?

Yin Qingqi walked in front and went to the lower level of the water prison to check first, and Ji Xun was standing at the door of the water prison.

She didn't want to go to this eerie place, she didn't know how many lives had been wasted here.

She watched Yin Qingqi walk slowly to the bottom of the water prison, but she heard movement outside in her ears.

The crown prince is here.

The jealousy in Ji Jue's heart could no longer be buried.

Qi Yuan stepped into the Jinghong Pavilion and ordered someone to find Yin Qingqi as usual.

He stepped into the chamber first, and in less than a quarter of an hour the door was pushed open.

"Prince, Ji Jue is here." Ji Jue lowered his head and said in a low voice.

Ji Xuan? What Ji Xuan?

Qi Yuan raised his head suddenly, the person who came was indeed not the person he was looking for.

"What about Yin Qingqi?" Qi Yuan's face was threatening, and he asked in a deep voice.

Qi Yuan looked at the girl in front of her, she seemed to be a little timid, and Yin Qingqi was always timid when she saw him. But in front of him, he didn't look like Yin Qingqi at all, Yin Qingqi could only pretend to be calm.

"Ji Xuan... Ji Jue didn't know. Ji Jue mustered up a lot of courage and slowly spit out a few words.

Qi Yuan dropped the cup in front of him, stood up, and walked past Ji Xun without looking back.

Anyone can see that the prince is angry.

"Go, go find Yin Qingqi!" He pushed open the door of the wing room and ordered the maid outside the door.

Qi Yuan gritted his teeth, he originally asked Yin Qingqi to accompany him, but she didn't even come?

Yin Qingqi, are you so bold now?

The maid who had just been sent also quickly ran over: "Back to the prince, Yin Qingqi is not in the wing."

So where can she go?

"Find! Send someone to find it now! ”

After Qi Yuan finished speaking, he turned to Ji Jue and said, "You go and find Siniang and Cuizhu."

Qi Yuan was furious. Yin Qingqi, I'm digging three feet into the ground to find you. Since you want to run, then I just can't let you run!

Seeing Qi Yuan's anger so great, Ji Jue didn't dare to hesitate any longer. immediately ran out to find Siniang and Cuizhu.

Ever since Qi Yuan came in, Cuizhu has been paying attention to the movements here. When she heard that the prince was looking for her, she immediately rushed over.

"Where did Yin Qingqi go?" Qi Yuan saw Cuizhu and asked straight to the ground.

"Slave... The slave doesn't know. Cuizhu lowered her head and replied timidly in a low voice.

Qi Yuan's eyes were filled with ice for a moment, "I asked you to look at people, where is she going now, you tell me you don't know?" ”

Qi Yuan walked forward quickly, grabbed Cuizhu's neck, and his eyes were as cold as if he could kill someone.

Cuizhu's face immediately turned red, and she was now having some difficulty breathing, as if she would die in the next second.

"Please... Prince... Spare your life..."Cuizhu spit out a few words with difficulty.

Siniang also rushed over at this time, looking at the situation in front of her, her heart sank.

"Please also ask the prince to let Cuizhu go first, and it will not be too late to punish if someone finds it." Siniang said calmly.

When Ji Jue found Siniang just now, she felt that something was not right.

Ji Jue said that Yin Qingqi was gone, but with her understanding of Yin Qingqi, it was unlikely that Yin Qingqi would escape.

When Qi Yuan heard Siniang's words, he realized his impulse and quickly let go of his hand.

Siniang looked at Cuizhu and couldn't see her expression. Asked: "Did you see Yin Qingqi go out today?"

Cuizhu shook her head.

"Tell me what you did today, and when was the last time you saw Yin Qingqi?"

"This morning, Siniang instructed me to convey the young lady to check the water prison, and then I followed the prince's instructions and stayed at the gate of the Jinghong Pavilion. I haven't seen her since I told Miss this morning to check on the water dungeon. Cuizhu listened to Siniang's words and answered honestly.

Cuizhu is a person directly sent by Qi Yuan, and her usual job is to monitor Yin Qingqi's every move, and then report to Qi Yuan. So in essence, she doesn't have to worry about the daily work of the Thrilling Pavilion at all.

Siniang nodded, which is a correspondence. Immediately, he found something wrong, and turned his head to stare at Ji Jue, who had just come looking for him.

Water dungeon!?