Two days later

When Chunxing woke up again, she was still in the stimulated scene she saw before she fainted.

The screams were not stopped, but they were constantly babbling nonsense.

When Chu Xingyue saw this scene, she just wanted to walk over and hug Chunxing, who was so panicked and scared, but was pulled by Zhao Ling: "Don't go over first, she is emotionally unstable now, and she may hurt you." ”

After speaking, Zhao Ling walked over and pointed at Chunxing, whose eyes were straight, and pointed at several big holes on her body.

Sure enough, within a moment, this crazy little girl slowly calmed down, opened a pair of tearful eyes, and looked around helplessly.

For Chu Xingyue, Chun Xing is not just a maid, this young girl made her feel the first warmth and care in this strange country that she had traveled over.

Even many times, Chu Xingyue had a family-like dependence on this little girl; Now, seeing her look so frightened, how could she be indifferent?

Chu Xingyue's eyes were red, and she walked quickly to Chunxing's bedside despite Zhao Ling's resistance, grabbed her cold hand, and coaxed continuously: "Chunxing, don't be afraid, I'm here, don't be afraid." ”

Hearing the familiar voice, Chun Xing finally turned her dull eyes, and when she saw clearly that the person who appeared in front of her was really a young lady, tears rolled down her eyes.

"Miss!" Chun Xing immediately threw herself into Chu Xingyue's arms, crying uncontrollably.

Chu Xingyue also hugged Chun Xing tightly and kept apologizing: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I should have found you faster, it's all my fault that you suffered such a big sin." ”

Feeling the warm temperature from Chu Xingyue's body, the soul that Chun Xing flew out seemed to be completely reassembled.

He shook his head at Chu Xingyue and said, "I don't blame Miss for all this, it's all the incompetence of the slaves and maids, not to mention that Miss was not saved in time, and she was caught by a secret attack." ”

Speaking of this, Chun Xing looked Chu Xingyue up and down, and asked anxiously, "Is Miss's body still in trouble?" Has the Imperial Doctor seen it? Miss's face doesn't seem to be good, but she is still unwell? ”

Chu Xingyue was really a little shameless in the face of Chunxing's worries.

Yes, she was unwell, between her legs to be exact.

The indulgence of three days and three nights is not something that ordinary people can bear, and only Zhao Ling, a non-human one, can still be alive and like a normal person after resting for two days.

But these words can't be said to Chunxing, so as not to stimulate this already exciting girl again.

Chu Xingyue sneered, touched her face, and lied: "I'm fine, my face looks a little pale because I rubbed too much gouache in the morning, and when I wash it off, it's the same as usual." ”

Chun Xing was amused by Chu Xingyue's nonsensical answer, wiped away the tears on her face and tightened Chu Xingyue's hand, and inevitably chattered a few more words: "Miss is really, don't let the slave rest assured for a moment, even the gouache can be wiped too much, it seems that in the future, the slave and maid will take care of you more." ”

"Yes, yes, your young lady, I won't be able to live without you; So you hurry up and take care of your body, so that you can have the energy to take care of me again, and as for those who dare to harm us, leave it to your young lady and I will take this evil breath for you. ”

Chun Xing nodded vigorously and said, "Hmm! Slaves and maids all listen to the young lady. ”

……

Looking at the affectionate appearance of Chu Xingyue and Chunxing's master and servant, Zhao Ling walked out of the room with a smile.

"Tell Xiao Gang that things are doing well, and this king is very satisfied." Zhao Ling said to Yunxiao who was following him.

Yunxiao lowered his eyes, thinking of what Xiao Gang asked him to convey on his behalf, so he immediately reported to Zhao Ling word for word: "Lord Wang, Commander Xiao asked me to ask you, can there be other hidden piles arranged in the palace?" ”

Zhao Ling was not in a hurry to answer, but raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Yunxiao, and motioned for him to continue.

"Commander Xiao said that they were the spring apricots found in the Hanlian Courtyard in the northernmost corner of the Inner Palace."

Zhao Ling immediately wrinkled his eyebrows: "Hanlian Courtyard, is it the Hanlian Courtyard where there was a fire a few years ago?" ”

"Yes, I heard that was twenty years ago."

Yunxiao carefully reported the situation he had investigated: "Twenty years ago, there was a very strange plague outbreak in the palace, and I heard that many palace people were bitten by animals with fangs, and finally diagnosed by the Tai Hospital, these people were all bitten by rats. ”

Immediately after, someone reported that the Son of Heaven had found giant rats near the Hanlian Courtyard, and those rats were not only afraid of humans, but even aggressive towards humans; Even the Imperial Forest Army suffered a secret loss in front of these nimble beasts, and finally the Son of Heaven was furious and ordered the fire of several palaces, including the Hanlian Temple, to raze the group of rats that had bitten people. ”

"If you are bulldozing, why are you bringing it up today?"

Yunxiao said: "Commander Xiao said that when they found Chun Xing, Chun Xing was fainting, but next to her body, there was the body of a fat giant rat. ”

"What does Xiao Gang mean is that the group of rats that attacked people back then were not completely dead? Are they still lurking near Hanryin? ”

"And that's not all."

Yunxiao took a deep breath and continued: "They carefully examined that the dead rat had been killed by someone who had his head cut off with an extremely sharp weapon; Therefore, Commander Xiao wanted his subordinates to ask the prince, did he arrange another group of people to look for Chun Xing in the palace, and besides him, there were other hidden piles in the palace? ”

Zhao Ling shook his head affirmatively and replied, "No, this king did not arrange for other secret piles to enter the palace. ”

"Then who saved Chunxing?" Yunxiao couldn't help but start muttering.

Zhao Ling thought carefully and recalled everything that had happened in the past few days.

Yue'er was invited into the palace, followed by a secret hand, Yue'er sent Chun Xing to ask for help, but Chun Xing did not find Xiao Gang but was tied up and hidden, but Xiao Gang appeared in front of him with the news of Yue'er's danger, and then followed, and Chun Xing was rescued.

Yes, it seems that there is such a dark line hidden in this seemingly messy matter.

There are people in the palace who are secretly observing all this, and when Yue'er and Chunxing are in trouble, they take the initiative to help.

But, is that person's real purpose really as simple as wanting to save the two of them?

Zhao Ling paced two steps in place and said to Yunxiao: "You go to Xiao Gang in person and tell him that even if you do your best, you must find out the person who passed on the news to him and saved Chunxing." ”

"Yes, the subordinates will do it; But the prince, should we report the matter of the rats in the palace to the emperor? ”

Zhao Ling had another plan: "The king did hear about the plague in the palace back then, but the news that the king heard was that these rats attacking people were not natural disasters, but man-made disasters. ”

"Could it be that someone is using these rats to harm the people in the palace?"

Zhao Ling didn't dare to give a definite answer, and said: "Back then, this matter was hastily ended, and everyone thought that this group of rats had died with the burning of the palace; Unexpectedly, twenty years later, these rats appeared again, only this time, these beasts did not cause turmoil in the palace; Yunxiao, don't you think this is suspicious? ”

"Yes, it stands to reason that animals like rats do not have much intelligence, and when they are hungry, they will come out to forage for food, or the traces of activity may be discovered; However, this time they were well hidden, as if they had been specially managed. ”

Zhao Ling frowned: "Anyway, raising this kind of attacking beast in the palace is something that only a person with a thief's heart can do, since this thief has not made any moves now, then we don't need to startle the snake; As long as you carefully send someone to keep an eye on it, once you find something wrong, it may not be impossible to eradicate it. ”

"Is the prince worried that rashly conveying this matter to the mouth of the Son of Heaven now will cause unnecessary turmoil in the palace?"

Zhao Ling nodded and said, "After all, the plague killed a lot of people back then, and this fear has always been in people's hearts, and it can almost make people in the palace talk about rats; The palace is the place where the Son of Heaven lives, and there must be no more gossip that shakes people's hearts. ”

Yunxiao looked at the prince who was looking at the overall situation, and nodded reassuringly; Then with Zhao Ling's order, he went to find Xiao Gang.

……

At the same time, Meng'e, who appeared in Hanlian Courtyard with a bamboo basket and leftover rice, suddenly turned white with fright when she saw the hemp rope that was thrown on the ground.

What about the spring apricot? She remembered, she obviously tied that girl here, why did she disappear?

Meng'e dropped the bamboo basket in her hand and searched around the courtyard, but no matter how she searched, she didn't find the figure again.

It's over, the girl must have escaped.

No, she had to tell her mother the news as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Meng'e pulled her legs and rushed in the direction of the Bird Palace.

However, as soon as she ran to the door of the Quewei Palace, she saw His Royal Highness King Heng, dressed in a dark red royal brocade robe, staggering towards her direction.

Why did King Heng come to the Bird's Nest?

Could it be that this lustful prince has discovered something?

Meng'e only felt that her legs were weak, you know, this prince is a well-known demon king of the world, and she can do anything when she goes crazy, she must hurry up to see Niangniang and tell her that things seem to be a little out of their control.

Zhou Yanran was sitting in the dormitory, choosing exquisite and gorgeous jewelry to wear on her cloud temples, looking at the beautiful face in the bronze mirror, she couldn't help but sigh secretly.

She is so young, so beautiful, but she has to serve that fat man every day, this is simply a flower found on the cow dung, which makes her unwilling to the extreme.

Thinking of Zhao Ling's handsome and peerless face again, she couldn't help but feel her heart fluttering.

For that man, she was imperative; For the sake of the final victory, even if she is no longer willing to serve Emperor Showa, she must force herself to be patient.

Keep telling yourself that everything you sacrifice now is worth it.