Chapter 350: Vitality
Zheng Shuangshuang picked up a stone and smashed a protruding corner on the dog hole, and it didn't take much effort to get out, Zheng Shuangshuang reached back from the hole and lifted up the blade of grass that she had trampled on and collapsed.
She smiled sadly and happily, she didn't expect that she would be so sick and thin, but she had a glimmer of life.
The palace wall is several deep, Zheng Shuangshuang groped along the deserted part of the palace wall, and soon found the second dog hole in this palace wall, as long as it is drilled out from here, it is the outer palace wall.
The wind in the outer palace was obviously stronger, the wind was covered with dust and muddy, Zheng Shuangshuang closed his eyes, stood in the wind for a while, and felt that his bones were light.
There are many strangers here, she can't recognize where it is, Zheng Shuangshuang smiled indifferently,
She knew that her actions were almost naΓ―ve, almost stupid, and the palace was heavily guarded, even if she found the dog hole in the palace wall all the way unimpeded, she did not dare to guarantee that she would not be discovered by the guards patrolling the night during this trip.
Desperate in illness, the breath in this palace makes her nauseous, anyway, she would rather die a little closer to the outside of the palace.
The hazy moonlight took pity on her, and a beam of light fell on the plaque on the palace wall three zhang away, and when she saw the three words Yuhuamen, she knew that she was not far from the outside, and she also knew that she was likely to end here.
The moonlight dimmed again, wrapping her secretly, with a little innocent persistence, she groped all the way along the palace wall, stopped and stopped, stumbling and searching, but no, there was no dog hole in this palace wall.
Zheng Shuangshuang was not very surprised, she even leaned against the wall and rested for a while, her mind was blank, not knowing what to do next. Not far away, there was the sound of neat steps, and the sound of a man talking, Zheng Shuangshuang came to his senses, and looked around, only the water storage tanks placed along the palace wall could hide people.
Fortunately, it was summer, the air was humid, the rain was frequent, and it was not as dry as the autumn day.
There was half a tank of water in the nearest water tank, and the sound of footsteps and conversation was getting closer and closer, not allowing Zheng Shuangshuang to choose again, she buried herself lightly, and the water floated, not past her throat, and coldly drowned her lips.
"It's really hard for Marquis Shen to share the emperor's worries, and he only left the palace at this hour." Someone said earnestly.
"Where can I compare to the hard work of your daily inspections, besides, sharing the emperor's worries is just a matter for the courtiers, and it is even more honorable."
Shen Gui's voice was not unfamiliar, Zheng Shuangshuang could hear it at once, he was always so lazy, careless, and a little frivolous, exactly the same as his temperament.
The tank was covered with moss, very slippery, greasy, Zheng Shuangshuang had no strength, somehow, her body was crooked, she was half-floating in the water, and only made a sound not much bigger than a fish spitting bubbles.
"Shen Hou go slowly, we are going to inspect the east road, and the palace gate will be closed by then, so you have to be tighter." The leader of the guards said.
Shen Gui should have nodded, or smiled, but didn't speak anyway.
Zheng Shuangshuang waited with bated breath and couldn't hear the footsteps, she waited a little longer, anyway, borrowing strength in the water, she didn't feel tired, but the stagnant water stinks, just like this imperial city, it looks like oily green moss and glitz from a distance, but it looks like a pool of backwater up close.
She quietly stood up from the water tank, even in the summer, her sick and weak body was drenched, and when the night wind blew, Zheng Shuangshuang felt that her blood was almost frozen.
It's not just because of the relationship between the wet and the night wind, but also because she saw a person standing in front of her.
Chu Yi had black hair, held a long sword in his hand, and his eyes turned from banter to consternation.
"You, how are you you?"
Water droplets were dripping down from the ends of her hair and the cuffs of her clothes, and Zheng Shuangshuang thought to herself, is there a more embarrassing time in her life?
Originally thought it was an assassin or a thief who ate the heart of a bear and a leopard, with the mind of cat and mouse, Shen Gui waited for the rabbit to see who was hiding in this water tank.
He didn't think about it, he really didn't expect that it would be this woman.
Zheng Shuangshuang looked at him and actually laughed, "I haven't seen Hou Ye have such an expression." β
Such shock and stunned, Zheng Shuangshuang thought to himself, even if he saw a female ghost at this time, I am afraid that he would not be much more surprised than now.
The moonlight is the best fat powder, Zheng Shuangshuang's sick face is covered by the moonlight a lot, this clear and bone-clear appearance can still leave a little bit of pity and pity.
Shen Gui frowned and looked around, stretched out his hand towards Zheng Shuangshuang, and said, "You come out first." β
Zheng Shuangshuang stretched out his hand to him, and when Shen Gui shook it, it was like holding a handful of grass stalks, weak and withered.
He knew that she was very sick, but after hearing thousands of things, it was better to see her.
Even if he borrowed Shen Gui's strength, Zheng Shuangshuang couldn't climb out, Shen Gui directly hugged her out with one arm, Zheng Shuangshuang fell on his chest, and the cool wetness quickly soaked the single clothes on Shen Gui's body.
"How did you get here?" Shen Gui hugged her and lowered his head and asked.
"Dog hole." Zheng Shuangshuang said softly, and said quickly: "Does Master Hou know if there is a dog hole on the wall of this Yuhua Palace?" β
"You are bold, you dare to ask me for a way after you are like this, so you are not afraid that I will send you back?"
Zheng Shuangshuang supported Shen Gui's chest with his hand, supporting herself to stand still, she shook a little, looking at Shen Gui subconsciously stretched out his hand to pull her, Zheng Shuangshuang's heart moved, and he didn't have time to think about it, so he smiled and said: "Master Hou, more is better than less." You don't see me, okay? β
"The concubine ran away, aren't you afraid of affecting your parents and family?" Shen Gui took his hand back and put it behind his back.
"If you're lucky, no." When Zheng Shuangshuang said this, his eyes narrowed for a moment, revealing a little happiness and indifference, which was different from her at any time.
Shen Gui's brows had never been loosened, and they were tightened again at this moment.
Zheng Shuangshuang didn't know what he was thinking, waiting for him to make a decision, showing a look of longing and admiration, as if he was the only god who could save her from fire and water.
"Don't look at me like that!" Shen Gui didn't like her look very much, wasn't it just a perfunctory trick to pretend to be Shen Ze on weekdays? There is no sincerity at all!
This woman treats him the same!
Zheng Shuangshuang didn't know why he was suddenly displeased, only to see Shen Gui's brows tighten again, and he said in a rough voice: "There seems to be a dog hole behind the third jar along the edge of this palace wall. β
Even if he begged him, Zheng Shuangshuang knew that there was little hope, but Shen Gui really showed her the way, Zheng Shuangshuang nodded a little and ran to the water tank in front of him.
She didn't take two steps to the birth gate, and soon her knees were weak, and before she was completely planted on the ground, she was picked up by Shen Gui, like a food box, and he carried it to the edge of the water tank.
Shen Gui stiffened his face and didn't speak, pushed the water tank away, Zheng Shuangshuang looked at the dog hole, and then looked at Shen Gui.
Shen Gui didn't know what he was still worried about, 'Are you struggling to help yourself?' Zheng Shuangshuang thought and opened his lips and said, "Thank you." β
"Thank you, go quickly, there are still a bunch of soldiers patrolling the night, but the weeds are very high, even if they touch it, they can still hide you. Where are you going? Your sister's? Guogong Mansion? β
"Absolutely not." Zheng Shuangshuang denied it without thinking about it, she didn't want to involve Zheng Lingyi, and if she returned to the Guogong Mansion, she was afraid that she would not be able to come out again.
Shen Gui seemed to feel that she was annoyed and stupid to run out without making up her mind, so he glanced at her with a frown, and said, "Then you wait for me in the haystack first!" β
As he spoke, he pressed her head down and told her to hurry away.
Zheng Shuangshuang also knew that he couldn't stay here for a long time, so he climbed out and asked, "What am I waiting for?" β
When she got out, she heard Shen Gui move the water tank back to its original position, Zheng Shuangshuang really had no strength, the moon was behind the dark clouds, everything was dark, in the midst of insects and frogs, her ears were full of buzzing, the tips of grass blades drilled into her mouth and nose, and the mosquitoes first scattered, and then swarmed.
Zheng Shuangshuang got up and groped for two steps, not knowing whether he stepped on something sticky or weak, rolled down a slope, his whole body ached, and then, he didn't know anything.
β¦β¦β¦β¦
The sun rises in the east, and the rooster crows.
The sunlight licked the land of the imperial city inch by inch, and the blades of grass that had been rolled and collapsed outside the imperial city wall had now straightened their waists again, as if they were no longer in the mess last night.
Huayin tossed and turned all night, thinking about Zheng Shuangshuang's inexplicable words, she couldn't figure it out, she thought, Zheng Shuangshuang should be sick and his brain was also chaotic, saying so much, maybe Zheng Shuangshuang himself was confused.
Comforting herself like this, she fell asleep when the day was about to dawn, and she was haunted by strange and terrible nightmares for a long time, she was more tired than sleeping, and when the hour came, she had to get up.
Hua Waist pushed open the door of Zheng Shuangshuang's dormitory with water, and called softly: "Niangniang, are you awake?" β
There was no response in the dormitory, and it was not strange that the waist was shuang, Zheng Shuangshuang was sick, and it was normal for him to be dizzy.
She put the water away and lifted the bed curtain, if Zheng Shuangshuang was still asleep, she didn't plan to disturb, just came to see her first, so reassuring.
But the mattress was still the same as she had done yesterday, and no one had slept at all.
Hua Waist's heart suddenly shrank into a ball, and shouted, "Someone! The mother is gone! β
After shouting for a long time, a few sleepy-eyed palace maids came out, and said unhappily: "Sister Huafu was the last to serve last night, you look for her." β
When Hua Waist heard this, he ran to the palace maid's residence again, but Hua Fu was not there.
At this time, Hua Waist felt a little looser, she thought, did Hua Fu get up early and take Zheng Shuangshuang out for a walk?
She felt that it was unlikely, no matter how she said it, Zheng Shuangshuang's current body would not be able to get up early and go out.
Xiao Gong reluctantly went out to find someone, stood in the courtyard with a waist of flowers, suddenly untied the purse around her waist, and poured a key into her palm, she looked at the key, as if she understood something, but at the same time, there were more puzzled doubts.