Xiao Shi searched twice in the dormitory, but did not find it. The jade and wooden boxes on Bogu's shelf were opened by him one by one, but nothing was found. In the inner sanctum, Leng Qingchen was still asleep, breathing evenly, and there was no sign of waking up.

He suddenly had a bold guess that this thing was stored in an extremely hidden place by Leng Qingjian, and it was absolutely impossible for anyone else to touch it except for herself who could touch it every day.

As the hall master expected, this cold light mark must also know the secret of this box, so he has been keeping it properly.

It's a pity that she doesn't have the key and doesn't know the whereabouts of the key.

This copper box is related to the royal secrets, so the hall master gave him enough time, and some time ago he specially gave him an antidote in advance, so that he could do things in the palace with peace of mind. It's just that he also let the jade-faced Rakshasa mention him a little.

Enwei and Shi, the hall master used this double-edged sword very well, and it was he who had a seal to preserve this huge Qinglong Hall from dying to this day.

The killer of the Qinglong Hall, who has achieved the absolute generation, is afraid that he will be gone longer than he has been in the hall. The hall master was naturally reluctant to let him die easily, so he changed the task for him.

Twelve years ago, he was sent to the Qinglong Hall, and he already knew his fate, and he could live for a day.

If you can survive until dawn, you have to rejoice in your heart, and steal one more day.

Suddenly, Leng Qingchen was on the bed, and called loudly: "Someone! ”

Startled, he hurriedly hid in the shadows, and Xiao He, who was guarding the door, also heard the sound inside, she was stunned, so she had to go in and have a look first. Fortunately, the palace people generally serve their masters with their heads down, and now that it is the middle of the night, it is not so easy to recognize themselves as cold and light.

After Xiao He entered, he didn't hear any other orders.

Xiao Shi quietly walked behind her and whispered, "This old woman talks in her dreams. ”

Xiao He almost didn't laugh out loud, but she had already come in, and it was not good to quit immediately, which made people suspicious. Xiao Shi just needed her to help, "After I ordered her to sleep in the cave, you can help me move her inside." ”

Xiao He didn't know what he was going to do, so he did what he told him first.

Xiao Shi came to inquire about the furnishings in this dormitory several times before, but it was in the middle of the night, and there were few opportunities and very short time, so he could only search by area each time. The only place that has not been searched is the phoenix couch where the Queen Mother sleeps.

Seeing Xiao Shi's move, the lightning and thunder were not as fast as his hand speed, and when the cold light mark was still asleep, he was ordered four sleeping holes, enough for her to sleep unconscious for another four hours. Xiao He simply stood on the couch and dragged her body inside, making way for the place where she had slept before.

Xiao Shi reached out and lifted all the futon, revealing the bed board. He gently rubbed the plank, feeling the texture and density, and when he found something suspicious, he tapped it with his knuckles with his backhand.

Sure enough, he found a hollow dark pavilion.

Xiao He could see clearly on the side, he took out a dagger from his arms, gently pried the edge, and opened the dark pavilion, except for some letters, a rosewood box was the most conspicuous. He picked up the box, opened it, and saw that it was exactly what he wanted.

He held it in his hand and flipped it under the lamp to check, it was slightly metallic, and the pattern on the dull brass surface was rusted with a layer of patina, which also showed that the copper box was some years old. Xiao He wanted to take a closer look at the thing in his hand, but when he saw him, he put it in a cloth bag and tied it around his waist.

He put the box back on and put everything back in its place.

The two worked together to restore the phoenix couch, and the cold light marks were stuffed back into the quilt.

Xiao He exited the dormitory first, and then shot a silver needle with a mechanism in his sleeve to the eaves on the opposite side, and the tiles were hit and made a sound. There was a ghostly black shadow in the corner of the courtyard, and he instantly went up to the roof to check the situation.

Xiao He and Xiao Shi left the Chaolu Hall with their front and back feet.

"How do I get out?" Xiao He knew that Xiao Shi must have a plan, and he was also familiar with the routines with him.

"Keep up." Xiao Shi's luck is light at his feet, and he doesn't make a sound on the stone road in the palace. Xiao He also followed suit and followed. The way he chose to leave the palace was actually from the imperial garden.

Xiao He probably guessed his idea, and just as the two of them were turning, a team of patrol guards came in front of them.

Xiao Shi turned around and pushed Xiao He to hide behind the rockery next to him, and the two of them stood close to each other, urging them to move easily. Xiao He raised his eyes and looked at his face, only an inch away, she was about to hit his cheek. Xu Shi also felt slightly embarrassed, turned his face sideways, and did not look at her head-on.

Three feet away, the patrolling guards walked closer and closer.

At this time, none of them dared to be careless, holding their breath, Xiao He was wearing a pink palace maid's dress, and Xiao Shi leaned towards her, afraid that she would fall short if she showed a skirt or something. It's not that I can't beat the group of guards outside, but I'm afraid that if I stab the hornet's nest and provoke more guards, it won't be so easy to get out.

Although Xiao He held her breath, she couldn't hide her heartbeat, especially when Xiao Shi's body suddenly leaned towards her side, which made her feel a little confused.

With all his patience, when the team of guards walked away, Xiao He couldn't help but step on him hard, and dodged out from behind the rockery first. Xiao Shi was in pain, but he didn't get angry, but gently curved the corners of his mouth, "Hurry up, there will be patrols coming over in a while." ”

They went around the Imperial Garden and arrived at Yichun Lake.

"Get into the water." After Xiao Shi finished speaking, he quietly entered the water without making a splash.

Xiao He hesitated for a moment, and he reached out from the water and dragged her ankle and pulled her into the water. The cold water of the lake at the beginning of February has not faded, and the coldness that seeps into the bone marrow makes Xiao He's body freeze as if he is frozen as soon as he gets out of the water. Besides, she is not good at water, and her heart is even more bottomless.

"Someone's coming, dive down." Xiao Shi heard someone's voice from a distance, and didn't give Xiao He a chance at all, so he pulled her to dive underwater.

After reaching the bottom of the water, she moved her hands and feet slightly, paddling the water, and was dragged by Xiao Shi to prevent her from coming out of the water too early.

At this time, Xiao He felt a little regretful in her heart, she shouldn't be curious about the copper box, and followed Xiao Shi out of the palace together, she had expected that he would escape by the waterway of Yichun Lake, and she actually followed the thief ship.

Wouldn't she stay in the Jixian Hall and wait until dawn to swagger out of the palace?

Just thinking about it, suddenly his breath was uneven, and he spit out in one breath, almost choking. She really couldn't stay underwater for too long, so she desperately wanted to surface for ventilation, and now that the water cold was no longer a problem, if she didn't let her breathe, she would almost drown in this Yichun Lake.

Xiao Shi dragged her to death, like a water ghost, and refused to let go.

She struggled twice, couldn't untie it, and was a little anxious, but he pulled her into his arms and pulled her into his arms. Xiao He only felt a trace of warmth in his lips, and he was barely able to support himself after he breathed to himself.

After Xiao Shi finished breathing, he pulled Xiao He again, swam forward from the bottom of the lake, then let go of the hand holding her, held her arm and gently pushed her up, signaling that she could surface for ventilation at this time.

Xiao He exposed the top of his head to the surface of the lake, only to find that he had reached the bottom of the stone bridge in the middle of the lake. She couldn't help but sigh softly, but suddenly she heard someone on the stone bridge sigh heavily at the same time as her, and completely covered her voice.

Only then did she understand the reason why Xiao Shi let herself come here for ventilation.

The voices of the people from the lake just now have already reached the stone bridge, and as long as they hide under the bridge, they will not be discovered for a while.

A voice came from the stone bridge: "Your Majesty, the night is cold, and the waterside is even colder, it is better to go back to the dormitory, and you can sleep for another hour." This voice was the great eunuch Liu Gonggong beside Mu Churan.

The person who sighed just now was Mu Churan.

Xiao He narrowed his eyes slightly in the water under the bridge, and a trace of hatred appeared on his face, which was silently caught in by Xiao Shi.

"Liu Fuhai, do you think it's good or bad for me to be the emperor?" Mu Churan's voice was a little hoarse, with a little loneliness. As soon as this question came out, Gonggong Liu began to break out in a cold sweat on his forehead, and if he said it lightly, I am afraid that he will not be able to satisfy his master.

"Your Majesty's merits are assessed by your own history books, and the minions dare not speak falsely." He replied cautiously.

"Back then, Tang Qinghua told me that the things in the history books were written by the winners, and only by sitting firmly on the dragon chair could they be regarded as winners. If you get something back by any means, would you be happy? Mu Churan didn't know what was on his mind, and he would feel this way, but the only thing he could ask was an old eunuch.

If these words are put in the court, let the ministers know that their county lord has such a mind, and they will definitely bitterly show the way of being a king in the past and the present, and the emperor is righteous. How can you become a Ming Jun if you are so obsessed with small sections? The most ruthless is the royal family, but if the Son of Heaven even begins to doubt himself, who should his courtiers trust?

Gonggong Liu didn't dare to answer anymore.

Xiao He was fighting with his teeth under the bridge, and Xiao Shi walked around behind her and hugged her. She wanted to resist, but found that her body was a little stiff, and she couldn't move freely, and she was powerless to resist. Xiao Shiyungong, after giving her some true qi from behind, her body was a little warmer.

But I heard him put it on the back of his neck and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "If you don't want to be discovered, don't shake anymore." As he spoke, his breath made the back of her neck itch a little, and the little bit of temperature that came out of his mouth instantly cooled down.

Xiao Hecai suddenly remembered that he was under the water just now, and he was forced to talk to each other, and he was ashamed and annoyed for a while, but he didn't dare to make any big moves at this time, so as not to be discovered by Mu Churan on the bridge.

Mu Churan stood on the bridge and blew the wind for a while, and what lingered in his heart was something he couldn't lift but couldn't let go.

Gonggong Liu couldn't help but persuade again, if the master really stood by this lake all night, this body would definitely fall ill, and he, the housekeeper, would have no good fruit to eat at that time.

Mu Churan got off the bridge and walked back to his dormitory slowly, accompanied by Gonggong Liu with a lantern.

The figure faded away, and in the night only a dim yellow of the palace lamp could be seen, flickering and dimming, like a heart beating regularly in the darkness.

For some reason, Mu Churan's lonely back fell in Xiao He's eyes, which made her feel a little sad.