August 15th, the Moon Festival.

The east wind lifted the veil of the world and wandered in the bustle of the Mufu Moon Festival. The top and bottom of the Mufu are full of joy, colorful lanterns adorn the eaves, osmanthus flowers bloom like stars, and the faint fragrance floats.

Most of the people who walked around were Mufu protégés. It is the first time that the feast of the guests of Mufu is set on a festival, and on such a good day, the more likely the head of the family is to be appreciated. Therefore, people come and go, dressed in their favorite clothes, gather around the small laurel pond and rush to express their opinions.

Xiao Heng just wore a simple moon-white robe, hid in a quiet pavilion on the side, asked for a pot of tea, and savored it. Tonight was extremely important for the protégé, and for him, it was an all-or-nothing gamble.

Whether the Mu family can cooperate with him depends on tonight.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and there was a commotion on the side of the door, and people walked into the lobby one after another. Seeing that the people were almost gone, Xiao Heng also got up: "Let's go." ”

This side still has to be exposed, otherwise if you are caught, there is also an explanation. As soon as he walked to the door, he saw Li An looking around: "Brother Yun is here anyway!" I thought you had forgotten about this important thing and were going to look for you! ”

Xiao Heng smiled: "I just tasted tea in the small pavilion, it's late, Brother Li is not strange." ”

He came late, and although he was a second-class protégé, he was also assigned a position next to a third-class protégé. The auditorium of this Mu Mansion was bigger than he imagined, and in his position, he couldn't see Mu Zongxin's appearance clearly.

People are arriving one after another. Sitting at the top of the main seat is Mu Zongxin, the head of the Mu family, I saw him raise his glass: "Today, all the talents gathered here, in order to thank you for your help over the years, here, I Mu Zongxin of the Mu family to give you a cup!" ”

"Thank you for your appreciation!" Everyone picked up the cups one after another and bowed their hands.

The dishes and the dancing girls come up together, the eight treasures and jade food, and the singing and dancing are leveled.

Li An saw that people in front of him got up one after another to present poems to Mu Zongxin, and they were all appreciated, and came to Xiao Heng's side: "Look at you, just say a few words of poetry and ......" Xiao Heng's position has long been unmanned.

"It's weird." He wanted to get up and look for it, but after thinking about it, he thought that he might go to the toilet, so he sat down again.

At this time, on the other side of the Mu Mansion, the singing and dancing are brightly lit, which contrasts strongly with the silence and darkness here. The lantern light shone on the nearby wall, and several black figures passed by.

Xiao Heng and Yun Huai changed into black night clothes and walked silently in the thick darkness. The spies have limited ability to guess only a few places in the basement and get what they want quickly before anyone finds out that something is wrong.

The spies came to report that it was more likely to be in Mu Zongxin's study, the library of Mufu, and the ancestral hall of Mufu.

Now that the banquet has just begun, the security will be strengthened near the lobby, and there are not many guards in the library pavilion, so there will be fewer people, so first explore the library pavilion, and then go to the ancestral hall with few guards.

On the way to the library pavilion, the maids and maids who came and went hurriedly gathered in the lobby, and the more they walked in the direction of the library pavilion, the fewer people came, and when they arrived near the library pavilion, there was no one left.

The spies had previously brought them news that the lock of the library could not be found, but they had left a window on the second floor, facing west, facing a large tree. When the two of them looked at it, there was really a window open.

They went up the tree in two clicks, and jumped through the trunk of the tree to enter the second floor of the library pavilion. Rows of tall mahogany shelves and overwhelming books all show the bookish atmosphere of the Mu family.

If the chamber was here, it could only be underground, and from the outside, there was very little chance that there would be space behind the walls. And when I carefully knocked on every piece of wooden floor, it was a dull sound, not like a basement.

Just as the two of them were about to check the bookshelf, there was a faint sound in the distance outside, which seemed to be approaching here: "What do you say is bad about the master's award, I want to award a few broken books, and we want to go so far......"

"Don't say it, don't say it, we don't understand the scholars......" Xiao Hengyunhuai heard the voice and exchanged a look, the people outside came from the east, and they went out from the west window, just right.

The library clue is interrupted. The two did not dare to delay the time, and hurried to the ancestral hall again.

There are still more guards in the Mujia ancestral hall, after all, it is an important place, and there are two columns of guards patrolling nearby.

It's a bit difficult to get in without hurting the guards and startling the snakes. The two gestured to each other a few times, Yun Huai nodded, and ran out of the place where the onion was hiding.

"Who? Who's there! The guard turned and chased after him.

Xiao Heng saw the guards running away, and without delaying time, he went directly into the ancestral hall. In order to protect feng shui, the ancestral hall is also because today is a rare good day and is not locked.

First there is a courtyard, and then there is the ancestral hall of the Mu family. I don't know if it is to respect the frugal virtues of the ancestors, the ancestral hall is not extravagant and wasteful, there is a small courtyard outside, simple and elegant.

Xiao Heng silently recited a few words of sin in his heart, and then stepped into the ancestral hall. On the spiritual table in the middle of the ancestral hall, there are tablets of the ancestors and ancestors, as well as tributes. Mu Zongxin estimated that he couldn't do such a lack of virtue as repairing a secret room in the ancestral hall, and Xiao Heng didn't search much.

The design of the small courtyard outside is simple and simple, but the rockery is flowing water, simple and generous. The patrol guard hadn't returned yet, which meant that he still had a little time, and after thinking about it, he still checked the small courtyard.

He didn't notice anything, and just as he was about to leave, he was inadvisably attracted by an ornament on the side of the rock: two high platforms, one higher than the other, each with a clay pot on each high platform, and another underground, the clay pots were staggered, and the water in the first clay pot just flowed into the second clay pot, and the water in the second clay pot flowed into the third clay pot, and the water in the third clay pot was transmitted back to the first clay pot through the bamboo pipe.

Such a design is quite bold, especially the water transmission of the thin bamboo pipe, which makes Xiao Heng very curious. He crouched down and took a closer look, admiring the ingenuity of the design, but he didn't notice that the bottom of the third clay pot seemed to be a little looser.

His attention was drawn to it at once. Gently pressed the bottom of the clay pot, and the stone slab at the bottom was indeed loose.

He had a bold conjecture, and after thinking about it, he decided to give it a try.

Xiao Heng turned the clay pot gently, and sure enough, the direction of the clay pot could be changed. After the clay pot turned, a small grid was revealed in the original place, and the water from the second clay pot was poured into the small grid, and the small grid was filled with water, but the water suddenly disappeared - the stone next to it changed, and a staircase appeared that led to the ground.

Such a stunning design! Xiao Heng hasn't studied it properly, and he's about to get down to business. He thought about it, but walked up the stairs.