Chuxiu Palace, at night.

When Yanyu and Phantom Lotus sneaked into Chuxiu Palace and successfully took out the dormant Princess Yuanfeng from the bottom of the garden pool, they didn't expect something unexpected to happen.

That is, before the two of them had time to leave Chuxiu Palace, they heard a rush of footsteps outside the gate of Chuxiu Palace.

Suddenly, the two of them knew that something bad was wrong, and it must be the royal guards patrolling outside who heard the movement inside and intended to rush in to check the reason.

And the movement that attracted the attention of the royal guards outside was the exclamation that Yanyu couldn't help but let out when he saw a bloody white figure just now.

The reason why Yanyu, who has always been calm, made such a low-level mistake is mainly because the white illusory figure was actually Qi Concubine Niangniang, who crashed into the beam and died a few days ago!

In the middle of the night, a dead woman suddenly appeared in front of her, and she was bleeding and shouting for herself, and anyone would be startled, so Yanyu couldn't help but exclaim, which was also reasonable.

And what makes Yanyu even more unimaginable is that the other party is obviously the appearance of the bleeding Qi Concubine Niangniang, but he unwillingly claims to be Qiaohui! In other words, at this moment, it is the dead Qiaohui who is crying out for herself in front of the smoke and rain!

But Yanyu clearly remembered that Qiaohui, the personal palace maid of Qi Concubine Niangniang, was not dead, she was sent to the Huanyi Bureau on the night of the incident and became a Huanyi palace maid, so when the woman in front of her, who was obviously the dead Qi Concubine Niangniang, claimed that she was Qiaohui, how could she not let Yanyu forget the environment she was in, and asked loudly.

It was this question that cut through the silent night sky and broke the originally quiet Chuxiu Palace, and happened to be heard by the royal guards patrolling outside, which caused those royal guards to rush to the gate of Chuxiu Palace quite nervously.

As the footsteps of the royal guards came into the Chuxiu Palace from far and near, it was too late for Yanyu and Phantom Lotus to dodge.

As soon as things happened too suddenly, it was completely unexpected by Yanyu and Phantom Lotus, and there happened to be a team of patrolling royal guards passing by at the door, so when they heard Yanyu's exclamation, they quickly rushed towards Chuxiu Palace, which made Yanyu and Phantom Lotus have no time to react.

Second, Yanyu knew that her shouts had been heard by the royal guards, even if the two of them quickly turned into golden-crowned black-tailed frogs and fled the scene, if someone heard her voice and couldn't find her at the scene afterwards, it would be even more suspicious.

What's more, she also mentioned Concubine Qi and Qiaohui in her previous exclamation, and on the day of Concubine Qi's accident, in addition to the emperor, she and Phantom Lotus were not met at the scene, so Yanyu understood that once the emperor did not meet and listened to the report of the royal guards, he would still think of her for the first time.

In this case, Yanyu felt that it was better to simply stand still generously, and when the royal guards came in to question them, it might not be suspicious to come up with a reasonable explanation.

It's just that the only thing that can't be seen by the royal guards is Princess Yuanfeng who is holding in Phantom Lotus's arms.

Fortunately, Princess Yuanfeng is in a dormant state of transforming into a golden-crowned black-tailed frog at the moment, only the size of a palm, and the phantom lotus that has been moved by the inspiration is casually hidden in the blown out lantern.

At this time, the moon was obscured by a thin layer of clouds, so it was dark in Chuxiu Palace, and the visibility was very low, even if those royal guards rushed in, they couldn't see the location of Yanyu and Phantom Lotus at a glance.

In addition, the current Chuxiu Palace is being rebuilt, and there are piles of wood and blue bricks and sand everywhere, so the site is full of materials stacked high, which is relatively chaotic, even during the day, when the vision is clear, it is not easy to walk, let alone such a dark night at the moment.

Therefore, for Yanyu, when the royal guards searched for them, she still had some time to quickly come up with a reasonable explanation.

"Noble Lian, Princess Yuanfeng has been hidden in the lantern, what should we do next?"

At the moment when the gate of Chuxiu Palace was pushed open by the royal guards, Phantom Lotus came to Yanyu's side and asked softly.

"That's good! In this way, you can protect Princess Yuanfeng in the lantern, and I will deal with the rest. ”

When Yanyu heard Phantom Lotus say that she had hidden Princess Yuanfeng in the lantern, she was also secretly relieved, staring at the dark shadows of the royal guards who were quickly scattered in the darkness not far away, and searched in the direction of the two of them, and replied in a low voice.

"Okay, noble Lian, my subordinates will never let Princess Yuanfeng fall into the hands of others. Rest assured. Well...... Noble Lian, were you okay just now? Why all of a sudden? also mentioned Concubine Qi and Qiaohui, how could they be here? Are you dazzled? ”

Phantom Lotus solemnly reassured, and after looking at the royal guards who had not yet come to them not far away, she lowered her voice and asked suspiciously.

After all, she just found Princess Yuanfeng from the cave at the bottom of the garden pool, and left the pool with Princess Yuanfeng in her arms, and just came to Yanyu, and when she was about to leave Chuxiu Palace and return to Zhongcui Palace with Yanyu, she saw Yanyu staring at her in shock, as if she didn't know her anymore, and also mentioned Concubine Qi and Qiaohui, which couldn't help but make her feel very curious.

"Oh...... It may be too dark, and the death of Concubine Qi a few days ago hit me hard, so I was touched by the scene for a while, and I was dazzled, I'm fine, don't worry. Alright, let's not talk about that, the royal guards are here. ”

Yanyu hesitated for a moment and replied, maybe it was because the thing she met just now was too untrue, Yanyu still didn't tell the truth to Phantom Lotus in the end, presumably she also felt that maybe she was really dazzled just now, so it was better to follow Phantom Lotus's guess.

In addition, at this moment, the royal guards had already searched the two of them immediately, so Yanyu felt that it was not time to delve into the question of why she saw Concubine Qi just now, but to find a reasonable excuse first, so that these royal guards who were like a great enemy could dispel their doubts.

After sending these royal guards away, and the two of them returned to Zhong Cui Palace, they calmed down and thought about what happened to Concubine Qi just now.

Just when Yanyu saw that a few dark shadows were finally approaching in the haze not far away, she knew that the royal guards had searched for it.

And those black shadows finally saw the smoke and rain and phantom lotus standing there motionless.

So, one of the dark shadows asked, "Who's ahead?" Why did you break into Chuxiu Palace at night? You just exclaimed, right? ”

When the black shadow shouted these words, the other royal guards who were searching nearby also rushed over after hearing the news, and quickly surrounded Yanyu and Phantom Lotus.

"I'm Yanyu of Zhong Cui Palace, she is my personal palace maid Phantom Lotus, our lantern was broken just now, so I was trapped here for a while. I thought I'd wait for the moonlight to light up a little before leaving here and going back to the palace. ”

After listening to the royal guard's question, Yanyu replied calmly.

Just after the smoke and rain finished speaking, the main hall under reconstruction of the originally dark Chuxiu Palace gradually lit up, and it turned out that the moon had come out of the clouds again.

Suddenly, the figures of Yanyu and Phantom Lotus were clearly revealed.

"See Lotus Noble."

When those royal guards saw clearly that it was indeed smoke and rain, they also hurriedly knelt down and shouted in unison respectfully.

"Let's all get up, after all, this is where I lived for a year, so I came here to take a look. Because since moving to the new Zhongcui Palace, I have also been insomnia, and I have always been thinking about the former Chuxiu Palace. Thinking that the night is good tonight, I will come over and take a walk, maybe I can sleep well after returning to the palace. It's just that I didn't expect a cat to suddenly come out just now, startling me and Phantom Lotus, and crashing into the lantern, breaking the lantern. That's why I exclaimed. ”

Yanyu said casually and explained briefly.

Because she knew that if she couldn't give these royal guards a reasonable explanation, it would be difficult for them to go back.

And although her explanation is simple, it is also reasonable, after all, she has lived here for a whole year before, if it weren't for the sudden thunderstorm a few days ago, the Chuxiu Palace, which had been in disrepair for a long time, would not have completely collapsed, and she would not have moved to Zhongcui Palace because of this.

"I see, Noble Lian, it's getting dark this night, why don't we escort you back to Zhongcui Palace? After all, you are now no more than the original status of the show girl of Chuxiu Palace, and you have been promoted to a noble nobleman, and Chuxiu Palace is now a construction site, which is almost difficult to move an inch and more dangerous. In case you make a mistake, it will be difficult for us to explain it to the emperor. So let your subordinates escort you back safely to Zhongcui Palace, right? ”

After listening to Yanyu's explanation, one of the royal guards in the lead suddenly replied.

He also respectfully proposed that they escort Yanyu and Phantom Lotus back to Zhongcui Palace.

"Okay. Then there is a lot of work. ”

Yanyu also agreed with the boat.

When she saw that Yanyu had dispelled the doubts of the royal guards and offered to escort them back to the palace, Phantom Lotus was also secretly relieved.

Then, those royal guards carefully and quickly cleared a relatively easy passage, and respectfully escorted Yanyu and Phantom Lotus out of the main hall of Chuxiu Palace, which was being rebuilt, and walked towards the door.

Along the way, Phantom Lotus also carried the lantern carefully, so as to avoid trouble if Princess Yuanfeng, who was hiding in the lantern, accidentally fell out of the lantern.

When Yanyu and Phantom Lotus were escorted by the royal guards to the gate of Zhongcui Palace, they found a sedan chair parked at the door.

Next to the sedan chair stood Aunt Shangyi Luoxi, who was not met by the emperor.

Just when Yanyu and Phantom Lotus came to the sedan chair for unknown reasons, Luo Xi respectfully opened the door curtain, only to see the emperor come out without encountering.

"See the Emperor."

When they saw that it was the emperor who had not met, including Phantom Lotus, and the royal guards who escorted them back, they all hurriedly knelt down respectfully and shouted.

And Yanyu was a little distracted because she was still recalling the incident of meeting Concubine Qi Niangniang before, and the emperor did not come to visit late at night, which also surprised her, so she forgot to salute for a while.

It wasn't until the emperor came to her that she reacted.

When he was about to salute, he was stopped by the emperor......