In the middle of the night, the courtyard of the Hu family should have been quiet, but then, suddenly the smell of gunpowder smoke came from the wind.

The people lurking in the night, one by one, their eyes open, their dark pupils shining slightly in the black, looking very strange.

It was in such a state of high tension that they smelled a strange smell.

But in line with their usual qualities, they didn't ask, and just continued to stare at the Hu family.

At this moment, the leader finally sensed that something was wrong, and took the lead in raising his head and probing towards the Hu family's courtyard.

After taking a closer look, he frowned and said, "Something is not right." ”

But what is not quite right, I can't say......

In order not to startle the snake, he could only continue to stay there, watching and watching, and finally saw a burst of fire red on the eaves of the Hu family's compound.

He was taken aback, "On fire? ”

A few men in black behind were also surprised, and shouted, "Boss, there are fires in several places!" ”

The man took a closer look and realized it.

In just a blink of an eye, several places began to catch fire, and the fire was fierce and sudden, which caught people off guard!

This...... What the hell is going on?!

……

At this time, in the palace.

Zhong Xiaoshu finally finished copying a Buddhist scripture and handed the copied papers to Qing'er one by one to dry.

After that, he folded them one by one, arranged them into a whole book, threw them into a brazier, folded his hands, and silently prayed for Yin Zhige.

After praying, she opened her eyes, was helped up by Qing'er, looked at the flames in the brazier in front of her, lowered her eyes and said, "May the emperor be well." ”

Qing'er smiled and said: "Niangniang actually doesn't have to worry about this, it's not the first time for the emperor to go to Qinguo, isn't there no danger every time?"

God bless me Xichuan, and the emperor will definitely return safely. ”

"If only that were the case."

Zhong Xiaoshu sighed lightly, thinking of all the things that happened during this period, it made her feel uneasy.

There must be some force in the dark that has been staring at her and Yin Zhige.

And it seems that the other party seems to have a premeditated plan, at the moment, she can't do anything but help Yin Zhige to pray for blessings.

Zhong Xiaoshu stood there, watching the fire in front of him burning, making a slight "pop" sound.

At this time, Qing'er suddenly heard a strange voice coming from the door.

Xun Sheng looked back, but saw a little eunuch standing at the gate of the palace, whispering a signal to himself.

Qing'er had no choice but to walk over and ask, "What's wrong?" ”

Now is the time for Zhong Xiaoshu to pray for blessings, and she is accompanying her blessings.

It's good at this time, this eunuch makes trouble, and he doesn't feel like it's gone.

The little eunuch took out a small roll of letter paper from his pocket, handed it to Qing'er and said, "There was only a carrier pigeon, and it stopped at the gate of Niangniang's palace."

After a long pause, the servant looked strange, looked at it, and took the letter down. ”

Qing'er looked at the letter and carefully tied it with a cyan word rope, and asked, "What about the carrier pigeon?" ”

"Ouch, I didn't pay attention and ran away." The little eunuch said with some embarrassment.

"But I'm sure it's not the carrier pigeons in our palace, it seems to have flown in from outside the palace.

It's very wild, and it scratched my hand, and the next time I see it, I'm sure I'll grab it and stew it. ”

At this time, Qing'er naturally didn't listen to the little eunuch's nonsense, but just picked up the key points, knowing that this was a letter from outside the palace.

If it's someone who knows someone outside the palace, you generally don't need to use carrier pigeons.

Qing'er felt a little strange, but she didn't dare to speculate, she only knew when she handed the letter to Zhong Xiaoshu, so she waved her hand.

"Got it, I'll tell my mother."

Turning around, she was about to leave, when she felt that the eunuch behind her pulled herself again, and she turned her head and asked, "What are you doing?" ”

The little eunuch was crying with a sad face, and the cat bent his waist to look pitiful.

"My good sister, you have to say a few nice words to my mother, this carrier pigeon was not deliberately let go by me."

Qing'er glared at the eunuch angrily, seeing that he had indeed been scratched with two blood marks on his hands, and nodded again and again.

"Okay, okay, you didn't mean it, how can you blame you? Let's go back to the house and rub some ointment. ”

The little eunuch grinned, "Thank you, Sister Qing'er." ”

Qing'er smiled, turned her head and handed the letter to Zhong Xiaoshu, Zhong Xiaoshu unfolded it, but saw that there were a few short words written on it - "The distant mountains are waiting for you in the middle of the night".

After Zhong Xiaoshu finished reading it, he casually threw the letter into the brazier and burned it.

Qing'er asked a little strangely, "Niangniang, what is written on it?" ”

It's not that she wants to ask, it's just that she can't figure out how someone from outside the palace will specially send carrier pigeons in to Niangniang.

And looking at Niangniang's serious expression, it seems that something is wrong.

She just wants to help her mother solve the problem.

Zhong Xiaoshu just lowered his eyes, turned his head, glanced at Qing'er, shook his head and said, "It's okay." The palace is a little tired, you can wait for the palace to sleep. ”

Qing'er nodded, and went down to prepare.

After a simple wash, Zhong Xiaoshu lay on the bed.

Through the layers of veils, I vaguely saw the figure of Qing'er outside, and after Qing'er blew out the candle, she retreated and closed the door.

The room fell silent all of a sudden.

She looked at the rooftop, where the bright moonlight gently drifted in and fell on it, showing a dappled appearance of light and shadow.

Coupled with the breeze blowing the light yarn dance, some of them are indescribably good-looking.

Zhong Xiaoshu looked at it and began to fall into deep thought.

There is something wrong with the letter that came in today's carrier pigeon.

She couldn't think of anyone who would send her a letter.

Moreover, she couldn't recognize the handwriting on it, there was no signature, no identity, and the whole mystery was like a cloud, constantly enveloping itself.

Whether it is someone you know or not, at the moment, the safest way is to stay in the palace with peace of mind and take a look.

As for the distant mountains......

The danger is unknown, and it is true that you should not take risks, let alone in the middle of the night.

She lay there thinking about it for a long, long time, and although she decided not to act, she still felt a little troubled, and she couldn't sleep after tossing and turning.

She didn't know how long it was, but she suddenly heard a soft noise in the room.

The voice was very soft, if it weren't for Zhong Xiaoshu's lack of sleep at the moment, I am afraid that he would not be able to hear it at all.

In an instant, she tensed her body.

Someone came in—

She didn't move, her hand slowly slid under the pillow, and she felt a hosta and held it in her hand.

I felt the person who slipped in late at night approaching me, and even walked to the bedside to make a move.

She suddenly jumped to her feet and stabbed the man with the hairpin in her hand.

The man, however, seemed to anticipate it, and grabbed her wrist.

"It's me."