Bao Xi stood there, thinking for a long time, in fact, her mind was blank, and when she came back to her senses, she immediately walked quickly towards the secret passage, she rarely asked people to enter and leave her dormitory, because there was this secret passage.

Under a wooden floor, it is difficult to see that there is a passage in and out unless you look closely. She opened the wooden door of the secret passage, and the dust was disturbed, scattered in the air, flying freely, like a broken time.

Bao Xi lifted the hem of her skirt to the floor, took the candle flame placed on the table, and walked sideways and carefully stepped on the steps towards the bottom of the secret passage, which had not been cleaned for too many days, and was full of dirt. In Bao Xi's impression, it wasn't like this when she came last time, so it can be seen that Ji Gongyan takes care of this place every day, and apart from him, I'm afraid that there are very few people who know this authenticity.

Bao Xi waved his hand, peeled off the dust and cobwebs in front of him, and then used the faint candlelight to illuminate the road ahead, walking down step by step, the old wooden planks made a "crunch" sound, echoing back and forth in the darkness and silence, which was particularly terrifying.

One of the exits of this secret passage is in the Huachen Temple.

Today, Bao Xi came down again to look for something, so he looked at every place very carefully, and carefully burned the cobwebs with candles, and then used a faint orange light to illuminate every place nearby, trying to see this dark underground claustrophobic space clearly.

There is a fork in the tunnel, if you don't look carefully, you can't notice it at all, she gently pushed open the partition of the fork, there is a larger space inside, there are candles on both sides, she lit the candlestick, the room was instantly surrounded by this warm glimmer, and the line of sight was suddenly widened.

Bao Xi blew out the candle in her hand and set the candlestick to one side. She looked at everything around her, blinked and took a deep breath, there was a damp musty smell in the air, there were burlap bags stacked on both sides, Bao Xi also walked over and rummaged through, and found that there were a lot of prepared dry food, some of which had become moldy due to the moisture in the ground, but most of them were still intact, which seemed to be used for emergencies. Based on the examination of the surrounding environment, if there is a person hiding here, as long as it is not discovered, it can borrow dry food and water here for several years.

Judging by the degree of production of dry food, it seems that it is still new. It is probably that Ji Gongyan is changing all the time, he is preparing for escape or hiding, as the monarch of the Zhou Dynasty, he is even more panicked than ordinary people. Bao Xi's brows were furrowed very tightly, and she squatted beside the burlap containing dry food for a long time, holding the cloth bag tightly in her hands. She thought she was walking alone in the wilderness wolves, only to find that there was a person who was more lonely and lonely than her.

Bao Xi shook her head, slapped off the fine powder in her hand, stood up and continued to walk ahead.

The room was a study, with a wall of scrolls, and between the scrolls was thatch and cloth, and she stood on tiptoe and pulled out a scroll of bamboo slips, which was empty.

This arrangement is very puzzling, according to the inference of ordinary people, if they find this secret room, they will naturally think that there are some important documents here, but in fact, there are none.

Bao Xi put down the bamboo slips, there was only so much to see in this room, but she felt that it shouldn't be the only one. So I searched around and carefully, carefully looking for the rough cracks between the woods on the wall. Eventually, she noticed that there seemed to be a door in one of the walls, and she knocked on the wall, carefully examined the rough crack, and pushed it hard, and the wall moved, and with all her strength, the wall opened a little more, and it was big enough for her to get through.

Bao Xi stopped in front of the dark room, exhaled deeply, and squeezed through the crack in the wall.

As soon as I walked into this room, there was a chill that made people tremble before they could see what was inside, and they fixed their minds and lit the candlesticks of this room: the whole room was full of swords. Bao Xi fell into fear for a moment, and looked at the bright weapons in the room, and he couldn't come back to his senses.

She had always known about Ji Gong Yan Chongwu, but she didn't know that he had reached this point.

These weapons are different from the bronze sword blunt knife that kills the enemy, it is a light and short iron sword for close protection, the cost of iron weapons is still extremely high at this time, the weight is also very light, the blade is very sharp, but it is very easy to damage, so it can not be used on the battlefield on a large scale. Why did Ji Gong make so many weapons? This purpose, although Bao Xi can not be guessed very accurately, but also * not far from ten, probably to prevent one day in the palace chaos, self-preservation and survival, so Bao Xi is sure that there will not be too many people who know this authentic road.

In addition to her, except for Ji Gongyan himself, she can't even imagine that there is a third person.

This was what Bao Xi was looking for, and she looked at the swords from the top of the shelf, and couldn't pick out a satisfactory piece in the last row. At the end of the shelf, a small wooden box was quietly placed at one end, and Bao Xi carefully took out the wooden box, opened the partition above the wooden box, and inside was a dagger with a brass sheath and a white iron blade, just the size to be stuffed into his boots.

The sheath of the dagger is beautiful, the brass is inlaid with large colored gemstones, the gems are hollowed out and carved with intricate patterns, and the wooden box is full of exquisite hand-carved flowers—a plum blossom in full bloom. Anyone could see that it was all chiseled out one by one, Bao Xi picked up the dagger, put it back again, stared at the box, found that he was very reluctant, and picked up the dagger again, "Since it is placed here, it should not be used for the time being......" she said and nodded to herself.

"But it's so beautifully done, it should be given away, and it's ...... Still a woman! Bao Xi shook her head again.

After a long struggle between taking and not taking, Bao Xi still took out the dagger, "It's better to explain it to him after the king comes back!" She pursed her lips, nodded in self-affirmation, and put the dagger away.

Finding what she wanted, Bao Xi was about to turn around and leave the room, but found that there seemed to be a way forward, so she pushed open the next door, and it was a study room, the layout was exactly the same as the previous one, it was also full of bamboo rolls, dry food and water, and the bamboo rolls were also blank, and there was a faint musty smell in the air.

At the exit of the further walk, Bao Xi could already guess where it was-it was Huachen Palace.

In this way, even if the two tunnels are connected in one place, the other exit of the Huachen Hall should lead to the outside of the palace, which is an emergency passage in case of emergency.

Huachen Hall was built longer than Qiongtai Palace, although the first king was still alive when Huachen Hall was built, but it was also completed by Ji Gongyan's order to build and supervise. The secret of this tunnel should not be known to outsiders, and according to Ji Gongyan's temperament, I am afraid that the person who built this palace has already been wiped out. He had not yet ascended the throne, but he had first thought of how to escape for his life, and such a person who had planned for a rainy day should never put himself in danger - even if he went into battle, he was relieved to think about it.

She was delayed for a long time this night, and she didn't return or leave the door, which made Xiuxiu, who was serving outside the palace, very anxious, pacing back and forth outside the door. The sky gradually brightened, and soon it was time to go to the East Palace to pay homage, she knocked on the door of the dormitory several times, but no one answered inside, and a few people who were ready to wait for Bao Xi to bathe and change clothes came over to ask Xiuxiu again, "It's almost time, what should I do if I can't afford it?" ”

Xiuxiu looked at the door of the dormitory and muttered to herself, "Something must have happened to Niangniang, right?" She thought of the strange expression and unusual behavior of Bao Xi last night, and pondered the matter again in her heart, and knocked on the door again but no one answered, so she rolled up her sleeves and prepared to push the door in.

The door opened suddenly, and Bao Xi's face was pale, with almost no blood to speak of, standing in front of Xiuxiu.

Xiuxiu was stunned for a moment, choked in her throat, and then stopped trying to catch her breath, "Niangniang? ”

"What's the matter?" Bao Xi looked at the three people outside the door, and asked in a hoarse voice, Xiuxiu heard this voice, and looked at Bao Xi carefully again, before carefully wording, "The time to go to the East Palace of Shenhou is coming, we are worried about whether Niangniang is sick, do you want to take leave for Niangniang?" ”

"Take a leave of absence, I won't be going for a month," Bao Xi held her forehead with one hand, her thumb kneading her temples, she had not closed her eyes all night, and now she looked so tired that she had little time to think, and she just wanted to go back to her bed and fall asleep.

Xiuxiu nodded, and ordered the Xinu beside her to go to the East Palace for a run, and Xinu also nodded and ran out quickly.

Xiuxiu looked at Bao Xi and asked again, "Niang Niang is sick?" ”

Bao Xi nodded, she didn't look up to look at Xiuxiu, she just tightened her clothes, wrapped herself tightly with a thick velvet coat, and didn't even show her neck, "Tell me to go down, Qiongtai Hall will be closed for a month, and no one will be seen when they come." ”

"Anyone?" Xiuxiu repeated.

"Yes!" Bao Xi nodded, "Including Lord Shangqing, including Doctor Bao, including Empress Shen, it's anyone!" ”

"Yes, sissy." Xiuxiu looked at Bao Xi's unkind face, very curious about what happened, but she didn't dare to ask, and finally just asked, "Do you want to help Niangniang Xuan's medical officer come?" ”

Bao Xi shook her head, "No need. ”

"That'...... Would you like to make some soup? The mother doesn't look very good. Xiuxiu asked again.

Bao Xi waved her hand again, "I want to rest and rest, you can retreat first, you don't have to bother today, I will naturally tell you if I have something." ”

Xiuxiu nodded and took a step back, she had never seen such a compliment, her brows were tightly locked, but she couldn't guess what happened last night?

Bao Xi turned to the door, leaned against the door frame and sighed. The road in the harem has just gone a little smoother, and now I have to start all over again, I can rely on Ji Gongyan's maintenance everywhere, step by step, and now I will rely on what will offend all the people in this palace, but I can get out of it?

Bao Xi closed her eyes, not knowing what to do.

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