Ruyi's body seemed to be a cat and lay on the ground flexibly, He Xi held her breath, looking at Ruyi's movements, she followed the sound all the way to the position of He Xi's bed, the master and servant glanced at each other, and they all saw surprise from each other's eyes, Ruyi lifted the brocade quilt on the bed to reveal the original bed board, she put her hand on the bed board, little by little, suddenly, there seemed to be something strange under her hands, Ruyi's palm gently pressed down, the originally flat bed, suddenly sank a place, Then there was a rumbling sound coming from the back of the bed.

He Xi saw that a stone door appeared on the wall behind the bed out of thin air, the hole was dark inside, and it was not clear to see, this was a secret room, no one had opened it for a long time, and an old air poured out of it, He Xi and Ruyi all covered their mouths and noses, and waited until the smell dissipated, Ruyi said: "How can there be a secret passage in this palace?" ”

He Xi stared at the secret room without saying a word, and only said after a while: "Do you know whose palace the Autumn Dew Hall was originally from?" ”

Ruyi shook his head, indicating that he didn't know, He Xi stretched out his hand and pushed the position of the mechanism, the stone door slowly closed, making the sound of the stone slab crashing, He Xi stepped forward, rubbed the wall with his hand, and said softly: "It's really clever." ”

The stone door seems to have disappeared out of thin air, but left a small gap in the wall, if you don't pay attention to it at all, you can't notice it, and the original owner, and hung a painting here, Ruyi also marveled at the wonder of the workmanship, He Xi said slowly: "I once heard that this Autumn Dew Hall was originally a very magnificent palace, the founding emperor of the Great Calendar personally built for his favorite concubine Qi Fei, for a time even the queen's Weiyang Palace was not as luxurious as it, which caused dissatisfaction among the government and the opposition. ”

He Xi even had a little sadness in his tone, and said ruyily: "What happened later? ”

"Later? Later, the imperial history jointly impeached Concubine Qi for calamity to the country, and finally Emperor Taizu couldn't withstand the pressure, so he gave Concubine Qi poisonous wine. Ruyi listened carefully and sighed: "How innocent is this Concubine Qi, it's just the emperor's favor, and she was the one who eventually became an outcast, it's really pitiful." ”

He Xi smiled lightly and said: "This is just Emperor Taizu's statement to the outside, the fact is that Emperor Taizu did give poisoned wine, but when the people from the Internal Affairs Office came, Concubine Qi was no longer there." disappeared without a trace, leaving only a group of unaware palace people. ”

"Then Emperor Taizu didn't track it down?" Ruyi Qidao.

"This matter was only known to a few of His Majesty's cronies back then, and Emperor Taizu insisted that Concubine Qi was given to death. As for where Concubine Qi went, no one knows, since there is no concubine living in this Autumn Dew Palace, over time, it has become what it is today. He Xi only felt that fate seemed to be really arranged, Concubine Qi was actually used, and Emperor Taizu pushed her out to become the target of public criticism, just to protect another person, how sad and funny.

When she learned about this from her grandmother, she felt that Emperor Taizu was really bad, and she even remembered her immature words back then: "Jin'er don't be like Concubine Qi, Jin'er must find a man who is in love with her, and treat Jin'er well." ”

Grandmother just smiled and said, "Okay, when the time comes, grandmother will definitely give us Jin'er a good check." ”

It's just that my grandmother didn't think that Tuoba Chen, who she was optimistic about back then, was the same person as Emperor Taizu, but compared to Emperor Taizu, Tuoba Chen was even more ruthless, He Xi eased his voice, and then asked with some anxiety: "This matter, except for the ugly child, no one should tell it, even if it is - even if it is the prince, there is no need to say it, when the time is right, I will naturally say it myself." ”

Ruyi nodded obediently, she always felt that there was something strange between the little lord and the prince.

But where exactly is very strange, she can't say, after Ruyi left, He Xi lay on the bed, and there was indeed no sleepiness at all, this is a secret room or a secret passage, if Concubine Qi really escaped from this place back then, then the place where this secret room leads must be outside the palace.

This thought made He Xi couldn't help but get excited, if this was really the case, He Xi faintly had a thought in her heart, this thought was like a crazy vine, wrapping her heart tightly, she took a few deep breaths, and then suppressed that impulse, and the ugly came in quickly, seeing He Xi lying on the bed and distracted, she couldn't help but ask: "Little master, Xu Shangshu's matter has progressed." ”

He Xi propped himself up, sat up and said, "But dismissal and exile? Chou'er was a little surprised, He Xi guessed so accurately.

Sure enough, everything was under Tuoba Yue's control.

Seeing that she was speechless for a long time, the ugly child continued: "The slave maid also heard that-"

The ugly child looked at He Xi again and again, as if she didn't know if she should say the following words, He Xi glanced at him and said, "When did you learn Ruyi, and you talked a lot?" ”

Only then did Chou'er say in a low voice: "Concubine Xu seems to have been hit hard by this matter, and almost the entire people in the Tai Hospital who were alarmed today have gone." ”

He Xi was stunned in his heart, and only after a while did he ask, "Concubine Shu, she-is it okay?" ”

Chou'er shook her head, she suddenly knelt down and said in a deep voice: "Little master, the slave maid has something to say, the slave and maid have followed you since childhood, know your character, this time, the slave and maid also know why you must help the lady concubine, but the little master, people will save themselves in the end, you have done enough for the lady concubine, if there is a next time, please also focus on the overall situation." ”

Chou'er almost begged to say this, He Xi sat on the bed, looking at the ebony hairpin on Chou'er's head, she seemed to have pressed a boulder in her heart so that she had no way to breathe.

"Ugly, am I disappointing you?" He Xi's voice was so faint that it was almost unreal, and when Chou'er raised her eyes, she saw He Xi's slightly red eyes, and she shook her head desperately: "Little master, you will never let us down, since you were a child, you have always been the pride of Chou'er." The slave and maid are incompetent, they can only help the little master, you have endured so much, the slaves and maids are all in the eyes, even if it is the old prince, and the old princess has a spirit in the sky, they will be gratified. ”

He Xi's hand couldn't stop trembling slightly, she pursed her lips and said: "I know, I have paid off Zeng Jiang's maintenance, we have been passers-by since then, and we have nothing to do with each other." ”

She seems to be making a promise to Chou'er, and it seems to be convincing herself, Chou'er snuggled her face in He Xi's palm, this action was when she was a child, after He Xi was scolded by Mu Wang Ye and Princess Mu, Chou'er used it to comfort He Xi, He Xi seemed to be unable to hold back anymore, tears slipped down the corners of her eyes, she tried to open her eyes wide as if she wanted to force the crystal under her eyes back, her fingertips were the cold touch on Chou'er's mask, she said in a deep voice: "Don't worry Chou'er, we will definitely return what they owe us." Then take you to find a place where no one knows us, abandon our previous identity, and live well. ”

He Xi depicted it word by word, and also drew this picture in the heart of the ugly child.

On the other side, in the Shoukang Palace, Aunt Ruizhi entered Concubine De's dormitory with an anxious face and said: "Concubine Niangniang, the eldest prince refuses to eat, and even the nursing mother and mother are helpless, how can this be good?" ”

Concubine De sat in front of the desk, in front of her was a Heart Sutra, hearing Aunt Ruizhi's words, she put down the pen and ink in her hand, looked at every word in the scriptures, and said quietly: "Go and bring Lin'er over, mourning the family to see." By the way, I will pass the lunch. ”

Aunt Ruizhi answered and retreated. After a while, I saw the nurse and grandmother come in with the eldest prince in her arms, there was no smile on Tuobalin's little face, and the nurse put Tuoba Lin down when she saw Concubine De, Tuoba Lin obediently knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Concubine De to say goodbye, which was taught to him by He Xi before, even if He Xi was not there, he took it seriously, which made Concubine De feel distressed for a while.

She beckoned to Tuoba Lin and said, "Come, Lin'er, come to Grandma Taifei." ”

Tuoba Lin walked to the side of the concubine with some reluctance, and the palace maids on one side had already begun to serve exquisite pastries one after another, Tuoba Lin looked at it, swallowed his saliva again, and seemed to want to eat very much, Concubine De took him into her arms, and said softly: "Lin'er wants to eat?" ”

Tuoba Lin nodded a little ignorantly, shook his head again, and Concubine De asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Tuoba Lin's two fingers were wrapped around each other, and he said after a while: "Mother, want mother." ”

A little face was about to become entangled into a bitter gourd, and Concubine De hugged Tuoba Lin on her knee and said, "Lin'er, your mother is not convenient to see you now, and in a few days, your mother will be able to come and pick you up." ”

Aunt Ruizhi Bu Cai's hand on the side paused, looked at Concubine De and said, "In this situation, it is difficult for the eldest prince to see Xi Cairen. ”

Concubine De smiled noncommittally, sat at the table with Tuoba Lin in her arms, sandwiched a piece of glutinous rice cake with silver and put it in Tuoba Lin's bowl, and said, "If you want to see your mother, you have to eat well, so that your mother will be happy to see you, you know?" ”

Tuoba Lin frowned and looked at the glutinous rice cake in front of him, he didn't understand why his mother was kneeling below like that before, and many people were watching it, and then he hadn't seen his mother again.

He knew in his heart that maybe he would never see his mother, this time it was his mother again, almost the same scene, he still remembered the blood on He Xi's head, and said softly after a while: "Mother, you will die." ”