Out of the small courtyard, the twilight field is four, the night breeze of Yonglian Mountain is blowing, blowing the bamboo leaves, and the surroundings are more and more quiet. The cold wind blew on his body, the sweaty placket was close to his skin, Dong Yu shivered again and again, and couldn't help sneezing twice, and his body was very cold.

At night, the Yonglian Temple lights up the big red lanterns, and the lights are bright and red everywhere, but the front of the small courtyard here is dim.

By the thin moonlight, Dong Ying held Rong's mother's hand, stepped on the uneven stone path, bypassed a half-human high mountain rock, a short corridor, and could see the lantern at the door of the west wing in the distance emitting a quiet and gorgeous light.

Dongyu knew that the southwest wing room here was a male guest, and the little novice said it when he just checked in. Because the mountain was closed in advance, there were no other pilgrims on the mountain today, and those who lived in the southwest wing were the two cousins who escorted everyone from the Xue Mansion up the mountain, and the housekeepers, servants, and nurses at home.

She appeared here inexplicably, her sideburns were loose when she kowtowed, her sideburns were messy, her clothes were sweaty, and she was embarrassed, if she was seen by her cousin or the steward, she might have said some kind of gossip!

She is a natural fox, and if there are any unfavorable rumors, they are often more credible than those planted on ordinary people. She was originally scrupled by her elders, and if she had gossip, she was afraid that her in-laws would dislike her with their preconceived ideas, and her future would be difficult step by step.

Don't meet people, Dongyu thought silently in his heart.

The door of the southwest wing was silent, and there was no one to go back and forth, probably the cousin took the steward and the little servants to eat in front, and he had not come to rest.

She needs to hurry up.

Rong's mother saw that she was walking in a hurry, for fear that the mountain road would twist her feet, but she didn't dare to let her slow down.

Rong's mother is also afraid, in case something goes wrong, Mrs. Shizi will lose face in front of the old lady, Rong's mother is the scapegoat, and her old face for the rest of her life will not be saved.

I was about to walk through the southwest wing, and there was a big ginkgo tree in the corner that three people embraced, with luxuriant branches, like a small thatched hut, with hundreds of years of roots, blocking the light in the distance, and it was eerie.

Bypassing this ginkgo tree, there is a gazebo not far ahead. As soon as they reached the pavilion, they would be justified where they had come from.

Dongyu's pace was even faster, and he couldn't wait to rush over at once.

As soon as he turned the corner, he saw a large group of people coming towards the southwest wing from a distance. At the head were two men, and behind them, they were followed by several stewards, rough servants, carriages and others, carrying their bags, and scurrying towards this side.

Not from Xue Mansion.

It's another pilgrim.

Dongyu and Rong's mother were shocked, why is it so late, and there are pilgrims going up the mountain? The two of them were at a loss for a while.

Fortunately, there was no light in the corner where they were, and the shade of the ginkgo trees blocked the moonlight. The enemy is bright and I am dark, and the pedestrian did not see Dongyu and Rong's mother.

Rong's mother was even more anxious than Dongyu, and asked in a low voice, "What should I do with Miss Nine?" Let's go back, hurry, no one can see it! ”

Now that I know that I can't be seen, why didn't I think of it when I colluded with Mrs. Shizi to get her from the old lady just now?

Blaming it was useless, Dong Ying reacted quickly, she pulled Rong's mother and pointed to the big ginkgo tree not far behind her: "It's too late to go back, hide here." ”

Rong's mother bowed her head in a hurry, and the master and servant were bent on their waists and hid behind the ginkgo tree.

Dong Ying wore a jade-colored embroidered grass pattern gown, a moon-white threaded skirt, and was dressed elegantly; Rong's mother is dressed in navy blue. The two of them hid behind the dense ginkgo trees, and there was a dim moonlight, and if they were not careful, they would not be noticed.

The pedestrian got closer and closer.

They don't talk much, they just walk quietly. Dongyu could only smell the sound of footsteps, but no one spoke.

She had just sweated in the inner room of the small courtyard, and was blown by the cold night wind on the mountain, which was really uncomfortable, and she couldn't help but want to sneeze.

The pedestrian had just walked up to the ginkgo tree, and Dongyu's nose was itching uncomfortably. She hurriedly covered her nose and mouth with both hands, but when the sneeze came, she gritted her teeth and couldn't stop it.

Because he covered it with his hand, the sound was not loud, but it was two in a row.

Rong's mother's hand squeezed even tighter, frowned and glanced at Dongyu, and listened to the movement restlessly.

Dong Yu hated and feared, afraid of being heard by a sharp ear. Originally, she and Rong's mother could walk over generously, which might lead to some inexplicable speculation; But they were afraid of trouble, and wanted to avoid this group of people, but she sneezed again and again.

Now, if it is discovered, it will really be impossible to argue.

If you don't be a ghost, what are you hiding?

The footsteps outside were three points lighter, and a young male voice asked in surprise, "Big brother, what's wrong?" ”

Dong Yu heard a deep male voice reply unhurriedly: "It's okay, let's go!" ”

The footsteps still sounded, and as they drifted away, Dongyu and Rong's mother slowly breathed a sigh of relief. The two of them looked back and saw that they had entered the southwest wing, and it was not until the courtyard gate was closed that they dared to go around behind the ginkgo tree.

Accidentally, Dongjin's sleeve was hooked by the trunk of the tree, and she almost fell.

Rong's mother hurriedly helped her: "Miss Nine, are you okay?" ”

Dongyu shook her head, couldn't care about anything, and motioned for Rong's mother to leave quickly.

The figures of the two men gradually circled back to the northeast corner where they lived.

When Dongyu and Rong's mother walked away, two figures jumped off the courtyard wall of the southwest wing, generally tall and slender, blending into the night, with young and handsome faces, five points similar.

"Big brother, will it be the daughter of the Xue family?" Even younger is Sheng Xiumu, the third young master of the Sheng family, and the fourth rank of the imperial guard with a sword. He didn't have to be on duty today, so he accompanied his mother to Yonglian Temple.

The older ones are Sheng Xiuyi, the prince of Shengchang Hou. He looked at the graceful figure running quickly, and bowed his head lightly: "I don't know martial arts, I'm not an assassin." Master Lianchi said that there are only pilgrims from Xue Mansion in the temple, and there must be no doubt that they are the female relatives of Xue Mansion. ”

With that, his eyes were keenly catching a large red spike hanging from a broken branch of the ginkgo tree. Sheng Xiuyi stepped forward a few steps, picked off the tassel, and found that it was a jade pendant carved from lake-green Xiuyan jade, wearing a big red bat tassel, which was very good-looking.

By the moonlight, you can see that the jade is of high quality, engraved with the picture of Liuyun Baifu.

Such a jade pendant is worth a hundred taels of gold, and the young woman just now is a master.

The third young master, Sheng Xiumu, came up, took the jade pendant and looked at it, and suddenly sighed: "Xiuyan jade with green lake water...... Xiuyan jade in the late Western Han Dynasty! ”

Sheng Xiuyi saw that his younger brother lost his voice, so he asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Some time ago, the emperor asked Lord Xiang to help him find a piece of Xiuyan jade in the late Western Han Dynasty. Lord Xiang came to him, and the emperor drew a picture and asked the Internal Affairs Office to make a jade pendant, which is this Liuyun Baifu map. Sheng Xiumu's voice couldn't help but tighten, and he paused before saying, "Big brother, that woman just now is Miss Xue Fujiu!" ”

Sheng Xiuyi frowned slightly.

Sheng Xiumu continued: "The emperor took a jade pendant at that time, and it was smashed by the Queen Mother, which is Miss Xue Fujiu's. Later, the emperor asked someone to do it again, although I have not seen the jade pendant, but I have seen the emperor draw the appearance, it is this pattern! ”

With that, he glanced at his eldest brother uneasily.

Sheng Xiuyi's expression was calm, without a trace of ups and downs. He took the jade pendant in the third brother's hand, put it in his arms, as if it was something he had fallen out, and said in a calm voice: "Go back and rest, you have to rush back to Beijing tomorrow morning." ”

After that, he turned around and went back to the side room first, without saying a word about the jade pendant.

Sheng Xiu Mu followed with anxiety. He couldn't see the mood of his eldest brother. His eldest brother has been calm since he was a child, and he has become more mature when he grows up, his expression has always been cold, and his joy and anger are not obvious, Sheng Xiumu doesn't know his attitude, and he doesn't dare to say anything more.

When he was about to reach the door, the prince Sheng Xiuyi suddenly stopped. His gaze looked at the corridor to the southwest, and it became unfathomable.

Sheng Xiumu was surprised, followed the eldest brother's gaze, and saw three figures walking down the mountain along the path. Sheng Xiumu couldn't hide his astonishment.

Although the moon was dim, as a royal guard, he was too familiar with these three people. One is his master, Emperor Yuanchang, and the other two are the second rank of the imperial guard with a sword.

Sheng Xiumu looked at Sheng Xiuyi again.

And Sheng Xiuyi's face was not shocked, as if he hadn't seen anything, and turned back to the side room, not moving at all.