Murong Qi, who was already suffering from nightmares and insomnia, frowned more and more because of Lou Xinyue's assassination, and often sat in the study until dawn. Jun Yu saw that he was so distressed every day, and he also insisted on staying on the side.

She saw that the candle on the bookcase was running out, so she took a new candle and lit it. Murong Qi glanced at the sky outside the window and sighed at Junyu. "You don't have to wait all the time, it's not good for your body to stay up."

"It's fine." Junyu shook her head and cheered up. "If I'm sleepy, I'll go to the corridor and squint for a while, I'm afraid that I won't be able to find anyone when His Highness needs me."

"News came from the court today, saying that someone had gone to confess. It's a palace maid in the small kitchen of the East Palace, and she listened to the confession because Xinyue had punished her, so she was resentful, and secretly added intoxicating flower roots to the medicine. It's already being disposed of now. Murong Qi put down the book in his hand and stared at Junyu. Do you think it's her? ”

Jun Yu shook his head when he heard this. "Didn't Imperial Doctor Zhang and Imperial Physician Qi both say that this intoxicating flower is a precious medicinal material, and it is difficult for her to get it as a little palace maid. And it will not be murderous because of the punishment. ”

"You're right." Murong Qi nodded approvingly. "I asked Xinyue, she has no impression of this little palace maid at all, and she just wants to push it out to apologize."

But the more they thought about it, the more ugly their faces became. Obviously, the enemy has not yet surfaced, and this kind of passive scene of the enemy in the dark and in the open is the most dangerous.

"Your Highness, let's rest early. I haven't slept well these days, isn't it a chance for the gangsters. Jun Yu persuaded at every opportunity, but Murong Qi shook his head.

He smiled wryly, this thing is not something that he can sleep if he wants to. As long as he closes his eyes, the thoughts in his head will be like spider webs, and the more he rationalizes, the more chaotic he becomes, entangled in him, almost suffocating. Every day, I dream of wearing a dragon robe, but I die tragically on the dragon chair with a blade in my chest.

"You make arrangements, go find some paper money, incense candles or something." Murong Qi was silent for a moment and spoke.

When Junyu heard him say this, the sleepy insect on the side of his head disappeared instantly, and his brain came to his senses. You must know that sacrificing in the palace is taboo, and there will be a suspicion of witchcraft overpowering. Even the lowliest palace people in the palace knew that this thing would lose their heads when they touched it, but Murong Qi suddenly said this, which made Junyu have to tremble.

Her eyes quietly moved to Murong Qi, and her lips trembled slightly. But when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed it, and said "yes" respectfully, and there were no more words.

Originally, Junyu wanted to ask Song Han to bring some in when he left the palace, but after thinking about it, he had something to do with Meng Langfang, so he vigilantly excluded him.

Sitting in the room and thinking about it, I really can't think of a place where I can get paper money, incense and candles in the palace, I twisted my brows and my head hurt, and suddenly I had an idea.

She waited for the sky to be dark and quietly walked out of the East Palace, and she was afraid of being noticed along the way, and she didn't even light the palace lamp, so she went to Jingxin Garden in the dark with her own memory.

I have to say that it is gloomy here during the day, but now it is more and more hairy at night. The closer he got here, the more Junyu vaguely felt that there was someone behind him, and he couldn't help but turn his head and look behind him after taking three steps. frightened her so much that she pinched the hem of her clothes, and silently recited "Amitabha" in her heart.

When I arrived at the gate of the meditation garden, the shadows of the two locust trees were imprinted on the wall by the moonlight, as if someone was hanging from the trees, and the wind swayed back and forth. Junyu immediately knocked on the door, and the crisp sound was like a ghost.

The voice fell and the door was not opened for a long time, and it seemed that the old lady should be asleep. But as soon as he turned around to leave, he heard a long "squeak" from behind him, and Junyu was so frightened that he gasped.

"Who?" The old lady's voice was hoarse, she took the candlestick and looked out of the door, and saw a person dressed as a palace maid standing not far away with her back to her, and she was also frightened. I thought that the current female ghost would even knock on the door?

Junyu hurriedly turned around and walked quickly to the old woman, took out a silver ingot from her arms, and smiled all over her face. "I have something to ask for!"

The old lady looked down at the shiny silver in Junyu's hand, raised her eyes to look at her again, and flashed around to let her in. Junyu knew what was going on in the Meditation Garden, and at this time, there were 10,000 people who were reluctant to enter the door. But seeing that the old grandmother's attitude was not relaxed, she had to be bold and follow in.

"Say something." The old lady found a long table with the candlestick everywhere, and it looked more and more terrifying under the dim candle light.

Junyu didn't go around in circles, and said bluntly: "I don't know if Mama has anything like paper money and incense here?" ”

"Paper money incense?" The old lady muttered, and couldn't help but glance at Junyu officially. "It's all things that kill people, aren't you afraid of killing your head?"

"Mama doesn't care if you kill the head or not, I just ask if you have it." Junyu took out a money bag from his waist and weighed it in front of the old woman. "Don't worry about the silver."

Obviously, the silver still worked, and the old lady's cloudy eyes looked at the silver and suddenly faltered. She said "wait" and turned into the back room, and after a while, she came out with a bag in her hand and handed it to Junyu.

"If you commit a crime and get caught, you must not come out of me." The old lady did not forget to add.

Junyu carefully opened the baggage, and it was indeed a paper money ingot. She was overjoyed and gave the money bag to the old lady.

"Ah, I remember. You came here a few days ago, and you are the palace maid of the East Palace? The old lady felt that Junyu was familiar, and when she handed over the money, she suddenly remembered that she had stuffed money for herself some time ago.

Hearing that she remembered her identity, a cold sweat broke out on Junyu's forehead.

She immediately shook her head in denial. "Mama remembers wrong, I'm not the palace maid of the East Palace."

The old lady sneered when she heard this, and it sounded particularly harsh and sharp. "Are you really my wife to the point of being dazzled and deaf? There aren't a few people in this meditation garden for a month, how can you be mistaken! ”

"I'll give you some more silver, and I'll just think I don't know?" Jun Yu gritted his teeth and took off the hosta on his head. She didn't worry about anything else, she was afraid that this old lady would have bad intentions and tell others about it. Jun Yu would not do anything to lead the fire into the East Palace and harm Murong Qi.

Seeing that she confessed, the old lady was no longer aggressive. She pushed Junyu's hand, and she didn't mean to take the hosta. He just asked, "These things aren't what you're going to use, are they?" ”

"I'm going to use it." Junyu replied. Hearing her words, the old lady no longer asked, but smiled.

She trembled and returned the money bag that Junyu had just given her from her sleeve, and said to Junyu: "If the East Palace comes to ask for this thing, I won't accept the money." ”

"Is the old lady related to the East Palace?" Junyu half-squinted her eyes, noticing the strangeness of this old woman.

"It's useless for you to ask more, I won't tell you." The old lady seemed to be smiling.

Seeing that she didn't want to say more, Junyu didn't force her. After all, in this huge palace, there are no secrets.

Junyu didn't have time to ask the old lady's name, and she pushed out the gate of the Meditation Garden. After thinking for a while, he hurriedly returned to the East Palace with his burden and returned to Murong Qi.

The old lady picked up the candle on the table, and the dim candle flame shone on her face, imprinting her eyes full of sadness. The wind blew through the locust trees, making a swaying sound, as if a woman was crying.

She slowly took out the packet of paper money from the back room, and lit it with a candle with trembling hands. Watching the fire slowly devour the paper money in front of him, the ashes drifting freely. The old lady sighed, her eyes gradually losing focus, as if recalling the past.

"It's November 10 again." She whispered to herself.