In the afternoon, less than an hour before dinner, Dong Qianmo walked out of the side hall. Xiaoli fell asleep in her arms, and the nurse of the palace came to take him away.

A green-clothed palace lady walked over to her, raised her chin and said, "Miss Dong Si, Zhao Si from the Wan Guiren Palace came to pass the word, saying that the noble man wants to talk to you and let you go with you." ”

Dong Qianmo showed hesitation on his face and said, "There is an unusual place in the palace, can you let me walk around casually?" ”

"What else do you want?" Gong E urged, "You just follow Zhao Si to take a trip, this kind of opportunity doesn't happen often, and it's hard to find it so convenient next time." ”

"Oh? How does this say? Dong Qianmo was puzzled.

Gong E said: "Usually, there are cards in the palace, from Nianxiang Palace to Wanguiren Palace, how many ways are blocked." It's a bit chaotic in the palace today, and it's easier to come and go than usual. ”

That little mess was naturally caused by the prince who had been in the harem for a while.

Dong Qianmo hesitated: "Hmm...... I'm still not going, it's almost time for dinner, in case the Queen Mother passes me, I can't explain where I'm going. ”

Gong E said arrogantly: "Wan Guiren is the eldest sister of the fourth young lady, and I just want to say a few words to you." It is rare for a noble person to meet a relative entering the palace, and he wants to deliver two sentences to his mother's family, but you refuse to go, and when you turn around, you will send a letter to the family to complain, you are going to offend Mrs. Dong. ”

Hearing this, Dong Qianmo looked at this Gong E again, and there was a cold smile in his eyes.

This Gong E even knew that Mrs. Dong Song was not her mother, and used this as an excuse to blackmail her not to go. If you don't go, you will spread the word to the Dong family and offend your mother-in-law.

And this kind of thing should not be known to an ordinary messenger.

After a pause, Dong Qianmo asked, "Can I call the second sister to go with me?" She misses the nobleman. As he spoke, he walked through the verandah.

"No need!" Gong E blocked the way and refused to let Dong Qianmo pass, "Second Miss Dong has already gone, and now I am waiting for you alone." ”

At this time, Dong Qianmo was even more sure that there was something wrong with this Gong'e.

A moment ago, Dong Qianmo saw Dong Xuanying go to the east toilet, and this Dong Xuanying is fake, if it is really a noble person looking for it, Dong Xuanying will not have time to shirk it, how can she rush ahead of Dong Qianmo.

"Okay, then I'll go." Dong Qianmo agreed.

"Go through the back door!"

The green-clothed Gong'e took Dong Qianmo out of the back door, where another Gong'e was already waiting, looking around thirty years old.

Dong Qianmo saw that there was something wrong, Gong E at this age should either be released from the palace, or she should be promoted to a lower-level female official and change into the dark red dress of a female official. Looking at it quietly, this palace lady's clothes are new, and they are a new set of clothes that have just been put on.

This palace lady smiled: "The slave's name is Zhao Si, and she is the palace maid who serves the nobles, the fourth lady, please go with the slave maid." ”

Dong Qianmo nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll bother you to lead the way." ”

Halfway through, Dong Qianmo asked, "Has the second sister already gone first?" ”

Zhao Siying said: "Yes, as soon as I heard the call of the noble lady, the second miss didn't have time to wait for the fourth miss, so she went first." ”

Dong Qianmo smiled and asked, "I'm going over now, I won't disturb their sisters' talk, right?" ”

At this time, there were many people on the palace road, and Zhao Si said with an amiable smile: "How could it be? In addition to the second miss, what Wan Guiren misses the most is the fourth miss. ”

Dong Qianmo also knew some of the roads in the palace, and knew that most of the low-grade palace concubines lived in the southwest corner of the deep palace, but the direction they were walking in now was northwest, and they would walk for half an hour to the prison where the eunuchs lived. That place, not to mention concubines, even palace maids rarely go.

"Zhao Si." Dong Qianmo took two steps behind and called softly.

The person in front didn't react at first, but after walking a few more steps, he turned around and said, "It's getting late, let's go quickly, Fourth Miss." ”

"Okay."

Dong Qianmo's heart sank, and it was almost certain that this elder Gong E who led the way was not called Zhao Si. When a person is called by his or her name, it doesn't take that long to react.

As he walked, Dong Qianmo stopped and asked, "Is Wan Gui in this small garden?" I thought I heard her calling me. ”

Zhao Si said: "No, you have to move forward, let's go." ”

At this time, the sky turned dark, and he couldn't see the palace people passing by in twos and threes, and Zhao Si's attitude was greatly reversed, becoming cold and impatient.

Dong Qianmo said: "But I really heard a voice calling, fourth sister, fourth sister - if you don't believe it, it's over there!" ”

She raised her hand and pointed to a cluster of peony flowers on the side of the road dozens of feet away, the flower branches were higher than people's heads, and the shadows were sufficient, and she could see that there was indeed a white figure standing behind.

Zhao Si was taken aback, and then told Dong Qianmo: "Fourth Miss, don't go around, the slave maid go over and take a look." ”

"Hey, what do you think this is?"

Dong Qianmo showed something from his sleeve, Zhao Si subconsciously looked back, and saw a small snake curled up in Dong Qianmo's palm, and suddenly screamed "ah".

Taking advantage of the moment when she was frightened, Dong Qianmo ripped off her collar and sent the little snake in.

This little snake is from Nianxiang Palace. The Queen Mother fed a Hai Dongqing in the palace and wanted to eat fresh snake meat cut into inch segments, Dong Qianmo took advantage of the time to watch the birds, and picked up a lively and active one from the bowl of small snakes that had never been cut into sections.

"Oops! Ah! Zhao Si shook his clothes in panic and annoyance, and asked with a shout, "What are you doing?" Where did you get the snake? ”

"Shh-" Dong Qianmo reminded her, "Auntie, be quiet, there's someone over there." If people see us here, won't they spoil your master's plan? ”

Zhao Si was stunned, and was really silent.

"There's a secluded rockery over there, my aunt should go over there and tidy up her clothes," Dong Qianmo smiled narrowly, "I'll help my aunt catch the little snake out, it's adjustable, auntie, your chest and abdomen are too hot, it will make it unaccustomed." ”

Zhao Si was very afraid of snakes, so he had no choice but to follow.

"Auntie, untie your coat," Dong Qianmo sincerely suggested, "That little snake was picked up in the garden, looking at the shape of the snake's head, it looks like a poisonous one, and it will be troublesome if you don't take it out." ”

"You...... You ......"

Zhao Si wants to cry without tears, isn't this Miss Dong Si everyone's lady? Why do you still like to play with snakes?

With the help of Dong Qianmo, Zhao Si was stripped of Gong'e's top and bottom, leaving only a middle coat, shivering in the evening breeze.

Dong Qianmo took the initiative to take off the placket of his coat, handed it to Zhao Si, and smiled apologetically: "I just saw that my aunt suddenly became serious, so I made a joke with you, I'm really sorry." Auntie, put on my coat, it's not good for you to freeze. ”

The clothes that Zhao Si threw on the ground were coiled with a lively little snake, and Zhao Si had to put on the placket for the time being.

Dong Qianmo picked up the little snake and broke off the snake's head to show Zhao Si, "Look, such a long snake tooth is just attached to your navel, don't you feel anything unusual now?" ”

Zhao Si's face turned pale, and he whispered: "The slave feels that the palm of her hand seems to be numb. ”

Dong Qianmo said: "Then you must be poisoned." ”

"What? I—I've got snake venom? Zhao Si suddenly felt his hands more numb, "What should I do?" Is this poisonous? ”

"If it's not powerful, how can it be immediately numb?" Dong Qianmo played with the little snake, tilted his head and asked, "Do you want me to help you call someone?" It's the first time I've entered the palace, and I don't know the rules here. ”

"No......" Zhao Si trembled his lips and stopped, "Absolutely no one can be called." ”

"Why?" Dong Qianmo asked, "The snake venom attack is very fast, aunt, you would rather have a snake venom attack than let people know that you brought me here?" ”

"I ......"

Dong Qianmo asked again: "You can't call someone else, but aren't you noble and my second sister in front?" You can always ask them for help, right? ”

"Okay," Zhao Si agreed, his eyes showed resentment, and he said in a low voice, "Fourth Miss, you go and stand at the intersection in front, wait, wait for someone to ......"

But when she said this, she only felt flustered and short of breath, and gradually lost consciousness and fell unconscious.

Dong Qianmo threw away the little snake, picked up Zhao Si's palace maid's clothes, and put them on his body.

Of course, this little snake is not poisonous, the problem is the placket shawl worn by Dong Qianmo, and there is poisonous powder hidden in the side seams of the two cuffs, which is found in the mausoleum, which can make people numb their hands and feet and fall into a state of fainting. Usually it's fine, it's wet and volatile, and she carries an emergency with her.

After a lot of effort, Dong Qianmo put Zhao Si, whose face was dirty and difficult to recognize, at the intersection she just mentioned.

After a while, two people dressed as eunuchs hurriedly ran over, and when they saw the woman in gauze on the ground, they immediately raised their heads one and the other raised their feet, and quickly carried the person and ran away.

Hidden in the peony bush in the dark, Dong Qianmo took in this scene, and couldn't help frowning and pondering, who is the master of Zhaosi?

What is the purpose of designing to lure himself out of the Queen Mother's palace, and then setting up an ambush to kidnap him?

Dong Qianmo first suspected two or three people in her heart, and then shook her head and denied it, no, today she entered the palace for the first time as Dong Qianmo, and the person who attacked her must have something to do with what she did today......

At this time, the sky was already dark, Dong Qianmo slowly stood up from the peony bushes, caught off guard, raised his head, and met a cold gaze.

A pair of eyes that are beautiful in the heart of Zhong Tiandi, without any impurities, clear but bottomless.

From above her head, I don't know how long I've been watching silently from there.

Because the sky was too dark and there was a peony bush to obstruct her, except for those eyes, she could only recognize this as a man from the height of the other party, dressed in white, and a little crystal like jade forehead.

Damn it! I had indeed seen a figure in white behind this cluster of peony flowers before, and pointed it out to Zhao Si to distract Zhao Si.

Unexpectedly, after a long time, this person was still in the flowers, silent.

Fortunately, this bush of peonies is luxuriant, covering her tightly, and she should not be looked at by the other party.

But such a man hiding in the flowers of the harem, I think I know that he is not a good person, I heard that there are often stages in the palace, this man is mostly a play, and he comes out at night to tryst with a woman.

Dong Qianmo settled down and asked, "Why did the official come to the harem?" This is not a place to be visited. ”

The other stared at her in silence.

Dong Qianmo asked again: "Look at your dress, you are a filial son who sings "Guo Xiaozi Crying Mother", right?" What troupe are you from? ”

The other party was still silent.

Dong Qianmo said: "If you don't speak, then I will treat you as a clump of white peonies." I wear green, just a bush of green peonies. You and I don't see the water of the well, I don't see you, and you don't see me. ”

Staring at the other party vigilantly, Dong Qianmo took two steps back, and read in his mouth, "You didn't see me, you stand still and don't move, you will ...... indefinitely"

After retreating to a relatively safe distance, Dong Qianmo kicked his embroidered shoes, quickly turned around and ran away.

She didn't know that the man in the flowers was not a white-faced student singing on the stage, but Yuwen Mingchuan, the son of the world who was brought into the harem by the Son of Heaven during the day.

The reason why Yuwen Mingchuan remained motionless from beginning to end was because he was attacked by someone, sealing the big hole around him, and the whole person was hidden behind this flower!

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It was two hours ago, Yuwen Mingchuan noticed a figure in Tsing Yi passing by in the imperial garden, so he followed and found that the other party was particularly interested in the rockery in the palace, turning over those protruding rocks, as if looking for something.

Yuwen Mingchuan looked at the back of this suspicious person more and more familiarly, and a name jumped out of his heart, and he called out at once-

"He Jianxiao?"

Tsing Yi's body stiffened.

Yuwen Mingchuan suddenly understood, and said coldly: "Sure enough, it's you, what are you looking for in the palace?" ”

The man in Tsing Yi turned his back to Yuwen Mingchuan and said with a smile: "The eyes of the prince are good, in addition to my mother, you are the first person who can recognize me just by looking at my back." flattered under it. ”

Yuwen Mingchuan narrowed his eyes dangerously and said coldly, "Give me a reason not to summon the Ouchi guards to arrest you." ”

"Reason? There is one. ”

"What reason?"

"The hard work is above you, and self-confidence can be completely retreated."

"Oh? But I can't think of how you can break out of an impenetrable palace forbidden. Yuwen Mingchuan said slowly, "Even if you can put me down within thirty moves, it is impossible not to attract someone." ”

"It doesn't take thirty moves."

"What did you say?" Yuwen Mingchuan was a little annoyed.

"Sneak attack, one trick is enough."

The man in Tsing Yi split the two in an instant, and before he finished speaking, a phantom clone was already standing behind Yuwen Mingchuan, pointed at his big hole, and carried him into the peony bush to hide.

Before leaving, the man in Tsing Yi told him: "You have seen my secret, and you should have given you a hard slap, but you will suffer." But last time you let me go, so that I could keep my life, this time it should be regarded as a peach in return, and the courtesy is still exchanged. ”