Tonight, Yuntai Palace was a little strangely quiet, and even the first day of the new year and the Lantern Festival were gone. Wei Nong didn't dare to take a step out of the dormitory, pinched his burden and sat and waited alone, until the time came, a faint knock on the door sounded on time outside: "Niangniang, subordinate Chen Gongzhu." ”

Wei Nong hurriedly opened the door of the temple and let him in.

Chen Gongzhi is about thirty years old, with a rough and energetic appearance, a thin body, and quick movements, and he is a martial artist at first glance. Seeing that he was here alone, Wei Nong hurriedly asked, "Where is Your Highness?" ”

"Your Highness is talking to the Holy Lord about the military situation to buy you time." Chen Gongzhi handed the cloak and the Praetorian Guard costume in his hand to Wei Nong: "Without further ado, you quickly change this clothes, and we will leave the palace immediately." ”

The situation was critical, and Wei Nong didn't care about talking much, so he took his clothes and said, "There is a guard for Lao Chen." ”

As soon as she said this, she turned around and went into the house to change into the armor of the Praetorian Guard, and then put on her robe, which at first glance really could hide people's eyes. Chen Gongzhu hid her burden under her robe, and led her out of the dormitory into the pouring rain.

The rain was so heavy that the sound of ratling in my ears disturbed my hearing, and even if the lantern was raised under the porch, my vision was blurred. And that's just right for an escape!

Wei Nong followed Chen Gong and pretended to patrol, but he didn't meet anyone interrogated all the way, and walked out of Yuntai Palace smoothly. I don't want to know, Chu Li must have made a lot of arrangements for her!

She suddenly wanted to cry, but she couldn't tell whether it was tears or rain on her face, so she could only endure it and let the rain hurt her cheeks and her eyes. The wind and rain behind her were strong, pushing her to speed up her pace away from the Chu Palace, away from the man who had just opened her heart.

She numbly followed behind Chen Gong, she left when he left, he hid from her, and she echoed when he was interrogated, but she didn't know what kind of mood she was in. It wasn't until the moment she got into the carriage that she realized that she was really going to leave this Chu Palace! Plan for the worst, maybe she won't be able to come back in her life! This is where I lived for two and a half years!

She couldn't help but lift the curtain of the car and look out, in the wind and rain, the palace of Chu gradually blurred in her vision, and finally only a curtain of water filled her eyes, like a sad dream that caught her off guard.

This is the first time that Wei Nong has discovered that her fate has long been closely linked to this troubled world......

After midnight, the rain gradually lightened. But even so, the carriage struggled and nearly sank into the muddy road twice. Chen Gongzhi spurred the horse fiercely, and finally broke two horse whips before sending Wei Nong safely to Ji Fengzhi's residence.

The garden is not small, and the houses are very spacious and clean, so it can be seen that they have been cleaned in advance. Wei Nong looked around the room and found that there was nothing missing, and couldn't help but be moved by Chu Li's meticulous and thoughtful again.

She changed into dry clothes, and Chen Gongzhu immediately took away the armor of the Praetorian Guard, and when she came back, the hour had come, and the rain had stopped, but neither of them was sleepy. Chen Gong simply lit a candlestick and took a slight thick look at the secret passage.

It is said that the most dangerous place is the safest place, and those who choose the site for this secret passage must also know this way. But Weinong still admires his boldness - he built the secret passage in the rockery directly opposite the gate! Anyone who enters this garden will have a direct view! Unobstructed view!

Looking at the candle flame on the slightly, I saw that this rockery is not tall, but it is better than the strange rocks, and the shape is unique. Under the rockery is a pool of clear spring, which should be a bend of living water, and the sound of gurgling can still be heard. Wei Nong could tell that the water was being brought in from somewhere else, but because the pool was built so flawlessly that it happened to hide the direction of the clear spring, she couldn't see where it was going.

This secret passage is too conspicuous! She couldn't help but sigh again.

But seeing that Chen Gongzhu had gone straight to the rockery, he put his hand into the spring pool and touched a pebble raised in the corner of the bottom of the pool. With a "click", a stone on the top of the rockery quickly opened, revealing a thin cave at the bottom, which seemed to allow only one person to pass through.

Chen Gongzhi explained to Wei Nong: "There are a total of five hundred and sixty-eight pebbles at the bottom of this pool, but this one is where the mechanism is located, and Niangniang must keep it in mind." ”

At this time, the sky was already dark, and Wei Min carefully stared at the clear bottom of the pool, and found that the pebbles were all exactly the same, oval-shaped, the size and color were exactly the same, densely distributed at the bottom of the pool in an orderly manner.

"How do you recognize this!" Wei Nong had to look back and forth, left and right, remembering where he was, where his gaze fell when he looked down, and how far away he was from the pebble. After writing it down, she walked around the rockery twice and walked back from memory, but it took two touches to find the right pebble.

Chen Gongzhu began to lead her to climb the rockery again, and said while leading the way: "This rockery is not high, but the stones are angular and angular, it has just rained, and the mother should be careful of her feet." ”

With a slightly thick "um", he quickly climbed to the top of the rockery and followed Chen Gongzhu into the narrow cave. Chen Gongzhu casually put the candlestick aside, picked up a stone from the cave, and installed it on the mechanism at the entrance, and the big stone "clicked" and fell down on its own to block the entrance of the cave.

Wei Nong looked carefully this time, there is only this stone in the cave, which should be the "key" of the mechanism.

"Did you see it clearly?" Chen Gongzhi asked again.

"See clearly." Slightly thick back.

Chen Gongzhu lowered his voice and said, "The echo in this secret passage is loud, and it can be heard outside. But there's a bonus, we can also hear what's going on outside. So once you're here, you have to be careful and speak quietly. ”

Wei Nong nodded to make a note, and then looked around. The cave is actually very high, but it is very narrow, and only one person can walk sideways at a time, and the lower the terrain becomes, the wetter it becomes.

Chen Gongzhi pointed around, and said: "This secret passage is made of strange stones, and there are gaps everywhere, so you don't have to worry about suffocation if you stay for a long time." Also, you can see what's going on outside. ”

Wei Nong sighed when he heard this: "You don't have to worry about suffocation, but you have to worry about starvation." ”

Chen Gongzhi just smiled and continued to walk in with her, until he began to feel the water under his feet, and then he pointed to the top of his head: "Niangniang, look up." ”

Slightly thickened his eyes, he found that above his head was an unusually flat and wide boulder, large enough to lie down a person. She climbed up the stone wall to take a closer look, and the stone was indeed used for sleeping, and a dry futon was wrapped in oiled paper! Moreover, there are two large stone niches not far away, where dry food wrapped in oil paper is placed, as Chu Li said, it is naan! There are more than 100 of them!

Naan is sun-dried, even if it is left for a year and a half, it will not be bad, and it is the most convenient to make reserve dry food. Chu Li is really careful!

"It's damp in the tunnels, and everything has to be wrapped in oiled paper. If you really want to hide here, you have to be wronged. Chen Gongzhi explained in a timely manner.

"It's already good here." Slightly deep and heartfelt. She originally thought that the secret passage had been unvisited for a long time, and it must be dusty and dirty, but now that she saw it, it was so neat and tidy.

"As for drinking water, there is a living spring in the depths of this cave, so you can drink it directly." Chen Gong folded and beckoned to Wei Nong, motioned for her to jump down, and asked, "Does Niang Niang know water?" ”

Wei Nong nodded. She has been wild since she was a child, going up to the trees to catch birds, going into the water to catch fish, and doing everything.

"How's it watery?"

"Not bad." Wei Nong replied truthfully.

Chen Gongzhi breathed a long sigh of relief when he heard this: "Then the subordinates will rest assured." At the end of this secret passage is a living spring, and the water flows all the way out of the city. In case of a crisis, you can swim out, and your subordinates have tried, and it will take you about four hours to get out of the city. ”

"This secret passage is amazing! You can still get out of town! Wei Nong couldn't help but sigh again and again.

"Yes, this is the most hidden back road for His Highness, which is used to save your life, and you must not tell others." Chen Gongzhu solemnly instructed.

Wei Nong also replied solemnly: "Guard Chen, please rest assured, I know the severity." "Now that the dust has settled, she has to hide here, whether she wants it or not.

The two of them didn't say anything more, and returned the same way together. The hour had arrived, but because it had not sunny, the sky was gray and gloomy, which made people feel extremely depressed.

Chen Gong looked at the sky and said very conscientiously: "Before the news spreads, my subordinates went out to buy something to eat." ”

Wei Min pondered for a moment, and came up with an idea: "Don't call yourself a 'subordinate' in front of me, if there are Janissaries to search, we still need to make up an identity, and the caliber is the same." ”

Chen Gongzhi nodded: "On the title deed of this garden, it is written under the pseudonym 'Wei Delu'. If you don't dislike the lowly status of your subordinates, your subordinates will temporarily assume the responsibility of the master of this garden, and you can still hide it if you pretend to be your subordinate's sister. ”

Chen Gongzhi is seventeen years older than Wei Nong, and people believe him as a father and daughter. He proposed to pretend to be a brother and sister, but he didn't dare to pretend to be her elder because of Weinong's identity.

Wei Nong could see it, and blurted out: "It's better to pretend to be a father and daughter!" The identity of the sibling is suspicious. And you and I disappeared at the same time, and others must think that we will pretend to be brother and sister. In this case, it is better to be bold and pretend to be father and daughter. ”

Chen Gongzhu couldn't cry or laugh when he heard this, but he didn't object, and the two made up their respective identities, names, origins, etc., until they made sure that nothing went wrong, Chen Gongzhu went out to buy ingredients.

Toss for a night, finally safe for the time being. But Weinong didn't feel a trace of happiness, on the contrary, regret and flustered. She suddenly realized that her farewell to Chu Li was so hurried that she didn't even take a good look at him, give him a hug, and tell him something.

There are also the first day of the new year and the Lantern Festival, I don't know what will happen? Early tomorrow morning, the palace finds that the crown princess is missing, what will it be like? How will Chu Li face his father? And how can we get rid of punishment?

Thinking about it, Weinong couldn't resist the feeling of exhaustion, and fell asleep unconsciously. Perhaps because of the mutation, she didn't sleep well, and she had an ominous dream. In the dream, it was the battle scene between Yan and Chu, Chu Li and Nie Xingji were facing each other in front of the battle, and suddenly a sharp sword whistled between the two, but she didn't know who shot at whom, and she was suddenly awakened.

When she woke up, she found herself in a cold sweat, and the thrilling scene in the dream was so vivid that she couldn't tell whether it was true or not.

"No, no, Chu Li is the prince of a country, how can he go to the battlefield in person." Weinong muttered to herself, comforting herself like this.

Just as he was thinking about it, Chen Gongzhu came back from outside and bought a few chickens, as well as live fish and vegetables. Wei Nong wanted to take the opportunity to cook to forget those troubled dreams, so she volunteered to show her cooking skills, and Chen Gongzhu also went to her.