Liu Bin was far from giving up, so everyone in the Liu family searched inside and outside the flower garden, but there was still no gain. He turned his head to look at Li Xianru, expecting to see what else she could think of.

Li Xianru also looked anxious, the sound of the soldiers was getting closer and closer, and beads of sweat left from her forehead. After a moment of silence, she suddenly remembered something: "There are a few more houses nearby, maybe ......"

Without waiting for Liu Binyuan to speak, Liu Guanglei waved his hand, and everyone immediately moved, Liu Guanglei personally led the team and searched several houses along the edge of the flower garden one by one. Liu Binyuan and Li Xianru couldn't wait to go into battle in person, but there were many people in front of them, and they couldn't squeeze in for a while, so they could only wait outside.

The lights in the house were lit one by one, and it was clear that there were still people inside. Liu Binyuan felt that Liu Guanglei's blatant search was a bit inappropriate, so he turned his head to Li Xianru and said, "Madam, who lives here?"

"Most of them are flower farmers who take care of the flower beds, and there should be a few servants who have no place to settle and live here. ”

Liu Binyuan nodded, and seeing that Li Xianru didn't mind, he stopped talking.

Halfway through the search, in front of a house, Liu Binyuan obviously felt that the noise of the Liu family was even louder, his heart jumped, and he walked in quickly, and Li Xianru also followed behind.

As soon as they entered the door, they bumped into the person who came out to report, this person was full of joy, and one was not paying attention, and he was crashing into Liu Binyuan's arms.

Liu Binyuan didn't mind, and hurriedly asked, "Have you found anything?"

The man nodded emphatically, and Liu Binyuan and Li Xianru were suddenly overjoyed, and they couldn't wait to take two steps forward. Compared to the others, this house is nothing special, and even more basic. The two of them quickly arrived in the house, and as soon as they entered, they saw a petite figure curled up in a corner. Li Xianru recognized it at a glance, this was Xiao Ying'er.

Xiao Ying'er seemed to be still unconscious, but she was dressed as a maid. Liu Binyuan motioned for the people of the Liu family who entered the door to search, and he only stood at the door, leaving some space for Li Xianru's mother and daughter, so as not to appear rude.

Before Li Xianru approached, tears flowed unconsciously. She shook Xiao Ying'er gently, Xiao Ying'er gradually woke up, as if she was sleeping deeply, rubbed her eyes, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Li Xianru, and she was still a little unclear.

"Mother, this is ......"

"You're in a hurry! Do you remember how you got here?" Li Xianru smiled, but her tone was very eager, and she shook Xiao Ying'er vigorously.

Xiao Ying'er tilted her head and thought about it, then looked at the clothes of a maid on her body, her face was inexplicable, and then she shook her head and said, "Aren't I sleeping in my room?"

Li Xianru knew that she couldn't ask anything at this time, so she tidied up her clothes, briefly mentioned the situation of Benhai City, and then led her out.

Xiao Ying'er listened to Li Xianru's story, even if she knew little about this matter, she understood that the situation was critical. walked out of the door, even if he saw Liu Binyuan, he didn't say hello or joke, and stood quietly beside Li Xianru.

When Liu Binyuan saw Xiao Ying'er, the stone in his heart was also put down, and he breathed a long sigh of relief. Liu Guanglei came up with a solemn expression: "Madam, Miss Ying'er has also found it, but we are weak, and now Dongliu City is menacing, if you rush in, it will be difficult to report the thoughtfulness of the two, what is the hiding place in the mansion?" The implication of his words was that it was impossible for these people to go head-to-head with the army of Dongliu City, and it also broke Li Xianru's plan to let them go to support Xiao Yizhan.

Liu Guanglei already had a plan in his heart, first retreat, so that he could also sit on the mountain and watch the tiger, and wait until the dust settles in the battle, it is naturally easy to say that Benhai City will win, if Dongliu City has the upper hand, he will obediently hand over the Xiao family, presumably the other party will not be difficult for himself. But he understands that before that, Xiao Ying'er and Li Xianru were their bargaining chips, and they couldn't lose half a point.

Li Xianru knew that what Liu Guanglei said was true. If the battle goes well, someone will always come to the palace to report the news, and not only will there be no news, but the sound of fighting soldiers seems to be getting closer and closer. But Li Xianru was a little hesitant, and she couldn't rest assured: "I don't know what happened to Yizhan's child?"

Liu Guanglei knew that Li Xianru was unwilling to let go of Xiao Yizhan, so he spoke: "The prince is auspicious, and Dongliu City can't help it, but if something goes wrong with the lady, it will be harmful to the prince and the war situation." ”

Li Xianru thought about it again and again, and finally nodded: "Then the safety of my mother and daughter depends on you." Don't hide it from you, there is a secret passage in Benhai City, which leads directly to the outskirts of the city. It's just that the secret passage is narrow and the army can't pass through, otherwise you can kill the other party by surprise. ”

"Then where is this secret passage?" Liu Guanglei's eyes lit up.

Li Xianru smiled and said, "I'll take you there." Liu Guanglei smiled and said nothing, silently leading everyone to follow behind Li Xianru, and Liu Binyuan unconsciously followed closely behind Xiao Ying'er. Xiao Ying'er noticed the footsteps of Liu Binyuan following closely behind her, turned around, and saw the expression on his face, obviously wanting to talk but didn't know how to speak, she suddenly felt funny, even if she was in a heavy mood, she still laughed softly.

They were originally in the southeast corner of the palace, Li Xianru led everyone all the way to the north of the palace, and the further north they went, the more the sound of soldiers in the distance became, and the sadness on Li Xianru's face became more and more intense. Liu Guanglei saw that Li Xianru hadn't found the location of the secret passage for a long time, and even began to suspect that Li Xianru was planning to lead them to the battlefield, and he was secretly on guard.

Fortunately, the group stopped in a courtyard north of the Facing Sea Hall. Here is a pool of water, several pavilions and plank roads stand on the pool, for people to play and enjoy. Even in the dark of night, you can still see the reflection of the terrace above the pond in the water, like a mirror.

But Li Xianru did not step into the plank road on the pool, but turned into a thatched hut by the pool. This thatched hut is located at the end of the plank road on the pond, which looks very dilapidated, but when he walks inside, Liu Guanglei finds that it is actually a wooden structure, but the wooden walls are covered with thatch inside and outside, so from the outside, it looks like a dilapidated thatched house. When I walked inside, I just piled up some brooms and other sundries at random, and I couldn't see the mystery at all.

Liu Guanglei smiled lightly: "This organ of your mansion is really mysterious. ”

Li Xianru just smiled in response, then reached out and groped in the hut, and then seemed to touch something, pressed it hard, and then a gap suddenly appeared on the floor in the room.

Liu Guanglei looked sideways into the gap, and saw that there were a few steps under the gap, and beyond the steps was darkness. Liu Guanglei waved his hand and let the three of them enter first with a fire fold in hand, and only when they came a signal of safety inside, did he make a gesture of please, signaling Li Xianru and Xiao Ying'er to enter first, and lead the people to break off by himself.

Li Xianru was not polite, and after thanking her slightly, she walked into the secret passage with Xiao Ying'er.

There are obviously few people in and out of the dark tunnel, and it is close to the water source, and after entering, there is a damp and stuffy smell in the face, and the floor tiles are not laid under the feet, and there is still some mud on the ground, almost not to the ankles, but footprints can be left. The passage was narrow, only enough for one or two people to walk side by side, and the line of dozens of people stretched out in a long column.

Li Xianru and the others walked for half an hour, and the three people who opened the road in front of them came with a "huh", obviously coming to an end. Li Xianru reluctantly squeezed from the three-person room to the front of the line, and she was at the end of the dark passage, and with a gentle tud, a trace of moonlight spilled in through the gap she uncovered.