When there was still some distance from the shore, the boatman jumped ashore, tied the cable firmly to the bollard, and laid the treads in the bow.

Ruyu walked down first, and then helped the princess of Annan County and slowly stepped on the pedal.

Han Changwan followed closely, watching the movements of the princess of Annan County, and a trace of strangeness was faintly born in his heart.

The princess of Annan County walked on the unstable pedal, her posture was a little stiff, and her walking was unnatural, as if she was very afraid of the sparkling waves under the pedal.

Han Changwei felt that something was wrong, the princess of Annan County was born in Yangzhou, born and grew up near the water, even if the water is not good, she should not be afraid of water.

His gaze sank, falling on the princess of Annan County, watching her take every step cautiously, his heart became even more suspicious.

He quietly followed off the boat.

On the island in the middle of the lake, a neat garden has been opened, planted with all kinds of flowers and trees, a hundred flowers change at four times, the plants and trees are evergreen in the severe winter, the place where the garden and the garden meet, the bluestone slab is used to pave the path that can accommodate four people to pass side by side, and it has been winding to the depths of the island in the center of the lake.

Han Changdui stood on the steps and raised his head, the pavilions looming in the lushness.

Walking up the stairs, a small two-story building with pink walls and tiles appeared in front of you, and the cornices were like birds fluttering their wings.

On the first floor, the pink wall has opened a vermilion carved window, the color is bright, there is no old and peeling, the powder wall is more and more clean, and there are clusters of tender green weeds growing against the roots of the wall, swaying in the wind.

The second floor is full of vermilion on all sides, and the carved windows that are hollowed out on all sides are wide, and the sunlight dyed with green falls from the hollow carved windows, and the light and shadow are mottled.

When Han Changdui traveled to the south of the Yangtze River, he often saw this kind of pavilion, and after the window on the second floor was removed, it became a viewing platform, which was used to enjoy the moon and enjoy the cool in summer, which was very pleasant.

The group walked into the building, and the wooden floor creaked softly under their feet.

The small building is surrounded by green trees on all sides, and the sunlight shines through the dense crevices of the leaves, sifting dappled and dim light and shadow on the dark yellow wooden floor.

"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"

The building without lights was slightly dim, and people walked in abruptly, unable to see, and had to get used to it for a while before they could see everything in front of them.

Han Changdui wiped a handful of the door frame silently, and his fingertips were clean and clean, without any dust.

He raised his eyebrows slightly, it seemed that this place was cleaned every day, but along the way, he didn't see the little maid waiting.

The princess of Annan County ordered someone to serve fragrant tea and snacks, and raised her chin: "Lord Envoy, you can say it." ”

Han Changdui took a sip of tea unhurriedly, and the slender leaf tips rose and fell in the yellowish tea soup, this is the tribute Mao Feng, and the palace of Annan County is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

There was a faint mockery between his eyebrows, and he said casually: "I don't know how long the prince has to live, so that the princess of the county can slowly test the official?" ”

The smile on the face of Princess Annan County slowly froze, and her expression was solemn: "What does the envoy mean by this?" ”

Han Changwan stared indifferently at the princess of Annan County and said nothing.

When her eyes met, the princess of Annan County was worried, and finally defeated, gritted her teeth and said slowly: "Yes, the prince has indeed been poisoned and needs an antidote, but now the poison is unknown, so I don't know what the antidote is." She tilted her head and looked at Han Changdui, with resentment after being threatened in her eyes, and confusion and confusion: "Since the envoy has come to the door, there is naturally a way to save the prince, what the envoy wants, you might as well say it directly." ”

Han Changwan lightly spit out three words: "Four beautiful pictures." ”

Princess Annanjun's face changed suddenly, and she almost bit her silver teeth with hatred, and it took a while to calm down, and she said stubbornly: "What the envoy is saying, this concubine doesn't understand very well." ”

Han Changdui sneered, his smile was sarcastic, and his eyes were indifferent.

The princess of Annan County was shocked by this laughter, thinking of her current situation, her face was ugly and could not be described in words, she weighed the pros and cons for a long time, and finally said in despair: "The four beautiful pictures were lost a few days ago. ”

Hearing this, Han Changwan stood up, stretched his sleeves and said, "The sincerity of the princess of the county is nothing more than that. After that, he didn't look at the princess of Annan County, raised his legs and walked to the door, and pushed the door open in one breath, without the slightest intention of stopping.

The princess of Annan County was suddenly frightened by Han Changdu's determination, this was not at all what she thought she wanted to capture, she couldn't help but hurriedly stood up, and shouted in a trembling voice: "Lord Envoy, please stay!" ”

An eager voice came, but Han Changdui didn't stop and crossed the threshold directly.

The princess of Annan County panicked, and in a panic, even her body shook slightly, and she shouted fiercely: "Not bad! The four beautiful pictures are still in the hands of the concubine, but, but it is ominous, no, it is a big murderous thing, does Han Shizi really want it? ”

Han Changdui turned his head, exhausted that chuckle, and said expressionlessly: "Whether it's evil or auspicious, I won't know until I get it." ”

The princess of Annan County saw Han Changdu's inevitable appearance, and knew that she had jumped into the trap prepared by Han Changdu, but she didn't know what he had done in the poisoning of the prince, she thought, it was not his encouragement, otherwise how could he dare to come to the door to ask for it without fear.

She froze down, watched Han Changwan sit back, and said slowly: "Four beautiful pictures," she paused, and changed her title: "Since Han Shizi wants the four beautiful pictures, I think he has checked the origin of the four beautiful pictures, right?" ”

Han Changdui actually didn't know anything about the four beautiful pictures, but he was interested in this thing when he learned that Emperor Yong'an wanted it, and the princess of Annan County would rather bear the great humiliation than hand it over.

What everyone is looking for, there must be benefits that everyone wants.

He thought like this, but his face did not show anything, but he just looked at the princess of Annan County incomprehensibly.

Princess Annan looked at Han Changdu's face, and the last trace of luck in her heart was shattered, and she said dryly: "There is a secret about the treasures of Emperor Ming hidden in the four beautiful pictures. ”

The words are amazing, although Han Changwei knew that there must be a secret in the Four Beauties, but he never expected that this secret would be related to the relics of Emperor Ming.

It's no wonder that only in this way does it make sense, who can resist the temptation of such a large treasure.

But his expression was indifferent, and he muttered ominously: "Go on." ”

The princess of Annan County really couldn't figure out the details of Han Changdui, and she didn't know how much he knew, but the life of the prince was at stake, and she couldn't allow her to think carefully about it and hide it, so she simply confessed frankly: "The four beautiful pictures hide the method of opening the Ming Emperor's relics mechanism, and this mechanism is also the last one, open this mechanism, you can put the Ming Emperor's relics in your pocket, as for what that method is, how to unlock the hidden secrets of the four beautiful pictures, this concubine has to see that the prince is safe and his life is safe, and she can tell Han Shizi." ”

This condition is very reasonable, Han Changdui has no reason to refuse, he didn't ask, just asked with a faint expression: "In this case, please also ask the princess of the county to play a scene with this official." ”

"Acting?" Princess Annan was stunned for a moment.

Han Changdui looked at the princess of Annan County, and there was a hint of sarcasm in her casual expression: "The princess of the county wants the official to block the sword for you, and you have to pay something, you can't let the official risk herself, and the princess of the county can sit back and enjoy the success, right?" ”

At this moment, the princess of Annan County was really panicked, and the calm expression that had been barely maintained was shattered inch by inch, and she stood up in a panic, her voice trembling and broken: "You, what do you know?" ”

Han Changwan said casually: "What should be known, what should not be known, the official knows." His body leaned forward slightly, and the threat in his words was clearly revealed: "The princess of the county has a good calculation, and the official has to let the princess of the county get what she wants." ”

Princess Annan's face turned pale, and she completely gave up the idea of dealing with Han Changdu, no matter how stupid she was, she knew in her heart that this person could silently insert his eyeliner in the palace of Annan County, and he didn't alarm Emperor Yong'an at all, this is his means.

In comparison, she couldn't cut off so many Yong'an Emperor's eyeliner in the mansion with all her efforts, or she couldn't tell which ones were his eyeliner, how stupid it was.

Thinking of this, she had the confidence to feel that this matter had taken a turn for the better, and she couldn't help but relax a little, and her decision to join forces with Han Changwan became more resolute: "Okay, since Han Shizi has this commitment, this concubine will naturally not be restrained, how to do it, Han Shizi just say it." ”

Han Changdui put on a skeptical attitude, and asked expressionlessly: "It's just, how can the princess of the county prove that what she said is true?" ”

Princess Annanjun's face changed back and forth, and she finally sighed as if she had made up her mind, and said slowly: "I don't know if Han Shizi can know the Shuangshu of the Ming Palace?" ”

"Minggong Shuangshu?" Han Changdui was stunned for a moment, this is the two daughters of Emperor Ming of the previous dynasty, because of the stunning beauty of the city and got this reputation, and then the former dynasty broke the country, Emperor Ming died in the fire of the palace city, after the fire was extinguished, Emperor Taizu entered the palace city of the former dynasty, and ordered people to arrest the remnants of the previous dynasty, but in the end nothing was found, as for the "Ming Palace Shuangshu" who moved the world, his whereabouts are also unknown, I don't know whether he was turned into a red face and dry bones by the fire, or finally went to the people, and everyone was lost.

At this time, this past incident was told by the princess of Annan County, and it was a little strange how it sounded.

The Ming Palace Shuangshu was famous twenty years ago, when the Ming Emperor was dim, the officials were corrupt, the people were not living, there were Turkic, Tubo, Tuyuhun and many small countries in the Western Regions harassed the border, burned and plundered, and there was Emperor Taizu with the Yong'an Emperor these adult princes to fight everywhere, conquering the city, and the previous dynasty was defeated and retreated, and the wind and rain were shaky.

At that time, although the reputation of the Ming Palace Shuangshu was great, in the years when her life was in danger, she had two legs to escape, who would wonder what the beauty looked like and how beautiful she looked?

Han Changwan carefully patrolled the face of the princess of Annan County, and he felt that if the Shuangshu of the Ming Palace grew into the princess of Annan County, it would indeed live up to its reputation.

"The Ming Palace Shuangshu of the previous dynasty, this official has naturally heard of it, what does these two have to do with the four beautiful pictures?" Han Changdui asked lightly.

Princess Annanjun's eyes dimmed, and a faint abruptness spread, her words were shocking, and the words she said were even more shocking than just now: "In that picture of the four beauties, the two girls with their backs to the picture are the Ming Palace Shuangshu back then, and this concubine is the sister of the Ming Palace Shuangshu." ”

"What?" Han Changdui screamed, his hands shook in shock, the tea in the cup spilled all over the ground, and his face was complicated: "You, you are the Shuangshu of the Ming Palace, the daughter of the Ming Emperor of the previous dynasty?" ”

His heart was shaken, this matter was too unbelievable, and he subconsciously felt that it was impossible, the king of Annan was the youngest son of Emperor Taizu, even if the maternal family was mediocre, no matter how mediocre and useless he was, he had never been pinned on high hopes, and Emperor Taizu would not allow his son to marry a remnant of the royal family of the previous dynasty.

"Yes, I am the daughter of Emperor Ming." Princess Annanjun's expression was calm, but her eyes were blurred, as if she was immersed in the old things and couldn't extricate herself: "When the country was broken, my mother found two palace people similar to me and my sister to die, and gave me the four beautiful pictures, and the guards escorted me and my sister to escape," she raised her head slightly, and her eyes flashed with a glimmer of sadness: "There are dead people everywhere, there are chaotic troops everywhere, and the guards are also dead and wounded, my sister and I were scattered, my feet were rotten, I don't know what happened, I was kidnapped, and I was sold to Qiuzi with the convoy." She stretched out her hand, wiped the corners of her eyes gently, her front lips smiled, and the endless painful old things dissipated in laughter: "In the flower building of Qiuzi, there are alien races that look like ghosts, I am afraid, I would rather be killed, and later, then the king of the county came, that was the only one I saw who looked like a person in those months, I begged him, begged him to redeem me, the king of the county really answered me, he ransomed me, brought me back to Chang'an, he treated me well, gave me a new identity, and gave me a name, I thought, the old country will only be in a dream, I thought, That's how life went on. She took a deep breath, and her watery eyes looked out of the open window: "But a few years later, the first emperor collapsed, that brute," she clasped her hands tightly, and whispered with hatred and fear: "That brute, sitting in that position, he, he knows where I come from, he covets me, and even more covets the treasure of my father, he, he uses the life of the king of the county to blackmail me, I can only obey him." ”

The princess of Annan suddenly burst into tears, covering her face with her hands, tears overflowing from between her fingers.

She didn't dare to cry loudly, this mansion was full of Emperor Yong'an's eyeliner, only on this island in the middle of the lake were all dumb servants, and they could be trusted, so she dared to cry with a whimper.

She covered her face and whimpered in pain: "I thought I had seen enough ghosts in Qiuzi, but who knows, who knows, I obeyed him, and he still refused to let go of the county king, he killed the county king!" No, no, it's me, it's me who killed the king of the county, the four beautiful pictures, the four beautiful pictures and me, they are all ominous! ”

Her mind faltered on the verge of collapse, sobbing as she swirled in the empty building.

Han Changdui didn't say anything for a long time, he didn't know what to say, to be exact, although he also felt sad, but he couldn't really empathize.

In that troubled era, any common person was worse than the princess of Annan County.

I don't know how long it took, but the princess of Annan finally calmed down, took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped her face.

She didn't wear makeup, she cried so much, her face was fine, but her eyes were red and swollen.

The old things have been buried in her heart for too long, and they have gradually become overwhelming, although revealing them again will make her heart ache, but when they are vented, their hearts can be relaxed.

Han Changdui said lightly: "The past is indeed tragic, but please take care of yourself from the princess, after all, the prince is young, and the princess doesn't want the princess to cut off the bloodline of the princess, right?" ”

The princess of Annan County is no longer as sad as she was just now, and her expression is a little blank: "Han Shizi's meaning is that this concubine understands that since this concubine is with her, she wants to join forces with Han Shizi, just to protect herself and save the life of the prince." ”

Han Changwan was naturally suspicious, even if the princess of Annan County had already told such a fact, he did not fully trust her, he still retained a suspicion, and asked lightly: "The princess of the county is serving, but have you seen your sister again?" ”

"Yan Yan?" The princess of Annan County was stunned for a moment, revealing a trace of panic, lowered her eyes, obviously hiding something, and only raised her head again after a while, bent her eyebrows, and a trace of laughter slowly flowed under her eyes: "Yan Yan is very smart, smarter than me, she will definitely live better than me, more comfortable than me." ”

Han Changdui caught the slightest change in Princess Annan's expression, and didn't believe her next sentence at all, but it is estimated that he can't ask anything now, he said thoughtfully: "That is to say, you have never seen that again, Yan Yan?" ”

Princess Annanjun's expression stiffened unnaturally, and she said dryly: "Yes, I haven't seen it again." ”

Han Changdui was suspicious in his heart, Minggong Shuangshu is a sister of the same mother, and it stands to reason that she has a deep relationship, speaking of her sister whose whereabouts are unknown, how can she be so calm and indifferent.