The emperor's last words suddenly echoed in Shangguan Li's mind.

"What kind of answer will you give me this time?"

Her hand paused.

If the emperor is determined to target Xuanyuan Ye, then it is impossible for the things that pass through his hands to leave the palace. Not to mention reaching Xuanyuan Night's hands safely.

Normally, it feels like the people under him are wandering around, but at this time, he doesn't see any of them.

The ink droplets slowly dripped onto the rice paper, blurring an irregular trail.

Suddenly, there was movement outside the door.

Shangguan Li's hand that hadn't moved for a long time scribbled a few strokes on the paper, and then walked out of the room, and there was Gao Gonggong standing at the gate of the courtyard.

When I saw her, a smile immediately appeared on my face.

"County Lord, quickly pack up, Your Majesty is now waiting for you in the Moon Water Pavilion."

Shangguan Li glanced at the sky, it was already evening.

"Now?"

"It's now."

Gao Gonggong nodded.

"Got it, let me change my clothes first......"

"Oh, no."

With a smile that can arouse people's closeness, Father-in-law Gao waved the dust whisk in his hand.

"Your Majesty said that I just want to have dinner with the county lord, and I don't have to be so polite, if I go late, it won't be good."

"Oh, then, let's go."

Gao has said everything about this kind of part, and Shangguan Li no longer has the part to refuse.

She followed Gao You, walking through the silent long wind passage. As soon as I went out, the surroundings suddenly became lively, and now it was almost night, and there was still a faint noise in the palace.

Without waiting for Shangguan Li to take the initiative to ask, Gao Gonggong explained.

"This is to prepare for the county lord's birthday banquet, Your Majesty has ordered it tightly, and he is also extremely concerned about the county lord's affairs, and the people below naturally dare not slack off."

Shangguan Li symbolically replied.

"It's Your Majesty who has raised love."

After a pause, she asked casually.

"Did Your Majesty pass on anyone other than me?"

Gao Gong is fair.

"What's the other world? His Majesty's supper is generally not served with anyone, since the previous ...... Frontal cough. ”

He was stuck halfway through.

Shangguan Li asked, asking with a smile.

"Is there any other story in this?"

Gao Gonggong hurriedly waved his hand.

"Alas, this matter is a rebellion of His Majesty, and it cannot be mentioned. Please also ask the county lord not to mention it to His Majesty, the old slave is grateful. ”

said that he really looked at Shangguan Li.

The panic on his face was by no means fake.

Looking at his expression, Shangguan Li even suspected that if it weren't for the fact that there were too many palace maids and guards passing by here, in order to avoid attracting attention, he would be able to kneel down directly for himself.

Shangguan Li hurriedly helped Gao up again.

"What are you talking about? The palace is secret, of course Shao Yang knows the danger, especially some things that have been buried in the shadows for a long time, and ordinary people naturally can't touch them. ”

She stared at Grandpa Gao's face and didn't miss a moment of unnaturalness on his face.

"Thank you, Lord County, let's go quickly. The emperor should be in a hurry. ”

Gao said again, already turning his back to lead the way.

Shangguan Li didn't say anything, just followed him step by step.

But in my heart, I was a little distracted from the incident of Xuanyuan Night, and I came out to think about Gao You's strangeness.

It seems that the emperor has a lot of secrets, she just mentioned "something that has been going on for a long time", Gao did not refute it, it should be an old thing related to the Moon Water Pavilion.

It's just that something that can make Gao and both lose his temper like this may not be an ordinary thing.

Shangguan Li covered his hands behind him, and followed unhurriedly.

She looked up, and within the palace walls, several lights had been set up, and the lights in all directions pulled the shadows of people into strange shapes, like a pool of water lying on the ground.

After staring at those shadows for a long time, you will realize that there is really something hidden in them that has been unspeakable for many years. It's inexplicable.

Shangguan Li stepped on the shadow that the old eunuch pulled behind him, and a layer of anger suddenly rose in his heart.

Just as she left the Youju Hall with her front feet, this palace, which had been sealed in the dust for several years, welcomed an uninvited guest again.

This time, the person who came in did not walk through the door, but jumped directly through the roof.

Under the very faint and thin moonlight, the unsheathed knife on the waist of the person who came was engraved with an elegant and mysterious crane.

He stood on the roof for a while, making sure there were no traps nearby, and then slipped down from the eaves, and a beautiful "autumn wind" slipped through the half-open window.

When he entered the house, he polished the fire, and the sudden light of the fire dispelled the darkness.

It also illuminates his cuffs embroidered with flying fish dark lines.

Scarlet!

He searched his room quickly, and finally his eyes fell on the half-unfolded piece of rice paper on the table.

The scarlet man took a closer look, only to see that there was only one thing on the white and immaculate rice paper. It was a plum blossom drawn from a blurred mass of ink.

A branch and leaf are only half drawn, so they must have been called away halfway.

The visitor's hand pressed on the paper, and even picked it up and carefully distinguished it under the candlelight for a long time, and then put down the rice paper as if he had finally given up.

After recovering everything he had moved, the man returned the way he came, and soon left the Yuju Hall.

At this moment, Shangguan Li had already arrived at the Linyue Water Pavilion under the leadership of Gonggong Gao.

After arriving, Shangguan Li realized that the word "Linyue" was more than just talking, it was a tower-like building, which was 20 meters high, and the stairs had to climb more than a dozen times.

In the entire capital, it is estimated that the Star Pavilion can be higher than here.

But she saw the word "Linyue", and the "Water Pavilion" was stunned for half a minute.

The tower is surrounded by cold stone slabs, and there are not even a few flowers and plants. If Shangguan Li didn't have Gao Gonggong by her side, the first time she saw this place, she probably thought that this was something similar to the Treasure Pavilion.

Gao took her into the house, and according to Shangguan Li's visual inspection, there were nine floors here. As soon as you enter, there is a strong fragrance of flowers, but you can't see a single flower.

After looking for a while, Shangguan Li found that the fragrance of flowers should come from the wall. The walls weren't smooth and unmarked, and there seemed to be something painted on them, but rows of Praetorian guards blocked her view.

"What are you doing here?"

Shangguan Li followed behind Gao You with ease, stepping on the steps step by step, and when he was on the fourth floor, he finally couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Linyue Water Pavilion is a place where His Majesty often comes when he has nothing to do."

Gao Gonggong's breath was a little unstable, and for a person like him, who usually doesn't need to do physical work at all, to climb such a high building in one go, he immediately seemed a little powerless.

I don't know if he was too tired, or if he had something to hide, Gao Gonggong only said such an ambiguous sentence.

The higher you go, the fewer and fewer guards become.