When the waning moon is in the sky, the majestic palace is still brightly lit, and in the main hall of Ruixun Palace, there is a middle-aged woman wearing exquisite palace clothes, and her beautiful face is full of worry.

Outside the hall, a palace maid hurriedly came in and saluted, "Niangniang... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked to see him.

The woman's face was even more sad, she put down the cup in her hand heavily, raised her hand, and said, "Let him in." ”

"Yes." The maid of the palace saluted and went out.

Not long after, Shen Cong'an came in, and behind him was Lang Qi.

Shen Cong'an walked to the front and saluted, "Erchen see the queen mother." ”

Lang Qi knelt on one knee, "See the queen's mother." ”

"Get up." The queen was not angry, but stared at Shen Cong'an's beautiful eyes slightly cold, "Didn't you follow King Cheng out of the house, why did you come back at this hour?" ”

Shen Cong'an turned his head and looked at Lang Qi, Lang Qi understood, and stood up to explain,

"Back to my mother... Soon after leaving the city, he encountered an assassin, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was frightened, and the prince was also injured in a fight with the assassin, and he was afraid that he would not be able to protect His Highness, so he sent His Royal Highness back to Beijing to recuperate. ”

The queen's brows furrowed, "You are?" ”

"The humble position follows His Royal Highness the King of Cheng." Lang saluted.

"It turned out to be a close confidant of King Cheng." The queen narrowed her eyes, the meaning was unknown, "Dare to do something to the prince, it seems that she has a little confidence, so naturally she has to check it carefully." ”

Lang Qi didn't quite understand what she meant, so he could only bow his head.

"This palace knows, and King Lao Cheng bothered." The queen put on a gentle smile, "Since the prince is going back to the palace, the little adult can also go back to make a business." ”

"Retire from your duties." Lang Qi heard her eviction order, so he naturally stopped staying and went out.

Watching Lang Qi leave, the queen's smile disappeared and she said indifferently, "You all go down, the prince stays." ”

"Yes."

"Yes."

The palace people retreated, and the queen walked slowly to the prince, with beautiful eyes.

A "pop" sound echoed in the palace.

Shen Cong'an's head tilted to the side, and he just said, "The queen mother is angry." ”

There was no surprise in his eyes, as if he was used to it.

"I'll send you back in a few words?" The queen was retracting her hand and sneered, "There are rumors in the court that there are private soldiers in the south, and King Cheng is going out at this time, what he is going to check, you and I know it." ”

Shen Cong'an bowed his head, which was considered a default.

"The private soldier is very important, if he finds out, he will be indispensable, your father and emperor..."The queen wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Shen Cong'an, "Queen mother, the son is already the crown prince." ”

"Before the throne, everything is variable." The queen stared at him and leaned closer, with a little anger, "Don't you like that girl from the Ye family?" Now that the two of them are together, you have even fewer chances. ”

Hearing this, Shen Cong'an's fingers clenched a lot, but he didn't speak.

"The Ye family's generations of heroes, if the two of them join forces, half of the courtiers in the court, who will they be biased, you know in your heart, have you ever thought about what the consequences will be?" The queen distanced herself from him and sneered, "If you don't think of danger in peace, you won't have a chance to cry with a knife on your neck in the future." ”

Shen Cong'an took a deep breath, "Erchen understands, the queen mother rested earlier, and Erchen retired." ”

The queen looked at his departing figure, and the ruthlessness in her eyes became stronger and stronger.

Shen Hengyun, you are really the biggest threat...

When I got out of the queen's bedroom, I saw a familiar figure, and when I saw Shen Cong'an coming out, I greeted him and saluted, "Your Highness." ”

"Monthly letter." Shen Cong'an looked gentle and raised his hand to him, "Go back to the palace." ”

"Yes." Yuexin lowered his head and retreated behind Shen Cong'an.

At this hour, only the palace people walked around along the way, and when they saw him, they took the initiative to salute, and Shen Cong'an also waved his hand casually to receive a salute.

When the surroundings became quieter and quieter, he spoke again, "Yuexin, Ah Nian has arranged it?" ”

"Back to Your Highness." Yuexin quickened his pace a little and got closer to him, "Ah Nian has already set off, and he should be able to reach Lincheng before them." ”

"Okay." Shen Cong'an nodded slightly, with emotional ups and downs in his eyes, "I thought I could travel smoothly this time, but I didn't expect to return to the starting point now... Sure enough, if you don't have your own people by your side, you will be very passive. ”

"It seems that His Highness plans in advance to ensure that nothing goes wrong." Yue Xin seemed to want to comfort, "Your Highness previously arranged for your subordinates to meet you again in a few days, but now although the road is broken, there is still a feasible road for Ah Nian." ”

"Brother Huang doesn't want me to go along, I can feel it." Shen Cong'an narrowed his eyes.

"Then Your Highness, what should I do next?" Yuexin took the initiative to ask, "Are you waiting for Ah Nian's news or..."

"Send someone to keep an eye on Lincheng's moves, find an appropriate opportunity, and then set off." Shen Cong'an's tone was slightly cold at the moment, how could he still be half a point well-behaved in front of Ye Xiyuan.

"My subordinates understand." The letter of the month is clear.

Shen Cong'an didn't say anything more, and went back to the dormitory with a solemn face.

The night was deep, the wind was rising, it was a little cool, and the light of the forest path was supported by the moon.

Only young men and young girls walked along the way, each riding a horse, staggering and walking.

Ye Xiyuan thought about it again and again, but decided to speak, "Is our location too far away from Lincheng?" I'm afraid I won't be able to arrive until noon tomorrow if I don't sleep tonight. ”

"The tail is gone, I'll take you somewhere." Although Shen Hengyun said with a smile, Ye Xiyuan still heard a little cautious.

Before she could speak, Shen Hengyun flicked the reins and left a sentence, "Sui, keep up." ”

She had no choice but to clamp the horse's belly and let the horse run.

After a moment or so, a vague outline gradually appeared in front of me, and when I got closer, I finally saw that it was a dilapidated courtyard.

Shen Hengyun stopped his horse in front of the door and turned over, and Ye Xiyuan followed closely.

The yard was deserted for some years, with only two wooden houses surrounded by a fence, covered with cobwebs and dust.

When I got closer, I heard a subtle "whine" sound from somewhere, like a low roar, and like a whimper, which was very weird.

Nowadays, in this environment, with the wind, the rustling of leaves is really eerie.

"It's... Where? Ye Xi watched him push open the door from afar, and looked at him with some confusion.

Shen Hengyun stood in the door, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Sui, are you afraid?" Listening to this voice, it doesn't look like someone is crying. ”

"I've only seen ghosts in my heart." Ye Xiyuan rolled his eyes at him, "If there is really anything else, let me have a long experience." ”

"Poof..."Shen Hengyun shook his head with a smile, and took the initiative to walk towards the house, "Let's go, go in and have a look." ”

"Squeak, squeak." The door was pushed open, and there was only a heavy sound, and strangely enough, the dust in the room was much lighter, just a little floating ash, and it was clean after two wipes.

Shen Hengyun walked straight to the middle, heard the "click" sound of the fire fold, the candle on the table was lit, and the room was shrouded in the softness of the candlelight.

It's just that the "whine" sound still continues, and it's close, it sounds like it's somewhere in the house.

Ye Xiyuan walked over, "Have you been here?" ”

"Nope." Shen Hengyun turned his head to look at her, "I've just heard that this house is so evil, and you will hear this kind of 'woo' sound at night, some villagers have come during the day, but they haven't found anything, and there is nothing special." ”

Ye Xiyuan took two steps towards the window, "There is only one table and one bed in this house, it doesn't look like settling here, I want to come and the master only occasionally stays for a few days, and there is less breath of life." ”

"You just said that the road is far away, and then you suddenly remembered this place."

Shen Hengyun took out a handkerchief to wipe the tables and chairs, and said, "The night is dark and the wind is cold, stay here for one night, and then set off when the day is dawn." ”

"It's fine." Ye Xiyuan saw his actions, and when he finished wiping, he put down the burden in his hand.

But as soon as she put her things down, she returned to the window, and Shen Hengyun saw her staring at a certain place on the window, showing some interest, so she looked over.

Except for two open windows, nothing else...

"What are you looking at?" Shen Hengyun glanced at it and couldn't help asking.

Ye Xiyuan's eyebrows frowned slightly, "The sound came from the window, and there was something in the window." ”

"In the window..."Shen Hengyun tilted his head, "There is something?" ”

"Yes." Ye Xiyuan's tone was serious, and as soon as his voice fell, there was a movement in his hand.

Seeing her close the window, the voice stopped abruptly.

Because of the silence, this sound was particularly prominent, so it suddenly lost its sound, and it was obvious.

Shen Hengyun's expression also changed.

Ye Xiyuan came closer to see something, Shen Hengyun also had eyes, and the fire fold was quickly lit up.

Soon, Ye Xiyuan made a move again, raised his hand to take off a silver hairpin inserted in his hair, his fingers rotated slightly, and a sharp and thin blade suddenly popped out of the hairpin body from the top...

Shen Hengyun couldn't help but lean back, "I'll go, you take the blade on the head?" ”

"Hmm." Ye Xiyuan responded, but he didn't think about explaining, he raised his hand and began to pry something somewhere on the window.

Shen Hengyun was only surprised, and did not intend to ask deeply, and her attention was also attracted by her movements.

"Click." The sound fell, and Ye Xiyuan had a small piece of iron in his hand.

"What is this?" Shen Hengyun was very curious.

"Good stuff."

Ye Xiyuan looked at the gadgets in his hand and suddenly smiled.

Immediately after that, under her operation, there were twelve more gaps in the window flute, and there were scattered sawdust on the ground, as if digging the surface and pulling something out of it.

She had twelve more pieces of iron of different shapes, but of the same thickness.

"These things are stuffed into the window flutes, and if I hadn't seen a lot of cracks in them, it would have been easy to ignore them." Ye Xiyuan was obviously a little excited and eager to try, "The strange noise coming from the house is indeed related to the sound of the wind, but these are the culprits. ”

"Is it a secret weapon?" Shen Hengyun didn't understand.

"Wait for me to verify." Ye Xiyuan was obviously a little excited, so he moved to the table and wanted to put these things together.

Shen Hengyun was immediately silent, he knew that no matter how curious he was now, he would definitely not disturb her.

About two moments, Ye Xiyuan stopped, and there was a quadrangular figure the size of an egg in front of her.

"This is..."Shen Hengyun stared at the small object to observe, but he couldn't see the name.

"I've only seen it in the Book of Celestials, but I didn't expect to see its body here."

Ye Xiyuan's eyes flashed, and his tone rose, "This thing's name is Qianling." ”

"But it's not like a bell..."Shen Hengyun raised his hand to support his chin, "What's the use of this thing?" ”

Ye Xiyuan looked up at him, and the excitement in his eyes became more and more intense, "Hallucination!" ”