The Haoyue Palace, where Princess Huaicheng lived before her marriage, is close to the Imperial Garden, and there is a path between the Jinwu River that flows around the Imperial City, leading to the covered bridge on the river, and after crossing the Fengqi Gate, you can reach the Royal Garden-Wutong Garden.

It's a lot easier to do here than sneaking out of the palace gates. However, there are soldiers guarding the covered bridge, and the only way to cross the bridge is to dive into the river.

Xiao Yuehuai led Qin E to the woods by the river to hide, and whispered: "Swim all the way to the northwest from under the Jinwu River Covered Bridge, there is a dog hole hidden in the south wall, and you can enter the Wutong Court smoothly from there." The night guards outside the royal palace are not as strict as those in the palace, so you must look for an opportunity to sneak out before dawn, and you must not linger. ”

"Remember, go to my uncle as soon as you leave the garden. He was your grandfather's protégé and will take care of you. ”

Qin E stared at her and said worriedly, "What about you?" Listen to your tone .... Not planning to leave with me? ”

"Today, I went back to the palace with my husband to meet my father and queen mother, which is known to many people, and if I suddenly disappear, it will arouse suspicion. I had to stay. I'll let Alu accompany you.... She can explain to my uncle the cause and effect for you. ”

After saying that, Xiao Yuehuai pushed Ah Lu to Qin E's side, and he took a step back.

"Princess! You are left alone in the palace .... I'm not at ease. ”

Ah Lu hurriedly stood back, grabbed Xiao Yuehuai's arm and refused to leave.

Qin E also said: "What Ah Lu said is that once the palace is searched, the matter of you sneaking into the inner prison in the middle of the night will be exposed, how can you deal with it alone?" ”

"I'm enough for one person, and if someone asks me, Alu can't help me. Don't talk nonsense, you guys hurry up, you won't even be able to get out of the garden any later. ”

Xiao Yuehuai urged, pushing the two little girls towards the river.

In desperation, Ah Lu had no choice but to obey the princess's order and cross the river with Qin E to leave.

Xiao Yuehuai stood behind the banyan tree and watched the two black shadows disappear into the water, and then breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to return the way she came, the river rippled again.

She was startled and immediately returned to shore.

I thought something had happened to Qin E and Ah Lu, but who knew that a person faintly appeared in the sparkling water, floating like a floating board, as if dead, and the robe was rolled with catkins, green pings and some debris in the river, and hit the dam with a "bang", and popped out a meter.

How could there be a corpse in the Jinwu River?

At this moment, she watched the "floating corpse" struggle gently in the water, and her heart was suddenly shocked.

Isn't this man dead?

By the moonlight, Xiao Yuehuai found a longer bamboo fork and stretched it out towards the river, hooked the robe of the "floating corpse", and dragged it hard.

It took her strength to drag the "floating corpse" ashore, and as soon as she got closer, she smelled a strong fishy smell, mixed with blood, pungent and unpleasant.

Xiao Yuehuai took a closer look and determined that it was Lang Jun and was seriously injured. She turned the man over and was surprised to see a silver mask with plum patterns covering his face.

She reached out to unmask it, but was gently blocked by a thin and white hand, her heart couldn't help beating slowly, her head broke out in a cold sweat, and she quickly moved away from him.

Immediately afterwards, I heard Na Langjun moaning a few words: "Save me.... Help, save me. ”

Xiao Yuehuai leaned over again, and the person had completely fainted. She poked him cautiously twice, and when she saw that he didn't move, she tried to save someone, and when she dragged him back by the arm, a carved wooden box fell out of him with a clatter.

Xiao Yuehuai picked up the box and opened it to take a look. This look was a surprise.

The carved wooden box actually contained a small account book, on which was a record of Kang Rongqi, the head of the household department, collecting silver from various government offices for private use.

In her previous life, she had seen the account book where Qin Ge Lao accepted bribes, and it was almost the same as this book.

The Lu family's father and son have been in business for five years, in order to completely confirm the corruption crime of Qin Ge Lao, every sum of money is recorded very clearly, and even how the Qin family uses the stolen silver is made up seamlessly.

Above the government and the opposition, many people have received the favor of the old Qin Pavilion, and they all want to find an opportunity to rescue, but the chain of evidence is too complete, and every time they check, they are more convinced of Qin's crimes.

Want.... Everything was made up from the book she had in her hand.

In addition, there was a confession in the wooden box, which was a little damp, but the words were shocking.

This is the confession of the bookkeeper who came forward to accuse the old Qin Pavilion of corruption and perversion of the law, but the testimony is not to Qin Tiancong in the left servant, but to Kang Rongqi, the servant of the household department....

Xiao Yuehuai's face was full of surprise, staring at the half-dead Lang Jun on the ground with compassion, and the thought of saving people gradually pressed.

She remembered that Mr. Ledger, who first sued Qin Tiancong in his previous life, hanged himself in prison the day after he was imprisoned. And she helped Qin E escape from prison on the third day after that.

... This confession must have been written by the bookkeeper before he died, otherwise it would never have appeared at this time.

In the previous life, the Qin family did not know who was behind the framing until their deaths, and the Criminal Department and Dali Temple finally found clues, but there was not enough evidence, and they could not find the mastermind, so they could not overturn the case for the Qin family.

The ministers of the government and the opposition are helpless, so this injured Lang Jun can never be the one who saved the Qin family, so there can be this account book and confession... It must be the killer sent by Lu Pingsheng to destroy the evidence.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yuehuai felt strange again: since he was here to destroy the evidence, why did he get injured and fall into the Jinwu River?

Could it be that the bookkeeper hid the account book and confession in the royal palace in order to save his life?

As a result... At this moment, isn't the Wutong Court full of Lu Pingsheng's people?

Qin E and Ah Lu... Will it be dangerous?

She needs to get out of the palace quickly!

Xiao Yuehuai was anxious, looked around, hurriedly put away the account books and testimony in his hand, closed the wooden box and stuffed it in his arms and hid it.

Before leaving, he glanced down at the man at his feet, and when he thought that he was the killer sent by Lu Pingsheng, he couldn't help but feel a sense of annoyance. So, he dragged him back to the shore again, kicked him into the river without hesitation, clapped his hands and turned his head away.

At this time, she didn't know that this Lang Jun, who was dying in the water, was Su Ying, the general of Zhenguo, and Lu Pingsheng's rival. The wooden box that hid the account books and testimonies was snatched by him desperately from the dead soldiers of the Lu family.

Su Ying, a living Yama who fought on the battlefield and killed people like hemp, really didn't expect that one day he would be planted in the hands of his bride and almost lose a small life.

The palace in the second half of the night was very quiet, and surprisingly Qin E's escape from prison was not revealed, as if it had been deliberately concealed, and there was no news.

Xiao Yuehuai was very puzzled by this, it stands to reason that Lu Pingsheng's subordinates failed to kill Qin E, and after midnight, the prison should be noisy, and someone should be sent to check her early. But until now, she hasn't waited for half a person to question her whereabouts last night.

Could it be that Qin E really had an accident when she went to the Royal Palace?

As soon as she thought of this, she panicked and suffocated.