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Chapter 116 The Secret Path
After a long time, Xiaodong would still wake up from the dream.

It was pitch black all around, and the sound of killing could be faintly heard in the distance. She and Qin Lie supported each other and staggered forward. They didn't know when all this would end, and they didn't know whether they could get out of this darkness.

Maybe it wasn't that critical at the time, it's just that when people relive their memories, they magnify their fears again and again.

Since the end of March, the capital city has been rainy and rainy. Even though the spring rain is as expensive as oil, it is not a good thing to have too much oil.After entering April, there was no sunny day for half a month.

Xiaodong picked up the flowers placed in front of the window, and the water droplets on the petals and leaves fell rustlingly, soaking her sleeves.

When Qin Lie jumped in from the window, his whole body was wet, which startled Xiaodong.

"How did you come?"

Meihua stretched, maybe it still remembered Qin Lie, jumped out of the basket, trotted towards him, the bell around her neck jingled, Xiaodong picked him up.

"I bought some red bean cakes." Qin Lie took out a paper bag from his arms and handed it to her, it was still warm.

Xiaodong held the red bean crisps and looked at Qin Lie again.

"What's wrong?" Qin Lie looked at her, then followed her gaze and lowered his head to look at himself.

"You haven't cooked it yet?"

Qin Lie looked like he wanted to laugh, but he immediately shut his mouth tightly, the expression on his face brilliant.

Xiaodong brought tea, opened the red bean cake, and handed him a piece: "Eat together."

Qin Lie frowned: "Tired."

This person doesn't like sweet things, this Xiaodong has already understood.

"I can't finish this package by myself."

Qin Lie seemed reluctant to stuff a piece of red bean cake into his mouth, and then quickly took a big mouthful of tea.

Xiaodong was always wondering: "You...how do you escape the guards every time?"

"The guards won't stop me when I enter the door. I just need to go around from behind and then climb up the tree and climb over the wall."

To put it simply, if Plum Blossom does this, no one will notice it, even if people see it, they will not care about it-it is a cat, and cats are born to climb walls and trees.But the leader Qin Lie... is bigger than ten plum blossoms combined.

Meihua smelled the fragrant scent, and rubbed her head against Xiaodong's palm.

"Do you want to eat too?"

Xiaodong hesitated, wondering if cats could eat red bean cakes.

Qin Lie said carelessly: "A small sip is fine, anyway the poison won't kill it."

Xiaodong glared at it, broke off a small piece of red bean cake, squeezed it soft, and carefully fed it to Meihua.

Plum blossoms seem to be eating with relish.

Suddenly there was the sound of hurried footsteps in the yard, Xiaodong was taken aback for a moment, Qin Lie moved very quickly, and hid behind the screen in a flash.

Xiaodong glanced worriedly, Qin Lie was taller than the screen, he must be hiding behind the screen with his waist bowed, at least he couldn't see anything from here.

The screams of the maids, and Hu's shouts.

The door was pushed open heavily, and Xiaodong stood up.

The person who came in made Xiaodong a little strange, but she immediately remembered that he had seen this person outside Wang An's study room, he was very young, very different from the other clean-up guests of King An, some of them were young People, but this person is obviously not yet twenty, he is really too young.

Mrs. Hu followed in, it seemed that she wanted to stop that person, but when she saw Xiaodong, she rushed over to block Xiaodong without hesitation.

"Princess, King Jingjun and the second prince conspired against each other. Some people are coming towards our palace, and there may be people from them in the palace. You go with me now."

Xiaodong stared at him closely: "Where's my father?"

"The prince is with the emperor."

Probably seeing that Xiaodong didn't trust him, the man took a deep breath: "There are secret passages in the mansion where you can hide, so hurry up."

Hu replied, "I've never heard of it."

"I told you, it's a secret way."

Why does Wang An trust this man so much?He has not been in Prince An's Mansion for a long time.

The person in front of him suddenly looked behind Xiaodong, his eyes narrowed.

Xiaodong turned his head, Qin Lie stood out from behind the screen.His figure was too menacing - but at a time like this, no one in the room would be at ease even if he looked normal.

But Mrs. Hu recognized him immediately: "Young Master Qin? Why are you here?"

Qin Lie nodded and made a decision for Xiaodong: "Let's go with him."

If Qin Lie was discovered by the Hu family at another time, what would be waiting for them?
Under such circumstances, Xiaodong suddenly thought of this.

The Hu family might tear Qin Lie apart.

The boy surnamed Zhang nodded, then turned and walked out.

But he didn't go out of the gate of Yufang Pavilion, he turned in the sidewalk and walked backward instead.

There are only a few empty rooms in the back, storing some things that are not needed on weekdays.There was a thick layer of dust in the room, and there were many large boxes stacked against the wall.

"Come and help!"

Xiaodong began to believe it.

If it wasn't Wang An's confidant, how could he know the secret way in the mansion that even Xiao Dong didn't know?
They moved the upper boxes away, and the young man counted and opened the lid of one box, reached in, groped for a long time at the bottom of the box, and pressed hard.

Nothing changed in the house, no floor tiles moved, no walls turned.

"Okay, move the box back."

They went back to the small winter room, everything in the room was the same as before, only the bed was moved forward a foot, revealing an entrance.

The boy jumped in first, Qin Lie followed, and shouted from below: "I'll follow you."

Xiaodong gritted her teeth, closed her eyes and jumped down, Qin Lie hugged her by the waist.But Mrs. Hu didn't jump down, Xiaodong looked up, and Mrs. Hu just happened to look down.

"Young Master Qin!"

Qin Lie responded.

Hu pressed her lower lip tightly: "Protect the princess."

She didn't come down together, turned around and left.

Xiaodong heard her footsteps getting farther and farther away, and the hole above her head seemed to be getting higher and farther away.She shouted: "Mother Hu!"

Qin Lie quickly covered her mouth, there was a cracking sound, the bed above the head moved back, the last ray of light disappeared, and they fell into a mass of darkness.

"Walk."

Xiaodong was almost sandwiched by Qin Lie, the boy in front took off a bead with a faint glow from the wall to illuminate it, and walked forward all the way.

I don't know when this tunnel was built, and who built it, and the inside is not particularly narrow and cramped.Xiaodong's tears couldn't stop flowing down, flowing down the back of Qin Lie's hand.

"Won't outsiders find this secret path?"

"Don't worry, even if they find the mechanism, it won't be this entrance that they opened the second time."

Why didn't Mrs. Hu go with them?

Is it because she is afraid that her legs and feet will not be able to keep up and drag them down?
"Is there a side exit to the secret passage?"

"Yes, but it may not be safe to go out now."

I don't know how far I have walked, in the darkness, time and distance seem to be infinitely stretched.

"Put me down...I can walk by myself."

Qin Lie's arms tightened for a moment, but he didn't let go: "The ground is uneven."

This secret road was not a straight road, and Xiaodong felt that they had turned several turns in the dark, and she had no sense of direction at all.

"Okay, let's rest here for a while."

He put the bead down, Xiaodong struggled from Qin Lie's arms to the ground, wiped his face, and saw clearly where they were standing now by the glimmer of the bead.

The surroundings are made of stone, square and square, with tables, chairs and beds.There is still an oil lamp on the table, and the lamp oil inside has not dried up.

Qin Lie took flint and other objects from his body, wiped them a few times, and lit the oil lamp.

"The prince ordered the princess to hide here. This place is very secret, and it should be safe."

Qin Lie cupped his hands to him: "I don't know what to call Xiongtai? Seeing that you are so familiar with this secret path, come on..."

But the young man said: "Mr. Qin, you don't have to be polite, I'm Zhang Ziqian. It's the first time I've come in this secret way."

So he is so familiar with it?

"I have a very good memory. The prince said it once, and I can remember it firmly." He turned his head: "Is the princess okay? Let's take a rest first?"

Xiaodong nodded indiscriminately, Qin Lie gave her a hand and let her sit down on the side of the couch.

Her hair was messed up and fell over her shoulders.Xiaodong regained his composure, bit the hair tie, combed it a few times with his fingers, and re-tucked his hair into a braid.

Her heart was still pounding, she only thought about whether the Prince An's mansion had been invaded by rebels, what happened to the Hu family, is King An safe?
Thinking of the last time she saw Hu Shi, Xiaodong felt that something was tearing at her chest, the pain made her breathless.

"Today's matter, thanks to Brother Zhang, you came to report and rescue. I just don't know how long we will stay here?"

Zhang Ziqian pondered for a while: "I actually don't know much about it. In fact, the emperor and the prince had prepared for their treason earlier, but I don't know what went wrong. I got the definite news earlier that they would do it when the emperor went out for summer vacation. Now But it was launched in advance. But no matter what, the imperial court is prepared, and those traitors will not succeed."

Yes, King An was prepared.

The king of Jingjun... the king of Jingjun also conspired against him?
That person had a very good reputation in the clan. Although he was very romantic, the Jingjun Prince's Mansion was full of naked women, but he was hospitable, very personable, and was said to be very talented.

No wonder Princess Jingjun sent Zhao Zhi to marry in such a hurry, and even found such a husband's family for her. It seemed that she didn't care about mother-daughter love at all and kept her away from the capital.

She is forced to.As his wife, she should know a little about King Jingjun's plan.If King Jingjun can achieve success, then naturally he will ascend to heaven alone.If the matter fails, there will be no eggs under the nest, and she and other children will probably not be spared. Maybe Zhao Zhineng, who is far away from the capital, escaped the catastrophe.

Pity the parents of the world.

"Sister Xiaodong, if you are tired, you can rest for a while to rest your mind."

Xiaodong shook his head: "I'm not tired."

The three of them didn't speak, and the silence around them made one's heart palpitate.When we are on the ground, no matter how quiet it is, there is still the sound of wind, leaves, and other small sounds.But the ground was dead silent, and no movement could be heard.

It's like... like being buried in the ground.

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Ah, it feels like the holidays are so short, as soon as I close my eyes and open them again, it's gone in no time. .

Ask for a ticket. .

(End of this chapter)