Chapter 955 Shadow in the Night
Shang Ruyi led a group of people to walk in the garden for a while. Seeing that it was still early, he went to Jinyu Garden again. Chu Ruoyan was very happy to see them coming, and he was busy. After bringing out the refreshments, the two of them teased the children and talked and laughed while eating.
Unconsciously, the wind started blowing outside.
Seeing that the sky was getting darker, as if it was going to rain, Shang Ruyi was about to ask Tu Sheer to go back and see how those people were doing, when someone came to invite them, saying that they had already destroyed the Qianqiu Palace. After it was cleaned and ventilated, Princess Qin could go back to rest.
Shang Ruyi took his leave and returned to Qianqiu Palace.
As soon as I got back, it started to rain outside.
And sure enough, as the little eunuch said, the entire Qianqiu Palace, including the backyard, warehouse, and corners, was fumigated. Although they had ventilated it and wiped away the drippings before they left, The bamboo vinegar still had a pungent smell in the air, so Shang Ruyi had someone clean the hall carefully until no smell was left at all.
After all this trouble, Shang Ruyi became even more tired. Fortunately, it rained and no one came to see her, so she went to take a shower and change clothes without eating dinner, and went to bed early.
I don’t know why, even though she was so tired, and even though her eyelids had already started to fight when she took a shower, after actually lying down, she couldn’t sleep. She stared at the window frame with a faint light in the darkness, her eyes wandering from time to time. Clear, sometimes blurry, the sound of rain outside gradually stopped, and the night became deeper and deeper, until the night was as dark as ink, and no light penetrated the hall anymore, then Shang Ruyi fell into a drowsy sleep.
Even so, her consciousness was still a little blurry, as if she could still hear the wind outside and the rustling of leaves.
Amidst the sound of wind, raindrops fell from the eaves.
This hourglass-like sound made this quiet night inexplicably uneasy and restless.
Just when Shang Ruyi was half asleep and half asleep, the patrol team in the palace changed again. It was past the third watch at this time, everything was quiet, and others were sleeping soundly. , they were also yawning, sleepy-eyed, dragging heavy Stepping on puddles, they walked forward along the corridor in the palace wall with a lantern in hand. When they reached the Shenlong Gate, they were divided into two groups. One group generally went to patrol the Imperial Garden along the Thousand-Step Corridor, while the other group patrolled the Imperial Garden. You need to patrol behind Liangyi Hall, and then go around to the east of Qianqiu Hall and Jinyu Garden.
Just when they were about to pass through Anren Gate, they saw several figures shaking in front of them, and immediately asked: "Who is it?"
The other party was also holding a lantern and shaking. Some of them couldn't see clearly. When the two sides got closer, they realized that it was Shang Gong Han Yuhui with two palace maids. The leading imperial guard immediately asked: "Han Shang Gong? Why haven't you rested so late?"
Han Yuhui said: "I just came out from Zhang Jieyu's place and am going back to rest."
"Is there anything wrong with Zhang Jieyu's visit to Lord Shang Gong so late?"
"Zhang Jieyu Jieyu came to me to discuss the Emperor's birthday in a month. Because of the complicated matters, she was late."
"Oh, this. That's it..."
The man immediately breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he also knew that Han Shanggong was the emperor's confidant. There should be some problems in the palace so late. He just wanted to ask as a rule, and I heard that a Yuehou was also preparing to congratulate the emperor on his birthday. He immediately smiled and said, "It looks like Lord Shang Gong is going to have a hard time again."
Han Yuhui smiled lightly and said: "It's not hard to talk about. It's hard for you guys to still patrol so late."
As she said this, she walked through Anren Gate with the group of imperial guards.
It was pitch dark all around. Only the lanterns in their hands on both sides could illuminate the small area in front of them, and the light could barely outline the huge outline of one side of a palace in front. Han Yuhui squinted her eyes slightly. , said: "This seems to be - —"
The guards immediately said: "It's Qianqiu Palace."
"Oh. Your Highness, King Qin, is not here. You must be extra careful when patrolling here. Your Highness is young. Small, can’t stand the noise.”
"Thank you, Han Shanggong, for the reminder."
They walked forward as they spoke. As they were talking, a gust of wind suddenly blew by, and the shadows of the trees in front of them swayed, and the pine waves burst into waves. At this moment, the little palace maid who was following Han Yuhui exclaimed: "Ah!"
Although the voice was not loud, it was still a bit shocking in this silent night. Han Yuhui immediately He frowned and scolded: "What are you shouting? ? Didn’t you say that your Highness can’t stand the noise?”
The little palace maid’s eyes widened, her trembling fingers pointed forward, as if she saw something extraordinary, and said: “Well, there. There seems to be——”
"What's there?"
"There seems to be someone out there."
"What!?"
After hearing this, Han Yuhui didn't say anything. Several imperial guards were frightened and rushed forward immediately. Not far ahead was the backyard of Qianqiu Palace. The palace wall here was high, and one could even see a rockery and several pines and cypresses inside the wall. They were being blown by the wind at the moment. It was shaking endlessly, and the rustling sound was even more frightening.
Someone dug it out from here?
Someone dug it out from Qianqiu Palace?
What's going on? Could it be that——
Immediately someone lowered his voice and asked the little palace maid: "Who did you see?"
The little palace maid's face was pale, and her face was even more terrible when it was reflected by the swinging lantern. Terrified, he whispered: "Okay, it seems to be, a man..."
"What?"
The imperial guards were shocked when they heard this. They looked at each other and did not dare to speak. Han Yuhui directly scolded: "What nonsense! King Qin has been leading troops for a long time, and there is only a boy in Qianqiu Palace, His Highness." , Where did the man come from? Don’t talk nonsense, you must have seen it wrong!”
The little palace maid looked at her and immediately nodded: "Yes, yes, maybe this slave saw it wrong."
Han Yuhui said: "Let's go, go back quickly!"
After speaking, she nodded to a few guards, and immediately left in a hurry with the two palace maids.
The remaining group of people stood outside the back wall of Qianqiu Palace, and they were a little confused for a while. The wind was strong just now and the shadows of the trees were swaying. Although they didn't see it, they couldn't be sure whether the palace maid was. I really saw it wrong; what's more, as Han Shanggong said, there is no other man in Qianqiu Palace. If there is a man who climbs over the wall in the middle of the night, could it be——
Several people were a little numb, and someone whispered: "Here, what should we do?"
"Do you want to report it?"
"If you report it, what should you say?"
Just him They looked at each other, not knowing whether to leave or stay for closer inspection. Suddenly, there was a burst of noise from the imperial garden far behind them. Several people looked at each other, and immediately realized something was wrong, and hurriedly Turn around and run.
(End of this chapter)