Spring Forest Evening

No, I must live on until Shen Fu comes back!

In the dark, there was no time to think about why he thought so, but when he thought of Shen Fu, Zhou Heng felt a surge of courage in his heart, so he bit his lip to restrain his trembling, and quickly ordered the two girls in a relatively calm voice. :

"Don't be afraid, as long as we escape from this building quietly, we won't be hurt by them. There are patrolling people in the mansion. When we see the fire, we can come here soon. We just need to make sure that we don't get caught by them during this time." Just find it!"

"There are not many of them, and they think we are still asleep right now, so we won't be too vigilant. Let's sneak out through the back window on the first floor later, Chuntao, didn't you say that the wall of the dog hole can be scraped off? Let's Just go there!"

It's not that he didn't think about rushing to the gate of the courtyard wall, but it would take time to knock on the door to wake up the gatekeeper woman, and there would be disturbances, and if the woman had been bribed and refused to open the door, it would definitely be It's a dead end.

Fortunately, there is no unparalleled road, just before going to bed, I heard Chuntao casually talk about the dog hole.

After hearing this, Chuntao tremblingly bit her lip and nodded to confirm it, then hugged the little shadow and whispered to it: "Hey, don't bark later!"

"Okay, then let's go quickly!" Zhou Heng took the time to scan the room to see if there was anything he needed to take away. The painting hanging on the desk in the outer room is a pity, but I will find someone later Just draw a picture, by the way, those silver notes and the jewelry given by Mrs. Xie must not be thrown away, so I went to the dressing table and took the jewelry box and hugged it in my arms: "Wait for the spring peach first, I second, the hard work of the spring rain You, you have kung fu, you come to break the queen!"

Chun Yu nodded, and replied briefly: "Okay!" He took the three teacup lids on the table, and used them to scratch the wall when he was talking.

Inspired by this, Zhou Heng remembered what he had learned in the fire drills at school, and ordered the two of them:

"Take out your handkerchiefs, soak them in tea, fold them over to cover your mouth, Chuntao, tie a piece on Little Shadow's mouth, then bend over and walk away!"

After talking for a while, the smell of smoke has become strong and choking. Fortunately, the three of them covered their mouths with wet handkerchiefs and quickly arrived downstairs. Fortunately, there were not many people lighting the fire outside. At this moment, they were still trying their best to make the fire that had just started burning hotter at the door, and there was heavy rain in the sky accompanied by rumbling thunder. The movement of the three girls quietly opening the rear window and turning out was covered up in time.

God, thank you, Zhou Heng said silently in his heart, last time we survived a catastrophe, please help us escape this time!

Liufeng Pavilion was built on the bank of Shangyun Pool, a little distance away from the wall, and it was originally a place for sightseeing in the palace. There were tall trees in front of and behind the house, and some low bushes were planted underneath. , the three drenched girls successfully walked a long way forward with their waists bent, and the little shadow was held tightly in Chuntao's arms, and fortunately, he didn't cry out.

It's a pity that the abandoned dog hole that Chuntao mentioned was a bit far away, and it was raining again in the dark, and Chuntao herself was terrified, so she walked for a while, Zhou Heng asked her if she had arrived, and Chuntao shook her head in panic. Said he couldn't remember.

That's right, a ten-year-old girl suddenly encounters murder and arson, which are only found in story books, and now it's dark, and it's raining so hard that I can barely open my eyes, how can I tell where the dog hole is? where.

"Don't be nervous, think about it!" Although Chun Yu behind said this, he was already anxious when he heard it. Looking back, the fire in Liufeng Pavilion was already on fire, and the flames at the gate reflected the arsonists. They seemed to be getting impatient with the figure of the people. Someone kicked through the door, and soon there was a fire on the first floor. It seemed that they had rushed in.

The flames were blazing, and the surroundings of Liufeng Pavilion were also somewhat brighter.

Zhou Heng was also anxious to death, but he still tried his best not to urge him. The more he urges, the more chaotic it became. Fortunately, there was a flash of lightning, and he saw a canna plant not far ahead. "Miss Biao, there is it!" Chuntao suddenly became excited pointing forward and yelling, while Little Shadow yelled at the same time, broke free from her embrace, and ran towards the dog hole.

"Quick!" Zhou Heng hurriedly shouted in a low voice, and the three of them ran towards the canna place regardless of the skirts that were already tightly attached to their legs.

It's a pity that I don't know if the barking of the dog was heard, or the two people who rushed into the building found that they had fled. Shadow searched slowly in the bushes on both sides.

Fortunately, the dog hole has been found now, and there is only one person who came to them. Before I could say anything more, the hearts of the three were beating like drums. One of them took a piece of teacup lid and began to scratch the wall hard. The little shadow had already passed through. I kept calling over there for a while.

"Stop screaming, little shadow!" Chuntao was so frightened that she couldn't hold the lid of the cup. Fortunately, the two big girls on both sides were shaking and digging hard. The wall was indeed old, and it was raining again. Without buckling, a big hole was dug out in a blink of an eye. After Chunyu tried it, his head could be stretched through.

But the person who searched for them seemed to have heard it, and someone was striding towards them.

No, it's too late, there are three of us, and the two of us are bigger, so we may not be able to pass!Zhou Heng gritted his teeth and continued digging, while whispering to the two people who were head to head:

"Listen up, both of you, and listen to me. First of all, this matter is aimed at me. No matter who you meet later, they will say that my name is Chuncha, and I am a new maid. Unless the prince comes, remember !"

"Chuntao should be able to pass by later. After you get out, you should hurry to find Mother Shen. Leave us alone and don't shout on the road. In case there are people from them over there!"

"Chun Yu, you know kung fu. You should be able to climb over the wall and get out by yourself. You keep my box first. After you get over it, go to Chen Feng and tell him to send someone out of the city to inform the prince after dawn!"

"What about you?" Chun Yu didn't hold his hand, but he was crying in anxiety. After climbing over the wall, shouldn't he shout to attract the guards who watch the night and scare away the arsonists?And Miss Biao wanted Chuntao to leave her alone, so what about herself?

"Listen to me, Chun Yu!" Tian Poor saw that a large piece of the wall had just been picked and fell off. Zhou Heng felt that it was almost done, so he pushed the Chuntao between the two of them into the hole, and told Chun Yu: "You don't have to worry about me, I will be fine, trust me, don't cry!"

"I'm afraid there are people outside. I have a way to escape. You don't have to worry. It's... the secret place the prince told me before, but it can only accommodate one person. So listen carefully, no matter who you meet, unless it is the prince I'm here, otherwise don't tell them where I've been, just say I ran away in a panic! Do you hear me?!"

The people behind were getting closer and closer. Fortunately, Chuntao was still a young girl after all, with a thin body. With concerted efforts, the two of them finally pushed out of the dog hole, but after going out, they stretched out their hands at the other end and cried mournfully. He refused to leave, and the little shadow kept screaming.

"Be obedient, hurry up and quietly go find Mother Shen!" Zhou Heng slapped her hand, it trembled, and finally retracted, after which Little Shadow's voice disappeared.

Zhou Heng looked back, the person who was chasing him seemed to hesitate, and there seemed to be a gong beating outside the wall, okay, things may have turned around.

"Okay, Chun Yu, it's up to you next!" Zhou Heng seized the time to pick up the box on the ground and handed it to her: "It's really impossible, it's okay to throw this box away, save your own life first!"

"Miss Biao, is there really... a secret place?" Chun Yu seemed to sense it, and held Zhou Heng's hand and refused to let go.

"Silly girl, it's too late, don't worry, I'm sure I won't die, you have to trust your lord, hurry up!" Zhou Heng let go first, looked back, and ran to the water's edge.

Chun Yu also looked back, biting his lip and finally disappearing into the rain with the box in his arms.

nnd, let you see this girl's swimming skills!Zhou Heng got into the water, first swam some distance into the water, and then started to swim towards the water pavilion.

Liufeng Pavilion was already in flames at this time, but the movement outside the courtyard wall became more and more loud, presumably the people in the mansion had discovered the fire, and the people who were standing hesitantly had already gone back at this time, and the people on the other side Also came back, Zhou Heng swam a little closer to Liufeng Pavilion, counted three people in total, saw the three people gathered together from a distance, it seemed to be a discussion, and then did something that made her feel very happy. Shocked movement—

Go down to Shangyun Pool.

This action frightened Zhou Heng to swim farther away. Fortunately, the three of them stopped quickly in the water, and because they had been facing the burning Liufeng Pavilion, they didn't notice it. It never occurred to him that there was another person in the water some distance behind them.

Even so, Zhou Heng only showed two eyes on the water surface. Fortunately, there are some aquatic plants growing in the Shangyun Pond, and occasionally there are a few individual lotus leaves. , and never imagined that someone was hiding in the water.

Soon after, the gate of the courtyard opened, and the guards and women in the mansion rushed in with various water containers in their hands. Zhou Heng watched, and the three arsonists had already silently After swimming to the lotus bushes on the other side of the waterside pavilion and staying motionless, he also swam behind them.

Afterwards, Zhou Heng watched from a distance, Chuntao stumbled in behind Shen Nanny, Shen Nanny seemed to be about to rush into the building, but was held back by the people around, at this moment the whole building was completely burned, The beams on the top began to fall down, and they were either smashed to death or burned to death when they entered. The people in the house had stopped fighting and watched it burn.

The distance was relatively far, and the sound of the rain was so loud that not only did it hurt Zhou Heng's face, but he also couldn't hear what the firefighters were saying. After a while, another person came running wildly and said something to Nanny Shen .

As a result, soon, those who put out the fire all picked up buckets and other things and ran away.Nanny Shen seemed to hesitate for a while, stood in the rain and looked at the dark surroundings for a while, then pulled Chuntao, who obviously refused to leave and seemed to be still wiping tears, away, and soon, the whole Shangyun There is only a castle in the fire that is about to be burned down by the pool.

And four people in the water.