Spring Forest Evening

Although it is indeed a road to the dark, fortunately, the end is not a dead end—

In the dim silence, Zhou Heng suddenly felt that the distance not far ahead seemed to be brighter, and he was overjoyed at once, subconsciously speeding up and running towards the bright place.

Wherever I passed by during this period of time, there was almost no other light except for a few lanterns hanging above the door from time to time. Speaking of which, I have to praise the quick response of the people in the palace. As soon as it was salvaged, the red lanterns used for lighting in the rear foot palace were wrapped in a layer of dark cloth, which was the best way to deal with it temporarily.

But in this way, the lantern light can only be said to be better than nothing, it can only illuminate a small area at the door, and the surrounding area is completely dark.

At first, Zhou Heng was guilty of being afraid of being discovered, and deliberately avoided crowded and bright places. When he lost his way, he was even more flustered. He didn't have time to think about it for a while. Walking further and further, it is a lie to say in my heart that I am not afraid.

When I suddenly saw a ray of light at the end of the road, I felt relieved and happy to re-enter the world for a while, and then I went forward like a moth to a flame.

When he was about to reach the end, he calmed down and slowed down again, trying not to make any noise with each step. There are too many things that happened tonight, it is better to be cautious. The door is closed everywhere, there is no sound, it looks very weird, if you make any movement, you may be heard immediately, so you have to be cautious.

Just like that, Zhou Heng couldn't help but bend down, and finally, he leaned against the wall and moved forward carefully...

Seeing that the front was getting brighter and brighter, he walked forward slowly with a mood of half apprehension and half anticipation. Zhou Heng also hesitated in the middle of whether to go back. Didn't he throw himself into a trap?

But people are always curious, and after walking on the dark road for a long time, Zhou Heng was actually eager to find a safe place with light everywhere, so although he hesitated, he still Still biting the bullet, he slowly walked closer to the light.

In fact, the light is not very bright on weekdays, but after staying in the dark for a long time, it feels very bright now, and I can see the surrounding situation very clearly——

It is a wide stone road that intersects with the road from where it came from. The other side of the stone road is no longer a tall palace wall, but a forest, and the trees are still very tall.

Have you reached Shanglin Garden?Zhou Heng was overjoyed, but when he turned his head, he remembered that Shen Fu had told himself that Shanglin Garden was still some distance away from the main building in the palace, and he had only left for a short time, so it was unlikely.

But the woods are always safer than the unobstructed palace road. Zhou Heng bit his lip and quickly made a judgment. Then he leaned at the intersection and looked around, making sure that no one was passing by on the stone road, and then quickly ran into the woods.

After entering, I sat on the ground leaning against a big pine tree and breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked around. I found that the forest was actually long and narrow. Although it stretched endlessly along the stone road, it seemed It's not wide, and it feels like there is some faint light coming through from the other end. Presumably, it's just like the flowers and trees embellishing the cloud pool on Prince Jing's mansion, and there might be a wall behind it.

But maybe Cuiwei Palace is not far behind?

Zhou Heng raised his head and looked at it. At this moment, it may be because of the interference of the light next to him, or the position is not right. The sky looks similar. After looking at it for a while, he had to lower his head and give up. After taking a rest, he got up and planned to go first with a little expectation. Check out the other side of the woods.

Different from ordinary forests, perhaps because of being in the palace, there is only soft green grass under this forest, not even bushes, which is very refreshing, but the trees are extremely tall, probably some years old, so that Zhou Heng Soon, under the cover of the tree trunk, he walked to the edge of the other end silently.

Then he was shocked to find that there was Taiye Pond outside the woods.

It’s just that it’s far away from the original place, and there’s no guards guarding it strictly. There are only two guards standing about 30 meters away from Zhou Heng who are chatting in a low voice, and from time to time they beat up two guards. Yawning, looking relaxed, with a lantern at his feet.

After thinking about it, Zhou Heng decided to look at the other end first, to see where the woods spread.

If it’s not possible, then walk back along the water, it’s all here, not to mention the woods are much safer than the palace just now.

So I continued to go to the farther and darker side with a low waist.

I met a few Imperial Guard guards in the middle, and Zhou Heng avoided them without any surprises. I couldn't help being a little excited because of this, and realized that I had walked a little far when I realized that I was a little tired from walking.

So he simply sat down and planned to rest for a while to see the situation before leaving.

As a result, during this break, some voices were heard, and there were quite a few people listening to them. Zhou Heng was so frightened that he almost wanted to climb a tree to hide.

But not to mention the inconvenient dress on his body, the key point is that he doesn't know how to climb trees, so don't make too much noise and find out!

Fortunately, in desperation, he quickly hid behind a big pine tree, and the group of people who came from outside the woods seemed to be in a hurry, and they didn't realize that there was still someone hiding in the woods.

And when the group of people quickly ran into the woods, although they couldn't see their faces clearly now, someone in the middle suddenly supported a staggering figure, and then a not-so-young female voice whispered:

"Empress be careful!"

This sentence was like thunder, and Zhou Heng was so shocked that he almost cried out:

Queen Mother?The Empress Dowager actually escaped from the Fengyu Palace that was on fire?Wasn't the fire over there so fierce that it burned the sky red?

Unfortunately, another voice later confirmed this:

"What's the matter, Queen Mother?"

It was the voice of the third princess. Anyway, I heard what their mother and daughter said in the pavilion before, and the delicate voice of the empress dowager was very recognizable:

"It's okay, Shan'er, I tripped over the grass underneath."

He seemed to stop to take a breath, and then asked again:

"Is it this way?"

"Don't worry, the Queen Mother, the slaves have already practiced many times, and the imperial guards have already been transferred away from here by Commander Qin," the not-so-young female voice said again in a low voice:

"You just sit here for a while, and the servants will go outside first to confirm, generally speaking, they can't be wrong!"

A very determined tone.

"Then you go!" The Empress Dowager ordered softly, Zhou Heng heard the two leave and went to the Taiye Pool, and then the three princesses chuckled:

"Interesting, queen mother?"