Spring Forest Evening

Zhou Heng was really curious about the facts that happened in Cuiwei Palace, upon hearing Shen Fu's words, he quickly responded, and then the five of them slowly went down the secret passageway one by one.

When going down, Xu was afraid of some unforeseen danger ahead, so Shen Fu and Zhou Heng walked at the back, and Shen Fu walked in front of Zhou Heng with the fourth prince in his arms.

The tightness of the entrance is not a problem for Shen Fu and Zhou Heng, who have long been familiar with the situation of the secret passage, and they must be afraid that the Queen Mother and others will not be able to move, so the wall at the entrance of the secret passage is intimately walking along the steps. An armrest made of a bamboo pole was installed under it, which made Zhou Heng secretly sigh in his heart. The mother and daughter of the queen mother spent a lot of time preparing for this plan, and even such small details were taken care of. No wonder they were so confident before.

The group of people walked down to the end and just stood still, there was a slight sound of stone rubbing overhead, and the secret passageway was closed by Commander Xu.

It suddenly became completely dark in front of him. Fortunately, Shen Fu was in front of him. It was inconvenient to hug the fourth prince at the moment, and he couldn't turn around and hold her hand, so Zhou Heng stretched out a hand and put it on his back. , so that you can move forward with peace of mind.

Seeing her like this, Shen Fu called the maid in front back to the back of the palace, and asked the guards of the Huben Guard to strike a flint to check the surrounding situation.

Seeing this, Zhou Heng was very relieved. He did not expect that this secret passage was better than the one under the palace. Some drinking water and dry food were also found in a recess on the wall. The recess was about one meter wide and deep enough for the guard's entire arm to penetrate.

In another pit of the same size, some weapons such as swords were placed, but the guards checked and said that they were rusted and unusable.

Another accident was that someone stepped on the two water rails on the ground.

According to the inspection of the guards, the two pieces of water that were thrown on the ground were a little wet, and there were half-dried blood on them, indicating that they should have been worn not long ago, and the person who wore them was injured.

There is no doubt that it should be left by the person who assassinated the emperor and prince in Taiye Pool.

Zhou Heng leaned on Shen Fu and looked at it. Seeing this, he understood that the people from Zhongnan Road came in through the secret passage here, put on the water in advance and dived into the Taiye Pool. The emperor and the princes would never have imagined that the safest royal boat would be so easily obtained.

Of course, the Second Prince knew that there were such people, but I'm afraid he would never be able to figure out why these people who had promised to save him from the water turned their faces and wanted to put him to death.

However, there are only two water supports on the ground in front of me. Could it be that only two people from the Zhongnan Road group came back alive from the Taiye Pond?Zhou Heng couldn't help but express his thoughts.

Shen Fu agreed softly:

"These people are working for tigers. Back then they did evil in Liuhu Lake, and their crimes are unforgivable. Now they dare to assassinate the current emperor in Taiye Pond. They deserve to die. Don't worry, they will be caught later!"

That's right, isn't Mu Yun leading people to guard the Shanglin Garden, hoping to capture them alive as witnesses, so Zhou Heng didn't say anything else, while Shen Fu turned to those Hu Benwei who looked silently. The guard said:

"It's useless to be sad. You have to be the leader to catch the thief. Now our responsibility is to protect the prince well. Although the secret road here has been disconnected from Fengyu Palace, the queen may not be able to find it. It's getting late now, before dawn, let's go!"

These words made those few people clasped their fists in answer, and one of them seemed to be a small boss, and even said something:

"My lord is right. The queen mother and the third princess have been gone for some time, so please rest assured and move on."

After a pause, he added:

"According to the situation, there should be supplies ahead, maybe there are torches and other things. Pay attention to see if there are any holes in the walls along the way."

That’s right, although the five Huben Guards are said to have flints with them, the light after lighting them up is really weak, and everyone doesn’t know how long the secret passage is. Right now, only one person’s flint is used, so it’s really better than nothing. This immediately gave everyone great hope.

Sure enough, after walking for a while in the dark, the guards in front sent good news:

"My lord, I found it!"

Then there was a flash of light, and the secret passage was obviously brighter. Zhou Heng squinted his eyes and looked sideways, and the front suddenly became much brighter. Tables and chairs were placed on both sides, as if for people to rest.

And when I went to have a look, I found that the tables and chairs were made of stone, but there were some fresh melons and fruits messily placed on the table, but it seemed that I had already eaten them, and there were some leftovers, as if I was in a hurry and had no time to finish them. It was the two who came back from the injury who took the time to eat some. Zhou Heng didn't think that the queen mother and daughter would take a fancy to the food in this secret passage, let alone eat so ugly.

There are also recesses on the wall behind the table and chairs. There are four in total, and there are sufficient food in all of them. Unfortunately, according to the inspection of the guards, although they saw a torch on the stone table and successfully lit it, But it was not found in the pit, presumably it was taken away by someone before.

But everyone was not discouraged because of this, anyway, a torch is enough, and seeing such complete preparations, according to what a guard of the Huben Guard said:

"My lord, it seems that there should be such a supply point along the way later, and there will definitely be torches."

The rest of the people also nodded.

"Okay, then let's continue walking, you all pay attention ahead!" Shen Fu ordered.

So the group walked forward again, and this time it was much brighter. For this reason, Zhou Heng took a short errand, while looking at the guards of the Huben Guard in front and the fourth prince who was sleeping soundly on Shen Fu's shoulder, he sighed with emotion. Speaking of the emperor who is estimated to be dead—

The three most honorable women in the palace had tried their best to deal with him early on, but he himself thought that he had everything under his control. If he knew that he was being calculated so deliberately after death, he wouldn't know what would happen. I won't feel wronged.

Of course, if you really want to say it, the emperor died unjustly. He fell in love with the young stepmother and murdered the meritorious officials. None of them are worthy of sympathy...

Just thinking wildly like this, the group of people in the middle passed through three spacious supply stations that also had stone tables and chairs. As the guards predicted before, it seems that the people in front did not have such a high demand for torches. There were torches left in the hollow, and the guards took a torch with them for safety.

But at the fourth place, all the torches in the hollow were there, "My lord, it seems that the exit is coming soon!"

The guards of Huben Guard should not be ordinary soldiers, and they always have some experience in this field. Hearing this, Zhou Heng's heart trembled suddenly, and his heart beat uncontrollably again...