The eldest daughter, she is proud and sassy

Chapter 276
When everything was ready, Cui Hengyue went back to her room, changed into her pajamas, and lay down on the bed with her eyes closed.

It was getting brighter, and finally there was a hasty knock on the door outside.

"Who?"

Shui Fu put on her coat, pretended she had just woken up, and went to the gate, but did not open it.

A rude voice came from outside: "Open the door quickly, or we will break in if you don't open the door."

Hearing this, Shui Fu quickly opened the door.

"It turned out to be Commander Cui."

Shui Fu looked at the people behind him calmly, and asked with doubts on her face: "I don't know what is Commander Cui doing here late at night?"

Cui Zhiwen glanced at the jade pendant on her waist, and said expressionlessly: "Assassins entered the palace, I was ordered to search."

After saying that, he rushed straight in, and the guards behind him also rushed in, squeezing Shuifu to the door.

"Search carefully for me, don't let go of any corner."

Cui Zhiwen gave an order, and the guards immediately took action.

At this moment, Cui Hengyue led Shui Rong over, and asked with a straight face, "What's going on?"

"Yuan Niang—"

Shui Fu rushed over and said to Cui Hengyue: "Commander Cui said that assassins entered the palace, and he was ordered to search."

"It turned out to be Commander Cui, nice to meet you." Cui Hengyue nodded to Cui Zhiwen, and stepped aside: "Since it was ordered to search, then please Commander Cui to search Hongqiongyuan carefully, so that I can sleep peacefully."

Cui Zhiwen glanced at her, then walked straight to the bedroom.

Zi Yan, who was beside the queen mother, said that after Cui Hengyue entered Hongqiongyuan, she only cleaned one bedroom, and the two maids slept in the bedroom with Cui Hengyue.

All the way forward, weeds are still overgrown in the yard, leaves are all over the ground, verandas, stone tables, and stone chairs are covered with dust.

After entering the bedroom, Cui Zhiwen checked it himself.

He checked very carefully, any place where people could hide, even the places where people could not hide, he also checked. He even knocked on every bed board and floor tile with his hands to check whether there were secret passages inside.

Shui Fu and Shui Rong watched in horror. According to Cui Zhiwen's meticulous inspection method, I am afraid that Lu'er in the dry well will be found soon.

They could only pray in their hearts, hoping that Cui Zhiwen would not go to inspect the deserted garden himself.

However, things were contrary to expectations, after Cui Zhiwen inspected the bedroom, he stood on the porch and took a look, then walked towards Huangyuan.

Shui Fu held Shui Rong's hand subconsciously.

"Calm down." Shui Rong reminded in a low voice, and pulled out her hand.

Cui Hengyue did not go to Huangyuan with Cui Zhiwen, but stood under the porch, silently watching the guards coming and going in the courtyard.

After Cui Zhiwen left the bedroom, he took the lantern from his subordinate and walked slowly towards Huangyuan.

At this time, the sky was turning white, and he could see everything around him clearly with his eyesight, but out of caution, he still carried a lantern.

Along the way, Cui Zhiwen found that there were messy footprints in the yard, and the weeds beside the path also had traces of being trampled on, but only the weeds next to the path, and a little further in, there were no traces of being trampled on.

The footprints disappeared in the next yard, because there was a well in the next yard. From the dense footprints and wet soil around it, it can be seen that they fetched water here.

Cui Zhiwen raised the lantern to the top of the well, and the water was sparkling and bottomless.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, Cui Zhiwen left.

The water was too deep to hide people. Even if someone was hiding under the water, he couldn't hold back after standing for so long just now.

Cui Zhiwen went to the Huangyuan next door again, but when he reached the door, he stopped.

The ground was full of dust, and he left clear footprints as soon as he stepped on it.

"Has the search not started yet?" Cui Zhiwen asked.

Xiao Jiu, the guard behind him, thought he was going to scold someone, and replied tremblingly: "Hongqiongyuan is not small, we don't have enough manpower, and we haven't searched here yet."

Cui Zhiwen didn't say anything, and stepped into the courtyard.

There were no footprints on the ground, and there were no traces of touching the surrounding things, which were covered with dust.

Looking around, Cui Zhiwen's last gaze fell on the stone manhole cover.

There is also a well there.

Cui Zhiwen had doubts in his heart, why does this Hongqiong Garden have two wells?
Could it be that when the well was dug, there was no water in one well, so it was left idle?

There was water in the well just now, so there should be no water in this well, right?

Cui Zhiwen walked over and checked the surroundings with a lantern.

The dust piled up, the leaves were scattered, and it seemed that no one had been here for many years.

He stood by the well and thought for a while, then put the lantern on the ground and pressed the well cover with both hands.

"Commander—"

At this time, a guard rushed in and reported to Cui Zhiwen: "Commander, Your Majesty knows about the assassin, and I want you to go there now."

Cui Zhiwen withdrew his hand, lifted the lantern and checked the manhole cover again, and after confirming that there was no trace of pushing, he went out.

"Have you searched all the other places?"

Xiao Jiu replied: "There are still two palaces, the deputy commander is leading people to search."

When they arrived at the main courtyard, the guards reported to Cui Zhiwen one after another: "Commander, the assassin was not found."

Cui Zhiwen nodded slightly, and then walked in front of Cui Hengyue: "The assassin hasn't been found yet, so you better stay here, little lady, and don't run around."

"Thank you Commander Cui for reminding me." Cui Hengyue said politely.

"Farewell." Cui Zhiwen turned and left.

After a few breaths, all the guards in the yard left.

Shui Fu closed the door, breathed a sigh of relief, went back to the bedroom, and said to Cui Hengyue, "Shall we pull Lu'er up now?"

It is also dangerous to stay at the bottom of the well.

"Not now, wait for the cleaner to leave."

Seeing Shui Fu frowned, Cui Hengyue said again: "Don't worry, the manhole cover is not very smooth, there are gaps, she will be fine."

At least until those cleaning people leave.

Just as Shui Fu settled down, she heard Cui Hengyue say: "Lu'er can't stay in the palace for too long, I have to find a way to get out of the palace as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Shui Fu became anxious immediately: "Look at what the Empress Dowager means, she wants to keep you in the palace for a short stay, at least three to five days."

What short stay?He clearly wanted to teach this crazy girl a lesson.

Shui Fu knew it well, and Cui Hengyue knew it too, so she had to leave the palace earlier.

"Don't worry, I have my own measure."

After Cui Hengyue comforted them, she said: "Okay, let's all sleep a little longer, they won't come here so early."

Seeing that Cui Hengyue went to bed and was going to sleep, Shui Fu couldn't help but remind her: "I have to pay my respects to the Queen Mother later, Hongqiongyuan is a bit far from the Longevity Palace, we must leave early."

Cui Hengyue frowned and thought for a while, then lay down again: "You can still take a nap for a while, you guys should take a rest too."

After finishing speaking, Cui Hengyue closed her eyes.

Shui Fu had no choice but to go back to the Luohan bed next to her with Shui Rong, close her eyes and meditate.

When the surroundings became quiet, Cui Hengyue opened her eyes and glanced at the Arhat bed, then closed them again.

Cui Hengyue was very relieved that they didn't complain in front of Cui Zhiwen just now, but she was still a little worried, wondering if they would tell Chen Linshen about Lu'er after they left the palace.
(End of this chapter)