Noble First Daughter-in-law

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, they went to Jinyuyuan again. Chu Ruoyan was very happy to see them coming and hurriedly asked people to bring tea out. The two of them ate and laughed. Children, talk and laugh.

Unconsciously, the wind started blowing outside.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark and it seemed like it was going to rain, Shang Ruyi was about to ask Tusheer to go back and see how those people were doing, when someone came to invite him, saying that the Qianqiu Palace had been cleaned up and cleared. Feng, Princess Qin can go back and rest.

Shang Ruyi took the people to say goodbye and returned to Qianqiu Palace.

As soon as we got back, it started to rain outside.

And sure enough, as the little eunuch said, the entire Qianqiu Palace, including the backyard, warehouses, and corners, had been fumigated. Although they had ventilated it before leaving and wiped away the dripping bamboo vinegar, the air was still full of fumigation. There was still a pungent smell left, so Shang Ruyi had someone clean the hall carefully until no smell was left at all.

After all this tossing, 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.

But for some reason, even though she was so tired, and even though her eyelids had started to fight when she took a shower, she couldn't sleep after actually lying down. She stared at the window frame with a faint light in the dark, her vision was sometimes clear, sometimes blurry, outside The sound of rain gradually stopped, and the night became deeper and deeper. When the night was as dark as ink and no light penetrated the hall, Shang Ruyi fell into a drowsy sleep.

Even so, her consciousness was still a little blurry, and she seemed to still be able to hear the wind outside, blowing the leaves.

Amidst the sound of wind, raindrops fell from the eaves.

This hourglass-like sound made this quiet night inexplicably a bit uneasy and restless.

Just when Shang Ruyi was half asleep and half asleep, the patrol team in the palace changed again. It was past three o'clock at this time, and everything was quiet. When others were sleeping soundly, they were also yawning. For days on end, with sleepy eyes, I dragged my heavy steps through the puddles, carrying a lantern and walking along the corridor in the palace wall. When I reached the Shenlong Gate, I was divided into two groups, and generally entered along the Thousand-Step Corridor. While patrolling the Imperial Garden, the other group will patrol behind Liangyi Palace, and then make a circle to the east of Qianqiu Palace 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 it was so dangling that it was hard to see clearly. When the two parties 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 are you still here so late? No rest?”

Han Yuhui said: "I just came out from Zhang Jieyu's place and am going back to rest."

"It's so late at night. What's the matter with Zhang Jieyu's meeting with Mr. Shang Gong?"

"Zhang Jieyu came to me to discuss the Emperor's birthday in a month's time. Because the matter was complicated, it was a little late."

"Oh, that's how it is……"

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. When he heard that he was planning to congratulate the emperor on his birthday in a month, he immediately He smiled and said, "It looks like Lord Shang Gong is going to have a hard time again."

Han Yuhui smiled faintly and said: "It's not hard to talk about. You are still patrolling so late. Isn't it also hard work?"

As she spoke, she walked through Anren Gate with the group of imperial guards.

It was pitch dark all around, and 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 the palace in front. Han Yuhui narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "This is in front of me. Seems to be--"

The guards immediately said: "This is the Qianqiu Palace."

"Oh. Your Highness King Qin is not here. You must be extra careful when patrolling here. Your Highness is young and cannot stand the noise."

"Thank you Han Shanggong for the reminder." They said as they walked forward. As they were talking, a gust of wind suddenly blew by, and the shadows of the trees in front of them swayed, and the waves of pine trees 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 frowned and scolded: "What are you shouting for? Didn't you say that Your Highness can't stand the noise?"

The little palace maid's eyes widened, and her trembling fingers pointed forward, as if she had seen something extraordinary, and said: "Well, there seems to be -"

"have what?"

"There seems to be someone who turned out."

"What!?"

Upon hearing this, before Han Yuhui said anything, several imperial guards were frightened and rushed forward. Not far ahead was the backyard of Qianqiu Palace. The palace walls here were high, and one could even see a part of the wall. The rockery and several pines and cypresses were swaying in the wind, and the rustling sound was even more frightening.

Someone dug it out from here?

Someone dug it out from Qianqiu Palace?

How is this going? Could it be that--

Immediately, someone lowered their 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 terrifying when illuminated by the swinging lantern. She 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 has made a mistake."

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 moment. 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 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's scalps were numb, and someone whispered: "Here, what should we do?"

"Do you want to report it?"

"What should I say if I report it?"

Just when they were looking 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. , hurriedly turned around and ran away.