Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

The steps going down were not steep, but very long. The steps along the way were slippery and seemed to be covered with moss.

There are no torches in the entire passage, and there is no light in front. At this moment, it is pitch black, and I can't see my fingers.

There was silence everywhere, and this lifeless silence was very depressing.There was no sound of wind, no sound of birds, and no sound of rustling leaves. It was as if there was only my own breathing and heartbeat left in the whole world.The more such an environment exists, the more nervous people become unconsciously, so the sound of heartbeats seems to fill the entire darkness.

Ji Wuyan didn't know how long he had been walking. In a world without light and sound, time seemed to have become extremely unstable. He might have walked for a few breaths, or for a stick of incense, or even longer. It took a long time before she touched the flat ground.

It was only at this moment that she lit the candle that had been walking around in the study. As the tiny flame lit up, her eyes instantly lit up. She squinted her eyes to adapt to the sudden brightness, and then slowly looked around.

There was actually a room in front of him.

It is a small room, with a bed, a table, a cabinet, and a square eight-immortal table with only one stool beside the table. It is a simple layout with some traces of life scattered around. From the looks of it, it seems that It was a woman who once lived here for a short period of time.There was a layer of dust on these furniture, and it was obvious that no one had been there for a long time.

Under His Royal Highness the Prince's study, there is such a room, which is a bit surprising... The golden house hides the beauty?
Ji Wuyan casually opened the wardrobe, and there were three or five pieces of clothing in it. It looked like they were still in the popular colors and styles... I guess, the prince will be the last beauty to be hidden here and never see the light of day. This is probably it. Something within a year or two.Tsk... Your Highness the Crown Prince is having a great time.

There is a lingering musty smell in the space that has been closed for too long. There are only my own footprints on the thin layer of dust on the ground. No matter from every detail, it proves that no one has come here for a long time. .

Chaoyun is not here.

Ji Wuyan was a little disappointed. When he was about to turn back and leave, he suddenly discovered that the wardrobe was not leaning against the wall. There was still a seemingly abrupt distance. He bent down and looked at it, and saw that it was actually a low door... Is there another cave behind this?
There is a rusty copper lock hanging on the door. The copper lock is very small and can be destroyed easily. It can only protect against the "Gillians" who are hiding here.

Although all signs indicate that Chaoyun cannot be locked up here, since he is here, he must go in and find out.Ji Wuyan put the candle in his hand on the table, pushed open the wardrobe in the dim light, and when he lowered his head, his eyes trembled suddenly!
Under the wardrobe, there were several layers of thicker dust, but there was a bracelet lying between the layers of dust.

The fine warm white jade from Hetian has a gentle tone under the orange-warm candlelight. There is a place between the white jade that is connected with gold. It has lost its color and looks slightly dim under the dust.

Shangguan Yuan has an identical bracelet.

A few years ago, Shangguan Yuan got a warm white jade bracelet. She liked the bracelet very much and wore it everywhere she went. However, she accidentally broke it during an outing and broke a small section.She didn't want to throw it away, so she found a skilled craftsman to repair it, inlaid a piece of gold at the broken spot, and engraved a small "kite" on the inside of the bracelet.

Ji Wuyan's hand holding the wardrobe trembled suddenly.

She stared at the bracelet so hard that she even held her breath.

From her current angle, she couldn't see whether there were words on the back, and the style of gold inlaid with jade was not uncommon. Maybe, maybe... it was just a similarity, just a coincidence... The hand holding the wardrobe was tightly clenched, and the palm of her hand was pinched by herself. It hurts.Along the way, she wanted to know the truth. During these stumbling days, she thought she understood some truth, but she had never been so afraid of knowing something.She was afraid that the answer was not something she could bear.

She was afraid that Shangguan Yuan was the woman who was locked up here and never saw the light of day.

She is even more afraid of the unsolvable speculation behind this truth - how long has she been locked up here?Why are you being held here?What kind of harsh treatment and humiliation did you suffer?What kind of darkest, hopeless and helpless years did Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess of the Jiangnan Ji family, experience in her short life that ended abruptly?

Ji Wuyan couldn't imagine it, so that the bracelet was as terrifying as a savage beast in her eyes. She struggled for a long time, and finally bent down to pick it up, but she just quickly put it into her arms, not even caring about the dust on it. After wiping it, not even daring to look down, he pushed open the low door almost in embarrassment.

Just now, the mood of joking about "His Royal Highness having fun" disappeared. The "gillians" who hide the beauty in the golden house can be anyone, but they cannot be that person.

If that's true, then His Highness the Crown Prince... deserves to die.

Ji Wuyan bit his back teeth while holding a candle and looking at the world behind the short door.

It's another passage, wider than the steps we just came down.The strange thing is that in the dark and humid environment, there is no moss around, and there is no obvious musty smell in the air, but there is some...indescribable, strange smell.

The smell was... unpleasant.

Ji Wuyan's brows were slightly twisted, and his heart was hanging. He vaguely got the answer to his doubts just now... Li Yuqi mobilized people to build such an underground darkroom. Naturally, it couldn't just be used to hide his beauty secretly. What he must see next , is the biggest secret of the East Palace.

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Ning Guogong's mansion had no friendship with the East Palace, and Ning Xiuyuan himself had no friendship with Li Yuqi. It was already late at night, and Ning Xiuyuan could not find any reason to "visit".If you were to explore at night... This East Palace is not a casual place after all. Someone bold and led someone in. If he interferes again, he will inevitably arouse the enemy.

He thought about just guarding the outer wall of the East Palace. If there was no movement inside, everything would be safe. If... then he would have to break into the East Palace.

Unexpectedly, not long after the carriage stopped, someone came over with his neck hunched, nodding his head and hunching his waist, even lowering his head, rubbing his hands, as if he had done something wrong and didn't want to come, but had to bite the bullet and come here. He looked at Xi'an with his eyes raised, grinned, chuckled, and asked, "Master, is the master in there?"

It's Xi Yu.

In view of the accusation that his master had just received at the Ji family, Xi An didn't even want to look good on this guy who was holding him back. He rolled his eyes, thought about a few words of criticism, and finally swallowed it. Business was more important.Just as he was about to report, Ning Xiuyuan had already opened the car curtain, "Why are you here? Where is Wu Yan?"