Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Ning Xiuyuan entered the study courtyard easily.

The study is located in a separate courtyard, which was built according to the drawings designed by His Majesty himself.

At that time, the prince was first established. In that year, locusts were raging in the northwest, floods were flooding in the south of the Yangtze River, and the imperial government was running a fiscal deficit. The white marble pillars above the main hall were knocked several times by the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue. However, knocking the pillars obviously could not solve the urgent problem, and it was still missing in the account. A big hole needs to be solved urgently.Gradually, rumors began to circulate among the people that "the emperor is ignorant and the prince is not the legitimate heir, which is really a serious problem."

It was during that time that Li Yuqi started running the name "Xiande".

He took the initiative to propose that the renovation of the East Palace was also a huge expense. In fact, there was no need for major renovations of the East Palace, which was being repaired every year. Now that the budget was in short supply, it would be better to save the budget.The emperor was unwilling and claimed that he could not wrong the prince. Li Yuqi said that he should wait for the locusts to disappear, wait for the floods to end, and wait for the treasury to be full before renovating it.

In gratitude, the minister of Hube went to visit Li Yuqi with a gauze on his head. Since then, Hube has clearly stood firmly in the East Palace camp.

The study room faces south. Ning Xiuyuan came to the north and looked at the windows that were blown by the strong wind. From his angle, he could not see what was going on in the room. He could only see a screen, ink-style landscapes, and Such a violent storm is inexplicably fitting.He closed his umbrella and placed it under the back window, then turned over and went inside.The wet hem wetted the ground, but he didn't care and walked around in the study.

Maybe the prince found it too troublesome, or maybe he was addicted to playing "virtuous" outside. In short, in the following years, even though the household department had stood in the East Palace and proposed several times to renovate the East Palace, but Li Yuqi suppressed all of them one by one.At this point, "Prince Xiande" became more and more widely known.But no matter how he plays "virtuous" outside, in private Li Yuqi is really a pleasure-seeking person. He likes grand and grand things that can show his identity...for example, the double-sided embroidered landscape screen.

As for the vase in front of the desk that is a little stingy, out of place, and extremely inconsistent with Li Yuqi's preferences...since it has not been discarded, it must be useful.Ning Xiuyuan's eyes fell on that place and he stretched out his hand...

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In the secret room, under the bed board, is another secret passage.

Compared to the weird and gloomy world hidden behind the wardrobe, the secret passage under the bed clearly leads to the outside world.It's just... sealed.

The secret passage is not rugged, and is even quite spacious. There are also torches along the way. Although it has become useless over the years, it is obvious that this secret passage was not originally dug hastily by the imprisoned people when they escaped... Could it be that Li Yuqi dug it?It doesn't make sense...it's not good to go through the main door openly, but sneak through the secret passage...a tryst?

A dozen large wooden boards tightly sealed the exit of the secret passage. It wasn't that it couldn't be broken open, but Ji Wuyan couldn't tell where the exit was for a while. She wouldn't have been so hasty unless she was desperate. Then he returned to the secret room holding the trembling candle that was about to go out.

She sat on the only chair in the room, looking in the direction of the secret passage in the darkness, propping up her chin and guessing the situation of Shangguan Yuan being imprisoned here.Shangguan Yuan knew the secret way out, so she...did she get out?Was it because she escaped from this secret passage that Li Yuqi had the exit of this secret passage sealed?Then, when did she leave this secret room?After leaving, why not look for opportunities to leave?

Shangguan Yuan is such a smart person. If she hadn't believed Li Yuqi's lies and lost her heart to him, she would never have ended up in this situation.However, why is Shangguan Yuan still so stubborn when the other party treats her so harshly?Ji Wuyan didn't understand from beginning to end. Like a moth flying into a flame, he knew that his future was uncertain, so why could he still act so unhesitatingly?

Ears always seem to be more sensitive in the dark.

In the secret room where the only sound was his own breathing, footsteps could be heard vaguely from the entrance.The footsteps were not loud, but they were very fast. Almost as soon as I took a breath, I felt that the sound was much closer.Ji Wuyan's eyes were slightly stern, "Zheng——" When he stood up, the soft sword was already in his hand. He stared at the place where the footsteps came from in the darkness, holding his breath.Closer...closer...

The faint firelight was in the sight, and the figure seemed to be stretched extremely long. Looking at the figure... In fact, there was no figure visible, just a shadowy figure. But for some reason, Ji Wuyan His heart suddenly jumped violently, and then skipped a beat. His chest was so painful that it hurt.

"Ning..." She opened her mouth, and the name she subconsciously called out was swallowed by herself.

What are you looking forward to?Are you expecting Ning Xiuyuan, who you can't even meet once, to appear here?She lowered her head and tugged at the corner of her mouth. She felt that after staying here for a long time, she had acquired a little bit of Shangguan Yuan's temperament... But she heard the footsteps on the other end stopped, and the dim light of the candle in the other person's hand fell in front of her, and she was about to raise her head. Suddenly, the voice came, "Ning Ning." The man called.

The moment he suddenly raised his head, his heartbeat was completely chaotic.

The man stood on the last step, and the warm orange candlelight hit his face, making his usually cold white face look slightly redder.

It's really him.

I am not accustomed to relying on others, and I mostly fought alone when I was jumping up and down before. Maybe it was because I wanted to see Ning Xiuyuan before but couldn't, which made the moment I saw Ning Xiuyuan feel particularly mixed.Ji Wuyan told himself this, subconsciously avoiding the direction that would make him confused, and his eyes fell on the other person's fingertips holding the candle, the thin hand, with clear joints, like snow and jade.

This man is really blessed with a good skin, and even his hands are a bit prettier than others.

She averted her eyes - Ning Xiuyuan clearly caught this thought, feeling a little helpless, she just called out, "Ning Ning..."

"Time is running out. Fortunately, there is a heavy rain. Li Yuqi may be delayed for a while on the way, but he will be back soon. It's time for us to go up." In fact, he arranged for Xi An to squat on Li Yuqi's way back early in the morning. On the way, there were some accidents that blocked us, but even if we thought about it, we wouldn't be able to stop him for long.

After all, Li Yuqi is not a fool.

Chao Yun is not here, he should have left.Ji Wuyan nodded, looking over him again and again, took two steps forward, and asked, "How did you come here?"

Look, it's a real question.

Ning Xiuyuan sighed, but he couldn't blame her. After all, she was the little girl's closest grandmother, so how could she blame her?However, since the other party is the little girl's closest grandmother, thinking about it, the relationship between the two will not be alienated for any reason on her part.He thought about it quite unprincipledly, and without a moment's hesitation, he said, "Grandma is here."