Qionglin Garden is surrounded by water on three sides, and an arch bridge called "Xianqiao" leads to Jinming Pool on the south side.On this day when the whole city flocked to Jinming Pond to watch the water play, there was absolutely no possibility for the kidnapper and the princess to escape by water.Sure enough, the dog brought by the storm ran northward after sniffing Princess Yanxi's clothes.

The people chased the dog to a bamboo forest north of Qionglin Garden, and saw the dog stopped in a clearing deep in the bamboo forest, lowering its head and sniffing around on the ground.Everyone didn't understand why, Murong Fu stepped forward and said: "Look around, there must be a secret way here!"

With a wave of Huang Qian's hand, a dozen or so imperial guards scattered in all directions.After a while, several guards found something abnormal under the dog's feet.It turns out that there is no grass growing in the bamboo forest, but the mud under the dog's feet is mixed with a lot of grass clippings, obviously the soil was transported from other places.Several imperial guards shoveled off a layer of floating soil on the ground with long knives in their hands, and soon saw a wooden plank covering the ground.Lifting the wooden board, a hole big enough for one person to pass is revealed below.By the light of the candle, the cave was about half a foot deep, and the entrance of the cave turned north, which was obviously a dug tunnel.

Huang Qian was taken aback, and anxiously said: "How can there be a tunnel here?" In the royal garden, people dug tunnels so casually, if there are bad people hiding in it, waiting for an opportunity to assassinate the officials... Huang Qian couldn't help breaking into a cold sweat.

"The construction of Qionglin Garden has not been completed so far, there must be many craftsmen coming and going, and it is not uncommon for people to dig tunnels." Murong Fu replied casually, whistled, and jumped down the tunnel together with the little dog.In later generations, there were folk anecdotes that many craftsmen escaped through secretly dug tunnels after building mausoleums for emperors. It is really common for people to dig tunnels in Qionglin Garden.In essence, it is nothing more than the lack of management.

After jumping down the tunnel, the fine dog galloped forward again.After running about seven or eight zhang, everyone heard the sound of water in the distance.Murong Fu raised his hand and said softly: "We have arrived at Wuyou Cave, everyone be careful."

Huang Qian only thought that Murong Fu was a frail scholar, and said arrogantly: "They are just a few bandits, how can they be the opponent of our imperial army?"

Murong Fu suddenly asked, "Who covered the soil in the bamboo forest?"

Huang Qian was taken aback when he heard the words, for a moment he couldn't understand the meaning behind Murong Fu's words.

Murong Fu also knew that Huang Qian didn't understand, so he explained in a good-tempered manner: "Someone helped to cover up his whereabouts, which means that at least one person left from Qionglin Garden instead of this tunnel. Now the whole city is under martial law, and the thieves in the tunnel The bandits may not know the news, but the escaped person must have received the news..."

"Maybe the news has already been sent out!" Huang Qian suddenly realized that if the bandits in Wuyou Cave knew the news, they would definitely be prepared.Now they go deep into the den of thieves and don't know the situation in Wuyou Cave. If they don't pay attention, they will be made dumplings.Thinking of this, Huang Qian hurriedly turned his head and shouted in a low voice: "Everyone mess up your steps, don't startle the snake!"

Everyone bowed their waists and walked all the way, only to feel that the road under their feet sloped slightly downward, and they stepped into the water not long after.At this time, the underground passage is not as narrow as before, it can accommodate three people upright and side by side, obviously they have reached the range of the Bianjing sewer.

In front of them, the black fine dog was still moving forward, occasionally encountered a few forks, and it chose one of them without hesitation to move on.Everyone knew nothing about the situation in Wuyou Cave and couldn't tell the direction. Seeing that the water level was getting higher and higher, almost submerged to the waist, they could only secretly pray that the dog's nose was really bright.

After about a stick of incense, everyone finally walked out of the area with the highest water level and set foot on solid ground again.The black fine dog shook its body in front of it, Huang Qian and the others were indifferent, allowing the water droplets on its body to splash their faces.Only Murong Fu said that even though his lower body was completely soaked, he still instinctively blocked it with his sleeve.

Everyone walked for a while, and it didn't take long to see a faint light coming from the tunnel.Huang Qian couldn't help cheering up, and before Murong could speak again, he gave an order: "Brothers, get around!" Before he finished speaking, he drew out his long knife and rushed towards the light source.

At the end of this light source, there is indeed a secret room with a large space.In the secret room, a lamp was like a bean, flickering faintly.Four girls were tied up in a corner of the secret room, and their attire should be the Jiaofangsi girls who performed singing and dancing in Jinming Lake today.At this moment, their hands and feet were bound and their mouths were gagged. They shrank into a ball and shivered, without any charm.And in the shadows on the other side of the secret room, two more men were arguing loudly.

The man in the black clothes had a complexion as dark as his clothes, and shouted loudly: "Boss Li ordered these people not to move! You are so courageous that you dare not even listen to Boss Li's words!"

The brown-clothed man opposite him felt a little guilty, but still stuck his neck and said: "Miss from the Jiaofang Secretary, why can't she accompany me when she can accompany those officials?"

These words won the heart of the man in black, and his eyes turned to the girl in green who was thrown behind by the man in brown.This green-clothed woman was captured from Qionglin Garden by them. Although she was dressed plainly, she was young and beautiful.These kidnappers have seen many women, and they have a set of skills in recognizing people. Seeing that this girl has a beautiful temperament and is completely different from the other four Miss Jiaofangsi, he knows that she is probably the daughter of a good family.Qionglin Garden, that is the royal garden, and those who can come and go in this kind of place are either the children of officials or the maids of the harem. Compared with the young lady of the Jiaofang Division, they are naturally more noble and extraordinary. The man in black couldn't help swallowing.

Of course, the girl is in a mess right now.The man in black had just walked away for a while, but the man in brown was pulling her to have fun.Unexpectedly, the girl in green clothes has a very strong temper, before she took off her coat, she knocked over the oil lamp, picked up half a piece of broken porcelain and stabbed herself in the heart.Fortunately, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl is not very strong, and she felt soft when she saw the blood. The man in brown slapped the wound before it was deep, and now she is huddled in the corner of the wall in a daze. tears.

The man in brown saw that his fellow in black looked loose, and said in a sultry way: "Where is Qionglin Court? Our brothers took the risk of beheading and kidnapped him. If we don't move now, it will be cheaper for others in the end. We might as well accompany him first." Let's have fun!"

The man in black struggled endlessly, although he was still clasping the other's wrist, there was no strength left in his hand. "The girl from the Jiaofang Division is a big deal, Boss Li will come over in person in a while, in case he sees it..."

The brown-clothed man had become lustful, and he turned a deaf ear to his reminder, he just shook off his hand and said: "Brother, that woman is not from the Secretary of the Jiaofang, since you dare not, my younger brother will go first!" After that, he laughed and went to grab the girl in green.

The girl in green is none other than Princess Shushou. She has been pampered and raised all her life, but she has never seen such a villain before.The man in brown just now wanted to cheat on her, if the man in black hadn't stopped her, I'm afraid she would have lost her innocence.Seeing that villain pestering her again now, Princess Shushou suddenly lost her mind, and cried out loudly while struggling: "Father! Father, save me! Father..."

As soon as Princess Shushou said this, the man in black was startled immediately, and was about to step forward to stop him, when suddenly his vest felt cold, and he fell down without a sound.

"Let her go!" Huang Qian slashed the black-clothed kidnapper over with a knife, and then pointed the blood-dripping blade at the brown-clothed kidnapper.

The brown-clothed kidnapper saw twenty or thirty imperial guards descending from the sky to block him firmly, he already knew that he would die.However, the trapped beast was still fighting, and I saw him pinching Princess Yanxi's neck in front of him, shouting fiercely: "Back! Everyone back! Whoever dares to step forward, I will strangle her to death!"

Huang Qian threw the rat's knife and couldn't help showing hesitation.Just as he didn't know what to do, the kidnapper pulled out a bamboo whistle from his bosom and blew loudly.This place is originally located underground and extends in all directions, and the sound of the bamboo whistle has already spread far along the sewer.Huang Qian's face suddenly changed, and before he could speak, a gleam of light flashed in the corner of his eyes.There was only a soft sound of "Duo", and a piece of broken porcelain appeared from nowhere and firmly stuck into the kidnapper's throat.

The kidnapper's eyes widened in disbelief, and he stretched out his hand to cover his neck.I saw him "drink" twice, and the blood gushing from his neck immediately soaked his hands. He grabbed his neck and took half a step, and fell down heavily.

Seeing the brown-clothed kidnapper bleeding all over the ground, Princess Shushou also went limp.Huang Qian immediately stepped forward, trying to support her.How do you know that before she stretched out her hand, Princess Shushou screamed in panic: "Don't come here! Don't..."

Seeing that the princess was frightened, Huang Qian hurriedly knelt down on one knee and declared his family name. "Chen Bujun, Marquis Yu Huang Qian, see Your Highness the Princess! My minister came late to save you, please forgive me, Princess!"

Princess Shushou had many twists and turns today, her expression was already in a trance, she hugged her knees in the corner of the wall and cried bitterly: "Father, Queen Mother..." Obviously she couldn't listen to a word of Huang Qian's words.

Huang Qian was at his wit's end, when Murong Fu suddenly stepped forward, took off his red and purple official uniform and put it on Princess Shushou's shoulders.Then, he untied the other four Jiaofangsi girls in the secret room, helped out one of them who was wearing a goose yellow skirt, and said, "Miss Shishi, it's inconvenient for us to be men, please help me." Take care of the princess." As he spoke, he took out a bottle of golden sore medicine and handed it over.

It turns out that the tickets tied up by these two kidnappers today are really great. Besides Princess Shushou, there is another person who is actually Miss Li, the head of the capital's line, Li Shishi.Li Shishi was deeply impressed by this Murong Fu who made him cry. Seeing him asking for help, he bowed his knees and said with lingering fear: "If it weren't for Mr. Murong, today our sisters will live or die, so you can rest assured."

In this case, it is really convenient for women to communicate with women.I saw Li Shishi hugging Princess Shushou and whispered comfort for a while, Princess Shushou finally calmed down, and agreed to let Li Shishi help her clean the wound and apply medicine.

Seeing this, Murong Fu hurriedly signaled the guards to remove the corpses of the two kidnappers, and silently guarded them outside the secret room.Everyone just stood still outside the secret room, and he said in a low voice: "If the princess's condition is not good in a while, I will knock her out and take her away."

Huang Qian didn't realize the content of Murong Fu's words, in fact, his attention was always on the other party's robe.Just now when Murong Fu took off his official uniform and put it on for Princess Shushou, Huang Qian noticed that his official uniform was actually fake.Looking at the jacket, trousers and boots on his body now, they are all dry.And these forbidden soldiers, their armor is still dripping with water.Thinking of the piece of broken porcelain that flew from nowhere, Huang Qian finally couldn't help asking: "Murong Tanhua knows martial arts?"

Murong Fu cast an angry look at Huang Yuhou, who was still unable to grasp the point, and said in a deep voice: "There is no reason, that kidnapper can't blow the whistle. If Mr. Huang doesn't want to be besieged, let the brothers move faster."

Huang Qian was startled, before he could answer, Li Shishi in the secret room had already shouted: "Mr. Murong!"

Murong Fu hastily turned his head and entered the secret room, Princess Shushou was still wearing his official uniform, but her complexion was much normal, although her eyes were still very frightened, at least she had stopped crying.He immediately bowed to Princess Shushou and said, "Your Highness, it is not appropriate to stay here for long."

Princess Shushou pointed at her right foot with a pale face and whispered, "My foot is twisted..."

Before Princess Shushou finished speaking, Murong Fu had already knelt down to support her right foot.His movements were extremely fast, and before Princess Shushou could utter an exclamation, there was a crisp sound of "click", and the ankle that was sprained and misplaced when she escaped earlier had been closed.

"Is it better?" Murong Fu raised his head and asked softly.

Princess Shushou lowered her head and looked down at Murong Fu who was half kneeling in front of her, her face flushed slightly, she hurriedly withdrew her right foot, nodded cowardly and said: "Thank you, Murong Tanhua." She got up a little anxiously, her body There was a slight shake.Murong Fu hastily stretched out his hand to help, his movements extremely gentle.

Li Shishi stood aside and watched silently, only thinking to himself: The hero saves the beauty, the princess explores the flower, this is the match made in heaven that the world envies.Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh sadly.

Murong Fu did not forget Li Shishi's existence because of Princess Shushou, he turned his head and said to Li Shishi: "Miss Shishi, we must leave immediately."

Li Shishi also knows the depth, and immediately nodded vigorously: "We will follow you closely!"

Murong Fu saw that Li Shishi had no fear, he couldn't help but smiled slightly, with a hint of admiration from his brows, he helped Princess Shushou and walked out.

Huang Qian reminded the imperial guards, all of them looked serious, and as soon as Princess Shushou appeared, they immediately dispersed and surrounded her, and hurried back the same way.

On the way, it is inevitable to pass through the big puddle that is half a person deep.Before the princess could show embarrassment, Murong Fu said in a low voice: "Your Highness, I have offended you!" He supported her back with one hand, passed her knees with the other, and hugged her in his arms.

In Murong Fu's opinion, this matter is an expedient measure, the water level in this section of the road is quite deep, if Princess Shushou were to walk by herself, half of her clothes would be stuck on her body, it would be indecent for the guards to see.What's more, Princess Shushou was injured, if the sewage soaked the wound and caused infection, the consequences would be unimaginable.However, although this move was well-intentioned, it still attracted people's attention. Princess Shushou felt ashamed and couldn't restrain herself in Murong Fu's arms, not even daring to lift her head.

And around them, although a group of imperial guards kept their mouths shut, they couldn't keep their eyes open. For a while, all kinds of playful eyes just flew around in this dark sewer.Only officials from Huang Qian to Marquis Yu knew the seriousness, and some sources of information that no one else had, had vaguely guessed that this Murong Tanhua was probably going to be a son-in-law.He was afraid that his subordinates would offend these two people, so he gave them a hard look, and finally suppressed the weird atmosphere.

Unexpectedly, Murong Fu turned his head at this time and said: "Master Huang, this puddle is deep and it is difficult to walk. Everyone is a hero in the army, why don't you even hold out your hand?" Usually, now that Li Shishi and others are walking in a panic, but the imperial guards are indifferent, Murong Fu can't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Murong Fu's words were so eloquent, Huang Qian immediately choked.After a while, he lowered his head and touched his nose, silently walked to Li Shishi's side, and hugged the head of the capital like Murong Fu.With Marquis Yu taking the lead, several imperial guards quickly picked up the remaining three girls and walked over the puddle.

The girls of the Jiaofang Division have long been used to welcoming and sending them off, and they are like playthings, but now seeing a man who is willing to lend a helping hand when they are in distress, without any intention of being obscene, their eyes are red and they cry Thank you.How could the imperial guards fail to hear their sincerity?Immediately, even his chest grew a little higher, and he felt that he had really done a great deed, and he was honored in every aspect.

Pass through the big puddle, and the exit is in sight.All the imperial guards breathed a sigh of relief, and the sound of chaotic footsteps came from the depths of several nearby caves.After a while, thirty or fifty robbers and kidnappers armed with weapons surrounded them from all directions, staring at them with unfriendly expressions.The leader is about forty years old, holding a green bamboo stick and wearing a maroon robe.The fabric of the robe is very luxurious Shu brocade, but there are several patches on the corners of the robe.When the thieves saw this person appear, they immediately made way for a passage while bowing their heads in salute. "See Li Ruozhu!"

Although Murong Fu has never met Li Qing, the leader of the loyal sub-rudder of the Beggar Clan, he knew his identity when he saw this posture, he couldn't help but sigh to himself: It's useless for me to work so hard, but I can't keep the helm of the Beggar Clan!

When Li Qing saw that the people who came were actually the imperial guards, his color changed drastically.After a long while, he sighed faintly, and said sharply: "Since all the officials are here, please stay!" Li Qing is a sensible person, and he is definitely not someone who can get the imperial army to come forward to rescue him.Now that the two parties have met each other, they have no choice but to kill each other!

"Presumptuous!" Huang Qian turned pale with shock, and immediately raised his token and shouted loudly. "I am Huang Qian, Marquis of Yu in the infantry army. If you dare to fight against the imperial army, don't you want to rebel?"

Murong Fu took out a silk handkerchief from his bosom, and covered Princess Shushou's eyes.

Princess Shushou didn't know why, so she just tightly grasped Murong Fu's wrist and said, "Murong Tanhua..."

Murong Fu patted the back of Princess Shushou's hand reassuringly, and whispered in her ear: "Your Highness, don't worry, I have guaranteed to the officials that His Highness will be sent back to the palace safely. There will be some occasions that His Highness will wait for a while. If you feel unwell, it’s better not to look at it.” As he spoke, he motioned for Li Shishi to come forward and supported Princess Shushou.

Princess Shushou pressed the silk handkerchief covering her eyes at a loss, only to feel that the aroma of white sandalwood lingering in her nose was slowly drifting away. "Murong..." Before she could finish her words, a shrill scream suddenly sounded in the tunnel.Princess Shushou's whole body was shocked, before she could realize what happened, she was embraced by Li Shishi and tightly covered her ears.

The author has something to say:

Shenzong: Shushou, can I betroth Murong Fu to you?

Shushou: But let the father decide!

Teacher: Hehe!

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