Hongdi

The Shihua Palace is actually a place where Hongguo imprisoned concubines who made mistakes. It was said to be a cold palace, but in fact it was a prison. The real concubines who were demoted due to falling out of favor would not go there.Hong Xiaoyin, the emperor of Hongguo, had three empresses. The first empress died of dystocia; the second, the birth mother of the crown prince Hong Yuxun, Cai, was in the same lineage as the empress dowager, and the power was thrown into the court, causing the imperial power to be in jeopardy. In the winter of 11 years ago, Emperor Xiaoyin finally abandoned the relationship between husband and wife and uprooted the Cai family. Yuxun was forced to live in Shihua for a long time, and did not move into the Chu Palace until he was 15 years old after the coronation ceremony.The third empress of Emperor Xiaoyin, also the current empress, Princess Yao Jingying of Yao Kingdom, although her influence in Hongguo is really limited, with her beautiful face and extremely delicate feelings, she also successfully wooed Xiaoyin The emperor's heart.

A lone crescent moon hides light behind many clouds, watching this palace entangled with countless resentful souls with cold eyes. Apart from the guards, there are no official occupants here.However, Bei Yaofei is not clear about all this. He has only one goal now, to rescue He Shuang, the former master of Caohe Hall.

He only brought four people with him to visit the Forbidden Palace at night, not because he was overconfident, but after the inevitable disaster 20 years ago, the Caohe Hall is now withered, almost all of his staff are newcomers in their twenties.Although I don't know much about it, I have to come, Caohetang needs He Shuang, and...Thinking of the person in his heart, a warm smile appeared on Bei Yaofei's cold face, "Xiaoxiu, this time, I will definitely find your mother and let you reunite."

Shihua Palace is not big. It has a main hall facing south and four rooms on each side of the side halls. There is a square deep pool in the middle of the courtyard. There is no longer a place to stay in the yard.Upon closer inspection, a branched stone bridge is hidden in the water, becoming the only access here.Bei Yaofei ordered the four of them to disperse and sneak into the side hall, looking for people from room to room, while he floated into the main hall.There was no one in the middle hall of the main hall, so he took a brief look, then walked straight to the ear chamber on the left.The room was not big, a simple wooden bed took up most of the area, and the person on the bed breathed evenly and steadily, Bei Yaofei hesitated for a moment, and did not rush forward.He gently pulled out the long sword from his waist, and lifted the hanging white bed curtain.

For a moment, Bei Yaofei felt a gust of wind hit his head, without even thinking about it, he immediately jumped out of the room, before his feet hit the ground, several gusts of wind blew behind him, he quickly fell, turned around Swinging the sword, blocked several incoming crossbow arrows.The fire suddenly appeared, and the dark Shihua Palace was instantly brightly lit.Han Qi slowly walked out from the crowd.

"How dare you look down on the defense of my imperial city?"

Bei Yaofei remained silent, a pair of silver-gray eagle eyes glanced around coldly, annoyed in his heart, "There are no less than a hundred people inside and outside the Shihua Palace, and I didn't notice it at all. Damn it! It's just that Hanqi should have been hit by Wangyousan." Yes, how would you know? Those four people were probably also caught in an ambush, and if you want to escape, fighting hard is definitely not the best strategy, but..."

"Your Excellency must also be a loyal person, so you won't leave your companions alone?" Han Qi said, clapping her hands, the crowd dispersed, and several guards dragged four men in black to Bei Yaofei.The face scarves of the four of them had been torn off long ago, their faces were ashamed, and their bodies were covered with scars in many places.Bei Yaofei pursed his lips and remained silent, the four of them also knew that there was no hope of life, and living would drag Bei Yaofei down, so they looked at each other, and then crushed the bead on the inside of the ring.Four loud noises merged into one, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and poisonous mist filled the sky.Bei Yaofei's eagle eyes suddenly narrowed into a line, and flew into the enemy's formation.

Han Qi was guarded and retreated quickly outside the hall. Although he remembered that he was snatched away by a masked man in black last night, it seemed to be related to Shihua Palace, but what kind of person and what happened? He couldn't remember anything.He hastily recruited two hundred hidden guards from the imperial army to ambush inside and outside the Shihua Palace, but he never thought that the four people who were finally captured had explosives on them, which made him fall short. He had poisoned most of the guards in the palace to death, if he hadn't been carrying the anti-drug beads with him, he might not have survived.In a fit of rage, he ordered people to gather outside the main hall again, with bows and crossbows unleashed.

Bei Yaofei wanted to rush out of the hall several times, but was forced back by the crossbow. He was shot in the legs and shoulders, bleeding profusely, and his head began to feel dizzy.At this time, a strong smell of fire oil drifted in from outside the hall, Han Qi wanted to use fire to force him out.He supported the ground with his sword and barely stood up straight.The "cracking" sound of burning firewood was heard, Bei Yaofei smiled, he never thought that he would survive so many calamities, but now he was planted in the hands of an unremarkable Han Qi.Suddenly he thought of Xiaoxiu's mischievous eyebrows, his young master, but also the only concern in his heart now.

Suddenly remembering the sound of footsteps behind him, Bei Yaofei drew his sword and turned around, piercing the man's throat.The visitor took a few steps back quickly, and the few silver hairs on his forehead were chopped off by the sword energy and fell lightly.

"Don't, don't, I'm here to save you. There's a secret way!"

Bei Yaofei held his sword horizontally, barely standing up straight and looking at the person who came - Jiang Nuanzhu.

"I am the prince Yuxun, I know the secret way in this palace, believe me, Hanqi and I are not in the same group." Yuxun finished speaking in one breath, and then looked at Bei Yaofei sincerely.

By the light of the fire outside, Bei Yaofei saw that his body was covered in dirt and the turban covering his hair was already loose, so he believed most of it, and said two words coldly: "Lead the way."

Yu Xun patted his chest and heaved a sigh of relief, thinking, "Why do I always feel frightened every time I meet him, I'm afraid my life will be shortened if I see him a few more times." He leaned over and tidied up the broken hair scattered on the ground, and looked up at his face. The weak Bei Yaofei shook his head helplessly, stepped forward to help him treat the wound briefly, and then helped him into the bedroom.

Yu Xun got under the bed, saw Bei Yaofei also came in, pointed to a floor tile next to him and asked, "Can you cover it with your feet when you get down?" Bei Yaofei nodded, and Yu Xun cleaned up the floor carefully. Stains of dirt and blood, headfirst into the secret passage.

This is a very narrow tunnel, and you can only climb forward a little bit.Yu Xun, who is slightly smaller than Bei Yaofei, still bumped and bumped in the tunnel, and it was even more difficult for Bei Yaofei to climb.Fortunately, the tunnel is not very long, and the exit is a rockery.Yu Xun forcefully dragged Bei Yaofei out of the cave, seeing that he was unable to support him, he sighed helplessly, thinking that maybe he owed him in his previous life.He leaned over to pick him up, and walked quickly towards the Chu Palace while avoiding the guard posts in the palace.

After finally returning to his own land, Yu Xun was already covered in sweat.He Borui got impatient waiting in the palace for a long time, and when he saw him come back, he hurried up to greet him, "Your Highness is back, Shihua Palace has been beaten and killed, and now it's on fire again, Rui'er is worried to death gone."

Yu Xun smiled and said, "I'm fine. Rui'er, prepare hot water and wound medicine, we can save this man to the end."

He Borui responded, then took out the wound medicine from the cabinet, turned around and ordered someone to prepare bath water.

While tidying up Bei Yaofei's wound, Yu Xun said with a smile, "Rui'er knows me best."

"Your Highness loves cleanliness so much, why don't you wash it when it's so dirty?" He Borui walked to the bedside with a washbasin, and helped Yu Xun bandage Bei Yaofei. Who is this person? Is it worth taking such a big risk for Your Highness?"

Yu Xun looked at Bei Yaofei who was unconscious on the bed with a distressed expression, and shook his head, "I don't know who he is, but he let me go and saved me once, I have to repay this kindness."

"Ah? Is this the person who gave you the Heihe Pearl yesterday?"

"Well, I was already very grateful that he spared my life yesterday, but I didn't expect him to detoxify me. Then I don't have to worry about the Queen anymore."

"Your Highness, you said that he poisoned you first yesterday, and then took it away. Did he accidentally use the Heihe Pearl because he was afraid that the solution would not be thorough? That would not count as a debt to him."

Yu Xun was amused by the teasing, "Accidental hit? No, this is a master poisoner. He already detoxified the Black Emperor for me yesterday, there is no need to detoxify it again, saying it is 'three-step heartbroken' ’, it’s nothing more than Lu Hanqi. If I’m not mistaken, he should have intentionally helped me get rid of the poison of “Wu Ning”. Hehe, besides, are you afraid that the two of you can’t pay back the favor?”

"Your Highness, Rui'er doesn't want you to owe favors, and it will be troublesome to pay back."

"Hehe, Rui'er is really protecting my shortcomings. However, I owe a lot of debts, not a lot of him."

"Your Highness..."

"Even you brothers and sisters, I am in debt. Sooner or later, I will find a way to let you and your brother go back to the grassland."

"Your Highness," He Borui knelt on the ground with a "plop" when he heard this, "The fact that we were exterminated has nothing to do with Your Highness. If His Highness hadn't rescued Rui'er and elder brother, I'm afraid my brother and sister would have died a long time ago." The whole body is dead. It's too late for Rui'er to repay her kindness with all her heart, why does His Highness owe us favors?"

Yu Xun supported his forehead, looked at He Borui who was full of stubbornness, sighed in his heart that the girl from the grassland is really straightforward, stretched out his hand to pull her up, and said with a smile: "I am worrying too much. Good boy, hurry up." Help me clean up this person so I can take a shower. This whole body is so uncomfortable."

"Ah, the water should be ready. I'll prepare other things. Your Highness will wash it first. Just leave this person to Rui'er. Since he is His Highness's benefactor, that is, Rui'er's benefactor, Ruier will definitely Will take good care of you."

"Hey, Rui'er is better."

He Borui was ashamed and hurried to Zhang Luo.Seeing her leaving in a hurry, Yu Xun felt distressed: "A dignified princess of a country, but she was only 14 years old and she was placed under the fence. This 'fence' is still a deep palace and high wall for the extermination of the enemy. Hong Yuxun, Hong Yuxun, your Hong family is really good. It’s not too harmful!”

Yu Xun was thinking about how to get the He Bo brothers and sisters out of the palace, while continuing to tidy up for Bei Yaofei.At this time He Borui came back and said that he could go to wash, he explained a few more words, and left the inner room of the bedroom.

Putting himself into the slightly scalding water, Yu Xun was enjoying rubbing his slightly sore shoulders when he heard the sound of panicked footsteps. He looked back at He Borui who rushed in in confusion, " What happened to Ruier?"

"Your Highness, it's not good, King Jin is here."

Yu Xun was startled, "What is he doing here?" Frowning, he stood up reluctantly from the bath, "Where is that person? Have you hidden it?"

"Well, I hid people and things on the beams." He Borui said while helping Yu Xun tidy up his clothes.

"It's good to hide it. But isn't the Shihua Palace burning? Why did Hanqi come here?"

"I just inquired. He didn't burn Shihua Palace, but set off smoke."

"Oh, I said why he got out so quickly. Let's go and see what he is doing here." After a moment of stunned, Yu Xun stroked his hair that was still dripping, and said worriedly: "Oh, by the way, Rui'er, can you Can't you find a way to help me dry my hair?"

Seeing He Borui frowning and thinking hard, Yu Xun smiled and said, "I'm kidding you, don't think about it, let's go see Han Qi."