"Don't think blindly. If you are so powerful, nothing will happen to you. I'll make dinner and you can pour some water."
"good."
Then the girl got up and went to the well to get some water and poured it on the roots of the peach tree.
Gu Jiu set out to follow the man quietly, and followed him all the way, only to see that the other man had arrived... the latrine!
Aren't you going to make dinner?
When the person entered the latrine, Gu waited for a few breaths. Seeing that there was no movement, he quietly leaned in and listened, and then slowly poked his head out.
! ! !
Where are people? Is there a secret passage down here?
Enduring the indescribable sour smell around him, Gu Jiu squatted down and checked the stone slabs on the ground one by one, and successfully found the entrance after about three minutes.
I thought the smell would dissipate after I went down, but I didn't expect it to get stronger.
Although this smell is different from corpse odor, it is more nauseating and nauseating than corpse odor. No wonder the county magistrate never found it. Who would be willing to search this ruined place carefully?
Unlike the kitchen secret passage, this passage is deeper. Gu Jiu raised his head and looked up the ladder, estimating that the depth was at least ten meters.
After walking forward for thirty meters, a bifurcation appeared. It is worth mentioning that wooden doors were installed at these two bifurcations.
Gu Jiu stepped forward and smelled it carefully, and found that the smell on one of the doors was lighter.
After thinking about it for a while, I finally chose the lighter side.
Slowly opening a gap, Gu Jiu quickly walked in after seeing that nothing happened. There is still a long passage behind the door, and after walking another thirty meters, we reach the next door.
After entering in the same manner, Gu Jiu noticed that this was a storage room with potatoes and cabbage piled on the floor. By the time we got here, most of the pungent smell had dissipated.
Just as Gu Jiu was about to pick at the cabbage to see if there was anything hidden inside, the sound of soft footsteps suddenly came from outside. The sound was small but could stir up a thousand ripples in the silent underground.
Where to hide?
There is no way to hide anyone here. Forget it, strike first to gain the upper hand!
The door and the top of the secret passage were not connected. There was a distance of thirty to forty centimeters in between. Gu Jiu took out the dagger from the space and exerted force on his legs. In the next second, his whole body was pressed against the wall.
The door opens from the outside in, and the people outside are very familiar with this place. The moment the door is opened, the eyes fall on the cabbage to be taken.
Seeing the right moment, Gu Jiu came down from above, drew out his dagger and struck a fatal blow.
As the body fell, the object originally held in his hand also rolled away - a piece of meat weighing about a kilogram.
After searching for the corpse and the dish to no avail, Gu Jiu turned back to the fork and opened another door.
After a few steps, the unpleasant smell became more and more obvious.
Gu Jiu pinched his nose and couldn't help but curse: How long have you been buying this meat before it smells like this!
After finally reaching the end, Gu Jiu put his nose against the fabric at his wrist, took a deep breath through the weak incense, and pushed open the door in front of him.
After pushing away, Gu Jiu was stunned and put down the hand that was covering his nose.
She originally thought this was a place where the Lu family didn't want to go out frequently to store pork, but she didn't expect it to be a place to dispose of corpses.
The house was full of broken arms and minced meat, and no place had the normal color of earth.
Gu Jiu stood for a moment and closed the door.
Returning the way they came, a sound mixed with some complaints came from the stone slab that had just opened the exit.
"You're here, I thought something happened to you. Why are you so slow this time?"
The moment the slate was opened, the girl turned her head pretending to be arrogant. He didn't wait for a reply, and when he turned around in surprise, his neck was slashed by a dagger.
The girl's eyes widened in disbelief.
Gu Jiu threw the body into the secret passage with an expressionless expression. A woman in the same body should be punished for helping the emperor to do this.
After returning, Gu Jiu saw the peach tree again.
Two steps and three strides.
Is there something buried under the peach tree?
Gu Jiu walked to the middle of the peach tree and took two steps and three steps, planning to try every direction.
Strange, I've dug around, but there's nothing there? Haven't dug deep enough?
With this in mind, Gu Jiu picked up the shovel and dug another thirty centimeters. When digging the fourth hole, he actually dug something.
Gu Jiu tugged on the bag, roughly determined the size and direction of the bag, and then dug it out in one go.
"I heard you are sick?"
Shen Xianyue walked over and sat down next to him, and asked unwillingly.
"Oh, it's an old problem, it doesn't matter."
Grandpa Shi shook his wine glass and said nonchalantly.
"Really? Reach out and let me see."
While talking, Shen Xianyue's hand was already on Grandpa Shi's wrist. As he said, it was nothing, it was just an old problem.
"Alas, don't leave."
Looking at Shen Xianyue who had taken her pulse and walked away, Grandpa Shi quickly got up and chased after her: "Come on, Xiao Yue'er, it's not easy to come back after all, don't leave in a hurry!"
"Grandpa Shi knows that this is not the right thing to do, but Grandpa Shi really has something to tell you."
"What's up?"
Shen Xianyue stopped and turned her head and asked.
"Come on, come on, sit down and talk."
"Xiao Yue'er, Grandpa Shi heard that that boy Zhou Tingyue is from the royal family. Hey, don't speak for now. Listen to what grandpa has to say first. Grandpa is not an unreasonable person. Do you like it? Naturally, you have to pursue it boldly. ,only……"
"It's just that the person I'm pursuing can be anyone, but it can't be Zhou Tingyue."
Shen Xianyue turned around and directly said the second half of Grandpa Shi's words.
"Yeah, that's right. You can't forget what happened back then, right? It's not good to forget your roots."
Grandpa Shi stroked his beard and looked at Shen Xianyue's reaction nervously while speaking in an admiring tone.
This little girl is good at everything, but sometimes she is too stubborn and cannot change the things she has set her sights on.
"Um."
Shen Xianyue hummed, looked at Grandpa Shi and asked, "Then why didn't Grandpa Shi just ask my brother to tell me about this and tell me your concerns directly, instead of using this method similar to deception to get me back."
"This..." Grandpa Shi touched his nose with his hand in a rare guilty conscience: "This, isn't this because I'm afraid you won't come back? Some things are better said in person."
"You think I'll be happy?"
When Grandpa Shi heard this, he just wanted to rely on his old skills to fool the matter first and wait for a detailed explanation later. Shen Zeyu came in at this time.
"Ze Yu, you're here just in time. Come quickly, come quickly. Grandpa has something to tell you."
Shen Zeyu: ...My sister looks bad. Why, Grandpa Shi hasn’t dealt with it at such a big meeting?
"Come on, why are you standing there?"
Seeing that Shen Zeyu had no intention of moving at all, Grandpa Shi waved to him hurriedly and vigorously, and went over to pull him in person.
Shen Xianyue raised her eyes and looked at Shen Zeyu, who was walking slowly and unwillingly. A sneer flashed across the corner of her mouth: "You also know?"
Chen Xianyue has relatively high requirements for relationships, and the most taboo thing is lies from people around her.
It doesn't matter to others, the worst thing is that they won't interact with each other in the future, but the people around me are different!
"Uh, sister, my brother is just a pawn, and my father means the same thing..."
Seeing Shen Xianyue's eyes, Shen Zeyu immediately remembered the embarrassing things he had done when he was a child. He was so panicked that he was almost killed by Shen Xianyue!
December, such a cold time!
This little girl was not afraid of freezing him to death. She took off his coat and kicked him into the pool. It was so cold that he would never forget it in his life.
Thinking about the scene at that time, he was afraid. If Shen Xianyue fished him out a little later, the ice would freeze again!
The servants were all cowardly, and none of them dared to come down to him!
Of course, he was also timid, his teeth were chattering from the cold and he didn’t dare to go up...
"Father?"
Shen Xianyue frowned, this was a crime committed by everyone.
"Okay, sit down. I am also responsible for this matter, and the words I asked you to preach to you are a bit general."
"Sit down, why are you standing there?"
Shen Xianyue took the lead and sat down on the stone bench and waved.
Shen Zeyu: Are you so easy to talk to this time? Why don't I run away? After all, Grandpa Shi is old and can't do anything. He is not good at it. This man is not soft-hearted at all when he attacks her.
"Sister, I still have something to do here, so I just..."
"sit!"
"Okay."
"Where's father?"
Shen Zeyu lowered his head, rubbed his tea cup with his fingers, raised his head carefully, and met Shen Xianyue's eyes. He lowered his head in an instant and pointed behind the pillar with some guilt.
At the same time, a middle-aged man came out with a bright face.
"Yue'er's temperament really looks more and more like your mother's as she grows older."
After the words fell, suddenly there was only the sound of wind.
Mrs. Guigu did not die a normal death. To be precise, she deserved two lives. Shen Xianyue was lucky enough to survive, but she happened to survive.
However, children born prematurely due to accidents are usually weaker. It can be said that Shen Xianyue was born in another family, and even the palace could not avoid the fate of premature death.
The young Shen Zeyu felt pity for his sister. His mother had been with him for several years, but his sister had never seen her mother.
"What's wrong? Sit down."
Chen Xianyue broke the silent air with her voice, her eyes were calm, showing no sadness or joy.
Since she was born, everyone in Guigu has been very kind to her. The only bad thing is that she seems to have no mother. Everyone was taboo about mentioning this matter in front of her, but she still knew the cause and effect.
It was a little sad, but also a little ridiculous. She thought about many possibilities, but the fact was that it was just because of the unreasonable troubles of an official lady.
But it doesn't matter, after all, that wayward young lady is still desperate for life and death.
Withdrawing his thoughts, Shen Xianyue looked at the people in front of him and asked, "What if Zhou Tingyue gives up his identity as a prince? What if he leaves the court and no longer has the slightest contact with the court?"
Hearing this, several people looked at each other. They had heard this before, but the problem was that they didn't believe it. Who could really give up?
"Without looking at me, just tell me what you would do if he did it?"
"This...if that kid can really do it, I don't have any objections to it, old man."
Listening to Grandpa Shi's words, the other two people nodded slowly.
