Ah Piao had been tidying up this closet in the past few years, but she did not doubt that there might be any trap hidden in the closet, even though both here and under the bed were suspicious places where traps could be set up.
To be honest, the main reason why she has never been suspicious is because Qingxia Palace was originally the residence of the first prince. Since Wanyanping moved into the palace, she has not made any changes or renovations here, and everything has remained the same. The appearance of the first prince when he was here.
Therefore, when Ah Piao touched the mechanism, she was particularly suspicious that she had touched it wrong. She took back her hand, stretched it out and touched it twice again. She still felt the groove and iron ring in the original position. Only then did I confirm that my feeling was correct.
She stood up straight, took out the clothes she had just packed and folded, neatly stacked them on the bed, leaned half of her body to look inside, but the light in the inner hall was indeed not very good, and she couldn't see at all. I don't know what's going on inside the cabinet.
"What's wrong?" Lord Hei had been paying attention to Ah Piao and Ah Rou. He noticed her movements, stopped his search, walked to her side and asked, "What did you find?"
"There must be something wrong inside the cabinet, but the light is not good, so I can't see clearly." Ah Piao got out of the cabinet, panting slightly due to her body, "I can't see clearly what's going on inside."
"Don't worry, let me do this."
Master Hei nodded towards Ah Piao, slightly probed his head, and looked inside the cabinet. Indeed, he couldn't see anything. He raised his eyebrows slightly, turned around and looked at the coffee table, and found a few candles on it. He walked over to put them She lit some candles and brought them over and asked the two girls to hold them for her.
"Hey, this kind of mechanism has disappeared over the years." Master Hei saw the situation inside the closet and saw the puzzled expressions of the two girls. He explained, "This kind of mechanism was often seen twenty or thirty years ago. , but in the past ten years, basically no one has used it. And..." He held a candle, stretched out a hand, and pointed at the groove, "Looking at the degree of wear and tear, this mechanism should have been built in the …Well…thirty years ago.”
"Thirty years ago?" Ah Piao was stunned, "That's not..."
"That's right, so this organization has nothing to do with His Highness. As for how His Highness discovered it, we have to wait until we find His Highness and ask her."
Master Hei sighed softly and stopped talking. He believed that both sisters should understand.
Ah Piao understood what Master Hei meant and did not continue to ask further on this topic.
"Will such an institution be dangerous?"
"No." Mr. Hei shook his head slightly, "Actually, mechanisms like this do not have any attack capabilities. They are mainly used for hiding. Generally speaking, if you open the cabinet panel at the back, there should be another one that can be hidden behind. A person’s little secret room.”
"Hiding people?" Ah Piao and Ah Rou looked at each other, "Master Hei means that His Highness might be hiding here?"
"It's possible." Master Hei nodded, "However, I suggest that we stay here for the time being and search other places. I think there should be more than just this mechanism here." He sighed softly, " He...is a cautious person. Others see him as taking one step at a time, but he sees it as taking ten steps at a time. There are many ways to save his life, but unfortunately, none of them are used, and they are all cheap to others."
Ah Piao and Ah Rou looked at each other, and there was a tacit understanding between the two of them. They couldn't figure out whether Master Hei was really lamenting what happened to the first prince, or whether he was trying to trick them. To be on the safe side, it's better for them to keep their mouths shut.
"Wait a minute!" Master Hei was just about to leave when he saw a slightly invisible cotton thread clipped on the board inside the closet. He pulled it out with his hand and handed it to Ah Piao and Ah Rou, "This thing What is it? Do you know?"
"Yes..." Ah Piao and Ah Rou looked at it carefully, "The texture and color should be the filaments from a home cotton robe that His Highness often wears. His Highness likes this cotton robe very much. It is available in winter. I wear this half the time. If I remember correctly, His Highness was still wearing this robe a few days before his disappearance." She looked at the clothes on the bed and rummaged through them carefully, "It seems that Your Highness It's still there, but there are several pieces of clothing missing, which she usually likes."
"you sure?"
"It's certain." Ah Piao nodded, "Is it certain that His Highness has stayed here before, or... has been here?"
"The possibility is very high, but there are other possibilities." Master Hei asked Arou to find an unused purse, put the cotton thread in it, and put it on the bed.
"Anyway, let's search other places first and wait for the other two groups."
"good!"
Ah Piao watched Ah Rou and Lord Hei go back to search their area. She turned around and looked at the closet. Holding a candle in her hand, she leaned halfway in and looked around carefully, but she didn't see anything wrong. Come, I can only give up and check other places.
With this experience, Ah Piao conducted a very rigorous search of several key areas, especially under the bed. The search was so careful that he even lifted up every bluestone brick to take a look. Unfortunately, even after searching so carefully, no mechanism was found.
Master Hei and Ah Rou were in the same situation as Ah Piao. They searched very carefully, but found nothing.
The three groups worked inside and outside Qingxia Palace for nearly two hours, and except for the wardrobe at the beginning, they basically returned without success.
Master Hei, Ah Piao and Ah Rou were worried that others would miss some details, so they went to check again personally, and the results they obtained were the same as before.
"So, the only place where His Highness can be found is here." Lord Hei looked at everyone with his hands behind his back, "What do you mean? What if this mechanism is not turned on? The ugly words are ahead. Once it is turned on, there is no turning back. "
"We just discussed that no matter how dangerous it is, let's open it!" Master Hei's deputy, Shu Mudan, handed over his hand. "Boss, it's already this time. We have no way back, right? Open it, we still have to If we have a glimmer of hope and can prove our innocence, if we don't open it, we will have no way of survival at all. Although the gang of bastards outside have let us go for the time being, will they arrest us again? No. But if we find traces of His Highness, no matter what they do, they can't cause us any more trouble."
"The deputy commander is right." Several guards said in unison, "Boss, let's go!"
"Master Hei, let's go!" A Piao nodded towards Master Hei who was looking at him, "No matter what, we have to give it a try."
