The second prince pouted unhappily, squatting on the ground and digging at the dirt. After a long while, he raised his head unhappily and said resentfully: "...Then you have to go down with me!"
Cen Xijin was not afraid of insects. She smiled and narrowed her eyes. She nodded cheerfully and said, "That's natural, but you have to shine the light for me. Well, we have to find someone to look after it."
Cen Xijin had already made up his mind about this person. This person was Cai Xin.
Although Cai Xin does not treat her wholeheartedly, fortunately, she is brave enough to fight, she is smart, quick-thinking, and courageous enough. She is not comparable to those ordinary palace maids. Besides, Cai Xin still relies on her now, so the two of them can be regarded as grasshoppers.
Even so, when Cai Xin heard that Cen Xijin was going to lead the second prince into the cellar to catch insects, and also wanted to find herself as a guard, she was really on edge, and she didn't know what it felt like.
"Sister, how about I go with you..." Cai Xin pinched her fingers and felt in a dilemma. Cen Xijin kept doing these messy tricks, which made her head feel big, okay, "Sister, let Er Your Highness went to catch insects in the cellar, and it might not be good if someone finds out."
The second prince's eyes suddenly lit up and he nodded repeatedly.
"Whether Your Highness is a coward or not is all decided in one fell swoop. This is my test for His Highness. Why are you interfering? It's good for you to be a guard!" The same thing happened between Cai Xin and the Second Prince. , the effect is greatly different. Cen Xijin also plans to use this to please Chen Meiren!
Being forced into this situation, Cai Xin could only bite the bullet and agree.
What a bleak life! !
The second prince howled in his heart for a while, and then followed Cen Xijin step by step, holding a candlestick in the same manner as he prepared to go down to the cellar.
Taking advantage of the second prince's grief and anger, Cen Xijin also arranged preparations outside the cellar. After checking the situation at the cellar entrance, he immediately ventilated it and lit a small candle to check the oxygen density inside. Finally, he took away another Thick tying rope and a damp rag.
In addition, she also ordered Cai Xin to not only stand there to look out for the wind, but also to be extra vigilant and listen carefully to what was going on in the cellar. She also asked her to fetch a bucket of water and put it outside the cellar for later use.
When everything was arranged, Cen Xijin took the lead in grabbing the second prince's arm and smiled confidently like a born king: "Your Highness, enter!"
So someone lowered his head and muttered: "What's going up? It's obviously down!" Didn't we ask him to go down to the cellar?
With a "Pfft" sound, Cai Xin was trying hard to hold back her laughter and was trembling all over.
Cen Xijin tilted his head and shrugged, wondering where the smile was.
It was very dark in the cellar. To say that you couldn't see your fingers would be a slight exaggeration, but you couldn't tell whether the five fingers were black or white, but they were there.
The second prince followed the stone staircase that extended from the entrance to the cellar to the bottom, tiptoed fearfully in the darkness, and soon he figured out the rules of the stone staircase.
"Um...I'm here! Cen Xijin, come down quickly!" The dark cellar was a strange place, and he didn't want to stay any longer.
Cen Xijin murmured at his extraordinary talent and looked at the flickering fire in the cellar, feeling a little more at ease.
She is not afraid of anything but the dark.
Once it got dark, she couldn't see anything.
That feeling of loneliness, of being separated from the world, that sense of emptiness where the soul has nowhere to rest, is really suffocating.
Cen Xijin gritted his teeth and finally mustered up the courage to get into the cellar. She knew that if she didn't set an example at this moment, how would she discipline the second prince in the future? If you are not upright yourself, how can you upright others?
Just jump.
The dark cave-like cellar was not suitable for a person with night blindness like Cen Xijin. She did not adopt the method of slowly crawling down while groping, but jumped directly in three steps.
This was also the biggest reason why she made up her mind to let the second prince go into the cellar. She just wanted to know how high the cellar was...
When the second prince saw a huge object falling from above, he subconsciously took a step back, but the candle in his hand moved forward slightly.
He had already learned how bad Cen Xijin's eyes were.
"Ouch!"
Jumping straight out of the cellar, Cen Xijin's only feeling was that his butt seemed to have broken into pieces.
But the second prince was still a boy, so it was really difficult for her to rub her buttocks in front of others. Although, it's so dark here that it's a question whether you can even see your butt.
"Sister! What's wrong?!" Cai Xin, who was standing outside on guard, heard the commotion and hurriedly looked over and asked anxiously. It's not that she really cares about Cen Xijin, Cai Xin is just afraid that something will happen down there!
It wasn't a big deal if Cen Xijin fell, but it was a big deal if Cen Xijin fell on the second prince!
Fortunately, Cen Xijin quickly dispelled her anxiety.
"Uh, hiss...it's okay, it's okay! Just stand outside and watch carefully! We'll be up soon!" Cen Xijin grinned in pain, but he didn't dare to reach out to rub his butt, so he could only grit his teeth and endure it.
The candlelight flickered slightly, and the dark cellar had a little warm twilight.
The second prince who had been standing beside him hesitated for a while, then stepped forward in two or three steps, then thrust the candlestick in his hand into Cen Xijin's hand, and loudly ordered with seeming dissatisfaction: "You, take this Get it!"
Cen Xijin felt warm in his heart, and a smile slowly bloomed on his lips. She was a cheerful person, so since the second prince took the initiative to give the candlestick to her, she accepted it generously.
"Huh, why are you laughing? I just think it's too heavy and I'm too lazy to take it." The second prince's loud voice sounded in the cellar again.
Listening to this young and tender voice, for some reason, Cen Xijin felt much more at ease. Sure enough, as long as there is someone by her side, her fear of being trapped in the dark will be greatly reduced.
Even though that person is just a six-year-old baby.
Even though they both dislike each other.
Even though he is a prince and she is just a maid.
But she finally felt at ease.
"It's already down here, let's hurry up and find the insects." Chen Meiren can wait, but the flower clothes in Chen Meiren's palace can't wait.
With that said, Cen Xijin held the wall with his hands and cautiously took a step forward.
Seeing her like this, the second prince sighed for some reason, with some disgust in his words: "Oh, if you can't see, don't move around. You're like a blind man! Just hold the candlestick and light it up for me."
After a while of burning the incense, he discovered a problem, Cen Xijin, you can nag like this even if you don’t do anything!
Ever since he found a small stick and started looking for bugs, Cen Xijin hasn't stopped talking since he was leaning against the wall!
"Your Highness, be careful, use a small stick to dig through those dark and damp corners! Hey, don't use your fingers, there might be some kind of insect inside, it's a biting one!"
"Hey, please be gentle and don't scare away the bugs. The bugs at this time are all in clusters. If you startle one, the whole cluster will be scared away!"
"Ah, catch it quickly, catch it! Alas, alas, it's a pity that it ran away!"
"Your Highness, if you keep poking around with a stick, there might be more. Don't be discouraged!"
"I know, I know!" The second prince turned to look at Cen Xijin, who was leaning against the wall and holding the candlestick firmly. Her appearance was extremely ordinary, but in the swaying candlelight, she actually seemed to be somewhat gentle and beautiful. , making people unable to take their eyes away when they look at it. The second prince calmed down and then spoke, with a lot of disgust in his words, "Why do you talk so much! You are so young, just like the people in the palace Just like an old grandma! Annoying."
Humph, she is so annoying.
At this moment, it was not just the candlelight that flickered.
The second prince turned around dully, and stabbed the corner nervously with a small stick. Suddenly, a sound that was completely different from the one he poked at insects suddenly sounded in the dark cellar.
It's the kind that clicks, just like turning the pages of a book.
"Hey, what is this!"
