Zhou Heng was curious about the facts that happened in Cuiwei Palace. He quickly responded when he heard Chen Fu's words, and then the five of them slowly went down the secret passage one by one.

When they went down, perhaps because they were afraid that there would be some unpredictable dangers in front of them, Chen Fu and Zhou Heng walked at the end, and Chen Fu hugged the fourth prince and walked in front of Zhou Heng.

The crampedness at the entrance is actually not a problem for Chen Fu and Zhou Heng, who have been familiar with the secret passages for a long time. I guess he was afraid that the empress dowager and others would be unable to move, so he thoughtfully followed the steps along the steps on the wall at the secret passage. The handrail of a bamboo pole was installed on the bottom, which made Zhou Heng sigh in his heart. It took me so much time to prepare for the plan of the empress dowager and her daughter, and even took care of such small details. No wonder she was so confident before.

As soon as the group walked down to the bottom, a slight sound of stone rubbing came from above their heads, and the secret passage was closed by Commander Xu.

It suddenly turned completely dark in front of me. Fortunately, there was Chen Fu in front of me. Now it was inconvenient to hug the fourth prince and could not turn around and hold her hand. Zhou Heng stretched out one hand and put it on his back. , in this way, you can follow forward with peace of mind.

Seeing her like this, Chen Fu called the palace maid in front of him back to the palace behind him, and asked the Hu Ben Guard to set up a flint to check the surrounding situation.

Zhou Heng felt relieved when he saw this. He didn't expect that this secret passage was better than the one under the palace. To be precise, it was even more spacious than the one under the palace. And surprisingly, with the faint light of the flint, the guards Some drinking water and dry food placed in a hole on the wall were also found. The hole was visually estimated to be about one meter wide and could be extended into the entire arm of the guard.

Another cave of the same size was placed in some weapons such as swords, but the guards checked and said that they were already rusted and could not be used.

Another unexpected incident was that someone stepped on two pieces of water on the ground.

According to the inspection of the guards, the two pieces of water thrown on the ground were a little wet, and there were half-dry blood stains on it, which means that they had been passed by someone not long ago, and the person wearing them was injured.

It was undoubtedly left behind by the person who assassinated the emperor and the prince in Taiye Pool.

Zhou Heng looked at Chen Fu, and saw this and understood that the people from Zhongnandao came in through the secret passage here, putting in water in advance and diving into the Taiye Pool. This way, he did not know anything. I guess that one The emperor and several princes would never have thought that even though they were the safest royal pleasure boat, they were so easily defeated.

Of course, the second prince knew that there were so many people, but he was afraid he couldn't figure it out until he died. Why did these people who had originally agreed to save him from the water turn against him and put him to death?

However, there were only two pieces of water on the ground in front of me. Could it be that the two of the people in Zhongnandao finally came back from the Taiye Pool alive? Zhou Heng couldn't help but talk about his thoughts.

Chen Fu whispered to this:

"These people are accomplices of tigers. When they committed evil in Liuhu, they were unforgivable. Now they dare to assassinate Daoshizi in Taiye Pool, and they are even more deadly. Don't worry, they will definitely catch them when they turn back!"

Yes, isn't Mu Yun still guarding Shanglinyuan? I hope to capture them alive as witness. Zhou Heng stopped saying anything, while Chen Fu looked at the silent Hu Ben Guards The guard said:

"It's useless to be sad. You will be your leader in catching the thief. Now our responsibility is to protect the prince. Although the secret passage here has been broken from the Fengyu Palace, the queen may not be able to find it.

It’s still early now, so you should leave quickly before dawn!”

Those people clasped their fists and replied, "That's right, someone among them seemed to be a small leader, and even said:

"The prince is right. The empress dowager and the third princess have also left for some time. Everyone can walk forward with confidence."

After a pause, I added:

"In this case, there should be supplies in front, and perhaps torches and other objects. Pay attention to check whether there are any holes in the walls along the way."

Yes, although the five Hu Ben Guards are said to have flints with them, the light after they are lit is really weak, and everyone doesn’t know how long this secret passage is. At the moment, only one person’s flint is used, so it can only be better than nothing.

This immediately gave everyone great hope.

Sure enough, after walking in the dark for a while, the guards in front of them heard good news:

"Your Majesty, I've found it!"

Then a light flashed, and the secret passage became brighter. Zhou Heng narrowed his eyes and looked at it. He was suddenly cheerful in front of him, and there were tables, chairs and other objects on both sides, as if for people to rest.

And after walking over and looking at it, I found that the tables and chairs were made of stone, but some fresh fruits were placed in mess on the table. I just looked like I had eaten it, and some leftovers seemed to be in a hurry and couldn't finish it. I wanted to come.

It was the two who came back from the injury who took the time to eat some. Zhou Heng didn't think that the Empress Dowager and her daughter would like to eat in the secret passage, and wouldn't eat so ugly.

There were also holes on the wall behind the table and chairs, and there were four in total, and there were also sufficient food. Unfortunately, the guards found that although they had just seen a torch on the stone table and successfully lit it,

But I didn't find it in the hole anymore. I thought it was taken away by someone before.

But no one was discouraged. Anyway, having a torch is enough. Seeing such complete preparations, as a certain Hu Ben Guard said:

"Prince, it seems that there should be such a supply space along the way later, so there must be a torch."

The other people also nodded.

"Okay, then let's continue to go. You guys should pay attention to it!" Shen Fu ordered.

So the group walked forward again, and this time it became more bright. Zhou Heng was a little distracted in the middle. While looking at the Tiger Guards in front of him and the Fourth Prince who was sleeping sweetly on Shen Fu's shoulders, he sighed.

The emperor who probably died with great hope—

The three most noble women in the palace actually tried to deal with him early on, but he probably thought that he was holding on his left and right. If he knew that he was being plotted so carefully after his death, he would not know that he would be able to do so.

I won't feel wronged.

Of course, to be honest, the emperor died not unjustly. He fell in love with his young stepmother and took the slaughter against the meritorious ministers. None of them deserves sympathy...

Just thinking about it, the group of people in the middle passed three spacious supply stations with stone tables and chairs. As the guards predicted before, I thought that the people in front of me had not had that high demand for torches, and later

There were torches left in the cave. For safety reasons, the guards all took a torch with them.

And when we arrived at the fourth place, all the torches in the cave were there, "Prince, it seems that the exit is coming soon!"

The Hu Ben Guards should not be ordinary soldiers. There is always some experience in this regard. After hearing this, Zhou Heng suddenly felt nervous and his heart jumped wildly again without control...
Chapter completed!