Chen Fangling was finally promoted from a palace maid to a beauty. She had not even seen Yang Guang's face a few times. She was about to be shaved and sent to a nunnery to live with the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng for the rest of her life. She was unwilling to do so, so she became more and more angry.
panic.
The sound of the piano was interrupted by Chen Fangling. Xie Xiangwen was not angry. He smiled faintly and said, "Sister Fangling, what are you worried about? Only concubines in the palace will be sent to become monks. You and I are just dolls raised by the emperor.
Even if you want to become a monk, you don't have the qualifications. Besides, where can there be such a big nunnery that can accommodate thousands of people?"
"Unfortunately, I was right." Yuan Ziyan sighed and said, "I heard that the new emperor is not yet one year old, so he has no need for us people. Although we don't have to become monks, the prospects are not optimistic."
Chen Fangling became even more panicked and said repeatedly: "Sister Yuan, please help us quickly. What will happen to us in the future?"
Yuan Ziyan smiled and said: "I can only watch stars, but I can't read faces."
Chen Fangling said anxiously: "Then go and take a look."
Yuan Ziyan pointed outside and said: "Didn't you see that it's cloudy tonight? I can't even see a single star. What star am I looking at?"
"Actually, you can guess it without looking at it. Our ending is nothing more than being rewarded by the new king. If it's okay to be rewarded to a hero, we're afraid of being sent to the army." Although Xie Xiangwen said something terrible, his expression was extremely
Indifferently, "Xiyuan is quiet and peaceful. There is no ups and downs, no intrigues. In fact, I quite like it here. I'm afraid I won't stay long and I can just take a look. Zi Yan, Fang Ling, are you willing to accompany me?
Would you like to take a walk in the garden?"
Yuan Ziyan nodded and said: "Fang Ling, there are some things that you can't worry about. Why don't you accompany Sister Xie for a walk."
Although Chen Fangling was a little reluctant, she really had no choice but to accompany Xie Xiangwen and Yuan Ziyan out of Qiyinyuan.
The willows by the lake have sprouted new buds, blowing in the breeze, and they are clearly graceful under the dim lights. The lakeside path, which used to be bustling with activity, is silent. Except for the three of them, there is no one left.
The women in the garden had a boring life, even more boring than in the palace. They all developed the habit of going to bed late and getting up late to cope with the long and lonely days. Even in the cold winter months when the snow was falling, there was no shortage of tourists by the lakeside.
It's just that the news of Yang Guang's death has completely disrupted the lives of the beauties. I'm afraid many people are busy packing up their gold and silver. Although they can't go out, it's always good to make preparations in advance.
Xie Xiangwen and Yuan Ziyan came on foot, stopping and looking, as if they were trying to memorize every scene here. Before they knew it, more than half an hour had passed, and they arrived near Cuihua Courtyard. The surrounding area became quieter and quieter.
Chen Fangling, who was following them, saw that it was getting late, and was about to remind them that it was time to go back, when she heard a splash from the lake.
Chen Fangling was surprised and said: "Hey, there is a big fish!"
They saw a black shadow appear on the lake. The black shadow disappeared in a flash. Before they could see clearly, there was another "crash" sound, and the black shadow had already jumped out of the water, and crossed the lake embankment in three or two steps.
, pointed a bright sword at the three of them, and shouted in a low voice: "Don't run! Don't shout! If anyone moves, I will kill him!"
If an ordinary woman encountered this kind of thing, she would have screamed loudly. This is a normal stress reaction, and threats can only aggravate their nervousness. But these three people have personally experienced the stabbing incident last year, and they are very nervous.
Although he remained calm in the face of the uninvited guest, on the contrary, the black figure was a little uneasy, and the hand holding the sword kept trembling.
Since the stabbing incident last year, Yang Guang has never been to Qiyin Courtyard again. Xie Xiangwen now understands the status of these women in Xiyuan. He has long been indifferent to many things and has taken a step forward.
, said: "Strong man, if you want to steal money, the three of us have some jewelry on us, just take it. If you want our bodies, you will not dare to obey even if you die!"
After listening to Xie Xiangwen's words, the black shadow lowered his sword and said in a deep voice: "As long as you are obedient, I will neither rob you of wealth nor rob you of sex."
As soon as these words were said, even Chen Fangling became bolder and asked curiously: "You are neither robbing wealth nor robbing sex, so what are you going to do?"
The black shadow pointed to a brightly lit place in front and said, "Is that the Sixth Courtyard?"
Chen Fangling looked in the direction of the black shadow's finger, shook her head and said, "I don't know what the Sixth Courtyard is, I only know that over there is Cuihua Courtyard."
Xie Xiangwen said, "Yes, Cuihua Courtyard is the Sixth Courtyard."
She had participated in the selection of the ladies of various houses at that time, so she remembered it clearly.
"Thank you very much!" The shadow bowed his hand, "When will the lights over there be turned off?"
Yuan Ziyan sighed and said: "I'm afraid it will be dark until dawn. Why does the strong man ask this?"
The black shadow was shocked and said: "What should I do? I want to find someone."
Chen Fangling was the best at observing people, and she immediately guessed the purpose of the black shadow, and said repeatedly: "You are here to find your old friend, right? What can you do if you find her? Can you take her out? If you have the ability to take someone out, just take me
Take him out too!"
Xie Xiangwen and Yuan Ziyan looked at each other and both remembered that in last year's assassination incident, their good sister "Shi Huiniang" was taken away by the assassin. They almost said in unison: "Yes! Take us with you!"
In fact, which woman is willing to stay here for the rest of her life? But their proposal shocked the black shadow, and he hesitated: "Wait, wait until we find Susu first!"
It turned out that this dark shadow was Han Shi'er. He resigned from his official post as General Hu Ben and stayed in Luoyang just to wait for the news of Yang Guang's death. Unexpectedly, Yang Xuangan and the others succeeded. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he can't take care of Shang Lin for the time being.
Xiyuan, the number of guards outside the garden has been greatly reduced, which is a good opportunity to rescue Hou Susu.
He has the sketch of Shanglin Xiyuan left by Liu Ziqiu. The locations of each courtyard are clearly marked, but there is no name of the courtyard. He also knows the waterway for Liu Ziqiu to enter and leave Xiyuan. Because last winter, Yang Guang, who was very happy with his achievements, ordered the construction of the same at the same time.
There was no time to build the Yuan Wall, Tongji Canal and Jiangnan Canal, and the sluice gates were built, so the waterways were still usable.
But what Han Shi'er didn't expect was that although he successfully entered Xiyuan and found the location of the Sixth Courtyard, he had no way to contact Hou Susu. The only possibility was to wait until the courtyard was completely dark and then sneak in quietly.
As expected, those women were all night owls. Han Shi'e had been soaking in the lake for more than an hour, and he didn't wait until they turned off the lights. His hand holding the sword was trembling, not because of nervousness, but because of cold.
Chen Fangling's mind was spinning rapidly, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she said, "Strong man, how about we make a deal?"
Han Shi'er was stunned: "What deal?"
"I'll find that girl Su Su for you, and you take me out of here!" Although Chen Fangling didn't know the difficulties Han Shi'er was facing, she knew that it was inconvenient for a grown man like him to break into Cuihua Courtyard.
Seeing that Han Shi'e was still hesitating, she gritted her teeth and said, "As long as you can take me out, I, I am willing to serve you for the rest of my life!"
Chen Fangling is not stupid. Han Shi'er is young and handsome, and he is willing to take risks to save his old sweetheart. He can be regarded as kind and righteous. Such a person can be entrusted to him for the rest of his life.
Han Shi'er wasn't very interested in this beauty taking the initiative, but he felt that Chen Fangling's proposal was feasible. He nodded and asked, "Do you know how to swim?"
He didn't have the skills like Liu Ziqiu to dare to climb over the garden wall and escape. The only way out was to re-take the waterway.
Chen Fangling said happily: "The Nu family grew up on a fishing boat!"
"Well, you go to the Sixth Courtyard and find a palace maid named Hou Susu and tell her my surname is Han. This is a token." Han Shi'er took out a jade pendant, pointed at Xie Xiangwen and Yuan Ziyan and said, "You
If you dare to betray me, you will kill both of them!"
"Don't worry, you wait for me here and I'll be back soon!" Chen Fangling took the jade pendant and felt it was warm and smooth. It was obviously extremely valuable. It turned out that this strong man was not only handsome, not only affectionate and righteous, but also very rich. How could such a man be?
Let it go?
Thinking that Han Shi'e's old sweetheart was just a maid, Chen Fangling became more confident, picked up her skirt, and ran towards Cuihua Courtyard with flying feet.
Things developed so fast that Xie Xiangwen and Yuan Ziyan looked at each other in shock. It took them a long time to recover and asked: "Strong man, can you take us with you?"
Yang Guang was dead and the new emperor was under one year old. They were not worried that Chen Fangling would tell the truth, because the whistleblowing would do her no good at all.
Han Shi'er could also see that Chen Fangling was eager to leave here. As a deal, he might as well be a good person. On the contrary, he was worried that the two hostages in front of him would yell after he left. If these two people also
I was willing to leave with him, which saved me a lot of trouble.
Thinking of this, Han Shi'er turned around and asked, "Do you know how to swim?"
Xie Xiangwen and Yuan Ziyan both shook their heads. Xie Xiangwen is a young lady from the Xie family in the south of the Yangtze River. She is a real lady. How could she learn to swim? Although Yuan Ziyan was born in a small family, she grew up in the mountains since she was a child.
It doesn't exceed the ankle. Even if she wants to learn swimming, she doesn't have this condition.
Han Shi'er shrugged and said: "Then there is nothing Han can do!"
He learned this action from Liu Ziqiu, but when he does this action, he often does not do it to show off, but when he has trouble deciding something, he uses this action to hide his thoughts.
Xie Xiangwen and Yuan Ziyan could only secretly lament their fate, but they were not the kind of narrow-minded women. They couldn't do anything that they couldn't escape by themselves, and they couldn't let others escape either.
After just a cup of tea, Chen Fangling walked back from Cuihua Courtyard. Behind her, a woman followed quietly, but her face looked a little gloomy.
Xie Xiangwen felt a chill in his heart and asked, "Didn't find it? Who is that behind?"
However, Han Shi'er had already seen that the graceful figure was Hou Susu, whom he had longed for, so he rushed over and hugged the woman.
The woman choked and said: "Brother Han, you shouldn't take risks. If you have any shortcomings, the slave family will not be able to live alone..."
It turned out that this woman was really Hou Susu. She was just a maid and was of no importance. When Chen Fangling called her out, no one cared about her at all.
Xie Xiangwen and Yuan Ziyan also saw Hou Susu's appearance clearly, and they were secretly surprised that this woman's beauty was not inferior to theirs, and she actually only became a sweeping palace maid. Shanglin Xiyuan is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger!
Suddenly, Han Shi'er suddenly let go of Hou Susu, with a fierce look in his eyes, and walked toward Xie Xiangwen and Yuan Ziyan with a sword in hand.