Chapter 438 You can't even hear your husband's voice
This garden is not big. It is far away from the masters' yard and some distance from where the servants live. It is more like an open space than a garden.
There are no flowers or plants planted in this garden. It is full of weeds at first glance and only a few big trees are planted.
Hua Yanxi walked over the weeds holding a lantern. Only the light of the lantern in her hand was shining, and the surroundings were quiet.
Her attention fell to the ground, and she was checking carefully to see if there were any traces of tunnels. A figure silently fell from the tree, landing gently behind her.
Hua Yanxi searched along the ground, stepping heavily from time to time to listen for sounds, but found nothing.
It seemed that she was overthinking and the things were hidden elsewhere, or perhaps Ye Yibai's information was inaccurate and the things that the Prime Minister had collected had already been moved outside the house.
Just as I was thinking this, I suddenly discovered that there were traces of freshly dug soil near the roots of the tree.
Hua Yanxi began to feel excited. Just as she was about to squat down, she heard a man's voice from behind: "Don't move."
In the dark night, in a secluded corner, the sudden voice of people made Hua Yanxi jump up and down, and she threw the lantern in her hand at the man and started to take action.
"Hey, Yan Yan, don't hit me. It's me. You can't even hear your husband's voice?" The man's voice sounded muffled.
When the lantern was thrown out, it was swung away by Ye Yibai and fell to the ground. It was burning on the ground. With the intensity of the fire, I only had time to see the man's familiar mask. The fire was quickly extinguished and the surrounding area fell into darkness again.
Hua Yanxi let go and pushed him: "Why are you following me in such a sneaky way?"
Ye Yibai's laughter was vague and helpless: "How could I have followed you? I arrived before you, okay? It was obviously you who followed me."
"Then why didn't you say anything in the first place?"
Ye Yibai innocently said: "I also guessed that something was wrong here, so I came to investigate. It took me a long time to dig out the secret tunnel. I was planning to seal it to attract people. As soon as I buried the tunnel, I heard someone coming. Oh my god.
It was too dark to see it was you, so I jumped up the tree."
Hua Yanxi's eyes lit up: "Have you really found it?"
"No, everything is inside, so it's easier for the old man." Ye Yibai said with a smile.
After finding the stolen goods, Hua Yanxi stopped talking nonsense to Ye Yi and prepared to find someone to move the things.
As soon as they left the courtyard, they met the commander of the Royal Forest Army. Before Hua Yanxi could say anything, he spoke first: "Fifth Princess, the Emperor has arrived and orders you to go to the front hall immediately."
Hua Yanxi raised her eyebrows: "Why is he here so late?"
Ye Yibai said from the side: "I'm too old to sleep. I'm afraid he won't be able to sleep tonight after seeing these things."
The majestic emperor of a country has not as much money as his ministers in the treasury, so he will probably be angry for several nights.
"I'll go to the front hall to interview the saint, and you take the people to the small garden at the back to move everything out of the secret passage." Hua Yanxi ordered.
When the commander of the Royal Forest Army heard this, he was shocked: "Is there really a secret passage?"
"Well, the soil is still new under a big tree, so just dig down."
"Okay, my subordinate will go right away." The man rubbed shoulders with excitement.
When they reached the bright place, Hua Yanxi discovered that Ye Yibai's clothes were covered with mud: "You went to roll in the mud, why did you get so dusty?"
Ye Yibai lifted up his robe, with a depressed expression on his face: "Who would have thought that the secret passage would be in the soil. The secret passage is very narrow. What you get in and out of is not covered in mud. It's a pity for my new clothes.
, I wouldn’t have worn this if I had known earlier.”