001. Return to the palace
The cold pool water soaked my whole body, including the hemp rope that tied me was also soaked in water. At this time, she, who was standing by the pool, left with satisfaction, and I slowly sank under the cold pool water.
After she and her family left, I, who had already fallen into the bottom, suddenly opened my eyes. In front of my eyes, there was black hair like algae that slowly swayed with the rippling of the pool, and a face full of scars on the bottom of the pool.
That's ready early in the morning.
I didn't have time to think about it. I held my breath and slowly moved my bound legs. When I was close to the rockery in the middle of the lotus pond, I leaned my back to the sharp corner of the rockery, and soon leaned against that corner and cut the rope.
Without the bondage of the rope, my body began to become flexible, and soon it broke out of the water. I took off the cloth that was still stuffed in my mouth and gasped, and then went ashore very quickly.
Looking around the silence, I raised my lips and smiled. It seemed that the plan was a success. Now I just wait for the people of the prime minister to find the female corpse sinking at the bottom of the lotus pond tomorrow.
After that, I left without leaving a trace with my familiarity with the terrain of Xiangfu and my agile body.
After leaving the prime minister's house, I took out the token hidden in advance and came to the gate of the palace.
At this time, it was almost the third hour. The two bodyguards responsible for guarding the palace gate actually sat face to face against the wall and drank. It seemed that in order to match the atmosphere, they still looked up at the curved moon half covered by the clouds.
I stepped forward and showed the token directly. The two bodyguards looked at each other and bent down politely and said, "Girl, please wait a moment." At this time, a bodyguard took out a fire fold from his arms, blew it, picked up the lantern on the ground, lit it, and walked to me with the lantern.
"Girl, please come with me." The bodyguard said and walked forward along the palace wall.
The gate of the third watch in the middle of the night has been closed for a long time, and there is no rule to open it for anyone. But it may not be impossible to enter the palace, and there is also a side door to use. But that side door is not available to everyone. It is specially used for the royal family.
I followed the bodyguard, and I couldn't help sneezing in the cold wind late at night.
In the warm light of the lantern, I clearly saw that the corners of the robe hanging down to my ankle were dripping with water, and my feet also left wet footprints with every step.
I think I must look very embarrassed now.
When I walked to the side door, the bodyguard and the guard of the side door said a few words and then handed me the lantern.
"Girl, take your time." I carried the lantern, and the warm light shone on the slightly simple face of the bodyguard, and I saw an untimely flattering smile.
I nodded and then turned to the side door. Entering the side door, another bodyguard took the initiative to take over the lantern in my hand to lead the way for me.
Walking on that long palace road, I suddenly had a lot of thoughts, and the scene from many years ago appeared repeatedly in my mind.