Seeing that she was interested, the little girl happily took her to an open space, put her finger through the crack in the ice, pointed it out to her and said, "Look, this is it."

After saying that, he made way so that Xiaoguo could get closer and take a closer look.

Xiaoguo squinted his eyes and saw the main body of the night-shining stone through the gap.

Night-shining stones of different sizes were neatly inlaid on the wall, emitting a moon-white glow. The light was reflected in the cellar through the ice, forming the light that Xiaoguo imagined.

"Where did you find this night-shining stone?"

After being surprised, Xiaoguo continued to ask.

The little girl scratched her head and said she didn't know, "The men in armor brought them here, and we were only responsible for sticking them on the wall."

Xiaoguo nodded disappointedly. This is a good thing. If I can find one to take back, I can save on candles. It will be enough to have it every night.

After all, it was an ice cellar, and the temperature was colder than that of an ordinary cellar. The two of them didn't stay there for long and went up quickly.

After coming out of the cellar, the two went their separate ways. After all, the girl had work to do, and Xiaoguo was a free man, so of course he wouldn't bother her.

Along the way, Xiaoguo was thinking as she walked, muttering non-stop, and was so focused that she didn't even look at her surroundings carefully, which led to her stopping only when she bumped into someone.

"Why..."

"Are you okay?"

A gentle voice came, Xiaoguo paused with the hand covering his forehead, and quickly put it down, saying in panic, "I'm sorry, are you okay?"

"Nothing, what are you thinking about so much?"

Shao Zhan shook his head and asked with amusement.

Xiaoguo shook her head awkwardly and said nervously, "I didn't think much of anything. I was just dazzled by the scenery for a moment."

Shao Zhan nodded, knowing that the other party was not telling the truth, but he did not continue to ask.

"Shan Heke has had a hard time looking for you."

"Looking for me?" Xiao Guo looked up at him in disbelief, not understanding what he meant.

"That's right." Shao Zhan was about to explain, but soon he saw the figure behind her, raised his chin and said, "Let him tell you."

As soon as Xiaoguo turned around, she saw Jiang Shanhe walking quickly towards her. Before she could react, he spoke anxiously.

"Where have you been?"

Xiao Guo looked confused, "I just took a stroll, what's wrong?"

Jiang Shanhe suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and said calmly, "It's okay."

"Okay, as long as we find the person, I'll go back first."

Shao Zhan said this with a smile, and left with the two guards behind him.

"Thank you!"

Jiang Shanhe did not forget to thank the figure from behind. After hearing this, Shao Zhan did not turn around but just waved.

"What happened?"

Seeing the anxiety in his eyes, Xiao Guo couldn't help but feel anxious. Could something have happened to Zhuang Zhuang? !

Jiang Danhe's silence frightened Xiaoguo, and she couldn't help but think of a lot of things.

"Zhuangzhuang is fine." Jiang Shanhe saw her uneasiness. Even though he was angry, he still reassured her first, and then added, "No one is in trouble."

"That's good." Xiao Guo was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but suddenly felt something was strange. Since nothing happened, why did Jiang Shanhe's face have to be so gloomy?

"..." Xiao Guo hesitated for a while, and then combined with what Shao Zhan had just said, she asked hesitantly, "You don't think something has happened to me, do you?"

"snort."

It was the familiar humming sound again. Xiao Guo immediately felt that he had guessed correctly, "I'm sorry~"

After being with him, Xiaoguo's coquettishness index has been getting higher and higher, so she can say sweet words at any time.

Seeing that Jiang Danhe was showing some signs of loosening up, Xiaoguo immediately took the opportunity to explain, "Don't be angry, okay? I won't do this again next time. I only went to the cellar once and took a look. If this happens again, I will definitely tell you in advance, I promise!"

"You're the one who said that you should never go to remote places alone in the future!"

Jiang Danhe was unusually serious, and Xiaoguo stopped joking and nodded seriously, "I'll remember it!"

"Although there are many guards here, there are still some places that are not properly guarded. If the criminals' families have evil intentions of revenge, you will be in danger if you are left alone."

What Jiang Shanhe said was right. After all, the families of the criminals here had all kinds of personalities. Some were implicated by their families, and some were in cahoots with the criminals. There were many honest people, but there were also many bad people.

After all, they were all glamorous ladies before, but now that they have fallen to such a state, there might be people with twisted minds who want to harm those who are equally glamorous. Necessary precautions should still be taken.

God knows how panicked he was when he didn't see Xiaoguo when he returned and couldn't find her after searching everywhere.

So that's what happened. She asked why Jiang Shanhe was so nervous all of a sudden, "I'm sorry, thank you."

Xiaoguo looked at the sweat on his forehead and felt guilty. She was used to being alone and doing whatever she wanted. She forgot that there was someone who cared about her. She was immediately moved.

Jiang Shanhe's heart was at ease the first time he saw her, and all his emotions turned into "as long as she is okay".

There was no anger in that. I was just heartbroken. Didn't he say he just went to the cellar? "Why is your forehead red?"

"Oh, I bumped into the emperor's back by mistake, it's okay." Xiao Guo rubbed it carelessly, and then thought of something, "By the way, do you know where the night-shining stone in the cellar came from?"

"Night-shining stone?" Jiang Shanhe looked at her strangely, "You want it?"

The two of them knew each other so well that whenever one asked something, the other could answer it.

Xiaoguo nodded shyly and shook her head, "First ask about her background, then consider whether to accept it or not."

Jiang Shanhe smiled and said, "That's it."

"The night-shining stones were accidentally mined by the border guards when they were building the city wall. A whole mine of night-shining stones was transported back to the capital for the emperor, but the palace didn't use much of it, so the rest was transported here to be used for lighting the cellar."

"Are there any left?"

Looking at Xiaoguo's expectant eyes, Jiang Danhe shook his head.

"Alas~"

Xiaoguo's hopes were dashed. She had originally thought that the night-shining stone was mined from this island, but she had not expected it to be so far from the border. She had thought that if it was closer, she would ask the emperor for permission and dig a piece herself, but there was no way for her to go to the border by herself.

Jiang Shanhe had no choice. The border was too far away, and communication and roads were inconvenient. It would take more than a year to travel over mountains and ridges to send a message asking them to send a piece back.

Xiaoguo was not disappointed for long, and she cheered up again. It didn't matter if she didn't have it. After all, the candles were quite bright and not expensive, and the luminous stone was not a necessity.

Looking at the big hand extended by the other party, he took it without hesitation, and just like that, the two of them continued to talk and laugh as they walked towards their residence.

Not long after the two left, two figures walked out from a pavilion not far away.

"Mother, you see, the lady is not a bad person!"

The little girl who had just taken Xiaoguo to the cellar was now anxiously speaking to the woman next to her.

"Shut up!" The woman scolded her sternly. Seeing her aggrieved expression, she softened her heart and forced herself to be stern again. "You can't judge a good person by appearance. You can't take people to the cellar without permission in the future. If something goes wrong, you will lose more than ten lives! Remember!"

"...I'll remember that."

The little girl lowered her head aggrievedly and spoke in a low voice.

Because she lowered her head, she didn't notice the fleeting tears in her eyes. In her heart, she couldn't help but wonder why her gentle and kind mother had become like this...