"They must be waiting outside now." Gu Yufei said in a low voice.
"How do you know?"
"I just know." Gu Yufei knew Fu Xiuqi too well. He hadn't found the puzzle himself, so he must have thought they couldn't find it either, and were waiting outside for news.
Gu Yufei usually likes to play escape room games. In a confined space like this, there are many places to hide things.
The imperial kitchen was filled with food.
There are steamed buns on the stove.
Gu Yufei picked one up and put it in her mouth.
Duan Junhuan quickly stopped him: "Why do you eat everything?"
"What's the big deal? Would anyone dare to poison the palace?" Gu Yufei smiled and took a bite of the bun. It was her favorite filling: red bean paste.
Duan Junhuan's lips moved.
He wanted to say: In fact, someone really would poison the palace. He and his mother's food had been poisoned many times.
A few days ago, I was just joking with them, just having a stomachache, but it got worse and worse.
"This is not poisonous. If Your Highness is hungry, you can try it."
After eating a bun, Gu Yufei felt that she had regained some strength.
There is also a lot of food here.
Gu Yufei checked them one by one.
Gu Yufei searched everything from the walls, floors, ceiling to knives, tableware, etc.
On the surface, there's no puzzle here.
There was no place to check except under the fire table.
There might be cockroaches, spiders or something like that under the fire table, so Gu Yufei naturally didn't dare to do that.
She looked at Duan Junhuan for help.
"Do you think the puzzle could be underneath?" Duan Junhuan said in disbelief.
Under the stove is where firewood is stored, and it is very dirty.
"Maybe it's down there."
"Then wait here for me, I'll go in and take a look."
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After Duan Junhuan went in, he didn't come out for a long time.
Gu Yufei was a little worried.
"What's wrong with you? If not, then come out."
Duan Junhuan did not respond.
As a last resort, Gu Yufei had to go in and take a look.
It was pitch black inside.
The stove was quite low, so she could only crawl to it.
"Duan Junhuan, where are you? Come out!" Gu Yufei shouted in a low voice.
Suddenly, in the darkness, she felt the touch of fabric. There was no one else here, so it had to be Duan Junhuan.
Gu Yufei called him a few more times.
He still didn't respond.
For some reason, Duan Junhuan fainted inside.
Gu Yufei had no choice but to drag him out.
There is a big difference in weight and height between the two.
Gu Yufei took great pains to bring Duan Junhuan out.
"If you can't get in, why are you pretending?" Gu Yufei was helpless and anxious.
Duan Junhuan looked unhappy, with a bruise on his forehead and sweat all over his body.
Why did I feel dizzy as soon as I entered? Gu Yufei wondered.
It's dark and confined inside.
Could it be that Duan Junhuan suffers from claustrophobia?
Gu Yufei thought about it while she was cleaning up Duan Junhuan.
He just fainted and his life is not in danger.
Gu Yufei splashed cold water on him to wake him up.
"Ah! Ah!" Duan Junhuan screamed.
"It's okay, don't be afraid. It's me, Gu Yufei. You fainted in there." Gu Yufei held Duan Junhuan down.
Duan Junhuan's chest heaved violently.
The corners of his eyes were red.
"Just now, I remembered some terrible things in the past. It was dark around me, and I was running around uncontrollably, and finally I lost consciousness."
Duan Junhuan remembered the time when he was locked in a box.
This memory is deep in my bones.
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