She has been practicing the bell dance since she was young. In terms of ferocity and speed, she cannot compare with assassins and warriors, but in terms of lightness and steadiness, no one can match her.
She first walked to the shrine in the center and carefully examined the ritual vessels and offerings behind the shrine, tapping each wooden board lightly with her knuckles to confirm whether there were any partitions.
After a moment, she restored everything and carefully backed away.
Looking around the furnishings in the small tent, her eyes fell on the stone couch where the man was resting.
There was a high-legged table with recent memorials and documents neatly arranged on it, as well as an exquisite wooden box with copper corners, which was locked.
Cui Xingyao slowly approached the box, lifted the lock on the box with her slender fingers, looked at it carefully for a while, then took out the silver hairpin from her hair, inserted it into the keyhole and fiddled with it gently.
After a long time, a slight sound finally came from the lock.
Her originally dry and smooth temples were soaked with sweat. She took out her handkerchief and wiped them gently, holding her breath and slowly opening the box.
The box was empty, with only a half-burned piece of letter paper placed in the middle. A few delicate small words could be vaguely seen on the letter paper, which looked so familiar that it was frightening.
"Did you find what you wanted?"
Cui Xingyao was startled, and his fingertips suddenly loosened, and the lid of the box closed with a "click".
But she reacted quickly, and almost immediately took the hairpin in her hand and hid it under her sleeve, then bowed and saluted.
"I deserve death for disturbing Your Majesty..."
The man's voice came from the stone couch, calm and without any clues.
"What crime have you committed?"
Cui Xingyao clenched the silver hairpin in her hand, and her voice trembled a little.
"My uncle, relying on Your Majesty's favor towards me, recommended that I be granted a title and a salary increase. I didn't want Your Majesty to alienate me, so I wanted to take the memorial away privately..."
The emperor's silhouette was reflected on the screen, and he shook his head slowly.
"The secret code you wrote is in that box. Your kindness is worthless."
Cui Xingyao lowered his head deeply and his expression could not be seen clearly, but his trembling shoulders revealed something.
The hem of the man's clothes brushed the ground in front of her. After a while, a thin hand picked up the sachet she had placed on the ground early in the morning and shook it gently.
"You are very smart and know how to seize the opportunity. It's a pity that what you are looking for is not with me now."
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