"Oh? Why?"
"I heard that it was because some palace maids and guards hid in the rockery and were discovered, and there are also assassins who hide in the rockery.
After that, His Majesty ordered that all the rockery in the palace be replaced with solid ones so that people would not be able to hide in them.
I remember that Your Majesty was talked about by people outside the palace because of this decree.
The rockery in the cold palace was also replaced with a solid one at that time. It definitely couldn't be hollow!"
As Yueya spoke, her tone became firm.
Upon hearing this, Ying Xixi focused on Xiao Xieyun, who was being talked about by others as mentioned by Yueya.
It seems that Xiao Xieyun has been misunderstood by many people.
"In that case, there must be something wrong with this rockery. Let's go over and take a look."
As Ying Xixi spoke, she took a step towards the rockery. Yueya was so scared that she quickly grabbed her.
"Your Majesty, you can't do that! What if, what if there's something dangerous inside the rockery, Your Majesty will be in danger!
Madam, please stand here, I will go over and take a look!"
Yueya looked serious. She picked up a branch from the ground and walked towards the rockery as if she was ready to die.
Ying Xixi felt warm in her heart and watched Yueya walk to the rockery.
Then Yueya, who was stretching her head to look into the rockery, suddenly exclaimed.
"Empress!"
Ying Xixi hurried forward.
"My Lady! There's something here!"
Yueya pointed to a square board on the ground in the rockery and said.
"Open it and see what it is."
Ying Xixi said this as she squatted down.
Yueya swallowed, bravely reached out to grab the edge of the board, and lifted it up with all her strength.
There was a click and the board was opened.
A cloud of dirt, dust and a strange smell came out from under the board.
Yueya removed the board, revealing a passage underneath that was large enough for an adult man to go down.
Yueya was stunned and whispered, "My Lady, this... seems to be a tunnel? Or a secret room?"
Ying Xixi said sternly, "Yueya, go find the guards now and tell His Majesty we've found a tunnel here. I'll be guarding here, so go quickly and come back soon!"
Yueya did not agree immediately. She looked at the dark entrance, her heart beating wildly, and put the board back on first.
"My Lady, please be careful. I will be back as soon as possible!"
After Yueya finished speaking, she stood up and ran out.
Ying Xixi's legs felt numb after squatting for a while, so she simply sat down on the ground and asked the system in her mind.
"System, is this tunnel still usable? Did the people from Lin Yueguo block the exit at the other end of the tunnel before they left?"
[It's usable, it's not blocked. The people who came to rescue Zhao Yonggang were quite confident, thinking the hero wouldn't be able to find this tunnel. Plus, they thought the tunnel could still be used in the future, so they didn't block the entrance or exit.]
"That's good."
Ying Xixi sat on the ground and chatted with the system in a casual manner.
Soon, she heard hurried footsteps.
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