Chapter 083 Code word?

Chu Yun and his group of four entered the Yu Garden through the tunnel.

By this time it was already dark, and the garden was no longer as lively as usual, but quiet.

Chu Yun hooked his fingers, and the four children's heads immediately gathered together.

"Xiao Qi, you remember the way best, go to the eunuch's office and look for him. If anyone asks, just say he is the young noble of Concubine Ying."

"yes!"

"Xiao Wu, go to the harem and take a look, especially to Concubine Ying and Concubine Rong, to see if you can get any news. If you meet anyone, tell them that the eunuch is here to inquire about the needs of the various palaces."

"yes!"

"Xiao Liuzi, you just stay here and if we don't come back in an hour, you go back the same way to find your godfather."

"What about you?"

"I'm going to find the Emperor and Concubine Xia. Everyone, remember, be careful and pay attention to safety. If you are exposed, use all means to hide. If you hear any useful information, no matter if the time is up or not, come back and find ways to get the news out." Chu Yun ordered.

"Yes!" Several children said in unison, and then everyone went their separate ways.

Xiao Qi found the eunuch's office very smoothly according to the recorded route. He did not encounter any guards or patrolling servants on the way. Everyone cleaned the place as usual, sorted out the demand lists of each palace, and distributed supplies.

Xiao Qi walked inside with his head tilted. According to the map, if something happened, the person he was looking for would be hiding in the fifth room at the back. He saw a portrait. The person had a common face, and the biggest feature was a red mole behind his left ear.

Xiao Qi glanced at the scattered eunuchs as he walked. They all looked like common faces, but none of them looked particularly like their portraits. He walked through the corridor and went inside. There were a few rooms with candlelight scattered around.

Xiao Qi counted according to the instructions on the map, "One, two... I counted to the fifth room, and it was pitch black inside."

Xiao Qi looked around and saw no one was around, so he pushed the door open and went in.

"Cuckoo cuckoo cuckoo."

“Meow meow meow.”

"Cuckoo look, cuckoo look, look."

After Xiao Qi shouted, he saw that the sheet on the edge of the bed seemed to shake.

"Brother, I can't find my brother. Can anyone help me? Wuuwuwu."

Of course, Xiaoqi's voice was very soft and could only be heard in this room.

At this time, a small hand stretched out from under the bed. Xiaoqi frowned, wondering why this hand was smaller than his.

The next second, a small head popped out from under the bed, and when Xiao Qi looked at the face, he found that the child looked only about five or six years old.

Xiaoqi:......

Chu Yun didn’t say that the other person was a child, and General Jiao didn’t say that he was a child either!

The child looked at him, and perhaps because he was not very big, he quietly crawled out from under the bed.

"Are you looking for someone?" the child asked.

"Well, I can't find my brother." Xiaoqi answered. This was the secret code agreed upon before.

"What does your brother look like? Can I help you find him?" the child asked again.

"My brother likes to eat osmanthus cakes."

When the child heard Xiaoqi's answer, a hint of joy appeared on his rosy little face.

"I've finally made it. I thought I was going to starve to death here."

Xiao Qi hurriedly took out a few snacks from his pocket and handed them to him. He was afraid of being hungry because he often went hungry when begging for food. So after following Chu Yun and having no shortage of food, he got into the habit of carrying a few pieces of food with him, which always made him feel safe.

When the child saw the food, he took it and ate it in a few bites.

After finishing his meal, he wiped his mouth and said, "The elder brother in this room told the person who came to see him to tell him that the ancient bronze tripod was given to Lady Xia, and the black dragon tripod was left in Yangxin Palace."

"What do you mean?" Xiao Qi was surprised.

The child scratched his head and said, "I don't know. That's exactly what he said. I wonder if it's because of something the ladies like. My master once said that the women in the harem would use any abnormal means to win favor."

"Has there been anything unusual in the palace recently? For example, the guards, or the ladies? Why do we rarely see guards now?" Xiao Qi asked.

"I don't know about that. That day my brother told me to lie down here and wait for someone to come and imitate the cuckoo's call and the cat's meow. He would give me some hints. If the conversation could match, I would say the two sentences just now. When he comes back, he will reward me with ten taels." The child counted on his fingers.

"What about that person?" Xiao Qi asked.

"I don't know. He said he had something to do and left. It's been two days and he still hasn't come back. If I had known, I wouldn't have agreed to him. I almost starved to death!" the child complained.

Xiao Qi took out some change and some leftover snacks from his pocket and said, "I don't have much on me, but take this first. Thank you. If you sleep here for another night, he will probably come back and maybe give you double the money."

The child took it and said, "Well, I can hide here for a while anyway. Everyone outside seems to be very busy."

After saying this, the child crawled back under the bed and continued to sleep.

Xiao Qi followed the same path out, and when he passed by the main hall, he was suddenly stopped, "Wait a moment!"

Xiao Qi shuddered and stood up. Just as he was thinking whether he could get away with being a noble from Concubine Ying's palace, the other party handed him two baskets and said, "Go and give these to Prince Lu, and say that they are a gift from the eunuch."

"Yes!" Xiao Qi nodded quickly, took the basket and walked out of the hall quickly.

The eunuch who just delivered the basket shook his head, "Why does this eunuch look a little unfamiliar?" After mumbling, he smiled self-deprecatingly. It was all because of that pedophile pervert. In order to satisfy his selfish desires, all the children brought in in the past two years were half-grown children. As a result, he can't recognize them all now. Especially the way the child was trembling just now, he must have thought that he was going to be violated again.

Thinking of this, the eunuch went about his business.

When we left the prison, four guards stood at the door. "Where are you going?"

"I'll send this to Prince Lu!" Xiao Qi's cold sweat, which had just subsided, broke out again.

The guard took one look at the two baskets and said, "Hurry up, hurry up! In two days, maybe Prince Lu will be the one in charge of this palace. We can't be careless, hurry up!"

Xiao Qi nodded repeatedly and quickened his pace.

But what Xiaoqi didn't know was that as soon as he left, several people went and started searching the prison.

When Xiao Qi returned to the gathering point at Yu Garden, Xiao Liuzi came over and asked, "Did you find the person?"

"No. But he sent a few words through someone else."

"What?"

Xiao Qi repeated what he had just said, but Xiao Liuzi didn't quite understand. "Why don't I go find Chu Yun and tell him this? You wait here for a while."

Xiaoqi nodded.

"Are these two from Prince Lu?" asked Xiao Liuzi.

"Yes, and the guard also said some strange things about the palace that Prince Lu might have made the decision a few days ago." Xiao Qi said truthfully.

"Okay, I got it. I'll bring them all to Chu Yun. You wait here first and don't run around!"

"yes!"

Xiao Qi looked at Xiao Liuzi's rapidly disappearing back and scratched his head in surprise. "When we were training together, Xiao Liuzi had the worst comprehension. How come he ran like a master just now?"