Fortunately, the lake wasn't very big, and the two quickly swam to the pavilion.
Once inside the pavilion, Su Ruojin began to survey the lake once more.
"Yanchu, did you see anything under the lake just now?"
Xiao Yanchu was somewhat uncertain, "It seems there is something under the lake, but it's too dark to see clearly."
Su Ruojin nodded, "I saw it too, and it wasn't small."
After speaking, Su Ruojin looked up and examined the pavilion again.
This is an ordinary hexagonal pavilion in the middle of the lake, with upturned eaves and exquisite murals painted on the roof. There are long benches on all five sides for people to sit, rest, and enjoy the view of the lake. There is nothing particularly unique about it.
"Ah Jin, aren't these floor tiles a bit strange?" Xiao Yanchu suddenly asked.
Su Ruojin's gaze shifted from the pavilion roof to the ground. The pavilion was paved with large white jade bricks, laid out in an irregular pattern.
Xiao Yanchu said the strange thing was that the largest white jade brick in the very center had a wider gap between it and the bricks next to it than the other bricks.
If you weren't paying special attention, you'd think it was intentionally designed this way.
After being reminded by Xiao Yanchu, Su Ruojin carefully examined the jade bricks, and then she smiled, "This Princess Yuening is quite clever."
Su Ruojin then told Xiao Yanchu to leave the pavilion, while she herself walked on the different jade bricks of the pavilion with strange steps, looking as if she were dancing some kind of strange dance.
When Su Ruojin stopped, she was standing on the outermost jade brick.
Suddenly, the largest white jade brick in the middle began to move, slowly and silently sinking down to reveal a passage.
The two exchanged a glance and cautiously walked down the passage.
Torches were placed on both sides of the passage, making it easy to walk.
When they reached the end of the passage, the two were quite surprised.
Princess Yuening has really gone all out!
Before me lay a small villa, filled with rooms, artificial hills, flowing water, low trees, and pavilions.
If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, who would believe that there was a hidden paradise beneath this lake?
Some rooms were dark; it was unclear whether they were empty or the people inside were asleep.
Some rooms still had lights on, and you could even hear someone singing.
Su Ruojin made a hand gesture, and she and Xiao Yanchu split up to secretly check the rooms before finally returning to the exit.
When the two swam back to shore, they looked back at the pavilion. The mechanism was indeed well hidden; no wonder no one knew that Princess Yuening kept male lovers.
Xiao Yanchu hadn't expected this secret investigation of the villa to involve water, so he hadn't prepared any extra clothes. The two of them had no choice but to return to the inn in their wet clothes.
Back at the inn, Xiao Yanchu quickly had hot water brought over so that Su Ruojin could soak in it and get rid of the cold.
"Is there anything wrong? Do you have a headache? Do you have any medicine to dispel the cold? Take one first, just in case you catch a cold." Xiao Yanchu asked with a worried look.
Seeing Xiao Yanchu's nervous expression, Su Ruojin suddenly felt playful and beckoned to him.
Xiao Yanchu thought she had something to do, so he approached the bathtub.
The next second, Su Ruojin pulled him into the tub, saying, "You're going into the water too, let's soak together and get rid of the cold."
Xiao Yanchu grabbed Su Ruojin's hand and looked at her face, which was flushed from being soaked in hot water. Seeing her spirits, he felt relieved.
The bathtub wasn't very big; it could barely fit the two people who were pressed tightly together.
After Su Ruojin finished laughing, she met Xiao Yanchu's eyes, her breath hitched, and she felt the water in the bucket suddenly become scalding hot.
She smiled awkwardly. "Uh, Yanchu, I didn't mean it. Go change your clothes."
"Ah Jin, let's change together!" Xiao Yanchu murmured as he slowly moved closer to Su Ruojin.
What happened next made Su Ruojin vow in her heart that she would never joke with Xiao Yanchu like that again.
Otherwise, she'll be the one who suffers in the end!
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