lcionline Chapter 341 Tree Hole
Chapter 341 Tree Hole
Blinking, Lu Xuan asked curiously, "Do you mean to use my invisibility talisman?"
She thought for a moment, "Using the invisibility talisman can hide Jiang Yuanfeng for a while, but it won't last long..."
Jiang Xing replied calmly, "No need."
With great curiosity, Lu Xuan calmed down and followed Jiang Xing to the gate of Kunning Palace without asking any more questions along the way.
Contrary to what she had imagined, Jiang Xing did not pull her in with a swagger, but found a huge potted pine plant along the wall and then moved it.
A huge gap immediately appeared at the base of the wall.
"I haven't done this for more than ten years. I'll go in with you. Feixing will block the entrance again from the outside. Sang Luo, don't come in either."
His body tensed up, and Sang Luo said nervously, "If you don't want us to protect you, what if something happens?"
Feixing was also worried, "It's such a dangerous place, your Highness, are you trying to save your life?"
Jiang Xing ignored them and went into the hole that looked like a dog hole. Lu Xuan didn't have time to think about it and followed him in.
Feixing and Sang Luo were anxious and angry, but helpless. They had to quickly move the giant pine potted plant back outside the wall, and then wandered around outside as if passing by.
The two of them moved silently in Kunning Palace. Lu Xuan crouched down and followed Jiang Xing across the corridor and through the back hall, feeling terrified all the way. Finally, they came to the corner outside the wing room of the back hall of Kunning Palace.
In the corner of the wing room is an ancient tree, and the trunk looks as big as two people can hug it together.
Lu Xuan gestured, "What does this mean?"
Jiang Xing didn't say anything. He squatted down and reached out to the bark at the bottom of the tree trunk. He saw that the tree seemed to have a small door, and what Jiang Xing was holding in his hand was the bark of the tree.
Lu Xuan's eyes bulged with shock. "Is this... a tree hole?"
Jiang Xing quickly waved at her, "Come in quickly."
Lu Xuan was still hesitating when suddenly, several women's voices came from about twenty steps away.
Four palace maids came out of the queen's bedroom and walked towards them.
If it weren't for the shadows of the trees making it difficult to see clearly, the palace maids would have only needed to take a few steps closer to spot them.
Lu Xuan's heart almost jumped out of his chest and his hands were covered in sweat.
She crawled towards the tree hole, using her hands and feet, at the fastest speed in her life.
The tree hole was dark and a little damp. Lu Xuan fumbled to stand up, but he was surprised to find that he could stand up completely straight inside.
Seeing the palace maids outside getting closer and closer, Jiang Xing didn't care whether Lu Xuan could adapt inside, and he bent down and quickly got in.
A large piece of bark blocked the tree from the inside, and the whole tree instantly returned to its previous appearance.
At this time, the sound of footsteps coming from far away was approaching them.
Lu Xuan and Jiang Xing froze and dared not move.
"Did you see that? There seemed to be a shadow over here just now?" It was the voice of a palace maid.
Slow footsteps paced back and forth beside the big tree, seemingly filled with doubt.
"Is there?" Another palace maid came over following the sound.
"There's nothing here. Are you dazzled?"
Two sets of footsteps stopped outside the tree trunk. The palace maid who came later said, "The lanterns under the eaves are swaying in the wind. It must be the light that makes the shadows of the branches appear to be moving."
The two maids searched around but didn't find anything suspicious. The maid in front said, "Maybe it is?"
The two of them then gradually left.
The voices of the two palace maids faded away, and Jiang Xing and Lu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.
It was pitch black in the tree hole. Lu Xuan's body stiffened and he felt something rubbing against him. He was so scared that his body tensed up and his hair stood on end.
"Yes, there is something, crawling on me..."
Her throat was tight and her body was trembling slightly.
Jiang Xing froze, suppressing the urge to laugh, and said in a very low voice: "It's me, I'm looking for something."
Lu Xuan paused and wanted to glare at him, but thinking that he couldn't see in the dark, he twisted his hand.
At this moment, Jiang Xing's fingers touched a hard, angular object in the tree hole, and he said happily, "I found it."
Jiang Xing took a large arc-shaped object from the tree wall and used it to block the entrance of the cave from the inside. All the sounds outside disappeared in an instant.
"What did you use?"
Lu Xuan fumbled to help him up, and they both finally stood up straight in the tree hole.
The trunk was hollow inside, and unexpectedly it was about one person tall, just enough for two people to stand inside, but their bodies were pressed together, so it was a bit crowded.
"This tree hole has two small doors. One is the bark that closes from the outside, used to hide from others. The other is the silver shield that closes from the inside, tailor-made for this tree hole. Once the two layers are closed, not only is the sound completely isolated from the inside and outside, but even water cannot penetrate. I think it can be used to deal with Jiang Yuanfeng's long needle, it will definitely be able to prevent it!"
Lu Xuan opened his mouth in shock. "How did you find this? This place is too magical!"
If it is true that even water cannot penetrate it as the prince said, then it should be able to defend against Jiang Yuanfeng's long needle magic weapon.
Jiang Xing smiled bitterly, "This is where I lived as a child."
Lu Xuan's almond-shaped eyes trembled, and he suddenly realized.
He was the most beloved prince of the late emperor and the empress dowager, so naturally he had lived with the empress dowager in the Kunning Palace since he was a child.
Then aren't every blade of grass, every brick and tile here the ones he is most familiar with?
"When I was young, I was naughty and often hid so that my mother couldn't find me. This tree was the hole I dug with my brother An Nian when we were playing at my aunt's house. Later, because I liked this tree, I stayed at the Duke's House and didn't want to come back. So my mother asked my aunt for the tree and took it back to the palace.
But Kunning Palace is the harem of the Phoenix, and every flower and tree has its own rules. This tree is so large, so it naturally cannot be planted haphazardly. Firstly, it would ruin the feng shui, and secondly, it would be unsightly. My mother, under pressure from my mischievous crying, had no choice but to plant the tree next to the wing where the palace maids lived.
However, after moving the tree back here, it proved difficult to maintain, nearly withering and dying several times. My mother hired someone from the Garden Bureau to care for it constantly. After three years of meticulous care, it finally regained its majestic presence within the palace. When I was young, I often sneaked here alone, sealed the two tree holes, and brought a night-shining pearl with me. "Inside, it became my own world..."
Jiang Xing's voice was very soft, but these words touched Lu Xuan's heart, making his eyes red.
"The Queen Mother has a loving heart. No matter how naughty the prince is, she wants to fulfill your wish."
It was clearly a very ordinary little thing, but it was enough to show the Queen Mother's favor for the prince.
His dark eyes grew moist, and Jiang Xing noticed a sour taste in his nose. "Yes, I thought this was unorthodox and that my father would scold me severely. But I didn't expect that he once hid in this tree hole with me, just to comfort me and stop me from arguing with my mother. He said that although my mother is outspoken, she would actually be upset for a long time over a careless word of mine."
Jiang Xing had never spoken of his concern or care for the Empress Dowager, only ever saying the royal family was heartless. But Lu Xuan only now realized that the care and concern between family members had always been deeply rooted in his heart, but he had never revealed it.
Perhaps he himself did not realize that the fact that he could treat her so well now was due too much to the influence of the late emperor and the empress dowager.
They were the ones who taught him how to love and how to repay love. However, being in the treacherous royal family, he could only bury those feelings deep in his heart.
Beneath his eccentric appearance, he has always been the one who remembers warmth and favor, and has a pure and kind heart.
Leaning against the tree wall, Lu Xuan groped and gently hugged him.
"I am still here. Don't worry, I will not easily leave the wealthy and charming Prince Jin's Mansion. I also hope that my children will be able to receive such care in the future."
The words "your servant" and "my child" made Jiang Xing feel very comfortable.
He let out a low laugh and pecked her forehead. "Isn't your child mine? Who else but you could make me so open-hearted? You're such an ungrateful little bastard, saying that."
His eyes sparkled with laughter, and in the dark tree hole, Lu Xuan's ears turned a light pink.
Sensing that he had calmed down, she patted his arm and said, "If you are ready, I will set up a barrier to draw out the Queen Mother's spirit."