Chapter 67                                  

With Tianlun Pavilion as the center, it is decorated with lights and colors.

Although the light intensity of this era is not as good as that of later generations of electric lights, it does not mean that the high-ranking officials and nobles of this era have no nightlife.

Zhou Mengchen could vaguely hear the sound of silk and bamboo. It is estimated that the singing and dancing have begun in the Tianlun Pavilion.

Zhou Mengchen slowly retreated, hid himself in the darkness, and passed the path to the East Garden.

This is also the place where Zhou Mengchen has been wandering around here these days, and has long been familiar with it. Only in the darkness can he find this place. A small room seems to be a place where various labor tools are placed in the garden.

Zhou Mengchen knocked on the door gently, but saw that it was lit inside and slowly opened the door. A light was like a bean. The person inside was either someone else or a gardener.

The dim light emitted from the lamp in the gardener's hand, and the light hit the gardener's face from the diagonally below, giving people a sinister feeling. He said, "Does the money be brought?"

Zhou Mengchen took out one of his hand as a ticket and said, "The money has arrived. Wuchang Mansion's time-honored brand is used as a ticket. No matter how the reason is, the ticket will be redeemed. You don't have to worry. But, can you really do what I ask you?"

If one thousand taels of silver is brought over, a small box is needed. And no one will carry one thousand taels of silver with them. It can even be said that if someone really carries so much money with them, it almost means that someone has a problem. Of course, many secret transactions of funds and shameless transactions are really impossible to trade?

Of course there is.

These small problems are difficult for Chinese people who love to take advantage of loopholes.

Silver notes were only widely popularized in the Qing Dynasty, and at this time, they were used as tickets.

Some people estimate the calligraphy and paintings of some people at a high price and then give them to high-ranking officials and nobles. These high-ranking officials and nobles can easily use this price to exchange calligraphy and paintings for money in some pawn shops. Of course, they can also be given directly as tickets. For example, what Zhou Mengchen did today, he placed 1,000 taels, or something worth 1,000 taels, in pawn shops, and only the tickets in his hands can be used as tickets.

As for whether there is any trick in it, the pawn shop will not care about it.

Therefore, those who can run pawn shops are all local forces.

The old gardener looked at the ticket in his hand carefully, wishing to roll the beads of his eyes on the ticket. When he was sure that the ticket was true, he received the ticket. He said, "Don't worry, nowadays, as long as your money is in place, you can't do anything for you. Don't talk about the palace, it's the palace. I guarantee you to come and go freely."

While saying that, he took out a set of outfits and said, "Look, if this is what you asked me to bring in."

Zhou Mengchen took a closer look and was sure it was something he created.

It's nothing else, it's just a set of climbing equipment.

Zhou Mengchen knew very well that he could not get in. He could only find a way to climb in. Zhou Mengchen had no light skills, so he could only use tools. He mainly had ropes, claws, crossbows, etc., and a set of clothes and special shoes. It was just to cut highs and lows. Zhou Mengchen had to adapt specifically.

But after all, the Chu Palace was not something that anyone could come to me if they wanted to come. Not to mention these things, they could not hide them at all. Zhou Mengchen had thought of other ways, but there was no way to bring them in. He could only bring them in through the channels of the Jinyiwei. Of course, if this was the case alone, this thing would not be worth a thousand taels of silver.

Zhou Mengchen said: "What about other things?"

The old gardener said, "Don't worry, I don't give you face. I also want to give face to the Lu family. Even if I don't give face to Commander Lu, I also want to give face to the money. The arrangement has been made. No matter who you want to take away, no matter whether it is a man or a woman, as long as you bring it to me, I will send it to the King of Chu Mansion in full. The person you arranged will be waiting outside to answer. I will ignore the rest."

In Zhou Mengchen's opinion, the token that Zhou Mengchen took had a bunch of unrecognizable cipher texts. However, the old gardener could see the background and was a person from the Lu family.

Therefore, the old gardener still maintains enough awe of the current commander of the Jinyiwei and does not dare to do too much at any time.

Before the action, Zhou Mengchen had already followed the old gardener for a trip.

It’s just that the route during the day is completely different from the route at night, and there are many places that need to be arranged by gardeners.

In many things, Zhou Mengchen could not avoid the gardener no matter what, so he spent so much effort to win over it.

Zhou Mengchen said, "I feel relieved if I have this sentence." Zhou Mengchen said in his heart: "It is still unknown whether I can bring Miss Li here tonight. I hope the auspicious people will have their own celestial phenomena."

Zhou Mengchen knew very well that what he could do today was his limit.

Zhou Mengchen changed his clothes and brought his tools. He left all kinds of things. He walked over in the darkness. Listening to the sound of water, Zhou Mengchen silently recorded the road in the darkness.

In the garden of the Chu King's Mansion, everyone was invited to design it. During the day, the road was winding and the scenery was one step at a time. The garden, which was not big, looked like it contained mountains and rivers, which was naturally good during the day, but at night, there was no lighting everywhere, so Zhou Mengchen could not carry a lantern and could only walk in the dark. It seemed to enter a maze.

If it weren't for the path that Zhou Mengchen had already been familiar with these days, he might not have been able to get out of it.

Soon, Zhou Mengchen came to the place where the water method of the East Garden was.

The fountain here has stopped.

After all, it is a fountain that lifts water manually. Every sip of water they spray out is something that someone step on. So it will not stop after dark or in winter. It is reasonable.

Zhou Mengchen looked at the side door of the Crown Palace from afar and faced the East Garden. There were also a little light coming out inside, which looked weaker than the starlight.

Zhou Mengchen climbed the rockery step by step.

This rockery is known for its steepness, and is mostly Taihu stones. Taihu stones are full of holes, which are easy to grasp, but rarely have a foothold. Zhou Mengchen only had the dim starlight on his head, climbing up little by little. He was prepared for this and kept the rockery and all the places where he landed on it.

Then he climbed up.

Zhou Mengchen stood up swayingly. Looking into the sky, there was still starlight, but looking down, even if you look one step away, you can't see clearly whether it was the ground or the sky. They were all pitch black and you had to look carefully for a while, as if you could see clearly through this thin night sky.

It seemed that the starlight shining one or two meters above the ground disappeared.

Zhou Mengchen looked at the lights tightly.

According to Zhou Mengchen's estimate during the day, the lights are only a little over ten meters at most. But now they seem to be thousands of mountains and rivers apart. Zhou Mengchen doesn't know how long he has been in the dark, but it seems that the outlines of the various places are emerging from the darkness bit by bit.

The gate, backyard, lights, big trees, and all kinds of scenery seem to be painted with different ink colors. There is really a kind of colorful black color with different depths and colors.

Zhou Mengchen took out a crossbow from his backpack. This is the most technical weapon of all the equipment Zhou Mengchen created, a folding steel crossbow. It is particularly heavy. It must be made with a special winding device to be wound. Anyway, with Zhou Mengchen's ability, it is impossible to wind the strings.

Zhou Mengchen glanced for a long time, took a deep breath, and with a "collapse", the crossbow arrow was nailed to a big tree with a rope.

Zhou Mengchen pulled the rope hard, which was very strong. Then he tied the other end tightly on the rockery. He placed the pulley on it, held it tightly with both hands. Taking a deep breath, he was about to jump over.

To be honest, Zhou Mengchen didn't want to cause such trouble. Although the courtyard wall of the prince's uterus was much lower than the outer wall of the royal palace, it was still not something that Zhou Mengchen could easily jump over. After thinking about it, Zhou Mengchen could only use the physical strength and tools to get it together, so he thought of using this method.

Zhou Mengchen used his feet to force his whole body and hugged himself together, shrinking himself into a group. He was afraid that if he accidentally bumped into the wall, it would be difficult to deal with.

He jumped out suddenly, and the pulley slid down the rope quickly. Zhou Mengchen felt that he had passed the courtyard wall, and he had just breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and immediately felt something was wrong.

Too fast.

The crossbow arrows he shot on the big tree seemed to be in the wrong angle. He was accelerating and did not slow down at all.

Now there is no time to react more, and his feet rushed to the front and hit the big tree hard.

The Chu Palace has been built for more than a hundred years, and the yard is full of towering trees. The same is true for Zhou Mengchen to choose one. He can withstand these heavy impacts.

Zhou Mengchen had no time to think too much, and his feet had already hit the trunk of the big tree. In an instant, Zhou Mengchen felt a powerful force hitting his feet, pushing them directly from below to his chest and abdomen. If he hadn't reacted quickly, he wouldn't bite him to death. Otherwise, a scream would have been heard.

Zhou Mengchen only felt very painful on his feet.

He landed gently, couldn't stand up at all, and sat under the big tree. While rubbing his feet hard, he could recover quickly. He pricked his ears and listened to the movements around him to see if there were any guards.

After a while, Zhou Mengchen recovered and did not see a patrolling guard. He didn't know that it was too peaceful and the so-called strict guard was just looking at it from the outside. The inside was no longer like that, or these guards had other responsibilities.

Zhou Mengchen tiptoed towards the direction of the light.

Without taking a few steps, his breathing became tight. He saw the water marks on the ground, which were traces left by the melted ice water after transporting ice and ice cubes.

In other words, he did not find the wrong place. He guessed where Miss Li was behind the door in front of him.

It seems that as long as Zhou Mengchen goes over and pushes it lightly, the truth will be revealed.

But at this moment, Zhou Mengchen suddenly hesitated.

He was worried that the truth he faced was not the truth he wanted. The truth was so precious and cruel that with a slight push, Zhou Mengchen would not even have room to deceive himself.
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