On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

Chapter 1950 Pavilion in the Heart of the Lake

Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe held their breath and stared at the approaching figure.

As I got closer, I saw that she was holding a lantern in one hand and a small bucket in the other. Occasionally, something in the bucket moved, splashing water.

Like there's something alive.

Yan Ruyu frowned slightly.

She and Huo Changhe moved lightly, following the woman all the way to the lake.

"We can't go any further. There's nothing to cover us ahead. We'll be discovered if we go any further," Huo Changhe whispered.

Yan Ruyu nodded, her eyes fixed on the white figure by the lake as if attracted by a magnet.

Just after the third watch, the clappers sounded, and the sky was covered with dark clouds. The moonlight had disappeared, and a thin layer of green mist hung on the surface of the Mirror Lake, making the sky look even darker than ink.

The woman carried a glass lantern and walked to the willow tree by the lake. She used her slender hands to untie the rope tied to the tree.

She jumped onto the boat in the grass and steered it alone. The sound of the oars cutting through the water was very light, and in a moment it carried her to the center of the lake.

Yan Ruyu held her breath and concentrated, and saw a pavilion in the middle of the lake.

"Could it be that she is going to the pavilion?"

Huo Changhe stared intently: "But there is no one in the pavilion. It's so late, what is she doing there?"

Yan Ruyu couldn't figure it out either.

You can only watch patiently.

The black-sailed boat was moored steadily in front of the steps of the pavilion in the center of the lake.

The woman stepped onto the stairs, and the lamp in her hand went up with her step by step.

Until it stopped in the pavilion.

She didn't sit down, but seemed to look around. Then, she did something unknown, and the bluestone slab in the center of the pavilion slowly arched upwards as if it were a living thing.

A ray of moonlight just happened to leak through the gap in the clouds, illuminating the rising stone.

About ten feet square, the woman stepped onto the stone surface with a lantern in hand, her figure flickering in the firelight.

"Click."

The faint sound of a mechanism drifted over on the wind, and Yan Ruyu's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

The stone actually sank slowly with the woman on it. The bluestone slab seemed to be smoothed by an invisible hand, and returned to its original state in the blink of an eye, as if everything just now was just an illusion.

There were still ripples on the lake and the black-sailed boat was still there, proving that it was not a dream.

Yan Ruyu looked back at Huo Changhe, who also had a look of surprise on his face.

During this exile, I have seen many strange things and been to countless dark rooms and dungeons, but I have rarely seen anything like this.

Yan Ruyu asked softly, "Your Highness, have you heard that Su Zhenhai's eldest son is getting married?"

Huo Changhe shook his head: "I've never heard of it."

"I've met Su Shengsheng twice, and she never mentioned my sister-in-law," Yan Ruyu thought thoughtfully. "Then who is this woman?"

What's hidden at the bottom of the lake?

This woman was obviously not sneaking around; she was either sneaking around or walking openly.

Judging from his posture and gait, he doesn't look like a servant.

In the middle of the night, she disappeared into the pavilion in the middle of the lake. Could it be that the silence in the entire garden... was all because of her?

……

At the same time, another drama was taking place in the backyard of the house where the silver ingot was located.

Zhou Lie was standing at the back door, with a carriage parked outside.

He walked to the side of the carriage and saw Liu Jiulang fiddling with an oil lamp with a silver needle.

The lights popped, illuminating the masked face.

"Is everything arranged?" Liu Jiulang didn't even raise his head, and the silver needle circled between his fingers.

Zhou Lie whispered, "Master, everything has been arranged."

Liu Jiulang threw the silver needle on the table, making a crisp sound. "Very good, tonight is the last test."

"Those who pass will stay for now, and those who fail..."

No further words were said, but Zhou Lie understood it very clearly.

"Yes, I will do it immediately."

Zhou Lie returned to the house from the back door and waved his hand gently.

Yinding and Wu Liang lived in the same room. They rarely fell asleep together. One of them would sleep in the middle of the night, so that someone in the room would always be awake.

Not long after Yinding lay down and fell asleep, he suddenly heard deafening shouts and cries of killing from the front yard.

"There's an assassin! Catch the thief!"

Yinding sat up immediately, and Wu Liang quickly walked to the window.

"Brother Tuotuo, listen."

When Yinding heard this, he chuckled.

Wu Liang was puzzled: "What's wrong?"

"Listen to what they're shouting? One moment they're calling assassins, the next they're calling thieves. How can they be the same?"

Wu Liang nodded: "Indeed, then this is..."

Yinding narrowed his eyes, flashing a shrewd light: "Eighty percent of the time he is testing us again."

Wu Liang frowned: "This is really not going to end. How many times has this happened?"

Yin Ding snorted, "Have you noticed that after each test, one or two people will be missing."

Wu Liang's expression tightened.

Yinding patted him and said, "Don't panic, just follow me."

Yinding picked up a braised pork elbow on the table, took a few bites, and his mouth was full of oil.

Then he slammed his elbow on the table, picked up the knife and rushed out.

"Damn it! How dare you act wild under Grandpa's nose!"

Han Peng and Chen Ling in the next room were one step slower than them. Wei Xiao and Zhang Qi in the room at the edge were the fastest and had already rushed to the gate of the courtyard.

Zhou Lie hid outside the door, watched their figures walk away, and led his men quickly into the yard.

The man behind him was holding a heavy wooden box in his arms.

There were three rooms, and none of them were left out. I went in and made arrangements for them all.

By the time he and his men had arranged everything, the sounds of fighting in the front yard gradually subsided.

Not long after, Yinding and the others returned to their room humming a little tune.

As soon as he entered the door, he looked down and saw half a handprint on the door frame next to him.

He had arranged it with great care, so if someone came, it would definitely leave traces.

Wu Liang's eyes widened in shock. Yinding waved his hand and Wu Liang quickly closed the door.

"This is……"

Yinding waved his hand and pointed under the bed.

Wu Liang walked over quickly, holding a knife in one hand and lifting the quilt with the other. He immediately gasped - there were several golden ingots under the pillow.

Yinding also came over, and the two looked at each other and understood what was going on.

Wu Liang asked in a low voice: "What should we do?"

Yin Ding stroked the hilt of the knife: "It seems that the assassin is fake, and catching the thief is real, but it is hard to say who the thief is."

"Should we hand these things over?" Wu Liang asked.

Yinding shook his head slowly: "No, don't touch it, put the pillows and quilt back and put them in the same place."

"Row."

Now Wu Liang obeys his orders.

Yinding turned around and walked out the door, bumping into Han Peng and Chen Ling who were pushing the door open.

The expressions of the two were also a little strange.

"Where are you going, Brother Silver Man?"

Yinding glanced back and was about to speak when shouts were heard outside the yard, mixed with footsteps and shadowy figures and lights.

Dark clouds rolled in the sky and muffled thunder could be heard faintly.

Yinding calmly withdrew his gaze and looked outside the yard.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chen Ling quickly and quietly said, "We just returned to the house and found a box of jewels. We don't know what's going on, so we came to consult Brother Silver Man."

After several rounds of testing, they felt that although Yin Ding may seem unremarkable, he is actually meticulous, courageous, resourceful and very reliable.

This time, as soon as he realized something was wrong, he immediately thought of discussing it with Yinding.

Yin Ding asked, "Did you touch the things?"