Let Lan Shuang and others go out, and Mingxiu bathe alone. No matter how long she has lived in ancient times, she can't get used to being naked and being looked at.

After washing up, Lan Shuang was asked to lead someone to clean the bathroom, while Mingxiu rolled up her sleeves and tidied up the room herself.

Of course, servants will clean the area where guests are entertained outside, but the room where you sleep still has to be tidied by yourself to feel at ease.

I was half-kneeling on the bed and remaking the quilt. Suddenly, I touched a bump on the innermost side.

Mingxiu's heart moved and she turned over the mattress. Sure enough, there was a small mechanism.

This courtyard was originally occupied by Xie Zhan. After Mingxiu married in, no one thought about dividing the courtyard. Even the courtyard that Xie Zhan prepared for Mingxiu was used as a storehouse to store the dowry.

The secret compartment she discovered now should be something Xie Zhan was hiding.

Logically speaking, even if they were a couple, Mingxiu shouldn't mess around without Xie Zhan's consent, but she was just curious in her heart.

"I'll just take a look and put it back after reading it." Mingxiu muttered in a low voice. Unable to resist her curiosity, she opened it and took a look.

There were only a few pieces of paper, a small key and a token with a complicated pattern inside.

He picked up the token and looked at it for a few times. Although he didn't recognize what it was, Mingxiu still subconsciously felt that this thing must be extraordinary.

Also, if it were an ordinary thing, it wouldn't be worthy of being put away so properly by Xie Zhan.

Picked up the pieces of paper and opened them.

"What are you doing?"

Mingxiu was startled and raised her head. Xie Zhan appeared at the door without knowing when.

There was also Lan Shuang's worried eyes outside the door.

His face at this time was extremely gloomy, with a sense of danger about to come.

For some reason, Mingxiu felt guilty.

"Nothing, I found it when I made the bed."

Staring at Mingxiu closely, Xie Zhan walked in slowly. The closer he got, the more obvious Mingxiu's panic became.

Xie Zhan suddenly raised his hand.

"Don't... I just discovered it by accident. I haven't had time to look at it. If you're unhappy, I won't look at it."

Don't call her a coward, those who understand current affairs are heroes.

There is no comparison between her and Xie Zhan's strength. If Xie Zhan really gets angry, no one can save her.

Xie Zhan's hand touched her hair, and Mingxiu was shocked. She closed her eyes tightly and waited for Tongtong to come.

The expected pain did not appear for a long time, so she opened her eyes carefully.

Xie Zhan touched her hair with complicated eyes. It was at this time that Mingxiu realized that Xie Zhan's complicated eyes were not directed at her, but at the thing in her hand.

"you……"

"We, husband and wife, do not differentiate between each other, and we share prosperity and loss together. My things are your things. You can look at them if you want. There is nothing shameful." Xie Zhan sat beside her, "I have already done that secret compartment.

It hasn’t been opened for a long time.”

Mingxiu thought, no wonder, the things in the hidden compartments looked old.

It was rare that Xie Zhan had the idea to talk, so Mingxiu blinked and looked at him, as if he were listening.

"This is from my father." He did not look at the pieces of paper, but focused on the token. "Before his death, my father saw that I had no intention of succeeding to the throne. He was afraid that he would depose the prince and seize power. My mother and son

People have no living space, so they leave the shadow guards with me, just to save the lives of my mother and son at the critical moment."

Although Xie Zhan was not the prince, he was actually the late emperor's favorite prince, especially in his later years.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be allowed to be the regent.

It was precisely because of the emperor's favor that he attracted the deposed prince's jealousy.

Although the late emperor was a ruthless emperor, to Xie Zhan, he was a loving father.

Mingxiu was thinking about how to comfort him, but she heard Xie Zhan say: "Actually, I am very grateful to the deposed prince. Without him, I would not have known you."

The more he spends time with Mingxiu, the more Xie Zhan understands her beauty.

She is different from all women in the world.

Xie Zhan is very happy for his original choice.

Mingxiu remained silent and did not speak.

"This thing is actually useless now, it just can't be discovered. If it is discovered too much, it will cause trouble."

"Then this..."

To be able to be placed together with the Shadow Guard Token, these papers should not be simple things.

Although Mingxiu didn't have a deep understanding of the word "Shadow Guard", he understood that it must be something extraordinary.

Being able to be handed over to Xie Zhan by the late emperor as a life-saving talisman was at least more powerful than most of the secret guards.

"This is the lifeblood of all the families in the court. I hold these in my hands. If the Shadow Guard cannot use them at the critical moment, those families will also be used by me."

"..." The late Emperor was really... deeply affectionate towards Concubine Zhen.

Relying on these things and Xie Zhan's own ability, even if the deposed crown prince succeeds to the throne, as long as he is willing, it will not be difficult to change the dynasty.

He was so generous in handing over key items to Xie Zhan. The late emperor was really not afraid of civil strife in his country.

What if Xie Zhan is an ambitious person?

Seemingly understanding what Mingxiu was thinking, Xie Zhan shook his head with a smile, "Father is the wisest sage. He sees us sons clearly. The deposed prince is cruel. Even if he becomes the emperor, he will be a tyrant. It's impossible to say.

My hundreds of years of foundation in the desert will be destroyed in his hands."

If the deposed prince really succeeds to the throne, he will definitely bear the brunt of attacking Xie Zhan. Will Xie Zhan not resist then?

After deposing the deposed prince, didn't Xie Zhan naturally take the throne?

At that time, these key things will still fall into the hands of the emperor.

It's no different from the late emperor holding it himself.

If the deposed prince fails to succeed, Xie Zhan will succeed, but the result will be the same.

But no matter what the late emperor thought, he would never have imagined that Xie Zhan would actually not inherit the throne because of Mingxiu's promise, and even support a young emperor to succeed him.

If the late emperor knew the current situation, he would probably be furious.

Mingxiu didn't go that far. When Xie Zhan explained this, she thought that the late emperor just wanted Xie Zhan to restrain the crown prince.

Don’t I know whether my son wants to be emperor or not?

At least in front of her, Xie Zhan never expressed his yearning for the throne.

"I understand what you mean. Do you want to give these things to the Holy One?"

The late emperor meant that in the end, such an important thing should be controlled by the emperor, right?

If it was handed over to the emperor, he would have to be suspicious of Xie Zhan. If not, it would be against the wishes of the late emperor, which would be really embarrassing.

"When we retire, these things will be delivered to the emperor."

Although the emperor looks good now, who knows what will happen in the future?

Xie Zhan still left a life-saving charm in Yao Zai's hand.

"Then you have to put it away." Mingxiu turned around and wanted to put it back in its original position.

But Xie Zhan grabbed her hand and put everything into her hands, "I will give it to the princess for safekeeping in the future. My life is in your hands."

Although the relationship between the two was good, Xie Zhan's actions still left Mingxiu at a loss. "This... is inappropriate. You should just accept it yourself. If I lose it, it will cause big problems."

These things were extremely important, and Mingxiu thought she couldn't afford them.

"All matters in the inner house, big and small, should be left to the princess to manage. Even the king himself is the same, not to mention these dead things? The princess only needs to take good care of them."

He believed in Mingxiu's ability.

Back in Tubao Village, she was able to hide money well in such a dilapidated house, not to mention the many hidden compartments in the palace.

Seeing that Mingxiu was still frightened, he led Mingxiu to the front of the court, took down the hanging plum blossom picture and put it aside, and turned the incense burner.

"this……"

Mingxiu's eyes widened. She had only heard of the legendary darkroom, but had never seen it in person.

Ignoring Mingxiu's astonishment, he taught her how to enter step by step, "There are many traps here. If you make the wrong step, you will be pierced by thousands of arrows."

At the end, there was another small door. Xie Zhan took out the key from the secret compartment and opened the keyhole.

Suddenly, his eyes were filled with pearls.

Mingxiu was almost blinded by the light of the shining gems.
Chapter completed!