Yi Xin as a concubine

Chapter 110 Dungeon Discovered

Xin Baoer didn't want to bring this up in front of Chu Xingchen, but she didn't expect Lancao to shout it out so loudly. Xin Baoer could only smile awkwardly and took out the grass-green handkerchief and waved it in front of Lancao.

"Isn't this the one I washed last night? I couldn't find it this morning. It turns out someone stole it."

"Miss, in my opinion, we should go back to the Xin family. The people here are too bad."

Upon hearing this, Xin Baoer quickly covered Lancao's mouth and looked at Chu Xingchen with a wry smile, "Second Master, children should not be restrained in their words, children should not be restrained in their words!"

"It's okay. This time it's you and your servant who have been wronged. I will give you justice after we get out."

What could Chu Xingchen say? Too many women would bring trouble, especially Xu and Zheng, who were simply troublemakers. Even Xiang Qing had become more and more brainless, and it was time for her to know the importance of things.

"Second Master, should we go up first or continue to look inside?" Xin Baoer didn't want to continue this topic and decisively changed it.

From the day she decided to cooperate with him in acting, she had foreseen this kind of thing happening. As long as they didn't go too far, she didn't want to do anything to them. She could just go back and give them some laxatives or something to let them vent their anger and give them a light punishment or a severe warning.

Whatever they have to do now is more important than this and more worthy of her thinking. Moreover, it is not easy for women in this world, so why should women make things difficult for other women?

Xin Baoer is not a saint, she just thinks it is unnecessary and even looks down on such tricks. She is very wary of the unknown palace fighting and house fighting methods of this era, but these people are obviously not at the right level. Compared with her second sister, the Crown Princess, and Concubine Xie, they are really too childish.

Xin Baoer felt that if she really argued with them, it would lower her IQ and it would be embarrassing just thinking about it!

"Is Lancao okay? Do you want me to send you back first?" Upon hearing this, Chu Xingchen no longer bothered about the previous topic. He just took note of it in his mind and answered at the same time.

"It's okay, I'm fine." Before Xin Bao'er could answer, Lancao jumped up and down excitedly, "Exploration, what an interesting thing, I won't be able to see it when I go back, she is not stupid!"

Xin Baoer smiled indulgently and spread her hands towards Chu Xingchen, indicating that there was no problem on her side.

"Let's go, together."

Wangchuan led the way, Chu Xingchen and the two women were in the middle, followed by two guards. The five of them moved slowly in the tunnel holding fire starters.

The tunnel was not narrow and could accommodate three people walking side by side. It was dry and ventilated. They walked for a cup of tea and did not feel any discomfort, so they walked a little faster.

After turning another bend, the view suddenly opened up. Wangchuan, who was walking in front, lit several torches on the wall, illuminating the entire stone chamber. The sudden fire made them feel uncomfortable for a moment, but they quickly got used to it.

A quick glance revealed that it was actually an underground private prison. The torture instruments hanging on the wall were pitch black and stained with blood.

"Who lived in this house before?" Xin Baoer asked in a trembling voice.

She was a little frightened by the scene, so she held Lancao's hand for courage and followed him around tremblingly. The places where the light didn't reach were the prisons. Xin Baoer only took a curious look, but was frightened by a white skull and dared not look again.

"It is said that this was the residence of my grandfather's earliest personal eunuch. That eunuch committed a serious crime and was executed by my grandfather. After that, the house became empty. Later, it was said that the house was haunted, and it has been vacant ever since."

"We were imprisoned here because someone in the palace probably thought that since we were young at the time, we might scare ourselves to death if we stayed here for too long."

"We did experience a lot of weird things after we moved in, but later on the old housekeeper found out that someone didn't want us well and deliberately did it to scare us."

Chu Xingchen spoke calmly, as if all the hardships in his childhood were just passing clouds, but Xin Baoer could hear the nostalgia in his tone.

Miss? What is he missing? Suffering? Definitely not. Such a gentle and kind man shouldn't have such a quirk. Is he missing the old housekeeper? Probably.

Xin Baoer thought secretly in her heart, but her face showed just the right amount of surprise and disbelief.

Maybe it was because of the environment that distracted Xin Baoer a little. From beginning to end, she didn't notice that Chu Xingchen said "we" instead of "me".

Seeing that she didn't understand the problem in his words, Chu Xingchen was not in a hurry. Some secrets have been kept for too long, and even if he wanted to reveal them all at once, it would feel awkward.

Xiang Qing has been trapped in this deep house for a long time, with only Bijun left by her side. She has no manpower and her brain is not very useful, so there shouldn't be any big trouble in the short term. As for Xu and Zheng, the two women will deal with them sooner or later.

It’s better to reveal the secret to her slowly. She’s not very brave to begin with, so don’t scare her again.

"But that's not right. Didn't they confiscate the eunuch's property when they dealt with him?"

Xin Baoer was not a person who could chat. If it was someone very close to her, she would use her brain and think of ways to comfort them. But Chu Xingchen was obviously not in the category of "very close" now, so she changed the subject to ruin the atmosphere.

"At first, the man's crime was to cause chaos in the harem. It was rumored that he was born with a disability, so he was not castrated. So no one doubted this crime. They just thought that he had used some method to deceive the emperor. Grandfather Huang thought that he had served for many years and it was only one person's fault, so it didn't affect anyone in the palace. So when he searched the house, he probably didn't search very carefully, so this place was not discovered."

"So, do you think the haunting back then was the sounds made by those forgotten people in the dungeon struggling to their death?" Xin Baoer thought of the white bones that flashed before her eyes just now and made a reasonable guess.

"It's possible. Let's see if there is anything else here. If you are scared, just stay here with Lancao." Chu Xingchen seemed to think about the scene and felt inexplicably heavy, so he gave the order.

"Master, come and see." Wangchuan's voice came from behind a stone wall, attracting the attention of several people.

"Go over and have a look."

When the few people followed the sound and bypassed the confusing stone wall, they were stunned by the scene before them.

What kind of scene would this be?

This is a stone room. In the innermost corner is a single stone bed with bedding and pillows. There is a long side table against the left wall. On the table are various bottles and jars, neatly arranged and labeled. On the right is a medium-sized bookshelf with various books and scrolls scattered around.

There was a large medicine cabinet standing on one side of the door. Chu Xingchen casually took out a few drawers, which were still full of medicinal materials. However, so many years had passed and he didn't know if they had gone bad or whether they were still effective.

What is most surprising is not these, but the copper furnace more than half a person's height on the ground in the center of the stone chamber.

"Is this an alchemy room or a pharmacy?" Xin Baoer was dumbfounded.

"It seems that the rumors might be true? Check to see if there are any manuscripts or logs or something." Chu Xingchen said thoughtfully.

"Yes," the three guards answered in unison and began to search.

Xin Baoer stared at a wooden bucket not far from the copper furnace. There was black powder in it, which reminded her of something - gunpowder.

Gunpowder was listed as one of the four most important inventions by later generations. It is rumored that it was first invented accidentally by an alchemist. It is a mixture of saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal in a certain proportion. It can produce violent combustion or explosion when ignited.

Xin Baoer was not interested in these things in her previous life. She learned things from books that were of no use in reality. As long as she could memorize them and they would not hinder her from getting high scores, she had no idea how to make them specifically.

Times have changed. She now lives in troubled times. Maybe this thing will become her life-saving talisman.

Isn't this kind of plot common in many old time-travel novels? The male or female protagonist who traveled through time turns the tide and becomes invincible with the powerful gunpowder. But she is also a time traveler, and they are from the same hometown. There is no reason why they can use it but she can't.

When Xin Baoer thought of this, she paid special attention to the three materials.