Chapter 816: Treasure Hunt on the Ninth Month of Every Month
When Wei Ying and I rushed to the entrance of the rockery group in the Imperial Garden, we saw that dozens of palace maids and more than a dozen eunuchs had gathered there, chattering and chattering, which was quite lively.
When they saw me and Wei Ying walking over, they also stopped chatting with some surprise, but after glancing at me a few times, they pretended not to see me and continued to chat, obviously not taking me, His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Sun, in their eyes.
I am also accustomed to this, after all, five years ago, I was ten years old, and the mind of a five-year-old child has been ingrained in the minds of these palace maids and eunuchs.
Although they haven't seen me for five years, these palace maids and eunuchs still think that I am still the stupid Emperor Sun His Royal Highness, so no one wants to pay attention to me.
In my old impression, there are few people who usually come to the entrance of this rockery, especially when it is close to evening and it is almost time for dinner, so I came here on purpose, planning to take Wei Ying into the labyrinth passage quietly to find out.
My purpose was to study the mysterious texts in the depths of the labyrinth's passages.
See if you can solve the mystery of the legend of the golden dragon in this labyrinth passage.
Since I came with this in mind, I naturally didn't want to meet other people in the labyrinth passages, lest I not be able to calm down and figure out the obscure ancient texts.
Who knew that there were so many palace maids and eunuchs around at this moment, and they all ignored me as always, I also frowned and stopped, and asked casually in a whisper: "Wei Ying, I have the impression that this place has always been very deserted? Why is the sun about to set, and there are so many people here? Do you know what's going on?"
"Your Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Suns, it seems that the time has come for the two of us! These palace maids and eunuchs are all the people who serve around the other emperors and princesses, and every time they see them at the entrance of this rockery, it means that at least a dozen of them are looking for treasures in the labyrinth passage! ”
Wei Ying replied in a whisper in my ear.
"Treasure hunting? Are you saying that my royal brothers and sisters will gather here on the ninth day of the first lunar month to conduct the so-called treasure hunt? What the hell is going on? Why have I never heard my imperial sister mention it?"
I whispered in surprise.
"Your Highness, it is like this, although no one can understand the meaning of the ancient words in this labyrinth passage, but those who have been to it and seen those ancient words with their own eyes, since three years ago, everyone has often had strange dreams. That is to dream that on the ninth day of the first month, I picked up a golden egg in the labyrinth passage. So from then on, after lunch on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, all His Royal Highnesses and princesses would enter the labyrinth passage together and spend two hours searching for treasures. And it is agreed that whoever finds the golden egg first must not take it for himself, but try to make the golden egg recognize the owner in order of age, and whoever can successfully make the golden egg recognize the owner will belong to whoever owns it. It's just that in the past three years, no one has found the golden egg. But the treasure hunt continues to this day. As for you and your imperial sister, that is, the Fifth Emperor Sun Princess, who left the palace five years ago and did not return to the palace until today, I don't know that this treasure hunt is also reasonable. The subordinates estimated that at this hour, it was almost dark, and this treasure hunt should be over, presumably His Royal Highness the Emperor Sun and they would soon come out. Aren't you going to try your luck in there?"
Wei Ying patiently whispered.
"Then wait for them to come out, and when they're gone, let's go in and have a look." You also know, I am a younger brother with low intelligence in the eyes of those royal brothers and sisters, and I have always been the object of ridicule from childhood to adulthood, do you think they will be willing to take me on a treasure hunt? Hey, to be honest, in this huge palace, only the third emperor sister and my own imperial sister really treat me, and the other brothers and sisters don't take me as the ninth emperor brother in their eyes at all. You can see that even these palace maids and eunuchs don't take me seriously, let alone their masters. So why should I go up and bring shame on myself? As for the so-called golden egg in my dream, I have never dreamed of it, who knows whether it exists or not? In fact, I only came this time to see those ancient words, and I am really not interested in the luck of the golden egg at all. Let them fight. ”
I said with a sudden realization.
I sighed a little uninterestingly.
"This is also true, in the past, every time other imperial grandsons and imperial grandchildren laughed at you, except for your own imperial sister and the fifth imperial grandson princess, only the third imperial grandson princess would try their best to protect you. However, now that you have completely returned to normal, I believe that it will not be long before those Royal Highness and Princess Huangsun who once laughed at you will be impressed by you!"
Wei Ying recalled helplessly.
Just as Wei Ying and I were chatting quietly, I saw people coming out of the entrance of the labyrinth passage one after another, and I knew that the so-called treasure hunt of those royal brothers and sisters should be over.
Just from their extremely tired and lost expressions, I could tell that they had found nothing in this treasure hunt.
It stands to reason that I, who is a younger brother, should take the initiative to come forward to greet the royal brothers and sisters, but I really don't bother to pay attention to them.
Because for me, the royal brothers and sisters who I haven't seen for five years don't have a sense of intimacy in my heart, although in terms of blood relationship, they are all my relatives.
If you want to say that the only one worthy of me to come forward to say hello is the third emperor sister.
So I always stood where I was, chatting with Wei Ying casually, while patiently waiting for those royal brothers and sisters to leave.
Of course, when the Third Emperor Sister comes out, I'll go over and say hello.
As for the other royal brothers and sisters, there is no need, I know that even if I go to say hello, they will either ignore me or laugh at me coldly, so why should I be bored?
I am sure that when they saw me, they would have pretended not to see me, and must have hurried back to dinner with their respective palace maids and eunuchs.
After all, after looking for the so-called golden egg for two hours in the labyrinth passage, he was already tired at this moment.
It's just to my surprise that when the royal brothers and sisters who came out one after another accidentally saw me and Wei Ying chatting not far away, instead of leaving in a hurry, they came over one after another to take the initiative to say hello to me.
It's hush and warm, and it's caring, which makes me a little confused.
Even the palace maids and eunuchs who were guarding the entrance to the labyrinth passage looked at each other blankly when they saw their master suddenly being so polite to me, obviously not understanding what happened to their master, who had become so abnormal.
There were even several royal brothers and sisters who invited me to their palaces for dinner, but I politely declined.
Only the Third Emperor Sister was very abnormal, not only did she not come to greet me, but she also looked at me from a short distance with an indifferent face, looking preoccupied.
Although I don't understand what happened to the royal brothers and sisters who I haven't seen for five years, they are so enthusiastic about me, but since they took the initiative to show goodwill, I also greeted them one by one generously.
Also tell them that I have completely recovered my normal memory.
When I took the initiative to walk up to the Third Emperor Sister and greet her, she didn't look like the enthusiastic attitude she had when she saw me five years ago, and she actually ignored my love and simply left with her personal palace maid.
After witnessing all this, I noticed that Wei Ying beside me also fell into deep thought with a solemn face, as if he sensed something bad.
I also have a bad premonition inexplicably in my heart, that is, these royal brothers and sisters, after entering the labyrinth passage before, I am afraid that they have experienced some unknown strange events, right?
Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain the strange speech and behavior of the two of them at this moment.
When they asked me why I came here, I told the truth that I had heard Wei Ying talk about the legends of ancient writing in the labyrinth passage, and I wanted to go in and see it.
When they learned that I was going to enter the labyrinth passage now to check those ancient texts, the royal brothers and sisters also objected in unison.
The reason is that it is about to get dark, and if I enter the labyrinth passage at this moment, by the time I get to the place where there are ancient words in the depths of the labyrinth, it will be completely dark.
By then, I'll be lost in the labyrinth passages with just the faint moonlight.
Once you get lost in the labyrinth passage, it is a very dangerous thing, and you may be in danger of your life.
The persuasion of the royal brothers and sisters for the sake of my own good, made me feel even more wrong.
Because according to their cynicism towards me five years ago, and the fact that I am still the only prince of the crown prince, is the biggest stumbling block to their future ascension to the throne, I have reason to believe that they wish I had an accident and die, and they would not have been so kind to persuade me not to enter the labyrinth passage.
After listening to their persuasion, I felt even more necessary to enter the labyrinth passage to check it out.
If there really is something that confuses them in the labyrinth passages, I must find that thing, and I can't rule out getting rid of it, so that the royal brothers and sisters can return to normal.
Even though I know they'll continue to laugh at me after helping them get back to normal, I can't just watch them become the weird they are now.
So I'm going to hold them steady and send them away first, and then I'll go into the labyrinth passage to find out.
Thinking of this, I also pretended to follow their wishes and promised not to enter the labyrinth passage tonight.
After hearing my promise that they would never enter the labyrinth passage, these eccentric royal brothers and sisters left with peace of mind.
When only me and Wei Ying were left near the entrance of the labyrinth passage, I found another problem.
That is, it stands to reason that the royal brothers and sisters have all come out, and the royal guard who accompanied them in before should be guarding the entrance of the labyrinth passage again.
But at this moment, the entrance to the labyrinth passage is unattended, which is even more abnormal.
I hurriedly closed my eyes and turned on my soul clairvoyance ability to check the labyrinth passage, only to find that the labyrinth passage at this moment was all shrouded in a layer of black qi, and I couldn't see it clearly at all.
Suddenly, I knew that something bad had happened in the labyrinth passage......