Chapter Ninety-Six: The Secret Path Conspiracy
If Concubine He's matter was the beginning of the queen's attack on her, then Gu Shuiyue and the queen had completely torn their faces apart in this matter.
Gu Shuiyue didn't insist on going against the queen, but the queen pressed her step by step, and she was by no means a person who could endure it.
At night, Gu Shuiyue had a dream. In the dream, the door opened, and a whitish mouse appeared at the doorway, staring at her with eyes the size of green beans.
Gu Shuiyue got up, and the white mouse suddenly ran out, and Gu Shuiyue chased after the mouse. The rat seemed to shine brightly, illuminating its way. Gu Shuiyue chased after a distance, and the mouse suddenly entered a room and disappeared.
Gu Shuiyue couldn't find it, only saw a golden thing on the table.
It was a golden box, Gu Shuiyue opened it, and a burst of shining light emanated, shining brightly and she couldn't open her eyes.
Gu Shuiyue woke up.
It was late at night.
Gu Shuiyue suddenly heard a rustling sound outside the door, and she couldn't help but think of that weird dream. Gu Shuiyue waited for a while, but the voice still didn't disappear.
Gu Shuiyue got up in her clothes, walked to the door, opened the door, and vaguely saw a black shadow flashing. The black shadow disappeared so quickly that Gu Shuiyue didn't see anything at all.
Gu Shuiyue's expression was pale, and she hurriedly chased after her.
The black shadow seemed to be close in front of her, but it was one step faster than her, and Gu Shuiyue was only a little bit behind every time. It was as if someone was leading her to a place.
Gu Shuiyue suddenly stopped and looked around.
"Come out. Gu Shuiyue said.
A black figure jumped off the wall. It was a man in black, with a black cloth covering his face, and he couldn't see his face clearly.
When the man in black saw Gu Shuiyue, he suddenly knelt down: "Thank you Madame for saving your life from the little master." ”
Gu Shuiyue instantly understood his identity: "You are Concubine He's person?"
"The subordinates are ordered to protect the young lady and the little master, and when the young lady dies, the subordinates must do their best to protect the little master. If something happens to the little master, the subordinates will be ashamed to see the general when they die. ”
"I'm just telling the truth. Gu Shuiyue said lightly.
The man in black took out something from his sleeve and handed it to Gu Shuiyue: "Madame saved the little master, and his subordinates will be like a grace of recreation, and this thing will be given to Madame." ”
After the man in black finished speaking, he jumped onto the roof, and the figure disappeared.
Gu Shuiyue opened the thing, her eyes changed suddenly, it was a painting, and it was obviously an intricate tunnel map in the palace!
Gu Shuiyue couldn't help but think of the old lady's words that day. It is very likely that Concubine He has an authentic map in her hand, it turns out that this map is not in Concubine He's hand, but in the hands of the man in black?
Gu Shuiyue stared at the picture for a while. She had an excellent memory, and quickly recorded the picture, and when she was done, she wanted to destroy it, but she turned around and did not destroy it, but hid it.
Gu Shuiyue hid the picture, closed her eyes, and thought about the tunnel.
If this tunnel is true, then outsiders can quietly enter the palace from this tunnel, and Gongsun Yi will invade Kyoto in the future, which will be of great benefit to him.
But...... The corners of Gu Shuiyue's mouth pulled out a vague smile, how could there be such a cheap thing in this world?
Gu Shuiyue pondered in the dark for a while. To go or not to go to this tunnel?
As she pondered, she could feel a pair of eyes watching her in the dark.
Gu Shuiyue quickly made a decision.
Gu Shuiyue cautiously dodged the heavy guards in the palace, and finally arrived at the entrance of the secret passage. It is a rockery in the imperial garden, passing through the bottom of the lake and Tianchen Palace, to the west, to the outside of the palace. This back and forth, an hour is enough.
Gu Shuiyue looked around and saw that there was no one, so she went into the tunnel.
The tunnel was damp and dark, allowing only one person to pass through, Gu Shuiyue lit the tongue of fire and illuminated the surroundings. She headed deeper into the tunnel.
After Gu Shuiyue entered the tunnel, a man in black quietly appeared at the entrance of the tunnel. He stood silently at the entrance of the tunnel for a few moments, until he heard a screeching sound coming from inside, then let out an eerie smile, and then left.
"You gave her the tunnel map?"
Late at night, the queen still hadn't slept, on the contrary, she seemed to be excited.
The carefully set game is about to close the net, and of course she is very excited.
The man in black kneeling in front of her said respectfully: "Niangniang, my subordinate gave her the picture, and she has entered the tunnel and fallen into the trap." ”
The queen couldn't help but laugh.
She arranged this conspiracy with great painstaking efforts and several turnarounds. Gu thought that she was going to use Concubine He's affair to deal with her, but in fact, this was just a part of the conspiracy.
Everything that has happened recently is actually under her control.
She first took advantage of Concubine He's matter and put her under house arrest in Concubine He's residence, so that she could hear the words of the old lady and know the existence of the tunnel map. This is the first ring.
The two minions bullied Concubine He's son, Gu Shuiyue came forward to turn the tide and save the life of the emperor's twelfth son, this is the second ring.
Then there was a logical matter of Gu Shuiyue saving the lives of the emperor's twelve sons, and the loyal servants offered the tunnel map.
For Gu Shuiyue, this tunnel map is extremely tempting, so even if she doubts the authenticity, Gu Shuiyue will take the risk to find out.
The queen's mind turned a thousand times, but it was the first time that she had set up such a complex conspiracy to deal with a person.
No matter how smart Gu Shuiyue is, she can't think of the twists and turns.
A satisfied smile appeared on the queen's face: "Once she stepped into that tunnel, she stepped into Huangquan Road, and the mechanism set up there was enough to kill her." Moreover, the palace also asked Gongsun Yi to bury her! She knew the existence of the secret passage, so she did not inform the saint, but went to investigate alone, and her evil intentions were revealed. ”
The queen was also very excited when she was lying on the bed, and she almost couldn't wait to see Gu Shuiyue's death.
On the second day, the queen got up early and dressed up as if she was waiting for something. Soon, she waited.
A palace man hurriedly walked in and reported: "Niangniang, there is a palace maid outside who claims to be the maid next to Princess Yun, she said that Princess Yun is gone, begging Niangniang to send someone to find it!"
The queen's face made a look of surprise: "How could this good and decent person disappear?"
"Although Princess Yun is guilty, she is still Princess Yun after all, and she is still a first-class lady, so there must be no problems. Don't you go out at night and don't know the way?" The queen pondered for a while, then called the commander of the guards and searched the whole palace.
The search was very moving, and soon, almost the entire palace knew that Princess Yun was missing.
That's what the queen is for. The more people know about Gu Shuiyue's 'ambition', the more successful her plan will be.
Among the guards were the people installed by the queen, so someone soon found out that there was a problem with the rockery in the imperial garden, and found a hairpin under the rockery, which was found to be Princess Yun's.
The queen soon arrived, and watched as the guards found an entrance from the rockery.
"Niangniang, there is an entrance here, and there seems to be a secret passage below, and Princess Yun seems to have entered this secret passage!"
"Why did Princess Yun enter the secret passage?" the queen showed a puzzled expression on her face, and ordered the guards beside her, "Come in and take a look, Princess Yun can be inside?"
The guards walked in one after another, and after about half an hour, the guards came out one after another.
"Niangniang, this secret passage will be broken after walking dozens of feet inside, and a huge pit will appear in front of you, and there are many sharp wooden stakes under the pit......"
This tunnel was dug by the queen's orders, and she naturally knew what it was like inside. The pit with sharp stakes was Gu Shuiyue's life-killing pit. She knew that Gu Shuiyue was good, but no matter how powerful a person was, it was impossible for her to come out alive!
"But there's no one under the pit!" said the guard.
The queen's face changed slightly: "How could there be no one?
"Why did the Queen conclude that I would die in that pit?
The queen turned her head suddenly, and saw Gu Shuiyue, who was dressed in white, standing behind her, looking at her with a smile, but there seemed to be a chill in the smile, which was terrifying.
The queen's heart was full of disbelief, how could the person who should have died in the tunnel appear in front of her intact?