Chapter 188: Night Sacrifice
The two guards at the door heard that Shang Jun was uncomfortable, and hurriedly rushed in to check. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info gave an order from above that the old man must be kept alive, and if something happens to the two of them while they are on duty, they will only be beheaded.
Ming Zhao took the opportunity to leave the West Palace, flew away from the North Garden, and then went to the Forbidden Palace in the northeast corner.
The so-called forbidden palace is actually an abandoned old palace, and those concubines who have made mistakes will be sent here to think about it. Some stay here until the fragrance disappears, and some may come and go out from here, but they are all rare, very few.
At this moment, it is dark in the forbidden palace, and of course the palace will not provide lamp oil for these people who have been beaten into the forbidden palace, so when it gets dark, these people can only lie down regardless of whether they are sleepy or not, or they can open their eyes and wait for the light of day.
Ming Zhao evaded the guards at the palace gate and jumped into the forbidden palace, but which hall did Ming Zhijun and Chen Yan live in? He circled between the halls, and except for the occasional crying and cursing that came into his ears, there was no trace of Ming Zhijun and them.
He went to the small garden between the two temples, and suddenly he heard a woman's voice coming out.
"You didn't sleep in the middle of the night and ran out to worship?"
"You've been talking about it for so many years, and you're still talking. I worship the gods on the first and fifteenth days of the new year, don't you know?"
"I know, I know, and I know that you are always thrifty, and you have brought all your hard-earned food to worship the gods. Didn't it turn out to be cheaper for the women in the temple?"
"As long as the gods can sense my mind, how can I take the rest to heart? Zhao'er has been out of the palace for almost ten years, and I don't know if this child has studied well with Master Gan? How is his health? Can he be fed and clothed? Has he been bullied?"
"Oh, madam, I didn't say you, you're really worried! You're locked up in the forbidden palace, and people can't get out, so we can't help Zhao'er outside, right?"
"Yes, that's why I have to pray to the gods devoutly, hoping that he will bless my Zhao'er with peace and well!"
When Ming Zhao heard this, he was already sure that the two women who spoke were his mother and Aunt Xuan, and he walked out from behind the mountain rock and called softly, "Mother!
"Who?" Chen Yan immediately protected Ming Zhijun, "Who is so bold that he dares to run to the Forbidden Palace to scare people? Quickly show up, otherwise I will call the guards!"
Ming Zhao walked five steps away from them and stopped, "Mother, Aunt Xuan, it's me, it's Zhao'er who is back!"
"Zhao'er?"
When Ming Zhijun heard this name at first, he was shocked, and immediately pushed Chen Yan away gently, walked in front of Ming Zhao, and carefully examined his face by the faint moonlight, "Are you Zhao'er? Is it my Zhao'er?"
Ming Zhao nodded, knelt down and kowtowed, "Mother, it's Zhao'er who has come back! Mother has suffered all these years!"
Ming Zhijun snorted lightly, and immediately held him in his arms, tears rolling down, "Oh my God, God has eyes, finally let me see my Zhao'er!"
Chen Yan also wiped his tears excitedly, "Madam, let Zhao'er get up quickly! It's too cold on the ground, be careful of hurting your knees!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Ming Zhijun hurriedly helped Ming Zhao up, looked at him carefully, whimpered and hugged him, unable to speak at all.
Chen Mian walked forward with a smile, "I'm Aunt Mian, does Zhao'er still remember me?" I haven't seen you for so many years, Aunt Mian is old, I'm afraid you won't recognize me, right?"
"Remember, Aunt Yan is still as beautiful as before, Zhao'er recognized it at a glance!"
Chen Yan nodded happily, "Your mother has been looking forward to it sooner or later, and she has finally brought you back!
Ming Zhijun heard this, and quickly straightened up, she just looked at Ming Zhao's face, and didn't pay attention to what clothes he was wearing. At this moment, when I saw him wearing the clothes of the chamberlain, I couldn't help frowning, "Why do you dress like this? Besides, when you came to the Forbidden Palace in the middle of the night, did you sneak into the palace?"
Chen Yan's eyes widened, "Could it be ...... Isn't it true that the queen is not going to let you go, that's why you have quietly come into the palace to see your mother?"
Ming Zhao looked around, "Mother, Aunt Xuan, this is not the place to talk, let's talk in another place!"
"Good!"
Ming Zhijun and Chen Yan immediately took Ming Zhao to their room, although the two of them were beaten into the forbidden palace, but Shang Jun secretly took care of them, so they could still have a room to live in. The other concubines all lived in rotten houses that were airy on all sides and leaking rain overhead.
"There's no one around here, what do you have to say. Ming Zhijun pulled Ming Zhao to sit on the couch, she didn't want to open her son's hand for a moment.
Ming Zhao said in a low voice: "Mother, you two guessed right, I did sneak into the palace. Something happened in the palace!"
"What's wrong?"
"When I was in the Fire Phoenix Kingdom, I heard that my father was seriously ill, so I followed the Fire Phoenix King to Yindu, wanting to find a chance to meet my father, and if possible, ask him to restore my identity, and then rescue you and Aunt Xuan. Who knows, when I arrived in Yindu, I found out that the current Shangjun was fake. ”
"Fake?"
"That's right, that Shang Jun was pretended to be by the queen and the crown prince, in order to seize the position of Shang Jun of his father. ”
Mingzhi-jun frowned, "Then where did your father-kun go?"
Chen Yan suddenly covered his mouth in surprise, "Oh my God, Shang Jun won't be killed by the queen and the crown prince, right? No wonder the attitude of the two of us in those guards has not been as respectful as before, and the food we have sent is not as good as day by day." ”
Ming Zhao shook his head, "Father Jun is still alive, but he is seriously ill and confined in the North Garden, and he is closely guarded by many guards, so he can't get out at all." The attitude of the guards of the forbidden palace has changed, they must have been instructed by the queen, right?"
"What? Your father is in solitary confinement, how could they be so bold?"
Chen Yan snorted, "I think it's normal. Shang Jun has been old in the past few years, but his heart is not old. You see that the concubines sent to the Forbidden Palace in recent years are younger than the other, you can imagine how many concubines there are who have not entered the Forbidden Palace. The queen is a cautious eye, she was able to attack her wife and other concubines back then, and naturally she would not spare the current concubines. I guess, she must be tired of helping Shang Jun deal with those women, so she simply locked him up and replaced her son with Shang Jun, so that she could be a leisurely queen mother. ”
Ming Zhijun glared at her, "You have such a mouth, you don't know how much to restrain when you are locked in the Forbidden Palace." If it is heard by others, it will be another storm. ”
Chen Mian pouted, "People can do it, but I can't say it yet?" Besides, I've been imprisoned in the forbidden palace, at most I'm going to die, who is afraid of whom?"
Ming Zhao smiled: "Aunt Yan, don't die easily, Zhao'er also plans to save you and your mother out, so that you can enjoy your happiness!"
"That's a good dare!" Chen Yi smiled, "Then I'll wait!"
Ming Zhijun also smiled, suddenly, she seemed to think of something, her face changed, and she immediately grabbed Ming Zhao's hand tightly and said, "No, Zhao'er, you must leave the palace immediately, the farther you go, the better!"