"Crystal Palace? Isn't it too extravagant! This ......," Queen Mother Zhou Lan said in surprise. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhou Lan had just finished her routine morning court, and was quite surprised to hear Shangguan Yang'er's suggestion to rebuild the Crystal Palace in the study. She didn't understand why Shangguan Yang'er, who had always advised the royal family to be thrifty, suddenly made this request today.

Before the invasion of the Northern Li Kingdom, the emperor Tang Song had built such a crystal palace decorated with various crystals, but the people complained. Later, as the war became more and more unfavorable and the fiscal deficit continued to expand, the emperor had to reluctantly dispose of the various colored crystals in the Crystal Palace cheaply.

"Queen Mother, don't worry, we didn't build the Crystal Palace to live there and enjoy it, but to better do the business of the crystal and increase the income of our imperial treasury!" Shangguan Yang'er said softly.

"Yang'er, you mean to build a crystal palace to display our crystal?!" The Queen Mother suddenly realized.

"The Queen Mother is wise!"

"The daily consumption of 30,000 soldiers in the Beida Battalion is extremely staggering, and besides, our treasury has been empty for a long time, and now that the taxes of the entire empire are already very high, it is impossible for us to continue to increase taxes! Therefore, we can only sell the mining rights of the newly discovered crystal mine, but we also need to help a few mine owners expand the sales channels of the crystal! - So...... I thought of building a crystal palace for foreign envoys to visit! ”

"Yang'er, you still have a scheming! Tomorrow morning, I'll announce it! Pan Yu knew that there was no way out.

"By the way, Queen Mother, is there any news from the national teacher?" Shangguan Yang'er asked softly.

The corners of Zhou Lan's mouth curled, and she said leisurely: "Hey, don't worry, although I don't have any news yet, but the national teacher has great powers, and it will be fine!" Zhou Lan could only be so comforted, in fact, even Zhou Lan herself was anxious, always wanting to know the news from the north.

"Master Ma Cheng came to ask for an urgent meeting!" The herald outside the study shouted.

Zhou Lan and Shangguan Yang'er glanced at each other and were quite surprised.

"Master Rabbit Tooth Ma Cheng should be in Beidaying, why did he come here?"

The two began to have a sense of foreboding.

"Quick! Let the master in! Pan Yu ordered.

The dusty rabbit teeth hurried in.

"Quick! Yang'er, take a seat! ”

"Oh no, the intelligence shows that there are already elf kings from all walks of life in the capital! It's inevitable that there will be a bloody storm! "Rabbit Tooth didn't have time to sit down," I had to lead five thousand elite soldiers to the city overnight. I also hope that the Queen Mother will exempt me from the crime of leading the troops without asking for an order! - But the matter is urgent, the current capital is simply a ghost nest, even if there are 5,000 elite soldiers, it may be a drop in the bucket! ”

"Ahh The Queen Mother Zhou Lan suddenly fainted on the chair. Shangguan Yang'er hurriedly held it and pinched his acupoint. After a long while, the Queen Mother slowly woke up.

"Of course, you are forgiven, but how are we doing now?"

"Don't worry, Queen Mother, what about us?" Shangguan Yang'er's gaze was resolute, "What elf king, it's just the leader of a few monsters!" ”

"Queen Mother, your family and I have a life-saving grace, even if I die here, I won't let anyone hurt you!" After speaking, Shangguan Yang'er looked back at Tang Zhuo, who had just returned to the door of the study, and beckoned him to come over and hugged him into his arms.

"The Crystal Palace will be built as usual!"

"Build! Yang'er, everything is under your arrangement! As long as no one hurts the row! Zhou Lan woke up crying and hugged the soup in her arms.

The little emperor Tang Hua, who was hugged back and forth, looked at Shangguan Yang'er resolutely, and suddenly said: "No one will hurt you, as long as I live!" ”

Tang Xuan's words surprised Shangguan Yang'er, because this sentence was obviously only said to her, but the Queen Mother didn't see Tang Xuan's eyes, thinking that she was talking about herself, so Zhou Lan cried even more, but there was a slight smile on her face.

"Paddle, you're not even ten years old, let's think about how to take good care of yourself!" The Queen Mother said with pity, but her face showed another new fear, and the smile just now was suddenly buried.

"Ma Cheng, now we need to have a clear grasp of the various elves and demons in the capital! Queen Mother, can you borrow those members of your Crow Society? ”

Shangguan Yang'er knew that the Queen Mother had a secret spy organization that became the "Black Crow Society" and used it to spy on various ministers, including Shangguan Yang'er himself.

Hearing Shangguan Yang'er's words, the Queen Mother's face turned slightly red, but there was a kind of cunning in her eyes, which made Shangguan Yang'er feel very weird.

"Okay, I'll let the Black Crow Society directly obey Master Ma Cheng's orders!" The Queen Mother said blankly.

"It's not enough to just obey orders, the Crow Society is full of ordinary people, once exposed, it can only become a snack for all kinds of elves and monsters! - So, I'm going to teach Ma Cheng some spells to them! ”

Hearing this, Pan Yu was not overjoyed, this was something that was undesirable before!

"Isn't she afraid that her Black Crow Society will be completely obedient to her when the time comes?" Shangguan Yang'er was puzzled by Zhou Lan's sudden change.

"Of course, any major action of the Black Crow Society must be approved by the Queen Mother!" Shangguan Yang'er added, hoping to make Pan Yu feel reassured.

……

The minions of the Sea Dead King began to gradually decrease on the Qinglong River, and trade on the river began to flourish. It is also rare for the capital to have a situation of singing and dancing.

Except for the little emperor's normal daily class, Shangguan Yang'er spent all the remaining time on preparing for the construction of the Crystal Palace. Fortunately, the owners of the crystal mine are very active, especially Xue Yan is assisting Shangguan Yang'er in preparation.

The leader of the Black Crow Society is named Mo Cun, and he also truthfully reports the various situations in the capital to Shangguan Yang'er every day. Shangguan Yang'er quickly confirmed one thing from this information - various forces began to assemble in the capital!

"Crystal and silk are unusually attractive!" Shangguan Yang'er stood on the construction site of the Crystal Palace in the eastern suburbs of the capital, and secretly thought to herself, "Why hasn't Zhongshan Lang come back yet?" You don't know how much I need you right now! ”

Regarding the sudden decrease in sea monsters, Shangguan Yang'er was full of doubts. And the Queen Mother Zhou Lan has been closed recently, and she doesn't even ask about her own crow club, but only occasionally asks the little emperor to go to the soup, which makes Shangguan Yang'er very worried.

"Your Highness, is the Queen Mother okay?" In the imperial study, Shangguan Yang'er asked the rower who had just finished greeting the Queen Mother. At this time, the Crystal Palace has been preparing for four days, but there is a serious shortage of craftsmen, and Yang'er is also at a loss.

"Hey, the queen mother seems to be frightened, you better go and take a look!" Tang Hua also frowned, and the muscles on his face looked stiff and unnatural.

The queen mother's bedroom is not far from the imperial study, but it is five steps and one post, three steps and one sentry, and it is heavily guarded.

Entering the small garden outside the dormitory, Shangguan Yang'er was surprised by the clusters of flowers here, with red and bright camellias, fragrant and snow-white jasmine, and delicate roses. It turns out that the bottom of the Queen Mother's dormitory was originally a hot spring, and the Queen Mother's dormitory was built around the hot spring, and even in winter, it is as warm as spring.

"Shangguan Yang'er asks to see you!" Shangguan Yang'er shouted loudly.

"It's Yang'er, come in!"

From a pitch-red gate at the end of the garden came the emaciated voice of the Empress Dowager Zhou Lan. Shangguan Yang'er gently pushed the door and entered, and saw Zhou Lan sitting on a large mahogany carved chair with a haggard face, looking out of the window with blank eyes.

This room is a small study in the queen mother's bedroom, the study is warm like spring, and a few pots of spring orchids on the windowsill exude a clear fragrance.

"What should come, after all, will come!" Queen Mother Pan Yu muttered.

"Queen Mother, what's wrong with you?" Looking at Zhou Lan's haggard face, Shangguan Yang'er was also very disappointed, especially now when the crisis was lurking, the Queen Mother must not collapse mentally!

"My poor paddle! ......" Zhou Lan was already in tears, "It's all fate, I have always known this fate, but ...... I'm still hard to accept! ”

Shangguan Yang'er hurriedly squatted beside the Queen Mother, held Zhou Lan's cold hands with both hands, and asked softly; "Your family has been my benefactor for generations, and I will do my best to help you, including Pao'er! …… Tell me everything you know! Paddle him...... What will happen? ”

But Shangguan Yang'er was extremely uneasy in her heart, and she was also muttering in her heart about this royal secret that had always troubled her!

"Hey, there's a reason why the royal family of the Crystal Empire has always married someone from our Zhou family!" Empress Dowager Zhou Lan sighed and said, "That's because there is a huge secret in the bloodline of the royal family: the people of the Tang family, when they are about ten years old, part of their body will slowly turn into zombies!" And when he reaches adulthood, if he doesn't get the help of our Zhou family, he will completely become a zombie! ”

"Paddle?!" Zhou Lan's words were like a thunderbolt from the sky, Shangguan Yang'er suddenly felt dizzy, she tried to stabilize her emotions, Shangguan Yang'er had already regarded Tang Hua as her own relatives.

"That'...... How did you help? Shangguan Yang'er was extremely surprised at the same time, she didn't expect that Zhou Lan's family would have a way to restrain the spread of zombies! Thinking that the queen mother in front of her had the blood of a hunter, Shangguan Yang'er had a glimmer of hope in her heart.

"My blood is still ...... Blue Heart! The Queen Mother replied bitterly. Shangguan Yang'er suddenly thought of the occasional unknown monster around the capital that took the blue heart of a human being.

"Original...... Ay! ......" Shangguan Yang'er was both surprised and disappointed.

"The blue heart was dug by you yourself, Queen Mother?"

"It's not...... And also...... Someone else! I'll tell you everything! - As long as you can save my row! Pan Yu said ashamedly.

"The people of the Black Crow Society are actually wandering elves, such as the president Mo Cun, who has always been a black crow. The reason why they are called 'wandering elves' is because no matter how many years they cultivate, the elven city will not accept them, that is to say, they have the spiritual power of elves, but they do not have the orthodox identity of elves! ”

"How many such wandering elves are there in the Crow Society?"

"There should be at least fifty!"

Hearing this, Shangguan Yang'er was secretly surprised: No wonder all the elf kings gathered in the capital, but they didn't dare to act recklessly! It turns out that there are more than fifty elves in the Crow Society!

"Hey, so many elves have taken refuge in you, they should be here to repay the favor like me! - Your ancestors saved a lot of such wandering elves from the hands of the dark witch doctor, this is the accumulated virtue of your Zhou family! ”

Zhou Lan nodded, still worried, "It's a pity that by now, I have no ability to protect them, on the contrary, they are obeying me unconditionally, but...... If the Dark Witch Doctor does reappear...... Our Zhou family can't save them anymore! ”

"Is that why you summoned all the elven kings?" Shangguan Yang'er stood up, walked to the window of the study, looked at the various flowers in the courtyard, and felt bored in his heart.

"It was Mo Cun's idea, because all kinds of information indicate that the Dark Witch Doctor will soon make a comeback!" Zhou Lan's spirit has perked up, "I must do everything I can!" - I'm going to send someone to leave the capital with Pao'er! ”

"Where to go?" Shangguan Yang'er turned around in surprise and asked.

"Miko Valley!" Zhou Lan replied hopefully.