Chapter 42: Darkness

At dawn, everyone got up in unison, tidied up their appearance, and stepped out of the room refreshed. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Today, it is destined not to be peaceful! If you want to survive, you must be fully prepared, a strong force! Of course, luck is also very important. Today is a gamble, blocking their lives, their futures, and their wealth! Victory, the golden bowl is full; If you lose, you will die without a place to be buried!

Xia Zimo hurriedly went to heaven and earth after breakfast, Wanrong and Cangqi had been waiting for a long time, and the carriage sent by the prince had stopped at the door.

"Wanrong, are you all ready?" Xia Zimo looked at Wanrong, who was dressed in red, and asked Wanrong, who was holding a sword in her hand.

"Hmm."

"Okay, let's go!"

The three of them got into the carriage and headed for the palace, where countless people and horses were gathering. It was like a monster with its bloody mouth wide open, waiting for its prey to arrive.

Everyone knew that there would be corpses and rivers of blood flowing all over the place today, but it still couldn't stop everyone from marching there. They are scrambling to jump into the fire pit and find their death!

Some of them have bitter faces and forced smiles, and they are the ones who are involved. I can't help but be in it, knowing that there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of me, but I must go in, there is still a glimmer of life when I go in, and I don't want to die on the spot.

They obviously hate to death, but when they meet others, they still smile and smile, as if what awaits them is not hell but heaven.

People from all walks of life gathered at the palace, and various characters appeared in all corners of the palace.

There is such a thing: a place where the body can be well hidden, and one person has already come here, and soon another person has fallen in love with it.

"Who are you?"

"Who are you?"

Obviously not all the way, playing for different people.

Then, some choose to live together peacefully: "Let's all hide here." ”

Some options go toe-to-toe: both sides fight until one of them quits or dies.

Such fights sometimes attract more people. If the person who comes is a partner of both sides, then the fight caused by the fight for a position becomes a battle between the two sides.

If it is not a person from both sides, but a third party, a fourth party, a fifth party, etc., it is likely to turn into a scuffle. These are all good, but they are afraid that they will attract the guards in this palace, so they can only choose to escape, abandon this place, or be arrested.

Just because of a hiding place, it has caused many large and small incidents, and today the prison cells in the capital are full.

There is something even funnier: you have a kind of poison on your front foot; I came back and got another poison; Then the later people put a third poison, and then people kept coming in and adding different poisons.

Sometimes, these poisons happen to reach a balance point - they are not toxic, which of course rarely happens. More often than not, these poisons promote each other, produce mutations, and become more violent.

With the addition of all kinds of poisons, most of the things have deteriorated, and it is estimated that even the mice will not touch them, let alone those experienced kitchen workers.

This kind of thing is a big headache for people in the kitchen. They complained that the palace guards were a bunch of rice buckets, and they hurried to prepare another batch of food.

What's even more excessive: the number of eunuchs, palace maids, and guards in the palace is increasing rapidly.

A courtyard that usually has only a dozen people has suddenly become more than 30 people, and the "old people" who watched it were terrified.

They knew who had unfamiliar faces, but they didn't dare to point them out, so they had to say to those people: "I'm a new one sent here today, I'm not familiar with this, I don't know what your name is?" ”

They are obviously the "old men" here, and they have been in this courtyard for several years, how can they not be familiar!

But some people really believed their nonsense, and while secretly glad that there was really a newcomer sent over today, he was not conspicuous, and he made up his name: "I am Xiao Li/Xiao Hong/Xiao Tao,...... and various names were said. Some of them even dared to add: "I've been working here for several years, and you can find me if you don't understand something!" ”

Obviously, they are the "newcomers" who have just sneaked in!

The forest is big, there are all kinds of birds, and all kinds of strange things can be seen everywhere!

Most of them are busy arresting people, hiding people, infiltrating, poisoning, all kinds of things, they are very busy. They seem to have finally found a way to embody their own value, and they are full of enthusiasm in everything they do.

Of course, there are idlers. Xia Zimo and several people are among the representatives.

They came to the palace in a carriage specially used by the prince, and they didn't even check the palace gate when they were there, so the guards let them in. The man who brought them in, arranged them in a splendid palace, and then left.

They waited left and right but didn't see the prince coming, Xia Zimo gave an order, and took Cangqi and Wanrong to turn around in the palace leisurely, called "probing the enemy".

All the way unimpeded!

A group of guards walked past them, and not a single one stepped forward to investigate! Finally, one of them stopped them, and actually saluted them directly, thinking that they were lost and wanted to lead the way for them!

Xia Zimo was very speechless, what kind of palace is this, none of my suspicious elements are suspicious, and the garrison is too poor!

I really can't blame the guards, I just blame the three of them for being too calm, it's just the appearance of a visit, so people can't see anything suspicious. Moreover, the appearance of the three of them is the best pass.

The world often equates beauty with power and nobility (for reasons everyone knows), and the guards are thinking: these three people are so good-looking, their status must be very noble! They are all small people, and this kind of big people are not something they can afford to mess with. In case you come forward to interrogate and cause the displeasure of these big people, it will be a matter of losing your head! If there was really a problem, they wouldn't dare to hang out in front of them so openly, they should have been stopped by others a long time ago.

With the guards thinking like this, Xia Zimo wandered all the way to the imperial study. Only then was he stopped. But the guard saluted him very politely and said, "Is Childe lost, where do you want to go, and take you there?" ”

Is there anything more devastating in the world?

After Duanmu Li and the emperor confirmed all the plans again, he left the imperial study, and he thought: Xiaomo, they should also enter the palace!

Something dreamy happened, and he saw them as soon as he opened the door.

"Xiaomo, Wanrong, Cangqi, why are you here?" Duanmu Li asked in surprise.

The people who just stopped them rejoiced: fortunately, they didn't move, their identities were really noble, and even the prince of Jin knew them.

"Duanmu Li, why are you here?" Xia Zimo spoke at the same time.

"This is the imperial study, I'm here to find my father." Duanmu Lida.

"This is the Imperial Study?" Xia Zimo looked at it in surprise, observed it carefully, came to a conclusion, and said disdainfully: "It's not good here!" She had always thought that the study would be full of gems, gold, and luxury.

Duanmu Li sweats, what do you think will happen here? No matter how you say it, the imperial study is just a study, it is the emperor's usual office, and the left and right are just a room, what can be so strange?!

"Xiaomo, you came just in time, my father wants to see you." Duanmu Li hurriedly changed the topic, afraid that Xiao Mo would say something even more shocking.

"See what I'm doing? I don't know him! Xia Zimo excused himself.

"I don't know what the specific thing is, my father is very easy to get along with, they are all here, you can go in and see you!" Duanmu Li insisted.

"Okay, I'll meet him. Cangqi, Wanrong, you are waiting here, I will come when I go. Xia Zimo walked into the imperial study with Duanmu Li.

"Father, I brought Xiaomo here.

"So fast?" The man who was buried in the bookcase raised his head and couldn't believe it: Li Er just went out, no matter how you say it, she came back too quickly!

It was a man who looked to be in his thirties, but there were already a few gray hairs on his head, but this did not diminish his demeanor, but only added to his mature charm. He was strong and powerful, but because of Duanmu Li's appearance, he revealed the unique light of a loving father.

When he really saw that there was really a little person standing next to Duanmu Li, he said to Duanmu Li: "Li'er, I have something I want to say to Xia Gongzi alone, you go out first!" ”

Duanmu Li exited the door, and after a while, Xia Zimo also came out, and they walked together towards the place of today's birthday banquet.

"Xiaomo, what did my father tell you just now? I don't embarrass you! Duanmu Li asked.

"Nope." Xia Zimo pondered, the emperor's words just now obviously had other meanings.

Just now: The emperor put away all the coercion, with a hint of nervousness, and asked, "I don't know what Gongzi Xia came out this time for?" ”

"It's just a trip." Xia Zimo replied.

The emperor seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said, "If you have any needs, you can tell me if you need it." ”

Just a few words.

Does he know that I'm from Baicaotang? Did he see through my disguise? It is rumored that there is a little girl in the Medicine King Valley, but I am a man now, and I have never announced that I am the head of the Baicao Hall. What's going on?

Xia Zimo frowned and pondered: Is it not the same thing that we are talking about, he treats me as someone else?

"Xia Gongzi, where have you been?" Duanxyi walked over from the side and asked anxiously.

"Didn't go anywhere. When will Wanrong play? Xia Zimo didn't want others to know that she had just met the emperor.

"I've got it up front." Duanxylophone replied.

This is to make Wanrong the focus, let the heaven and earth be the focus, and let Xia Mo be the focus! His intentions are not insignificant.

"No problem. Has Zhongli Snow arrived? Xia Zimo didn't care, even if she became the object of everyone's attention, she would be able to leave the palace alive. But how many people will have to die before she can leave, this is not something she can estimate, and at that time it may involve Baicaotang.

If she had a choice, she hoped that no one would be injured and that she could survive in peace today, but this obviously could not happen, this is the gap between the ideal and the reality. Reality had made her bloodthirsty and cruel, and she longed for stimulation to make her numb nerves beat again, and only then could she feel that she was alive!

"Well, the General's Mansion has also arrived."

The Queen Mother's birthday, the whole world celebrates, and the members of the DPRK and Central Committee must bring their families and children to attend. Important people from all over the capital gathered here.

Darkness is brewing!