Chapter 40: Exploring the Palace at Night
(The author said: The editor contacted me and said that the title of the book would be changed, and I hope someone will recognize me ~~~)
Seeing that it is about to enter June, Menghan has not heard any movement since he entered the palace that day to see the emperor, it is said that it has been almost a month, and the rabbits are fed pills every day, and they should have a little reaction, isn't it, the rabbits have an abnormality, the emperor will definitely summon Menghan again, why are they all so calm. Originally, Menghan was the most proficient, but now he is also distracted.
In the past few days, Yuanxin saw that Menghan was listless, and only thought that she was the matter of her daughter's family, and she didn't ask much. But it has been like this for many days in a row, Yuanxin couldn't help but be surprised, Menghan hesitated and said the reason, Yuanxin's face suddenly sank, "Such a big thing, you actually didn't tell me?" ”
Menghan said aggrievedly, "I promised the emperor not to tell others." ”
Yuanxin roared, "Am I someone else?" ”
Meng Han saw that Yuanxin reacted violently, and his heart was also nervous, "What's the matter, is it very strict?" ”
The tree is very windy, Yuanxin remembered Yuan Chen's words, and he really raised a big tree, "Didn't I tell you, the pill is a taboo in the DPRK and China, you don't avoid it and take the initiative to provoke, how many heads do you have?" ”
"I'm also good for the emperor, didn't you say that your Yun clan doesn't care about personal life and death for the royal family, so I am not allowed to follow suit once. Besides, alchemy is only something that happened after the emperor was in power, and no one must know about its danger, if I don't stop it, it will be tantamount to watching the emperor go up and send him to death......"
Before Menghan's words were finished, she was covered by Yuanxin and whispered to stop her, "What emperor can't die, let people hear it, I think it's almost like you're dead." ”
Meng Han took away Yuanxin's hand, "This is your home, what are you afraid of." Why don't we go out and talk about it? ”
Meng Han said that he was about to go out, but was pulled back by Yuanxin, "Grandma, you spare me." ”
Menghan went back to the house and sat down, Yuanxin looked at no one outside, and then came back with confidence, Zhengse asked Menghan, "Are you sure that the pill is harmful?" ”
Meng Han was full of confidence, "Of course, how many heads do you think I dare to make such a joke with the emperor?" Let me tell you that there are many emperors in the history of my hometown who are also obsessed with pills and cannot die well. Science and technology in the 21st century have proved that the theory that elixir can prolong life and immortality is pure nonsense. ”
Seeing that Menghan was righteous, Yuanxin was also shaken, at least he believed in Menghan, "But now there is no movement on the emperor's side, what should I do?" Why don't you go to the palace to find out the news? ”
Menghan shook his head, "It's not good, if you go rashly, if the emperor finds out, the emperor will definitely be suspicious." Since I put down my words, I am not afraid of the emperor's attempt. ”
"What then? We should do something, right? Is it possible to just sit back and wait for others to slaughter? ”
Meng Han rolled his eyes, "Look at what you said, the truth is not known yet, are you so sure that I am cornered?" You don't believe me like that? ”
"It's always right to leave a way back, what if the pill in Dazhao is different from the one in your hometown, in case,"
"Shit, even if it's not the same as in my hometown, it's not going to be a good thing." Menghan didn't wait for Yuanxin to refute him after speaking, and felt that what Yuanxin said made sense, after all, he hadn't seen how the pill was refined until now, and Dazhao had no tradition of alchemy, how could the emperor suddenly come here to enjoy it, and who could convince the emperor to believe it? Meng Han asked, "Can you take me to the alchemy room for a walk?" ”
Yuanxin frowned, "This, it's really not easy to do." The emperor's consumption of the pill has always been secret, and strangers will not be allowed to enter the alchemy room. If you want to go, it will definitely alarm the emperor, and it may not work. ”
"Then we'll go dark." This trick is far from religious.,Isn't that what I said last time I went to the Lile Hall to take out the accounts.,The open doesn't work, and the dark doesn't work.。 Meng Han begged, "Take me with you, you are so good, when it gets dark at night, no one will find out." ”
Yuanxin scratched his head and expressed embarrassment, "This, it's indeed a bit dangerous. "It's okay for Yuanxin to go alone, with Menghan, it's really sweaty.
"Oh, go, go, it's you who said we're going to do something, we can't sit still. As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will not be defeated in a hundred battles, and if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get a tiger, and you can't bear the child, and you can't catch the wolf without going through the wind and rain, and you won't see the rainbow, right? Menghan was coquettish and fooled with a lot of truths, and she couldn't stand her toss when she came and went, so she was defeated, "Okay, okay, go ahead, I haven't visited the palace at night for a long time." ”
"Visiting the palace at night? Hahaha is so exciting, it must be fun, so look forward to it. Menghan cheered heartlessly, it was really exciting enough, it was exciting to play with his life.
Yuanxin shook his head and sighed, no matter whether this matter is successful or not, the emperor will not let you go. It's done, your talent is too eye-catching, it's no longer a thing in the pool, if you fail, you have repeatedly made strange remarks, unusual thoughts and behaviors, and the emperor will inevitably scruple about you in the future. Menghan, you want to be a big tree, what should I do? Didn't you say you would wander the world with me, do you remember?
After dark, Yuanxin Menghan changed into his night clothes and headed towards the Lile Hall. The Lile Hall is located in the west corner of the Imperial Palace, far away from the Inner Palace and the Emperor's Bedroom, and the guards are not rigorous. Yuanxin went to investigate first, and then took Menghan in. Yuanxin hugged Menghan and walked on the wall, and fell gently in the backyard of the Lile Hall, there was no one in the courtyard, only a few lanterns were lit listlessly, and he could barely see the road clearly.
The two of them sneakily bowed and tiptoed towards the alchemy room, which was the size of five or six rooms, and was originally a place for the Lile Hall to pile up sundries and utensils, located in the backyard, remote and hidden.
The lights were still on in the room, Yuanxin and Menghan just leaned on the window when they heard someone outside, Yuanxin pulled Menghan to find a place to hide, Menghan was so frightened that he patted his chest, "It's so dangerous." ”
Yuanxin pouted, "What's the risk?" Didn't you have the guts to visit the palace at night? ”
At this time, the master took five timid dancers into the backyard, and the master also instructed all the way, "Be obedient later, Xianzun Daoist is not something you can afford to provoke." ”
The dancers timidly replied, "Yes."
The master went to knock on the door of the alchemy room, opened the door when he heard the answer, let the dancers in, and respectfully closed the door and retired.
Seeing the master out of the backyard, Menghan and Yuanxin came out, tiptoeing up to the window of the alchemy room and looking inside.
The room is very empty, the utensils placed can be counted on five fingers, a screen, a soft couch, there is a low table in front of the couch, on which are placed snacks, fruits, wine, tea sets, scan the entire room, there is nothing else as far as the eye can see, there is no so-called alchemy furnace at all, how does this guy refine the Dan.
The head of the Xianzun Daoist was lazily lying on the soft couch in the room, and there was a woman beside him who was kneeling on the ground with her head bowed and humbly pressing the leg of the Taoist.
The dancers who came in all blushed and whispered, hiding their faces and not daring to step forward.
The Taoist raised his foot and hooked the woman's face, this face was gorgeous and exquisite, the beautiful eyes were so moving, the closed lips were like peonies at midnight, and the white cheeks were smooth like jade, this was clearly Du Ruo! The Taoist chief looked at her playfully, then kicked her in the chest and said sharply, "I haven't eaten, will I exert some strength?" ”
The dancers who had just come in were so frightened that they screamed "ah", as if it was not Du Ruo who was kicked, but them.
Du Ruo collapsed to the ground, held back the pain and didn't say a word, hurriedly bent down and kowtowed, never daring to raise his head again, "The slave should die." ”
The Taoist priest closed his eyes and lay down in a comfortable position, and scolded, "Not yet!" ”
Du Ruo crawled to the Taoist Chief's side, tremblingly stretched out his hand to continue the massage.
Menghan frowned, Du Ruo she really had a bumpy fate, she had just been rescued by Menghan from the emperor, and she fell into the clutches of the Dao Chief, what the hell is going on, isn't the Dao Chief alchemy, why is there nothing related to alchemy in the room? This long, visually about thirty years old, long thief eyebrows and rat eyes, if you leave a middle head is clearly a traitor, the black hair is tied on the head by a hairpin and looks a little bit Taoist, but this beard with about a hand length is fake at first glance, how can it be a little familiar under a closer look? Have we met? Where have I seen him?
The Taoist squinted his eyes at the few dancers who came in and asked, "How many of you are the new dancers?" ”
The dancers cowered in the corner and whispered, "Yes." ”
"Take your clothes off." The Taoist chief spoke unhurriedly and in a resolute tone.
The dancers looked at each other and huddled together, no one moved to undress, but some were already crying in fright.
Seeing that they had not moved for a long time, the Dao Chief was not anxious, and smiled contemptuously, "What? No one listens to me? ”
Suddenly, a dancer took a few steps forward and knelt down, "Please let me go, we are all women from good families." The room was empty and deserted, and the dancer's voice was not loud, but it was very deafening.
The Taoist seemed to have heard some joke, laughed a few times, kicked Du Ruo away, got up and squatted down in front of the dancer, stretched out his hand to hook her little face with pear blossoms and rain, the dancer was frightened, and retreated again and again, the Daoist hooked his fingers in mid-air, and said angrily, "I don't know how to lift." ”
The dancer kowtowed again and again, "Ask the Taoist to let the slave go!" ”
"Spare it?" The Taoist sat on the ground, staring at the dancing girl with a sly smile, "Being able to serve this seat is your rare blessing, do you know?" It is said that the women in the Lile Hall can sing and dance, why don't they cry when they don't see the coffin? ”
The dancer shrank to the point where there was no way out, and her mouth was only begging for mercy.
"Even if you cut your throat today, no one will dare to save you. It's just a few women, as long as the seat wants, the emperor will offer it with both hands," the Taoist smiled proudly, walked a few steps to the dancing girl, and said with a strange smile: "Because the emperor wants immortality more." ”
The dancer now realized that she had no way out, and her head went blank, as if a drowning person could not grasp a straw. The Taoist chief said solemnly, "This seat needs the girl's virginity to improve the mana of this seat in order to refine the elixir of immortality, and the girl will not be unwilling." ”
The dancer kowtowed desperately, "Ask the Taoist to let me go, ask the Taoist to let me go......"
The Taoist chief asked, "Is the girl really unwilling to do her part for my emperor?" ”
The dancing girl had tears in her eyes and looked miserable: "Ask the Taoist to let me go." ”
The Taoist shook his head and sighed, "Okay, the melon twisted in the capital is not sweet, this seat has always disliked the difficulties of strong people, so I don't need you to serve this seat today." ”
The dancer thought she had seen the vitality, and instantly turned into a surprise, and kowtowed again and again, "Thank you, thank you, thank you, ......"
The Taoist got up and sat back on the soft couch, and turned the fallen wooden stake with his hand, when the ground on the left side of the room cracked, and the heavy stone slabs slowly spread out to the left and right, and a large tripod about a zhang wide was dragged up from the ground by the stone pillars, rising to the height of the ground and coming to a steady stop.
The room was steaming hot, and through the hollowed out lid, you could see the fiery charcoal wood inside. Four burly men walked from behind the screen and shouted to the Taoist, "Master." ”
The Taoist chief lay on the soft couch and waved his hand lazily, two of the men walked to the corner of the wall and grabbed the rope, the rope was tied around the beam of the tripod, the two men pulled outward together, the tripod rose to mid-air, and the other two men walked to the kneeling dancer and lifted it up, and walked towards the big ding, the dancer was frightened and frightened, her hands and feet fluttered, and she cried desperately, "The Taoist spared me, please give me another chance, I was wrong......
The Taoist chief repeated the previous words, "The twisted melon is not sweet, since you don't want to, why should I force you." ”
The Taoist chief waved his hand, and the two men carried the dancer and threw it towards the ding, and the dancer's heart-rending screams were silent for a while, and the air faintly emitted the smell of cooked meat. The other two men let go of the rope, and the lid fell heavily.
The four men retreated, the Taoist turned the collapsed wooden stake again, the ding sank, the stone slab returned to its place, and the room was restored to its previous quietness, Du Ruo still lowered his head and pressed the Taoist chief's leg, as if nothing had happened.
The remaining four dancers came back to their senses, regardless of any shame and embarrassment, and quickly tore off their clothes, for fear that the scene just now would happen to them later. They took off naked, kneeling on the ground in unison and not daring to look up.