Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Wind and Rain See the Sun Again
Zili insisted on going to the Zengcheng Hall again, this matter was dangerous, An Su wanted to stop it, but thinking that he was also going out over the wall for the sake of the Huanning Palace's grounding, he couldn't say anything about her anymore.
After separating from Zili, An Su continued to rush to the Changting Palace. Her pace is hurried, and although she doesn't need to care too much about the moment after a long night, the people of Huanning Hall are walking on the palace road like this, if they are seen by someone with a heart, they will definitely cause some trouble. In this way, when he arrived at the Changting Palace, An Su was already sweating profusely.
Gu Wenzhou has never liked to treat palace people harshly, and the palace maids and eunuchs in the Changting Hall were dismissed by him as soon as they arrived at night, and they went back to the house to rest. He lives in the harem alone, and because the Changting Hall is far away from all the palaces, few people come on weekdays, let alone at night. If he knocked on the door at this time, it would definitely be Gu Wenzhou who came to open it himself, and when An Su thought of this, his heart was a little more stable.
But Gu Wenzhou didn't seem to be too surprised by her sudden appearance, but calmly observed the surroundings, welcomed her into the house, and carefully closed the door of the palace.
"Why are you so calm?" An Su asked puzzled.
"Huanning Hall has been grounded for a while, and if you think that those palace people will be high and low, life will definitely become more and more difficult. According to your temperament, how can you sit still and wait for death, and finally think of a solution to this dilemma. ”
"You know me." Ansu smiled and took the hot tea he handed over. In the Huanning Palace, it has been a long time since I have drunk such good tea.
"You came to me in the middle of the night, but you thought of a way to need my help?" Gu Wenzhou's question hit the nail on the head.
"There is a way, but I don't know if you want to?" An Su thought that he had been used to talking to him bluntly before, and this time it was still the same.
"If you ask that, it must be a dangerous method." The expression on Gu Wenzhou's face became a little more serious.
"It's not dangerous." An Su was puzzled, "The stargazer's words are not really the conclusions he reached from stargazing, but they are really provoked and deliberately provoked. That being the case, I thought of treating others the way they did. ”
Gu Wenzhou nodded and motioned for her to continue.
"Since the Queen Mother believes in this, she will naturally believe in you, a world-famous scholar, even more. If you feel that there is no collision between Huanning Hall and Changle Palace, you will naturally be able to lift the grounding of Huanning Palace. Ansu paused, and then said cautiously, "But I know that as a scholar, your destiny is very important to you, and you can't easily lie about it." ”
"If you snoop on the Mandate of Heaven at will and try to shake the Mandate of Heaven with the power of mortals, it is naturally impossible to do it." Gu Wenzhou said slowly, "But if you start with the words of that stargazer, it's not impossible. ”
An Su's eyes lit up with a glimmer of hope: "In other words, there is no need to make another divination to prove that Huanning Hall and Changle Palace have no intention of colliding, but are making a fuss about the astrological phenomena that Burning Yu said?" ”
"Yes, I'm a Xiangshi, so naturally I can't lie and talk nonsense about the Mandate of Heaven at will, but if I just make another interpretation of the stargazer's words, even if it is a verbal discussion, it is naturally not a lie."
"It makes sense, then we can start with what Burning Feather said at the time and make another interpretation."
"In the seven houses of the south, the ghost golden sheep rushed forward and wanted to attack, and the lord was frightened. Changle Palace is the head, the east and west six palaces are at the end, the tiled stars are equivalent to the Ziwei Palace, and the ghost golden sheep settles in the Huanning Palace. Ansu recalled, "That's what Burning Feather said at the time, and because he said it was funny, I wrote it down word for word. ”
Gu Wenzhou pondered for a long time after hearing this, and then suddenly raised his head again: "This situation is not difficult to solve, the stargazer thinks that he was instructed by someone to deliberately target Huanning Palace." The theory that the ghost golden sheep lord is frightened is indeed reasonable, but the astrological signs are complex, and there are many observations that need to be combined, and it is not something that can be explained by one star and one night. ”
An Su didn't understand this, but when he heard him say this, he seemed to have hope, so he happily asked, "In this case, you have a way?" Is there anything I need to do? ”
"The ghost golden sheep is shaped like a hat on the head of the red bird, the red bird is a precious bird, and the ghost golden sheep is frightened, and when the bird is frightened, the feathers on the top of the head will form a crown." Gu Wenzhou knocked on the side and told An Su.
This was a vague statement, but An Su had always been smart, and he immediately understood what he meant. With this plan, the lifting of the ban in Huanning Hall is just around the corner.
After saying goodbye to Gu Wenzhou, An Su hurried back to Huanning Hall. After several hours of delay outside, the night was getting deeper, and the guards on duty relaxed. Most of the people in the palace have already rested, and the palace road is also very quiet, An Su followed the previous route and returned to the palace again, but the palace wall was bare, and it was really difficult to climb.
"Miss Ansu, how is it? Can you find a way to go out on this trip? A small voice suddenly sounded behind him, a deliberately muffled voice.
But although the voice was quiet, it still startled An Su in the silence, and she turned around defensively, and saw Deng Tong dressed as "Shen Zhengqing" again.
"Why are you still here?" An Su was surprised, it had been more than an hour since they had separated.
"The slave thinks that Miss Ansu is always going to come back tonight, if there is no one to help, I am afraid that I will have to suffer some hardships to climb this palace wall, so the slave is waiting here, and when the girl wants to go back, the slave can help."
An Su's face was a little moved, it was almost winter now, and the night was even colder, he had waited here for so long, just to send himself back.
"Deng Tong, thank you." An Su didn't know what to say, and it took a long time to hold back such a dry thanks.
Deng Tong didn't respond, just quickly moved behind An Su, hugged her waist tightly, and easily took her to the palace wall, and with the help of the power of the big tree inside, she landed steadily in the Huanning Hall in an instant.
"What a sound! There are assassins! "Although Huanning Hall is grounded, there are still eunuchs on duty at night. At this time, the eunuch was inspecting here, and happened to catch a glimpse of someone falling into the Huanning Palace.
The eunuch's movements were also quicker, and in a matter of seconds, a number of people were called, all carrying lanterns, and they were all rushing to this side.
"Deng Tong, you go quickly! If they see you here, I'm afraid they'll get into a lot of trouble. An Su whispered to remind Deng Tong, who was still holding her.
"Okay, that's it. No matter what strategy you have discussed with Gu Xiangshi, you must not be reckless, and it is important to protect yourself first. Deng Tong left such a sentence, and secretly pinched Ansu's waist with the bad one, and then reluctantly crossed the wall.
An Su was hit on the waist, and the little emotion that still existed in his heart was instantly pinched away by him. This person deliberately waited here to help himself, obviously just to have a chance to tease her.
"Who's over there?" Many people in the Huanning Hall were called up by the eunuch, probably because they were worried that during the lockdown period, even if they were assassinated, it would not be easy to call someone to arrest them, so they asked everyone to come together to strengthen their courage.
"Don't panic, it's me." Ansu tidied up her clothes and walked out generously.
Mo Sheng was also among the crowd, she knew that An Su was out tonight, so she guessed that it might be her, and hurriedly came over to help her out.
"Okay, it's okay, it's not an assassin, let's all go back!" Mo Shang took the lead in driving everyone back.
"Wait a minute, I have something I want you to help me with." An Su thought of the bird's feathers that Gu Wenzhou said, if there was no one to help, he would not be able to do it alone. It just so happened that they were all here now, so they asked everyone to help out with things.
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at each other, and they didn't know what else could be done at such a late hour.
"After being grounded for so many days, I'm afraid everyone is also panicking. I have a way to lift the grounding of our Huanning Hall in advance, as long as everyone follows my method. Ansu gathered everyone together and whispered, "I need everyone to help me catch some birds, the more the better, be careful not to alarm the guards at the door, and this matter must be kept secret from anyone, otherwise it will not work." ”
"No." Although everyone was still a little confused, they really didn't want to be grounded again, and An Su had always been smart and clever, so they believed it once and secretly went to catch birds according to her wishes.
The courtyard of Huanning Hall is not very big, even if it is sprinkled with bird food, it can't attract too many birds at a time, and you have to pay attention not to disturb the guards at the door, it is especially troublesome to catch it. After about five or six days, they barely caught enough of them, and An Su took Moshang and Suo Hua to start their plan to lift the ground.
The palace has always been the fastest place for rumors to spread, and many birds with crested feathers on their heads flew out of the Huanning Palace, which spread in the palace in less than two days, and naturally talked about the Queen Mother's Changle Palace. Since Burning Yu said that Huanning Hall collided with Changle Palace in the past two months, the Queen Mother paid special attention to Huanning Palace, and was very vigilant whenever there was a disturbance.
At this time, there was such a strange scene in Huanning Palace, although the Queen Mother would not come here directly to check, but she sent someone to Huanning Palace to pass on An Su, and asked her to go to Changle Palace to explain the matter clearly.
An Su hadn't set foot in Changle Palace for several months, and when he came in again at this time, he was also full of emotion in his heart. I remember the first time I came here, she boldly helped the Queen Mother solve Gao Yi, and it was precisely because of this that she fell into the eyes of the Queen Mother.
"Girl, let's go, the Queen Mother is still waiting inside!" Cheng Jiao urged behind him. In the past, it was Cheng Jiao who brought An Su here from the palace maid, and now it is he who brought her from Huanning Palace, which is also a coincidence.
Walking into the main hall of Changle Palace, An Su saw Gu Wenzhou standing on the side at a glance, and he had indeed arrived. An Su knelt down and saluted, a smile bloomed on the corner of his mouth, as long as he was there, everything would be fine.
"Shangguan Ansu, today's strange birds flying out of Huanning Hall are spreading in the palace. The mourning family asks you, is this true? The Queen Mother attached great importance to this matter, and asked when she came over.
"Back to the Queen Mother, it's both true and false." An Su explained, "There are indeed strange birds hovering in the sky above the Huanning Hall recently, but these birds did not fly out of the Huanning Palace, and the slaves and maids did not know where they came from. ”
"Does the bird have a crown of feathers on its head?"
"Yes, the strange birds hovering and don't know what they mean, so the slaves and maids don't dare to come down and check at will, but they only take a good look when they fly low, and it is indeed as rumored."
The Queen Mother didn't respond, but just turned her gaze to Gu Wenzhou: "Gu Xiangshi, the mourning family invited you over today for this matter, this strange bird hovers over Huanning Palace, I don't know what the intention is, is it good or bad?" ”
"Queen Mother, I heard that a few days ago, a stargazer from Wu Kingdom came to the palace, did he mention the ghost golden sheep?"
"Yes, it was he who mentioned the astrological collision that made the mourning family decide to ground Huanning Hall to solve this crisis." The Queen Mother probably noticed that Gu Wenzhou's face was a little wrong, and her expression became nervous.
"Queen Mother, the minister doesn't agree with the stargazer's words." Gu Wenzhou explained, "The stargazer is in the Kingdom of Wu, and he observes the stars of the Kingdom of Wu all the year round, and the stars correspond to the distribution of the palace of King Wu, so it is not very fulfilling when applied to the palace. ”
"Then what did Gu Xiangshi say?" The Queen Mother continued to ask.
"This ghost golden sheep is the second residence in the south, and the lord is frightened, so it is fierce. It is shaped like a hat worn on the head of a red bird, and the feathers on the top of the bird's head are crowned when frightened, which is similar to the bird in the sky above the Huanning Temple. Gu Wenzhou said in a deep voice, "The birds are frightened, which means that something has changed, and the Huanning Hall is no different all year round, and it is only recently that the gate is closed, which has caused the birds to be frightened." ”
"What does Gu Xiangshi mean is that the grounding caused the fright of the birds?"
"That's right, if the Huanning Hall is grounded, the murder of the ghost golden sheep can be solved, and there will be no more strange birds circling. The minister pondered that it was precisely because of the grounding of Huanning Hall that the birds were frightened, which contributed to the evil intention of the ghost golden sheep. Gu Wenzhou sighed, "Originally, this matter was worry-free, but it was because of the grounding that the Queen Mother put you in danger." ”
"But what the stargazer said is that the Ghost Golden Sheep Star is indeed much brighter, what is the explanation?"
"The ghost golden sheep is the white white like powder in the center of the ghost, which is called the accumulation of corpse gas, a heavenly corpse, and the main death and funeral shrine. Dare to ask the Queen Mother, in the past half a year in the palace, has there been a new funeral of the master? ”
The Queen Mother frowned and looked at Songhe beside her, but it was An Su who opened her mouth first: "Queen Mother, the slave maid thought that it seems that Hu Bazi, who originally increased the hall, died within half a year." ”
"Yes, it's Hu Bazi." The Queen Mother's brows trembled, and she seemed to be a little frightened. It was the first time for An Su to see such a look on the face of the Queen Mother, and he immediately pondered a little more.
"That's it, the fact that the ghost golden sheep has nothing to do with Huanning Palace, but the death of Hu Bazi. It's just that Huanning Hall was innocently grounded, which frightened the birds in it, so it increased the momentum of the ghost golden sheep. Gu Wenzhou's gaze inadvertently crossed An Su, and said to the Queen Mother, "If the Queen Mother lifts the grounding of Huanning Hall and then appeases it, maybe these birds will be able to disperse on their own." As for Hu Bazi's grievances, please ask the Queen Mother to arrange some Taoist priests to do a ritual! ”
"Is that okay?" The Queen Mother asked cautiously.
Gu Wenzhou nodded: "That's it." ”