According to what Li Hanfeng said, Wang Mang changed into the clothes of his father-in-law and put on a mask.

Shangguan Ningxuan changed into palace maid clothes and put on a light makeup on her delicate pretty face, which also covered up her original appearance.

When the two of them made all the preparations, they went out of the gate of the General's Mansion. At the gate of the General's Mansion, there was already a waiting arrangement arranged by Li Hanfeng.

When this person saw Wang Mang and the two coming out, he greeted them and led the two of them to take the trail.

After walking for about half an hour, the three of them came to the gate of the inner court dragon.

The soldier at the gate of the dragon asked, "Who are you?" ”

Nei replied: "General Qiqi, we went to the Wuhou General's Mansion to visit Mrs. Wang at the Holy Order. This is my identity token, and I would like to ask the general to take a look. As he spoke, he handed over his token.

Seeing this, Wang Mang and Shangguan Ningxuan also silently handed over their tokens.

After checking the token, the gatekeeper said with a smile: "It turns out that you are going to visit Mrs. Wang. I wonder how Mrs. Wang is doing? Since Lord Wang defeated the Xiongnu, Lord Wang has been leading troops to guard the border passes, and has no time to serve Mrs. Wang. Lord Wang's loyalty is really a model in the world. ”

This soldier admired Wang Mang very much, and now when he heard that Nei Ying said that he had just returned from visiting Xue Fengyi, he immediately had a good impression.

Nei replied: "Old Madam Wang is blessed by heaven, and she has always been strong-boned. It's just that I've been a little sad because of the matter of Wang Taiwei recently, but it's not a big deal. ”

"Well, you go in." Goalkeeper Warrior Road.

Nei Ying didn't say more, and together with Wang Mang and the two of them, they crossed the dragon gate and continued to march towards the depths.

After half an hour in a row, the three of them successfully completed the inspection of the nine dragon gate soldiers under the same pretext, crossed the Hanbai Gate, and came to the depths of the inner palace.

When I came here, there were a lot of palace maids and eunuchs shuttling through the pavilion, and I didn't know what to do.

Nei Ying said to Wang Mang: "The cold palace is at the back of Changle Palace, let's go there earlier." The person who is holding the gate of the cold palace now is not from the Feng family, if we wait until after the changing of the guard to enter again, it will be a lot of trouble. ”

Wang Mang said: "Please lead the way." ”

Nei Ying nodded, and led Wang Mang and the two to speed towards the back of Changle Palace.

Along the way, there were many forbidden armies interrogated, and these forbidden armies all belonged to each other, and they were not under the command of a certain family.

Nei Ying answered one by one, seeing people talking about people, and talking nonsense when he saw ghosts, he was obviously very familiar with the situation here, and he had a clear understanding of the bottom of these forbidden troops.

For example, when he encountered the forbidden army in charge of the Wei family, he played the banner of the Wei family. When he encountered the forbidden army in charge of the Feng family, he played the banner of the Feng family. If he encounters some other forbidden army under the control of a neutral official position, he will be in the name of the Son of Heaven.

Wang Mang was amazed, and felt that this person's psychological quality was really strong, and he was a talent.

Wang Mang thought that if he let himself deal with this matter, he would definitely not be able to deal with it, and he would show his feet under the interrogation of the forbidden armies from all walks of life, thus arousing the suspicion of others.

When he arrived not far from the gate of the cold palace, Nei Ying said: "My lord, I won't go in there, I'm watching outside, and you know the place where the former queen mother was imprisoned." ”

Wang Mang said: "You have to worry about it." ”

Nei replied: "Senior Li's orders, how dare I disobey? It's getting late, so let's go in, sir. Calculating the time, it will only be two or three hours before the changing of the guard, and I hope that the adults will not stay too long to avoid accidents. ”

Wang Mang listened to the words, said goodbye to this person with Shangguan Ningxuan, and walked to the gate of the cold palace.

The soldier guarding the gate of the cold palace asked, "What are you doing here?" ”

Shangguan Ningxuan took out the token and handed it over, and said, "We are here to investigate in the cold palace at the behest of Your Majesty, and this is our token." ”

"By His Majesty's will?" The soldier frowned, wanting to say something and ask something.

Wang Mang's hand was quickly pasted, and he secretly took out some silver taels and handed them to this person, and said in a low voice: "I hope that the eldest brother will be accommodating, if it is delayed for a few hours, Your Majesty will blame you, but our lives will not be guaranteed." ”

The soldier shook the silver taels, and secretly rejoiced, "You go in, don't rub it in." ”

"Thank you, big brother, for your accommodation." Wang Mang thanked him, and Shangguan Ningxuan quickened his pace and entered the gate of the cold palace.

As soon as he entered the gate, Wang Mang suddenly felt a chill coming, and he couldn't help but shiver.

This coldness is caused by desolate emotions, which are emanated by the many ladies who are locked up in the cold palace.

Wang Mang sighed: "Hey, I don't know how many people have been locked up in this cold palace since it was established, and I don't know how many mothers have died in it." ”

"Who knows? Anyone who is sent to the cold palace basically has only one way to die in it, or suicide in it. After all, from the moment they were imprisoned, it meant that they would be forgotten by the world. When they see the light of day again, that is, the day when someone else collects their bodies.

Even if I'm locked up, I'm afraid I won't last a few years and I'll give up on myself. There is a desperate mood here, which is very difficult and a nightmare for all women in the world. Xianggong, the yin qi here is too heavy, the resentment is too strong, outsiders should not stay for a long time, you still don't want to stay, so as not to affect your luck. ”

Wang Mang nodded, and pulled Shangguan Ningxuan to speed up his pace and march inside.

As the two of them walked down the aisle, there was a burst of crying in their ears. These cries are all the crying of the women who are being held inside, and it is heart-wrenching to hear.

And there are many ladies who see outsiders coming in, and keep praying to Wang Mang and the two, hoping that Wang Mang and the two can say good things to themselves and let the Son of Heaven release them.

They don't know how many years they've been locked up here, they don't know what's going on outside, and they don't know who they are today. They just begged for the light of day.

Wang Mang glanced at the flowers and found that some of these ladies were still young, some were already late, and even many of them were full of white hair and withered faces.

Of course, more of them are already insane, completely insane, and have lost their souls.

"This is really a purgatory on earth, and if one day I ascend the throne and become emperor, I must abolish this place." Wang Mang sighed and said, "If these people have committed heinous crimes, it would be good to be directly sentenced to death." If the crime does not lead to death, a fixed sentence is sufficient, so why torture so much? ”

Shangguan Ningxuan shook her head and said, "Their identities are different, they used to be women of the Son of Heaven. How do officials judge? If they were released after a period of time, wouldn't it be damaging to the face of the Son of Heaven? Can the Son of Heaven agree to marry his woman in the future? Therefore, since ancient times, once the woman of the Son of Heaven commits something, the end is very miserable.

There is basically no man in this world who wants to see his woman being played with by other men, which is a matter of dignity. Ordinary men are like this, let alone the Son of Heaven?

And if the Son of Heaven casually executes them, it will damage the prestige of the Son of Heaven and is not conducive to the stability of the dynasty. Therefore, the Heavenly Lady who has committed a crime can neither be executed casually, nor can she be freed, but can only be locked up in the cold palace for the rest of her life. ”

(End of chapter)