Chapter 62: Night Detective
Holding Ying and Thrush climbed to the top of Biyou Mountain, sighing that it was really spring. In this season, the flowers are flying, the grass is new and green, and the wind has its own fragrance of flowers, which is refreshing. She stood in the wind, looking into the distance, and suddenly had a heroic spirit of "seeing all the mountains at a glance" in her heart.
Zhiying turned her head and found that the thrush was looking at her from the side, and there was a tenderness in her eyes that she had never seen before, which made her very strange. "Zhiying," he called, even in a gentle voice, "Zhiying, what do you think of me?" But this kind of goodness is the good of friends. She didn't know how she had climbed a mountain, how she had become like this, or was she so stupid that she didn't know what this thrush was doing to her...... She knew she should make a statement at this point, but her mind was so messy that she couldn't think of anything.
Seeing her reaction, Thrush probably understood, and said with a smile: "Girl, isn't it, have you been bluffed by me?" It's not okay to be so easy to deceive, at least you have to behave coldly, so that others know that the dignified Biyou Mountain Holding Ying Fairy is not so easy to chase." But it doesn't matter, if someone chases you in the future, you have to pass my level first, and I will take this pass for you. The more he spoke, the closer he got to Zhiying, the slower and slower he spoke, and in the end he almost gritted his teeth, but this ruthlessness seemed to be against her, and it didn't seem to be.
Zhiying was so frightened that he took two steps back without a trace, and looked at him left and right: "It's not early, let's go back." ”
The two didn't say anything all the way back, and the more they walked, the more embarrassed they felt. Fortunately, I finally saw a little candle flame and breathed a sigh of relief. In all fairness, this thrush is one of the few friends who holds Ying, has a good personality and can sing, and is at ease with him, and she really doesn't want to lose this friend because of some inexplicable things between men and women. Fortunately, he still took care of it.
When he was about to reach the door, he suddenly pulled on the sleeve of Zhiying's shirt. It is true that my cousin often pulls her sleeves, but these are two completely different feelings, as if a child has grown into an adult at once. Although the analogy is not appropriate, this is how she feels vaguely in her mind.
"Zhiying, it's getting late, let's go in. When he said this, his expression was the same as usual, but it was faintly different. This strange feeling disturbed her, but before she could tell what it was, everything around her began to blur, and she was shocked, feeling that something was not right, and when she opened her eyes again, she found herself lying on the bed.
It turned out to be a dream, and Zhiying breathed a sigh of relief. But the dream was very strange. She and Shen Yu are not close to each other, and even a little bit of a dislike of each other, but in the dream, the two are close friends, so that Shen Yu treats her... gave birth to strange feelings. Moreover, she grew up in Biyou Mountain since she was a child, and there are a lot of junior sisters, when did she have a cousin? Zhiying shook her head, probably because there have been many things recently, which disturbed her thoughts, she hugged the quilt, looked at the moon outside the window, and her heart was confused.
In the Lingxi Palace, Concubine An was dressed in night clothes, and Nan Ming, who was also dressed in the same attire, stood beside her.
"Niangniang thinks twice, the palace is heavily guarded, in case it is discovered, the consequences are unimaginable. Nan Ming admonished.
Concubine An ignored his bitter words, took out two face towels from her arms, handed one to Nan Ming, and said calmly: "As long as we both be careful, it will be fine." ”
Nan Ming frowned, he felt that Concubine An had thought things too simply. Not to mention that the palace patrols day and night are never stopped, even if they are lucky enough to escape, how can they find the location of the Taoist priest of Biyou Mountain? This time it was the emperor's own hand, who would dare to disobey their orders? Even if they could find it, they would have to be exterminated.
"Mother, I think..."
"Stop, don't persuade me anymore, you're going to say that I'm going to turn my face again. Concubine An was already very impatient, she didn't understand, how could a big man be such a mother-in-law, she asked him to help, not let him hold back. But how did she know that Nan Ming was concerned and chaotic, and in the face of the person she liked, it was already painful to be unable to declare it, and she had to worry about her safety all the time, which was really laborious and laborious.
Nan Ming closed his eyes and took a deep breath, "Niangniang, I don't want to stop you, but I want to say that there are some places in the palace that seem to be dilapidated and barren, but in fact they are the most suitable for hiding, and we may be able to start from such places." ”
"Yes, yes, you're a guard, you must know more places than I do, did you walk a lot when you used to be on an errand?"
"Familiarity with the roads in the palace is the most basic ability of a guard. Nan Ming replied truthfully.
"That's great!" Concubine An clapped her hands and said, "God really helps me, you and I will definitely succeed if we act together." Okay, without further ado, let's go. After speaking, Concubine An took a towel and wiped the wall out of the Lingxi Palace. Seeing this, Nan Ming didn't say much, and quietly followed.
The two walked for a quarter of an hour, dodging two groups of palace people who were patrolling, and successfully came to an abandoned palace. This was once the dormitory of the first emperor's concubine, and it has been abandoned since she went, and it has been twenty or thirty years. Inevitably making a noise, the two did not go through the main entrance, but chose to climb over the wall.
Nanming's martial arts are strong, the landing is silent, Concubine An has a special ability, and it is easy to jump off the wall, and the two of them enter the courtyard without dragging each other.
It's in disrepair, it's depressed, and there's a smell of corruption in the air. Concubine An covered her mouth and nose, she was used to being pampered, and she was extremely unsuitable for the harsh environment here.
Nan Ming also frowned, but after all, he was a guard, and he had experienced it no matter how hard and tired he was, and he could still bear the taste at the moment.
"You say, will they be here?" said Concubine An lowered her voice and leaned into Nan Ming's ear.
Nan Ming was carefully observing the surrounding environment, a burst of heat appeared in his ears, and the tip of his nose was faintly fragrant, he knew that he should avoid it immediately, but his feet did not obey. At this time, he was like a trapped beast in his heart, and he clenched his fists, trying to restrain himself and not let himself make mistakes.
Concubine An didn't notice Nanming's struggle and forbearance, and asked herself: "I see that there have been no people living here for a long time, and no one has come to clean it, it is a good place for Tibetans, let's go in, if we are lucky, we may be able to find them." ”
Nan Ming didn't hear Concubine An's words, he just nodded indiscriminately, wanting to take the opportunity to distract himself, but Concubine An mistakenly thought that he agreed with his words, and said happily at the moment: "It's really the same thing that heroes see, so without further ado, let's go quickly." ”
The two pushed open the door of the temple, and it was pitch black inside, and they couldn't see their fingers. Nan Ming cut off the fire fold, and finally could see the scene in the hall clearly. It was empty, with not much furniture, only a dresser covered with dust, and it was long lost in sight. There were a few chairs scattered around, and the floor was a mess, with signs of moving things. The gauze curtain has long been decayed, and only a few strands of silk are left to swing in the wind, telling the glory and glory of the past.
When the two of them saw this, they felt a sense of desolation in their hearts. There are many beauties in the harem, and it is common for people to go to tea and cool down, but in this situation, even Concubine An and Concubine Ann can't help but feel sad from it.
". Nan Ming was afraid that Concubine An would remember the unpleasant experience, so he reminded him loudly.
"I'm fine. Concubine An replied, her tone was calm, no different from usual. She's not someone who likes to dwell on the past, and it's not a happy memory, she thinks she's open-minded and won't block herself.
"It's been abandoned for a long time, I don't see any place to hide people, can you find any secret passages?" she had heard that some people like to build secret rooms, hide things that are not visible, and then seal the entrance with secret passages, so as to prevent others from prying into their secrets. If there were such secret rooms in the palace, they should have been built more exquisitely, and it was reasonable for her not to see the secret in them.
Nan Ming's eyes looked sharply at all parts of the hall. He knew that if there was a mechanism, it would be located in an inconspicuous place, such as a candlestick, a teacup, in short, something unthinkable. However, there are no such conditions here, so either there is no mechanism here, it is an ordinary abandoned palace, or the mechanism is too cleverly set up for people to be traced. I saw him knocking on the east and listening to the west, carefully identifying whether there was a mechanism or not, and after a circle, he still found nothing. He couldn't help but shake his head and said, "I didn't find the organ in my humble position." ”
Concubine An was a little disappointed in her heart, after all, she was busy for half a day at night, and she did useless work, but she was also mentally prepared, and she didn't expect to find it all at once. When she saw that Nan Ming had tried her best, she couldn't bear to be harsh, and only said, "It's okay, since it's not here, let's go find it somewhere else." ”
Nan Ming nodded yes, and the two were about to leave, when they passed by the dresser, Nan Ming stopped.
"What, what's wrong with this dresser?" asked Concubine An, who couldn't see anything.
Nan Ming didn't speak, he reached out to probe the back of the bronze mirror, and after some fumbling, Nan Ming touched something. He took it out and looked at the fire fold, Concubine An also came up, only to see a few words engraved on the inner wall of a wrench, due to the age, the handwriting has been blurred, but the general outline can still be seen, and the inscription on it is: Beloved Yunping.
Yun Ping? That is the name of the first emperor Jing Concubine, so it seems that this should be given to her by the first emperor when Jing Concubine was favored in the past. It's just that such a token of affection, if it is not put away properly, how can it be inlaid behind the bronze mirror? But the things of the first emperor... Concubine An's mind was racing, and she immediately realized that this was definitely not given to Concubine Jing by the first emperor, but another man carried the first emperor on his back and brought him a big green hat. Concubine An told Nan Ming about this guess, and the corners of Nan Ming's mouth twitched after hearing this, but she had to admit that Concubine An guessed reasonably.
"It's really bold, I dare to cheat under the nose of the first emperor, it's not simple, it's not simple. Concubine An sighed. The first emperor is different from the current emperor, he is a real arrogant person, and he dares to cuckold or can give such a person, and he can be regarded as capable.