Chapter 61: Chamber of Secrets II
The next day, when I went to see the big red felt carpet in broad daylight, it was really different from what I saw last night. The whole board that was removed from the straight foot was different, dark in color, but at the same level as the whole floor. Zhang Erzhen lifted the hem of her skirt and knelt on the ground, gently and carefully touching every place, it would be strange if there was no mechanism on the floor. Looking at Zhang Erzhen with a serious face, Xiangxiu blushed nervously, she tried to stop Zhang Erzhen, she kept gesturing something, and her hand speed was fast. Zhang Erzhen was studying carefully, just waved his hand at Xiangxiu to show that it was okay, Xiangxiu went to the study to get the paper in a hurry, and quickly wrote a few words to Zhang Erzhen, "It may be dangerous, don't open it." ”
Zhang Erzhen was still looking for the entrance to the mechanism, and muttered: "If I don't go in and take a look, I think I will be curious all my life, and sure enough, curiosity kills the cat." ”
The smooth floor was not mechanical, Zhang Erzhen searched for a while and found nothing, and her squatting feet were numb. When I stood up and was about to move my hands and feet, it suddenly occurred to me - maybe the mechanism is not here, somewhere in this room?
Zhang Erzhen, whose eyes were shining, began to walk around the room again, picked up the vase and put it down, touched it with her hand under the table, and then got into the straight foot collapse under the surprised eyes of everyone, Zhang Erzhen saw a small disc-shaped bulge at the foot of the bed, and she said, "You all go farther, I found the mechanism." ”
"Concubine Fang, come out quickly, slave maid go in. ”
Zhang Erzhen smiled and said, "Jin Qiu, just look at that place, I'll go out immediately." Then he touched the wooden plate and turned around, and the floor slowly opened ninety degrees downward, and a pitch-black half-foot square hole slowly revealed in the surprised eyes of the three people. Zhang Erzhen, who came out from under the bed, looked at the floor and said, "I don't know what's down here, you stay on top, I'll go down and take a look." Yinqiu, bring the oil lamp. ”
Yinqiu went to get the oil lamp, Jin Qiu dragged Zhang Erzhen and said nervously: "What did you say, concubine, how can the slave and maid watch you go down from above, who knows what is down here, the slave and maid have to go down to see first, and you can go down." ”
Xiangxiu had already put down the pen and paper and stood on the floor, looking like I was going to go down and have a look first.
"We can't all go down, if it's not safe below, there must be someone to ask for help, leave two people above, and one will go down with me. In her previous life, Zhang Erzhen had seen a lot of outlaws who robbed corpses and dug up graves, with shovels, hammers, flashlights, embalming clothes, etc., and the equipment was very complete, and it was difficult to guarantee that she would be able to escape with her whole body, was her curiosity worth the risk?
"It doesn't look dangerous. Zhang Erzhen poked her head to see further, but was grabbed by Jin Qiu and Yin Qiu.
"Side concubine, you can't lean in anymore, be careful of falling. ”
"Concubine Fang, look at what is in it, let the slave maid and Yinqiu go down and take a look first. ”
Zhang Erzhen still decided to go down and look by herself, "Jin Qiu, you go to find two clothes, don't have such a long skirt, be neat, which of you will go down with me, and the other two will guard outside." ”
Jin Qiu hurriedly went to find clothes, before Yinqiu could express her position, Xiangxiu had already rushed to the front, guarding the floor and gesturing, she seemed to be very resolute, she must follow, must! Zhang Erzhen didn't know why Xiangxiu was so persistent in following, but the worry in Xiangxiu's eyes was indeed real, and before Jin Qiu, who had found the clothes, had no time to put them down, a set was snatched by Xiangxiu and began to change clothes on the spot.
"Just Xiangxiu and follow me, you two are guarding above, don't worry, I have experience in this area and know how to deal with it when something happens. Zhang Erzhen comforted the two girls who were crying, in fact, she didn't have any experience, but she was just stupid and bold.
Jin Qiu was still a little reluctant, and Zhang Erzhen said solemnly: "If you have an accident below, it will make me more painful than if I had an accident myself, besides...... I believe in myself, nothing will happen. ”
"Side concubine, how can the life of the slave compare to your life. ”
"Whose life is still life. After Zhang Erzhen said this, Xiangxiu looked at her in surprise, this is a world with a clear distinction between respect and inferiority, some people are born more expensive than other people's lives, and some people are born slaves, and they have no freedom in their lives.
Zhang Erzhen has never had the idea that his life is more expensive than others, and now he is also curious, why should other people's lives pay.
Zhang Erzhen still decided to be more careful, and went to find scissors candle cloth strips wrapped in a dark slippery silk satin and wrapped around her body, Zhang Erzhen also got one for Xiangxiu, the two of them were wearing black power suits, stepping on black boots, and their long hair was neatly coiled on the top of their heads and was firmly tied by a long rope cloth, which looked neat and chic. Xiangxiu was about the first time to dress up like this, and she couldn't hide the joy in her heart and couldn't help but look herself up and down.
"Let's go, stay up there, see you later. Zhang Erzhen waved her hand in a dashing manner, bent down in Jin Qiu Yinqiu's worried gaze, grabbed the chain with both hands, and slowly stepped on the tinkling iron ladder, Xiangxiu followed, watching the two go down slowly, Jin Qiu almost wanted to drill down with an oil lamp.
"Jin Qiu, you said that if the side concubine is ......" Yin Qiu twisted and pinched the words before he was glared at by Jin Qiu fiercely and stopped abruptly, Yin Qiu twisted his fingers uneasily, and only listened to Jin Qiu said: "Just wait for an hour, if the side concubine hasn't come up yet, I'll go down and take a look, you just stay here." If something happens to the side concubine, do you think we can still live well? The side concubine is so good to us, I hate to die for her. ”
"Me too, it's just that it looks so scary down here, I'm so scared of ......"
"Well, who's to say it's not...... Listen carefully, if there's any movement, we'll help quickly!"
Here Zhang Erzhen stepped on the iron ladder with difficulty to reach the ground, and the ground under his feet was very solid, Zhang Erzhen lit the candle, watched Xiangxiu also come down, and then waved his hand at it, and Xiangxiu looked at each other and smiled, and the two began to walk along the long corridor. Xiangxiu is also strange, before coming down, he obviously disagreed with nervousness and anxiety, but now he let go.
This tunnel is very strange, the ground is dirt, but the walls are very delicate, very smooth to the touch, slightly cool to the touch, Zhang Erzhen's eyes widened in disbelief, my good boy, is this made of white jade? The light cyan texture of the wall under the candlelight reveals the unique moisturization of agate, and the touch is warm to the touch, Zhang Erzhen pasted his face on it, and it felt like putting on an extreme mask, and he could only sigh - really comfortable.
"Xiangxiu, this thing is amazing. Zhang Erzhen whispered, but saw that Xiangxiu had already walked far away, without squinting, and did not praise the walls on both sides. Zhang Erzhen hurriedly followed, and the farther the two walked away, feeling that the surroundings were becoming quieter and quieter. The aisle became wider and wider, and the light of the candle in her hand became smaller and smaller, and Zhang Erzhen clearly felt that her surroundings were getting brighter and brighter. There is no wall that will shoot dark arrows in the legend, there is no ground that will fall when stepped on, and there is no deadly poisonous gas spewed, Zhang Erzhen cautiously looked around and walked forward, looking at the calm Xiangxiu walking in front, and wondered in his heart: It was she who couldn't say what came down, and she was the one who walked fast now, which was really strange.
The white jade walls on both sides were paved far away, and gradually the white jade turned into green jade, and the green jade became red jade. The trail just now disappeared completely, a wide avenue appeared, and then saw the bright light, Zhang Erzhen took the candle and carefully leaned forward, Xiangxiu had already walked in, Zhang Erzhen saw Xiangxiu stunned and did not move, she ran two steps to follow, and the real one suddenly brightened:
This is a large circular white marble burial chamber, surrounded by a silver candlestick on every other foot of the wall, on which a long candle flickers with a faint light and burns silently, and the dense candles illuminate this place as if it were day. Under the candles stood burly and fierce warriors, with silver spears, delicate and solid iron helmets on their heads, and their eyes looked at the middle of the tomb with fierce and serious eyes. There was a huge crystal coffin in the middle, and Zhang Erzhen was very surprised, why did the Ming Dynasty have such a transparent huge crystal. Xiangxiu had already walked over, touching the crystal coffin thoughtfully. On both sides of the crystal coffin, there is a coffin of golden silk nanmu, and when you get closer, you can smell the burst of tranquility emanating, like two children sleeping next to an adult. There was no one in the crystal coffin, and the coffin was only half covered, and you could see the gold, silver and jade and many boxes placed inside. Zhang Erzhen looked at the three coffins and thought wildly, it seems that this is a cave where you can get rich and become well-off.
There are four ear rooms around the crystal coffin, and on the left and right sides of each ear room stand two stone figurines dressed as father-in-law in the palace, bending down slightly, and the pious posture on the face can be seen very clearly. The ear room is full of objects, under the illumination of the candle 360 degrees without dead ends, you can clearly see the furnishings inside, one is full of calligraphy and painting collections and ancient books, one is a variety of jade with condensation beauty and glass luster, and then the next one is a variety of bottles and jars, neatly stacked on several large Nanmu tables, and the last room is a very delicate figurine, there are women with fans, there are beauties with silk and satin, and the beauty style can be seen in the displacement.
Zhang Erzhen walked lightly and looked around, guessing whether this would be after Zhu Yuanzhang established the Fengyang City Wall, which emperor secretly built a mausoleum for himself. It is clear that the mausoleum was only halfway built before it was shelved, and there are ...... Zhang Erzhen looked at the half-lit candle and wondered, will someone here come to change the candle every once in a while, who will come back to change the candle......
Full of luxury and wealth, full of figurines, Zhang Erzhen felt countless pairs of eyes chasing her, and couldn't help but feel excited, inexplicable cold seeped out of her bones, Zhang Erzhen looked around, rubbed her arms again, and looked at this group of terracotta warriors boldly......