23. Plan ahead

In this world, you can be a person with seven tricks and a hollow person. But to do things, you need to be real.

Wu Zhaorong said that the Wu clan's "Moon Hook Gate", which is responsible for intelligence, can bear the name of reality.

I sighed in my heart, it turned out that Fan Yusu in this time and space could actually enter Wu's "life and death book", and it seemed that she was also a "strange girl" who could cause trouble.

Wu Zhaorong's voice was calm, as if he was showing the sincerity of intersection, and there was no flickering between his words, even an organization like his country, which was neither black nor white, did not hesitate to tell him.

For decades, the small territory of the Wu clan has been able to prosper for a long time among several countries in the northwest, and the left and right sides have been maintained, and the accuracy of intelligence alone is the cornerstone of the country.

It's just that the tightly managed Moon Hook Door, three months ago, suddenly broke out inside, some people were victimized, and some people defected. The matter was so far-reaching and implicated that Yuegoumen had to be disbanded and reorganized.

As the daughter of the leader of the Wu Clan, she was also burdened by this incident. Even the convoy that led him to Beijing was ransacked, and the journey was difficult. And because of the departure of several backbones of Yuegoumen, it has not been possible to find out which forces are obstructing it.

I listened to her words, and my heart stamped a mysterious seal on the character of Wushengbu.

After finishing speaking, she took the initiative to stand up: "Fan Nushi doesn't have to answer me today, I always have to leave time for you to think about it." I will tell you the same message, within five days, the Great Li Kingdom will invade you towards the northwest border. This is the secret letter I found before the dissolution of the Gouyue Gate, and whether I am trustworthy or not will be revealed by then. I didn't stay long and took my leave. ”

I stood up and went out in person, only to find that she was striding so fast that I had to trot a few steps faster before I could respond.

The vigor of these legs, if it is said to be a prairie woman, it is not bad.

If yesterday I judged her identity by the air of Confucianism in her speech and demeanor, which was not enough to leave the wind and cold of the mountain, but now that I have been talking about it, I have once again dragged me into confusion.

If you say five days, then look at it five days later.

And the first task now is to find a way to deal with the next emperor or the disposition of the concubine......

I am reminded of the last words of the Third Prince before he died. So he summoned the little eunuch who served the bullfrog dish last night and asked, "Not only do you manage the small dining room in Qingluan Palace, but you also know a lot about ingredients and the like, right?" ”

He nodded quickly: "Yes, the little one was originally also in the dining room of the Ting Bureau, and he has learned cooking skills from the master for three years, so naturally he has seen and touched the ingredients that should be there." Later, a group of people were specially selected and assigned to the kitchens of each palace, because the young ones were born in the south, so they were assigned to Qingluan Palace. ”

I nodded: "Do you know what ingredient is very similar to the peeled Baiyue toad, but it is much bigger than it?" ”

The little eunuch squinted his eyes, thought about it for a long time, and only said hesitantly: "The body shape of the Baiyue toad is the largest in the same species. Unless you heard it when you were a child, in some wilderness areas, there will be toads that are as big as a kettle. ”

Immediately, he scratched his ears and cheeks again: "Little girl, this is just a rural anecdote, Liu Xian, Fox Fairy, Huang Xian really has it, but this, the little one has not seen it with his own eyes." I'm afraid that there are very few of them, and they are not enough to believe......"

I told him to step down.

In fact, I think about it, is there still someone in the palace who eats lizards and crocodiles? What's more, it still has a tail, which is not very similar in the end.

Or is it not something to eat, did the third prince bump into other terrible things? Where did you meet it?

Questions like this came to my mind.

I stood on the bell pavilion near Qingluan Palace and looked in the direction of the Smoke Wind Palace.

I saw all kinds of honor guards, crowded with people. In addition to the panicked steps, Xu Zhaoyi's intermittent crying could even be vaguely heard.

Presumably, the queen has arrived, and is presiding over the situation, and has already heard the one-sided words.

The sense of ominousness in my heart gradually grew, up and down this Qingluan Palace, even me, I am afraid that I will not be able to escape an interrogation.

I hurriedly got off the Bell Pavilion, and I wanted to make the most of this time before the Qingluan Palace was very likely to lose power.

I changed my clothes so that the guards wouldn't see that I had been here in the morning. There is no need to wear the uniform of Si Yansi, and he walks around in regular clothes, but he is more like a low-level royal lady and the like, which is convenient for acting.

I silently bowed my head all the way, followed the crowd, mixed with the honor guard of the concubine, and entered the Smoke Wind Hall again.

Nowadays, there are four concubines and nine concubines, and all those who can come are here. He didn't stay in the main hall, and all his thoughts poured into the backyard. Where are the palace ladies and attendants on duty in the Smoke Wind Hall enough, I saw that they were busy ushering in and sending them around, serving tea and adding water, and they were in a hurry.

I got this vacancy, and in its main hall, the east and west side halls, and the left and right corridors, there was a great inspection.

It's not enough to rummage through the cabinets, but I have seen them all in the light and in the dark. It's just an ordinary ornament, and I really haven't seen anything weird.

The search was fruitless, so he could only peel back the cocoon from his memories again, repeatedly recall the words that everyone had said, and suddenly remembered the shrine in the mouth of the third prince.

Oh, this so-called shrine should be the first place he went to find his aunt after returning to the palace last night.

Houses such as shrines and Buddhist halls have always been small and secluded, and they will be located in places where the owner thinks they are extremely safe. First, because of the need for a safe space for personal secrecy, and secondly, because of the reverence of faith, others are not allowed to step on it at will to avoid blasphemy.

So, I set my sights on Xu Zhaoyi's dormitory.

After the throne of the main hall, you will pass over the two ornate feather fans and you will find the door of the dormitory.

However, a large lock on the door cut off the direction of my further investigation. I had to quit early to avoid being bumped into by someone who might come in.

Out of the main hall, I walked around its periphery again, and I didn't get much, and the ladies in the backyard were shoulder to shoulder, not to mention, so I had to give up at this time.

In the past few hours, there has been an endless stream of people coming and going, and the guards guarding the door have long since relaxed, and it is not difficult to come out.

I sat with my cheeks crossed under a pear tree not far from the Smoke Wind Temple.

The stone tree circumference is cold, and the woolen skirt is still cold in this winter.

It's okay to stay in the temple every day, but when you come out for a while, your legs can't help but add purple and red. I really want to make an old cotton pants, but in this palace, unaesthetic clothing is not allowed.

This is probably the 2,888th time I've retreated, and I really don't know what the value of what I'm going through right now? Each of them has their own destiny to end, and I don't think it's a mission, it's more like a "resentment meeting......

It's good to be a boring modern person in the 21st century, you can struggle in a small field if you have ideas, and you can waste your youth by sitting and eating without ideas.

Between wasting time and years of tranquility, the difference is not the word willingness.

And now, the mountain rain is about to come, and the wind is full of buildings, but I can't deal with it, this deep sense of powerlessness is really frustrating.

I put my hands behind me and looked up at the sky. This year's winter has been so gloomy, and the gray clouds seem to be resentful.

I pressed my hands against the half-sticky dirt, but suddenly I felt a dry whirring, something like hard rubber rubbing against the tips of my fingers.

At first, I didn't think so, just moved my hand, but soon the feeling returned, and the twisting speed increased, making me feel that the object was slightly rough.

"Who's bothering me?"

I glared and turned around, then screamed, my vocal cords almost tearing.

The frequency of my jumps is as the name suggests, like a big rabbit jumping up and down.

That and that turned out to be a snake with black and yellow stripes!

In addition to being afraid of ghosts, I am afraid of snakes!

In addition to being terrifying, that thing looks disgusting!!

I ran as fast as the night of the "escape from prison......

When I came back to Qingluan Palace, I washed my hands with bath beans for half an hour, and the diaphragm in my heart was slightly removed. The people who were in an unhappy atmosphere today finally laughed when they saw me jumping and jumping back like crazy.

In the afternoon, the apple that had not been seen for a long time came from the word, saying that Aunt Su had asked her to convey that the pilgrimage meeting in the Holy Hall of the Two Rites would not end from the hour to the end of the day. The ten cities in the north were plagued by heavy snowfall, and the number of displaced people fled in all directions, and the number of people who died of freezing and starvation is difficult to count. What's more, during this period, there was also a thug and banditry, and self-exhortation was the king. By all indications, for at least a day or two, the saint will not care about the rights and wrongs of the harem. The death of the three princes can be restrained and has its own variables.

Such words made my hanging heart relax a little. Well, before dawn tomorrow, let's hold off!

I made a fruit tea with a variety of fruits and served apples.

It's been a long time since I've been able to relax so much in front of a person.

Apple buried her face in the vapor, closed her eyes, and took a long sip, as if to relieve the unhappiness in her heart.

"What's wrong with you?"

She sighed: "Ahem, do you know that the most ferocious realm of disasters and bandits is my hometown. The turmoil has started, and I am afraid that my small shop will not be guaranteed. If my parents and younger brother cut off their livelihoods, I don't dare to think about it anymore. ”

Before she could say a few words, her eyes wet: "Why is it so strange for me to say, I originally wrote with my family once every half a month, but now I haven't replied to it for a month." ”

I comforted her and said, "Apple, why don't you go and ask Aunt Su to ask someone to inquire about the situation for you." ”

"I begged, and my aunt agreed. Just listen to the listen, how long can you keep it with the help of others? It's all because I don't have much ability, and my family can't take care of it. ”

I understand her difficulties, don't say that she only guards the dead money every month, and gets that one or two pieces of silver, even if it is the little money I earn every once in a while, it can only be used as a weight to buy a family. If you count on this method of getting money without relying on any borrowing, and want to settle a few big living people, it is tantamount to a fool's dream.

In this era, what is the best way for women to survive? I grinded my teeth up and down, squeaking.

It is a decompression, and it is also a state of thinking.

Get married!

I grabbed Apple's sleeve: "Apple, in this palace and outside the palace, is there a lover you like?" ”