Chapter 144: Breaking into the Underground Palace
Just after the end of the day, the last day of worship was completed, and the clan relatives came to the side hall one after another to fast.
The new emperor and the Empress Dowager Xi had just sat down when a guard broke in in a panic.
"Gift...... Tell the emperor and the queen mother! ”
Seeing that the guard was reckless, the Queen Mother scolded: "What's important, don't look at what kind of place this is, so presumptuous and rude, what kind of system?" ”
The Queen Mother was angry, and everyone stopped the dishes and chopsticks in their hands and looked over.
"The queen mother is angry, thinking that there is something important." The emperor persuaded beside him.
"The Queen Mother forgives her sins." The guard fell on the ground and begged for mercy.
"That's it, what's the matter, let's talk about it." Empress Dowager Xi waved her hand impatiently.
"The guards of the dungeon came to report that someone had broken into the dungeon."
"What?! Who broke in? The emperor was shocked.
"Because the sky was dark, I didn't see who the intruder was, because it was a forbidden place in the underground palace, the guards didn't dare to enter easily, so they had to come and wait for the emperor and the queen mother."
"Presumptuous, the underground palace is heavy, and it is the burial place of the first emperor's Zi Palace, who broke into it so rebelliously!" The Queen Mother was furious.
The emperor also patted the case and said: "Trespassing into the underground palace should be punished!" ”
When everyone here heard this, they whispered.
"Who is so bold that the underground palace dares to break in at will?"
"Could it be that some tomb robber has set his sights on the gold, silver and jewelry in the dungeon?"
"But I've only heard of tomb robbers after the tomb is sealed, this underground palace has not been closed yet, and there are so many heavy guards, isn't it looking for death when you break in now?"
"Well, why? Could it be that the yin qi here is heavy, and the ghost hits the wall? ”
"Shhh, be quiet, let's see how the emperor and the queen mother decide."
The emperor looked at the Queen Mother and said: "Queen Mother, tomorrow morning I will close the underground palace to pay respects, and now we need to catch the thieves who broke in as soon as possible." ”
"Yes, I can't take care of it now, send some people who are familiar with the terrain of the underground palace, go in and find it, remember to remember, don't enter the middle room of the underground palace where the coffin of the emperor is located, don't enter any objects in the underground palace that can't touch it, don't light the torch, you can only use the fire fold! If there is the slightest damage to the underground palace, you are the only one who asks! ”
"Yes! Obey! ”
Mu Yunyi only felt that this was very strange in front of her, who knew if the mother and son were playing, she subconsciously glanced at everyone in the side hall, but found that her aunt was not among them.
"Where's my aunt? Have you seen it? She asked Bi Ying beside her.
"After the princess Jingling said that she was a little tired, she didn't come to fast, and went directly to the wing room outside the mausoleum to rest."
For some reason, a hint of foreboding came to mind, "Let's go, go to my aunt!" ”
Outside the cemetery, there are dozens of simple side rooms for the noble masters who came to rest for the spirits, and Mu Yunyi and the princess live in the same room.
Hurriedly returned to the wing, but there was no trace of the princess, only her two personal maidservants, the two of them looked anxious, and they were even more startled when they saw Mu Yunyi come in.
"Gong ...... Princess. ”
"Where's Auntie?"
"Princess, she ......"
Seeing the maidservant spitting and spitting, Mu Yunyi was even more angry, and shouted: "Say it quickly!" What about my aunt! ”
The two maidservants were red-eyed, knelt down in unison, and one of them trembled and said: "Princess Rongyu, the slaves and maids came back with the princess, and they wanted to rest, but they didn't expect that as soon as the front foot entered the wing, a note flew in from the window. As she spoke, the maidservant pointed to the now closed window.
The other maid then trembled and took out the note in the palm of her hand and handed it to Mu Yunyi, and then said: "After the princess read the note, she went out to the appointment without saying a word, and ordered the slave and maid not to follow, and left a message saying that if she has not returned in two hours, she will go and inform the princess." ”
Her hand holding the note trembled slightly, and it read: Qingchun, don't come unharmed, outside the gate of the underground palace, see each other alone. The two maidservants couldn't see the clues, but Mu Yunyi knew that the handwriting was clearly from her father Mu Ting!
Father he?! My aunt must have recognized the handwriting, so she went straight to the appointment without thinking about it.
"How long has my aunt been out?"
The maidservant said, "It's been about an hour......
"Nonsense!" Mu Yunyi was in a hurry, so there was a chance that the guards would report that the person who broke into the underground palace was ......
Mu Yunyi didn't dare to think about it, whether it was really a trap or his father really appeared, he would inevitably go to the underground palace to find his aunt!
"Biying, you and the two of them stay here, don't mention this matter to anyone, put out the candle, and if anyone comes to ask, they will say that the princess and I are not feeling well and have fallen asleep."
"Master......" Biying was uneasy, but she also understood that even if she went out with her at this time, she would not be able to help her master, but might become a burden to her, so it was better to stay and help cover up, "Okay, the slave and maid are here waiting for the master and the princess to come back." ”
Mu Yunyi quickly took off her plain clothes, changed into a dark suit, and ran towards the entrance of the dungeon.
Along the way, Mu Yunyi avoided others while thinking about the internal structure of the dungeon. Although I have not entered the underground palace, the underground palace of the royal mausoleum is built in accordance with the regulations, Mu Yunyi has seen the underground palace map of the emperor's grandfather, although the size and specifications are slightly different, but the structure should be basically the same.
Since the founding of the country, the underground palace of the Mu Emperor's Mausoleum is regulated according to the four doors and nine coupons, a tomb road runs through the north and south, the main door is a tunnel as soon as it passes, and then it is the front hall, the nave, the apse, and the left and right sides of the nave are the ear chambers on both sides.
Coming to the entrance of the main entrance of the dungeon located behind the Ground Enjoyment Palace, there are several guards guarding it, thinking that other people have already entered the dungeon.
Mu Yunyi struck east and west, throwing a stone at the stone slab on one side.
"Who? Who's there? Hearing the sound, several guards all drew their swords and walked towards the sound, and Mu Yunyi easily entered the dungeon through the darkness.
There was silence in the dungeon, and after a few moments, her eyes adjusted to the darkness and she walked forward quietly. After passing through a stone door, I vaguely saw that there were four heavenly kings on both sides of the stone gate, which was the first "cover door". Moving forward, there was a bright light, and she moved vigilantly, knowing that she had now entered the main tomb passage, and the walls on both sides of the tomb were burning with everlasting lamps, which were lit after the burial ceremony, until they extinguished themselves after sealing the underground palace.
By the light of the fire, Mu Yunyi looked at the murals on both sides, since the ancient tombs, both sides of the tomb road are mostly carved murals or stone carvings of the king's life deeds, and the tomb of Tianying Emperor Mu Ling is ...... Mu Yunyi sneered in his heart: There are many mountains and rivers engraved with the western dome and the heavenly generals, Mu Ling has not had any major achievements not long after he succeeded to the throne, he is just a king who defends the city, and the throne was taken by design, so naturally there is nothing brilliant that can be carved on the wall of the tomb.
There was a series of distorted footprints on the ground, which should have been left by the guards who entered the dungeon in front of them, so it seemed that they were not far away.
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