"The prince has explained that the only duty of his subordinates in the future is to protect the safety of the princess."

Nan Chen subconsciously straightened up, not swayed by any words to Xiang Yeqi: "The prince also said that there are subordinates here, and the princess is still quite honest, but as long as the subordinates are not there, then it is guaranteed to be gone-so the subordinates must stay by the princess's side all the time." ”

Xiang Yeyan clenched his fists angrily, so that he was Bo Zhaoxu, so that Nan Chen would not forget to damage himself when he was ordered!

In order not to anger Bo Zhaoxu, who was "pure and harmless" in appearance, Xiang Yeqi decided to settle accounts with Bo Zhaoxu later, and asked: "Nan Chen, do you have someone to arrange for your prince to go to the palace?" ”

Nan Chen immediately shook his head: "No." ”

The almost dilapidated palace of the monarch was almost ignored by everyone.

Even the fact that there is a queen living in the palace who is dedicated to worshipping the Buddha, except for the palace maids who send food back and forth, I am afraid no one remembers it anymore.

Looking at the palace in front of him, which was much darker than elsewhere, he tied up his cumbersome cuffs to the night: "Since no one is going, let's do it." ”

Nan Chen wanted to stop Xiang Yeqi from going, but he still withdrew his hand and responded: "Yes." ”

Xiang Yeqi can feel why Nan Chen hesitates, because the emperor of a country is in his twilight years, and in his old age, he can worship the Buddha quietly, which is the destination of almost all queens, and even the destination of most women in the palace, because they can't compete for newcomers in the palace, and they want to have a good death.

But this does not mean that they will give up all their extravagant lives, most people will still retain the luxurious style they once had, and the queen is even more so.

And in front of this palace where the queen of a country lives, there is not even a palace person to serve, and the vegetation in the courtyard is also abandoned because no one takes care of it all year round, and the dry well in the courtyard is even more dry and dusty.

Xiang Yeyan couldn't help but be a little suspicious: "Is there really anyone living in this king's harem?" Did you inquire about the wrong news, is it some other palace? ”

"Back to the princess, it is rumored that this queen of Western Xia has never seen anyone, she only sings Buddhist scriptures every day, and even the maids who serve in the palace are sent back to the six divisions by her.

As Bo Zhaoxu's most trusted bodyguard, Nan Chen never doubted his ability to inquire about news.

But at this moment, Nan Chen still felt that there was something wrong.

Nan Chenquan couldn't stand such a chaotic environment, and took the initiative to find a step to regret it: "The subordinates thought that the queen of the Western Xia Dynasty would not see anyone all the year round, even if the monarch wanted to hide something, there was nowhere to start." You may wish to ask your subordinates to join you in searching elsewhere. ”

But I didn't want to, and the interest in Xiang Yeqi's eyes was even stronger.

"No need, I think this jun's harem must have something hidden by him." Xiang Yeqi solemnly, "Wouldn't it be safer for him to hide something in a place where no one comes on weekdays?" ”

But Xiang Yeqi didn't expect that he would soon find the "thing" that was hidden by the monarch of Western Xia.

In the deepest part of the palace, there is a locked room.

"Please stand behind her subordinates."

Nan Chen instinctively frowned, and protected Xiang Yeqi behind him with one hand: "I am afraid that there is a trap set by the monarch of Western Xia here, and the princess is better to be careful." ”

Judging from Nan Chen's experience, it is impossible to live in a place where people live, otherwise if the silver lock is placed outside the door, wouldn't people be trapped inside the door? The only possibility is that the monarch of Western Xia really hid something during his lifetime, and set up a trap as a barrier.

Even Xiang Yeqi was greatly disturbed by Nan Chen's nervous tone, and said, "I know, you should be careful, let's do it." ”

Nan Chen did not rush to make a move, but spent a moment with his colleagues reaching a consensus - instead of breaking the lock, it was better to break down the door directly.

Xiang Yeqi carefully covered his mouth and nose to prevent his mouth and nose from being smoked by the dust on the door.

This door has been looking at it for some years, and it took almost no effort to be unloaded by Nan Chen and his party, shaking off the old dust.

"There are no traps."

Nan Chen's voice was very soft, and he hadn't taken off his guard yet.

The colleague beside him knocked on the door frame on the side to confirm that it was indeed solid, and then spoke: "There are indeed no traps, the southern guards are too worried." ”

Nan Chen let out a faint "um", always protecting Xiang Ye's body - using himself to test the trap is so upright.

The house is neither big nor small, and there is really no place to set traps.

Xiang Yefang was about to go up to search, but he saw the bedding on the bed trembling slightly.

It's a living thing!

Xiang Yeqi subconsciously pulled Nan Chen's sleeve, and motioned for people to look in the direction he was pointing, and the blanket on the bed seemed to be shaking......

Seeing this, Nan Chen quietly drew out his saber and approached the really suspicious "Qiu Carpet" step by step with Xiang Yeqi, lest this be the fierce beast raised by the monarch of Western Xia in the deep palace.

Unexpectedly, the terrifying "fierce beast" in Xiang Ye's eyes turned around tremblingly, revealing the face of a weathered old woman.

The old woman looked at the seventy or eighty years old, with a rickety figure, her eyes were sluggish, and she could only murmur: "Sister, mother......"

What she regarded as a blanket was actually the crane hair of the old woman that had grown to the ground, and the top of her head was still smooth, and the part that was dragged on the ground was only dry and frizzy, and even stained with a lot of dust on the ground, and the blood stains of unknown to whom had already begun to turn black and dry, and they were so stained on it.

It's like a half-grown child.

Xiang Yeqi reacted almost without thinking about it, this was a certain evil fruit created by the monarch of Western Xia before his death.

Looking at the old woman's outfit, she had some vague guesses.

But before she could take a closer look, the old woman was shocked by the intrusion of the strangers Xiang Yeqi and Nan Chen, and wanted to rush to Xiang Yeqi's side.

Rather than avoiding her, Xiang Yeqi's first reaction was to ask Nan Chen to stop: "Put away your sword, don't do anything to her!" "Xiang Yeqi knows too well what Nan Chen will do to protect himself in order to be ordered.

Nan Chen put away his sword, and was stunned to find that the old woman had stopped on the side of the bed by herself, and several chains used to imprison her made her unable to move, and she could only cry out of shape.

"Princess......

"Is there a way for you to open her chains?"

Pointing to the chains used to imprison the old woman was really unbearable.

"Subordinates can do their best."

Nan Chen stepped forward, and the old woman clearly saw Xiang Yeqi and wanted to rush forward, but when she saw Nan Chen, she didn't even dare to move and nested in the corner.

After a while, Nan Chen took two or three steps back and sighed: "Those chains have almost grown into her flesh, it should be some years, and her subordinates can only cut off the chains used to restrain her, as for those chains...... The subordinates also did not dare to guarantee whether it could be completely removed. ”

If it weren't for the ten, twenty, or thirty years of being trapped here by the locks, how could those locks get stuck to the flesh and corrode the old woman's skin with rusty stains.

Xiang Ye's heart suddenly twitched, how painful should this be?

She couldn't bear to close her eyes, and said, "Then take off those chains first, and then find a doctor for her to knock on them, can you also remove those chains." ”

"That's all there is to it."

It is not easy to cut the chains, but fortunately, these chains have also become fragile due to age, and the chains that restrict the freedom of the old woman are completely separated from the chains and chains.

The old woman's legs and feet were no longer bright, and she wanted to run to Xiang Ye's side, but she fell to the ground with a puff, and almost crawled to Nan Chen's side.

Xiang Yeqi was a little confused.

She couldn't bear to tear people away from herself, and she was even more afraid of hurting the old woman's body, so she also connived at the old woman for a while, and took advantage of the old woman's attention, grabbed her crane hair in her hand, and motioned for Nan Chen to cut off the part under her shoulder with a sword.

Finally there is something less to bind people.

Xiang Yeqi suddenly remembered the story of the so-called Rapunzel, and became a warrior who strayed into the tower, and finally cut off the long hair of the trapped princess, took her out of here, and gave her back freedom.

But he came too late, although he couldn't blame himself for it.

The guards were afraid that she would be an old madman who endangered Xiang Ye'er's safety, but except for the appearance of this eighty-year-old woman, she was almost no different from a teenage girl, only sitting on the ground holding Xiang Ye'er's waist and legs, and muttering: "Sister, sister finally came to see Qiao'er, Qiao'er is so happy......"

Nan Chen thought of a name almost at the same time as Xiang Yeqi: "Moqiao." ”

Mo Qiao is the half-sister of the Western Xia monarch, who was rumored to be humiliated by the Western Xia monarch, and finally found the short-lived one.

Xiang Yeqi looked at the old woman's appearance in a daze, and although it was covered by wrinkles, she could still see that this person had several similarities with her own eyebrows and eyes, no wonder she called herself so.

Outside the door, there was a sound of porcelain falling to the ground, and he turned back sharply to the night, only to catch a glimpse of the back of a palace man who fled in a hurry......

Xiang Yeqi said: "Bring her back, I still have something to ask her." ”

After all, the rumored Miss Mo family has been immortal for decades, and Xiang Yeqi does not dare to make a judgment, if someone is really responsible for delivering some meals to her every day, then she will definitely be able to ask for something.

The palace man was a little clumsy in his legs and feet, and he didn't run far at all, but he was brought back by Nan Chen like a chicken he caught, and he knelt on the ground timidly and didn't dare to say anything.

Seeing her crying in fear, Xiang Yeqi still softly handed her a handkerchief: "Don't kneel, get up, what's your name?" ”

"Atractylodes."

The palace man took the handkerchief handed to the nightman, but he refused to use it or get up.

"Atractylodes...... Good name. You don't have to be afraid, I'm not here to cure you for any crime, I just want to ask you a few things, do you think it's okay? ”

Baizhu was very wooden: "You just ask, and the slave can't say anything." ”

Xiang Yeqi said, "I only ask you two things. What are you responsible for on weekdays, but take care of this mother-in-law's food, clothing, housing and transportation? Do you know who she is? ”