After resting for about a stick of incense, we got up and went down the Biluo Pavilion, Ziyu thought it was okay because she was slightly kicked by the stone just now, but now she began to feel a slight swelling and pain in her ankle, and I had to let her take the palace people back to Yonghe Palace first.

Seeing that the sky was clear, I wanted to walk a little longer, the blue high sky wall was inlaid with marble-like clouds, and the swallows happily cut through the silence of the sky, and the sky was full of light and white catkins, like little by little snow, fluttering lightly with the wind, up and down.

The rhododendrons planted all the way around are swaying with the wind, three in a cluster, five in a cluster, the blooming petals are as delicate as satin, and from time to time there is a faint fragrance wafting into the heart, which makes people intoxicated, reflected in the sun, beautiful and colorful, gorgeous and moving.

Unconsciously walked to the front of Chuxiu Palace, Chuxiu Palace belongs to the West Sixth Palace, this palace is located in the bushes, luxurious and majestic, the glazed tile roof exposed by the vermilion wall is just like a golden phoenix wing.

But everything in front of the door was unusually quiet, as if sinking into a mirage with no one in sight, and even the endless chirping of warblers on the way, as well as the murmuring sound from the rockery not far away, seemed to be quietly frozen here.

There is a couplet on the top and says: The sun reflects the East, and the glory is art. The source flows in the North Sea, rippling with Wenlan.

Bai Ge was a little timid, pulled my sleeve, and whispered, "Little master, let's go." ”

I looked at her nervous look and smiled and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Bai Ge frowned and said: "The little master doesn't know, this is the residence of Concubine Yu, she is very sick, it is better to stay away." ”

I asked, "Why?" ”

Bai Ge thought for a while, and said matter-of-factly: "Slave maid, listen to those old ladies say that this Forbidden City is already full of yin qi, especially if you can't come to these places where sick people live by the well, it will bring bad luck to people." ”

Speaking of the well, I couldn't help but be stunned, stabilized my thoughts, and asked suspiciously: "Doesn't Concubine Yu live in Yikun Palace?" ”

Bai Ge licked his lips, took a deep breath, and said softly: "Little Lord doesn't know, this Chuxiu Gate and the apse of Yikun Palace, the body and the hall have been modified into a hall through the hall. The body and the east and west ear rooms of the hall are each changed to a passage, so that the Chuxiu Palace is connected with the Yikun Palace, close the palace door, the two palaces can still become a separate courtyard, originally in order to repair the concubine Yu temporarily moved to the Yikun Palace, and later Lafayette saw that the illness of the concubine Yu became more and more serious, on the day when the Chuxiu Palace was renovated and repaired, it was called to move back to the Chuxiu Palace, the main hall of the Chuxiu Palace is more spacious and bright than the Yikun Palace, Lafayette means to let the Concubine Yu live more comfortably, and the condition is also beneficial. ”

I nodded, although I have never seen this Concubine Yu, but Cixi cares for her so much, the way must not be simple, if she is also a person from Cixi's side, the future days will be even more sad, I can't help but sigh, and said with a wry smile: "Lafayette is really caring for Concubine Yu, it can be seen that Lafayette is kind-hearted and will treat us well." ”

Bai Ge suddenly let out a shout of "oops", and the whole person retreated step by step, and said intermittently: "Little master...... Little Master...... You see......"

I glared back at her, "Why are you so suddenly fussing and having no rules, what the hell is wrong with you?!" ”

She pointed to the ground with trembling arms, and said anxiously: "Little master, look at it, look at it!" ”

I followed the direction of her finger to look at the ground, and I was also frightened on the spot, and I took two steps back, very surprised-just where I stopped just now, there was a whole colony of ants gathered under the wall next to the gate of Chuxiu Palace from all directions, and I couldn't count how many ants there were, and it was tingling and creepy to see people's scalps! What's even more shocking is that these ants did not all stop at the bottom of the wall, some of them were slowly climbing on the red wall of Chuxiu Palace, forming a pattern in a winding and orderly manner!

Bai Ge took a few steps to my side and said in surprise, "Little master, what's going on?!" ”

I stared at the pattern on the wall, and I couldn't believe my eyes, so I pulled Bai Ge's sleeve and asked, "Bai Ge, what do you think this pattern looks like?" ”

Bai Ge looked at it carefully, his voice trembling, "It's like...... It's like a dragon. ”

I nodded, "Yes, like a dragon," as if I smelled a strange smell, and asked Bai Ge, "Did you smell anything?" ”

Bai Ge raised his eyebrows and looked at me and said, "No." ”

I frowned, "You really didn't smell it?" "But I didn't just smell it, I felt it was getting stronger, it smelled like some kind of spice.

She tried to take a deep breath, and then couldn't help but sneeze twice, "Yes, it seems to have a very strong fragrance, but it is not like an ordinary spice, and it smells a little disgusting." ”

I nodded, "What does it smell like this?" ”

Bai Ge was slightly stunned, and immediately exclaimed, "Isn't this Chuxiu Palace cursed?" ”

I breathed a sigh of relief, smiled lightly, turned my head to look at Bai Ge, raised my hand and knocked her on the head, "What nonsense!" ”

Bai Ge's face was full of horror, "It's true! Little Lord! The slave had always heard the old man talk about the curse when she was in her hometown, and many things were as strange as they are now! Don't believe it! Little Lord! Let's go! The more she spoke, the more agitated her tone became, and at last she almost pleaded.

I shook my head helplessly, "Don't be afraid, if there is any curse in this world, someone must be playing ghosts, specifically to scare feudal people like you." ”

Bai Ge asked, "Feudal? ”

I was relieved: "There is no curse in this world at all," and said, "If you retreat 10,000, even if there is, but we haven't done anything bad, what are you afraid of?" ”

Bai Ge's face was blue and white, and he half-believed and half-questioned: "Really?" After a while, she nodded again, and said earnestly, "The slave believes in the little master." ”

I said "um", the strange smell became heavier and heavier, and I felt dizzy, as if I felt that the smell was coming from under the wall, so I slowly walked over and squatted down, inhaled deeply, felt that the whole scalp was painful, and I couldn't open my eyes, so I hurriedly stood up and shouted: "Bai Ge!" ”

Bai Ge immediately came over to support me, "Little master! ”

I slowed down for a while, took out a silk and rubbed my eyes, sneezed a few times, barely opened my eyes, covered my nose, and pointed to the bottom of the wall, "The smell is wafting from there, there must be something buried under the wall, you go find a branch or something, dig it out and see." ”

Bai Ge said "um", and immediately went to the bush next to her and broke a shrub branch the thickness of an arm and a little finger, and I carefully put the silk on her mouth and nose and tied it behind her head, and then whispered, "Go quickly." ”

Bai Ge stepped forward to dig while coughing, and kept disgusting: "Little master, what the hell is this?" "As Bai Ge digs deeper, the flavor becomes richer and more unpleasant.

I seemed to be able to feel it soon, because I was about to take it anymore and asked, "How's it going, is there something?" ”

"Yes, yes," Bai Ge's tone became extremely excited, and he took out a silk handkerchief wrapped in his arms and took out a wooden box, his expression was excited and puzzled, "What is this?" ”

She frowned lightly, held the square wooden box in front of me, I rolled up my sleeves and took it, and carefully measured it before and after, roughly rosewood for the body, the willow leaf pattern on the whole side of the box was carved very delicately and sleekly, at a glance, I knew that it was a woman's product, my fingertips flicked open the metal button that had rusted, a breeze passed, and the purple silk silk was blown away, accompanied by an unspeakable stench, which contained large dark brown particles, a total of five grains were neatly placed on the purple silk, and my thug hand was pumped, The purple silk silk texture is soft to the touch, like silk thread weaving, not something that ordinary people can use, the stitches on the corner of the silk are even and fine, embroidered with a scattered green bamboo around the red plum.

After holding the wooden box for a long time, I already felt that my eyes were itchy, and even my tongue was bitter, so I frowned unbearably, half-squinted and asked, "What are these particles?" ”

Bai Ge didn't know why, as if he suddenly realized something, he slapped it suddenly, and the wooden box fell from my hand to the ground, which was already rotten, and it was even more smashed now, I exclaimed: "Bai Ge, what are you doing?!" ”

She hurriedly dragged me away and retreated, looking frightened: "Little master, stay away, these are musk!" ”

"Musk?!" I turned my head to look, and the ant colony under the wall seemed to go crazy and instantly shifted its position to surround the broken wooden box on the ground, as if the sky was covered by dark clouds, and the traces and light of the past disappeared from the eyes of people and were nowhere to be found, "But how can musk smell like this?" ”

Bai Ge's eyes drooped lightly, and he whispered: "Little master, the slave maid heard that the most powerful musk deer in the musk is such a bad stench when it has not yet been separated from the water. ”

As soon as I heard this, I hurriedly took two steps back and said worriedly: "How can there be so many powerful musks in the Forbidden City. ”

Before Bai Ge could speak, the door of Chuxiu Palace was open, and a woman walked out of it, looking about thirty years old, dressed in emerald green clothes, with snow-white skin, curved eyebrows, a delicate but sickly face, and a string of pearls hanging from her neck emitted a faint halo in the light, which made her face even paler, and she opened her lips lightly, and said in an indifferent tone: "Your servant girl is right, it is indeed musk." ”

I was stunned for a moment, looking at her outfit, it was so simple that it really didn't look like a concubine, but I saw the two palace maids on the left and right supporting her, so I dared to confirm it, and saluted respectfully: "Concubine Yu is auspicious." ”

She waved her hand and said, "There's no need to be polite, this palace is just a sick person, and I can't stand so much etiquette." ”

I got up slowly, my eyes swept over the mess, and I hurriedly explained: "Concubine Yu, the slave didn't mean to make Chuxiu Palace like this, but the slave just passed by here and saw a surprised scene, and he ...... curiosity for a while."

Concubine Yu raised her hand to interrupt me and said, "Needless to say, this palace knows everything." ”

I bowed my head, and I was surprised in my heart, "Mother knows? ”

Concubine Yu folded her sleeves and coughed lightly, "It doesn't matter if you know or don't know, Concubine Zhen should hurry back to the palace." ”

I frowned, "Niangniang and the slave have never met, how do you know that the slave is the concubine?" ”

Concubine Yu smiled and said: "This palace and Concubine Zhen have never met, how can Concubine Zhen know that this palace is Concubine Yu?" ”

I smiled, "Got it." ”

Concubine Yu looked up at the sky, "There will be a lot of rain in summer, Concubine Zhen can go to the garden to see the plum flowers, otherwise it will be knocked down by the rain, and it will not look good." ”

Concubine Yu said this without beginning or end, I didn't understand it, and turned around to leave, but she told her again, "Concubine Zhen must remember the words of this palace." ”

I was stunned, and when I turned around to thank her, I saw that she seemed to look at me deeply without pretending to be unintentional, and I felt even more strange in my heart. He immediately walked away, but on the way back, he still lowered his head and thought about it for a long time, and then he secretly understood.