Chapter 636: Discovering the Secret Passage
Ah Sheng smiled and nodded to Shang Kelan, didn't say much, just pulled a piece of cloth and covered his face, then suddenly drew his sword and rushed out: "Dog Emperor, take your life!" ”
"Who? Stop!"
Sure enough, the guards were attracted by Ah Sheng's attention, and a large number of people followed to arrest him, leaving only two people in front of the gate of Qiankun Palace.
"Let's go, and you'll be able to disguise yourself as my maid later."
Wei Chi tilted his head slightly and whispered to Shang Kelan, and then led her to the gate of Qiankun Palace.
The remaining two guards did not slack off, as early as when Wei Chi was only ten paces away from them, the two guards stepped forward and said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the noble concubine has an order, and you are not allowed to visit during Your Majesty's serious illness." ”
"Please also ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to stop here and leave the Qiankun Palace immediately!"
Wei Chi's expression was already indifferent, he glanced at the two of them condescendingly, and said in a calm voice: "The main hall brought a maid to scrub the body of my father, isn't this even allowed?" If you are not at ease, follow us. ”
Seeing this, Shang Kelan couldn't help but sigh slightly in her heart.
Wei Chi, the crown prince, made a feeling of being under the fence and snorting on people, and he couldn't even order the two guards.
However, this can also allow her to see from the side how deep the influence of Wang Guifei is in the palace.
The two guards looked at each other and hesitated: "This ......"
"What? The main hall has not been back to the palace for more than ten years, so don't you treat the main hall as a prince? I think even if I accidentally beheaded the two minions, Wang Guifei wouldn't tear her face with the main hall for the two minions, right? ”
Wei Chi's voice was sharp, and the two guards were suddenly frightened and trembled, and they didn't dare to stop again, so they let go of the way and said respectfully to Wei Chi: "Your subordinates don't dare, please forgive His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”
They forgot that even a sick cat has a time when it stretches out its claws, not to mention that Wei Chi is a sleeping tiger.
It's just that because he temporarily reined in his edge and was trapped by Wang Guifei, for a while, people forgot his strength.
Behind, a smile flashed in Shang Kelan's eyes, and then followed Wei Chi to push the door and enter, entering the Qiankun Palace.
Passing through the main hall, the curtain is lifted, and the sleeping palace behind you is reflected in the eyelids.
Under the veil, an old man could be seen lying on the bed, he seemed to be in a coma, and his breathing was very steady.
There were no people around to serve him, and the old emperor felt as if he had been trapped.
Wei Chi walked over, lifted the veil, looked back at Shang Kelan and said: "Look, this is my father, he has been unconscious like this for more than a year, and there used to be one or two sober hours every day, but now there are fewer and fewer sober hours, and my people have shown him, and they all say that my father and emperor have no medicine, and now he is just barely holding on." ”
"If I die at the hands of Wang Guifei, then my father will also bury me immediately."
Shang Kelan nodded knowingly, and stepped forward to look at the old emperor, his face was full of wrinkles, described as withered, like a lifeless dry branch, and there was nothing worth noting.
He was wearing white silk pajamas, without any ornaments, which showed that the old emperor had been searched by Wang Guifei's people, and it seemed that they had not found anything useful on him.
Looking away from the old emperor, Shang Kelan bent over and rubbed himself on his bed.
Quilts, mezzanines, sheets, and even under the pillows, she just let go of one detail, as serious and focused as catching a quick case.
Wei Chi stood beside her, and when he saw this, his eyes flickered slightly: "But what can I do to help?" ”18
"Have you searched under your father's bed?"
Nothing was found on the bed, except for the sheets which were the quilt.
At this moment, Shang Kelan was bent over and prostrate on the ground, carefully groping for the wooden planks under the bed and the marble slabs and bricks on the ground.
The palace maids of this Qiankun Palace were negligent in cleaning, and a thick layer of ash accumulated under the bed, and when Shang Kelan said this, most of her entire body was already under the bed.
Wei Chi looked at her helplessly: "It's useless, this Qiankun Palace has already been searched by Wang Guifei, even if there is anything useful or unfavorable to Wang Guifei, I'm afraid it will have been destroyed by Wang Guifei at this moment." ”
"Wait, I look like I've found something!"
Suddenly, Shang Kelan's voice of surprise came from under the bed.
At this moment, in a dark place, she seemed to have touched a raised mechanism from the foot of the bed on the left, and it seemed that she could press it down with all her strength.
I don't know what this mechanism is for, but judging from the dust accumulated on it, I am afraid that it existed here more than a year ago, which also shows that Wang Guifei has not discovered this thing at all.
"What is it? Do you want me to help? ”
"Wow!"
Shang Kelan suddenly pressed the switch, and after a click, she saw that where Wei Chi was standing, the smooth marble floor slowly opened, the sound was not loud, nor small, but it still aroused the suspicion of the people outside.
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, what are you doing inside?"
"Please open the door and let us go in and investigate!"
The two guards outside the door shouted at this time, it seemed that they had not let their guard down at all, and had been keeping a close eye on the place.
Shang Kelan quickly crawled out from under the bed, ignoring the dust on her body and head, and hurriedly said to Wei Chi: "This is a secret passage, it seems that no one has entered it for a long time, you go down and take a look, maybe you can bring out something useful!" ”
Even if you can find any clues, it doesn't have to be!
The switch just now was too secretive, if it weren't for Shang Kelan's own recklessness and careful enough probing, then I'm afraid that only when this bed was disposed of, everyone would find out the mystery on the bed.
However, Shang Kelan had just tried to move the bed, and she found that the foot of the bed could not be moved, that is, it was fixed to the floor.
On the other side, after Wei Chi received Shang Kelan's information, he did not hesitate, only clicked on himself a few times, and after sealing the air pockets, he looked back and nodded to Shang Kelan, and then jumped into the secret passage directly.
At this time, the guards outside were already suspicious of the situation inside, and shouted by the door; "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, what the hell happened!"
The door was already shaking a little, and it seemed that the two guards were planning to break in directly.
Shang Kelan's eyes narrowed slightly, and she quickly cleaned up the dust on her body, then stepped forward with an indifferent expression, and opened the door slightly with Wei Chi's demeanor.
The dark eyes stared calmly and deeply at the two guards outside the door, and Shang Kelan's cold tone made people only feel frightened.
"His Royal Highness thought that His Majesty was awake, but it turned out to be just his illusion, but His Highness was overjoyed, and there was some movement to disturb the two, and he asked the two guards not to appear in front of His Highness to stimulate him, let His Highness get along quietly with His Majesty for a while."
Shang Kelan murmured, and the two guards listened to her soft voice, even though they felt that her tone was a little cold, but they didn't think much about it, and only arched their hands to Shang Kelan: "Girl, we are abrupt, you and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are busy, and the subordinates understand." ”