Mu Ziqin thought for a moment and felt that what Mu Ziheng said was not unreasonable, but he was still worried that there would be an accident, so he still asked Mu Ziheng to send more people to pay attention.

In fact, Mu Ziqin's worries were completely unnecessary, and for the next three days, Xia Ji only traveled back and forth between the Qingxia Palace and the Dream Loop, because he desperately needed to find the edict of succession.

At noon on the first day, Xia Shu took advantage of the sleepiness of the people in the Qingxia Palace to dodge into the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion.

The scripture pavilion of Qingxia Palace is three-storey, like the shape of a pagoda. Originally, there was no scripture pavilion in Qingxia Palace, but because the current queen mother was dedicated to Buddha, after Mu Ziqin ascended the throne, the first order he gave to the harem was to build a scripture pavilion. The scripture pavilion of Qingxia Palace is also different from the ordinary scripture pavilion.

The entire three-story building is built by the monks of Fahua Temple, with red walls and yellow tiles and large hollow design. In the middle of the first and second floors stand four Buddha statues, all of which are two stories high, these four Buddha statues are: the Buddha of the Burning Lamp, the Lord of Shakyamuni Buddha, the Lord of Maitreya and the Lord of Guanyin. In front of these four Buddha statues and Bodhisattva statues, there are also a number of Bodhisattva statues and Arhat statues. In front of each Buddha statue is a table dedicated to incense and a poton for prostration.

There are special stairs on the north and south sides of the pavilion, and there are special rooms under the stairs for daily cleaning and worship. Walking up the stairs, you can see the "true faces" of the four Buddha statues on the second floor. The two buildings divide the second floor into east and west sides, and the east side is the meditation room. There is no door in the meditation room, the word meditation is hung outside the door, it is specially used for the Queen Mother to chant the scriptures here, there is a small Buddha Shakyamuni inside, sitting in the east and facing west, there is a wooden frame on the left front side of the Buddha statue to place the Buddhist scriptures, and the Buddha statue is placed in front of a futon for the Queen Mother to kneel and worship when reciting the scriptures.

On the west side of the meditation room, the entire side is copied on different papers and inks. These verses were copied by the Queen Mother herself. Then there are two stairs on the north and south sides for people to go up and down to the third floor.

The third layer is also a hollow ring design, which is slightly smaller than the second layer, and cannot be found without careful observation. Similarly, the third floor is also sealed as the east and west sides, there is also a small statue of Sakyamuni Buddha on the east side, sitting east and facing west, there is a low table in front of the Buddha statue, the table is equipped with pen, ink, paper and inkstone all the year round, and a futon is placed behind the table, for the Queen Mother to sit here and copy the scriptures. Like the second floor, the west side is also a place where the scriptures are placed. Then there is a plaque hanging on each side of the east and west, the east side reads: greed, hatred, ignorance and slowness, and the west side reads: Be cautious in words and deeds.

The design of the Pavilion is rare in the palace, and the most exquisite thing is the highest part of its roof. There is a glass ball the size of a small bowl, and as long as the light shines on the scenery from the outside, there will be a beam of light directly illuminating the four statues of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

When he first made this design, Mu Ziqin took a lot of effort to do it. Therefore, some small organs that cannot be seen have been added to the scripture pavilion. At noon on the first day of Xia Shu's arrival, he was almost shot by a small needle next to the door.

Xia Shu, who finally escaped the mechanism, turned around in front of the Buddha statue with his steps, but he didn't notice it, and when he wanted to turn over the second floor, he suddenly heard a human voice coming from a distance. He dodged and hid in a small space behind the four Buddha statues.

Pushing the door in was the Queen Mother and her personal female officer, Mama Zhao.

"Niangniang, why don't you rest at noon and come to this scripture pavilion?" Mama Zhao asked with concern while holding the Queen Mother.

"When the mourning family just fell asleep, he dreamed of the first king, and he told the mourning family that the Great Jin Kingdom has not been peaceful recently, so let the mourning family be more careful." When the Queen Mother said this, her expression was very worried, "So the mourning family wants to come to this pavilion to recite Buddhist scriptures for him." ”

"Then you have to rest and come back again. You don't rest in the middle of the day, and it's easy to get sleepy in the afternoon. At that time, if you accidentally catch the wind, you will have to spend a few days recuperating. ”

The Queen Mother didn't listen to her persuasion at all, and went directly to the scripture copying office on the third floor. In order to avoid being discovered, Xia Ji tried his best to hide in the shadows of the two Buddha statues, allowing himself to merge with the darkness.

He originally thought that the Queen Mother's copying of the scriptures would end in a while at most, but who knew that she would not come down from the third floor until the sun was in the west. Xia Yu curled up for three hours, and when the door was closed again and there was no one else in the pavilion, he staggered to his feet and moved his muscles and bones a little bit. He turned to look at the sunset outside the window, could only sigh softly, and then turned over from the place where he came to the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, and then went straight to the dream loop.

Xia Ji left the Scripture Pavilion on the front foot, and Mu Ziqin came with someone on the back foot.

The first thing Mu Ziqin did when he entered the door was to go directly to the window to observe the hidden compartment of the mechanism that had been designed, and to count the needles inside. I searched around the neighborhood, and the needles were all there.

"I didn't expect that this Xia Shu has a bit of kung fu and can easily avoid these mechanisms." Mu Ziqin sighed softly.

Who knew that as soon as he finished speaking, he heard the voice of the Queen Mother coming from outside the door.

"Wang'er, why are you so unruly today? The first thing I did when I came to Qingxia Palace was not to come to see the mourning family, but to go directly to the mourning family's scripture pavilion and look around? ”

Mu Ziqin turned around and saw Mama Zhao and Mama Li helping the Queen Mother to the door of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion left and right, and she looked like a teacher asking for guilt, which made Mu Ziqin a little scared. He immediately changed his smiling face, walked forward quickly, helped the queen mother, and said, "The queen mother forgive me." It's all the negligence of the sons. Just now, a secret guard came to report that someone in the Scripture Pavilion had touched the organ set up by Erchen here, so Erchen came to confirm whether the organ was in good condition as soon as possible. ”

"And now?" Although the Queen Mother was not very satisfied with his words, she would inevitably be worried when she heard that someone had trespassed.

"Erchen has already confirmed it. It's just that there is a problem with the details of the mechanism, and the son only needs to improve it slightly. ”

"Do you know what went wrong?"

"I think it's supposed to be summer, and the humidity of winter has all dissipated, which will inevitably cause the mechanism to loosen."

Hearing his words, the Queen Mother breathed a long sigh of relief, patted her chest with her right hand and said, "You just said that when someone came in, you were really scared to death. ”

"Now that the son-in-law has confirmed that there is nothing to do, then the son-in-law will send his mother back to the Heart Cultivation Palace."

The two chatted and returned to the Heart Cultivation Palace. When he entered the door, Mu Ziqin saw the dinner in the main hall, and remembered that it was dinner time.

He immediately confessed: "It seems that the son not only frightened the queen mother, but also disturbed the queen mother's meal. ”

The Queen Mother smiled and patted his hand on the left side, and said, "You are also worried about the safety of the Queen Mother, you can use this dinner anytime." Out of the way. ”

"In that case, let Erchen stay and dine with the queen mother."

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "You obviously didn't have a meal, and you said that you wanted to accompany the mourning family." ”

Mu Ziqin responded to the Queen Mother with a smile, helped her to the main seat, and sat down on the side.

"Today's dishes in the Summer Palace are light, and I don't know if you can get used to it." The Queen Mother said while eating the meal of the palace maid on the side.

Mu Ziqin looked at it, raised the bowl and said, "Aren't these dishes the favorite dishes of the queen mother when Erchen was young, how can there be anything that is not in tune with the appetite?" ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and then continued to eat.

After dinner, Mu Ziqin sent someone to prepare refreshments, and then he found an opportunity to talk to the Queen Mother about what had happened in the past few days.

"Queen Mother, the sons and daughters are not simply here to see the mechanism."

"The mourners know." The Queen Mother comforted, "You have already told the mourning family before that you must find a way to find out the Qianji Pavilion hidden in the palace. It's just that what do these fine works have to do with the Qianji Pavilion of the mourning family? ”

"A few days ago, a fine work sneaked into the palace and wanted to find an object hidden in the queen mother's scripture pavilion."

"That'...... Can you find an object? ”

"Nope." Mu Ziqin said this extremely disappointed.

"Looking at you like this, do you want him to find it?"

"Yes." Mu Ziqin nodded, "After all, this object is Su Qianguo's edict of succession. If the people who come can find this edict, then it means that the courtier's plan is half successful. If he can't find it, then Erchen can only think of other ways to eradicate the fine works in this palace. ”

"Is this edict really as important as you say? Or is it just the detail that is important to you? ”

"This edict, if it is found by the fine work who came to look for it, then a long time is the best. Because it is the most important thing to him. ”

"Hearing you say this, then this person who came to find the edict must be an important figure in the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of Su Qianguo?" The Queen Mother is a smart person, and after listening to what he said, she probably guessed Xia Ji's identity, and she continued: "But the heir to the throne of Su Gan who you are talking about? ”

"Yes." Mu Ziqin nodded, "If this edict is in his hands, then Erchen can find a way to help him overthrow the rule of Su Ling, the current monarch of the Su Qian Kingdom." At the same time, it can also save the people of Su Qianguo from the dire situation. ”

"In that case, then the mourning family will not go to the Scripture Pavilion according to what Heng'er said before. Let him find it quickly. ”

"No, you don't." Mu Ziqin was very happy that the Queen Mother considered him, "Queen Mother, you just need to shorten the time you go to the Scripture Pavilion every day." After all, the location of the edict was extremely hidden. If he had moved fast today, that level would have been completely searched. There are thousands of scriptures on the second and third floors, which is enough for him to turn over for a day. So the queen mother just needs to find a way to give him time. ”

The Queen Mother nodded and said, "I didn't expect my son to be so thoughtful." It seems that the mourning family will have to show it very clearly tomorrow. Otherwise, he wouldn't have much time to search. ”

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

The topic was over, and it was almost delivered, and the palace maid put the prepared peach blossom cake, walnut cake, and mung bean cake on the table, and then put a pot of fragrant jasmine tea and retreated.

At this time, the Queen Mother also asked about other topics.

"You told Aijia before that soon Su Qianguo's fine work will enter the palace with Yao'er's 'rebel army', so have you confirmed the date?"