Chapter 58: Ghosts in the Forbidden City
But people often have such a mentality: the more afraid the story, the more they want to listen to it and tell it. Even if you have nightmares and can't sleep because you're scared at night, you still have to satisfy your unsatisfying good psychology and the pleasure of curiosity.
Just like us, we have been scared into a cold sweat by the topic we discussed, but we still can't help but talk and listen. Among the three people, the old ghost's mouth was the most uncontrollable, so he preached first:
"Many people know that there is an ancient well in the Forbidden City. One night, a thief tried to steal pearls from the well in the Forbidden City.
It is said that because his grandfather's grandfather was a eunuch, he entered the palace after giving birth to his grandfather. Until the day of the fall of the Qing Dynasty, an imperial concubine jumped into a well with a pearl in her mouth and died because she could not bear the chaos in the palace. Legend has it that the pearl was so valuable that whoever could get it would be rich. If you don't make money for a lifetime, it's enough for a few lifetimes.
This matter has been passed on to the thief for the rest of his life, so he was moved. I really want to get rich, I want to enjoy wealth once and for all. So, he had evil thoughts. decided to take a risk, go to the Forbidden City, and fish out the pearl.
On this day, he came to the well in the Forbidden City, which happened to be stormy.
Suddenly! The opposite wall shone brightly, and a woman in white walked out. The woman opened her mouth to the thief and walked towards him with the pearl of the night in her mouth, and the thief died of fright on the spot. Later, the police had no way of knowing how the thief was killed, so they sent people to guard the Forbidden City.
A month later, on another stormy night, the same incident was unleashed: fortunately, there were many police officers, but they were all scared and their legs weakened. After that, there were those who got sick. There are also those who are bedridden.
What do you say about this? ”
Qian Cheng and I couldn't answer, so we could only shake our heads.
The old ghost said: "My girlfriend's college classmate is from Beijing, and his mother is a staff member of the Palace Museum.
It is said that one day after the Forbidden City was closed, an older man was patrolling. As he was walking, he noticed a middle-aged woman wearing a cheongsam in a bun in an alley in front of him. He wondered in his heart, how could there be anyone? Thinking so in his heart, he wanted to go up and ask what was going on.
Before he could get to the woman, he called out to her. But the woman didn't answer, just smiled at her. Then, he turned and walked into the wall behind him!
You hear me clearly. It's inside the wall. And not inside the door!
The old man was so frightened that he turned around and ran to find his work partner. When I found it, I told it about it. Unexpectedly, it didn't take a few days. This old man died. His work partners and friends all said: Maybe. It's really the end of the day. When the yang energy is low, you can see it.
There is also a buddy who is even more stupid:
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Forbidden City was opened to tourists. There was a man who wanted to steal treasures from the Forbidden City. So he hid inside and didn't come out when it was closed in the afternoon, wanting to steal at night. But the next day, he was found dead on the steps. It is said that you should not stay in the Forbidden City after dark, because you can't get out no matter how you go. ”
Some of what the old ghost said was something we had heard about when we were studying in Beijing. At that time, I didn't think it was so scary. But now, when the old ghost says this, there is always a hint of "cold" feeling.
The old ghost looked at me and Qian Cheng and was a little frightened, and suddenly seemed to have found a sense of accomplishment. Not only did he not stop, but he continued to add fuel and vinegar to say: "I clearly remember that it was one day in July 1999, I went to my aunt's house to play.
Since there were only more than two months left before the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Forbidden City was going to undergo a small renovation, so the Palace Museum began to control the number of people who entered. It can be said that the number of people who could enter the Forbidden City at that time was very small. By 5 o'clock, the 720,000-square-meter majestic palace had even fewer people inside.
My uncle was a designer during the renovation work, and I was sleeping in his house at the time. But that day, while I was sleeping, my uncle called me and said that he had left a drawing at home. He can't get out there, so I'll send it to him.
I was woken up by the phone and didn't feel sleepy. I thought: Of course, this little thing is not a problem. In fact, the main reason was that I hadn't been to the Forbidden City for a long time, and I wanted to take a look at it in a hurry, so I agreed. I took the drawings and rushed to the Forbidden City.
Beijing's transportation, I think you all know if you have studied in Beijing, so I don't need to say more.
By the time I arrived at the Forbidden City, it was already more than 7 o'clock in the evening, and when the car arrived at the gate of Donghua Gate, I took the drawings and entered their temporary renovation department. The small rooms in the Forbidden City all look the same, and I don't know what their names are, but I just look at a temporary sign set up at the door.
As soon as I entered the house, I handed the drawings to my uncle, who said he would be able to leave in a moment if he was busy a little longer. Anyway, I haven't seen the scene of the Forbidden City decoration, so I can go around by myself. But pay attention to safety and do not touch the things in the house. When he was done, we went to eat together.
After saying that, he gave me his tableau card, saying that no one asked me what I was doing with this, which was convenient. The only thing to remember, though, is that don't go far.
I went out with the sign, and I thought to myself: this is good, no one cares and no money is needed, so don't hurry up and take a look first. I turned around according to the location of the Forbidden City, and after about another 20 minutes, I walked to the square near the Taihe Gate. It's a big place!
Just when I was standing at the gate of the Taihe Gate and looking at the scenery, I suddenly saw a large group of people standing at the entrance of the Taihe Palace, and there were about 50 people.
Since I was standing far away from the Taihe Temple, I only saw that those people were wearing black clothes, and I didn't know what they were doing. At first, I thought it was the construction team of the renovation project, but I was also curious to see how they repaired it, so I walked over there.
When it was almost time, those people flashed into the main hall at once, and the speed was beyond my reach. And it was a little dark, and those people didn't light the lights. At that time, I thought to myself that the main hall of the Forbidden City must not be connected to electricity, just to restore the true color of the Forbidden City.
When I walked up the stone steps outside the temple, I didn't see anyone; And there was no sound at all, it was very quiet. So, I pretended to be bold and walked towards the main hall.
When I entered the main hall, it was dark and there was no one inside. And the dark hall looks so bizarre and even terrifying, who would have thought what kind of scene it was like a hundred years ago in the gloomy hall!
I wondered where all these people had gone, and I said I couldn't leave so fast!
So I went out of the main hall again and went around to the back of the hall, but I saw no one but a square. Then I walked back, thinking that my uncle was almost done and needed to go back.
When I went down the stone steps and walked for about 2 minutes, I just turned around, I! What do these people do? Where did it come from? There are still about 50 people or so, with long black clothes. I was a little confused and didn't know what to do.
As I looked around, I saw that these people were all facing away from me. There is no turning back, and there is no talking! Then why didn't they come out when I was there just now? No one came out and asked me what I was doing?
At the time, I didn't believe in anything supernatural, but I always felt strange when I saw it, and when I went back to my friend, I told him about it as it was.
He looked at me a little wrong, so he said don't tell anyone about it, just know it. Anyway, no one will believe it, it may be fate. There have been some staff members who have seen something similar before!
Since then, I haven't been to the Forbidden City much. Even if I went, I came out early. Now that I think about it, it was so real, it seemed like it was right in front of my eyes. After all these years, it's still a little creepy to think about! ”
Hearing the old ghost say this, I couldn't help but interject sarcastically: "Captain Shi, didn't you say that you are not afraid of heaven and earth?" Didn't you say that you yourself are 'invincible to a hundred poisons and a hundred ghosts are not close'? It turns out that you are scared sometimes, right? ”
"Damn, Lao Tzu is also a human being, and he is also a special flesh and blood!" When the old ghost saw that I was sarcastic about him, he was very unconvinced and said, "Don't interrupt, I haven't finished talking yet!"
In the past, my mother worked in the Forbidden City for a period of time, and I heard the personal experience of the security guards inside:
Two security guards work night shifts together at night, and in the middle of the night, one goes to the toilet. The toilet was some distance from where they were sleeping, and as soon as the man went in and closed the door, he heard a knock on the door. He felt strange, who would be in the Forbidden City at such a late hour? He asked, "Who!?" ”
Then a deep voice was heard replying, "Open the door." ”
When he opened the door, he didn't see anyone, so he wanted to go back to the bathroom. Unexpectedly, as soon as the door was closed, there was another knock on the door, and it was the same deep voice that said, "Open the door." ”
He was immediately frightened, and before he had time to lift his pants, he ran back to his sleeping place. While running, he was still wondering if the other person was teasing him. When I went back, I found that the man was still asleep, and the sleeping position had not changed. When I asked him the next day, he didn't know anything......
From then on, the man never dared to go out alone at night. Either he won't go to the toilet, or he will take his companion with him. Anyway, if you go to the toilet alone, you won't go even if you kill him.
It is said that once, he just peed in his pants. Hahahaha......"
", really?" I asked the old ghost suspiciously, "Why do you feel like you're making up a story?" ”
"Really, absolutely really! Is it interesting to lie to you? Absolutely as fake. The old ghost said.
When Qian Cheng heard the old ghost talk about this, it was like being told by the old ghost that he was in spirit, and he was immediately interested. Sweeping away the tired look just now, he said, "You remind me of a story too." (To be continued......)