Chapter 22 Digging for Treasure in the Deep Palace
In the autumn breeze, a merchant ship sails up and down the Qingjiang River.
In the cabin on the second floor of the ship, there were several slightly hoarse coughs:
"Ahem...... Ahem......"
The deck was full of travelers from all over the world, but there were few guests on the second floor, a young man in Tsing Yi, with a three-foot brocade sheath hanging from his waist, holding a tray in his hand, and pushed open the door.
Squeak –
Next to the tea table at the window of the room, there was a tall old man with a brocade robe and jade belt, a loose cloak on his body, and a pair of eyes that were gorgeous and restrained, like a lone eagle who had gone through the world.
"Master, the medicine is almost cold, take a sip, even if it can't cure the disease, it can relieve pain."
The young man in Tsing Yi put down the tray, picked up the medicine bowl from it, and put it in the old man's hand, with a deep sadness between his eyebrows.
But the old man's reaction was quite flat, and his fingers pushed the medicine bowl away:
"This medicine can relieve pain, but it disturbs people's minds, and once they are addicted to it, they can't extricate themselves and can't touch it. Originally, your uncle got some news of the snow lake flowers, maybe the starting effect, I never wanted to have a smooth ride for a lifetime, and I grew old because of my brother's corpse in the wilderness......"
The boy in Tsing Yi sat down next door and persuaded:
"When people die like lights go out, please mourn Master. This time I went to the Xihai Ministries, I thought I could find some snow lake flowers, but I didn't think that the four major ministries together couldn't take out one or two. It's only been two years since the snow lake bloomed......"
"The treatment has to start from the source, and if the source is not removed, no matter how much snow lake flowers there are, it can only play a moderating role. If you want to recover your body, you still have to look at the capital. ”
"Alas......"
When the boy in Tsing Yi heard this, he got up and came to the window and looked at the gradually prosperous riverbank:
"Xue Baijin is unwilling to conspire with us, and the empress doesn't know the strength of the battle, plus the two martial arts of Xuanji Zhenren and Night Terror Hall, only relying on the master to suppress the formation, this trip is really uneasy...... Although the 'Imprisoned Dragon Miasma' was brought from the West Sea Tribes, this thing has been lost for a hundred years, and I don't know if the West Sea Tribes are now equipped with it as domineering as rumored......"
The old man shook his head: "The difficulty in this matter is not in one or two martial artists, but in the general trend." The empress has worked hard for ten years to accumulate great power, and if we wait for it to be successful, King Yan will be forcibly added to the yellow robe, and he will be infamous for killing the monarch on his back, and he may not be able to sit firmly in the world, but King Liang may instead take advantage of the fisherman. If it weren't for the situation, I would have waited a few more years for the teacher......"
As he was talking, a large group of soldiers and horses appeared in the extreme distance on the riverbank, as well as the sound of horns:
"Whew-"
"Whew-"
The old man got up and came to the window to take a look, and it could be seen that hundreds of forbidden troops in front of him held high the dragon flag to open the way, and the messengers stood on both sides of the road in five steps and one post, and the chariots, horses and people all retreated to the grass on the side of the road, bowing their heads and not daring to raise their heads at will.
In the middle of the battle are more than ten carriages, the front of the big car is particularly eye-catching, in front of the six horses with pure white fur clouds treading snow, the width of the carriage occupies almost the entire official road, on both sides are knights with masks, cautiously scanning the surrounding grass and trees.
In the rear is the sword and shield foot soldiers, and the crowded team, there are officials, cars, horses, miscellaneous servants, etc., the whole team is lined up on the official road, stretching for nearly two miles.
Seeing this battle, the boy in Tsing Yi subconsciously took half a step back into the darkness and sighed:
"No matter how big the pomp and circumstance of the Jianghu people are, compared with the emperor's honor guard, it is also a small thing. No wonder everyone wants to be emperor. ”
"People think about being superior, not the name of an emperor, if there are immortals in this world, how many people can look down on the emperors of the world."
"Master is talking about ......"
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"Whew-"
"Whew-"
Between the mighty teams, a thick horn sounded from time to time.
The six-horse chariot was in the middle of the procession, surrounded by thirty guards dressed in unicorn armor on horseback, dressed in the same way as the forbidden army in front of them, but all wearing black visors.
This move is not to distinguish the types of troops, but the people who walk in front of the imperial chariot are composed of black ya, secret guards, and masters in the forbidden army, both men and women, young and old, and then wearing their own uniforms is a mess, which does not look very elegant.
In the imperial chariot, the empress was dressed in a red and black dragon robe, and the twelve jade algae hanging from the crown on her head covered her stunning face, although she was dressed very formally, she sat as lazily as ever, with her left leg on her right leg, her arm resting on the armrest, and looking at both sides of the river through the tulle window.
In the small bath in the morning, I accidentally played with it, and was seen by a man in a big place, if I changed to an ordinary woman, I would definitely be cranky, and my face would be red from time to time.
But the empress is obviously not an ordinary woman, and it is not the first time that she has been seen by the Night Terrors, so she is quite calm in her heart, just looking at all kinds of things on the side of the road, and occasionally glancing behind her.
Night Terror Hall as the second in command of the black ya, on the occasion of the empress's patrol, it was obviously impossible for him to flirt with the girl in the carriage behind, and at this time he also changed into a black light unicorn armor, and the horse carried the dragon spear on the side, walking on the grass outside the official road, watching the situation on both sides of the official road.
On the side of the Night Terror Hall, there is a black-armored knight of similar height, although the shoulder and back are obviously thinner than the Night Terror Hall, but the chest is still supported, and even a little tight, with the black Lin gun hanging on the side of the horse, with the helmet on the helmet, it looks majestic and majestic, and it is not inferior to the Night Terror Hall around him.
Night Terror looked at the two heart goggles on Da Ben's chest, both of them were a little distressed, and couldn't figure out how she squeezed the majestic fat head dragon into the breastplate, and after walking for a while, he asked:
"If Your Highness is uncomfortable, just go back to the car and rest, it's not far away, what are you doing with this thing."
Dongfang left people to wear armor and went out because she had a good figure, and she was very heroic in armor, so she specially wore it for Night Terror Hall. Although his chest was flattened by the palace maid wearing armor, and his breathing was a little suffocated, he still held his head high and posed majestic:
"The Great Wei Dynasty established the country by force, and the descendants of both men and women have to learn to ride and shoot kung fu, if they can't even wear armor, how can they go to the battlefield in the future?"
Night Terror Hall shook his head secretly, but there was no joke, although the stupid martial arts were not much different from none to him, but in the eyes of ordinary people, he was the same as Xiao Yunli, he was already a top master who could fly on the wall, and there was really no problem in the last battlefield. He thought for a moment and suggested:
"Your Highness's python costume can be customized to suit women's styles, and armor can also be custom-made, huh...... The other dimensions remain the same, and the round deck is changed to a semi-circular ......"
"Half circle?"
Dongfang Liren looked down at the breastplate slightly, imagining the appearance of wearing armor with two big steamed buns on his chest, and his voice was cold:
"Does that sound like a word?"
Night Terror Hall thought about it carefully, this kind of female knight's dress seemed to be more suitable for seducing the princess in the boudoir, so he smiled lightly and didn't suggest any more.
Yutan Villa is not far from the capital, but there are too many people behind and there are many foot soldiers, and the speed is not too fast, and it takes nearly two hours from the palace to reach Chaolu Peak.
Chaolu Mountain is adjacent to the Hibiscus Pond, and the royal gardens are all within a radius of several miles, that is, the private property of the empress, with the preparations that began a few days ago, the grass on the periphery of the villa has become a temporary camp, and the transferred forbidden army is stationed at the foot of the mountain.
The chariot in which the queen mother and the empress rode directly entered Zhuangzi from the imperial road, accompanied by many palace maids; The Night Terror Hall patrolled the White Rock Avenue outside the villa, and it was not until the people who came over arrived at their respective locations that they were able to regain their freedom.
After sending the clumsy man who had always been a teammate back to his sleeping place in the villa, Night Terror went to the wing room arranged for him to remove his armor.
The unicorn armor of the Imperial City Forbidden Army is extremely fine, and there are fourteen or fifteen light parts, and the Night Terror Hall has not been in contact with the armor before, and it can't be broken, so it's quite troublesome to take off, and when the house is slowly cleaning up in front of the mirror, I heard movement outside the door.
Stomping~
Night Terror Hall turned his head to look out the window, and saw a real person dressed in white walking from the corridor, so he stopped his movements and asked:
"The Holy One is all settled?"
Xuanji Zhenren entered the house, saw the tough appearance of the night terror hall in black armor, and his eyes were quite appreciative, and he came to help him, and responded:
"The Holy Lord and the Queen Mother are bathing in the Dragon Washing Pool, and they will take the time to come and tell you something. I went to check this morning, and the master under the prince of Yan Wang was Fang Shijie alone, and there were hundreds of attendants brought over, but there were few outstanding martial arts.
"The prince of Yanwang went to Wutong Street last night, and he took Fang Shijie with him lightly, and drank flower wine with several sons of Wendeqiao in Jinping Building, and went back to his room to sleep when he got drunk halfway, and he didn't bring any birds......"
"Fang Shijie is alone...... No birds......"
Hearing this, Night Terror Hall frowned - as a guard, investigation and arrest are secondary, and the protection target is the primary task without leaving the target, and in the case of uncertain risks, it is normal to send the protection target to a safe location as soon as possible.
He was still in the back alley last night, and the location where Yan Wang Shizi was located should be the main building on Front Street, separated by several buildings from each other, but Fang Shijie went out directly and threw the drunk Yan Wang Shizi into the house alone, no matter how unreasonable he thought.
"Do any of your friends have any guards?"
"They are all gentlemen of high-ranking families, and there must be guards, but they are just martial artists who are not in the stream, and they are not worth mentioning."
Night Terror Hall pondered: "Since the prince of Yan Wang is drunk, and there are no masters around, it is impossible for Fang Shijie to leave easily when he finds an uninvited guest. I guess the prince of Yan Wang was not drunk at all, and when he went to Jinping Tower yesterday, he saw someone in secret; There is a high probability that the bird was raised by this person, and his ability will not be small, and it makes Fang Shijie trust ...... very much"
Xuanji Zhenren stood in front of him and took off his breastplate:
"The prince of Yan Wang used to run around with a person, and Fang Shijie did a lot of errands to check out; The protection is so lax, I prefer that the prince of Yan Wang himself is good at martial arts.
"The children of the royal family have all practiced martial arts since childhood, and the prince of Yan Wang has many teachers, no matter how bad the martial arts are, it should be similar to leaving people, but the prince of Yan Wang has been in Beijing for ten years and has never moved, and the specific strength is not clear."
Night Terror thought about it, and felt that this was reasonable, if he could protect himself, he really didn't need guards to be in front of him at all times. He thought for a moment and said:
"What are the recent movements of the prince of Yan Wang?"
"I have nothing to do all day, and I can't guess the movement, I only know that the son of a prince of Wendeqiao has a birthday today and is feasting in the city. The prince of Yan Wang usually plays with these people, and he may be there. ”
Night Terror nodded and didn't ask any more.
When the armor skirt is taken off, only a light black lining is left on the body.
"Thank you."
Night Terror Hall thanked him, and was about to pick up his robe and change it on, but when he saw the beautiful and moving Fairy Lu in front of him, his eyes moved downward, and he secretly glanced at the place where his daughter's house should not be seen.
Night Terror Hall looked down, it was very normal and there was nothing embarrassing, and it was clear what Xuanji was really looking at, and he was a little speechless:
"I'm not a donkey, how can I be anywhere or whatever. Last time, I really fainted, you helped me apply the medicine, I thought it was Ning'er, so there was something indecent......"
Seeing that Night Terror held his head high to prove that he was not a person of lust, Xuanji's real eyes were playful, and he leaned back a little, his plump buttocks were pillowed on the table, his arms were wrapped around his chest, and he made the action of squeezing watermelon intentionally or unintentionally:
"Really?"
Xuanji's real body is very well-proportioned, although the scale of the placket is not comparable to the royal mother and daughter, and it is also humiliating compared with Sanniang, but the scale is not small, and it is just enough to be able to hold it with one hand.
At this time, the arms around the chest were deliberately squeezed, and the placket showed an overwhelming tension, and the unique temperament of the half-demon girl and half-Guanyin was even more amazing.
Night Terror Hall frowned, feeling that this master and apprentice were simply amazing, in the face of such obvious flirtation, he was afraid that his body would react normally, so he turned his gaze away and took the robe:
"Fairy Lu, please respect yourself."
"What do I respect myself? I'm tired of standing and I can't lean on it. ”
Xuanji Zhenren propped up the table with both hands, pressed the robe on the table, and tilted his head to look at the night terror hall a few feet away:
"I'm talking to you about business, what are you going to do next? How are you going to check it? ”
Night Terror Hall was wearing a single shirt and thin pants, and seeing that Xuanji Zhenren had to tease him, he pressed forward directly and pressed his hands on the edge of the table.
Syllable~
Xuanji Zhenren was slightly leaned back by this action, was slammed on the table by the wall, and frowned:
"What do you want to do?"
"Fairy Lu, you want to talk about business, can you wait for me to get dressed and talk?"
"You're not wearing clothes right now? Just show your neck, are you afraid that I won't be able to see it? ”
The night terror hall had nothing to say, and pondered a little in his heart, and made a slight surprise in his eyes, and raised his eyes to look out the window behind Xuanji's real person:
"Yuhu?"
!!
Xuanji Zhenren's fragrant shoulders trembled slightly when she was shocked by this, although she didn't hear any movement, but Yuhu's martial arts were not low, and she really sneaked out of the room, and it was not impossible for her not to notice it.
For this reason, Xuanji Zhenren sighed in his heart, quickly pushed away the night terror hall that was still supporting the table, stood up straight, put on a dignified posture that a division commander should have, and looked back.
Swish~
Night Terror Hall quickly pulled his robe over, waved it back and covered it, his eyes teasing:
"What are you nervous about? Isn't it asking about business? ”
“……”
Xuanji Zhenren found that the window was empty, his eyes narrowed slightly, turned around, raised his embroidered shoes and stepped on the feet of the Night Terror:
"You're so rude, blame me for reacting too much? Can I be so comfortable that people can see you pinning me on the table? ”
After saying that, he turned around and drifted away.
Night Terror Hall shook his head secretly, and after saying "Fairy Lu walks slowly", he put on his clothes with satisfaction......
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Time flies into the night.
On the east side of the imperial city, a carriage with the family emblem of the word 'Pei' slowly drove through the streets and alleys.
Night Terror sat outside the carriage as a coachman, squatting on his shoulders with birds looking around. In the carriage behind him, Pei Xiangjun was dressed very formally, but his demeanor was quite idle, half leaning on the small couch, with an inexplicable smile on the corner of his mouth.
Luo Ning sat upright by the car window, her temperament was like an iceberg, and her eyes sometimes glanced at Pei Sanniang's buttocks.
Yesterday, Luo Ning blew the pillow wind on the man in advance, and ran to check the results in the morning, and found that Sanniang was making up in Meizizi, she thought that the thief didn't do it again, and only after asking did she know that Sanniang was drunk last night, and the thief did something bad......
According to Luo Ning's estimation, being bullied like that, Sanniang should not be able to get up with her ass blooming, but she didn't think that Sanniang didn't react at all, and even smiled from time to time with a glorious face, as if she had taken advantage of the sky.
After observing all day and not finding anything unusual about Sanniang, Luo Ning couldn't help but ask:
"Sanniang, what are you laughing at?"
Pei Xiangjun was opened for the second time last night, and he was tossed by the jade radish that was ashamed to death, and he didn't dare to see anyone in the morning, and he hasn't eased up until now. However, in front of the fox girl, she couldn't show that she couldn't bear it, and said casually:
"What do you care I laugh at...... Speaking of the kind of method that Mrs. Wang said, it is really interesting, that feeling...... How can I tell you, I used to drink fruit wine normally, sweet and not intoxicating, but there was nothing special about it; And that method is to drink good spirits, and the lips and teeth will not wake up for three days, and the more aftertaste, the more interesting it is......"
“……”
Luo Ning saw that Sanniang's angry appearance did not seem to be fake, and he suddenly regretted it a little in his heart. After all, if this is the case, wouldn't she give each other's first most wonderful experience to Sanniang? Isn't this water in the braincase......
She didn't wake up for three days, and the thief was coming normally, and her soul was almost gone, so she couldn't drown the bed......
What do you think......
Luo Ning's mind was obviously confused, and she couldn't suppress her thoughts a little, so she continued to make a cold appearance, looking out the window in a daze.
Night Terror Hall was driving outside, and I could hear the deception of the two daughters-in-law, and I felt a little funny.
He estimated in his heart that Ning Er must be curious, and next time he might take the initiative to speak and personally verify Sanniang's statement.
For this reason, he must not interject nonsense, otherwise Ning'er will be angry with him after crying.
The convoy traveled all the way and soon came to the east gate of the imperial city.
Now the empress has moved to Yutan Villa, but the imperial city is an imperial city after all, and there are gold, silver, jewelry and cultural relics files in it, and it is impossible to become an empty city.
The Night Terror Hall had been allowed to take the two women to Minglong Pond to practice in the morning, and after arriving at the token, the palace gate was released.
Night Terror Hall followed the old road, took Ning Er and Sanniang through the corridor, and came to the Yongle Palace, where it can be seen that there are only sporadic lights in the huge palace city, and basically no people can be seen moving around.
As the empress's dormitory, the Cheng'an Palace, because all the personal attendants followed to Yutan Mountain, there were no lights.
After the Night Terror Hall came to the Cheng'an Palace, he couldn't find anyone after a glance, so he came to the side hall near the Minglong Map, took out the key given by Ben Ben and opened a door:
"You have been living here for the past two days, and King Jing has instructed the palace people in other places not to worry about being disturbed......
The room is a place for the palace maid to live, very neat and there is nothing to say, after the three of them and a bird took a look, they walked to the lake water pavilion.
The Night Terror Hall kept the jade bone diagram for the past few days, and took it directly with him, and after coming to the center of the lake and letting the two of them take it seriously, they went to the garden outside the hall and began to study what was left over from the previous dynasty.
Stupid and Tiger Niuniu trusted themselves so much, it was impossible for Night Terror Hall to give the important objects buried in the previous dynasty to the Pingtian Sect as a help in the rebellion. If it is a good thing that benefits the country and the people, it may be able to help the court in turn; But this news was taught by Pingtian, so I can only secretly open it and take a look.
The mechanism created by the previous dynasty is very strange to open the secret pavilion, is to move a few landscape stones in the garden near the rockery to the corresponding position in turn, as the weight is pressed, the quicksand underground begins to slide down, and the door of the secret room can be opened after a day or so; When closed, the water flowing out of the Ringing Dragon Pond will lift the quicksand back to its original position.
The Night Terror Hall was originally just an experiment, and after so much time, if the mechanism was broken, there would be a plausible answer; But for the emperor's secret room, if there is a problem, the craftsman is in accordance with the millennium project standards to repair, he just put the landscape stone in its proper position, then faintly heard the underground 'rustle~' subtle sound, it should be directly started.
Night Terror waited in front of the rockery for a while, and after thinking that there was no problem, he came to the water pavilion:
"The mechanism can still be used, and tomorrow we will be able to see what is falling from the previous dynasty. You cultivate first, I'll go out to investigate the case, and let Bird Bird inform me if there's anything, and I'll come back at any time. ”
"Tsk." The bird lying on the edge of the water pavilion agreed.
Pei Xiangjun reminded: "Wu Kui also misses, you go out alone and pay attention." ”
Luo Ning said: "You bring the birds with you, the palace is so tightly guarded, even a mosquito can't fly in, what can happen." ”
Night Terror Hall knew that there was also something sentry around the prince of Yan Wang, and taking a bird in disguise might expose his identity, so he just asked the two of them to practice well, so he walked quickly outside the palace.
However, before leaving Miyagi, Night Terror Hall suddenly remembered a very important thing - the ginkgo tree!
Now the Queen Mother also went to Yutan Villa to recuperate, accompanied by the secret guard Yang Lan, and the Fushou Palace, which had few palace maids, was directly gone, so if you don't go to see what your father-in-law explained, how long will you wait?
Thinking of this, the Night Terror Hall turned around and came directly to the Fushou Palace on the northwest side of the imperial city.
Fushou Palace is dark, and the canopy behind the dormitory is higher than the ginkgo trees in the palace, which looks particularly eye-catching in the moonlight.
There is a swing hanging under the ginkgo tree, and the rope is wrapped in colored cloth, and the workmanship is very beautiful, but there is no one hanging here, and it also shows a bit of depression.
Night Terrors came to the bottom of the tree, looked up for a moment, and without delay, began to look in the courtyard.
According to the guidance of the father-in-law's letter, the "Singing Dragon" was buried under the third stone brick against the wall on the west side of the ginkgo tree.
The ginkgo tree is very large, the root is a tree altar, surrounded by white stones, and the floor tiles are also large bricks.
Night Terror came to the west side of the ginkgo tree, found the third floor tile, and turned it over to look at it.
The floor tiles were large, and there was compacted earth underneath, and he turned them over with his saber, and then plunged the knife into the dirt to inspect it, but it was not deep enough to be blocked by a hard object.
!!
Night Terror's eyes lit up, and he turned over the soil by the moonlight, but saw that there was a jade box buried inside, and the texture was exactly the same as the box where the jade bone diagram was placed, and his heartbeat couldn't help but be a little faster.
Wow –
A slight voice sounded, and the scene in the jade box disappeared into view.
Night Terror looked at it, and his expression stiffened slightly.
I saw that there was nothing golden in the jade box the size of a book, but a hairpin, which looked extremely exquisite, and the hairpin head was a very rare kitten shape, which was obviously worn by a little girl.
"What the hell is this......
Night Terror picked up the girl's hairpin and looked at it carefully, and then looked at the dirt pit, and the bottom of his eyes was inexplicable.
Could it be that the news of the stepfather is wrong......
Or rather, Crazy Tooth fell into a chaotic battle back then, and after grabbing it, he didn't open it at all, so he was buried here and escaped from Miyagi...... No, the pit was dug out of a stroke, how could it not be seen......
Sixty years have passed, and a little palace maid who cleans accidentally found here, didn't recognize the things inside, sold the Minglong picture as gold, and found a piece of jewelry to bury here to commemorate her youth......
Night Terror frowned and thought for a long time, although it was a little disappointed that the thing was gone, but at least there were some clues left, as long as you followed this hairpin, you might be able to find your whereabouts.
Thinking of this, Night Terror put away the hairpin, and buried the box back because it was not easy to handle, and after tamping the ground and covering it with floor tiles, he cleaned up all the clues and left quietly......
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Recommend one: "Cultivating Immortals: Starting from a Heart", a classical fairy, with good writing skills, full of suspense at the beginning, and delicate emotional line description, you can take a look if you are interested.
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