Chapter 189: The Golden Box That Can't Be Opened
The next day, Gu Liuxi felt that her body was fine, and she wanted to return to the palace, but she was forbidden to enter the imperial city, because the queen mother decreed that no one was allowed to enter or leave the palace at will without her approval.
Before the crown prince was found, the queen was in charge of the entire palace alone.
Although Gu Liuxi is a big celebrity next to the princess, but now the person in charge is the queen, and the guards dare not disobey, not to mention that now that the prince is nowhere to be found, the queen's temper is becoming more and more irritable, and no one dares to challenge her authority at this time.
Gao Jun wanted to theorize, but was stopped by Gu Liuxi, "Don't make trouble at this time, it is estimated that they are also acting according to orders, and the errand bearers are also involuntarily, so let's not bother them." "
Gao Jun's face was gloomy and he didn't say a word.
Gu Liuxi nodded towards the guards, "Sorry, excuse me, we'll leave right away." "
Regardless of whether Gao Jun wants to or not, he will be dragged away directly.
After walking a long way, Gu Liuxi let go of his hand.
Gao Jun asked puzzledly: "Aren't you going to enter the palace to find the national teacher to inquire about the whereabouts of the princess?" "
"However, the queen has decreed that no one shall enter the palace without her will. "
Gao Jun raised his eyebrows, "Then what should we do now?" "
Gu Liuxi looked thoughtful, "We can't enter the palace to find a national teacher, we can find another way." "
"You want to break into the palace at night? "At this time, it is not a good choice to break into the palace at night, because the emperor died suddenly, and the palace compound must be heavily guarded at the moment, and it is found that the gains outweigh the losses when you rush in.
Gu Liuxi shook his head, "No, breaking into the palace at night at this time will cause trouble, and the other way I said is to go to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first, maybe he should be in one place."
Gao Jun was curious, "Where is it?" "
"Let's go! I'll tell you when I get there. "
Gu Liuxi took Gao Jun to Xinyue Building, Cangdu came in not very peaceful, and there were many fewer guests in Xinyue Building, and when Gu Liuxi arrived, the shopkeeper was still dozing, and there were few people in the entire Xinyue Building.
Gu Liuxi first found a place to sit down, a few guests next to him were whispering, the tables were relatively close, and Gu Liuxi could clearly hear the other party's chat.
"Dude, did you hear that? The palace has had a big incident in recent days. "
"Oh! We've just come back from a field out of town, and we haven't heard of it, so you're here to tell us what's going on. "
"Alright! All right! Let me tell you that the emperor was assassinated in the imperial study a few days ago and died. "
"What? Is there such a thing? "
"Shhhh Be quiet, and tell you, the strange things are yet to come! As soon as the emperor died, the prince disappeared immediately, and after the prince disappeared, even the princess who had always been favored by the emperor disappeared, and now the palace is in chaos. "
"Ahh The prince is missing, what can I do with the palace, the country can't be without a king for a day! "
"Not really! Now the queen is looking for people everywhere. "
"No wonder as soon as we entered the city, we saw the Imperial Guards patrolling everywhere, and a few of us thought it was the emperor of that country visiting! "
"You don't know, the day before yesterday, several ministers jointly wrote a letter, recommending that the seventh prince temporarily inherit the unification, but was suppressed by the queen mother, our Cangyue Empire is the eldest son, and the seventh prince is still the seventh son! "
"This is the same, but if the crown prince can't find the throne for a day, he can't keep it in the air. "
"Huh! Not really! So! I heard from a relative of the official that the ministers had begun to put pressure on the queen yesterday, but fortunately, the national teacher arrived and stopped the battle. "
"Ahh Let's talk about how the national teacher stopped this war? "
"I heard! For the sake of the national teacher, those ministers gave him a day, and if they couldn't find His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, they would have to set up a new emperor, and the national teacher agreed. "
Listening to their conversation, Gu Liuxi couldn't help frowning, what if the national teacher couldn't find the prince within a day?
If you want to talk about the eldest son as respect, it should also be the second prince, this second prince she has seen once in the palace, this person has a fat head and big ears, at first glance is a useless material, if the throne is given to him, the Cangyue Empire will be in danger, if this is the case, she hopes that the seventh prince will be the emperor, at least the seventh prince is also a talent, the most important thing is that people have great ambitions, and they will definitely lead the Cangyue Empire on the road to a strong country in the future.
However, the most important thing is to find Prince Xiche first, and I don't know if Prince Xiche has come back here.
She looked around, but there was no Xiche in sight.
Heichhe didn't come back here, but if he didn't, where would he go?
Forget it, let's go to the shopkeeper and ask first! Don't tell Gao Jun about this for the time being, lest he think about her identity again.
Having made up her mind to go to the shopkeeper, Gu Liuxi stood up and said to Gao Jun: "I'll ask the shopkeeper something, you are here first... Gu Liuxi didn't say anything, and glanced at the table next to him.
Gao Jun nodded approvingly.
Gu Liuxi went to the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper was sleeping soundly, Gu Liuxi shouted at him a few times and there was no response, she simply pushed him.
The shopkeeper suddenly woke up, "Excuse me... Do you need to eat or sharpen the guest officer? "
"Shopkeeper, it's me. "
"Ahh Look at... "
"Shhhh Call me Konishi. Gu Liuxi made a silent gesture towards the shopkeeper.
After all, the shopkeeper was a person who had gone through the big wind and waves, so he immediately understood it and changed his words: "Xiaoxi, what kind of wind is blowing you here today." "
Gu Liuxi lowered his voice and said, "I came today to ask the shopkeeper, has Xiao Fang been back here recently?" "
"Ahh You said that Xiao Fang's stinky boy, no! I don't say a word when I go, I'm really angry when I say it, you say that this person is really, I am so good to him on weekdays, and I don't want to say a word when I go, and I don't want any salary, if there is something urgent to tell me, I am not the kind of person who is unreasonable, right? "
Gu Liuxi just asked the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper began to spit bitterness on her.
Three black lines appeared on Gu Liuxi's forehead, and she secretly thought in her heart that he was originally the kind of unreasonable person, but she naturally didn't say this sentence directly.
"How's it going, did you ask anything? As soon as Gu Liuxi came back, Gao Jun began to ask questions.
Gu Liuxi shook his head, "No!" Nothing was asked. "
Gao Jun asked, "Then what are you going to do now?" "
Gu Liuxi sighed, "I don't know, let's look for it first!" Let's see if we can find His Royal Highness the Crown Prince... "
They walked all over the streets and alleys, but they still couldn't find the whereabouts of His Royal Highness the Prince, not only them, but even the national teacher couldn't find the missing Prince Xiche.
The day passed quickly, and even the national teacher could not find the whereabouts of His Royal Highness the Prince, and the queen had to accept her fate.
In the early dynasty, several parties have been arguing over who should be recommended to inherit the throne, logically speaking, the second prince should be on the throne, but the second prince really has no ambitions, and more people are willing to support the seventh prince, after all, the record of the seventh prince is obvious to everyone, and even General Gu, who has always been established, has stood on the side of the seventh prince.
Originally, the Seven Princes were in a great situation, but at a critical moment, they found that the jade seal was missing, and they searched the entire palace but could not find the whereabouts of the jade seal.
So, the national teacher calculated a hexagram, the destiny of heaven returned, and the person who found the jade seal would be the true dragon son of the Cangyue Empire, so there was another storm of jade seals in the imperial court.
Regarding the government affairs, it is still temporarily in charge of the queen, the lord of the harem.
Speaking of the jade seal, Gu Liuxi immediately thought of the golden box she found in the secret room of the imperial study, could it be that the jade seal was inside the box?
She worked hard but couldn't open the gold box, the box was made of pure gold, and the knife couldn't be cut and smashed, but it hurt her.
If it is really a jade seal inside, then she can give it to the Seventh Prince, and it can be regarded as helping the Seventh Prince, if not, she can help her in the future!
couldn't open it, Gu Liuxi went directly to the Seventh Prince's Mansion, but unfortunately the housekeeper and the Seventh Prince's Mansion were not there, so Gu Liuxi could only wait in the Prince's Mansion.
Wait, wait, wait... I couldn't stand the sleepiness and accidentally fell asleep.
When she woke up, it was completely dark, and at some point, she had been moved back into her room, which was the same room she had lived in, and it hadn't changed at all.
She thought that it was the Seventh Prince who had returned, and immediately ran to the Seventh Prince's room.
Seeing Gu Liuxi rushing in in a hurry, Lan Shan Yucha frowned quietly, "Why are you in such a hurry to find me?" "
Gu Liuxi calmed down for a moment before saying, "There is something I have been hesitating about telling you. "
"Say, something. "
Gu Liuxi swallowed his saliva and told Lanshan Yucha the origin of the golden box according to the story he had made up before he came.
Lan Shan Yucha stared at the golden box on the desk, frowned, and said: "You mean that on the night of the emperor's death, you walked through the imperial garden, and suddenly a golden box fell in front of you out of thin air, and then you heard someone shouting to catch the assassin, you picked up the box and immediately rushed to the imperial study, but you saw the emperor die?" "
Gu Liuxi nodded, and said without changing his face: "Yes, it was too chaotic at the time, and I could only bring the box back, but I couldn't open the box after using many methods, and I didn't know what was hidden inside." "
Lan Shan Yucha looked at Gu Liuxi, "Have you mentioned this matter to anyone else?" "
Gu Liuxi shook his head, "The stakes are very high, I don't dare to say it to others, I still decide to tell you after thinking about it, it's up to you to decide." She said that she was loyal and bold, and Lanshan Yucha also believed it.
"Very good, don't tell the outside world to remove this in advance, this box is kept by me, you will rest in the palace today, and you don't have to go back to the palace." "
Gu Liuxi hesitated, "But... Gao Jun is still waiting for her at the inn, if she doesn't go back, Gao Jun will be in a hurry.
Lan Shan Yucha glanced at her flatly, "Don't you want to know what's in this box?" Stay and I'll let you know as soon as the box is opened. "
"Yes. "He's said so, and she's still not a word.