The inner city of the Great Qi Palace is in the middle of the capital, the position of the axis of the four city gates, from the west city where the Duanwang Mansion is located, the carriage where Xiang Hao and Qin Wen sat walked for about half an hour before they came to the long street outside the inner city.

The carriage was stopped by the guards on the periphery of the inner city, and after checking the tokens for Xiang Hao and Qin Wen to enter the city, the carriage was parked outside the long street, and Qin Wen and Xiang Hao were led by the guards into the long bluestone street on foot.

Xiang Hao explained softly to Qin Wen at this time, this is the only way for officials to go to court every day, all official sedan chairs, carriages and the like must be parked outside, and then walk into the inner city, and now this time has passed, so in addition to the two of them, there are only some eunuchs and palace maids on the long street.

Outside the noon gate, a majestic palace stood in front of Qin Wen's eyes, the dark red palace wall more than three zhang high faintly had the fluctuation of aura, Qin Wen knew that the city wall was just a decoration for defense, and the entire palace was shrouded in a powerful formation.

The Praetorian Guards escorted them outside the palace gate, and then the guards in silver armor led them to the worship room, where a middle-aged eunuch saluted and said, "What is the matter with the pickaxe boy today?"

Xiang Hao also returned the salute: "Father-in-law, it was arranged by the Queen Mother to let Xiang Hao bring the Danshi from the house into the palace today, and I also ask my father-in-law to report it." ”

The middle-aged eunuch nodded, and then asked Qin Wen and Xiang Hao to sit in the worship room, and he sent a little eunuch to the queen mother's palace to report, and after about half a pillar of incense, the little eunuch came back and said: "Pickaxe son, the queen mother declares a meeting, please come with me." ”

After Xiang Hao said goodbye to the middle-aged eunuch, he followed the little eunuch out of the worship room, passed through the official road where the ministers walked in the court, and walked along the corridor between the two palace walls.

Looking around, no one noticed them, the little eunuch slowed down, deliberately fell in front of Xiang Hao, and whispered: "Gongzi Kuang is also in the queen mother's palace now, and when I reported just now, the queen mother was also in a good mood." ”

Xiang Hao took out a high-grade spirit stone from his storage bag, and then held it in the palm of his hand and handed it to the cuff of the little eunuch in a concealed manner, and said in a low voice: "Thank you for the reminder." ”

The little eunuch quietly put the spirit stone into his sleeve, and continued to walk towards the front without distraction, and when he came to the front of the Tai** door, he suddenly saw a wrinkled eunuch who was sending Xiang Kuang out, followed by Zhao Feng.

Xiang Kuang also saw Xiang Hao at this time, so he greeted him with a smile on his face, and said with a slight salute: "Xiang Kuang has seen the second brother." ”

Xiang Hao also smiled slightly on his face and said: "What a coincidence, the fifth brother also came to visit the Queen Mother today, and the fifth brother didn't tell the elder brother, let's come together, so as not to make the Queen Mother too troubled." ”

At this time, the wrinkled old eunuch had already waved his hand to let the little eunuch go back, and also looked at Xiang Hao with a smile and said: "The pickaxe boy is here, the queen mother was still talking to you in front of Kuang Gongzi just now, Kuang Gongzi, the old slave will be sent here, just take the pickaxe Gongzi in." ”

Xiang Kuang's face was stunned, but he immediately saluted: "Gonggong Liu is polite, Xiang Kuang will go back by himself." After speaking, he also bowed his hand to this pickaxe, and took Zhao Song to walk outside along the road from which Xiang Hao came.

Qin Wen didn't expect that he could meet Zhao Song here, although Zhao Song couldn't hide his killing intent towards Qin Wen in his eyes, but he also knew that this was definitely not the place to do it himself, Qin Wen knew in his heart that he was not his opponent now, and he didn't dare to make a move here, so he looked at him coldly.

It wasn't until the old eunuch led Xiang Hao into the palace gate that Qin Wen withdrew his gaze and walked in.

The old eunuch said to Xiang Hao with a smile on his face as he walked: "Recently, the Queen Mother often mentions the pickaxe son, saying that you have filial piety and sent the Dingyan Pill, and the old slave is also very curious, is it difficult to find the dispensing of this kind of pill? How long does it take to refine a furnace?"

Xiang Hao was slightly stunned, Dingyan Dan has now brought a lot of benefits to the house, and he didn't know how to answer such a question about the secret of the pill for a while, so he had to look at Qin Wen.

Qin Wen couldn't help but smile slightly, the people he had seen before who asked for pills did not know how many, and he already understood the old eunuch's mind in his heart, so he opened his mouth and said: "Father-in-law, although this kind of pill is not easy to refine, but the house still stores a few pieces during this time, and when the prince enters the palace again another day, he will give one to his father-in-law." ”

Xiang Hao also suddenly realized at this time, and hurriedly said: "Yes, I have only been thinking about visiting the Queen Mother for the past few days, and I have forgotten to bring the pill to my father-in-law, and I hope that my father-in-law will forgive me, and I will bring another Dingyan Pill to my father-in-law tomorrow." ”

Gonggong Liu looked at Qin Wen with appreciation in his eyes, and then said: "I don't know what the price of this elixir is, the old slave will prepare some spirit stones tomorrow, to tell the truth, the old slave is not for himself, he has served the Queen Mother for so long, and the old slave's appearance of the old dragon bell also makes the Queen Mother and his old man upset." ”

Xiang Hao hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Gonggong Liu is now outside, even if it is a more precious pill than this, as long as you say a word, Xiang Hao will also offer it with both hands." ”

Gonggong Liu was no longer humble, so he smiled slightly and said, "Then thank you Pickaxe." ”

At this time, the three of them had already come to the gate of the palace where the Queen Mother lived, and Gonggong Liu walked into the hall first, Xiang Hao and Qin Wen stood outside the hall, only to see Gonggong Liu hurriedly walked out and said: "The Queen Mother Xuanhao Gongzi and Qin worship to meet you." ”

Qin Wen followed Xiang Hao into the hall, only to see the palace maids in the hall standing, and a faint warm fragrance was emitted from several charcoal furnaces next to it, and the whole hall was as warm as spring, after walking a few steps, Qin Wen looked up and saw a woman's face faintly revealed under the cover of the veil above.

Xiang Hao stood at the bottom of the stairs and knelt down to salute Shi Li and said, "Grandson to meet the Queen Mother's grandmother." ”

Qin Wen also made a deep sigh at this time: "Qin Wen visits the Queen Mother. ”

I only heard a warm voice from behind the veil at this time: "You are exempt from courtesy, this is Qin Danshi, in the palace, Danshi is exempt from vulgar etiquette, Qin Danshi should not be polite, come to the Danshi to give a seat." ”

At this time, a little palace maid moved a brocade pier and placed it behind Qin Wen, Qin Wen had to thank him, and then sat on the brocade pier, and Xiang Hao could only stand beside him.

The Queen Mother then spoke again: "Hao'er, you came just in time, just now Kuang'er also brought an offering into the palace, and sent a delicate jade pendant to the palace, which contains the spirit gathering array plate refined by the Chilian Gate, and the spiritual energy can nourish the qi in the body after bringing it, and it is not bad to use." ”

Qin Wen shook his head slightly in his heart, this Kuang seemed to have learned that Xiang Hao gave the Queen Mother Dingyan Dan, and then took Zhao Song to send the array plate to the Queen Mother, it seems that the battle between the two is not limited to the selection of the dragon formula, and they have to fight for it in everything.

Xiang Hao still said with a flat smile on his face at this time: "It will be the Queen Mother's birthday in a few days, originally Hao'er wanted to surprise the Queen Mother in advance, but I didn't expect the fifth brother to think of a piece for me." ”

The Queen Mother said with a smile in her tone: "You are all good boys, by the way, let you bring the Dan Master here today, and the palace also wants to haode to take a look, what kind of Dan Master can refine the Dingyan Pill?"

Speaking of this, the figure of the Queen Mother behind the veil patted her forehead and said: "I almost forgot about it again, the Dingyan Dan refined by Qin Danshi is very fond of this palace, and this palace has also prepared some spiritual things such as elixirs today, and I will reward them to Qin Danshi, take them." ”

As soon as the words fell, Qin Wen saw several palace maids bring out a few black wooden plates from the apse, and there were all kinds of elixirs on the plates, all of which were more than a thousand years old, and there were more than a dozen of them.

At this time, the Queen Mother spoke behind the veil: "These elixirs have been hidden by this palace over the years, and this palace doesn't know what elixir Qin Danshi needs, so they all take it out and let Qin Danshi choose a few that can be used." ”

Qin Wen took a look at the elixir, although these elixirs can also be bought outside Baicaozhai and Huatian Pavilion, but the quality is much worse than what the Queen Mother took out, and he just wanted to say a few words, but he suddenly felt the Qinglong Dan furnace in the storage silk bag tremble faintly a few times.

This kind of tremor only appeared when he went to Muzha Pass with Guan Shuo and encountered the black jade bowl of the Hu tribe containing purple gold spiritual blood, and then he thought of the black bowl at that time being absorbed by the Qinglong Dan Furnace, could it be that among these elixirs, there were also spiritual objects needed by the Qinglong Dan Furnace.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but observe carefully, and at this time, the queen mother behind the veil thought that Qin Wen was stunned by the elixir, so she covered her mouth slightly, held back a smile and said: "Qin Danshi can choose slowly, and in the future, the palace may have to ask Danshi to refine the elixir." ”

Qin Wen knew that she was saying kind words, in this palace, there must be at least a Dan Master of the Xuan Master period to refine the elixir every day, so he dealt with a few words, but his eyes never left the elixir served by the palace maid, and he kept weighing what kind of elixir touched the Qinglong Dan Furnace in his heart.

Now it is impossible to take out the Qinglong Dan Furnace from the storage silk sac, at this time he thought of a way, and said to the Queen Mother: "These elixirs are very good, but some of the elixirs are not very clear, and I hope that the Queen Mother will allow her to observe closer." ”

The Queen Mother behind the veil nodded and said, "It's okay for you to choose." ”

Xiang Hao saw Qin Wen walking solemnly towards the palace maid holding the wooden plate, and his face couldn't help but be puzzled, Qin Wen walked in front of these elixirs, and quietly used his vitality to check the elixirs in several wooden plates.

Although the Qinglong Dan Furnace had been trembling, there was no other reaction when his vitality was output, which made Qin Wen frown slightly, but just when his vitality swept over the edge of a wooden plate, the Qinglong Dan Furnace actually trembled, and Qin Wen's eyes couldn't help but light up.