Chapter 157: The Chamber of Secrets
Generally speaking, large families like to build a secret room in their bedroom, so that they can put some private things without being discovered by outsiders, and second, in case of emergencies, they can also escape into the secret room and take refuge temporarily. Generally, there are large households, and it is said that the sleeping palace of King Penglai should be even more available. However, after the little fat man and Zhao Qian looked for half an hour, they sadly found that there was no secret room in the house. It's strange now, it's impossible to have no secret room!
The little fat man sat on the white tiger skin sofa with his butt, and looked at the furnishings in the palace of King Penglai with some dejection, hoping to find some clues from this. The jade bed carved with dragons and phoenixes in the house, the little fat man and Zhao Qian had carefully checked it several times, but they almost didn't turn the bed over. There shouldn't be any mechanism on this bed and under it. There was also a weapon rack in the room, on which were hung eighteen kinds of weapons, such as knives, guns, clubs, etc. The little fat man moved all the weapon shelves, but he didn't notice anything unusual. There is also a square table, which is also very ordinary, and there are no mechanisms. There are calligraphy and paintings of these celebrities hanging on the wall, there are calligraphy of dragons flying and phoenixes dancing, there are bamboo splashed ink, and there is a lifelike picture of a tiger descending the mountain.
"Ahh
Zhao Qian also noticed the little fat man's movements, and hurriedly asked, "Little fatty, have you found anything?"
The little fat man did see that there was something wrong, because, generally speaking, few people would hang pictures of tigers and lions and other beasts in their bedrooms, because these beasts would produce evil qi and affect people's sleep. In this way, the painting must have been hung later. The purpose of the hanging may be to cover up some organs. The little fat man said, "Something is not quite right with this tiger picture. As he spoke, the little fat man walked to the tiger descending the mountain, and moved the picture up and down with his hand, left and right, the picture was framed with a wooden plaque, and there was no movement at all, the little fat man did not give up, and rotated to the left hard, only a slight creaking sound was heard in his ears, and a two-foot square hole appeared in the corner of the wall.
Zhao Qian saw the hole appear, and watched all this in amazement. She saw the little fat man walking towards the entrance of the cave, and she followed suit.
When they arrived at the entrance of the cave, the two of them saw that it was a cave that meandered downward, and there were steps in the hole. The little fat man and Zhao Qian glanced at each other and nodded. The little fat man was in front and Zhao Qian was behind, and the two of them stepped into this secret room where the blessings and misfortunes were unknown.
Just after a few steps, the sunlight outside couldn't shine in, and it seemed a little dark. Fortunately, there were a few torches not far away, so the two of them did not fall and get hurt. There are about thirty steps on this step, and the two of them finally stepped on the flat ground, and when they looked around, they realized that this was a secret room similar to a hall, and there were many torches burning around it, which illuminated this secret room that should have been dark very brightly.
The hall was empty, there was nothing. On the stone wall, there is a wooden door, and through the gap in the wooden door, a glimmer of light is revealed. It turns out that there is still winter in this secret room. The little fat man pulled Zhao Qian and tiptoed towards the door.
When I got to the door, I saw that the wooden door was firmly locked with an iron cable. The cold iron rope seemed to be glaring at the little fat man and Zhao Qian arrogantly.
The little fat man saw through the window next to him, which had no curtain, and saw the situation inside. When he first saw inside, the little fat man was taken aback. Because, he saw a person sitting on the soft couch inside. This ** is in his thirties, and he looks beautiful. In her eyebrows, she seemed to have something unfinished, and she looked worried. She was dressed in purple, and her clothes looked very luxurious. The little fat man concluded in his heart that this woman in purple must have an unusual relationship with King Penglai. Otherwise, King Penglai would not have imprisoned her in a secret room under his own dormitory.
The woman sat at the head of the bed, engrossed in embroidery. Because it was far away, the little fat man couldn't see what she was cultivating.
Zhao Qian also saw the woman's appearance clearly, her face changed instantly, and her face was pale, as if there was no trace of blood. She looked at the woman with a look of disbelief on her face. Zhao Qian's lips trembled, and she shouted, "Mother!"
When the little fat man heard Zhao Qian screaming out, he secretly screamed in his heart. The woman inside obviously also heard Zhao Qian's words, and she was stunned at first, as if she suspected that she had heard it wrong. When she raised her head and saw the faces of the little fat man and Zhao Qian, her eyes widened, but her attention was all on Zhao Qian. The woman was stunned for a moment, immediately threw away the embroidery in her hand, ran over in a few steps, and through the window, she had already seen her in tears, looking at Zhao Qian, and muttering to herself: "Qian'er, is it really you? I'm not dreaming, right?"
Zhao Qian also cried, crying out of breath, crying and choking up: "Mother, it's me, your Qian'er." Mother, why are you here?"
The little fat man is looking at it like fog, sand and wind, but it doesn't look like life. He remembered hearing from a white-bearded gardener in the palace that Zhao Qian's mother had died when she was thirteen years old. And now this woman, when she meets Zhao Qian, the two of them are crying like tears, not like they recognize the wrong person. Then, she may be Zhao Qian's mother. And this Zhao Qian's mother, in the past few years since she disappeared and was declared dead, is estimated to have been imprisoned here. But why did the prince imprison his concubine? Could it be that there was some great secret in this?
The mother and daughter looked at each other through the window, although they were only one step away, but there was a feeling of being suddenly separated from the world. One person is eager to take the other into his arms, and the other is eager to throw himself into the other's arms. However, the stone wall of this possibility made it impossible for the two to satisfy even this small hope. There are only tears of lovesickness and helplessness, washing away the incomparable concern for each other in my heart.
The lights in the secret room flickered on and off, as if they were infected by the cries of the two, and they also fluctuated with their moods. The two of them cried for a while, and the little fat man next to him was also sad. The little fat man became an orphan at a very young age and knew that there was no intimacy in loneliness. Zhao Qian has her father and siblings by her side, but those people don't treat him as a relative at all. For so many years, it's similar to the feeling of the little fat man.
Or Zhao Qian's mother was older and more sensible, she first stopped her tears and asked in a trembling voice, "Qian'er, how did you get in?"
Zhao Qian sobbed and said, "I also saw a deaf and dumb mother-in-law who always sent food to my father's bedroom, and I thought it was a little strange. When his father was out, he quietly slipped in and took a look. What I never expected was that it was you, Mother, who was imprisoned here!"
Zhao Qian's mother was a little anxious when she heard this, and said with a frown: "Then you have to leave quickly, your father's man with wolf ambition has too many secrets." If he finds out you're here, it will be detrimental to both of you. ”
Zhao Qian also knew that it was very dangerous here, but seeing his mother's current condition, he really couldn't bear to leave, and cried and said, "Mother, how can I save you out?"
Zhao Qian's mother sighed faintly and said, "Is this little brother next to you reliable?" Zhao Qian looked at the little fat man, although she was a woman, but her eagle-like eyes seemed to see through all the internal organs of the little fat man. The little fat man was a little panicked, and he felt that he didn't dare to lie in front of her.
Zhao Qian nodded and said, "Xiaopang has helped me do a lot of things, it's reliable!"
Listening to Zhao Qian's categorical tone, the little fat man was a little moved, he had only known him for a few days, and Zhao Qian trusted himself so much. The little fat man secretly swore that if possible, he would be willing to dedicate his future youth and body to Zhao Qian to repay her kindness. It's just that I don't know if Zhao Qian will accept it?
After listening to Zhao Qian's words, her mother seemed to be relieved. Although her mother had never seen the little fat man, as a long-lost mother, she still believed in her daughter's vision. So, she said, "It's a long story, and the reason why I'm imprisoned here is because I took one of your father's things. When he found that he couldn't find it, he already guessed that I was the only one sleeping next to him who was hiding it. So, he asked me all kinds of questions, but I never said. So he imprisoned me and declared to the outside that I was dead. I'm still alive because he hasn't gotten anything like that. If he gets it, I'm afraid I won't live a day. ”
"What is it?" Zhao Qian asked suspiciously. She didn't understand what it was that could make her father do such cruel to his wife.
"The Founding Jade Seal. Such a sentence came out of Zhao Qian's mother's mouth.
"Ah!" the little fat man and Zhao Qian listened, and the two of them exclaimed at the same time, and they were all stunned. Although the two of them are not very old, they have both heard of an incident that caused a sensation ten years ago. Ten years ago, suddenly another group of black-clothed people with high cultivation broke into the palace to assassinate the emperor. Under the resistance of the guards and the enshrined masters, Chenggong Ji protected the emperor and repelled the assassins. However, before leaving, the Assassin stole the Founding Jade Seal. There was only one founding jade seal, and after losing it, the emperor was so anxious that he tried his best to even offer a large reward, but he couldn't find the jade seal. And the gang of assassins has no identity at all, and they don't know where they came from. As a result, the case of the loss of the founding jade seal is the biggest mystery since the founding of the Chengtianhua Kingdom. The little fat man and Zhao Qian knew at this moment that the real murderer behind this mysterious case turned out to be the emperor's younger brother, King Penglai. King Penglai stole the jade seal, and his ambition to become the emperor was revealed.