A month later, a wagon made of ash wood slowly drove into the capital.The driver was a handsome young man, who was wearing a big coat with feathers and cuff hair, and his face was slightly red from the cold weather.After passing the city gate, the carriage went straight to the imperial city along the main road of the capital."
Heng'er, it's here."
Standing at the gate of the palace, the young man turned around and pulled the curtain."
Your Majesty, this palace is still the same."
Chu Heng first probed out to take a look, and then jumped out of the carriage, she stood under the towering palace wall, looking up at the guards walking around the palace wall: "Compared with four years ago, there is really no change. ”Jiang Lan also raised his head and looked at the city wall, to say that there are still changes, looking at the guards guarding the palace, the spirit alone is much worse than before."
Heng'er go back to the carriage first, and I'll let them open the door."
Jiang Lan opened the curtain of the carriage again, but Chu Heng shook it."
Your Majesty, your memory hasn't recovered yet......"
"What are you afraid of, it's me who has lost my memory, and I'm not a soldier guarding the door."
Jiang Lan smiled and pushed Chu Heng, and Chu Heng had to get back into the carriage.Jiang Lan drove the carriage and slowly approached the palace gate.The gates of the palace had been sealed for a month, and a month ago there were occasional courtiers entering the palace.But because of the Queen Mother, there is no chief in the palace, only a steward eunuch is showing off his might, but the steward eunuch can't manage the affairs of the court, so no courtiers have entered the palace in the past half a month, but the mansion of the left and right ministers has become a place for ministers to temporarily discuss state affairs.The two soldiers guarding the door were dozing against the wall, and when they heard the creaking sound of the carriage, one of them raised his eyelids impatiently and glanced at Jiang Lan.With a single glance, the soldier immediately jumped up from the ground.Raise your legs high and run towards Jiang Lan."
The emperor is back to the palace!"
This voice is loud, and it has just woken up a little bit of hoarseness, which sounds weird.But with the soldier's shout, the whole palace immediately exploded.The palace door was opened, and the soldiers took over Jiang Lan's work to catch the car, and Jiang Lan simply got into the carriage.Lifting the curtain, you can see the palace people on both sides kneeling intermittently from the door to the Jinshui Bridge in front of the Jinluan Palace."
Look.I just need to show my face.Doing nothing, they became like this. ”Jiang Lan pointed to the outside of the carriage, lowered her voice and asked Chu Heng, "Heng'er."
Where are we going now?
”Chu Heng's hand was in his sleeve, because he was excited in his heart, Chu Heng's fingers couldn't help but pull his sleeve: "I didn't expect that I could come back." ”"Don't you dislike the palace?""
I just don't like it.I also grew up here......"
Chu Heng looked at the scenery flying by outside the car window, and a faint loneliness appeared between his eyebrows: "I want to go to the Wufu Hall first." ”"Okay."
Jiang Lan lifted the curtain.Ordered the soldiers who were driving outside.The carriage went all the way unimpeded, and with a cup of tea, it traveled to the edge of a bamboo forest in the palace.The soldier who was driving stopped his horse, got out of the car and turned back to Jiang Lan in the curtain and said, "Your Majesty."
The bamboo forest has arrived. ”Chu Heng looked at a green bamboo forest outside through the car window, and the light in his eyes gradually brightened: "Your Majesty, you have to walk here." ”"Hmm."
Jiang Lan smiled and nodded.He got out of the carriage first, and Chu Heng hurriedly followed.Outside the bamboo forest stands a rectangular boulder taller than a person.The stone is engraved with the word "Wufu".There is a small path behind the stone, the width of the road is only for one person to pass, and it winds around in the forest, and at the end of it is the temple of innocence."
Let's go, let's see."
Jiang Lan took Chu Heng's hand and was just about to walk into the forest, when not far behind him, he suddenly heard a eunuch shouting to the emperor."
The emperor, the emperor, the left and right Xiangguo, the six servants have already arrived in the front hall, and they are all waiting for you......"
The eunuch did not arrive, and the voice came first.Jiang Lan stopped and looked back.There is no one to control the government and politics, and I don't know what it has become now, but fortunately, the left and right Xiangguo are reliable, so there will be no chaos, and Jiang Lan really can't raise the slightest interest in the government and politics.But......
Jiang Lan glanced back at Chu Heng, and then looked in the direction of the front hall.Just as Chu Heng wanted to come to the Wufu Hall as soon as he returned to the palace, Jiang Lan wanted to go to the Queen Mother's mourning hall the most at the moment."
Heng'er, I'm going to see these courtiers."
Chu Heng looked at Jiang Lan with some worry when he heard this, and Jiang Lan gave Chu Heng a reassuring look: "Believe me." ”"Okay."
Chu Heng nodded: "I'm waiting for the emperor in the Wufu Palace." ”Jiang Lan watched Chu Heng enter the bamboo forest, and then he turned on the sedan chair carried by the eunuch: "Go to Cining Palace." ”"Your Majesty?"
The little eunuch by the sedan chair was a little unsure if he had heard it wrong: "The courtiers are waiting for ...... in the main hall" "Set up the Cining Palace, I will go to see the queen mother's spiritual seat first." ”The little eunuch was sure that he had heard correctly, and he raised his hand: "Drive Cining Palace!"
”At the same time, Chief Steward An was staring at an entrance to a tunnel in the ruins of the Heart Cultivation Palace.After a little half a cup of tea, a person's head appeared in the tunnel, and it was indeed Fubai."
This tunnel leads to a courtyard not far from the palace......"
Fubai's eyes flickered, and the discovery of this passage showed that the Queen Mother may not be dead.For most of the past half a month, Mr.
An has been chattering, except for drinking the medicine prescribed to him by the imperial doctor all day long, he has been wandering in the ruins of this Heart Cultivation Hall all day long.As the craftsmen slowly cleaned up the Heart Cultivation Palace, after the broken walls and ruins were removed, it really allowed Mr.
An to find a tunnel that was originally hidden under the desk in the Heart Cultivation Palace."
Fubai, you said that we didn't see the body of the Queen Mother or the body of the King of Vine, could it be that they didn't die at all?"
Manager An followed the sideburns in his ear: "Maybe it was King Teng who took the Queen Mother away." ”Fu Bai frowned: "You have also seen the demon fire, only a little flame can burn people to the point that there are not even bones left, and several palace maids and eunuchs died in front of our eyes in this fire, but you may be able to find their corpses?"
”"You can't say that, how can the palace maid and eunuch compare with the queen mother."
Manager An scratched his chin: "I always feel that the Queen Mother is not dead." ”Fubai rolled her eyes: "Don't talk about the Queen Mother, the emperor has returned to the palace, don't you go and take a look?"
”"What do I see him doing?"
Manager An's eyes flashed with emptiness: "I just need to concentrate on finding the Queen Mother." ”Fubai frowned and didn't answer.Mr.
Ann pointed to the entrance to the tunnel at his feet.Then he asked Fubai: "What strange traces have been found in the courtyard on the other side of this passage?"
”Fubai shook her head: "No." ”Manager An's face sank suddenly: "No?
You must not have looked carefully, and went to call Zhou Fucai!
”Fu Bai nodded expressionlessly, turned around and left the Heart Cultivation Palace, and walked in the direction of Cining Palace.As soon as Fu Bai entered the door of Cining Palace, he saw Zhou Fucai kneeling under the corridor with a frightened face, and Fu Bai immediately reacted that it was the emperor's sacrifice spirit.Then he knelt down under the porch.Inside the Cining Palace.Jiang Lan knelt in front of the spirit, her eyes were slightly red, and she was holding a handful of incense paper in her hand.was throwing them into the brazier one by one, and while throwing them, Jiang Lan was still whispering something in his mouth.Jiang Lan knelt for half an hour.Jiang Lan was kneeling inside, and Fu Bai and Zhou Fucai naturally had to kneel outside.The head of Na'an was impatient waiting in the ruins of the Heart Cultivation Palace, so he came to Cining Palace by himself.Mr.
An just walked into Cining Palace.I ran into the emperor who was walking out.Mr.
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An's legs trembled, and he knelt down with a pop.Jiang Lan glanced at Manager An, originally Jiang Lan had a very bad impression of Manager An, when the Queen Mother was still alive.Jiang Lan almost killed this manager An several times, but now that the Queen Mother is dead, Jiang Lan thinks of the Queen Mother's affection for the head manager in the past.Jiang Lan didn't want to embarrass this manager An.But Chief An, Jiang Lan was indeed uncomfortable when he saw him."
Don't stay in this palace.Presumably, the queen mother has rewarded you with good things over the years, you pack up and leave the palace, buy a few acres of land, and live a good life. ”After speaking, Jiang Lan raised his legs and walked out.Manager An was stunned for a moment, then wailed, got up and caught up with Jiang Lan: "Your Majesty, the slave is not leaving, the slave has to wait for the queen mother to come back!"
”Jiang Lan turned around and glared at Mr.
An in annoyance, and Mr.
An was so frightened that he knelt down again.Mr.
An thought of the poison in his body, he didn't dare to leave the palace for a day, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, the slave found a tunnel entrance in the Heart Cultivation Palace, and the Queen Mother must have been kidnapped by King Vine from the secret passage, and the Queen Mother is not dead yet, Your Majesty!"
”"What did you say?"
Jiang Lan turned her head abruptly and stood in front of Manager An, her tone was full of urgency: "What you said is true?"
”"Really!"
Manager An wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and plucked up the courage to look up at Jiang Lan: "Your Majesty, where do the minions dare to bully the king, on the day the Queen Mother died, the fire that was lit was strange, and the servants felt that this thing was strange everywhere, and later after the fire was extinguished, we didn't see the body of the Queen Mother in the ruins......"
After a pause, Manager An added: "I haven't seen the corpse of King Teng." ”"What about the tunnel?""
Because the slave felt that the queen mother's death was strange, he wandered around the ruins of the Heart Cultivation Hall day and night, and really let the slave find the tunnel!"
Manager An's eyes were bright, he was surrounded by a circle, his eyes fell on Fu Bai, who was kneeling under the corridor, he stretched out his hand and pointed at Fu Bai: "This palace maid's name is Fu Bai, and she also entered a secret passage, according to her, the secret passage leads to a house in an alley not far from the palace." ”When Jiang Lan heard this, she turned her head to look at Fu Bai: "What he said is true?"
”"It's true."
The white head hangs low."
Take me to see the tunnels."
Jiang Lan's back was clenched into a fist in the palm of her outstretched hand, and the light in her eyes lit up little by little.Manager An and Fu Bai took Jiang Lan to the Heart Cultivation Palace, and the entrance to the tunnel was so bright there.Jiang Lan walked over in two quick steps."
Your Majesty, look at the structure of this tunnel entrance, it should have been operated by the organ, but later the fire burned down the mechanism and destroyed the entrance."
Manager An paused, rolled his eyes, and said: "Don't hide it, Your Majesty, the reason why Weichen was able to find the entrance here was because he dreamed of the Queen Mother asking for help......
"Dreamed of the Queen Mother?"
”Jiang Lan looked back at Manager An.Looking at Manager An's beautiful woman-like face, Jiang Lan felt disgusted, but at this time, he still had to endure the disgust, and asked, "What did you dream about?"
”"I dreamed that the Queen Mother said that she was kidnapped."
Manager An scratched his head: "After waking up, the slave wondered, this palace of heart cultivation was destroyed by fire, how could the queen mother who was in it be kidnapped, the slave suspected that all this was designed by King Teng, and the slave was lying on this ruins these days to find ah, every day is a face of black ash, but the emperor lived up to his heart, and finally let me find this secret passage......"
Speaking of this, Manager An's eyes were slightly red, and then he knelt down with a puff, and his voice was like crying: "Queen Mother, where are you?!"
”"Alright, alright, stop howling."
Jiang Lan's brows furrowed: "Let Dali Temple send someone to investigate along this tunnel, dig three feet into the ground and find the Queen Mother back for me!"
”"Yes."
Mr.
Ann bowed his head and wiped his tears."
Don't go yet!""
Yes, yes."
Manager An hurriedly got up from the ground and trotted to the front hall.Jiang Lan stood at the entrance of the tunnel and looked down at the dark entrance of the cave, and after a while, he instructed the guards standing on the side: "You take my secret decree, dare to go to the Bai family in Jiangxi immediately, and ask the Bai family to send someone over." ”"Yes."
After Jiang Lan finished giving the order, he found a nearby place to prepare pen and ink and wrote the letter, sealed it, and let the guard take it away.After all this was done, Jiang Lan went to the front hall.The flowers that Xiangguo and the six servants had been waiting for were all grateful, and when they saw Jiang Lan coming, they were in tears again, and they were bitter.Jiang Lan perfunctorily listened to the ministers report on the affairs of the court, and it was nearly an hour before he came out of the front hall, rubbing his eyebrows with a headache, and hurriedly went to the Wufu Palace.Although the Wufu Hall is a palace, it is actually a bamboo building built in the bamboo forest, the bamboo building covers an area of not small, but most of the places are used to store books and things, and there are not a few rooms in the activity space of people.When Jiang Lan arrived at the Wufu Palace, Chu Heng was at the gate of the Wufu Palace, turning through the book by the light of the sky."
See what?"
Jiang Lan walked to Chu Heng's side, stretched out his hand and pushed Chu Heng."
It's a book left by my father."
Chu Heng had a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and his face was gentle and tranquil.Jiang Lan looked at Chu Heng's face, Chu Heng seemed to be a lot thinner than when he first saw it when he went to Fujicheng, his chin was also sharp, his waist was thinner, and even his height seemed to be a lot taller."
Don't read books, when you're still growing up, I'll take you to eat."
Jiang Lan reached out and took the book in Chu Heng's hand, and glanced at the book cover: "Divination?
”"It's divination."
Chu Heng stretched out his hand and took the book back: "My father's divination skills are unparalleled in the world, but I don't know anything about divination.My father once told me before that this divination would wait for me to pass it on to me.But seeing that I was in time after the Chinese New Year, my father couldn't teach me......"
"Heng'er." ”Jiang Lan reached out and touched Chu Heng's head: "Don't think too much." ”(To be continued)