"Underground palace?" Li Qingyi was surprised. The country of Han was so long ago that she could hardly hear people talking about it. Naturally, she didn't know much about the previous dynasty. "You mean...the underground palace of the previous dynasty?"
Chang Ning started to use her gossip-loving little mind again and said: "This slave has heard some unofficial rumors. It is said that when the previous dynasty was destroyed, our Emperor Gaozu of Dajing discovered an underground palace. In addition to a few royal family members of the previous dynasty who were hiding in it, there were also There are a large amount of gold and silver treasures. Emperor Gaozu obtained this batch of treasures, which made our national power stronger than Chongnan for nearly a hundred years. And the dead royal families and princes of the previous dynasty were buried in the underground palace."
Changlan was surprised, "Where did you hear that..."
"Well...it's just a story that the older generation of people in the market tell children for fun. Although the folklore is not completely credible, it is certainly not groundless."
Li Qingyi felt a chill running down his spine. If this was really an underground palace, it was simply a mass burial. If they were buried, they must have been massacred and thrown into the underground palace.
"Perhaps... Emperor Gaozu did not clear out all the remnants of the previous dynasty in the underground palace, and there were still some hidden fish that slipped through the net. They failed to restore the country several times until..."
It wasn't until one of the descendants of the Han Dynasty was reborn that they had the advantage of taking advantage of everything today.
Chang Ning looked at her, obviously wanting to hear her say "until what".
Li Qingyi hurriedly changed the subject, "Chang Ning, do you know anything else about the underground palace of the previous dynasty? No matter what the rumors are, let's hear it."
Chang Ning immediately became energetic, "My servant also heard that the palace of the previous dynasty was extremely vast and luxurious, and even the underground palace was much larger than our palace in Dajing, and there were many mechanisms inside, and intruders would die. There are also rumors It is said that the underground palace is at our feet, and that our capital absorbs the dragon energy from the bones of the previous royal family in the underground palace day and night, which makes the dynasty more and more prosperous, and at the same time suppresses these undead spirits from causing trouble or reincarnation. But no one knows whether it is true or false. Later, many tomb robbers heard the news and looked around for the entrance to the underground palace, trying to find something, but nothing happened, and I don’t know whether they died in the underground palace or found nothing.”
Li Qingyi said: "In the past hundred years of our reign, the capital has been renovated and renovated many times. If it is true that there is an underground palace and it is under our feet, nothing should be discovered. Or, in other words, someone discovered it but concealed it. ... Or perhaps, this underground palace is indeed extremely hidden, and no matter how many people try to dig it out, it is not revealed?"
Chang Lan boldly hypothesized, "Could it be that the entrance to the underground palace is at the Deep Fragrance Rouge Shop, and the remnants of the previous dynasty have been guarding it here?"
Li Qingyi frowned, "But didn't Emperor Gaozu take people into the underground palace? Others don't know, but the emperors of all generations must have known about it, right?"
"That's not necessarily true." Chang Ning said, "Perhaps Emperor Gaozu sealed the underground palace after he vacated it. After all, our palace is built on top of the underground palace. If the entrance is known, we can use it. What to do if there is an assassination in the underground palace? However, Emperor Gaozu thought he had sealed the underground palace. In fact, there are other entrances and exits to the underground palace, which only the remnants of the Ming Kingdom know about."
Chang Lan thought: "This... is barely justified."
Li Qingyi said: "Let's not worry about whether this is an underground palace. Since we can be sent in, there must be an exit. If there is not one above, let's look around."
The light of Huozhezi was reflected by the ice cubes, allowing the three of them to see the surrounding environment clearly. The surrounding walls were relatively flat. They then touched the wall inch by inch with a faint light, trying to find any cracks or traces.
Chang Ning seemed to be good at things like agencies, and said: "Logically speaking, as long as it is an agency, no matter how secretive it is, there will definitely be traces. How can there be nothing?"
After all the fuss and speculation, Li Qingyi had completely regained his composure, and his rationality had returned to its proper place, and he said: "Since the agency is not where we think it is, it must be where we are not expecting it."
She looked at the ice cubes in the room.
These ice cubes are crystal clear, covered with a layer of cold mist and frost, and are cold to the touch.
Li Qingyi touched each one, and the coolness climbed on her fingertips. The temperature of her fingertips also caused the frost on the ice cubes to melt, leaving a transparent trace.
Changlan Changning understood what was happening and immediately followed the instructions and started searching among the ice cubes in the room.
Not long after, Li Qingyi suddenly touched a piece of "ice" that felt different.
She looked carefully and touched the surface carefully with her hands. Although it was as cold as ice cubes, this kind of coldness was different from the biting ice, but a restrained and harmless coldness.
"Come and take a look, this looks like a piece of jade!"
Changning Changlan ran over and squatted down, looking at the transparent white ice cubes next to the ground. Her method was very direct. She directly rubbed her palms to heat them up. For a moment, no trace was left, and the surface of the "ice cubes" was still smooth. , there was no sign of melting at all, "It's really jade, I'll tell you, how much money is such a big piece of jade worth!"
Chang Lan poked her, "Don't you think about it, what if this is not a mechanism to open the door, but a mechanism to kill someone?"
Changning suddenly became serious, "Take grandma to hide behind the ice wall over there, and I'll try to move."
Li Qingyi frowned and refused, "No, if it turns out to be a killing machine, wouldn't your life be at stake?"
"What should we do?"
Li Qingyi thought: "How about we hide and hit it with ice!"
Changlan Changning's eyes lit up and he immediately took action.
The three of them first built a hiding place for themselves, and then moved the ice cubes, taking advantage of the easy sliding properties of the ice cubes, to hit the jade in different directions.
Finally, during the fifth impact, the mechanism was triggered.
Li Qingyi heard something opening and closing, followed by a series of intensive brushing and clanging sounds.
Changlan said: "It's an arrow."
Some arrows shot quickly onto the ice blocks in front of them, directly shattering the ice blocks, showing how powerful they were. Fortunately, the ice blocks had already relieved the arrows of their strength, and Chang Lan Chang Ning could catch them with his bare hands. .
When the arrow rain stopped, the ground around the jade cracked open, and a stone staircase appeared in front of the three people.
"opened!"
Chang Ning let out a low exclamation, and her excited little face turned red. If they were trapped here without food or water, how could they protect their grandma when they were too hungry to fight.
Chang Lan raised the fire stick high, "I'm in front, Chang Ning is behind."
Li Qingyi was between the two of them, carefully going down the stone steps. It was still pitch black, but the stone chamber under the steps was several times larger than the ice chamber just now, and the stone walls seemed to have been polished, making them very smooth and smooth.
The light from Huozhezi was very weak and did not shine very high above the head. No matter how calm Li Qingyi felt, he could not help but feel a little scared. The thought that many bones of the previous royal family might have been buried here made him even more horrified.
Chang Ning approached the wall and found another circle of oil tanks on the wall, so he lit it with a fire stick. In an instant, the fire light quickly traveled along the smooth wall, like two dancing fire snakes, illuminating the dark stone chamber.
The corner of Chang Lan's mouth twitched, "You just stick to what you say and don't discuss it with us. What will happen if you are exposed?"
Chang Ning scratched his head, "It's so dark and you can't see the road but still walking around. Isn't it the same as asking for death! Even if you don't get killed by the trap, you can easily fall into a ditch!"
She pointed forward, and the two of them saw a stone bridge ahead, with a pool of silent black water on both sides.
Li Qingyi's scalp felt numb, "Isn't there something growing in here?"
Could it be that as soon as the three of them passed by, something terrible would jump up and bite them?
Changning Changlan is also in trouble. This underground palace is so treacherous that it is difficult to move without knowing the root cause.
While I was hesitating, there was suddenly the sound of boulders rubbing against my head...
*****
The Guo family of the Minister of Household Affairs.
Ever since it was revealed that Guo Qian poisoned his adoptive mother, the outraged Guo family and Wei Lan'er had not appeared in front of the Guo family. Today they came back for the first time, and they didn't know why.
Weilander's legs no longer require a wooden wheelchair. He walks more slowly and has no obvious lameness. He greets his grandmother carefully and obediently.
Mrs. Guo couldn't help but feel a little distressed when she saw that her beloved granddaughter had become so cautious. All those angry complaints at the time were unknowingly left behind, and she asked caringly: "Is there anything else wrong with your body?"
Wei Laner shook his head gently, "Lan'er's legs can never be as good as before. To be able to recover to this extent is already blessed by gods and Buddhas. Lan'er doesn't dare to ask for more."
Mrs. Guo felt distressed again after hearing this, and looked at Mr. Guo, "As a mother, you should be more considerate."
Guo's face was a little confused, Wei Lan'er said quickly: "Grandma, don't blame my mother, she has always been the most caring to Lan Er. She was just instigated by villains before to do some stupid things."
Mrs. Guo waved her hands irritably, "It's okay not to mention the past things. What's the matter with you coming back today?"
Mr. Guo was about to speak after hearing this, when a servant reported from outside: "Old madam, Master Qin, the admiral of the East Factory, has arrived at the house, and the second master has already gone to the front to greet him!"
Mrs. Guo's expression changed slightly, she stood up and asked, "Why is he here? Didn't he say anything? Did the second master say anything?"
The girl shook her head, "No, the second master doesn't seem to know anything."
Mrs. Guo was extremely suspicious, "Go and ask someone to come to the front yard to watch. If anything happens, come over and report it quickly."
"Yes, madam."
forecourt.
Qin Zeng suddenly visited the Guo family, and the Guo family felt like they were facing a formidable enemy.
The old man of the Guo family and the eldest man Guo Lingyi were not here, and the second master Guo Chongli was at home. The moment he heard about Qin Zeng's visit, he quickly went through all the recent events in the Guo family in his mind, thinking that there was no one in his family. Having offended this evil god, I did not offend him in court with my father...
He hurried out to greet Qin Zeng, and when he saw that Qin Zeng was only accompanied by a few entourages and not a large number of Dongchang guards, he let out a long breath!
We're not here to raid your home!
