Su Rong understood in her heart that the emperor seemed to really hope that Zhou Gu would stay in Nanchu, so it would be best to capture her and become her royal husband.
In that case, in his opinion, it would be very beneficial to Daliang. After all, Zhou Gu was born in the Duke Protector's Palace, and his family members were all in Daliang. If he tied her up, he would also completely tie Nanchu to the rope in Daliang. Although her family was also in Daliang, the emperor was still worried. After all, those people were just her adoptive parents, brothers and sisters, and they had no blood ties. The emperor and the prince, who had a close relationship with him, had not watched her grow up since she was a child. The emperor also knew that he could not hold her down without any close relationship.
If one day she becomes extremely ambitious and rebels against the leader, in his opinion, it is not impossible.
That's why he told her that an emperor works hard and can't do whatever he wants. He can make mistakes as he pleases. The country, the country, and the country are the most important thing.
She thought about the emperor in front of her. Although he was not a good emperor, his concern for the foundation of the country was remarkable. It's not hopeless to admit that you made a mistake in a moment of confusion.
The emperor chatted with her some more and asked her: "It's rare to come to the palace. Can you have lunch with me before leaving?"
Su Rong nodded and agreed happily, "It's still early now. I heard that there is a library in the palace that contains thousands of books. Uncle Xie once told me that if I come to the palace one day, I must go in and bathe in the fragrance of books. If my uncle allows me, I will Go to the library to have a look, and then come back on time at noon to have lunch with your uncle."
She referred to him as uncle, which was not as unfamiliar as a few days ago when he opened and closed his mouth to address His Majesty. She also mentioned Xie Yuan. Without thinking too much, he agreed happily and said with a smile: "Okay, you go ahead. Do you still keep the token I gave you? With that token, you can enter and exit the library. I Let someone take you there.”
Su Rong stood up and thanked with a smile, "Thank you uncle, I've brought the token with me, so I'll go."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "Go!"
So, after Su Rong left the Yangxin Hall, she went to the Library Pavilion with Fengling, led by her father-in-law.
Outside the library pavilion, there was a heavy guard. Su Rong showed the sign "As if I were here in person". After the guard saw it, he quickly lowered his head in greeting, opened the door of the library pavilion, and invited Su Rong in.
The father-in-law who was waiting in front of the emperor believed that the library was a precious place, so he accompanied him into the library. Su Rong and Fengling didn't have any objections.
The library in the palace is indeed very large, with rows of bookshelves, a considerable number.
After Su Rong entered the library, she walked along the rows of bookshelves as if without purpose. When she encountered a book that interested her, she picked it up and read it for a while. After reading it, she put it down and continued walking forward.
The father-in-law was tired after following her for half an hour. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, but did not dare to disturb Su Rong or speak.
Fengling took the opportunity and said considerately: "Father-in-law, let's sit down and have someone bring us some tea to drink. Let's sit down and let my sister read as she pleases. Anyway, I don't like reading."
The father-in-law asked: "Master Feng, are you thirsty?"
"you do not say."
The father-in-law glanced at Su Rong and saw that she had taken a book and leaned against the bookshelf, flipping through it casually. He ignored the two of them talking quietly and nodded, "Master Feng, wait a moment. I will order someone to bring tea right now." .You find a place to sit down first."
Fengling nodded and pointed, "Just over there. Aren't there tables and chairs there? It looks very comfortable to me. Is it a place specially set up by His Majesty for ordinary reading and resting?"
The father-in-law took a look and said, "Exactly."
Fengling waved to him, then walked over and sat down crookedly.
The father-in-law turned around and went to give orders.
Su Rong raised her head and glanced at her father-in-law who was leaving. She quickly pulled out Zhang Yu's notebook and flipped through it.
The father-in-law came back soon, followed by the little father-in-law carrying the teapot and tray. Fengling took her father-in-law to sit and drink tea with him. The father-in-law did not refuse and sat down with Fengling. The little father-in-law who was serving him withdrew.
After drinking a cup of tea, my father-in-law suddenly tilted his head and fainted on the couch where he was resting.
Fengling immediately stood up and walked quickly to Su Rong, "Sister, hurry up."
Su Rong put down the half-read Zhang Ku's letters, and felt that this was not a matter of urgency, but the treasure map was more urgent. Although Zhang Ya's letters were indeed very good, Zhou Gu felt that the time was too short, and the map was too easy to swallow. Enjoy reading it, she feels the same way.
According to Zhou Gu, the treasure map is hidden in the secret compartment at the top of the library. He has been studying hidden weapons secretly in the past two years and feels that he should be able to crack the secret compartment now. Yesterday, he told Su Rong the cracking method he had developed.
Su Rong and Fengling came to the place mentioned by Zhou Gu. The two of them referred to Zhou Gu's method of breaking the mechanism and felt that it was worthy of his two years of research. If they were allowed to be blind to break the mechanism, they would It will definitely take longer. The hidden weapons in the palace are much more sophisticated and complex than those in the Great Buddha Temple.
Even with Zhou Gu's guidance, it took the two of them two sticks of incense to crack the mechanism. After opening the secret compartment, there was indeed a wrapped scroll inside.
The file was sprinkled with a layer of poisonous powder. This was not a problem for Su Rong. She easily shook the poisonous powder into a handkerchief and wrapped it, and then opened the scroll with Fengling.
The scroll is very long. It is a picture of mountains and rivers. Unfortunately, it is only half of the scroll.
This scroll seemed to have been broken in the middle and split into two. The first half was hidden in the Daliang Palace.
Fengling was a little disappointed, "Sister, it's only half a roll. How can it be half a roll? All your hard work has been in vain."
Su Rong did not feel disappointed. "If it was the whole volume, there would be no need to worry about it. The prince would have taken it out and studied it long ago. It makes no sense for the Daliang Palace to have a treasure map and let it be shelved. After all, the Daliang treasury is short of silver."
Fengling was right after thinking about it and sighed, "I don't know where the second half of the volume is hidden. Even if it is a broken half, we have to go through all the hard work. Sister, you still have to remember it. If we are lucky in the future, we will find it. It’s half a roll.”
Su Rong nodded, "Of course."
After struggling for a while, she naturally couldn't return empty-handed. She also wanted to find the second half of the volume.
After burning the incense, Su Rong re-rolled the scroll, sprinkled it with poisonous powder, and put it back into the secret room.
After restoring everything to its original state, Su Rong went back to read Zhang Ya's letters. Fengling went back and waved the handkerchief between the breath of the unconscious father-in-law, and then continued drinking tea.
After the father-in-law woke up, he thought he had dozed off. He looked at Su Rong. She was still leaning on the bookshelf and reading, while Fengling was still lazily drinking tea. She rubbed her eyes and said, "Mr. Feng, Zajia Did you fall asleep?"
"Ah? Are you asleep?" Fengling was surprised, "No? The two of us were talking just now." Before the father-in-law could speak, Fengling said pitifully: "My father-in-law has been very tired from serving your majesty these days. Are you ready? Your eyes seem to be red. Are you sleepy? Do you want to take the opportunity to take a nap? Anyway, there is no one else here. It is still early for my sister to agree to have lunch with your majesty, so we can only sit here for a while. Time to kill here.”
The father-in-law forced himself to shake his head, "Your Majesty asked the servant to accompany the distinguished guest. How can the servant be lazy? The servant dare not sleep in. Anyway, the servant can take a break tonight. The servant can still hold on, thank you Mr. Feng."
Fengling didn't force him after hearing this, and poured him a cup of tea with her own hands, "In that case, the strong tea will refresh you. Father-in-law, please drink two more cups!"
The father-in-law nodded repeatedly, without any doubt that he had fallen asleep for two full moments.
(End of chapter)
