"No, my mother is waiting for me at home for dinner!" Every time you tempt me with delicious food, I won't fall for it this time.
System: [The host has backbone.] This time, I finally held the bottom line.
[It's not a question of integrity, but this palace is filled with a foul atmosphere, and I don't want to stay here any longer.]
System: [Then host, do you want to remind the old emperor about the coral reef? ]
[No, that coral reef is priceless. If I tell the truth, the emperor will not believe me and might even accuse me of something.] Although this fairy is not afraid of being accused, she cannot implicate the Shangshu Mansion.
[Anyway, I am here, so there is no need to rush. 】
I thought Emperor Deyuan would continue to try to persuade him to stay, but I didn't expect him to agree directly this time: "Okay, I'll arrange a carriage to take you there!"
Yan Jiaojiao: “…”
[I heard it right, didn’t I? Why is the old emperor so straightforward this time? 】
System: [Who cares? Wouldn't it be better to go back instead of staying in this filthy place?]
Emperor Deyuan sighed, thinking that his place was indeed shameful as they placed evil things in the national treasury.
After getting the promise, Yan Jiaojiao did not hesitate and immediately got up and prepared to return to the Shangshu Mansion.
After she left, Emperor Deyuan lost his composure and immediately went to the treasury with Li Dachang.
Seeing Emperor Deyuan walking in a hurry, Li Dachang asked hurriedly, "Your Majesty, where are we going?"
Emperor Deyuan said nothing and walked forward. When he stopped in front of the treasury gate...
Li Dachang asked again: "Your Majesty, why are we here in the treasury? If you have something to say, just tell me. Why do you have to come here in person?"
Emperor Deyuan rolled his eyes at Li Dachang and said, "What do you know? If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb. Shut up!"
Li Dachang quickly covered his mouth and dared not say anything more.
The guard at the gate saw Emperor Deyuan, clasped his hands together, and knelt on one knee. "Your Majesty..."
"Open the door"
"yes"
"Click" the red painted high door was opened, and the scene that came into view was an endless black fog...
Seeing this, Emperor Deyuan frowned and asked, "What's going on? Why aren't there any lights?"
The guard clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the treasury has always been in this state. Due to the environment inside, the lights will automatically go out after the lights are turned on!"
"How could this happen?" He seldom came here and had no idea what was going on.
"Light the lights again!" Emperor Deyuan refused to believe in evil and ordered the lights to be turned on again.
"Yes," the guard obeyed and lit the oil lamp.
The moment the oil lamp lit up, Emperor Deyuan led the way in.
As soon as he stepped into the warehouse, the oil lamp went out inexplicably and the entire treasury became dark again.
"What's going on?" Emperor Deyuan explored the dark surroundings in fear.
He knew very well that there was no wind just now, so why did it go out inexplicably?
"Your Majesty, the treasury has been like this for seven years. Even if we light the lamps, it is useless. We can only see a little bit clearly through the light outside the door, but we can't see anything in the innermost layer."
Was it like this seven years ago?
Suddenly he recalled that he heard a guard mention it seven years ago. At that time, he thought it was a trivial matter and did not take it seriously. Afterwards, he told everyone not to tell him about such trivial matters in the future and let them handle it themselves.
I didn't expect that after seven years, it would still be like this.
Could it be that the problem lies with the coral reefs?
"I remember that I collected a giant coral reef here! Go and move it out for me."
"Yes!" The chief guard called four followers and asked them to enter the dim treasury.
Seeing this situation, Emperor Deyuan was full of confusion.
"Although it is a giant coral reef, I remember that one person could hold it up. Why does it take four people to do it now..."
The guard said, "Your Majesty, you don't know that the coral reef has grown rapidly and its weight is incalculable. No one has moved it in all these years."
"It continues to grow after leaving the seabed?" Emperor Deyuan was shocked.
"It's strange, the coral reef is growing farther from the sea. I don't know what it absorbs."
Emperor Deyuan was in deep thought, with a strange look in his eyes.
"Li Dachang"
"I'm here!" He bent down and obeyed.
"Go and see if Princess Xile has left. If she hasn't gone far, intercept her on her way back and bring her to my treasury."
"Yes" Li Dachang evacuated quickly.
The guards beside him couldn't understand...
The coral reef has grown inexplicably, why is he looking for Princess Xile? Everything will be fine if she comes.
At this time, the four people who had just entered turned back and said, "Boss, the coral reef is too big and too heavy. We can't move it, and Wang Ergou is injured."
The head of the guards came up to Wang Ergou and frowned, "What happened? Where are you injured?"
"The coral reef is very hard and has grown many edges and corners over the years. I accidentally scratched my arm, but fortunately the wound was not serious and there was not much bleeding."
The head of the guards turned to look at Emperor Deyuan and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that coral reef cannot be moved. How about we get a saw and split it in half!"
"Just do as you said and try it first."
"yes"
In the dim warehouse.
In a dark corner lies a giant coral reef.
The coral reefs were colorful at this time, but it was dark inside the reef and no one could see its brilliance.
Zoom in and take a closer look, and you will see a drop of blood from the injured guard on the coral reef.
In just a moment, the blood was sucked by the coral reefs at a speed visible to the naked eye.
…
The other side!
Yan Jiaojiao had just got on the carriage and was intercepted by Li Dachang before she even sat down.
"Stop, stop quickly, the emperor has ordered Princess Xile to go to the treasury." Li Dachang came to the front of the carriage and shouted loudly.
Because it was the emperor's oral order, the carriage had to stop.
[Why did the old emperor ask me to go to the treasury? Is he going to give me some money?] I lifted the carriage curtain and saw Li Dachang, who was sweating profusely.
It can be seen that he came here in a hurry.
"Princess Xile, the emperor invites you, please come with us!"
"What does the emperor want me to do?"
Li Dachang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "I don't know about this, but you will know after the princess leaves."
[It's still mysterious! Interesting. 】
"Let's go. This princess wants to see what treasures are in the national treasury!" Thinking that there were coral reefs in the national treasury, it was a good opportunity to go and take a look. As soon as she had this idea, it was quickly realized.
Li Dachang: That’s great, the princess agreed. I thought it would take some time.
Walking all the way towards the national treasury, Yan Jiaojiao looked around on the way and was not in a hurry at all.
She was calm, but Emperor Deyuan outside the treasury was not.
"He's been gone for so long, why hasn't he come back yet?" He paced back and forth, very anxious.
Just now, he let more than ten guards in, and they were all cut by the edges of the coral reef.
Some hurt their hands, others scratched their arms.
As a result, the project of moving the coral reefs failed again.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now? It's getting darker inside and I can't see a thing."
Emperor Deyuan sighed and said, "Wait a little longer."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Dachang arrived with Yan Jiaojiao.
"Your Majesty, this old servant has brought Princess Xile here!"
Hearing this, Emperor Deyuan was delighted and stepped forward immediately: "Jiaojiao, you are here!"
Yan Jiaojiao was confused. Why was the old emperor looking at her like that? How impatient was he?
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