Chapter 421 Wax Figure
Yun Ran knew that Ye Cangling loved Xiao Jing's mother very much, but she didn't expect that he loved her to this extent.
The king of a country built a separate mausoleum for a deceased queen of humble origin, and even spent a huge amount of money to build it magnificently, and also built his own mausoleum inside.
Seeing Ye Jingzhen frowning slightly, she swallowed the last bite of roast chicken in her mouth, took out a handkerchief to wipe her hands, and then stood on tiptoe to smooth Ye Jingzhen's brow.
Said: "Brother Xiaojing, although he may not be a good emperor or a good father, but to your mother, he is at least a good husband."
Is he a good husband?
Ye Jingzhen recalled the scene he saw at Ye Cangling's birthday party that day, and also recalled when he broke into Ye Cangling's bedroom, saw the ridiculous things hanging all over the room, and the ridiculous things Ye Cangling had done.
For a moment, I didn't know how to tell Yun Ran.
Fortunately, Yun Ran didn't know what he was thinking. She took his hand and said, "Aren't you going to take me to see your mother? Let's go."
Ye Jingzhen came back to his senses, nodded, and pulled her along the long, dimly lit tomb passage all the way inside.
The tomb was filled with traps, presumably to prevent tomb robbers. However, Ye Jingzhen had been here before and was familiar with these traps, so the two of them had no trouble getting through.
The tomb passage was winding and there were many tombs on both sides. They should be the tombs of the servants buried with the deceased. There was no need to go in and take a look. Ye Jingzhen took Yun Ran straight to the main tomb chamber.
After walking around for a long time, the two finally stopped in front of a tall stone door.
Outside the stone gate are two stone pillars supporting the top of the tomb. On the left of the stone pillar is a dragon and on the right is a phoenix, both of which are coiled on the stone pillars. The carvings are delicate and exquisite, and they are lifelike.
"This is it." Ye Jingzhen said.
As he spoke, he took a step forward and opened the lock mechanism on the door.
Yun Ran stood quietly beside him, watching him move the mechanism lock smoothly. With a click, the lock opened and a rumbling sound was heard.
The stone gate automatically opened to both sides, revealing a magnificent underground palace.
When the stone door was fully opened, Ye Jingzhen dusted off his hands and extended his hand towards Yun Ran, "Let's go."
Yun Ran reached out and took her hand, and they walked in together.
It must be said that the area here is very large, with ten stone pillars with dragons and phoenixes scattered around, which also support the top of the tomb.
But unlike the two pillars at the door, the dragons and phoenixes carved on the stone pillars inside are even more exquisite than those outside, and are painted with gold and silver paint. Each of the ten dragons and phoenixes holds a night pearl in its mouth.
The night pearl is of high quality and is almost the size of a newborn baby's head.
It was these ten night pearls that made the entire hall sparkle, much brighter than the tomb passage outside.
Ye Jingzhen held Yun Ran's hand and walked forward along the road in the middle which was paved with jade tiles. On the left and right sides were ten corresponding stone pillars with coiled dragons and phoenixes.
There should be murals carved on the stone walls on both sides. Yun Ran took the opportunity to take a few glances and saw a beautiful woman in red, who was as graceful as an angel, like a blooming peony.
Besides this woman, there was a young man in a bright yellow robe. The man looked ordinary. Yun Ran only took a quick glance and felt that the man looked a bit like Emperor Ye Cangling.
Presumably, the murals on the stone walls on the left and right sides depict the sweet daily life of the emperor and empress, who were in harmony with each other and loved each other deeply.
This jade road was quite long, and the two walked for a long time before they saw the huge coffin.
The coffin was placed on a lotus platform. The platform was very large, extremely large. There were hundreds of lotus petals stacked layer upon layer, so densely packed together that Yun Ran couldn't count them.
And from between these layers of lotus petals, wisps of white steam are constantly coming out, which must be cold air.
At this time, the two were still dozens of steps away from the coffin and could already feel the temperature dropping rapidly.
Yun Ran looked at the huge coffin placed on the lotus platform, and suddenly a chill ran up his spine.
Because she suddenly saw a figure standing next to the coffin!
The shadow was half a person's height and stood there motionless, like the guard of the coffin.
Yun Ran's attention was on the lotus platform under the coffin just now, so he didn't notice it.
But now, when she suddenly saw it, she was so scared that she stopped in her tracks.
Next to her, Ye Jingzhen noticed her strangeness, followed her gaze, and immediately understood.
He was about to speak, but Yun Ran had already seen the figure clearly, and his heart suddenly stopped.
The person next to the coffin was sitting, probably sitting right next to the coffin, with his head slightly lowered, as if gazing lovingly at the person lying in the coffin.
Although he lowered his head, Yun Ran still saw the man's face clearly.
Isn’t that... the face of the current emperor Ye Cangling!
But she had just seen Ye Cangling! After bringing them to pay respects to Empress Shuxian, he returned to the palace. Why was he here?!
Yun Ran's eyes suddenly widened, and Ye Jingzhen's small hand in his palm twitched violently.
Then, she turned around and hid behind Ye Jingzhen, hugged his waist tightly, and bit her lower lip to prevent herself from screaming.
Ye Jingzhen laughed: "Ranran, take a closer look, it's just a wax figure."
"Wax figure?" Yun Ran's voice was a little hoarse.
Hearing Ye Jingzhen say this, she gritted her teeth, raised her head, and looked at the figure again.
At this time, the two of them were already very close, and Yun Ran also noticed something wrong.
Because the figure had not moved since they came in, and the wrist part seemed to be connected by something, so it was definitely not a real person.
"Huh..." She took a long breath, patted her chest and said, "I was scared to death!"
"Why did your father put his wax figure here?" She was so scared that she almost fell to the ground.
"He was worried that Mother would be lonely," Ye Jingzhen said, "so he couldn't come down to accompany her, so he asked a craftsman to carve this wax figure and put it here to keep her company."
Yun Ran swallowed, his palms still cold, and forced a smile, "I didn't expect that the emperor is such a thoughtful person."
Seeing that her little face had turned pale, Ye Jingzhen reached out and touched her head to comfort her.
He said softly, "He and I have never had a good relationship. You don't have to praise him just because he is my father."
"If you want to say anything bad about him in front of me, just say it."
"Yeah." Yun Ran nodded.
In front of the lotus platform, there were steps made of lotus petals piled up layer by layer. Ye Jingzhen took her hand and walked up the steps.
After climbing to the top and getting closer, Yun Ran could see the wax figure clearly.
It is indeed the appearance of Ye Cangling wearing a dragon robe. The eyebrows, nose and lips are carved very finely, almost like a real person, even the hair is real.
Ye Jingzhen pinched the statue's hand, bent the statue's fingers, and made a gesture.
The golden nanmu coffin on the lotus pedestal opened with a "click", revealing the crystal clear coffin inside.
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