Chapter 780 I Have to Punish You
Because they were going to the Golden Tower, Zhu Feng did not ask anyone to follow him. Instead, he took the lantern from the young eunuch, then took Nan Yan's hand and walked into the small building.
Slowly walk up the inclined stairs next to the open pavilion on the first floor.
The stairs were not high, and although it seemed that no one often walked here, the handrails were still cleaned. Obviously, Wu Yingqiu was very careful about welcoming the emperor this time.
The two people went upstairs.
The second floor was indeed also an open pavilion.
However, it was obviously smaller than the first floor, and because it was late, someone had come up and closed the doors and windows, and did not turn on the lights.
Zhu Feng raised the lantern in his hand and shone it in front of him. He could see that there were many tables, chairs, and small tables on this floor, with many antiques of various kinds placed on them.
There are also many paintings hanging on the wall.
It's just pitch black and I can't see clearly, but I think it must be the work of a famous artist.
Of course, this is nothing in the eyes of any senior official.
What's more, this is the royal palace.
So, after just a few glances, the two continued walking upstairs.
The inclined stairs from the second floor to the third floor is longer than the one from the first floor to the second floor. Zhu Feng held the lantern in front and held Nan Yan's hand with his other hand. The two of them climbed the stairs carefully.
I took it and walked up, only to see that the door was locked.
There is a copper lock hanging on it.
It's really locked.
Zhu Feng's face darkened slightly under the dim light of the lantern.
He let go of Nan Yan's hand, reached out and gently stroked the copper lock.
I don’t know how long it has been locked. Green rust has grown on the copper lock. Obviously, no one has ever opened it, let alone entered.
Just like these years...
Zhu Feng took a deep breath, then turned around and said to Nan Yan: "Okay, let's--"
Before he could finish his words, he saw Nan Yan holding a pitch-black object in his hand and smashing it towards the copper lock.
"Clang!"
In the darkness, a sound was heard, which startled Zhu Feng.
"What are you doing?"
Zhu Feng subconsciously reached out to grab her wrist to prevent her from hitting it a second time, and lifted the lantern to take a look.
My goodness, this girl actually has a brick in her hand.
No wonder she ran to the flower bed downstairs and fiddled with it for a long time just now. It turned out that she was lifting a brick.
Zhu Feng's eyes widened in shock: "You, what are you doing?"
“…”
Nan Yan said nothing, but continued to swing the brick in her hand and smash it at the copper lock again.
Zhu Feng grabbed her hand forcefully: "Stop!"
He didn't shout at them, but just called out in a low voice. In this dimly lit small building with only the two of them, it seemed a bit depressing.
Anyone else probably wouldn't believe what they saw.
Si Nanyan, who has always been gentle and kind, actually used a brick to hit the door lock, while Zhu Feng, who has always been violent and bloodthirsty, wanted to stop this "violent" person.
The two people had a strange, switched feeling.
Nan Yan said, "Your Majesty, wait until I smash this, then we'll go in and take a look."
"You, you stop it."
Zhu Feng was at a loss for words. He couldn't use any force to hold her thin arm, so he could only put his other arm holding the lantern around her and hold her in his arms.
"What are you doing?"
Nan Yan was held in his arms. She looked up at him and said, "Your Majesty must want to go in and take a look, right?"
“…”
"I'll just open the lock for you."
“…”
"I know the Emperor wants to see it, but no one will open the Emperor Gao's lock, and the Emperor himself is unwilling to do it."
A stubborn person like Zhu Feng has been "disliked" by Emperor Gao since childhood, and he has begun to close himself off from the father-son relationship.
If you don't want me, I don't want you either.
Therefore, he would definitely not take the initiative to come over and take a look.
"I'll just do it."
Zhu Feng was stunned for a moment.
For so many years, he has been galloping across the northern land, fighting on the battlefield, and protecting the people of Yan State.
But at this moment, he had a feeling of being protected.
He looked down at the little girl in his arms, not knowing what to say, when he heard a very subtle clanging sound.
Both of them turned to look.
In the flickering light of the lantern, they saw that the door knocker, which was locked with a copper lock, had been bent.
It fell down at this time.
Nan Yan said in surprise: "Your Majesty, look, it's already opened."
"you--"
"Your Majesty, if you want to punish me, wait until you see what's inside."
At this time, Nan Yan was already feeling a little "spoiled by favor". She put down the brick in her hand, hurried over to open the door, and then pulled Zhu Feng in.
And Zhu Feng was really pulled in by her.
The door opened.
There was an indescribable smell inside.
I don’t know how many years it has been since the third floor was opened and no one came in. Because the doors and windows were closed, it was not too dirty inside, but there was a thin layer of dust on everything.
Nan Yan saw at a glance that there was a tray on the table in front of her.
It was cushioned with a layer of soft brocade.
On top of the brocade, there was a gold ingot.
This should be the origin of this golden building that Wu Yingqiu had told her before.
The gold ingot that Emperor Gao had last time.
In the dim light, a faint golden light flickered.
But, of course, this is not the important thing.
Zhu Feng raised his hand and shone the lantern in his hand forward again, and saw that behind the table with the gold ingots, there was another table that was a little higher.
On top of it, there was something that looked like a shrine.
Inside the shrine is a mahogany box.
The crimson lantern illuminated the mahogany box, emitting a strange, dark red light.
Nan Yan whispered: "That is——"
But before she could finish her words, she saw a lock on the box.
There is a lock again.
Of course, Zhu Feng also saw it.
He was silent for a moment, then said in a hoarse voice, "Forget it."
“…”
“This is just something that Emperor Gao gave to the Wu family. Even if you see it, it doesn’t matter.”
“…”
"What I really want to see is not what's here."
“…”
Nan Yan was stunned for a moment, then she began to understand.
Emperor Gao must have locked up something more important somewhere else.
In fact, the things in here are just insignificant things, but for Zhu Feng, taking that step is very important.
Nan Yan immediately turned around and wanted to go to the door to find the brick she had dropped.
Zhu Feng stretched out his hand and grabbed her.
"Okay, stop messing around."
Although his low voice sounded very lost, when he said it to her, there was a hint of a smile: "This lock is different from the lock on the door. If you really knock on this lock, I will have to punish you."
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