Chapter 777 The Locked Golden Building
Although she said the night before that she would make a decision after King Nanli arrived, the next day, Nan Yan still took Ran Xiaoyu out after the imperial physician took her pulse and confirmed that she was in good health.
Of course, it’s not the main gate of Jinlou Villa.
They just left Yishou Hall and strolled around this villa.
During this tour, Nan Yan discovered that this villa was so big that there was even a grassland behind their room, separated by a wall.
I can only blame myself for not thinking much about it at that time. I could only accompany my grandmother in the side room every day, so I knew almost nothing about that big house.
Not long after they walked out, the two seemed to be lost.
I don’t know where to go.
Ran Xiaoyu supported her and said, "My Lady, where are we going?"
"I don't know either," Nan Yan thought for a while, recalling the only time she walked freely in that mansion. That was when her grandmother suddenly fell ill and became confused. She ran out while she was sleeping, and she followed her out to look for her.
That time, it seemed like I walked into the garden.
She said, "Let's go to the garden and take a look."
Ran Xiaoyu nodded, looked around, and pointed to one side and said, "It seems to be over there."
"Let's go."
The two of them walked over there.
Because they were not familiar with the place, although it was not far away, the two of them still walked around for a long time before finally reaching the garden gate.
Nan Yan saw a building standing in the center of the garden from afar and her eyes widened slightly.
"That's it!"
When Ran Xiaoyu heard this, she hurriedly said, "What?"
Nan Yan pointed ahead and said softly, "That time, I also seemed to see a pavilion in the middle of the garden over there."
Ran Xiaoyu said: "Then let's go over and take a look."
So the two of them hurried forward.
This garden is also very large, with many rockery and flower beds in the middle, dividing the road into one winding path after another.
The two walked for a while and finally arrived in front of the pavilion.
But, he was stunned for a moment.
When I looked closer, I found that it was actually a three-story building.
Although it only has three floors, it occupies a relatively large area. The first floor is an open pavilion with eight doors on the north and south sides, all of which are open, making it bright and spacious.
Probably because no one uses it, the tables and chairs are all put away, and the inclined stairs leading upstairs are against the walls on both sides.
The second floor is also an open pavilion.
When the doors and windows on the upper and lower floors are opened, the four sides are transparent and from a distance it looks like a pavilion.
The third floor is the smallest.
However, the doors and windows were closed, so I had no idea what it looked like.
On the first floor door hung a golden plaque with two large characters on it:
Golden Building.
Nan Yan murmured, "Golden Tower?"
As she was thinking, a familiar voice came from behind her: "What are you looking at, Your Majesty?"
Nan Yan hurriedly turned around and saw Duke Chengguo Wu Yingqiu slowly walking up to her.
Behind him were his son Wu Ding and an attendant, but because they saw her, Wu Ding and the attendant stayed not far away and just saluted her.
Of course it is to avoid suspicion.
Only Duke Cheng came forward and bowed to her: "Greetings, Your Majesty the Imperial Concubine."
Nan Yan also nodded: "Duke."
Although she had been very cautious towards the Wu family in the past, now that she had arrived at the Wu family's territory, she became much more at ease.
She smiled and said, "Nothing much. I had nothing to do today, so I thought I'd take a stroll in the garden, and then I saw this—the Golden Building."
She looked at Wu Yingqiu and said, "Is this the Golden Tower in the Golden Tower Villa?"
"Yes, it's the Golden Tower in the Golden Tower Villa."
Nan Yan frowned slightly.
The entire building has nothing to do with gold.
Wu Yingqiu seemed to see what she was thinking and said, "Your Highness must be wondering why it is called the Golden Building when this building has nothing to do with gold."
Nan Yan nodded.
Wu Yingqiu said, "This villa was originally the ancestral home of my family. Because Emperor Gao was going to visit Hecheng, this ancestral home was donated to be used as a temporary palace for Emperor Gao."
“…”
"The Emperor Gao certainly didn't want his old minister to suffer any loss, so he gave me many rewards as compensation."
“…”
“And this old minister took one of the gold ingots.”
He said, pointing to the third floor: "Now, it is enshrined on the third floor."
Nan Yan suddenly realized: "Oh, so it's called the Golden Tower."
"good."
For some reason, Nan Yan felt a little emotional when she heard this story.
It can be seen that Wu Yingqiu and Emperor Gao had a very close relationship as monarch and subject.
That small gold ingot was stored upstairs, probably representing the friendship between the monarch and his subject.
However, a new emperor appoints new ministers.
Wu Yingqiu had such a close relationship with Emperor Gao, but now, when he was serving Zhu Feng, he couldn't help but have some ulterior motives, and Zhu Feng couldn't trust him completely.
Is there anyone around Zhu Feng whom he can trust?
Nan Yan thought for a moment and said, "Then, can I go up and take a look?"
Wu Yingqiu glanced up and said with a smile, "I'm afraid this won't work."
“…”
Nan Yan was stunned.
Logically speaking, this place is the royal palace, so the imperial concubine doesn't need to ask him where she wants to go, and he has no right to refuse.
The question I just asked was just a formality.
Unexpectedly, he actually rejected me.
Ran Xiaoyu frowned behind him and was about to say something when Wu Yingqiu said, "Don't blame me, Your Majesty. It's not that I don't allow you to go up, but the third floor is locked."
"Locked? Who locked it?"
"Emperor Gao."
"Emperor Gao?"
Why did he lock this place?
Wu Yingqiu said, "Because there is something on it, which was given to me by the Emperor Gao. Things given by the Emperor must be treated with respect."
"Oh, then, what did the Emperor Gao give to the Duke?"
"This, I don't know either."
“…”
Nan Yan was stunned again and looked at him in surprise.
Since it was given to him, how could he not know it?
Wu Yingqiu saw Nan Yan's surprised look and said with a smile, "Your Highness, please don't think that I am deceiving you. I really don't know what the Emperor Gao gave me. He just gave it to me and had it placed directly on the third floor."
Nan Yan asked, "Put it together with the gold ingot?"
"good."
Wu Yingqiu said: "After it was put up, the building was locked up."
“…”
"Old minister, no one dares to open the third floor."
“…”
"So for all these years, we still don't know what the gift from Emperor Gao is."
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