Chapter 556 The Last Moment
Emperor Mingpei quickly coaxed his granddaughter into submission.
Then Xinbao went out and whispered to Huashuang for a while. After a while, Huashuang came in with a small notebook the size of her palm.
Xinbao gave it to Yuan Shenjue and wrote something on it.
Emperor Mingpei looked at him curiously and asked, "Xinbao, what are you doing?"
Xinbao ran over, opened the curtain a little, and smiled: "Xinbao asked Brother Xiaoxian to write this down, otherwise what if Xinbao forgets it when we return to the capital."
She also comforted him: "Don't worry, Yeye, Xinbao will not forget Yeye's contribution."
Emperor Mingpei: “…”
Write down all the reasons and then go home and write them down one by one in front of the notebook?
Emperor Mingpei smiled and shook his head, and ignored her, so Xinbao waited for Yuan Shenjue to memorize it and put it carefully into his purse.
At noon on the second day, the emperor arrived at Shengping Palace.
Shengping Palace was built on top of Longshan Mountain, leaning against the mountain, with mountains on three sides and overlooking the water on one side. It has beautiful scenery and a cool and pleasant climate.
Emperor Gaozu enjoyed luxury in his later years. The Shengping Palace covered a large area and was a huge project. The palace was built extremely gorgeously with bright colors, even more magnificent than the Imperial Palace.
Tuanzi, who had been listless for several days, became excited as soon as he entered the door. He couldn't keep his eyes busy and kept saying "Wow!! Wow!!"
Emperor Mingpei saw such a grand scene and thought of the hard work in the construction. He was a little emotional at first, but after hearing her exclaiming, he became interested. After settling down, he took her out for a walk.
He took Xinbao and moved directly to Daqing Palace, and let Yuan Shenjue and Hao Huashi live in the side hall of Daqing Palace. Yan Shichang lived in Deyang Palace, which was the closest, and Shen Shouyan also lived with him.
There is a courtyard outside the Daqing Hall, with some rockery, pavilions, corridors and other scenery. Not far from the Daqing Hall, there is a large lake with clear water. There are bridges and waterside pavilions on the water, and many lotus roots are planted.
Emperor Mingpei explained to her: "The entire Shengping Palace is shaped like a phoenix, and this lake is located at the neck, shaped like a jade bead, just like a person wearing a pendant, so Emperor Gaozu named it 'Jade Bead Lake'."
Xinbao answered irrelevantly: "Yeah, the lotus flowers are about to bloom."
"Yes," Emperor Mingpei said, "In another half a month, they should be able to open one after another."
Tuanzi said, "Yeah, did you know that lotus flowers will close up at night? If you put a small bag of tea leaves into the lotus bud before it closes, take it out in the morning, and drink it after steeping, it will have the fragrance of flowers!"
Emperor Mingpei smiled and said, "Really? Xinbao, do you want to drink?"
Tuanzi nodded: "I want to drink it. Although Xinbao can't taste anything, but when I think of the tea leaves being placed in the lotus, it smells good."
Emperor Mingpei laughed and said, "Then Yeye will ask someone to release them tonight."
The grandfather and grandson went back while chatting.
June 19th was Xinbao’s birthday. He had originally planned to walk for nine to ten days, but he ended up walking for twelve days straight, and his birthday was just a few days away.
On the evening of his arrival, Yuan Shenjue had already carved the stone house, so everything was ready.
Emperor Mingpei brought many shadow guards and dragon guards with him on this trip. They had patrolled everywhere with Shengping Palace as the center long in advance and had been on high alert in the past few days.
June 18th, after Xinbao fell asleep.
Emperor Mingpei called Yuan Shenjue, Yan Shichang, Hao Huashi, Shen Shouyan and Bai Gusheng over.
Emperor Mingpei said: "This person has a paranoid personality. For so many years, he has never appeared in public. He has always been hiding in the dark, using tricks to win, and he has succeeded time and time again. So, no matter if he only knows this or is only good at this, at this last moment, he will still use this method to defeat people."
"According to my guess, he will definitely attack everyone this time."
Yuan Shenjue was surprised and asked, "Attacking everyone?"
"Yes," Emperor Mingpei said in a deep voice, "Combining all the things that happened in the past, this thief has the ability to attack everyone. The reason why he defeated them one by one was just to avoid alerting us. Now that his true intentions have been exposed, he naturally has no scruples."
"You said before that Xinbao predicted Shen Shouyan's disasters in a short period of a few days, and then he was exhausted and slept for a day and a night..."
Even Shen Shouyan didn't know this. He looked up in surprise, feeling extremely grateful.
Emperor Mingpei continued, "I think that this time, he will definitely use similar methods to attack each of us. Xinbao can't bear it and may fall into a coma. After falling asleep, we will no longer have Xinbao's foresight."
"But it doesn't matter. We already have a stone house, which is enough to protect ourselves. We just need to predict the time when he will make a move!! If the timing is right, it will be a perfect counterattack and we will win without fighting!!"
He paused and said, "I think this person must have done it on the night of Xinbao's birthday."
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Yuan Shenjue nodded slowly.
Indeed, the so-called eight characters of birth refer to the year, month, day and time of a person's birth, which are related to the fortune and misfortunes in life.
Birthday is definitely a very special day for those who are proficient in mysterious and supernatural ways.
Xinbao was born at the beginning of the month (3 p.m.), so there must have been someone around him at that time, making it inconvenient to take action. So the next best option was to do it on the night of his birthday.
Emperor Mingpei said: "So, everyone in the capital will enter the stone house this night, but this person's real target must be me! So, during the flower season, you and Tiancong will be together, show your strengths, and obey his orders."
Hao Huashi stood up with a serious expression: "Hua Shi obeys your order!"
Emperor Mingpei said again: "Shouyan, after I enter the stone house, you will hide by the side. At that time, the thief will definitely throw out all the cards in his hand, but there are Dragon Guards outside and Shadow Guards inside, so the possibility of him coming in is very small. We just need to be on guard against his other means. Therefore, please be a surprise force and take action when it is absolutely necessary to guard the last pass."
Shen Shouyan stood up and bowed deeply: "I obey your order! I will not stop until I die."
Emperor Mingpei smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, it's just in case."
He paused and said, "Tomorrow, Chang'er and Xuan'er, stay by Xinbao's side from morning till night. If Xinbao has any problems, Chang'er, Xuan'er, and Bai Gusheng, all follow me into the stone house."
Several people agreed.
Emperor Mingpei pondered for a moment, and added: "Although I am not familiar with this, but according to common sense, this person must have been not far from Shengping Palace when he cast the spell. Tiancong, you need to pay more attention to him."
Tian jumped in from the window and bowed in response.
Emperor Mingpei nodded: "That's it, let's disperse!"
Everyone bowed and left.
Emperor Mingpei was extremely calm and composed, and the orders he issued were extremely cool and clear, which made several people's hearts surge and their blood boil. At this moment, no matter whether it was the naive third brother, the cynical Hao Huashi, or the Jianghu tyrant Shen Shouyan, they all had full respect for the emperor and were willing to be loyal to him without regrets even if it was to the death.
It was at this moment that a group of people sneaked into Longshan County.
(End of this chapter)