Speaking of Duanmu Anguo's winter palace, people who have never been to the Dashun Palace would at most think it is magnificent and splendid, but for someone like Feng Yuheng who enters and leaves the palace as if it were his own kitchen, this is clearly a smaller version of the Dashun Palace. oM. -.79s.-
It seems that the patriarchs of the Duanmu family were all very familiar with the Dashun Palace, so much so that by the time it came to Duanmu Anguo's generation, even though he had only been to the palace a few times in his life, he could still clearly remember every brick and tile in the palace.
Feng Yuheng sneered in his heart, Duanmu Anguo, he is ambitious, guarding such a large three provinces in the northern border and still can't satisfy them, his appetite is really big;
The magician and his party entered the palace from the main gate, turned left immediately after entering, and began to walk around along a small path. As soon as Feng Yuheng entered the palace gate, she saw Ban Zou standing on the left side of the palace in a guard uniform and holding a spear. She held back her smile and walked with her head down, but when she passed by Ban Zou, she stepped hard on his foot and successfully heard a light snort from him.
She entered the Winter Palace through the Illusion House, but Ban Zou did not know what means he had used, and actually became a guard of the Winter Palace. Feng Yuheng became more confident in the personal abilities of his own secret guards.
The magicians were arranged to stay in a place called Lihuanxuan, which is said to be behind the Banquet Hall of the Hundred Family Banquet, and it is most convenient to go to the Banquet Hall from here. The woman surnamed Qi said, "Lihuanxuan was specially prepared by Lord Duanmu for our Illusion Hall for ten years. It is your blessing to be here today."
Another young man also said, "That's right. Our illusions have always been performed as the finale at the Hundred Family Banquet, so you still have time to prepare. It's okay if you want to see the Winter Palace, but your range of activities is not allowed to exceed a hundred steps around the Illusion Pavilion. This is also a special favor given to our Illusion Pavilion by Lord Duanmu. Change your performance clothes and then disperse on your own."
The girls cheered when they heard this, and some even thanked the man.
Feng Yuheng snorted in her heart, thinking that there is no good thing in this world without a reason. The other party actually gave them such a degree of freedom, which clearly showed that they had ulterior motives.
She looked at Chen Yuning and Zhang Lingning again. The two of them also had worried expressions on their brows. Chen Yuning saw her looking over and pulled her aside and whispered, "They said they wanted us to see the Winter Palace. Who doesn't know what they are planning? I heard that the sons of Lord Duanmu often come here for various banquets. Duanmu Anguo has always been generous in sending off the girls that his sons like first. Even if his sons don't come, his grandsons will come. Lord Duanmu himself may occasionally come around. This Fantasy Hall has sent countless girls to the Winter Palace and the Duanmu family over the years. It is not without reason that it has been able to stand firm in the Northern Realm for so many years."
Feng Yuheng stroked her forehead, the knowledge here is really complicated! However, it gave her a legitimate reason to leave the crowd. She said to the two girls Shen and Zhang, "Since we are here, the ending is the same anyway, why not go out and take a look, so that others will not go, and it will seem abrupt if we don't go."
Zhang Lingxi sighed and left the room first. "Let's go. Xiaoya is right. It's the same outcome no matter which way you go. We've already come in. Why are we still being so fussy?"
Just like that, the three girls walked out of Lihuanxuan and then split into three groups and went their separate ways.
Feng Yuheng watched as everyone walked away, with the nearest person about thirty steps away. She smiled and casually walked quickly along a path.
If I guessed correctly, there should be a small lake a little further ahead. The layout of the Dashun Palace was now laid out in Feng Yuheng's mind, gradually changing to this winter palace. However, the small lake must be more than a hundred steps away from here. Feng Yuheng wondered if other girls were like her and had to walk a hundred steps away.
She was right. After walking about 150 steps, a small artificial lake appeared in front of her. This lake was much smaller than the one in the Dashun Palace. The difference was that the one in the Dashun Palace was a running water lake that would not freeze in winter, but the one in the North Boundary was a completely frozen lake, three feet of ice, which made people feel cold just by looking at it.
Feng Yuheng walked a few more steps forward, walked around a small rockery, and suddenly heard a series of "bang bang" sounds coming into his ears, as if someone was chiseling something heavy, with great force.
She looked in the direction of the ice lake in confusion, and through a few pine trees, she saw a woman in red clothes holding a hoe and working very hard to dig at the ice. Bang, bang, bang, one after another, Feng Yuheng grinned.
The woman looked very slender, even in such a winter day, when people were wearing thick winter robes, she still had a graceful figure. But the hoe was too heavy, and it didn't match her figure. Feng Yuheng felt like she was using a small monkey hammer, and every time she swung it, she was worried that the woman would knock her out, or even break her arm.
She walked a few more steps and stood by the ice lake, with one-third of the circumference of the ice lake between them. She didn't know who this woman was, but she must be a favored winter concubine who could appear in this winter palace and dare to use a hoe to chop ice so arrogantly.
She looked around again, but did not see any servants following her, as if this woman was the only one in the world. Her face was very serious, and she would carefully look at the ice surface every time she chiseled, then shake her head in dissatisfaction before continuing to chisel.
Feng Yuheng simply picked a rock to sit on, bent his legs and looked at her with his chin in his hand. She couldn't tell the age of the woman, she looked like seventeen or eighteen, but her behavior was like twelve or thirteen, occasionally wiping sweat, her demeanor seemed like she was already twenty years old. But her appearance was very good, so good that even if Feng Yuheng compared her with Feng Chenyu, she felt that this woman was more beautiful.
She was curious and couldn't help but ask the other person, "Hey! What are you doing?"
The woman suddenly threw the hoe away, as if she was frightened, and quickly looked around for someone. When she finally saw Feng Yuheng, she patted her chest and said exaggeratedly, "I'm scared to death! Are you a human or a ghost?"
Feng Yuheng laughed, "Of course it's a human." The woman's voice was not very thin, but it sounded very charming. She always felt that it sounded familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had heard it.
"If it's a human, it's easy to deal with." The woman picked up the hoe and waved at Feng Yuheng, "Come here."
Feng Yuheng didn't understand why, but she still stood up and walked over. They both stood on the ice about five steps away from the shore. She finally got a close look at the woman's icy beauty. Feng Yuheng's mind was hot, and she suddenly felt that her flower-crazy disease seemed to be out of control again. The irrationality when she first met Xuan Tianming came again. She raised her hand and quickly touched the face of the woman in front of her, then sighed, "What a nice skin."
The woman was stunned. Her hand loosened and the hoe fell onto the ice with a clang, almost hitting her foot. She took a step back and stared at Feng Yuheng like a thief. After a long while, she finally squeezed out a sentence - "You touched me?"
Feng Yuheng nodded, "Yes, I touched it." Then what?
The woman looked a little aggrieved. She stood there thinking for a while, then silently picked up the hoe and continued to chisel the ice.
Feng Yuheng didn't understand. "Hey, you asked me to come over just now. Now that I'm here, you want me to look at this?"
The woman stopped, thought for a moment, and turned away. After a while, she came back with a hoe in her hand.
"This ice lake is used by Duanmu Anguo to raise fish. The fish in it are all caught from the Four Color Lakes on the border of Qianzhou. The fish meat is the most delicious. Come on, let's hurry up. More hands means more hope. Chisel out a fish and have someone stew it. I guarantee you've never eaten such delicious fish before."
Feng Yuheng stroked his forehead, "Since you are able to break ice and fish in this winter palace, why don't you ask the servants to help?"
The woman looked at her like a monster. "Are you sick? Didn't you understand what I just said? The fish in this lake are very precious. The annual catch of the Four Colors Lake is limited, and it is all for the enjoyment of the Qianzhou royal family. It's already very good for Duanmu Anguo to catch five or six fish a year. How could any servant dare to dig? This has to be done secretly, secretly, understand? I sent all the servants away;"
Feng Yuheng didn't understand. Is this what you call stealing? The noise was so loud that it could be heard from a long distance away. Is it interesting to cover one's ears and steal the bell?
I thought so, but I still took turns to dig with the hoe. After two people dug a big hole, the woman looked into the hole and said, "It's almost done. I'll see water in a few more strokes, and then I'll start fishing."
"Fishing?" Damn it, Sky-roaring Dog, Feng Yuheng thought, could this woman be crazy?
At this moment, she heard shouts coming from the direction she was coming from. It sounded like Shen Yu Ning's voice was shouting "Xiao Ya! Xiao Ya!"
She felt as if she had been granted amnesty. She threw down her hoe and pointed behind her, saying, "Someone is calling me. I have to go."
The woman nodded and said, "Go ahead, don't let her find this way. Run quickly."
Feng Yuheng really ran fast. Until she saw Chen Yu Ninghan, she was still analyzing the identity of that woman. But she didn't have time to think too much. Chen Yu Ning said to her, "We have to prepare. Master Duanmu can't wait and wants to see our magic show in advance. Xiaoya, why did you walk so far? Come back with me."
The two of them trotted back to Li Huan Xuan, and the girl surnamed Qi was already telling the new girls what to pay attention to when they came out. Seeing Feng Yuheng coming back, she asked her with some dissatisfaction, "Why are you so late?"
Feng Yuheng quickly whispered, "I accidentally walked a little far, please don't blame me, Sister Qi."
"Oh?" The woman surnamed Qi raised her eyebrows, "I walked a little further away, did you see anyone?"
Feng Yuheng thought about it and shook his head, "No."
"Then come over here." There was a hint of disappointment in his words.
There were three magicians in this performance, and they were followed by ten girls. They were still wearing colorful clothes, and Feng Yuheng wore green.
Two incense sticks later, everyone came to the door of the banquet hall to prepare for the scene. Feng Yuheng didn't understand what the so-called "hundred-family banquet" in the Northern Realm meant until now.
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