sound
Jiang Nian was worried for a moment, then recalled the maids and secret guards who came and went in a hurry.
"Is it the tunnel...something went wrong?"
Mo Qing nodded slightly: "I passed by there on my way here, and the situation inside was not very good."
…
Was it the goddess who did this, or was it Ru?
Are we going to cause conflicts before this epidemic even begins?
Before one problem was solved, another one arose. Jiang Nian felt a sharp pain in his head, and a buzzing sound came from the side.
A feeling of fatigue like a tide suddenly came over him. After learning that Xiao Yingzhu had left Cang County, the emotion that had been pent up in his heart finally relaxed. He had been traveling around for several days without really relaxing and resting.
Before Jiang Nian could speak again, Mo Qing noticed the slight change in her expression and said unconsciously, "Since Miss has nothing else to do, then Mo Qing will withdraw."
The candlelight suddenly dimmed and then became bright again in an instant.
Mo Qing disappeared before her eyes.
…
There was no one standing in her resting room looking at her anymore, and fatigue immediately appeared on Jiang Nian's face.
She raised her hand to rub her eyes, which were a little sore, and walked to the dressing table, holding the scissors in her hand. A red light flashed in her eyes for a moment, and then fell into darkness the next second.
—
The next day, in the capital.
Emperor Changde lowered his head to read the memorials. When he heard the report from the guards below, the tip of his pen paused as he signed his name. He raised his head and looked down, his face darkening slightly.
"What is there to talk about when she comes here?"
These days, Dong Lan has been making more and more moves, and he is no longer just stealing. He has begun to slowly expose his ambitions hidden under his skin to the sun, casting a fine shadow on Huandu.
The guard knelt on the ground, bowed his head and saluted, and said in a respectful voice: "Your Majesty, Concubine Shu requests an audience. She will not speak unless you see her in person. Otherwise, I will kneel outside the Chongde Hall. May heaven and earth witness her love for her son."
Emperor Changde did not respond. He finished reading the memorials in his hand and his eyes fell on the secret memorial beside the imperial desk.
The secret letter looked the same as when it was sent, but after reading the content, one could tell that it was Xiao Yingzhu's reply.
He got stuck on the deadline.
The clear floor inside Chongde Hall reflected the shadows of the carved window lattices, stretching the light and shadows, falling on the imperial desk, and tiny dust particles floated in the air.
Emperor Changde reached out and carefully read the secret letter, and suddenly recalled the stubborn face of Princess Qingping a month ago.
After meeting Xiao Yingzhu at the birthday party, his personality has been polished back to its original state and become more stable.
But after all, he is not a person who can be taken lightly.
He turned the secret letter in his hand around, his eyes fell on the seal, and his gaze instantly darkened.
After a few thoughts, he raised his head and raised his hand slightly towards the guard who was kneeling below.
"If she wants to do it, then do it. I won't stop her."
The guard didn't dare to say anything extra. He could only forget the earnest look and implied words that Concubine Shu gave him, said "yes", and bowed to leave the room.
The tip of the pen, filled with red ink, began to write on the paper again. The sound of silkworms gnawing at the paper continued until the position of the sun outside the hall shifted, and then he slowed down his writing.
Seeing this, the eunuch beside him hurried forward and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I dare to ask if you have any instructions or orders that I need to convey?"
Emperor Changde looked at the paper in front of him, his voice calm and expressionless, no joy or sadness could be heard.
"Where is he?"
The chief eunuch was new in his appointment. Although he reacted quickly, he was not as associative as the previous one. After a brief pause, he realized who the emperor was referring to.
After a while, the chief eunuch lowered his voice and said, "He is on the pipeline to the capital. He will arrive in the capital soon and be able to see the emperor."
Emperor Changde took his eyes off the secret memorial and picked up the pen on the table.
"I already know."
In recent days, more and more letters have been flying from the border to the capital, and Emperor Changde's affairs have become increasingly heavy.
The chief eunuch bent over and saw Emperor Changde lower his head again. He took out a new unreviewed memorial and began to read it, glancing almost imperceptibly at the palace entrance.
The door was closed tightly, and there was no sign of anyone kneeling outside.
After thinking for a long time, the eunuch thought of Concubine Shu's family. His eyes turned and he was about to speak, but Emperor Changde raised his hand to stop him from saying anything.
"I am currently busy with government affairs. If it is not an urgent matter, there is no need to report to me for now. Please leave."
...What I wanted to say was discovered and blocked by the emperor in advance.
The eunuch closed his mouth, which was about to open, and returned to his original place with a whisk in his hand.
This time the emperor was completely angry.
The Second Prince's mother... wants to fight to the death with Concubine Shu?
They actually hid such a major event and did not report it until something happened.
Thinking that the emperor might ask about the Duke who was about to arrive in the capital, the eunuch felt a chill.
The grudge between Duke Xiao and His Majesty is unclear. If we ask about it, will Duke Xiao lose his temper and there will be rivers of bloodshed?
I realized that I was exaggerating a bit. Even with my unpredictable temperament, I still have a reasonable side.
I've just taken up this position. If a dispute arises and I don't handle it properly, won't I lose my head?
The eunuch looked calm, but his mind was uncontrollably wandering.
After Emperor Changde reviewed it several times, the emotions hidden in his heart had changed several times.
—
Zuihualou
When Jiang Nian arrived at the second floor, he saw You from afar.
Compared to the face that had regained some color after a few words of comfort, it was now completely gray.
Her heart sank, but her expression remained calm.
"We're going to the third floor today?"
Hearing the words behind him, You turned sideways, raised his eyelids and looked at her with a calm gaze.
Like dried-up dry water.
He just waited for the wind and sand to rise and the loess to bury him, completely erasing all traces of his existence.
Jiang Nian stared at him for a few seconds, not knowing what to say. After all, this was someone else's private matter, and she had just accidentally discovered a little bit while doing her work. So she changed the subject: "Then let's go."
Tongyou went up to the third floor. Unlike the previous two times, this time Jiang Nian walked in front.
Only when she didn't know where to go next did worry remind her.
The door of the first room on the third floor is very close to the stairs, just a few steps away.
The maids around seemed to have received some orders and dared only lower their heads. They also restrained their gazes that usually liked to look at You, for fear that they would accidentally violate the rules and suffer invisible pain.
Jiang Nian stood behind You and looked around at the layout outside the talisman array. After deciding the approximate position in his mind, he slightly released the burning spell in his palm and followed You into the door.
This is an open space.
The position of the talisman array is outlined by the window.
Jiang Nian only glanced at the ground and said straight to the point: "What do you want to ask this time?"
The information Jiang Nian gave him yesterday has been completely confirmed by the goddess. Now, You feels an indescribable discomfort when he thinks of the goddess.
Meeting her gaze, for the first time he no longer felt like planning his next move.
Even if he did this, could he prevent his sister from leaving him?
The answer is the opposite.
It will further encourage my sister to leave.
Then why does he still do it?
…
This dilemma is really painful.
In the quiet room, You was silent for a moment.
"Not needed for now."
“…”
Frankly, it's better to have no other motives.
But even though Jiang Nian did not agree with his behavior, he still felt uncomfortable being stuck in this situation.
She paused for a moment, wanting to say something, but out of the corner of her eye she caught a glimpse of the maids standing in the corridor with their heads lowered.
After swallowing back the words in his heart, Jiang Nian nodded immediately: "Okay, let's go to the next place."
—
After silently walking through all the talisman formations on the third floor, You suddenly raised his lowered head, and his black hair swayed for a moment as he tilted his head, lifting the loose hair that was hanging on the side of his face.
Jiang Nian was restoring the map in his mind when he suddenly felt a gaze coming from not far away, and his eyes met with You who was walking behind him.
"?"
She was led astray by the maids and secret guards. She felt that she was talking less and less recently.
"Why do we need to collect all the talisman array locations?"
“…”
After walking through a layer of talisman formation, the contract between them was still in place, so Jiang Nian naturally had the obligation to answer his questions: "In order to track down the members of the Wu Mi Clan in the chaos."
You seemed to have little understanding of the talisman formation and only knew the surface of its main functions.
The Wu Mi people of Donglan were arrogant and conceited, and they did not expect that they would be used against them by Xiao Yingzhu and others.
Seeing You's slightly fluctuating expression, Jiang Nian explained, "Because the pavilion is composed of two giant talisman arrays—the one you took me to burn incense earlier—and several small talisman arrays."
"But the main function of the giant talisman array is to provide a continuous supply of power to the smaller talisman arrays. Most of the smaller talisman arrays extract traces of recent passages from the unique scent of each person in the pavilion, ultimately concentrating them on the five specially positioned talisman arrays on the first floor."
You understood what she meant.
Because once chaos breaks out, the outside of Zuihualou will definitely be completely surrounded by Yu He.
If you want to escape, you can only escape through the underground passage.
but……
Jiang Nian suddenly thought of what Mo Qing said last night.
Although it still sounds uncertain, according to her intuition, it will be finalized soon.
The conflict between Lu and the goddess was so deep that they were in dire straits.
And if her true identity were discovered by Ru, and if he found out that the goddess was half-indulging her, then Ru would probably completely provoke all the chaotic disputes.
This is the result that the goddess wants to create.
Hearing what Jiang Nian said, You stopped walking down the stairs.
He seemed to understand something completely.
“…”
After a long silence, he closed his eyes slightly.
"So that's how it is."
"...No wonder my sister is like that." She had no intention of letting him know.
Because once the plan is known, even he will not be able to escape the accusation.
My sister wants to die.
But I still want to leave him a way out.
After all, the burden on him was not that heavy, and he did not know that much about the inner workings of the Wu Mi people.
Are you sad? Not really.
It just feels like the dust has settled.
No matter what he did, he couldn't redeem himself.
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