Chapter 458 Treasure
The back mountain entrance of the palace.
When Nan Jiao arrived, Zhan Yeyuan was already there, accompanied by dozens of guards.
When Zhan Yeyuan saw her arriving, he led everyone into the mountains.
About half an hour later, the carriage stopped.
"Your Highness, we're here." Mo Lan got off the carriage and said respectfully to the people in the carriage.
Zhan Yeyuan opened the curtain of the carriage and got out.
Nan Jiao's carriage followed behind. She heard Mo Lan's words and got off immediately after the carriage stopped. At this time, they were already in the mountains.
Surrounded by mountains and water, the view is wide.
I have to say that the ancestors of the Xuanyuan tribe were very good at choosing places. This place can be said to be a Feng Shui treasure land.
"It's right there in front." After seeing Nan Jiao coming, Zhan Yeyuan pointed to the dilapidated stone building not far ahead. Hundreds of years had passed and it was still not there.
"Let's go and take a look." Nan Jiao couldn't help but sigh in amazement, even though the royal tomb in the distance was so dilapidated that it couldn't even recognize its original appearance.
But it is remarkable that it has been able to remain like this for hundreds of years.
I guess Xuanyuan tribe must have put a lot of thought into its construction.
The group quickly approached the royal tomb. The stone door was tightly closed and covered with dirty dust.
The guards came forward with tools and smashed the stone door directly.
Nan Jiao watched from the side.
If we don't really smash it, it probably won't provoke the other party, so this stone door must be smashed open.
Bang, bang, bang——
There were several loud noises, and the heavy stone door instantly broke into pieces, with debris flying everywhere.
The other guards lit torches.
"Wait a minute before going in. The stone gate hasn't been opened for hundreds of years. The air inside must be bad. Wait a minute before going out." Nan Jiao spoke up to stop the guard who was about to go in.
Everyone stopped immediately.
Nan Jiao looked inside the stone gate, but it was pitch black and she couldn't see clearly what was going on inside.
Waited for a long time.
Only a dozen guards went in first to explore the way and placed torches for lighting.
After confirming that there is no problem.
Nan Jiao and Zhan Yeyuan were just about to go in.
Suddenly, the sound of urgent horse hooves came from afar.
Soon a Lu Lin soldier on horseback appeared in their sight.
When the other party arrived, he quickly dismounted and said, "I have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Princess Jin. A fire suddenly broke out in the palace. The situation is very bad."
Nan Jiao and Zhan Yeyuan's expressions changed.
Did the other party take action?
Otherwise how could it be such a coincidence.
"Brother, please go back quickly. I will take some guards to check it out and will be back soon." Nan Jiao still wanted to go into the royal mausoleum to take a look.
After all, it's here.
And some guards went in to explore the way.
Zhan Yeyuan looked towards the direction of the Imperial Palace. Although it was far away, he could still see thin smoke rising into the sky. The Imperial Palace was really on fire!
Does the other party want to use this incident to make them give up digging the royal tomb?
"Be careful, just take a look and go back. We are just here for show." Zhan Yeyuan reminded him that he had to go back and see how the fire started.
The person who set the fire must be a descendant of the previous tribe!
Nan Jiao nodded.
Before they came here, they had already made preparations in the palace, and with the Lu Lin Army, they would do their best to put out the fire, and by the time they returned, the fire would probably be out.
Zhan Yeyuan did not stay any longer and left with Mo Lan and a dozen guards.
After seeing him leave, Nan Jiao immediately walked into the royal mausoleum with great interest. Because the guards had placed torches, it was bright inside as soon as she entered.
Molan and Jinzhi followed closely.
One walks in front and the other walks behind.
Nan Jiao looked around as she walked. The royal mausoleum was built entirely of stone, and the stone walls were carved with all kinds of exquisite and majestic patterns.
It's clear that a lot of manpower and financial resources were spent on building this royal tomb.
As we walked deeper, we could feel a slight breeze from time to time, but after walking for a long time, we didn't see any tombs where coffins were placed. The space in the royal tombs was very large.
At this time, they were heading underground.
Suddenly a corner appeared in everyone's sight.
When Nan Jiao saw the corner, her eyes looked a little strange. She quickened her pace and rushed towards it. After turning the corner, she saw tall stone statues.
This is!!!
Isn't that what was shown in the treasure map she got?
Nan Jiao's mind was working rapidly, so the treasure map actually pointed to the royal tomb of the Xuanyuan tribe?
The treasure is here?
"Princess, what's wrong?" Seeing that she was no longer walking or talking, Molan couldn't help but speak.
"No need to look inside anymore, let's go back." Nan Jiao said calmly. At this moment, many mysteries in her mind were solved, and now she had to return to the palace.
With her word, the guards stopped moving forward.
The group immediately retreated from the royal tomb.
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The imperial palace.
Thick smoke billowed and people came and went, everyone was trying their best to put out the fire. Not just one palace was burned down, but many, many palaces.
It was much more angry than the last time in the cold palace.
Many people died in the fire.
When Nan Jiao returned to the palace, the fire had not been put out yet. Looking at the burning flames, her brows were furrowed.
Has the other party decided to fight to the death?
Judging from the fire's intensity, it seems like it's going to burn down the entire palace.
Excited by the excavation of the royal tomb?
She immediately instructed people to put out the fire, and then went to find the retired emperor and Emperor Jingming. After making sure they were okay, she wanted to take them out of the palace.
Inexplicable.
She had a very bad feeling.
"Leave the palace?" Emperor Jingming frowned. The fire was big, but the Linlin Army was doing their best to put it out, so it couldn't spread here.
"We must leave the palace. Anyone who did not participate in the firefighting must leave the palace." Nan Jiao said in a deep voice. Anyway, they could no longer stay where they were now.
Although the fire didn't spread here, it looks safe here.
But in her opinion, this place is more dangerous.
"Listen to Nan Jiao." The emperor said, he believed in her decision.
When Emperor Jingming saw that he agreed, what else could he say? He immediately asked his trusted confidants to handle it. The eunuchs and palace maids had to put out the fire, so he could only take the concubines and the princes and princesses with him.
A moment.
All the concubines in the harem came out, as well as some princesses and princes who had not yet married off.
"Your Majesty, do you want us to help put out the fire?" A woman dressed in gorgeous pink clothes walked up to Emperor Jingming and asked nervously.
"Your Majesty, how could such a big fire suddenly break out? It almost burned down half of the palace."
"Your Majesty, I heard that the fire started from Concubine Xi's Buddhist temple. Was she the one who set the fire?"
In an instant.
Everyone present was looking at Concubine Xi being supported by Zhan Yifan.
Zhan Yifan said in a deep voice: "What nonsense are you talking about? How could my mother set fire to the palace?"
"Her Buddhist temple caught fire, but she happened not to be in Jingyang Palace, so she avoided the fire. Isn't this too much of a coincidence?" A concubine said in a sarcastic tone.
When others heard this, they immediately started talking about it.
Concubine Xi looked at Emperor Jingming and said with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, I can swear to heaven that I definitely did not set the fire."
She was the most upset when the Buddhist temple was destroyed.
Emperor Jingming looked at the concubines with a solemn look: "Shut up! Leave the palace first!"
The words fell.
He walked outside first.
Hearing his majestic voice, the concubines all fell silent and followed quietly.
After walking for a while.
Sudden.
"Yihang, help, Your Majesty, help, Yihang fell into the water." Hua Zhaoyi, who was wearing plum-red clothes, shouted in panic.
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