When Fu Jinming arrived, there was no one in the study. The hidden grid door has been restored to its original state, but if you look carefully, you can still see the traces of someone coming.
The palace people knelt on the ground and did not dare to make a sound, for fear of venting their anger on themselves.
"His Majesty."
The hidden guard appeared in the corner at some point, lowered his head and asked, "Do you need a servant to check?"
He waited for the answer, but Fu Jinming did not give an order.
To be able to quietly hide so many people from leaving, the martial arts of those who came must not be low. Now that the eyes and ears have been avoided, even if you want to check at this time, you will not be able to find out, and it will be a waste of effort to send someone else.
Thinking of this, his eyes dimmed a bit.
It wasn't until the atmosphere in the hall was depressed that everyone couldn't help their legs trembling that they said lightly: "Go down and receive your punishment, and Shanfeng will supervise."
Hearing Master Shanfeng's supervision, the palace man couldn't help turning pale, and looked at the dark guard.
He is one of His Majesty's personal guards. He is ruthless and is best at torturing people. Usually, those who have been punished by him will not survive three months.
But even though they were trembling with fear, in front of His Majesty, they dare not beg for mercy at this moment.
Only the outsiders will be fooled by His Majesty's clear and handsome appearance, and the servants inside who do not know that today's emperor's heart is even more ruthless than the queen mother.
The eunuch who came to report gritted his teeth and knelt down first to receive the punishment.
Those palace people on the ground also left one after another, leaving only Fu Jinming in the palace. He paused for a moment, then slowly opened the secret compartment.
The cracks on the wall opened and closed again, and the person who was standing there just now disappeared instantly.
The candle was already somewhat burnt out, so Fu Jinming stretched out his hand to light it and checked it out. The dossier and some secret silks have not been turned over, and the things in the dark compartment are neatly placed in place, and the person looking at it just broke in by accident.
He paused with his fingertips, put down his things and walked inside, feeling a little uneasy for some reason.
The paintings on the wall were hanging neatly. Fu Jinming's eyes paused for a moment. When he opened the drawer, he saw several scrolls neatly arranged in front of him.
It looked the same as usual, but the loose straps showed that someone had opened these paintings.
These have all been rearranged.
He slowly closed his eyes, already having an answer in his heart.
There was a rage in his heart. Because he knew that the person who sneaked into the secret compartment saw these paintings, and also saw his -/desire/thoughts for the Queen Mother.
Yes, /desire/thought.
I don't know when it started, but Fu Jinming had this kind of thought about Gu Yu that is not tolerated by the world. This kind of thought and hatred were mixed together, which made him tear up in his heart all the time. Fu Jinming knew that this feeling could not be exposed, so he could only hide it day by day.
So are these paintings.
But now, these paintings are still seen by people.
This recognition made his face as bright as green cypress gradually become a little gloomy. If someone saw it at this time, they would definitely be terrified. How could His Majesty, who has always been peaceful and forbearing, be like this
The candle was flickering slightly, and the picture scroll in his hand was crunching in the dark secret room, which made him faintly startled. After an unknown amount of time, Fu Jinming opened his eyes.
The picture scroll also slowly fell to the ground following his movements.
No one knew what Fu Jinming was thinking at the moment, he didn't come back to his senses until someone knocked on the secret box.
Knowing that it was the minister who came to discuss matters at night, he paused with his fingertips and lowered his eyebrows.
"Your Majesty?" Someone called out from outside.
Fu Jinming glanced at the paintings on the wall, his eyes dimmed, and when he was leaving, he suddenly reached out and picked up the candle on the candlestick beside him.
Now that it has been discovered, in order to prevent this matter from being heard by the Queen Mother, it is necessary to act quickly. When Second Miss Gu got married and sent off her relatives, it was the best opportunity.
And there is no need for this secret room to exist now.
Fu Jinming thought to himself, and when he reached the door, he paused, turned around and threw the candle into the file beside him.
The dried pages were quickly burned, and the flames traveled all the way into the box, becoming more and more fierce. Fu Jinming stood outside the door and watched for a long time before closing the dark compartment and throwing the candles in the study to the ground.
The flames could be seen clearly from a distance across the yard. The cleaning eunuchs widened their eyes in panic when they saw it, and quickly threw the broom.
Fu Jinming came out of the study with a calm expression, glanced at the people in the courtyard and said: "The study accidentally flooded, ask some people to put it out."
After he finished speaking, he left, and the eunuchs quickly bowed their heads in response.
It's just a little strange in my heart, the candles in this study have been checked before, why did they suddenly leak water? And looking at His Majesty's face, it seems that he doesn't care much about today's affairs
Thinking in his heart, he was slightly startled, only thinking that there must be some things that should not be known by others, so he quickly collected his thoughts.
Gu Yu originally went back to the dormitory to take a bath and lay on the couch to read a book.
Although she didn't like reading books, she accidentally found a few books of strange tales on the original owner's bookshelf. After a few glances, she found that they were quite interesting, so she picked them up and read them.
The temperature in the hall is suitable, and there are frozen fruits on the table, which is not too comfortable.
If it wasn't for the thought that she would be defeated in the future, Gu Yu felt that this would be a fairy day. She twisted a lychee, and while discussing with the system the ancient people's professional views on animal growth, her eyes were bent by the sweetness of the cold fruit.
The system glanced at the little swan who was greedy for enjoyment in his mind, and smiled helplessly: "It's very sad for Lei Jie to be like you."
Gu Yu thought of how miserable she was when she transformed into a flying ascension, and twitched the corners of her mouth: "No, I just want to eat. My goose fairy dream has been shattered, can't I eat more?"
She felt distressed when she thought of her scorched body. Speaking of this, Gu Yu still doesn't understand until now. She had already prepared everything at the beginning, and Erha left behind the magic weapon protection before leaving, so why the ascension failed. It was a great shame and humiliation for her.
She took a bite of the lychee angrily, as if she wanted to regard it as thunder.
The system seemed to know what she was thinking, but he didn't answer Gu Yu's doubts. At this time, his eyes were slightly darker, and there seemed to be some other meaning.
Seeing Gu Yu like this, she smiled slightly: "It's not the end yet, how do you know that your dream of the Goose Fairy is shattered?"
He seemed to be just chatting casually with Gu Yu, but Gu Yu didn't care, just when he was about to say something, Ah Xi came from a distance from the yard.
The figures outside the window moved from far to near, Gu Yu quickly sat up, straightened her posture, and assumed the original owner's usual appearance.
The system watched her face change, and chuckled lightly, as if mocking her for not paying attention normally, and now cramming. Gu Yu grimaced in her heart and retorted. On the face, he restrained his expression before Ah Xi came in.
"What's the rush?" she asked quietly.
After Ah Xi saluted, she came over and whispered: "Queen Mother, I just went to the dining room and passed by behind the garden. I accidentally saw the study room on the side of Qinzheng Palace flooded."
"I don't know if anyone was hurt yet, but the faces of the people who came and went from the palace looked a little dignified."
To survive in the uterus, one must have sharp eyes and ears.
The relationship between the Empress Dowager and His Majesty is not good, so the servants should naturally pay more attention. Now that there is such a big event as water leakage, Ah Xi immediately came to report to Gu Yu.
Gu Yu frowned after hearing the water running, a little puzzled, and only realized what it meant after the system explained.
The Hall of Qinzheng where the male supporting role is located is on fire
She pursed her lips and put down the teacup, feeling a little strange in her heart, the servants in the palace were always careful, how could they suddenly catch fire? Even though she was thinking like this, Gu Yu still put down her teacup and asked, "How about Your Majesty?"
Ah Xi shook his head, expressing that he was not clear. Taking a look at Gu Yu's expression, he said slowly:
"It's just that when the servants came over, they saw that the fire was so fierce that the whole study had been burned to ashes. However, there were not many eunuchs coming and going, so His Majesty probably wasn't there."
Gu Yu frowned slightly. She didn't remember whether this story was in the book, but in any case, if the emperor was in danger, she should send someone to take a look.
She glanced at Ah Xi, thought for a while, and said coldly: "Send someone who is smarter to find out what's going on. If there is any change, just repair the book and go directly to the General's Mansion."
Gu Yu was not sure if this matter had anything to do with her, so she simply threw it to the original owner's father. Anyway, in the original book, they are all on the same boat.
Ah Xi always understood what she was thinking, so he responded after hearing it, and then retreated.
It wasn't until the figures outside the hall disappeared that Gu Yu looked away. Puzzled in my heart, I asked the system: "Why do I feel like there is no such plot?"
Mr. System smiled and said, "Maybe it's the blanks in the book."
Gu Yu remembered the matter of filling in the background of the characters in the previous world, and nodded, but didn't take it to heart.
The news of the flood in the study soon spread outside the palace.
At that time, Xie Xiao was practicing sword. After hearing this sentence, his expression paused slightly.
"There are many relics of former emperors in the study room of Qinzheng Palace. It's a pity that the water suddenly flooded and burned." The deputy general frowned and sighed.
Several people were discussing, but they didn't notice Xie Xiao's cold expression.
"The people in this palace are too careless. No matter how good-tempered your majesty is, these people might not be able to forgive them lightly." As he was speaking, Xie Xiao, who had been dancing with his sword, put away his sword. Walking towards this side, he quickly bowed: "My lord."
Xie Xiao nodded, and casually asked in a deep voice: "You just said that His Majesty's study was burned?"
He always had a solemn expression, and when he was not smiling, people couldn't see his emotions. Several people didn't know what the prince meant, so they said it in detail.
"I heard that there is only a pile of ashes left now, and none of those precious things are left." He said, rather regretfully.
Xie Xiao clenched his long sword tightly, and a trace of inexplicable flashed in his lowered eyes.
It was said that the study was flooded, but in fact it was just that Fu Jinming's study was full of portraits of the Empress Dowager. After learning that the dark room was bumped into by someone, in order to prevent the news from leaking and leave evidence, he simply set it on fire.
If Fu Jinming hadn't thought of this before, he would have understood it after seeing the scene in the study.
The emperor who kept forbearing and was harmless in everyone's eyes, actually kept thinking about the late emperor's wife, the present empress dowager.
Xie Xiao was shocked at first, he hurried back from the dark room, his heart was always tense. He killed countless people in his life, so naturally he was not scared just because he ran into this matter.
The generals in Mobei have never retreated alone in their life. Xie Xiao has lived and died countless times, and he has never felt such palpitations like today.
It's like, it's like— suddenly it's clear.
After seeing those paintings in the dark room, the things that have been suppressed in my heart can no longer be restrained, and this is what makes Xie Xiao irritated.
He told himself from the bottom of his heart, since Fu Jinming could do it, why couldn't he, why did he restrain himself like this
It is clear that the late emperor is dead, and the queen mother has no feelings for the late emperor, so why should I restrain myself
Scenes of the encounter with Gu Yu flashed before my eyes, including her domineering in the garden, Gu Yu's sassy and haughty look standing on horseback, and the delicate snow color seen in the dormitory under the dark sky that day.
He clenched the long sword tightly, his face was so dark that it was unreasonable, and the restlessness that had been suppressed all this time also felt awkward/wanting/moving when he thought of Gu Yu's name.
The lieutenants who were discussing on the side finally realized that something was wrong with Xie Xiao, and they couldn't help but silenced.
"My lord?" The voice next to his ear made Xie Xiao finally come to his senses.
He pursed his lips slightly, with a cold expression: "The king is a little tired today, everyone, please take care of yourself." After he finished speaking, he handed the sword to the servant on the side, wiped his hands, turned and left.
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what happened
Didn't the lord think highly of your majesty before, saying that if there is no queen mother, your majesty must be a generation of Mingjun? Why do you seem impatient to hear from His Majesty today
They were puzzled, but they didn't dare to ask, so they could only salute and watch Xie Xiao leave.
Gu Yu didn't know anything about the hidden space at all, and after sending someone out to find out the news, she didn't care about it any more. It was getting dark outside, she got up slightly, and Ah Xi had already come up to remove the hairpin for her.
The crow's feathers and black threads spread down, causing people to pause in their hearts.
Ah Xi looked at the snowy face of hibiscus reflected in the mirror, and felt dazed, until Gu Yu glanced at her before she came back to her senses.
"The empress dowager forgives the sin, the servant has lost his manner." She bowed her head.
Gu Yu didn't understand the lethality of this face and temperament, she just pursed her lips after hearing this, and just about to speak, suddenly saw a white carrier pigeon flying in.
Glancing at the two people in the hall, they landed in front of Gu Yu.
Seeing this, Ah Xi lowered her head. It was the first time Gu Yu saw this kind of operation. She took it off curiously, but saw a sentence written on it: "Tomorrow's folk temple fair night, I have important matters to discuss. I hope the Empress Dowager will see you when she leaves the palace."
The pen is - Xie Xiao.