Qin Huaiyuan said in a deep voice, "The people from the Prince's Mansion. Qin Meng, the minister of ceremonies before going down, how is the situation in the mountains now?"
As soon as I heard that he was from the palace, Qin Huaiyuan was also a well-known capable minister. Although he was no longer a messenger in the court, his reputation was still out there. Wang Su breathed a sigh of relief.
"The sage Fang Cai is taking the adults into the underground palace to check, saying that traces of treasures have been found in the underground palace. Who would have thought that there would be a loud noise as soon as we entered. Those of us who were guarding outside wanted to go inside. It was a loud noise, and flames spewed from the entrance of the cave, and many brothers were injured by the flames, and after the flames were extinguished, the entrance was blocked!"
"So, the Sage is now in the underground palace?"
"Yes!" Wang Su said anxiously, "At that time, the sage was surrounded by Prince Zhongshun, Concubine Ji, a few ministers and honorable men. Because of the narrow passage in the underground palace, their ranks were long. So I figured they must have been scattered after the explosion. The rocks that were collapsing all over the place must have blocked them."
Wang Su scratched his head, and the blue veins on the forehead of worry jumped up.
How did he catch up with him as an errand and encountered such a thing
The brothers of the Fifth Army Camp Jingwei Institute have been searching and digging in the underground palace for so many days, but they have not encountered any explosions or collapses, but the sage brought the ministers in person, and something happened!
If there is really something in the sage, they are probably not qualified to be buried, and Ling Chi thinks that cutting a knife is too laborious, so he can't solve his hatred without burning them all alive
Wang Su shuddered, and hurriedly shouted to the people behind him: "Quick, save people first, dig up the hole, save people!"
At this time, there is no need to wait for the Queen Mother's order, as long as the soldiers outside the Chongshan Mountain are all activated to dig at the entrance of the underground palace.
Qin Yining was carried by two Jinghu guards to not far from the entrance of the underground palace halfway up the mountain, and placed her under a big tree. The Jinghu guards began to follow Qin Huaiyuan and Huzi to help the Jingwei Institute. People lift stones.
Qin Yining was served by Bingtang and Jiyun. She was sitting on the soft chair with the sliding rod, staring blankly at the scene in front of her and listening to the clamorous cries and calls for help, as if a heavy hammer was beating in her mind.
As long as someone crawled out of the hole, Qin Yining couldn't help standing up to see if that person was Pang Xiao or someone he knew. Repeatedly, without getting tired.
Because she is pregnant now, she can't do anything to help her. She can only sit here in a hurry. She can't do anything but wait anxiously.
As time passed, as more and more officials were rescued, Qin Yining's face became paler and paler.
Because there is no Pang Xiao among those people. And according to their description, the situation in the underground palace is really not optimistic.
"The interior is divided into several tombs. I was waiting at the end of the team, so I was closer to the entrance of the underground palace. The Holy Lord and Prince Zhongshun walked at the forefront, and they have long since disappeared."
"Is anyone familiar with the structure of the internal tomb? People from the Jingwei Institute should know?"
Wang Su was immediately called to come and discussed with Qin Huaiyuan, and took a pen and paper to draw a map inside the underground palace.
Qin Yining wanted to go over there to see, but there were too many people over there. Everyone was anxious to save people and looked at the map anxiously. She couldn't do much, and it was inconvenient to go crowded with people. It didn't work, so I had to sit back where I was.
In the blink of an eye, most of the rescued officials had already been sent back to the city when the sun was already moving towards the west.
There were not many trusted people around the Queen Mother, and this time, Li Qitian brought the higher-ranking clans to Chongshan.
After being rescued from the underground palace, some of the clan's children were seriously injured, and some were scared out of their minds. For fear that there would be changes on the mountain, they all left first, but they didn't leave any intention to help.
The queen mother couldn't, so she had to arrange for Li Weiliang, the chief eunuch of Ci'an Palace, to come to take charge.
When Li Weiliang was in his thirties, he was tall and tall, with clear eyebrows, but his eyes were a little arrogant, and he was not very good at talking. He was considerate and thoughtful to serve in front of the Queen Mother, but in front of outsiders, he was the head of the high-ranking officials in the Ci'an Palace.
In the past, he had worked with Li Guanwen, but his status was not as good as Li Guanwen, and he was not convinced. Later, when he joined the Queen Mother, his status was still not as good as Li Guanwen's.
Now that such a big thing has arranged for him to be in charge, his mind is inevitably a little arrogant.
Li Weiliang led a group of eunuchs and ministers to direct the discovery site.
"The rescued adults should go back to the mansion first. Even if you miss the saint, it's not good to stay here, right?"
"It is still necessary to leave this matter to the people of Gyeonggi Guard and the Jingwei Institute."
"My lord, if there is nothing wrong, we will order someone to take you home immediately."
"This lord? Who are you?"
Li Weiliang walked up to Qin Huaiyuan and raised his eyebrows to ask.
Qin Huaiyuan cupped his hands and said, "I am going to Qin Meng."
"Oh. It turned out to be the former Minister of Rites, Lord Qin? Why are you here? You have already served, so it's time to spend the rest of your life at home."
Qin Huaiyuan smiled slightly: "Father-in-law doesn't know that Prince Zhongshun is the old husband's worthy son-in-law, right? What's more, the saint is still in the underground palace, and the old man brought the palace soldiers of the palace to help, in order to save people as soon as possible."
"Ha." Li Weiliang sneered coldly, and then said without a smile: "Who knows? No one in our family can be trusted with this incident, not to mention that you are no longer an official, Prince Zhongshun. Wouldn't it be better for the palace soldiers to be handed over to the prince's envoy?"
Qin Yining listened to Li Weiliang's words and said more and more outrageous words. Looking at Li Weiliang's attitude, you could see what the Queen Mother felt about them. She stood up and said, "Eunuch Li, please don't waste your lips and tongue here. If you have this time, it's better to go quickly. save people."
Li Weiliang glared at Qin Yining and said with a sneer, "Aren't you Princess Zhongshun? Our family heard that you guessed that gunpowder was buried in the underground palace before, and tried to take someone to the imperial tomb?"
Qin Yining could hear the distortion and provocation in Li Weiliang's words, and said unmoved: "If you had listened to my message earlier and told the sage, and let the sage leave the underground palace earlier, it wouldn't be like this."
Li Weiliang handed over his hands and sneered: "The Empress Dowager was wondering just now, why does the princess know about the gunpowder in the underground palace? Originally, our family wanted to go to the palace to harass and ask about the truth, but now that we have encountered it, please ask the princess to clarify our family's doubts. ."
Qin Yining frowned, "I was there on the day of the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, and I heard the words that the saint ordered people to read. I thought about it and thought about it until now, but it's a pity that it is still a step late."
"Oh? Was it really a step late accidentally, or was it deliberately late?"
Li Weiliang looked at Qin Yining, yin and yang said strangely: "This question, if the queen mother is on the spot, she will definitely ask you. You are a girl, and you are inconvenient, so don't stay here, go back to the house and wait for the news, turn back and wait. When the queen mother is free, maybe you will be sent to the palace to ask clearly."
Qin Yining looked at Li Weiliang with a cold face.
Seeing that this person's face was even more complacent, he couldn't find Pang Xiao, and his heart was filled with crazy worry and anxiety.