"Your Majesty, the guilty minister really doesn't know where Mr. Wen has gone." Seeing the change in Chu Yuan's face, You Dayu was almost frightened.
"Who else is your accomplice in the palace?" Chu Yuan asked in a deep voice.
"Going back to the emperor, there is only one guilty minister." You Dayu said tremblingly, "Qingqiu is extremely cautious in doing things, even if there is, the criminal minister does not know."
"Where are Yun Duanhun and Qingqiu present?" Chu Yuan asked again.
"Qingqiu should be in the city for a good harvest of rice." You Dayu didn't dare to hide anything, and said, "As for Yunduanhun, he seems to have broken with Qingqiu long ago and is not in the royal city."
"What do you mean by breaking up already?" Chu Yuan frowned slightly.
"It was said by Qingqiu himself three years ago when he came to win over the guilty officials." Mentioning this matter, You Dayu trembled like chaff.
"What did I tell you at that time, I will recite it to you!" Chu Yuan said.
"Yes." You Dayu recalled, "At that time, he said that he had a powerful force in the East China Sea, and he was sitting on a golden mountain. His strength should not be underestimated. He also said that Yun Duanhun was unwilling to make progress and ungrateful. The world, this world..."
"How is the world?" Chu Yuan asked coldly.
"In this world, the master has already been changed." After finishing speaking, You Dayu beat his head on the ground and burst into tears, "The minister was obsessed with ghosts at that time, so he went astray, the emperor spares his life, the emperor spares his life."
Ye Jin shook her head in her heart, if she knew this, why did she go the wrong way
Shen Qianfeng led people around Fengshou Mihang overnight, but the underground dark room was empty. According to the confession of the owner of Mihang, he just left in the evening, but he didn't know where he went.
As for the mass graves outside the city, when Wufeng saw that the Imperial Forest Army suddenly started to act and arrested the two strangers, he knew that something must have happened. After rushing back home, he happened to meet Shang Yunze who came to report that his lord had disappeared in the palace and everyone was looking for him.
"Can people be thrown away in the palace?" Wu Ying was surprised.
"There are so many people out there, who might have gotten in." Yun Duanhun asked, "Is there any news now?"
Shang Yunze shook his head: "The emperor is sending people to dig the imperial garden, but it seems to be useless."
"Is it possible that you have already left the palace?" Wuying asked.
Shang Yunze said: "It can't be said, there are countless secret passages in the palace, some even the emperor doesn't know where they hide, but the city gate has been sealed, so it should not be possible to leave the palace."
"What do you want me to do?" Yun Duanhun asked.
"It's not necessary for the time being." Shang Yunze said, "With the emperor and various sects, there are more than enough manpower."
"Na... Master Wen, has anyone offended you?" Wuying asked again.
Shang Yunze shook his head: "Even if they offend their colleagues in the court, no one dares to do anything under the emperor's nose, so everyone speculates that it can only be done by Qingqiu."
Yun Duanhun said: "He lived with me in the palace in the early years. It is not impossible to say that he discovered the secret passage by mistake. Besides, the situation in Wangcheng is turbulent now. If you want to escape, you must have a bargaining chip in your hand." .”
"If this is the case, at least Mr. Wen will not be in danger for the time being." Shang Yunze sighed, "It can be regarded as a blessing among misfortunes."
And when everyone was about to go crazy, the little red wolf finally arrived at the destination, slowly climbed up the threshold, dizzy!
Huang Yuan was the first to notice it, and hurried forward to hold it in the palm of his hand, and then looked back, but he didn't find where the other one was.
"It must have fallen from Mr. Wen's body." Mu Qingshan said, "At this time, it should eat."
The little red-armored wolf shook its tentacles foolishly, and ate.
"It would be great if I could talk." Huang Yuan said, "At least I can ask what happened."
"Usually the two are together." Mu Qingshan put it on the table, and found some meat scraps in the dim sum, "Maybe after we are full, we will take us to find the other one."
The little red-armored wolf hugged the minced meat with its front paws, and began to chew on it seriously.
bite.
Keep chewing.
…
Huang Yuan sat by the side and watched it for a while, and then said from the bottom of his heart: "When it is finished eating, my lord should be taken to the East China Sea."
For the first time, Mu Qingshan felt that eating slowly would make others so anxious.
The little red armored wolf continued to move slowly, completely ignoring that the eyes of the other two were about to burn.
*****
"Where is Daming King taking me?" Wen Liunian asked as he walked.
Qingqiu said: "Leave the palace."
"It turns out that there is such a secret passage." Wen Liunian said, "From this point of view, the imperial palace is not impenetrable."
"If it was as solid as gold, you wouldn't be here at this time." Qingqiu glanced at him.
"It's not a bad thing." Wen Liunian said, "Except for being a little frightened at the beginning and having a little pain in the neck, everything else is pretty good."
"Very good?" Qingqiu sneered.
"Naturally." Wen Liunian was a little embarrassed, but couldn't help but say, "To be honest, I have chosen the date."
Qingqiu looked puzzled: "What day to choose?"
"Of course it's a day for a happy event." Wen Liunian asked sincerely, "Would King Daming want to meet my parents first?"
Qingqiu: "..."
"It's not about discussing the betrothal gift, I'll just prepare for it." Wen Liunian hurriedly explained, "It's just that the two families still need to meet. The etiquette is considerate and auspicious."
Qingqiu felt that this was the first time in his life that he saw someone who was so eager to get married.
"This is the top priority." Wen Liunian was very determined.
"How to send this king out of the city is the top priority." Qingqiu interrupted coldly, "All other matters will be discussed later."
Wen Liunian's eyes were rather disappointed: "... oh."
"How can I get out of the city?" Qingqiu asked.
"I'm afraid it's a bit difficult." Wen Liunian shook his head, but this time he answered quite straightforwardly.
"Master asked a question, sir, you'd better think clearly before answering." The man next to him threatened.
"You don't need to think about this kind of question." Wen Liunian said, "Don't say that you are a living person now, I am afraid that even a fly cannot fly out of the royal city."
Qingqiu's face was gloomy.
"Actually, if King Daming wants to go out of the city, he would just come to me directly. It was originally an easy thing to do, but now it has become extremely difficult after such a commotion." Wen Liunian was distressed, "Once the emperor finds out that I am missing, he will definitely be there. There are heavy troops deployed in the city, and it is difficult to fly with wings."
Qingqiu was silent. Strictly speaking, he was right.
"If that's the case, then we have to wrong Lord Wen." Another person said coldly.
"Wronged?" Wen Liunian frowned when he heard the words, then asked after thinking about it, "If the grievances are over, can we talk about marriage?"
…
"Okay." Qingqiu nodded.
"Then what do you want me to do?" Wen Liunian asked.
Another said: "Be a hostage."
"Hold me so that the emperor can let me go?" Wen Liunian guessed.
The other party nodded.
"I'm afraid it's not feasible." Wen Liunian shook his head.
"Why isn't it possible?" the human said, "Everyone in the Chu Kingdom knows that Mr. Wen is the number one celebrity in front of the Chu Emperor."
"So what?" Wen Liunian said, "If it were an ordinary Jiangyang thief, the emperor might release him because of me, but since the naval battle more than 20 years ago, King Daming has become a stalker in Chu. The thorns in the clan's heart, no matter how much they pay and how much sacrifice they make, will definitely be eradicated."
"According to what you mean, we have nowhere to go now?" Qingqiu asked.
"It's just that there is nowhere to go for the time being." Wen Liunian said, "No one has come in so far, which means that the rest of the people don't know about this secret passage, so it's considered safe."
Qingqiu was silent.
Wen Liunian asked again, "Have you brought enough dry food?"
"Up above is the imperial dining room." Another person said, "You won't die of hunger."
"That's good." Wen Liunian was relieved.
Above is the imperial dining room...
The three of them sat in the dark room for a while, probably feeling that the surroundings were a little quiet, so Wen Liunian teased the middle-aged man again: "I haven't asked Your Excellency for your name yet."
The other party snorted coldly: "It has nothing to do with adults."
"How can it be irrelevant, we will live in this dark room for a while, and we can't even have a nickname." Wen Liunian said, "Even a nickname is fine, so that we can look like a family."
The middle-aged man didn't hear anything.
But Wen Liunian was very diligent.
Later, even Qingqiu became annoyed: "Hai Ying."
"It's really a good name." Wen Liunian praised quickly.
The speed was so fast that Haiying felt that even if he was called Hai Ergou, he would immediately start applauding and flattering him.
After a while, Wen Liunian yawned and fell asleep leaning against the wall, but he was not affected at all.
"Master, what should we do next?" Haiying asked him in a low voice.
"Since we won't be able to go out for a while, we will proceed according to the original plan." Qingqiu said, "After a few days, wait for the wind and waves outside to calm down, and then find a way to sneak into Chu Yuan's residence."
"Yes." Haiying nodded. While chattering, Wen Liunian was secretly anxious - if these two people were allowed to sneak to the emperor's side, there would be trouble again, and it would be better to find a way to escape earlier.
In Mu Hanye's residence, the little red-armoured wolf slowly crawled into the small plate after eating the minced meat, and lay quietly in the corner.
sleep!
Huang Yuan: "..."
Mu Qingshan had a headache.
I really didn't look for it.
In the imperial garden, the guards dug down in three shifts. They were all hardcover men in their twenties and thirties. They were very fast, but they never dug any secret passages.
Zhao Yue searched the palace again, but there was still no trace, his heart became more and more anxious, and his eyes were full of red threads.
The qi in his body surged, and there was a dull pain in his chest for no reason, and his eyes went dark for an instant.
"Master, are you alright?" Lu Zhui happened to come over to look for him, and when he saw this, he hurriedly helped him up.
"It's okay." Zhao Yue shook his head.
Lu Zhui clasped his wrist, tested his pulse, and sighed, "It doesn't help to be anxious, the master should go back and rest."
"I have a measure." Zhao Yue said.
"It's been a mess for a long time, so why bother to speak so hard." Lu Zhui said, "The inner breath is blocked in the first place. If you are in a hurry, I'm afraid everyone will find a way to save you besides Mr. Wen."
Zhao Yue was at a loss for words.
"Some things can't be rushed." Lu Zhui said, "Even if you don't sleep, you can just sit and drink a cup of tea."
"Thank you." Zhao Yue patted him on the shoulder.
"There are only three or five people on the other side at most, Mr. Wen is extremely smart, and he won't suffer." Lu Zhui said, "I'm afraid it's the kidnappers who have a headache now." Zhao Yue shook his head: "He has no strength to restrain a chicken, If the other party is a murderer, how can it not be a disadvantage."
"That's wrong." Lu Zhui smiled and said, "If a wise man kills someone, that's called missing a drop of blood." What's more, Mr. Wen is still the smartest among smart people.
One night passed, and Wen Liunian was still soundly asleep... Of course, in the tunnel, you can't feel the cycle of day and night, you can only rely on your senses.
Haiying opened the bag and took out some biscuits.
Wen Liunian clicked his lips in his dream, then turned around and continued to sleep until Qingqiu and Haiying had finished their breakfast before getting up stretched.
Haiying threw the bread and water bag over.
"Thank you." Wen Liunian hurriedly caught it, and then he was puzzled, "Didn't you say last night that the imperial dining room is above?"
"If it's not a last resort, there is no need to take risks." Qingqiu said, "First finish eating these dry rations."
Wen Liunian wasn't too picky, he ate three in a row and wanted to take the fourth.
"That's enough!" Haiying wrapped up the burden, "We don't bring much food this time."
Wen Liunian said innocently: "But usually I can eat eight of these cakes in one meal, and I also need to add a bowl of chicken soup."
"Today is different from the past." Haiying said, "I can only guarantee that my lord will not starve to death, but I cannot guarantee that my lord will not starve to death."
Wen Liunian was obviously very upset.
There was nothing to do in the dark room, seeing Qingqiu and Haiying closing their eyes and resting their minds, Wen Liunian first found a small stick and played a game of backgammon with himself on the ground, and then said: "Why don't we think of a game?" Way, get out of here first."
"You just said last night that the wind outside is getting tighter now." Qingqiu opened her eyes, "Why did you change your mind overnight?"
"The wind is tight, so you can't go out of the city, but it's not like you can't go out of the tunnel." Wen Liunian said, "Since King Daming knows where to come out, he can naturally know where to go out."
"Where do you want to go after you go out?" Qingqiu asked.
"Although the Wen residence is not big, it is more than enough for two people to live in." Wen Liunian said, "It's better than staying here."
"Then how will Mr. Wen explain to others what he did during his disappearance?" Haiying looked at him.
"The reason is naturally easy to make up." Wen Liunian said, "The simplest and most difficult to be exposed is that I was beaten unconscious and didn't know anything."
"Why should we trust you?" Haiying said coldly.
Wen Liunian's eyes widened in surprise: "Why can't you trust me?"
Haiying: "..."
"That's right, we don't know each other well, and we don't have any special relationship." Wen Liunian said, and then looked at Qingqiu with a very sure look, "But it is enough for King Daming to trust me."
"Me?" Qingqiu raised her eyebrows slightly.
"That's right." Wen Liunian was rather embarrassed, but at the same time showed off a little, "To tell you the truth, I have consummated the marriage with the head of the family for a long time." So we are a family.
Haiying twitched the corners of his mouth, can he talk about this kind of thing
"So when are we going out?" Wen Liunian trusted to hold his hand.
"In a few days." Qingqiu said, "If the situation remains the same, then discuss the next step."
Hearing this, Wen Liunian frowned inwardly - he was not afraid to continue living here, after all, he would not suffer a big loss. But if they don't go out as soon as possible, the people outside don't know what to do in a hurry, and keeping the two of them in the palace will be a great threat to the emperor.
It's better to get out sooner.
After a while, Wen Liunian said again: "By the way, there is one more thing."
"Why are you so busy?" Haiying was impatient.
Wen Liunian looked at him wonderingly: "I'm talking about family affairs, and it has nothing to do with you."
Haiying choked on him.
"The Imperial Dining Room is not far from the Imperial Medical Hall." Wen Liunian continued to say to Qingqiu, "There is a medicinal herb in it called Black Hibiscus."
"What's the use?" Qingqiu asked.
Wen Liunian said, "Enhancing internal strength can also open up the seven meridians and six channels, making the body as light as a swallow."
"Oh?" Qingqiu said, "I've never heard of this thing before."
"It was paid by King Qijue." Wen Liunian said, "After I heard about it, I wanted to ask the emperor to ask for it, but it didn't work."
"Master Wen is a scholar, what is the use of this thing?" Qingqiu asked.
"Of course I don't eat it myself, but ask for it from the master." Wen Liunian said, "His meridians were blocked by someone, so he often suffers from palpitations. I also heard that black hibiscus is very beneficial to martial arts practitioners, and some people even finished eating it." Then his skills improved by leaps and bounds, so he asked for it brazenly."
"Is it really so miraculous?" Qingqiu was thoughtful.
"That's right." Wen Liunian said, "It's in the important area of the medicine storehouse. Although it's an important area, usually no one would go to the Tai Hospital to steal things, so the precautions are not strict."
"What's the use of saying this?" Qingqiu said.
"It's okay to be idle anyway. Whenever Daming King wants to go out to get some air, he should immediately follow the Black Hibiscus." Wen Liunian said, "Having not seen each other for so many years, it is considered as a gift to the head of the family. It's better to ease the relationship."
Qingqiu closed her eyes and ignored his words.
Wen Liuqing moved lightly, and sat back in the corner.
After a while, he reminded again: "You must go."
Qingqiu still didn't respond, but Haiying was a little moved.
Although the expression on his face flashed by, Wen Liunian could still see it clearly, so he tsk tsk tsk in his heart.
Sure enough, there is no better way to use rare medicines and martial arts cheats to trick people in the world.
The morning sun shone through the window, and the little red-armoured wolf crawled back to the tunnel with a piece of minced meat on it, rice!
Another red-armored wolf shook its tentacles, and also got out from Wen Liunian's sleeve.
Xiao Hongjia shook the minced meat on the ground, lay down in a corner and began to sleep.
tired!
"Where did the red armored wolf go?" On the other end, Mu Qingshan was lying on the ground looking around.
"It was still in the box last night, so if you don't see it, you won't see it." Huang Yuan also helped to find it.
Mu Qingshan was in a hurry, the adults didn't come back, the red armored wolf was lost again, things happened one after another, but what to do.
When it was time for dinner, the little red wolf crawled back by himself, hungry.
Mu Qingshan and Huang Yuan looked at each other: "This..."
The little red-armored wolf squatted down, waiting to eat.
Zhao Yue and Shang Yunze also rushed over when they heard the guard's message.
The little red-armored wolf was still struggling to gnaw on a big worm.
"Do you want to guard him tonight?" Shang Yunze said, "Maybe we can really find a clue."
Zhao Yue nodded.
"I'm afraid it will take a while." Mu Qingshan said, "We watched for several hours last night without any movement, and it disappeared early this morning."
"The head and I take turns watching." Shang Yunze said, "No matter where we go, we follow."
Zhao Yue nodded: "Okay." Although it sounds a little unreliable, but there is no other way at present, but to treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor.
After the little red wolf finished eating the minced meat, he lay back on the small plate and began to sleep, without moving for an hour.
Shang Yunze felt that there were double images in front of his eyes. Staring at this little thing for a long time was more tiring than staring at a group of people, and he didn't dare to relax, for fear that he would run away again in the blink of an eye.
As the night darkened, at midnight, Zhao Yue replaced Shang Yunze.
After a while, the little red wolf finally woke up, pushed a bug with its tentacles, and slowly climbed off the table.
Zhao Yue hardly dared to breathe loudly, for fear of startling it.
Under the moonlight, the little red-armored wolf climbed up to the familiar path, crossed the small bridge, turned the corridor, entered a cold palace, and finally got in along the crack of a dry well.
Zhao Yue looked at the mouth of the well, and just about to jump down to see what happened, but he heard a slight sound, so he quickly dodged behind the tree.
After a while, a person emerged from the well like a ghost.
Zhao Yue held the handle of the knife firmly with one hand, considering Wen Liunian's safety, he did not dare to act rashly.
The figure looked around, then went back again, but did not come out.
Zhao Yue listened intently, there seemed to be a faint sound of the mechanism being opened, and the surroundings quickly returned to silence.
Looking down, it was pitch black inside, and nothing could be seen.
Zhao Yue stepped out of the cold palace, went all the way to find Chu Yuan, and told what he saw.
"Is this true?" Chu Yuan stood up instantly.
"I saw it with my own eyes." Zhao Yue said, "But I was worried that the other party would jump over the wall in a hurry, so I didn't follow. Now the people from Shadow Chasing Palace are watching."
"Liumei Palace has been abandoned for decades, and I really don't know that there is still a universe inside." Chu Yuan said, "However, there are many blueprints in the Library Pavilion, which were difficult to find before, but now that the location is determined, it will be easy to find A lot!" "How long will it take?" Zhao Yue asked.
"Up to three days." Chu Yuan said, "Many blueprints are old, if they are too impatient and rude, they will be damaged instead."
Zhao Yue nodded: "Three days is three days. During these three days, I will stay in Liumei Palace all the time!"
In the underground darkroom, Wen Liunian was quite disappointed - seeing Haiying leave, he thought he would go to the imperial physician's office, but he didn't expect to come back in the blink of an eye.
After the red-armored wolf ate the worms, he rubbed his whiskers with the little red-armored wolf.
delicious...