Xuyu looked at the remains and pondered for a moment.
Who could be buried under the ruins of Yong'an Temple? Especially in this area, the main hall of Yong'an Temple.
She recalled again that night many years ago.
Because of the symbolic significance of this palace, it was well-known and became one of the first targets of attack after the rebels entered the city. Before they arrived, the palace servants who served in this palace had already fled upon hearing the news.
This hall was not like the treasury. There were many gold, jade and jewels in it that had not been moved in time. When the rebels arrived, they set a fire and then hurried to loot the treasury. Therefore, Xuyu remembered that when she broke in, unlike the tragic scene of corpses lying everywhere along the way, she seemed to have not seen any dead people in the hall.
However, she was still very young at the time, and it was night, with the palace filled with smoke and fire. She was only focused on finding her mother, and given the huge size of the Yong'an Palace, it was inevitable that she could not see the corners.
"Move it away and bury it somewhere else."
After she hesitated for a moment, she looked at Pei Xiaoyuan, who was looking at her and waiting for her decision, and said.
Although this place is only a ruin, it is a memorial site ordered by the emperor, such as a national sacrifice site. No matter who is buried below, it is fine if we don't know it. If we know it, it would be inappropriate to leave the bones there.
"Aye, I can just tell him."
Pei Xiaoyuan nodded, jumped down from the ruins and said, "It's too late tonight, and we can't see anything. I'll take you back to rest first, and I'll ask someone to come and dig it tomorrow."
Pei Xiaoyuan stayed in the palace that night, and the next day, before dawn, the two of them got up.
For the ministers, the biggest change in the emperor's daily life now is that he has a princess by his side who can talk to them directly. Normally, he rarely shows up as before, and only meets with important ministers in Ziyun Palace on the first and fifteenth days of each month.
Today is the Great Morning Sun.
After Xuyu finished dressing up, Pei Xiaoyuan sent her to Ziyun Palace. Then he went to the ruined palace where human bones were found last night.
The eunuch in charge of guarding the ruins, along with dozens of palace guards and craftsmen holding crowbars, shovels and other tools, was already waiting outside. The man was trembling with fear. When he saw Pei Xiaoyuan appear, he immediately knelt down and confessed his crime, saying that this area was designated as a forbidden area. He was only responsible for guarding the perimeter and strictly prohibited unauthorized people from trespassing. Without orders from above, he would not dare to enter at will. Recently, in the warm spring, he had indeed seen wild foxes, badgers and raccoons appearing in the area at night. He was thinking of reporting it these days so that he could drive them away. Unexpectedly, before he could do it, such a thing happened first, causing the princess to be frightened, and he deserved death.
Pei Xiaoyuan waved his hand and asked everyone to stand up. After they set up an incense table and performed a simple sacrifice, he pointed to the place where he found the ribs last night and ordered them to dig.
The location was near the northwest corner of the ruined palace, and next to it was a palace wall that had collapsed for the most part.
Although it is just a remnant of a wall, standing alone towards the sky with jagged cracks, it is not difficult to imagine from the still extremely thick wall foundation how majestic and awe-inspiring this palace was at its most glorious and great moment.
"Try not to damage the wall any more. Be careful what you do to prevent it from collapsing again and injuring someone."
After he gave his instructions, everyone started to work.
This task seems simple, but it is actually quite laborious. The collapsed walls are stacked up and squeezed against each other, so they can only be removed piece by piece starting from the top. Many of the huge wall fragments are so heavy that they require tools and the joint efforts of more than ten people to move them away.