Chapter 6

This is not the first time Cheng Zongyang has come to Yong'an Palace. Not only has he seen the magnificence of this palace in the light ball of the camera, but he has even visited him secretly. However, standing in the hall and witnessing the grandeur and grandeur of the empress dowager's harem, he still couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The giant pillars embraced by several people are like towering trees, supporting the huge caisson on the roof of the hall, inlaid with pearls and white jade into brilliant stars. They shine under the light, and the floor is made of teak soaked in tung oil, which is as smooth as a mirror, and a scarlet carpet is also laid on it.

A private space is surrounded by curtains in the hall, with six half-person-high Boshan stoves. On the stove are lifelike rare birds and beasts, and the rich fragrance of lacquered landscape figures sprays out from the hollowed-out furnace cover, refreshing the heart.

Mrs. Hu added some agarwood to the stove, rolled up her sleeves and fanned her nose. She felt that the fragrance had already risen, so she adjusted the temperature of the stove again, and then sat back to the table and said warmly: Is Madam Su good?

It was late autumn and the weather was getting colder, but there were too many Boshan stoves around. Cheng Zongyang felt a little sweaty just after sitting down. I don’t know if it was because the hall was too hot or because I was afraid of the stuffing, so I was worried.

When Sun Shou suggested that the Empress Dowager wanted to see him, Cheng Zongyang almost thought that he was showing his strength, which made Lu Zhi suspicious, and wanted to imprison himself in the palace and kill him. Finally, Qin Hui, who was the master of the plan, strongly advocated that he would enter the palace to meet him. Kuang Zhongyu calculated another divination, claiming that this trip was in danger and that there was absolutely no worries about his life. Cheng Zongyang gritted his teeth and entered the palace.

Cheng Zongyang had already made up his mind before coming, and would rather not say anything than say something wrong. He heard this and said: It's okay

Mrs. Hu's eyes paused on his face for a moment. Madam Su had lived next to her in the past. She had a very unusual relationship with each other for many years, but she didn't know where to settle down?

The wife is in Wuyuan City and now she is engaged in doing business.

Have you ever had someone?

My husband died early, and now he is a widow

No rebirth under your knees?

No

Mrs. Hu was silent, and after a moment, she sighed: Madam Su and the Empress are in the same direction, but her fate is exactly the same as the last emperor left, and the Empress's knees are also desolate.

The two of them talked a lot for a while, and Mrs. Hu asked about trivial matters in life. Fortunately, Cheng Zongyang had been with Su Daji and knew a little about the store. He could answer some of them, but as the two talked, the hall became hotter and hotter. Not long after, Cheng Zongyang was already sweating heavily.

Mrs. Hu said: No need to be restrained, and I have removed my coat.

Cheng Zongyang felt incredible when he heard this. He was a foreign minister who had just entered Shanglinyuan privately in the empress dowager's harem. It was a crime of being punished. If this was to be spread, he would be beheaded in half, right?

Mrs. Hu's voice turned cold, Shou'er took a sweat towel to wipe the sweat for the young master

Cheng Zongyang heard the chill in her words, and once he made up his mind, he would believe that Lao Kuang was the liar.

Sun Shou personally took out the sweat towel and helped him wipe the sweat. When he applied it to the back of his neck, he stopped a little, and then added some strength to apply it on his scar.

Mrs. Hu walked to him without any hesitation and looked at him for a moment. Then she breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. Thank you, the young master, and the incense burner was removed.

Several eunuchs came over quietly and carried away the excess Boshan furnace, leaving only the original one Cheng Zongyang knew that he had passed the level, but he had to do the necessary posture, so he snorted coldly.

Seeing his face showing unhesitation, Sun Shou quickly said in a sweet voice: I knew it was my aunt who was too concerned. I had a sleep with my brother and I had seen it clearly, so how could I not know the truth or false?

This slut is really not implicit, but she is speaking so explicitly, not only to excuse herself, but also to suggest that her relationship with Mrs. Hu is extraordinary, reminding him that he has experienced his identity and will not be as general as before.

Sure enough, when Mrs. Hu spoke again, she asked directly: Shou'er said, does Miss Su intend to return to Luodu?

It does have this intention

Are you planning to stay for a few days or return to your hometown to settle down?

It depends on the Queen Mother's meaning.

Mrs. Hu chuckled, "You don't have to test me, maybe you don't know about Miss Su and me... You'll know that everyone is not an outsider. If I hadn't covered you up, how could you sit here safely?"

This is not a false statement. After Bu Guangli fell, Lu never caused trouble for himself. I heard that Tang Jichen was even ordered to be sentenced to himself, so his sincerity is undeserved.

Thank you, Mrs.

You come to Luodu, it would be fine if you don’t come to find me, but... Mrs. Hu paused for a moment, then stared into his eyes and said: Why did you go to the West Palace?

Cheng Zongyang understood what she meant. She was not asking what she had done in the Western Palace, but why she didn't contact the Queen Mother when she came to Luo, but instead went to the Western Palace that the emperor had set up privately.

This is the arrangement of the lady, please forgive me and I can't say much.

Mrs. Hu snorted coldly, "The fox is suspicious, she is born to be too suspicious. Since that's the case, I won't ask more questions. When she comes back, she will ask her."

Cheng Zongyang smiled slightly and said to himself: Just don’t ask more questions

While picking up the lacquer, Mrs. Hu took a sip of the water soaked in the petals, and then said: Someone is asking about your origin

Cheng Zongyang was secretly shocked, but his face was silent, waiting quietly for her next article

Someone has already known your identity in Song State. Mrs. Hu smiled meaningfully and said: What a miserable green boy

Cheng Zongyang took a breath, but he didn't expect that he would reveal his feet as soon as he established his foothold in Han State.

Zhang Chang was not targeting you. When he returned from his mission, he became accused General Huo. The general's mansion asked him to identify him, and he directly submitted a letter to the Northern Palace.

Cheng Zongyang asked with a strange expression: Zhang Chang? But who is the thrush?

Mrs. Hu smiled, it was

Cheng Zongyang is also a story about Zhang Chang's thrush, but his understanding of Zhang Chang is limited to thrush. When he was receiving Han envoys in Lin'an, he was a Make up the numbers. He never thought he would be Zhang Chang. There were no less than a hundred officials in the Song State at that time. Zhang Chang could actually notice that he was such a small official and recognized him in the Han State. It seems that Zhang Chang is not just as simple as he can draw thrush.

Mrs. Hu said: If you use someone else's appearance, that's another matter.

The fox tribe is good at transforming shapes, and it is common for borrowing other people's appearances, but Cheng Zongyang still didn't plan to bet on this and said with a wry smile: I'm careless, so please ask my wife to cover up.

So, aren't you borrowing someone else's appearance? Mrs. Hu's eyes were slightly moved. Since you have an identity in State of Song, please help me find something

What's up?

Help me find out who the emperor was in Song State, how many people they sent in Luodu, what are the things they did here?

Cheng Zongyang's thoughts were heard and hesitated: This...

Shou'er, give him your property in Jinshi. Mrs. Hu said: Since Sister Su is now a businessman, she must have a place to settle down when she returns to Luodu.

Cheng Zongyang has already inquired about how much the shops in Jinshi are not a matter of price, but they are priceless and have no market. Even if they have money, they can't buy them. Mrs. Hu opened her mouth and gave her an industry. The reward is really good, but Cheng Zongyang sounds a bit strange, and it seems to be completely different from what he thought.

Let’s wait. Cheng Zongyang said: When my wife mentioned these, she always has to tell me the causes and consequences, right?

A few days ago, the Northern Army captured a group of bandits and found that there were actually several imperial guards from the Song State inside torture. They learned that they had been hiding in Luodu for many days, and there was also an important figure from the Song State, which would be detrimental to our Yanhan.

Mrs. Hu's words were not true. At least Cheng Zongyang knew that the Han army had not received any survivors and had no torture. The so-called confession was actually the secret technique of searching souls. Judging from her words, the results of searching souls were obviously not optimistic. They only knew that the Song imperial guards came to Luo because of a key figure. Because the Song imperial guards were all senior officers with titles, they mistakenly thought that the person had a very high status, but they didn't know that the person had no official position. They were just the godson that Gao Qiu regarded as his heart.

No! Cheng Zongyang refused and stood up suddenly. Since Luo has spies from the State of Song, my situation is too dangerous. I want to leave immediately and say goodbye!

Cheng Zongyang opened the curtain and walked out of the hall, Mrs. Hu said nothing until he walked to the door and smiled: It was indeed a suspicious young man, please stay, and discuss this matter again.

Good brother, don't be angry... Sun Shou took his arm, acted coquettishly and begged, and half-rejected him back to the tent

Cheng Zongyang looked at her coldly, and a trace of murderous aura appeared in his eyes. Sun Shou's delicate body trembled, and he suddenly felt cold all over his body.

Mrs. Hu's anger at him was not so surprising. She frankly offered the conditions. I can guarantee that your identity will not be leaked and provide you with necessary protection. At the same time, I will not ask how you act. But in exchange, if it is related to the emperor and the queen mother, please let me know... Mrs. Hu paused slightly, two geese flying out of your house, not something else

Yuedanping is really a good platform for spreading rumors. Both palaces already knew about it so quickly. Cheng Zongyang refused: This matter has nothing to do with me.

Xu Huang's eunuch was whimsical and thought that some rumors could accomplish something big. Mrs. Hu said: You don't need to deny it. If someone asks you, you just say the second goose is

Cheng Zongyang did not let go, and he still asked Eunuch Xu for help. He always had to get some benefits, right?

What are you asking for?

Cheng Zongyang said: Are you sure my identity will not be leaked?

Except for me and the Empress, there will be no third person in the palace to know about it.

Cheng Zongyang glanced at Sun Shou, and she revealed my identity to you. What should I do?

Mrs. Hu smiled, this is a matter within your clan, and it has nothing to do with me

Sun Shou's face turned pale, and he finally knew where he was wrong.

Mrs. Hu sighed in her heart that although she had been protecting Sun Shou in recent years, the fox clan was almost wiped out. No wonder Su Daji suspected that the fox clan had returned to them now, and it was time to hand over Shou'er to them.

Mrs. Hu no longer paid attention to Sun Shou, who was silent, and stood up and said: It's time for the Empress Dowager to go to the palace, let me go to see you.

Lu Zhi, wearing a black palace outfit, sat on the imperial throne, so far away that she could hardly see her face clearly. She asked her a few questions about her former sisters' recent situation, and rewarded her with some gold, jade and silk, and then sent him out, less than a quarter of an hour.

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In order to cover up, Cheng Zongyang was riding Sun Shou's carriage into the palace by Sun Shou, and was nervous when he stared at him. When he returned to the car, he snuggled up and said in a bad voice: Good brother, I miss you so much...

Cheng Zongyang said: Come out

In Sun Shou's surprised gaze, a white beautiful legs stretched out from the empty corner of the carriage, and then a hot figure emerged from the air, with a peach cheek and a bright red lips with a cruel smile. It was the shocking killer of Long Chen, who was never ruthless in the slaughter of the fox tribe, who was shocked by the shock of the killer of Long Chen, who never stings with his fox tribe, who was shocked by the shock of the killer of Long Chen, who never stings with his hands, was never ruthless in the fox tribe.

Cheng Zongyang lifted Sun Shou's chin and said, what else can I hide from me?

Sun Shouyu's face was white and she said tremblingly: I dare not hide it from you...

I think that Mrs. Hu knows a lot.

The Empress Dowager and Aunt Su are friends with handkerchiefs, and Aunt Hu is the Empress Dowager's personal maid, and she also knows Aunt Su's identity... After Aunt Su left, Aunt Hu has always taken care of her slave family...

Are you saying that you are closer to her and you can even tell her about the tribe?

Sun Shou said tremblingly: I dare not

I allow you to say that you can say that without my permission, you can't say a word

Sun Shou shivered and hurriedly explained: I know I am wrong, but I have never revealed the identity of Zi's mother. I only said that the young master is Aunt Su's person.

Cheng Zongyang stood up and ordered Jingli: Check what she has disclosed from now on, don't let her leave you a step.

Jingli smiled and hooked his finger at Sun Shou, Xiao Guai, come here

Sun Shou was extremely afraid of Jingli, and showed a terrified smile on his face, and then obediently leaned at her feet.

A carriage came towards us. The moment the two cars were in a row, Cheng Zongyang's figure flashed slightly and landed on the other car. The two cars ran against each other and immediately moved away.

Xuexue, who was lying by the door, glanced at him lazily, then yawned, closed her eyes and took a nap. Xiao Zi leaned on the mat, a mechanical snake with an iron black luster was winding on her white arm, and an iron box was hanging in front of her. The eight edges of the iron box had a spring hanging from the wall. Although the wooden wheels were bumpy, the iron box could maintain stability to the greatest extent.

The hidden talisman has some flaws. Cheng Zongyang said: The movement will reveal its shape as soon as it moves, and if you look closely, you can also see the outline. The stronger the light, the worse the effect.

Like this?

Xiao Zi slapped her lightly, and the snake raised her head, and the snake spitted a little, and a strong light emitted from her mouth, illuminating a faint figure beside him.

Only then did Cheng Zongyang realize that there was another person in the carriage. Hey? The effect was much better than the one just now.

This is the snake slave who used her natural anonymous spell, but it is impossible that there is no trace of it.

Cheng Zongyang sighed: It seems that it is a bit risky to sneak into the palace by relying on the hiding talisman.

Xiao Zi said: What kind of person is Lu Zhi?

How to say it? Cheng Zongyang hesitated for a moment with difficulty. Today, Lu Zhi's behavior was very strange, as if she was... intending to avoid me?

Cheng Zongyang didn't even believe this, but he felt this way. Today's trip to Beigong seemed to be the protagonist, and Lu Zhi was just an optional background

Cheng Zongyang repeated his conversation in the palace as completely as possible, and finally said: I have a feeling that we may have guessed wrongly. The Nine-faced Demon Girl who was sworn in with Su Yaofu was not Lu Zhi, but Mrs. Hu.

After meeting Mrs. Hu and Lu Zhi, this thought lingered in Cheng Zongyang's heart. Mrs. Hu knew Su Daji very deeply. She didn't look like a servant who only stood behind the master. Instead, Lu Zhi appeared later. She was a bit alienated in her ordinary state, and she did not feel that she was sympathetic to her sisters and intimate.

Xiao Zi said: Although she said too much, she didn't have a very critical link.

Which link?

They found that among the dead were the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty, why did they think it was related to the emperor?

Cheng Zongyang thought it was strange. Those imperial guards were nominally a group of the Fox killer brothers from Qingzhou, and they had no connection with the emperor in any case.

Cheng Zongyang's eyes lit up. Could it be that the emperor had been with some people in the Song State before?

Xiao Zi blinked in surprise, Big Bengua, what you said is very likely

It seems that I really should check Liu Ao’s relationship in the State of Song…

Cheng Zongyang said suddenly, his legs tightened, and an ivory scorpion came out of nowhere and jumped to his knees.

It's poisonous! Cheng Zongyang hurriedly raised his finger and flew the scorpion bullets, and then remembered something, "Damn girl, can you make a wild pheasant? It's pure white."

What does it look like?

The more realistic the better, especially the feathers and flesh must be real. It is best if people pick it up and see the flaws, treat it as a living thing.

Then I can't do it

Cheng Zongyang sighed, but he couldn't help but think of a person who had promised Xu Da to fool him and wanted to take him out of the ancient Taiquan formation. He didn't expect that he would come to Han Kingdom all at once. As a result, if Xu Da was fooling him, with his fake skills, he might be able to really make a pure white pheasant.

Cheng Zongyang estimated that if Xu Junfang had set out in time to head north, he would have arrived in Lin'an in two months. His tricks would be very good at making a living in the Han Dynasty...

Cheng Zongyang suddenly remembered something and shouted: Stop!

The carriage stopped in a street and alley. Cheng Zongyang didn't care about it and immediately took out a jade pendant from his waist bag. He used a little force to crush the jade pendant.

A slight fluctuation came from the air. After a moment, a water mirror slowly emerged, and then Lin Qingpu's face appeared in the mirror.

I've met the head of the family in Qingpu

Is there any news about Canglan?

Lin Qingpu Road: My subordinates have sent people to see Mo Rulin and withdraw two thousand gold coins according to the instructions of the head of the family.

Jinzhu? Didn’t I ask you to send some food?

The food has been sent, and Mr. Xu and others have been taken back. Lin Qingpu said: That gold pill is for Mr. Xu and the others.

Cheng Zongyang became more and more puzzled the more he listened. What did Xu Junfang want Jinzhu to do?

Lin Qingpu said: It was my subordinate who did not say that the gold baht was not what Mr. Xu wanted, but Mr. Ciyin, who was walking with Mr. Xu, took the certificate given to her by the head of the family and took two thousand gold baht from the cabinet.

I'll do it! Cheng Zongyang almost roared the water mirror, and the thief nun actually tricked me into the head!

Lin Qingpu was also surprised. Isn’t this the trust given to her by the head of the family?

As he said that, Lin Qingpu took out a colorful piece of paper and placed it in front of the water mirror. It was a fine paper currency with a face value of 1,000. Cheng Zongyang gritted his teeth and said: She took a thousand bills and cheated you two thousand gold baht?

She took five pieces in total. Lin Qingpu arranged five pieces of paper money in a row. Mr. Xu protected her, proving that it was the head of the family's subordinates who believed her because they could not forge it because they saw that it was impossible to forge it because they believed her.

Cheng Zongyangqi said: Xu Junfang protects her?

Lin Qingpu thought for a while, then smiled bitterly: I understand, the nun deliberately took out these papers in front of Mr. Xu. Mr. Xu only said that this was the head of the family. Unexpectedly, she also had the nun in her hand that the head of the family gave her by herself, and then she found me privately. After a sweet word, she took out two thousand gold coins.

Cheng Zongyang sighed, Forget it, no wonder you, that thief is just a white-haired fairy, and it’s not the one who cheated on you! Two thousand gold baht!

She also took an IOU, saying that it was a loan note written by the little marquis, and borrowed 10,000 gold baht from her. Because she was in a hurry to use the money, she temporarily mortgaged it to me at a price of 5,000 gold baht. If there is an overdue date in ten days, the IOU will belong to me. Lin Qingpu said with some fear: Fortunately, I refused.

Cheng Zongyang gritted his teeth and sneered fiercely. This thief nun is really full of tricks and wants to scratch oil from the stone. Remember, if you see that thief nun again next time, don’t listen to her fooling me, just ask someone to kill her!

Lin Qingpu focuses on the key points, understand!

Don’t accept the water mirror! Cheng Zongyang said: Let me ask you one more thing: Is there a pair of sisters coming to me from Canglan?

Lin Qingpu thought about it, but he had never heard of it.

What about the others? Cheng Zongyang said: Especially women

Seeing Lin Qingpu's ambiguous expression, Cheng Zongyang coughed heavily, don't laugh, I mean the matter is serious

Lin Qingpu closed his smile and a woman came to inquire about the head of the family. Manager You recognized her as the head of Jianxiao Sect, and her surname was Li.

Cheng Zongyang was stunned for a while before he remembered that Li Jinxiang, the Jianxiao Sect, was just a friend of her. How could she come to inquire about her?

Cheng Zongyang wanted to ask about the sisters of Yu. Long Chen's attack on him was too strange and the intensity was surprisingly great. He just remembered Xu Junfang, and suddenly he thought about whether the problem was the sisters of Yu? The sisters of Yu have a higher status in Long Chen than Jingli, and they have more secrets than Jingli. If Long Chen learned that they were subdued and left the organization, so they came to assassinate him, it would make sense.

The head of the family? Lin Qingpu asked in the mirror

Cheng Zongyang described the appearance of the Yu sisters and said: If there is any news about them, please notify me immediately.

Lin Qingpu wrote down carefully, and then the water mirror turned into a tiny starlight, which flashed and disappeared before it landed.

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At the same time, the new Lantai Dian School Qin Huizhi rolled up a bamboo book, put it into a cloth bag, put it back on the wooden rack high and top of the hall, and then picked up a new volume.

He was calm and actually saw very quickly. He untied the cloth bag and spread the simplified book with cowhide rope. His eyes swept over the simplified book and then he closed it. The simplified book includes bamboo and wood, some are metal and stone. Some are engraved books, some are ink books, some are brightly colored elixirs, some are lacquer books with thick handwriting, and some are also traces of deletion and modification. It is not easy to read, but Qin Hui looked at ten lines at a glance, and only stopped to read the important content for a moment.

There were piles of dusty books in the corner above the wooden frame, all of which were old objects from more than fifty years ago. A brocade was pressed under the bamboo slips. The best brocade had lost its luster and looked old and out of it. Qin Hui took out the brocade bag, untied the tether, and took out a roll of bamboo books from the bag.

The cowhide rope of the bamboo book has decayed. As soon as it was untied, the bamboo slips scattered. Qin Hui pulled the bamboo slips away and took out a piece of jade. The white jade face was engraved with four groups of stems and branches. The words written in gold juice were still brand new: Liu Xunfather: Liu Jinfu: Wang Wengxu's mother, there is a small lacquer mark palm print below the jade book. Next to it is the finger mark of the father, mother, official, imperial doctor, and Wenpo. All the printing paints are sealed with transparent beeswax. In order to prevent anyone from changing, there are also fragile cicada wings embedded inside.

Qin Hui let out a sigh of relief, put the bamboo book and jade letter as it was, put it in the brocade bag, and put it back in the original place