Chapter 157 Of course there is a secret passage in the palace
The internal layout of the New Qin Palace is not similar to the Forbidden City that Qin Shou'an is familiar with. The emperor's bedroom, the palace where the queen mother lives, the queen's palace, and the currently vacant Prince's East Palace are all connected together.
In addition to palaces, there are more common halls, pavilions, studios, buildings, platforms, pavilions, temples, pavilions, etc. in gardens and houses, and various landscapes are occasionally installed.
Take pavilions as an example. There are more than 80 pavilions for viewing flowers and scenery. When ordinary people walk in and there is no familiar palace attendant to guide them, it is easy to get lost.
Therefore, outside drama writers have made up many stories about beauties getting lost in the palace, meeting the emperor or prince, and flying up high branches to become phoenixes.
Qin Shou'an felt that he was the beauty who was about to get lost, but was taken into a palace somewhere by someone who wanted to, and then met the emperor with a smile on his face.
"Your Highness, please change here." The female officer led Qin Shou'an into the palace, then stood at a door and said to Qin Shou'an.
The scene in his memory was already far away, but when he stood here again, the familiar feeling came up, and the scene from that year appeared in Qin Shouan's mind... This is this room!
Tick tock!
Tick tick!
In the empty palace, the sound of water dripping suddenly came, and this sound of water dripping from unknown sources often leads people into deeper and eerie depths, and then discovers greater horror.
In this situation, except for the protagonist and supporting characters who are seeking death, smart people know how to back away immediately.
After finding such a reason, Qin Shouan decided to leave. What kind of clothes should he change? The worst he could do was drink and eat with the emperor while soaking wet. It was not like he couldn't bear it.
"Your Highness, the court uniform has been dripping water. Too much moisture is a taboo for martial arts practitioners." The female officer kindly urged.
Although the Langya King in front of him looks like a snake, and he seems not very smart because he is too cautious, but who makes him look so good-looking?
For the women in the palace, His Majesty is out of reach, and they rarely have the opportunity to interact with men on weekdays. Now seeing a man like King Langya, not only is he very patient, but he can't help but feel tender care in his heart, and he raises his hand to support him.
Follow Qin Shou'an through the door.
It turned out that it was his clothes that were dripping... Qin Shouan managed to laugh twice. She was worthy of being a female official jointly trained by the Queen Mother and Riyue Mountain, and she also knew the taboos of martial arts practitioners.
"Girl, why don't you have a father-in-law?" From being frugal to extravagant, Qin Shou'an has become accustomed to being waited on when dressing and changing.
The key point is that this court dress is really thick, heavy and cumbersome, and it is really troublesome for one person to wear it.
"My father-in-law is in the Qinzheng Hall and the other four halls. He is not allowed to enter the living and sleeping halls unless he is summoned." The female officer explained, and understood what Qin Shouan meant, "I will change your clothes for His Highness."
"Don't bother me, girl, I can do it myself." Qin Shouan said politely.
"Your Highness, there is no need to be so cautious." The female officer's eyes were filled with sparkles, as if she could see what Qin Shou'an was guarding against.
"Can I not be cautious? Everyone in the palace should know the lessons learned from King Mighty, right?" Qin Shou'an said with a smile, looking the female official up and down, what if you are the one sent to frame me, girl?
Maybe you helped me take off my clothes with your front legs, and then you yelled for help, "indecent" with your back legs, and then the empress dowager who was said to be in Jingjingzhaojian Temple suddenly jumped out of some closet, roof, or something like that.
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"This matter... is very different from your Highness. Your Majesty did not order us to receive the reception. The foreign ministers and female officials were alone in private. Naturally, it was suspected of causing chaos in the palace. However, since it is His Majesty's wish, even if His Majesty suddenly shows his bestiality,
That can only be called a heaven-sent marriage."
As she spoke, the female officer showed a hint of fascination in her eyes, and she reached out to untie Qin Shou'an's Wang Mian and undress him.
The woman's body fragrance was as quiet as the curling clouds and smoke. Feeling her deliberate teasing, Qin Shou'an understood that this was really the emperor's will. Otherwise, how could the female officials in the palace have such courage?
Of course, he will not show his bestiality and take other people's bodies on impulse.
It's irresponsible, it goes against his principles.
Take responsibility. There is no emotional basis. Taking responsibility for the sake of responsibility is quite burdensome. It will definitely be difficult to give the other party emotional satisfaction and happiness in the future.
With such awareness, he is really a good man. Qin Shouan nodded with satisfaction.
Seeing that Qin Shou'an had no other intentions, the female officer secretly sighed in her heart and helped Qin Shou'an change his clothes with a gentle attitude.
Another female officer came in with refreshments and asked Qin Shou'an to sit down and rest for a while. Then the two of them left with the wet clothes he had changed out of and gently closed the door.
Your clothes are dry, your body is warm, you drink some tea, and eat some snacks, which immediately makes you feel relaxed and happy.
When a person is alive, as long as he does not worry about food and clothing, and is less greedy and ambitious, he can find enough ordinary happiness and satisfaction in countless trivial things.
As a prince, he naturally enjoys the luxurious life of the ruling class, but on this sunny morning, sitting under the window, watching the light filter through the glass, reflecting the pattern of the window lattice on the floor tiles, as clear as a brand, in my hand
Then hold the warm porcelain cup, close your eyes and take a sip of the rich and rich tea, and you will feel comfortable and peaceful.
When the emperor holds a banquet, it is not as simple as killing a chicken and adding some dishes and chopsticks to an ordinary family. What's more, such a psychologically twisted emperor usually has many things to do. Qin Shouan patiently waited for the summons.
He recalled that when the female officer was changing his clothes just now, she did not consider the movements of the human genetic material production ball.
In other words, among the female officials, only Chong Hua Mei would do this... This further proves Qin Shou'an's original guess that Chong Hua Mei's measured actions had ulterior motives.
How cruel.
Qin Shou'an shook his head and sighed, how could Chong Huamei have such thoughts towards a child she had breastfed when she was a child? Could it be that he peed on her face when she was holding her as a child, so he held a grudge? While thinking wildly, Qin Shouan's eyes fell involuntarily on the wardrobe close to the wall.
When the female officer was changing his clothes, he had been paying attention to the wardrobe, wary of the emperor suddenly emerging from there.
The result was no.
Qin Shou'an put down the tea cup and stepped on the gradually shortening quadrilateral light spots. The dark floor tiles were glowing with gold, and the thick boots were steady and silent. He held his breath and placed his fingers on the dragon-embossed sandalwood wardrobe.
After pulling hard, there was no creaking sound and the cabinet door opened.
The closet is empty.
"Haha..." Qin Shouan laughed relaxedly. He still thought too much. Even though the emperor was mentally distorted, he had grown up after all.
How can you, a majestic person like you, hide in this closet and play tricks on others? That is too childish and outrageous.
Qin Shouan turned around and was about to leave. He just took two steps and turned back.
He walked into the closet and knocked on the backsplash.
The sound is wrong.
Qin Shou'an continued to knock, making sure that the back was definitely empty.
Looking back at the closed door, Qin Shouan walked out of the closet. After observing and groping for a while, he found that the column on the top of the closet could rotate.
The wardrobe is more than seven feet high. Most people cannot reach such a high place, and the cylinder cannot rotate without infusing it.
When the emperor was a child, he used this mechanism to enter the room first and then hide in the closet. The little emperor obviously did not have the power to turn the mechanism at that time, but there were many martial arts masters around him.
Qin Shou'an hesitated for a moment, feeling that the emperor arranged for him to change clothes here, probably to lure him into discovering this mechanism.
Since the emperor has such an arrangement, even if Qin Shouan pretends not to know, how long can he escape?
Just like when the emperor wanted to push him into the Xuanwu Pool, he dodged it at first, but didn’t he jump in again in the end?
So Qin Shouan turned the cylinder mechanism with force.
The heavy and huge wardrobe began to move slowly, revealing the slide rails laid under the bottom board. Unsurprisingly, there was a passage behind the wardrobe.
The passage is not dark, and there are no torches on the walls, or many hollow lampshades lit with candles and kerosene, etc. Instead, skylight is emitted through the bronze mirror above the head, which is neither dazzling nor bright enough. p>
Qin Shou'an knocked on the back panel of the closet again, confirming that even if it was closed again, he could break it open horizontally, and then walked into the passage.
The passage gradually went down, and after several feet deep, the stairs became more and more inclined, and the skylight above the head could no longer be introduced. Instead, there were animal-shaped candlesticks, burning expensive potpourri beeswax.
At the end of the passage is a round arch, and outside the arch is a high platform extending forward. Qin Shou'an stood on the high platform and looked out. It turned out to be an underground palace with black dragons entwined as pillars and white jade bricks!
In the center of the underground palace is a wide straight road, with steaming hot spring pools on both sides. Under the central dragon dome, there is a banquet table.
Is this where the emperor held a banquet?
It’s just sitting at the banquet. Why is this the Queen’s Empress Rong Baobao?
Seeing Rong Baobao here, Qin Shouan no longer hesitated, jumped down from the high platform, and landed in front of Rong Baobao elegantly like an eagle flying across the clouds.
"Why are you back in the palace? Is this the banquet hosted by His Majesty? Where is Your Majesty?" Qin Shou'an looked around.
The eyes of "Rong Baobao" are shining in the not very bright underground palace. Of course she is not the Rong Baobao who was still in the Prime Minister's Mansion last night, but she once used the identity of Rong Baobao to play in the palace, but now she mainly plays in the palace.
His Majesty the Emperor Qin Shengjun.
"I received news from the palace this morning. His Majesty asked me to return to the palace and hold a banquet to accompany you at noon."
Qin Shengjun did call Rong Baobao back from the Prime Minister's Palace. After the two met, Qin Shengjun's "her mind" made it clear to Qin Shengjun what Rong Baobao had been playing with Qin Shou'an these days.
Qin Shengjun also realized that Fang Zhimei was likely to get there first.
If Mr. Qin Shou'an and Mr. Fang Zhimei have cooked rice, then the palace's plans will inevitably be affected.
After all, if Qin Shou'an and Fang Zhimei get married, their first priority is to have a child as soon as possible, and they will definitely be at odds with Fang Zhimei all day long. Even if the palace can use some means to win one or two opportunities, it is probably difficult to repay them.
wish.
Chen Yizhai has said that because of Qin Shou'an's special constitution, the chance of a woman getting pregnant is lower than that of an average man, so everyone needs to work hard together day and night.
This chapter is to make up for last night, there will be another chapter tonight.