Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 584: The Girl in the Deep Palace (Part )

Pei Ye returned to the library, picked up his pen and ground ink, and wrote a serious letter back to Miss Ming, saying that everything was fine in Shenjing, informing her of his progress in sword training and his next plans, and telling her what had happened in Shenjing in recent days. He hoped that she and Yun Lang could deal with the matter of Tianlun appropriately.

Pei Ye was actually willing to communicate with Miss Ming frequently, but since there was nothing important to do, he thought of the girl's calm face before writing, and was worried about disturbing her. In the past ten years, Miss Ming had always been walking on her own path, and she would certainly be consistent in the future. Pei Ye often boasted of his firm will, but in front of the girl, he felt ashamed of his worldly thoughts, so he naturally had to pick up the pen and put it down again.

Later, he stopped worrying about it. Just like the moon passing through the sky, looking up and seeing it was enough to make people feel at ease. For two months, he had been following the movements of this name in the tabloids. Even without this letter, Pei Ye knew that she was between Suzhou and Hangzhou in the past two days, and he had guessed that she would go to Dongting next.

But a handwritten greeting from Miss Ming would certainly be better.

This time with the black cat checking, there must be no typos. Pei Ye put the reply back into the small tube, and used his true energy to seal a small ball of Chang'an's snow and put it in, tied it to the small jade sword, and let it fly high into the sky.

The next morning, the house was still asleep in the mist, and the carriage and horses were already ready in front of the door.

Pei Ye washed and dressed neatly, holding the jade tiger. Xu Chuo stood in front of the house and handed him a wild goose-shaped plaque and an official document.

Pei Ye didn't know how many times he had taken office, and he was no longer interested in the small sign. He took it and tied it around his waist.

Xu Chuo said, "Appoint Yan Jian Pei Ye to investigate the assassination of the late Queen Suolin in the spring of the year Jiwei. I have asked for the documents from the Immortal Terrace, which have the signature and seal of the Minister Zhang Siche, and I can let you walk around in the palace where no one is."

Pei Ye lowered his head and looked at the document.

"Since more than a decade ago, the Immortal Terrace has not entered the palace. However, this case happened 23 years ago and has not been solved yet. It is still in the hands of the Immortal Terrace. However, the power of the Immortal Terrace has long been gone in the palace. You can only rely on yourself in your actions."

Pei Ye folded the document and looked up: "Am I entering the palace this time to investigate this matter?"

"Yes. After Li Du's fall, many things in Shenjing were uncovered from our eyes. The Prince of Yan's Mansion began to collude with Li Du and Yu Sicheng nine years ago, using the cover-up of the two powerful officials to advance secret matters. In the past few days, we have sealed Xunfang Garden and thoroughly investigated the matter of Huanlou, but we found nothing there."

"Nothing?"

"Yes, I have heard you talk about your experience there, and I have heard the same version from many people, but I really didn't find anything. Xunfang Garden is just a spring garden, and there is only frosted dead grass in the abandoned Qujiang Pond." Xu Chuo said, "You can go there and take a walk by yourself when you have time."

"We took a colorful powder, and then we felt dizzy and entered a magical state."

"Yes, but the captured blue-clothed waiter, like the guests who entered the building, did not know the secret of the Illusion Building. The mermaid pearl powder was not confiscated. The Immortal Terrace bought some from the South China Sea at a high price. After Yi Hejian took it, his mental reaction was indeed as trance as you said, but he did not enter any 'fairyland'." Xu Chuo said, "The matter of the Illusion Building is in our hands now, but it is difficult for us to find its true meaning for the time being. Let's move forward with this matter. You go to the palace to investigate the case of the queen's assassination first."

Pei Ye groaned for a moment: "The reason for checking this is..."

"Because many things that happened in Shenjing City over the years reminded me of those dusty old things twenty-three years ago." Xu Chuo turned his head and looked at him, "Back then, it was rumored that the queen was plotting a rebellion and stealing the blood of the unicorn. The five families joined forces and killed the man. That year, Yongbei was also in Shenjing City."

Pei Ye thought for a moment and nodded.

"His Highness Jinyang will tell you the details after you enter the palace. I said before that you know too little about many past events and current situations. Once you know them, you will have a better grasp of the situation and can roughly feel where the Prince of Yan's Mansion is looking."

"Aren't you going into the palace with me?" Pei Ye was slightly surprised.

"No." Xu Chuo smiled, "You go see her yourself. I rarely go to the palace."

Pei Ye boarded the carriage that had been prepared for him. Another inspector, Yan, was already in the carriage and told him about the affairs of the palace. He also handed him a detailed map of the two imperial cities and told him to burn it after completing the case.

About two or three quarters of an hour later, the carriages and horses drove onto the Suzaku Avenue, crushing the new snow that had not yet been cleared. Soon, the tall and majestic city walls appeared in the mist ahead.

It was not the first time that Pei Ye saw this majestic imperial city, but it was indeed the first time he approached it. When they were nearly ten feet away, the carriage stopped. He said goodbye to the Yan inspector, got off the carriage and walked.

After the end of the year, only a few officials came in and out of here. Pei Ye was a clerk in charge of doing things, not a minister in charge of government affairs. He went west to the Hanguang Gate as instructed, checked the official seal with the two guarding soldiers in cold armor, and then stepped into the imperial city, entering the so-called Southern Yamen for the first time.

Chang'an, from south to north, from outside to inside, has always been surrounded by three cities. The largest one is the so-called "divine capital" that never sleeps, with two pools like eyes and hundreds of prosperous squares like a chessboard. In the middle of the northernmost part, surrounded by squares, is the imperial city of the Tang Dynasty. The three provinces, six ministries, nine temples, five prisons, and twelve imperial guards are all set up in the southern half of the city. The ministers and officials are here to govern the country. Those who can enter the "Southern Court" have already stepped into the center of the Tang Dynasty's political affairs. The northern half of the imperial city, or the inner city of the imperial city, is the palace city, where the Tang emperor lives. To the north of it are stationed the six armies of the emperor, which is often called the Northern Court.

Crossing the south of the imperial city, when another towering city wall appeared in sight, the colors of official uniforms were no longer visible. Snow pressed on the eaves of the red wall. The atmosphere was quiet and peaceful. Another color of iron armor was lined up in front of the gates.

Pei Ye checked the badge and order with the garrison again. The sword he was wearing had been issued an official document by the Immortal Terrace. After the imperial guards confirmed that everything was correct, they allowed him to enter with the sword.

But this time he was not allowed to go on his own. After confirming that it was the person wanted by His Highness Jinyang, the guards called a eunuch to lead him to the harem from the side. Pei Ye followed him. The snow in the palace had not been cleared yet. He looked east and saw the towering Hanyuan Xuanzheng Palace from afar. The morning sun was rising and the snow on top was crystal clear. According to Fang Jidao, Mr. Zhu was thrown into the mirror pool under that palace that day.

The palace was not as dangerous as Xu Chuo had described it to be. The withered branches trembling in the cold wind and the ground covered with fresh snow were no different from the outside. The biggest feeling the young man had here was the quietness. On days when he was not attending court, the palace was completely deserted.

Then, as he was moving forward like this, Pei Ye had an idea and picked up a bunch of snow from the branch next to him, which turned into water in his palm... his true energy could no longer pass through.

[Sword Washing Water] has been disabled.

He had already stabilized the realm of the Seventh Rebirth in the previous two days, but the ability to release his true Qi disappeared as expected, and the ability to transfer true Qi to other things during the Fourth Rebirth was also banned.

……

"Inside the palace, the power of Bi'an cannot enter, and the [Law of the Same World] is not effective there." The Yan Inspector who came said, "It is Qilin who is watching it. The spiritual power of sorcerers and the true energy of humans cannot infect this world - naturally, you don't have to worry about facing an enemy with the [Law Guarding Order]."

"No wonder the Southern Court's Sixteen Guards and the Northern Court's Six Armies are in charge of separate units...Does the Northern Court's Imperial Guard also possess something similar to the [Law Guard Order]?"

"No," the Yan Jian said, "Everyone is the same here. If you want to fight someone, you can only use your sword and body."

"..."

"That's why there hasn't been any fighting in the palace for more than 20 years. The occasional casualties are all under control." Inspector Yan turned back and said to him, "The last time an accident happened was when the late queen was assassinated."

……

Pei Ye shook off the water on his hands and walked for more than a quarter of an hour before passing through the government area of ​​the three halls. The atmosphere became more and more quiet. After passing a few snow plum trees, a dark red palace wall appeared before his eyes.

A round arched door opened on the wall, through which one could see pine and plum branches intertwined, creating a very quiet and elegant scene. The eunuch in front of him turned around and saluted him. He was only eighteen or nineteen years old, with a very handsome and fair face. He whispered, "Yan Jian is a foreign man. Although he entered the palace for business and is not prohibited from going anywhere, the harem is different from other places after all. I hope you will remember not to look at or listen to anything inappropriate when you move around. This will also be a convenience for us."

Pei Ye clasped his fists and bowed, returning the greeting: "Don't worry, eunuch. I have already explained everything to you, so you should be careful."

The eunuch nodded, gave a few instructions to the two blue-robed eunuchs wearing swords in front of the archway, and led Pei Ye inside.

Pei Ye recalled the palace map he had just seen. Jinyang asked him to meet at Huiying Pavilion on the east of Taiye Lake. They had to pass through several palaces and a garden. After walking between the palaces for a quarter of an hour, Pei Ye already felt that it was endless. Turning through alleys, there were still alleys; crossing palace walls, there were still palace walls. Occasionally, a few ladies passed by quietly, without even glancing at the two of them.

When looking at the map, I didn't think the palaces drawn on it were anything special, but when I stepped inside, I felt that they were much bigger than I had imagined. The snow-capped gardens that remained almost unchanged seemed to have no end, and the continuous palace walls made it hard to breathe.

The eunuch was just leading the way in front. After about a quarter of an hour, they passed another gate and the view in front of them suddenly opened up. The snow-covered path led to the plum forest, and a frozen waterfall could be seen in the distance between the trees.

The eunuch turned around and locked the door again. Pei Yefu was slightly startled as he stepped into the plum forest. He vaguely heard a clear and brisk chanting in the forest, and was thinking:

"The snow has cleared and the herdsmen are returning from the Hu sky; the moon is shining as the Qiang flutes are playing in the sentry tower.

May I ask where the plum blossoms fell? The wind blew them all over the mountain all night long. "

(End of this chapter)