Emperor Phoenix

Chapter 63

Frowning, Qin Changge was slightly taken aback. She thought that the ground in the pavilion was elevated, and at most she hid something in the elevated position, but she didn't expect it to be a tunnel again. This, should I go down?
It is still too late to withdraw at this time, and after another moment, the moonlight will turn, and the formation will lose its effect, and it will be impossible to leave even if you want to.

But retreating without success has never been Qin Changge's style. Now that the guards have been alarmed, it will be more difficult to take action after tonight.

There is a fixed time for the secret door to open, and when the time is up, it will slowly close again.

The moment before closing the door, Qin Changge's figure flashed and he fell into the tunnel.

Standing on the stairs, Qin Changge did not go down immediately, she closed her eyes in the dark, and began to think about why Xiao Chen had to treat guests at the Zuixin Pavilion.

Of course, Xiao Chen didn't know her identity when he was entertaining guests, but there are so many places to treat guests in Prince Zhao's Mansion, why choose the Zuixin Pavilion where the secret passage of the mechanism is hidden?

Qin Changge visited Wen Zhengting the day before yesterday, and learned from him that not all diners from Xiao Chen would host a banquet when they first came, but as long as there was a banquet, they would be at the Zuixin Pavilion.

why?
Under the Zuixin Pavilion, there is a hole in the sky.

Anyone who Xiao Chen thought was problematic had received a banquet from the lord at the Zuixin Pavilion. Qing Ke, who was honored to receive the feast, must have never imagined that somewhere in the pavilion, there were elite eyes watching his every move in secret.

If you can't pass the test, I'm afraid it will be difficult to stay in Zhao Wang's mansion until the second day, right?
It is still very free for Qing guests to come and go in Zhao Wangfu, and no one is surprised if anyone is missing.

Qin Changge, who has not completed his internal skills and is very good at disguising, was either not found suspicious that night, or is still under investigation, waiting for her next move. It seems that after tonight, no matter what, he can no longer stay.

Then, in other words, where this secret passage leads to is quite debatable.

If he hit by mistake and crashed into the stronghold of King Zhao's slayer master group, with the current Qin Changge, he would definitely not be able to escape alive.

After thinking about it, Qin Changge hit the road with a boulder, and found that there was no trap, and was even more sure that this was just a passage. She walked down slowly and stopped before the first fork.

At this moment, the layout of King Zhao's Mansion flowed through Qin Changge's mind.

The huge architectural layout of the palace slowly unfolded in front of her eyes, the main hall, back hall, sleeping hall, east and west courtyards, halls, halls, front yards, inner gardens, gardens... the Zuixin Pavilion is right in the middle!

Ignite the Huozhe, look left and right, and according to the distribution of the forks, I finally determined that the secret passage is a well-shaped structure, with the Zuixin Pavilion as the axis, connecting the four endpoints, which should be Xiaochen's bedroom, study, the servant's room in the west courtyard, and finally Qin Changge thought about it for a long time, but only vaguely remembered that it should be an open space with some shrubs and weeds. It is said that it was a small garden at first, but it was gradually abandoned.

I'm afraid I can't go to the latter two places.

Xiao Chen's dormitory... Forget it. Although he is beautiful, Qin Changge doesn't mind admiring the sleeping posture of a beautiful man, but she is brave and thick-skinned to peep at her brother-in-law in her previous life, and she is a little maladjusted after all.

What's more, according to tonight's situation, he really can't go to his bedroom...

After the plan was made, Qin Changge walked straight towards the study.

A part of the secret passage should be underwater, and then it slopes upwards. The walls are dark and made of blue bricks mixed with rice paste, which is extremely strong.

In the previous life, although Qin Changge had been to Xiao Chen's palace, he hadn't inspected it carefully, and the secret passage didn't seem to be completed within three to five years. Qin Changge recalled it and vaguely remembered the original site of Zhao Wang's mansion It was the mansion of the former King Yuanyi, that is to say, this secret passage must have existed long ago, but it was discovered by Xiao Chen and transformed and used again.

It's just that he is a rich prince, and he doesn't participate in government affairs, so why bother with such a huge project?

In the flickering firelight, Qin Changge smiled, but there was no way ahead.

Stretching out his hand to touch the seemingly smooth walls, he vaguely touched a painting under his palm. The outline was rough and weird. It was not in the style of King Zhao, but rather like the totem pattern of the former Yuan royal family who was born in Hassan on the grassland. Confirming Qin Changge's conjecture, he touched it carefully with his fingers, and it turned out to be a woman's face with a mole between her eyebrows. There was a mole on it, but there was no movement. Qin Changge thought about it, and then touched the side of the eyebrow. Slightly raised, when pressed lightly, the wall suddenly moved, revealing a glimmer of light.

It's lights.

Shooting from the green gauze fan, washed by the light green bamboo-pattern gauze, and then shooting to the exit of the secret passage under the couch, it is a light green, and the bamboo shadows are reflected on the ground, like a This is a freehand painting of flowers, with a clear and handsome brushwork.

In front of the gilded screen with finely embroidered flowers, birds and fishes on silk, there are also two slender shadows. One has long hair and loose clothes with large sleeves. He is elegant and gentle. When walking, his sleeves are in the wind, and his posture is clean and dignified. Like the wind under the pine, bright like the moon in the forest, and the white snow of Gao Shi, crystal clear and flawless.

The other person is tall and straight, with a thin waist and long arms, a golden crown and a jade belt, and a brocade gown with bright pearls. His profile is sharp and handsome. Every line seems to be bathed in the love of a fairy. .

The Xiao family brothers, the emperor and prince.

Qin Changge's current position is under the couch, and the low couch hides his figure tightly, so he should not be discovered by those two people, but Qin Changge immediately sneaked out from under the couch, holding his breath, His eyes rounded, and he hid behind the curtain silently.

She slowly controlled her breathing. The teacher's breathing method is extremely special, almost silent, and very good at concealing existence, and the curtain is so long that it can reach the ground, and it hangs down heavily, wrapping a thin person like her. No trace, although the curtain is at the door between the inside and the outside, it looks very conspicuous, in fact, according to the theory of blind spots, the more conspicuous the place, the safer it is, which is the least likely to be seen when sitting at the door. It's a truth.

With the appearance of the strange guards, Qin Changge had already guessed that Xiao Jue was coming. Xiao Chen was sick recently, so it was reasonable for him to visit quietly, and the guards would come to report the activation of the Zuixin Pavilion just now. With Xiao Chen's carefulness, he would definitely think of someone sneaking into the secret passage, and would definitely send someone to check the various exits of the secret passage, so he absolutely cannot stay under the couch.

And Xiao Chen found that there was no one under the bed, according to his habitual thinking, it would not be easy for him to think that she was still in this room, and he would think that she did not walk this way, so the most dangerous place is also the safest.

Qin Changge leaned close to the beam behind him, and suddenly felt something strange in his back, and there was a faint protrusion at the place where his back touched.

Qin Changge held his breath and slowly stretched out his hand to grope behind the back. He vaguely felt that it was a few lines of handwriting. I don't know who wrote it on the pillar behind the curtain. This person's pen is strong and full of thick ink, so every stroke is slightly protruding. Qin Changge Changge's sense is more sensitive than ordinary people, so he can detect it.

After groping around to determine the direction of the first word of the first sentence, Qin Changge groped slowly.

"Three thousand cups of gold poured out and drunk, let's congratulate Meng Lao Xun's birthday."

"Saiyu's belly is broken, and they are all presented with brocade robes."

There is a small line of words at the back: Meng Lao Xunshou, honored by Wang He, who wants to be a drunken guest, but pollutes the white cloud robe of the immortal, alas, he is a famous person in vain, and he doesn't know how to keep himself upright?

Qin Changge tilted his head quietly, glanced at the handwriting, and thought for a while.

"... At about three o'clock that night, the prince and the others were discussing poetry in the study. A scholar had too much wine and talked too excitedly, so he vomited all over the study. Helped him out, prepared a sedan chair to send back, and then moved to the study room to continue the conversation... The little one was fine at the time, but now that I think about it, the prince was in a much better mood that day..."

Wei Gong's words flashed in his mind that day.

It turns out...not only vomited all over the floor, but also vomited all over Xiao Chen?
In other words, Xiao Chen, whose clothes were stained, must go back to the inner room to change clothes. Those scholars and poets who are in the middle of drinking, talk about wine and poetry, and they are all in the moment of extreme excitement. Who would care about Xiao Chen? How long has Chen been there?

He ordered people to go in and clean it, but in fact, he asked his cronies to stay inside and outside the study, so as not to have drunken guests breaking into the inner room of his study.

In the study room, there is a secret passage.

And what role did the drunken guest who vomited play in this invitation? "Being a celebrity in vain, don't you know how to keep yourself upright?" The question on the wall is actually the biggest doubt. The most important thing for a celebrity is to be proud and self-confident, and it is an important Qing Dynasty where the prince invites a banquet and all literati gather. On such an expensive occasion, how could you lose your composure so much?
Some clues scattered like pearls that were confusing before, have now been faintly strung together by the thread of Zhao Wang's invitation to a banquet.

Three years ago, on the day of the accident, Meng Tingyuan, a great Confucian in the capital of Ying, was honored by the king and celebrated the questionable "birthday" in Zhao Wang's mansion.

After the banquet was over and the entertainment was not over, King Zhao invited the literati to continue the dialogue on poetry and wine in the study.

As a result, Kuangsheng lost his temper due to alcoholism and soiled the royal robe. It was the third watch time.

In the middle of the night, when the accident happened, Xiao Chen got out and went out, and Zhao Wangfu was very close to the palace.

During the period when he was "changing clothes", there was a madman who didn't like the drunk man, swiped his pen wantonly, and inscribed this line on the pillar.

I guess this guy was almost drunk, and he actually lifted the curtain to write an inscription on the pillar. Once the curtain is lowered, who can see it?
But no one found out in the past three years, either the rough envoy who came to change the curtains didn't know the benefits of it, and when they saw it, they thought it was the elegant mood of a prince who loves poetry, calligraphy, and calligraphy, so naturally they would not use this insignificant matter to argue with Xiao. Chen said, either Xiao Chen didn't allow anyone to enter his study at all, and the curtain was never changed at all.

The skynet was restored, but by accident, it was discovered by Qin Changge, who sneaked in from a secret path and chose to sneak into the curtain boldly and carefully.

Qin Changge sneered slightly.

Although it was unlucky tonight, it finally paid off.

Hmm... that "drunk" guy, is he still alive?
"Someone helped him out, and prepared a sedan chair to send him back"... Forget it, maybe send him back to some mass grave...

(End of this chapter)