No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 267 Speculation of the Underground Palace

The atmosphere in the Ruan family hall was a bit too quiet, although Xue Ya and Ruan Yuelou couldn't speak, Ruan Ting didn't speak for a while.

Although Xie Yan's words were understated, the three people present all heard a bit of blood from those words.

Shouldn't exist?There will never be such a place from ancient times to the present, just like light and shadow, they are always interdependent.On the prosperous and peaceful side of Shangyongming, there must be a place to digest the dark side of this majestic imperial city.Of course, Xie Yan didn't mean to wipe out all the people in the west of the city. What he said shouldn't exist, he was probably referring to those people who have been entrenched in it for so long that they have forgotten their identities.

After a long time, Ruan Ting just coughed lightly and said: "Since the prince has such a plan, you have your reasons. Those people in the west of the city have indeed made a mess in the past two years, but..."

Ruan Ting looked at Xie Yan, sighed and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to provide any useful advice for the prince."

Mingyin Pavilion has just tied the knot with the Ruan family, if the Ruan family intervenes at this time, it will look like revenge for selfishness in the eyes of outsiders.Of course, there will be some people who think that the eldest son of the Ruan family came from Mingyin Pavilion, whether the Ruan family is colluding with Mingyin Pavilion or not.No matter what kind of rumors, Ruan Ting didn't want to be contaminated.

Xie Yan didn't care, "This king is just saying hello to Prime Minister Ruan. After all, Prime Minister Ruan is the head of civil servants. As for the matter in the west of the city, it's not a big deal at all. It's just for the Wuwei Army and Xiao Yuanhou to practice their skills." Xie Yan understood Ruan Ting's words, he didn't want to intervene but he didn't object to Mingyin Pavilion either.

It seems... at least Ruan Ting himself should have nothing to do with Mingyin Pavilion.

Ruan Ting also knew that Xie Yan understood what he meant, so the smile on his face was a little more sincere, and he said with a smile: "Then I'll be the Marquis of Xiaoyuan, don't worry, the prince in the court, everyone is doing things for Dasheng and His Majesty , They all understand the truth." There are quite a few people who are related to Mingyin Pavilion, but there may not be a few who really dare to stand up to fight the regent for Mingyin Pavilion.After all, Mingyin Pavilion is not a serious place, and its reputation will not be good if it really makes a fuss.

Xie Yan glanced at Xueya and Ruan Yuelou who were sitting on the side. Mr. Xueya lowered his eyes slightly and looked calm, as if he was not interested in what they were talking about so he was wandering.Ruan Yuelou seemed to be in deep thought. After all, he was raised as the eldest son of the Ruan family for the past 20 years, so he naturally had an extraordinary intuition about the affairs of the court. He was thinking about what the regent would do in front of him. They told their father the intention of these words in person, as well as the future direction of the court.

Xie Yan quickly got up and said goodbye, and the smile on Ruan Ting's face gradually faded after sending Xie Yan out.Glancing at the two sons, Ruan Ting's eyes fell on Xue Ya and frowned slightly.

Xue Ya noticed his scrutiny, raised her head and said calmly: "Father."

Ruan Ting said: "Don't go out these few days."

With a gentle smile on Xue Ya's face, he nodded like a docile son, "Yes, father, I understand."

But Ruan Ting would not be fooled by his meekness, he knew just how sharp the sharp edge this seemingly harmless young man in front of him was after just a few moments of confrontation that day.

Ruan Ting walked up to him, looked at him for a moment, and then slowly said: "The regent is right, places like Mingyin Pavilion really shouldn't exist." After finishing speaking, Ruan ignored Xue Ya's reaction, Ting turned and walked towards the inner courtyard.

Xue Ya turned her head to look at his back, a cold smile appeared on her lips.

Shouldn't exist?Who should not exist?

Xie Yan said to look for Bai Jingrong, and Luo Junyao was not idle.

She is not a very self-motivated person, so if nothing major happens, she will just muddle along. Who said that life must have lofty ambitions?But her previous career is also doomed that once she has a goal, she can quickly enter the state and find her goal.

"Brother, please help me." Luo Junyao from the Luo family begged pitifully, shaking Luo Jinyan's arm.

Luo Jinyan looked at his sister helplessly, "There are so many people in the Prince Regent's Mansion that are not enough for you? Do you want you to come to me for help?"

Luo Jun shook his head and said: "It's different, A Yan is very busy recently, and Folding Shadow Lengshuang has been sent out, where can I find him?"

Luo Jinyan said angrily: "The water thrown by the married daughter."

Luo Jun shook his head and said: "What, I'm not someone who needs to run errands. I heard from Ling Lan that you have a very powerful person who is proficient in construction, brother. It's hard to find such a person."

Luo Jinyan said: "You are the regent princess, who is there that you can't find? Unless you tell me, what do you want to do?"

Luo Junyao sighed, and reluctantly took out a map and laid it out in front of Luo Jinyan.

Luo Jinyan raised his eyebrows and said, "What is this?"

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "Don't you find it strange that the underground palace in Mingyin Pavilion last night?"

"What's so strange?"

Luo Jun said: "This is Shangyong, the imperial capital of thousands of years, there is such a big underground palace underground, but it has never been discovered. How much manpower and financial resources does Mingying Pavilion need to dig such a big underground palace there quietly? I paid attention last night, what we saw was no more than a third of the underground palace, and the real area of ​​the underground palace was at least no smaller than the area west of the city. Brother, do you know what this means?"

Luo Jin said, "What does it mean?"

"This means that Mingyin Pavilion has built a world in the west of the city that is as big as the ground or even larger, but it is completely exclusive to Mingyin Pavilion. By the way, this third is my estimate, and it may actually be bigger .”

Luo Jinyan narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Luo Junyao and said: "Yaoyao, brother, don't you know that you still know the art of geomancy and construction?"

Luo Jun shook his eyes and blinked, "How do I know the art of kanyu? The underground palace is not as big as we saw, so it is easy to see. Oh... If you want to talk about kanyu, I went to Qin Tianjian The old man asked, and he said...the area to the west of the city was originally a geomantic treasure."

Luo Jinyan raised his hand and rubbed her little head, and said with a smile: "You are quite busy. You just came back from Mingyin Pavilion yesterday, and you are going to Qin Tianjian today?" He remembered that he was in the underground palace of Mingyin Pavilion last night. Before, Yao Yao really dragged Wei Changting on the wall and didn't know what he did.

Luo Jun said: "Brother, such a big underground palace may be much bigger than what we saw. Do you think that Mingyin Pavilion spent a lot of money to build it just to hold an auction to make money? Besides, we only saw it in total. Exit two doors, the underground palace has gone down to 30 feet below the ground, but we can hardly feel stuffy inside. It can be seen that the ventilation of the underground palace must have a very unique design, and it is by no means a one that has been established for more than [-] years organization can do it.”

It took more than ten or twenty years for the ancient emperors to build an imperial mausoleum.What is the reason why some emperors even practiced from the time they ascended the throne to the time they passed away?Because the difficulty of underground operations in ancient times was very high, and the royal family was still like this, how could Mingyin Pavilion build this underground palace quietly?
The most basic thing is, with so much earth and rock dug out, where will the people of Mingyin Pavilion put it?
Luo Jinyan was thoughtful, "So, do you think it was originally an underground tomb? It was discovered by Mingyin Pavilion and then remodeled?"

Luo Jun shook his head and said: "Moreover, it should be an emperor's tomb."

Luo Jinyan said: "Who will choose the imperial tomb at..."

Luo Jun looked at Luo Jin with a smile and said, "Did you think about it too, brother? Although the area to the west of the city is now within the scope of the imperial city, Shangyonghuang City has not always been this big. Thousands of years ago...it also belonged to the outskirts of the city."

"The imperial tomb thousands of years ago?" Luo Jinyan raised his eyebrows, obviously interested.Luo Junyao immediately hit the rails while it was hot: "Brother, lend me your people. The imperial tomb must be very big. As long as we determine the scope and deconstruction inside, we can go in quietly, without worrying about disturbing the people in Mingyin Pavilion."

The two entrances and exits of the underground palace are inside the Mingyin Pavilion. Not only are they heavily guarded, but they are also made of marble. It is impossible to even think about sneaking in.

Luo Jinyan stared at her and said, "Yao Yao wants to go in?"

Luo Jun shook his eyes and blinked, "Brother, don't you want to?"

"Do you think an ancient tomb controlled by people is so easy to enter? Is there no mechanism?"

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "Yes, the top of that white jade underground palace is full of kerosene. If something goes wrong, as long as the mechanism is turned on, everyone at the auction last night will be burned to pieces."

"..."

Luo Jun touched his nose and said softly: "Brother, I was wrong, I should have told you earlier. I will not act impulsively, after all, I still cherish my life."

Luo Jinyan snorted softly and said, "It's okay to lend someone to you, but I've been busy recently and I don't have time to stare at you, so I must be with your second brother."

Luo Junyao was a little dazed, "Second brother seems to be busier, right?" The eldest brother still stays in the city every day, and the second brother only lives in the army.

Luo Jinyan squinted at her, "Do you want it?"

"Yes, yes!" Luo Junyao said hastily.

Only then did Luo Jinyan's expression soften a little, and he said, "I'll ask Jinxing to bring someone to find you later."

"Then you can't tell A Yan." Luo Jun shook his head.

Luo Jinyan looked at her with a half-smile, and under his oppressive eyes, Luo Jun shook his head and drooped, "I was wrong."

"I don't care if you hide it from Xie Yan, but if you dare to do something dangerous without telling your family, just be careful." Luo Jinyan said.

Luo Junyao sighed, and said: "I don't want to hide it, but Ah Yan has a lot of things, if he finds out, he will definitely find someone to protect me, and worry about me when he is busy, so it's not just trouble. Is it? It is a waste of talents to let Duoying and Sister Lengshuang follow me."

Luo Jinyan only felt a little sour for his naughty and naughty little sister to be so considerate.

"Okay, let's go." Mr. Luo, who was in a bad mood, drove away directly, and Luo Junyao didn't stay to upset his elder brother. His slender figure shot out like an arrow, "I'll go to my mother first and tell her about the marriage or something. It's better to hold on to the second brother first. But you have to work hard, big brother, in case the second brother has a suitable candidate, but you haven't settled it yet, isn't it delaying the second brother's marriage?"

After the words fell, Luo Junyao didn't know where to go.

Luo Jinyan stared at the empty doorway in a daze for a moment, and when he came back to his senses, he couldn't help but chuckled and shook his head.

"Luo Yi."

Luo Yi came in from the outside with a strange look on his face, obviously he heard what Luo Junyao said just now.

"Son."

Luo Jinyan asked: "The Xiao family..."

Luo Yidao: "The Patriarch of the Xiao family asked Mr. Xiao to go to Shangyong to deal with this matter in person. According to the schedule, he will arrive in the capital in a few days."

Luo Jinyan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Xiao Da is now released..." Local officials can't easily leave the place where they are released without an imperial edict, and it is even more taboo to enter Beijing without an edict.

Luo Yidao: "Go back to Beijing to report on your work, and may stay in Beijing to work."

Luo Jinyan thought for a moment, "How is Xiao Hong these days?"

"Heal the wound." Mr. Luo beat it himself, how can it be so easy to heal the wound?Luo Yidao: "Xiao Hong sent another letter to Miss Su today."

Luo Jinyan asked: "It still hasn't been found out, what is Xiao Hong holding?"

"The subordinate is incompetent, Xiao Hong seems to be hiding it very tightly, even the woman beside him doesn't know. However, after Miss Su received the letter today, she sent someone to make an appointment with that woman tomorrow. Maybe Miss Su herself has some ideas .”

Luo Jinyan nodded, pondered for a moment and said, "Keep staring."

"Yes, son."

Having received the promise from his elder brother, Luo Junyao returned to the Regent's Mansion happily humming a little tune.Xie Yan and others focused on Luan Yisi, Mingyin Pavilion and Jinluan Talisman. Luo Junyao was different. Last night, she was very interested in Mingyin Pavilion's magnificent and exquisite underground palace.

Others only saw the luxury of the white jade underground palace, but Luo Junyao saw the danger from it.

There were still various books placed in a mess on the table in the study. Luo Junyao spread the map on the table, picked up the books on the table while biting the charcoal, and flipped through them.She flipped through the book very fast, not as if she was reading but as if she was flipping through the book. From time to time, she took a charcoal pencil to write and draw on the map.

Xie Yan couldn't help frowning when he stepped into the study, and said in a deep voice, "Why don't you light the lamp?"

Luo Junyao raised his head in a daze, and blinked his sour eyes only to realize that it was getting late.Although it was not completely dark yet, the light in the study room was much dimmer. No wonder her eyes struggled to see it?

"Why is there no one around?"

Luo Junyao thought for a while before saying: "I asked them to help me find something, but they haven't come back yet."

Xie Yan sighed helplessly, walked over and lit the lamp beside the desk, and the room became much brighter immediately.

"Don't do this in the future, watch your eyes." Xie Yan warned in a low voice.

Luo Junyao nodded again and again, took Xie Yan's hand and said: "A Yan, come and see."

Xie Yan stood beside her, and looked at the map with handwriting and various dotted lines on the floor with her, "What are you doing?"

Luo Jun said: "I'm studying the underground palace of Mingyin Pavilion. Although the underground palace is very deep, theoretically it can go in any direction. But I think the possibility of this underground palace expanding to the east should not be great. The west of the city is on the edge of the imperial city, and the underground palace expands to the west. On the contrary, the possibility of the real exit is outside the city."

Hearing this, Xie Yan's expression was also solemn. There is a huge underground palace under Shangyonghuang City, which is already shocking.If some of them are still outside the city, it will be a huge hidden danger to the entire imperial city.

Xie Yan said: "How to say?" Suddenly found that there was such a place under the Mingyin Pavilion, Xie Yan naturally would not ignore it, but the person sent to investigate this matter has not reported yet.

Luo Jun said: "The terrain of Shangyonghuang City is high in the east and low in the west, especially the area where the Mingyin Pavilion is located in the west of the city, which is even more low-lying. Under such circumstances, we can still dig twenty feet down. It will only be more laborious. Moreover, the place not far from the west of the city is Mingyue Lake. The waterways around Mingyue Lake are densely packed, so it is not a good place to build a mausoleum. Most importantly, the boss of Qin Tianjian told me that according to the geography of thousands of years ago Calculating with the time, the so-called auspicious land is to the west. If it is really an emperor's tomb, it can only be built to the west."

There is a possibility that it is not the imperial mausoleum, but it is not great.After all, apart from the royal family, who else has the ability to build such a large underground palace?
Luo Junyao looked at Xie Yan seriously and said, "Ayan, I'm afraid... most of the underground palace is outside the city, and the west of the city we can see is a very small part."

This is very dangerous, so if Mingyin Pavilion only uses a small part of a large underground palace to hold an auction house, then it's okay, but what if it's not?
Doesn't it mean that the entire Shangyonghuang City has been in an unknown danger?
Xie Yan looked cold and solemn, raised his hand and stroked the ink on her cheek and said in a low voice: "I see, shake, if your guess is true, the place is probably very dangerous. Don't put yourself in danger, you know? "

Luo Jun shook his head and said: "Don't worry, I won't run around alone." With the second brother around, he is not alone.

Although these are just Luo Junyao's conjectures, Xie Yan knows that this is not just her wild imagination.After instructing Luo Jun to shake a few words, he hurriedly turned around and went out.

Luo Junyao watched his leaving back and sighed softly, "Regent really is a job that never takes time off, it seems that Ah Yan won't have time to eat with me tonight."

(End of this chapter)