into the bosom

Chapter 298
Xu Yi didn't hesitate, and directly handed the box to her. She took it, looked at it carefully for a while, and then started to move. After a while, she really put together the pattern, and it turned out to be a picture of a flying dragon.At first, I saw that the material of this box was very precious, and the carving was also exquisite, not to mention that there was such an exquisite mechanism in such a small box, Xu Jiao naturally knew that this thing must have a lot of origin.When she saw the picture of flying dragon, her heart trembled suddenly, realizing that this thing might be more complicated than she thought, her hands froze there immediately.

It's just that she put the picture together, but the box was not opened, and after a closer look, she found that the dragon lacked eyes.

Xu Wei took off the largest red treasure on her bracelet, and inserted it into the recess of the dragon's eye, just fitting it in, and then heard a slight "click", and the box , opened in response.

Inside the box lay a roll of bright yellow, with patterns of dragon patterns visible.

Xu Jiao suddenly understood what was going on, and suddenly raised his eyes to look at Xu Wei in surprise.

Xu Wei's expression was quite calm, apparently he knew what it was early on, reached out, took out the imperial edict, unfolded it, his eyes were slightly startled, but his face was still calm, after reading it, he turned to Handing it to Xu Jiao, Xu Jiao finished browsing it with his eyes down, with a startled and inexplicable expression on his face.

"This is." She swallowed, and said with difficulty in her voice, "Could it be that this is why our Pingnan Palace was washed with blood?"

Xu Yu lowered his eyes and didn't respond, but the sudden gloomy expression already explained too much.After a while, he said in a hoarse voice, "I only learned about this from my father on the day I left home."

Xu Jiao let out a "ho" and said, "It really is life and death, so majestic." Xu Jiao was silent for a moment, and then said, "He may have searched the entire Pingnan Palace to the bottom but could not find this thing. The identities of the two of us If it is exposed, I am afraid that he will not let us live. There is also this thing. How to deal with it is also a problem."

Xu Wei didn't stay for too long, talked to Xu Jiao and Neg Xue respectively, left behind a not-so-small but heavy box, and left.

At the time of parting, the two sisters didn't say anything else, they just said "Treasure" to each other.

Xu Jiao turned to look at the box, and said to He Lianshu, "Let's put this thing here, and it will save you the trouble of moving it around."

He Lianshu responded, "I have asked them to clean up the east courtyard of the main courtyard for you to use as a warehouse. You can take care of it yourself." Then he handed Xu Jiao a key.

Xu Jiao handed it to Neg Xue, "Go!"

Negative Xue took it and left.

Seeing her frowning slightly, He Lianshu looked sullen, pondered for a while, and pulled her to the outer study.After entering, he didn't say much, just poured a cup of herbal tea and handed it to her.

Xu Jiao took it, took a sip, and then said softly, "Just now, Xu Yu and I went to get something out. That thing was the culprit that brought disaster to our Pingnan Palace."

He Lianshu was silent for a moment, and then said softly, "It is said that before the late emperor died, he secretly summoned King Pingnan, and King Pingnan had a volume of the late emperor's secret edict in his hand. secret."

Xu Jiao stared blankly at him for a moment, then suddenly realized, "So, from the very beginning, what you really want to ask for from me is not some private soldiers of the Pingnan Palace, but this secret edict?" With this secret edict, why worry about the chaos in Wei Dynasty?At that time, the Beijie army will take advantage of the chaos and move south. It will not be too easy.

He Lianshu didn't refute, just acquiesced.After not hearing Xu Jiao's voice for a long time, Helian Shuding looked at her, his star-like eyes flickered slightly, and there was a faint wave of anxiety, "Don't you blame me?"

Xu Jiao thought, maybe she really wasn't born and bred in this world. She didn't have much interest in who would be the emperor, or the intrigue between the two countries. And feel unhappy.If she hadn't been of such use value back then, he probably wouldn't even have talked to her, so why would he save her from fire and water several times?
Everything happens for a reason.Now that she has accepted the result, what position does she have to blame the cause?

Xu Jiao shook his head, "It's just that my elder sister has taken away this secret edict, so why would you blame me?"

He Lianshu reached out and put her hand in his palm, "I have given up on this idea since the day I decided to be with you. I'm just afraid that the day this thing reappears, you will feel bad "The emperor, now that he and she really have a deep hatred across the sea of ​​blood, and she still wants to make false promises with him, how uncomfortable should this be?

Xu Jiao was a little guilty, she couldn't say that because she was not the real daughter of King Pingnan, so she really couldn't hate Emperor Xian like Xu Yi did?Even so, it does not prevent her from being ashamed of what Emperor Xian did.

"If you ask me, the first emperor was really blind. He chose such a prince himself, and when he was dying, he felt that it was wrong to leave such a secret edict to harm others." Xu Jiao gritted his teeth and said, "You know Is it? My elder sister said that the person vaguely heard that the first emperor left such a secret edict. If he was unkind, he could abolish it. Then there were rumors that this was a warning from heaven for his cruelty. At that time, he just found out some clues, knowing that most of the secret edicts were in the hands of my father, so he felt malicious."

"I know this. When you were six years old, you went back to Nanyang Mansion with your mother to visit your relatives, but you were robbed halfway because of the secret edict. Your mother had an accident at that time. At that time, Your mother was pregnant with Liujia, and you saw her dead body and two lives with your own eyes. After being rescued, you couldn’t speak for half a year. Since then, I have taught you martial arts and art of war, but since then, because I feel sorry for you, I have stopped all these things, and I only hope that you can grow up safely." He Lianshu took her hand and said in a hurry, looking at her eyes. A pair of eyes, although they are as deep and contemplative as before, but there is a hint of distress in those eyes.

Xu Jiao's heart pinched slightly, she didn't know these things at first, but she didn't expect to say it from him, whether it was because she had been Xu Jiao for a long time, or because of the distress in his eyes, she also felt grievance and resentment in a trance, she Pursing the corners of her lips, she said with a stiff smile, "Wenlou knows what is going on in the world. Wenlou really lives up to its reputation."

"Some things are not difficult to find out, but there are some things that King Pingnan covered tightly, and it took a lot of effort to find out. In fact, King Pingnan has always known that the paper secret edict is a disaster, but he is loyal and resolute. He will not disregard the order of the late emperor for the sake of his family's safety. Therefore, I guess he hid this thing early in the morning, and after the accident in Pingnan Palace, he will also find a way to pass on the secret, especially in his It's just that I didn't expect him to hide things here." He Lianshu sighed, although when he heard that Xu Wei was going to come to see this house, he felt a little bit of a panic in his heart. There is speculation.At that time, I was still in doubt, but because I had already rested my mind, I never thought of looking for it.

"Yeah! Who would have thought of that. I heard from Xu Wei that this house has been vacant for several generations. No one thought that my father would hide things here, and it was hidden in such a place."

"Your father is a smart man, and he understands the principle of darkness under the lamp." He Lianshu flattered him.

"It's not like I haven't searched for this house before, but it's not like the Pingnan Palace in Pingliang City. It's not like the Pingnan Palace in Pingliang City. After all, I'm afraid that person doesn't really believe that my father will hide things here. Therefore, this house is given to you."

"I didn't even think that this house would return to the descendants of Prince Pingnan's mansion one day. So. It should be said that everything is destined in the dark!"

The two held hands, and were speechless for a moment.

"By the way, in that box, besides the secret paper, there is also a handwritten letter from my father. I think it was added later. I estimated the time, it should be after my mother's accident. The manuscript explained the origin of some secret edicts and the private soldiers raised by my family, and also mentioned another matter."

"It is said that Emperor Xian didn't know why he wanted to leave a way out for the Wei royal family, so he hid some treasures in the palace at that time, as well as the extra wealth he got that was invincible. It’s just that the location of this hidden treasure is very secret.” At that time, King Pingnan lost his wife and son, and suffered such a big blow, I’m afraid everyone would have some different thoughts.The loyalty of the past may not change. No one knows what kind of mood he was in when he left this letter, but because of his thought at that time, some secrets that have been buried for many years will eventually come to the fore. .

"The extra wealth you mentioned should come from Wenlou." He Lianshu lowered his eyes halfway and said in a deep voice.

"What did you say?" Xu Jiao was startled.

He Lianshu snorted, "Haven't you ever thought about why the once prestigious Wenlou collapsed overnight? How is the Wenlou at that time different from your Pingnan Palace?"

Xu Jiao was silent, with complicated expressions in his eyes. After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "It really is a blood inheritance. Both father and son are not good people."

"Did you think of Mr. Jiuyi?" He Lianshu didn't mean to talk about the matter of Wenlou, but continued following what she had just said.

Xu Jiao nodded, "It is said that it is a secret treasure left for the royal family of the Great Wei Dynasty. I am afraid that it will not be used as a last resort, but the secret of this secret treasure must be passed down, maybe there will be a treasure map! This treasure The picture must be drawn carefully, and not everyone can entrust it with a heavy responsibility. In addition, Mr. Jiuyi was imprisoned in the palace for a period of time, and he had to use his own death to make people feel at ease and keep the secret ...If it’s because of this, the timing can be corrected, and everything can make sense.”

He Lianshu also nodded when he heard it, "That's right, if that's the case, then it all makes sense." Speaking of this, He Lianshu's expression suddenly changed slightly, he raised his eyes to look at Xu Jiao and said, "He asked Will the paintings you copied..."

Xu Jiao nodded with a "hmm". When she mentioned this to him, she had doubts at first, "If this is the case, what is he doing for it? Is it to make a fake picture that is almost fake to deceive people's eyes and ears, or is it true? ..."

"If I were Mr. Jiu Yi, even though I had to, I would definitely not be willing to be used by others, and I would risk my own life." He Lianshu said in a deep voice.

"So..." Xu Jiao turned his head to look at him, and the two looked at each other. Although they didn't make a sound, they seemed to have said a thousand words, "I'll take a good look at that painting when I go back, look at it. Can you find any clues?"

"Also, be careful! Even if you discover something, you must not let it out..." He Lianshu held her hand tightly, and his brows couldn't hide his worry.

What kind of person Xiandi is, they all know in their hearts, they have to be on guard all the time when dealing with such an important matter, Mr. Jiuyi's lesson from the past is not far away!

Xu Jiao understood what he meant and nodded.

After returning to Jingfu, Xu Jiao immediately took out the painting of Mr. Jiuyi that Emperor Xian asked her to copy for him, and examined it carefully. In fact, she had carefully studied this painting no less than ten times, but she couldn't find anything. No discovery, no exceptions, this time, it was a waste of work.

Xu Jiao sighed, having no idea for a while, simply moved out all the paintings of Mr. Jiuyi she had kept here, and looked at them one by one for several days, but did not see any clues.When night fell that day, Hongying came, accompanied by Aunt Hong.

Aunt Hong came here at the order of the eldest princess, and gave some things to Xu Jiao, and said something.After Xu Jiao sent her away with a smile, she turned around and said to Hongying, "Go and pack up your clothes, clean ones, and follow me out of the city tomorrow."

"The princess is going away?" Hongying's tone was not without surprise. Logically, the princess's wedding is coming soon, so it is really inappropriate to go out at this time, let alone a long trip.

"It's the Empress Dowager's order. It's not too far to go to Hongfa Temple and stay for two nights."

The Tonghe River broke its embankment, and several counties and counties in the downstream were hit by disasters. The disaster situation reported below may be reserved, but it is already shocking.

Although the imperial court had ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs to cooperate with local disaster relief, and the Ministry of Household Affairs had also issued relief funds, the number of victims was too large, and the middle and upper reaches of the Tonghe River continued to rain, so the disaster situation has not been alleviated.

Emperor Xian successively sent two important ministers to the area where the disaster was severe to relieve the victims. However, the household department called them poor. I don't know if it was an excuse or if the treasury was really empty.

After hearing about this, the Empress Dowager dragged her sick body and discussed with the Empress. The harem led the way, cut expenses, saved a lot of money to save herself, and prepared to send it to the disaster area. The foreign wives followed suit.Even Xu Jiao donated some money to express his heart before.

The Empress Dowager cared about her people, and always felt that this was not enough, so she wanted to go to Hongfa Temple to burn incense and pray for blessings, pray to heaven, and ask the Buddha to bless her.It is said that a grand Dharma meeting will be organized, no matter if it is true or not, not only the nobles in the palace, but also the family members of the courtiers will gather in Hongfa Temple.This trip, Xu Jiao had to go, so the eldest princess specially sent Aunt Hong to inform her.

(End of this chapter)