Crown Jewels

Chapter 69 The Abnormality of the Palace

Gu Baozhu was a little sad, she couldn't imagine it.

For such a good father to her, is it really like what Song Yan said in his dream?

After he got married, news came that his father's bones were completely cold.

What made Gu Baozhu even more at a loss was that she didn't even know the reason behind it...

On the [-]th and [-]th day of the month, Gu Baozhu stayed with Prince Gong for three days at the residence, and made proper arrangements for food, clothing, housing and transportation.

The next morning, she had to set off to return to the Ancient Academy.

That night, Gu Baozhu specially stewed a medicinal meal of fish maw and angelica soup to replenish qi and blood.

Because the side door of the small kitchen and study room is relatively close, she did not enter the study room after being notified by the servant at the main entrance as usual.

Gently pushing open the door to the side room, Gu Baozhu carefully carried the food table, stepped in and called Father.

The lights in the study were dim, but no one responded.

Gu Baozhu looked around suspiciously, but there was still no trace of Prince Gong.

After thinking about it, she simply put the food case on the desk, and then went to the bookshelf, aimlessly looking at the collection of books on it.

When his eyes fell on "General History of Turks", Gu Baozhu subconsciously raised his hand to take the book.

As soon as the yellowed book fell into his hand, before Gu Baozhu had time to open it, he heard the tearing sound of wooden boards rubbing against the ground.

Shocked slightly, Gu Baozhu looked up, and saw that the bookshelves that were originally inlaid on the wall seemed to have been turned on.

With the sound of clicking, it moved directly to the other end, revealing the wall with the slits behind it.

The unknown porch seems to hide secrets, and can only be born in dark and unknown corners.

Not even half a point, it is known by others.

Inexplicably, Gu Baozhu felt as if her whole heart was about to jump out, pounding violently in her chest.

Suppressing her shock, Gu Baozhu subconsciously held her breath, the inexplicable pressure made her body tense.

She took a deep breath and tried to push gently with her hand.

A slight squeaking sound came along with the cold air, and Gu Baozhu shivered subconsciously.

The goal of the entrance is pitch black, like a ferocious beast with teeth and claws, capable of swallowing people into their stomachs.

Gu Baozhu pursed her lips, picked up the oil lamp on the table, and shook it towards the dark place.

I can barely see a long corridor around me, but I don't know where it leads.

Wiping the cold sweat from his brow, Gu Baozhu clutched the hem of his skirt tightly, and was hesitating whether to go in to find out, when the voice of a servant came from outside the courtyard.

"My lord—"

The panic in his eyebrows disappeared in a flash, and Gu Baozhu hurriedly took half a step back.

She put the "Historical Records of Turks" back to its original place, and wanted to leave secretly through the side door with the food case in hand.

But time waits for no one, and the sound of steady footsteps has already arrived at the door.

Subconsciously afraid of being discovered, Gu Baozhu simply removed half of the red hairpin, and put his head on the desk and pillowed his arm.

The sound of footsteps approaching slowly, Gu Baozhu's eyelashes buried in his sleeves trembled slightly, and his breathing gradually became steady.

When Prince Gong stepped into the door, he saw the soup cup on the desk was covered, the little girl seemed to be waiting for him not long ago, she was so sleepy that she buried her head on the desk.

The broken hair in the bun was slightly disheveled, and he slept a little dishonestly.

Seemingly aware of his approach, the girl opened her sleepy eyes, her face still red from just waking up.

He stared blankly at himself for a while, rubbed his eyes before focusing his eyes, and called him softly.

"Father—"

Prince Gong put his left hand to his lips, coughed lightly, and waited for his breathing to calm down before saying:

"Why is the orb here?"

The question was very casual, like the usual care between father and daughter.

Prince Gong caressed the jade wrench on his thumb with his lower right hand, and his familiar eyes also showed warmth.

But with a guilty conscience, Gu Baozhu inexplicably felt that there seemed to be a bit of inquiry in that gaze.

Slowly relaxing the tense back, Gu Baozhu glanced at Prince Gong with dissatisfaction and complained Wen Tun.

"Where did the father go, let Baozhu wait!"

As she spoke, she came to the other side of the desk, opened the soup cup that was still steaming, her eyes lit up with joy.

"It's still hot, father, come and taste it."

Prince Gong raised his eyebrows, and took a sip from Gu Baozhu's spoon.

The strong aroma of the herbal diet still enters the taste buds with heat, judging by the temperature of the entrance, it shouldn't be long.

In the dim darkness, Prince Gong's expression was not as gentle as usual.

Watching his father finish the cup of medicinal food, Gu Baozhu took the food table, left from the main entrance and returned to his own room.

Prince Gong watched the girl's back leave, and waited until the figure completely disappeared at the corner, then he set his eyes on the books on the bookshelf, his eyes were long and dim.

……

Back in the room, Gu Baozhu sat quietly in front of the dressing table, recalling everything just now, with some doubts in his heart.

She had never heard from her father that there was a corridor running through the study in the palace.

Subconsciously, she picked up the Dongzhu tied around her waist and crushed it. Gu Baozhu suddenly thought that this house was rewarded by her aunt when she founded the country.

Originally, it should have been the residence of a certain minister in the former Shu, but later it was given to the father as the residence.

Before living in, the craftsmen will definitely check in advance, and it is absolutely impossible to leave this corridor.

In my memory, the only time Prince Gong's Mansion was renovated...

It seems that not long after the death of the concubine mother!
At that time, she was very sad and had a high fever for several days.

I once heard from the mother that the father and king looked worried at the beginning, so they simply asked the fairy woman of the Taoist temple to make a fortune.

Later, the entire palace was renovated, and her yard was moved to a more secluded part of the palace at that time.

Counting it, the only possible chance for that tunnel to exist was at that time.

And at that point in time...

Gu Baozhu's movements stopped abruptly, and Dongzhu was completely held in her hand, and the round arc unexpectedly hurt her hand.

At that time, because of his mother's death, his father's temperament was not as cheerful as before, nor was he like to bring him all kinds of new things from outside as before.

Later, because of his frail health, he began to live in seclusion and his temperament became milder.

After thinking for a long time, Gu Baozhu was a little confused, and finally...

At most, it can evoke some profound and not clear memories, but she was still young at that time, and there was no way to verify it.

Recalling what Song Yan said in her dream last night, her father and king had already died when she went to Turkic to get married, and his bones were not yet cold.

Exhaling foul air, Gu Baozhu shook his head and smiled wryly.

She also didn't know what she was doubting and worrying about all the random thoughts in her mind.

Suppressing rootless disturbed thoughts, Gu Baozhu simply picked up the jade pendant of the rabbit mooncake.

Lying on the soft couch, she stared carefully at the dim candlelight for a while, and lost consciousness in a daze.

In a dream.

The market is lively and full of people.

Little Baozhu combed her hair in a bun, pouted and her eyes were full of unhappiness.

Her fleshy little hand shook her big hand in anger.

Prince Gong reluctantly leaned over, pinched the girl's baby fat and comforted her.

"What's wrong with my girl? Are you still not happy?"

Little Baozhu was angry with herself and didn't bother to talk to him, Prince Gong heaved a long sigh.

"Oh! That's a pity."

"Originally, my father wanted to take my girl to West Street to see that old man Chen playing monkeys!"

While Prince Gong showed regret, he still did not forget to bewitch.

"Girl doesn't know, that hairy monkey is so spiritual—"

"Being able to listen to the instructions of the monkey man, jumping through fire hoops, walking on a tightrope, and doing somersaults is no problem. My father could sigh for a long time after watching it."

Little Baozhu stared blankly, her lips parted slightly, and the tails of her slightly raised eyes showed a bit of longing.

Glancing here from the corner of the eye, Prince Gong secretly laughed in his heart, but shook his head and still prodded.

"Oh! what a pity—"

"My girl is in a hurry to go back home, but she has no chance to see that monkey somersaulting."

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