Empress Abandoned in the Cold Palace: Queen Juan, she doesn't talk about martial arts

Chapter 6 Hong En Pavilion

Su Lijin gathered the secret letter into a ball and threw it into the flickering candlelight.

"Bold! Do you know what crime it is to privately distribute a letter from a foreigner?"

The servant who was secretly delighted was panicked when she drank it, and knelt down on the ground.

"My lady, forgive me!"

Su Lijin's face darkened, and she said in a cold voice, "I haven't received any letters today, and you have never been to Kunning Palace, do you understand?"

The servant nodded repeatedly and left in a hurry.

She exhaled slowly, and the fingertips embedded in her palms relaxed.

In her previous life, she was too reckless to end up like this. Walking in this palace, she should have walked on thin ice in order to protect her family and her own life.

Just as she was pondering, there was a sudden sound of something falling behind the screen.

"Who!"

Su Lijin didn't dare to delay, so she rushed over, but the only response to her was the rustling of the cold wind passing over the Bogu shelf, and a few books were randomly scattered on the ground, as if they were piled too full and poured out.

Su Li frowned slightly, and picked up the book on the ground. The pages of the scroll were slightly yellow, obviously it had been for some years.

She flipped through it casually, and only then remembered that this book was a dowry her father forced upon her when she first entered the palace.

Perhaps it is a valuable ancient book.

Su Lijin became interested in this, and just about to put it down, she saw the small characters printed on the spine of the book.

Hong En Pavilion.

She pursed her lips in astonishment, and flipped through the book carefully, but didn't see any clues.

If I remember correctly, this book should have been given to my father by Guo Tang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials.My father didn't understand these calligraphy, painting and scrolls, so he gave them to her as a dowry.

Guo Tang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials... seems to have been put in prison for corruption and bribery.

Su Lijin narrowed her eyes slightly, thinking a little bit in her heart.

Although they are all places to detain criminals, compared with the sky prison, the Lenggong is like a fairyland. As soon as Su Lijin stepped into the prison door, he smelled a stench mixed with blood.

The guard at the gate put the silver into his arms, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please hurry up, or I won't be able to bear it."

"understood."

Su Lijin nodded calmly, and carried the bamboo basket into the dungeon.

After passing through the mourning cells, she stopped outside the innermost room.

The middle-aged man in the prison was dignified, except for some dirt and blood on his body, he didn't look like a sinner locked in a prison, on the contrary, he had a bit more temperament than those officials in the court.

"Master Guo."

Su Lijin whispered, "I've come to see you."

Guo Tang looked sideways slightly, and his eyes lightly fell on the visitor: "Are you... from Su Yuan's family?"

"Exactly."

Su Lijin replied neither humble nor overbearing, opened the bamboo basket in her hand, and took out an indigo wine bottle.

"I heard my father said that you like to drink this Yulu wine the most, so I sent someone to find some to relieve your boredom."

Guo Tang snorted coldly, and turned his head away: "Guo can't bear the empress's wine."

Su Lijin was not annoyed, she just filled the wine and put it on the ground.

"I know Mr. Guo doesn't want to believe me, but the situation is urgent, so I have to come here."

Smelling the aroma of the wine, Guo Tang's attitude relaxed a bit: "Why, that old guy Su Yuan is also in trouble? Let a daughter who entered the palace come to me?"

"It's not just my father, there are many things involved in this matter. Master Guo, let me just say it straight, are you the master of the Hong En Pavilion?"

Hearing the word "Hong En Pavilion", Guo Tang's expression suddenly turned cold, but his tone remained calm.

"I've been an official for many years. When did I open the study? I'm tired today, so I'd better go back."

Seeing his attitude, Su Lijin became more and more determined: "Master Guo! Now there are Mongolian masterpieces everywhere in the court. If you ignore it, not only our Su family, but the whole Daliang may be in danger!"

Guo Tang's body froze, and he turned his head slowly: "What did you say? Secret work got mixed up in the court?"

Su Lijin was a little surprised that he didn't know, but she still admitted honestly: "Yes, I have caught one and replaced her identity."

She took off the jade badge and handed it to Guo Tang, Guo Tang caressed the jasper waist badge carefully, a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes: "Hmph, it seems that during the time I've been locked up, those bastards have made a lot of moves." !"

He picked up the jade cup and drank the wine in the cup.

"Your Majesty has a sharp edge?"

Su Lijin pulled out a gem-studded dagger from his boots, and handed it over.

Guo Tang took the dagger and took off his shirt, revealing a body full of scars.

Under Su Lijin's astonished gaze, he swiftly opened his arm, and a fleshy jade button fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Guo Tang, as if nothing had happened, simply stopped the bleeding with his belt, and handed the jade buckle to Su Lijin.

The jade buckle is in the shape of a tiger and is exquisitely carved, obviously not an ordinary item.

"Master Guo, this..."

"I dare not give this thing to others casually, so I used a secret technique to seal it into a piece of easy-to-use fake skin and brought it into the prison."

Guo Tang looked serious: "Your Majesty, do you know what this is?"

Su Lijin shook her head. There was too little information about this mysterious organization in her previous life, and she lived in Mongolia all year round, so she really didn't know what it was.

Guo Tang stroked his messy beard: "This is something that the late emperor bestowed on me. Even the current emperor may not know all about it. As long as you take it to Hong'en Pavilion, you can mobilize a Secret Guard."

Su Lijin was startled, although she did come here to tell Guo Tang what she said, but she never expected... this person actually gave herself such an important token.

Guo Tang didn't seem to care that much, he smiled and swung the wine glass: "My lady has the demeanor of Su Yuan in the past, I can rest assured that this token will be handed over to my lady or Su Yuan."

He poured the wine directly, and lifted it slightly: "Tell that old guy for me, I'm afraid I have to go down and wait for him first."

Su Lijin tightly held the token in her hand, and promised word by word: "I will rescue you out."

Guo Tang glanced at her lightly, but didn't respond, just said in a rambling manner: "It's late at night and the dew is heavy. When you go back, you should be more careful."

After receiving such an important token, Su Lijin didn't dare to stay for long, left the Yulu wine and a few dishes of side dishes to Guo Tang, and ordered the guards to treat him well, and left in a hurry.

Not long after she got out of the prison, she sensed something was wrong.

Su Lijin glanced back from the corner of her eye, and sure enough, she found a shadow shining with cold light on a treetop not far away.

When doing things at night, I don't even know how to put away my weapons.

She thought she was a fool in her heart, and kept touching the sachet on her waist as if unintentionally.

Turning a corner, the man on the tree finally couldn't hold back, and rushed straight over.

The sound of sharp blades piercing through the air came from behind, and one hand reached for Su Lijin's waist.

coming!

(End of this chapter)