After being exiled, I became a star boss

Chapter 27 The East Palace
"Night Party East Palace, come with Date. Signature: Hong Kao"

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Night, the night is already thick, thick as ink.

A cold moon like an ice plate hung in the sky, obliquely shining on the majestic and majestic palace.

Wearing a black night suit and multifunctional goggles, Yun Qi followed the half-human-tall monkey through the quiet neighborhood to the outside of the Imperial City Palace.

Looking up, the city wall is so high that it reaches tens of feet, and it is made of huge stones. The wall is smooth and steep, and there is almost no place to set foot or foothold.

Torches were lit on the city tower, and the patrol guards stood guard at three steps, one post at five steps, and one sentry post at five steps, holding long guns in full battle.

However, the monkey became a spirit. Yun Qi followed it and walked around the imperial city far away, found a place with fewer guards, and quietly approached the city wall.

After waiting in the corner for a while, when the moon was covered by dark clouds and the surroundings were pitch black, the monkey suddenly jumped up and rushed up the tower in the blink of an eye.

In the past three months, Yun Qi has practiced hard on swordsmanship and light body skills, and with the blessing of anti-gravity shoes, his flying skills have become more and more proficient.

Taking advantage of the dark night and high winds, she unfolded her flying skills and climbed up the tens of feet high city wall in one swift motion.

Although the city wall is smooth and steep, after years of vicissitudes, thin and long gaps have been formed between the boulders, but where there is a little bit of strength, she will climb up like a gecko.

The difficulty is not to be discovered by the guards on the tower.

When the moonlight reappeared, she had climbed to the edge of the city, hiding under a raised wall.

She waited patiently until another dark cloud passed over to cover the moonlight, then she turned up, climbed onto the edge of the city wall, and looked around, only to see a group of seven or eight guards holding bows, arrows and spears, back and forth under the light of torches. Patrol.

Yun Qi held his breath and concentrated, waiting for the moment when the guards turned around, he floated up, passed through the ten-foot-wide city wall, and came to the other side of the city wall.

The soldiers guarding the tower felt a blur in front of their eyes, thinking it was Ye Xiao passing by the sky and didn't notice her.

Yida had already slipped into the imperial city, squatting and waiting under the city tower, and when she saw her coming in, she walked on the path with few people and shaded by thick shadows, and headed towards the east of the imperial city.

The Taiji Hall is inside the Taiji Gate, and the Jinshuiyudai River outside the Taijimen looks like a Jinshuiyudai River under the moonlight.

She crossed the Heavenly Street under the moonlight, entered the Liangyi Gate, turned into the Meridian Gate of His Excellency Dragon Quefeng, passed through the Wude Gate, and finally came to the East Palace in the imperial city.

The place where the emperor lived was really too big, some places had been deserted along the way, and no one could be seen, not even half a ghost.

But at this moment, she had already seen a group of armored guards appearing in front of the corridor, they stood like stone statues holding guns.

Yida seems to be familiar with the way, rushing to the roof, even walking on the smooth glazed tiles, she is still light and agile.

Following the weird monkey who can only speak human language, Yun Qi climbed up to the roof, his body was as light as a bird, and he was still holding the note that Yida handed over.

It was a piece of flower paper soaked in the juice of Drunken Linglong flower, a sky-blue paper, and a line of elegant and straight lowercase script was written on it. It was written in red silk: "East Palace at night, follow Yida. Signature: Hongxuan"

Hung Hom and Prince Jiancheng are good friends, and entered the palace very low-key two weeks ago.

As soon as she entered the palace, the gate was as deep as the sea, and this was the first time she contacted Yun Qi after entering the palace.

Why did Hung Hom ask her to meet in the palace?And it's midnight?
The imperial city is not a place where anyone can walk in. Since she is allowed to enter the palace, why can't she go in openly? Why should she be allowed to sneak in at the risk of being beheaded?
Could it be that Hongxiao encountered trouble in the palace and needed to discuss countermeasures with herself in secret?

Entering the palace late at night is just to cover up people's eyes and ears!

Although it is a capital offense to enter the palace privately, Yun Qi didn't think too much when he thought that Hongxiao was in trouble and needed his own help, and immediately followed Yida who had helped him.

Yida led the way, and every once in a while, when she didn't follow, she would stop and wait.

Yun Qi was secretly amazed, one monkey and one person, one in front and one behind, just like this, passed through many palaces, courtyards, and the night was quiet. It didn't take much effort to pass through most of the imperial city.

At this moment, Yun Qi has arrived at the Prince's bedroom - Cheng'en Hall, the tallest and majestic place in the East Palace.

Looking from the outside, the bedroom was dark and quiet.

Outside the hall stood seven or eight guards wearing armor and holding swords.

Yun Qi followed Yida to the apse, looked left and right, but no one was around, so he slipped into the inner room of the prince's bedroom through the window.

It is late at night, when people are fast asleep.

Yun Qi was already standing in front of the prince's bed, and the green gauze curtain had fallen.

Looking under the moonlight, the green gauze tent looks like clouds and fog, and there seem to be beautiful rivers and mountains in the clouds and mists. The rivers and mountains are picturesque, and the scenery is infinite.

This was just Yun Qi's imagination, and almost at the same time, the monkey who didn't know how to respect privacy lifted the gauze curtain.

The large carved bed was empty, without a single figure.

Yun Qi was puzzled, Hong Kao asked her to enter the palace, but her people had arrived as promised, but Hong Kao was nowhere to be seen.

In astonishment, Yida threw off the quilt, jumped to the foot of the bed, groped for something, did not know what mechanism to touch, and suddenly heard a very slight sound, the bed board on the couch slid open suddenly, and a black lacquer appeared in shock. Painted holes.

Yida pointed to the middle of the cave, squeaked twice to signal her to go down, and then jumped up, the monkey shadow instantly disappeared into the darkness.

Yun Qi lit the torch, found an oil lamp in front of the couch and lit it, and her men lay down on the couch, holding the oil lamp in their hands and poking into the cave.

Although the light is dim, it can already be seen that there is an extremely spacious stone room hidden by the collapse. Museum shelves are placed along the walls of the room, and various rare treasures are displayed on the shelves, shining brightly under the light.

Yun Qi was puzzled, thought for a while, there were many people in the palace, and Hong Xiang asked her to meet in the secret room, there must be something very important to discuss with her.

Yida was waiting in the stone room, seeing that she couldn't get in, she rushed over again, afraid of alarming the guards outside, she didn't speak, but just waved at her.

Yun Qi didn't hesitate anymore when he saw this, he jumped up and fell into the stone room lightly like a fallen leaf.

Yida danced happily, chirped twice, and headed towards an opened stone door.

The stone gate is made of bluestone, about ten feet wide and high. On the gate is engraved the mythical mythical beast Pixiu, with a hideous and ferocious face, specially guarding the treasure for the emperor.

She walked into the door holding the oil lamp, but saw a spacious stone corridor, on the stone walls on both sides of the corridor, there were burning lamps.

The eternal lamp is lit with deep-sea whale oil, which lasts for a long time.

The stone walls on both sides of the corridor are carved with characters, insects, fish, birds and animals. Although the lights are dim, this quiet underground world is as vivid as living things.

Yun Qi walked forward along the corridor, Yi Da ran straight forward, and disappeared after a while.

Yun Qi was not in a hurry, but walked slowly, watching as he walked.

After touching a stick of incense, Yue felt that she was already in a more spacious stone room.

Under the light, she immediately froze, looking around, couldn't help but gasped.

But in front of him is a stone tablet about three feet high, with small seal characters engraved on it.

During the three months since he came here, Yun Qi flipped through the poetry and scriptures whenever he had time, and he was able to read ancient texts proficiently.

Next to it are two half-person-high ancient Guanyin Banjia statues sitting on agarwood, surrounded by countless rare treasures, shining brightly under the lights.

She has already guessed where it is - the treasure house of the East Palace, the entrance on the bed is the secret passage to the treasure house.

Yun Qi strolled and browsed the treasures, and saw that each treasure had a paper plate in front of a golden chamber, and the name, history, origin, and previous owners of the object were written in detail on the plate.

The treasures hidden in the stone chamber are all-encompassing, such as the mirror that can reflect the loyalty and treachery of the people in the legend, the Kunwu Jade Cutting Knife presented to the Emperor Zhou from the Western Regions, the Jiaoweiqin made by Cai Xie in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the Snake Sword of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty , while pearls, jade, and gold stones can only be regarded as second- and third-rate treasures, and it is even more difficult to count them.

Yun Qi read each item carefully, and couldn't help feeling overwhelmed with emotion, shouting in his heart that this trip was not in vain.

Go around this row, and there is another room behind.

Calligraphy and paintings are hung on the four walls of the room, including Cao Zhi's "Luo Shen Fu", Li Si's "Book of Remonstrance and Chasing Guests", and Emperor Wudi's "Autumn Wind Song".

Yun Qi had never seen so many treasures gathered together in his life.

She knew that many rare treasures in history were either lost or damaged during wars, alien invasions, and the migration of humans underground.

Holding an oil lamp, she carefully read the stories of each item in the collection, and felt that each treasure was extremely precious. Some contained touching love stories, some told the peerless talents of historical figures, and some witnessed the heroes of the past. The emperor's ambition to dominate.

While reading, she couldn't help but click her tongue in agreement, but suddenly heard a chuckle from behind.

Yun Qi couldn't help being taken aback when he heard the sound, the candlestick in his hand almost fell to the ground.

I followed the prestige, but I couldn't see anyone, only a statue of Shakyamuni Buddha carved in agarwood wood and lacquered gold about Zhang Xu.

She couldn't help frowning, and at the same time, she was already clenching the plasma dagger tightly in her right hand.

It was a man's voice.

The only person who can wander casually in the treasure house of the current prince is the prince.

Yun Qi became more and more confused. It was obvious that Hongxiao had invited her here, so she was startled and asked calmly, "Who are you?"

The man sneered: "You sneaked into Gu's room in the middle of the night and asked who I am?"

As if what he said made sense, Yun Qi blinked guiltily, and suddenly remembered the little note in his hand, which was the only physical evidence that could prove his innocence. "Hung Hom asked me to come here, and I'm waiting for her."

The man laughed again, this time smiling from ear to ear: "Hung Hom has already fallen asleep, but you are waiting for her in Gu's treasure house. Do you think Gu is a three-year-old kid who can be deceived by you?"

Thinking about it now, the matter was indeed completely illogical, Yun Qiye frowned slightly, thinking silently, and immediately realized that he had stepped into a well-designed trap.

"What I'm telling is the truth. You can call her here. As long as you see her, everything will be cleared up?!"

The man said coldly: "Even if Hongxiao invites you, you should meet at Chunhuaxuan. You must have come here for these rare treasures when you sneaked into Gu's treasure house. Do you know that this is a capital offense?!"

Living in a different world, with a straightforward nature, she chooses to trust many times, but she is repeatedly in danger. When she builds a high wall against people's hearts, it is Hongxiao who has been with her and helped her.

However, the most mysterious and unpredictable thing in the world is the human heart. Yun Qi was silent for a while, then sighed softly, and said, "Your Highness, a monkey led me here. I didn't know that this was your treasure." The treasure house, as the old saying goes, those who don’t know are innocent, I just looked here, and I haven’t touched anything, so I’m leaving now, and please forgive me, Your Highness.

The voice laughed loudly, as if he had just heard the most ridiculous thing in the world, he couldn't breathe from the laughter.

Yun Qi couldn't help asking, "What are you laughing at?"

That voice sighed softly: "I'm laughing at you. I obviously wanted to see Gu, but I made up some kind of monkey. Gu's treasure house has three doors and eighteen locks outside. How can any monkey break in at will?"

Yun Qi sneered: "I want to see you? Well, His Royal Highness, why hide your head and show your tail, I really want to see you!"

(End of this chapter)