Kaifeng Monster

Chapter 98 The Imperial City Nightmare (2)
As soon as Duanmucui entered the room, she yelled and felt drowsy, and immediately dismissed the servants who were waiting in the room. After locking the door, she blew on the lamp. Prepared palace clothes, go out through the wall from the back of the house.Earlier, Gongsun Ce had shown her the route map from the Empress Dowager's dormitory to Yao Meiren's residence. She turned and turned, which made her head go numb, and finally she glared: "Just tell me which direction to go, anyway, I can go through the wall."

All the way to the west, there are countless stones passing through walls and houses, and sometimes they walk on the road generously.Anyway, she was wearing palace clothes, which was not so eye-catching.

Not long after, he came to Yao Meiren's residence, the door was closed tightly, and he stuck to the door to listen, but there was no movement inside.After hearing that Beauty Yao had escaped, Sacred Heart was furious, and punished all the servants to do dirty work elsewhere, but this was convenient for Duanmucui, saving her from hiding.

Passed through the wall and entered the inner courtyard, sniffed the breath of the inner courtyard intently, didn't feel anything unusual, then went into Yao Meiren's bedroom.As soon as he entered the door, he could smell the very faint aroma of wine. Following the smell, he came to the table and made a Mingzi formula, and a small lamp flame lit up in the air.When I looked at the flames, I realized that there was a thin suet jade bottle with a thin mouth and long neck overturned on the table. The bottle was painted with a picture of a beautiful woman with hairpins. I picked up the bottle and looked at the flames. A few drops of wine remained.Duanmucui sniffed the mouth of the bottle carefully, and always felt that there was a strange scent in the wine, but after thinking about it, she couldn't figure it out, so she put on the cork and put it in her arms first.

The quilts on the couch were neatly stacked, Duanmucui stepped forward to look at it, but she didn't feel any difference, when she turned to leave, she moved her feet, and there was a low and crisp sound, as if something was stepped on by her.

Duanmucui hurriedly knelt down, and the lamp flame also fell down sharply. Wherever he looked, there was a small pile of black fragments.Picking up a piece and looking closely, there are slightly convex lines, but I can't recognize what it is. I thought about it for a while, this thing was crushed by her on the side of the bed, could it be that there is still under the bed?So he directed the lantern flower to go under the bed, and he didn't care about his image, he crawled in with his hands and feet, and in the dim light of the lamp flame, he looked carefully and groped.

Suddenly he touched something, round and slender, and when he stroked it carefully, there were still slightly convex lines on his body.Duanmucui was overjoyed, she held the object in her palm, and was about to hold it in front of her eyes for a closer look, when suddenly an old and hoarse woman's voice sounded in her ear: "Girl, what are you looking for?"

The voice was sinister, and it was ringing in my ears, there was only so much space under the bed, could there be another person crawling in like her?When did she come in, why didn't she notice it at all?How long has she been here?Could it be that she was watching from the side when he was rubbing everywhere under the bed just now?

Duanmu Cui was quite courageous, and at this moment, she couldn't help but shudder.She braced her arms and turned her head slowly.

Sure enough, it was the face of an old woman, how old it was hard to tell, the old skin on the face was layered on top of each other, the eyeballs were terribly cloudy, but the center pupil was astonishingly bright.

Seeing Duanmucui turning her head, she grinned, with a few yellow and black old teeth scattered between her red gums: "Girl, what are you looking for?"

Duanmucui screamed and kicked the old woman's stomach.It's also hard for her to be able to spread out in such a small space under the bed.

With this kick, the place where the force is applied is soft and soft, which is indescribably strange.Fortunately, he was so powerful that he kicked the woman out of the bed.

Duanmucui then turned out from under the bed and reached out to pull out the jasper knife at her waist.Jade is the essence of heaven and earth, it is a pure thing, and after being with her for a long time, it has some spiritual energy to ward off evil spirits, but when Fang drew his sword in his hand, when he looked up, the old woman had disappeared.

Duanmucui was a little dazed, slowly supported the edge of the bed to get up, and looked around for a while.The bedroom was empty, and it was as calm as before, and there was nothing unusual.The lamp flame floated up and down near her, Duanmucui frowned, held the lamp flame in his hand, and recited a compound formula, when he parted his hands, the lamp flame turned into two, and then parted, from two Turn four, and in a short time, more than a hundred flowers have been divided.Where the sleeves of the robe are swung, the flames of these lamps either go up the beam, or go into the corners, and spread out in all directions. After a while, the whole room is illuminated transparently, almost as bright as day.

Duanmucui looked around with the light of the flames, and after seeing it, she couldn't tell anything, and said angrily, "Don't you want to ask me a question? I'm here now, why don't I have the guts to come out?"

Thinking that she was so frightened that he was sweating profusely just now, he kicked over the round stool next to him without feeling angry.

Almost at the same time, there was shouting and clamoring from outside, and a young eunuch's shrill voice said, "It's right there, Beauty Yao's bedroom!"

The sound came from far to near, and the sound of chaotic footsteps reached the door in an instant.Duanmucui said inwardly: "She turned on the lamp so carelessly, and she didn't expect that this is Yao Meiren's sealed bedroom. The sudden light, wouldn't it arouse suspicion?"
Thinking of this, the sleeves of the robe were pulled back quickly, and hundreds of lamp flames instantly merged into one, and then slowly entered her armband, and finally extinguished.

There was a lot of discussion outside, but everyone in the inner room heard it clearly.

"Just now the lights are on..."

"There seems to be someone inside, is it a human or a ghost?"

"The light went out all of a sudden, could it be a ghost?"

Duanmucui was also anxious in her heart, she wanted to go out through the wall, seeing that the outside world was completely surrounded, if she was going to be blocked from whichever way she went out, then she had no choice but to catch her with nothing?It doesn't matter if you get caught, just say you can't sleep, go out for a stroll...

Just as he was thinking about it, a man's familiar clear voice suddenly sounded from outside: "What's the matter?"

A group of people hastily retreated: "Guard Zhan, there are strange things in this room."

Zhan Zhao?

Duanmucui couldn't help frowning: You don't sleep in the middle of the night, why are you running around in the palace?
How did she know that Zhan Zhao, as a fourth-rank imperial guard with a sword, staying in the palace late at night was a common occurrence.In addition, she had recently entered the palace, Bao Zheng ordered Zhan Zhao to walk more in the palace these few days, firstly to get along with her internally and externally, and secondly to take care of her more - because Gongsun Ce prophesied: Miss Duanmu has no taboos, fear It will make some staggering noises.

"You all go down, leave this place to me."

"Master Zhan..." It sounded that someone had objections, but he left after a while.

Duanmucui stood there, not wanting to see him in her heart, but it seemed even more unreasonable to hide and hide, so she had to tilt her head, looking indifferent, not noticing that the old woman's head slowly moved from her shoulder leaning out, getting closer and closer to her ear...

With a creak, the door leaf was pushed open, bringing in a mercury-like moonlight.The man standing at the door is tall and tall, with a neat crown and a faint smile on his lips, but who is it not Zhan Zhao?Duanmucui pretended not to see him, snorted and walked out.Zhan Zhao's figure flickered, and he blocked her way. Seeing her unhesitating expression, he was both angry and funny: "Duanmu..."

Duanmu Cui said surprisingly: "You have mistaken the person."

Good guy, he was really so angry that he turned his face and refused to recognize anyone.Zhan Zhao held back his laughter and said in a low voice, "Isn't your surname Duanmu?"

"No last name."

"Oh..." Zhan Zhao stepped aside slowly, saying with regret, "That's my mistake."

Duanmucui lost her temper and strode out the door. When she passed by, she slammed into Zhan Zhao hard.

After the collision, she regretted it: Damn Zhan Zhao, the bones were so hard, half of her body became stiff from the collision.

Before taking two steps, Zhan Zhao actually reached out to stop her again: "Miss, stop."

Duanmucui was annoyed: "What do you want to do?"

"Young lady is in the middle of the night, how could she appear in Concubine Yao's bedroom?"

When he said this, he raised his eyebrows slightly, although he put on a full face of surprise, he couldn't hide the narrow smile in his eyes.

Duanmucui suppressed her anger, and said slowly: "Touching fish."

Dare to be angry because of what happened that day, Zhan Zhao laughed: "There are not enough fish in the tank for you to catch?"

"Is it okay?" After saying that, he lifted his foot and walked away, his arms tightened suddenly, but Zhan Zhao grabbed them.

"Hey, you, I don't know you well, what are you doing talking about?"

Zhan Zhao sighed: "Duanmu, is there any girl in the world who is more stingy than you? How have I ever said anything harsh to you? You have kept grudges till now."

Duanmucui didn't say a word.

Zhan Zhao pulled her closer and asked in a low voice, "Have you taken your medicine?"

"Can't die."

Zhan Zhao smiled lightly: "There are many taboos when walking around in the palace, you have to be more careful, don't rely on your spells to mess around."

"annoying."

"I went to the Empress Dowager's bedroom just now, and Yang Yinzhu made some medicine for you, remember to drink it when you go back."

"Nothing to show courteousness."

"Be careful on the road, rest early."

Duanmucui let out a snort, lifted her feet and walked away, she walked for a while, she couldn't help herself, and turned back again: "Hey, Zhan Zhao."

"What?" Zhan Zhao seemed to have expected that she would come back, with a smile in his eyes.

"Aren't you short-tempered?" Duanmucui was angry, "I said you, wouldn't you say me?"

"What are you talking about?" Zhan Zhao pretended not to know.

"Stupid you?" Duanmucui stomped her foot, "Do you need someone to teach you?"

"So, Miss Duanmu bullies people everywhere, and she can't stand it? Come back and teach people not to be doormats?" Zhan Zhao teased her.

"How can I bully people everywhere..." He muttered in a low voice, after all, he lacked confidence.

Zhan Zhao couldn't help laughing: "Who has the guts to say something about you? There's nothing wrong with it, I just got all your supercilious looks, and even got so upset that I didn't recognize anyone. If I really said a few words about you, I still want to have a peaceful life Is it? I have no choice but to swallow my anger and behave like a man with my tail between my legs..."

Duanmu Cui burst out laughing, and felt more and more embarrassed after thinking about it, lowered his head and said nothing, and said after a while: "Then I'll go back."

Zhan Zhao hummed, put his arms around her waist, hugged her lightly, and said in a low voice, "Remember to drink the medicine when you go back."

This hug was very gentle, like a dragonfly touching water, Zhan Zhao's warm breath enveloped her, and he left immediately.Duanmucui was stunned for a moment, as if he was back when he was a child, he was about to grab something, but just watched it fly away, full of disappointment and displeasure.

She bit her lip and said sullenly: "Anyway, there is no one, so you won't die if you hug her more."

Zhan Zhao didn't hear clearly: "What?"

"It's nothing." She was listless, turned around and walked two steps, suddenly remembered something, reached out and took out the thin embryo bottle of mutton fat jade in her arms and handed it to Zhan Zhao, "Go back and let Mr. Gongsun see what kind of wine it is."

Zhan Zhao reached out to take it: "You found it at Yao Meiren's place?"

Duanmucui nodded.

"Did you find anything else?"

The old woman's face flashed in Duanmucui's mind.

Forget it, let's not talk about this with Zhan Zhao for now, and wait for her to find a chance to come here again, and then I will prepare enough magic weapons, and I won't be afraid of that old woman's mischief.

After a few words, the two of them closed the door and came out together.There was no one in the yard, but the voices outside were chaotic, Zhan Zhao laughed: "They are still waiting, I sent them away, Duanmu, you go from the back."

Duanmucui nodded, watched Zhan Zhao open the door and was about to turn around to leave when she suddenly remembered the round black strip she found under the bed.

Just now, under the panic, it seems to have fallen to the ground.

So he hurried back into the house, lit the lamp again, and finally found it by the bed.

After looking for it, he got up and looked around, but he didn't see anything unusual, so he left.

Going back the same way, I didn’t encounter anything else, so I went into the house to rest for a while, picked up the lantern with a torch, and threw the thing I found on the table.Not long after, someone from the palace knocked on the door, presumably seeing that the light was on, and when he opened the door to look, it was indeed a delivery of medicinal food.

Duanmucui stretched out her hand to pick it up, the palace servant panicked: "Your maidservant just put it on the case for the young lady, how dare you bother the young lady."

Duanmucui turned sideways to get out of the way, the palace servant walked to the side of the case, suddenly screamed, the medicine bowl in his hand fell to the ground, the medicine juice splashed everywhere.The palace people knew it was not good, so they knelt down and kowtowed.Duanmu Cuiqi asked: "What's wrong?"

The palace servant was timid, at first he didn't dare to say it, but when he saw Duanmucui's face was very kind, he didn't seem to want to punish her, Fang tremblingly said: "Young lady, it's your servant's fault, my servant saw the case. I thought it was a bug..."

insect?

Duanmucui's heart skipped a beat, and her eyes fell on the things she found from Yao Meiren.

With a round and slender body, there are slightly convex lines on the body. Doesn't it look like a bug?
It's a bug, but it's not entirely true. Didn't I crush one first, leaving such a small pile of debris...

Could it be...

Duanmucui suddenly realized that she picked up the things on the case and looked at them carefully.It is light and light in hand, and it seems to be weightless.

Could it be that this is the shell that the bug has shed?
Duanmucui slept until the sun was up.

I don't know if it's because the bed in the palace is so soft and comfortable. I woke up in the morning and couldn't bear to get up. I turned over and fell asleep again. I had a strange dream. Behind him circled the bronze fairy of Chengtai.

Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, was regarded as a vanguard warrior among emperors who pursued longevity.He believed in the alchemist's words, and believed that eating jade debris mixed with rain from the sky could lead to immortality, so he built a terrace in Jianzhang Palace.There is a kneeling copper fairy on the Cheng terrace, holding the cactus all day long to receive the rain from the sky.At that time, Duanmucui was taken by Yang Jian to live in Tianting for a while. Seeing that the sky was so idle, it was a great pleasure to see the world.A foot of green pool, as the name suggests, square, square, one foot in length and width, the water in the pool is like jasper, bottomless, and you need to chant a spell to peek into the world. The waves are high, and after a short time, it will become clear again. The myriad phenomena in the world are all in front of my eyes, as clear as a mirror, and can be detected with my hands.In layman's terms, it's almost the same as watching TV. There are so many channels to choose from, Duanmucui just likes the one in the palace - Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty seeks longevity.

The one who saw it the most was the copper fairy on Chengtai Terrace, gathering rain every day, and after filling up a small cup, the guarding palace guards hurriedly mixed the jade crumbs and gave them to Liu Che to enjoy.Duanmucui likes to see Liu Che's appearance when he is eating, the satisfaction and complacency on his face really amazes her.Several times, when Yang Jian came to find her, she also said to Yang Jian: "This emperor, is his mind sick?"

Yang Jian glared at her: "Lying on the ground, do you look a bit like a fairy?"

She had a sudden thought: "Brother, let me spit into his tray, it's the spit of a god anyway."

Yang Jian picked her up unceremoniously: "Lie on your stomach like this again, and hurry back to Yingzhou."

One of them talks east, the other talks west, chickens and ducks talk, and neither can listen to the other.

Han Palace...

Duanmucui rubbed her head, yawned and got up in her clothes.In the Han Palace, there really happened a lot of things that made her feel very fresh-it was just good, how could she dream of Liu Che?
He opened the door sleepily, and the palace servants waiting outside hurriedly greeted him. After a while, the copper basin and silk scarf for washing were brought in, and there were still people waiting to change their clothes and comb their hair.Fang tidied up and refreshed, Yinzhu, the queen mother's close servant, led the meal servants in, and set up breakfast on the table.

It was almost noon, and it was rare for someone to prepare breakfast for her.Yinzhu waved her hand to get the others to leave, and served her a bowl of green japonica millet porridge, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Miss Duanmu sleeps well, Mr. Zhan came here in the morning."

Duanmu Cuiqi asked, "Is it Zhan Zhao? What is he here for?"

Yinzhu teased: "Of course I came here for you, not necessarily me, even if I was here, I ordered decoction, porridge..."

Duanmucui's lips could not help but smile.

They are all young girls' homes, so they naturally get to know each other faster when they are talking and laughing.Duanmucui lowered his head to drink the porridge, while Yinzhu sat by the table and looked at her with his hands in his hands: "Miss Duanmu, does Mr. Zhan like you?"

Duanmu Cui gave her a white look: "Talking nonsense."

Yin Zhu curled her lips: "Miss Duanmu, the eyes, nose and ears of people in the palace are a hundred times better than people outside the palace. They can figure out a lot of meanings after hearing a word. I can see the mind of Mr. Zhan with only one eye." I understand, let alone watching with two eyes."

Duanmucui said slowly: "If you like it, you like it. If he likes it, I can't make him not like it, right?"

(End of this chapter)