Although the palace guards were discovered by Ding Mao, if the layout of the palace was not clear, their eyes would be dark when they entered, and they might even directly enter the prison. Therefore, they did not take action for so many days and kept trying to find ways to get rid of them.
Explore the layout of the palace.
The man was a well-known painter in Luoyang. Many years ago, he was recruited by the empress of the harem to paint portraits in the palace. After the then Emperor Xuanwu of Sejong, Yuan Ke, saw him, he thought it was very good, so he also recruited him to paint portraits. Since then, the former
The men in the harem have all seen it. Ordinary people can enter the palace, which is enough for generations of people to be proud of. So, the man painted this painting, but he also knew that he could not paint it according to the real thing, so he painted it into a fairyland.
It has been revised over the years, and it can be said to be the most thoughtful painting.
The more we chatted with Jisi today, the more speculative it became, so I couldn't help but show it off, but I didn't expect it to provide information to Wuchen and Jisi.
At this time, Wuchen's grievances were all gone, and he was grateful that he had come here for a stroll.
Ji was already chatting with the man about the painting, praising the man's painting skills. The man was so happy that he couldn't miss Shu. He pulled Ji and talked about the painting happily, while Wuchen was memorizing the layout seriously.
Wuchen has a photographic memory. Well, this photographic memory is not for everything, but only for things related to his work. He has a photographic memory for information. He has already pulled the man to talk to Wuchen's memory.
, delay time.
In just one cup of tea, Wuchen fell into a nap again. He already knew that he had finished his memory, so he chatted with the man again, said goodbye and left.
After leaving the calligraphy and painting shop, the two of them immediately walked to the inn. Before the others came back, they had already found paper and pen, and Wuchen immediately drew the layout.
After Ning Yu and Xun came back, they immediately sent over the layout plan. Ning Yu confirmed the deployment again and took action that night.
Ding Mao has found out that Pan Chonghua has been relegated to the cold palace.
There is not a special palace called the Cold Palace, but the location is relatively remote. It happens to contain the concubines and princes who have fallen out of favor. They also have their own names. However, Ding Mao did not dare to explore too closely. Knowing that Pan Chonghua was thrown into the Cold Palace, he also
We can only explore here, so after Ning Yu and others enter the palace, they have to search from one side palace to another.
While hiding from the guards, I heard a young eunuch complaining to a palace maid:
"Ask me to guard Ningxue Palace. This name sounds unlucky. Ningxue, Ningxue. That woman has been crying in the palace. She was so infiltrative at night!"
Gong E whispered:
"Please keep your voice down. It's not easy for us to discuss the master's matters, so be careful with your head!"
The little eunuch snorted:
"That woman doesn't have long to live, so what are you afraid of? The Empress Dowager has forgotten about her now and left her there to fend for herself."
Gong'e scolded in a low voice:
"Just keep your voice down. If you want to die, don't drag me in!"
The little eunuch’s smile:
"Sister is so beautiful, how could I be willing to let you suffer."
After that, the two of them whispered something unknown and walked away while talking.
Ning Feng and the others all took note of the layout of the palace. There was no place called Ningxue Palace that they had just looked for, and they were ready to continue searching.
Ji Si asked Ning Yu:
"Do you want to arrest a palace maid? Let the eunuch ask?"
Ning Fang thought for a while and shook his head:
"We must not alert the enemy. We have to prepare for leaving the city. We need to arrest someone and question him. Whether it is killing him or knocking him unconscious, they will soon know that there are few people in the palace. Then we may encounter trouble when we leave the city tomorrow."
Everyone is right to think about it. If everything goes well tonight, they will take a child with them when they leave the city tomorrow. If there is a commotion tonight, it will be difficult for them to leave the city.
They were avoiding patrols, palace maids, and eunuchs. When they heard the faint sound of clappers banging at the fourth watch outside the palace, they finally found Ningxue Palace.
There were no guards here, so they entered the palace easily. The smell that hit their nostrils almost knocked the five of them off their feet. There was no need to talk about moldy or damp smells. These were all good. At least they could tell what the smell was.
What I smelled, I couldn't even tell what it was, it just felt pungent and unpleasant.
The five people rubbed their noses and walked in bravely.
When we found Pan Chonghua's bedroom, the smell here was actually better than outside. It seemed that Pan Chonghua had done a lot of cleaning.
A few people walked in cautiously, but the people on the bed were not sleeping peacefully. They kept talking in their sleep and tossed and turned. Suddenly Bingyin grabbed Jia Zi and excitedly waved his hands and shook his head at several people.
Bingyin, who had always been calm, was wondering what had made him so excited. Everyone looked in the direction of his finger and saw a small bed, and they felt happy. The reason why they wanted to find Pan Chonghua was to see if they could ask him.
The whereabouts of the child, unexpectedly, the child was imprisoned in the cold palace together with his mother.
After the joy, everyone felt uncomfortable again. After all, this was Empress Dowager Hu’s only granddaughter. How could they bear to treat her like this!
A few people were afraid of waking up the child and causing him to cry, so they walked very, very, very softly to the bedside. With the dim light, they saw the child in the crib, and then they realized that their worries were unnecessary.
Pan Chonghua naturally didn't have much milk since he couldn't eat well in the cold palace, and it was impossible for a wet nurse to feed the child. Therefore, the child was very thin, almost to the point of dying. Jiazi stretched out his hand to hold the child's little hand in distress.
When several grown men gathered around the little bed and lamented the child, no one noticed that Pan Chonghua woke up.
When he first woke up, he saw several strangers in the room. Pan Chonghua stood on his head with chills all over his body. But when he saw them surrounding the small bed, his fear instantly dissipated. Like an enraged lioness, he rushed over and pushed away from her.
Ning Feng, who was nearest, picked up the child and quickly stepped aside:
"Who are you?! Why are you here?! Don't even think about killing the child! I won't let that old witch succeed!"
Hearing someone say that Queen Mother Hu was an old witch again, Ning Yu couldn't help but raised his lips.
Jiazi and the others on the side were not in his good mood, because it was their mistake just now that gave Pan Chonghua the opportunity to get close to Ning Fang. Fortunately, Pan Chonghua just pushed Ning Fang away, otherwise they would not be able to apologize even if they died.
Because of this, Wuchen said in a bad tone:
"Kill the child? We are here to save the child. If we killed him, the child would still be alive today!"
Pan Chonghua thought about it and thought it was right:
I don’t know how long these people have been here. If they really want to kill, let alone the children, they can even kill us, mother and daughter.
After thinking about it, he calmed down. After calming down, he noticed one thing, that was Wuchen's accent, and asked coldly:
"You are not from Wei, who are you?!"
Ning Yan then said:
"Don't care who we are, just tell us whether you want your child to live."
Pan Chonghua couldn't help hugging the little body in his arms. The originally fleshy body was now as fragile as if a fallen leaf could kill her. He was so sad that he said with a cry:
"The Emperor is gone, and I am about to die. Should such a young child go with me? This is the Emperor's only flesh and blood, how can I explain to the Emperor? However, this is fine, our family can be reunited below. , no one will come to hurt her again..."
Before Pan Chonghua could finish her words, Ning Feng interrupted her impatiently:
"We have said that we are here to save the child. Do you want the child to die? What is wrong with this child? Why do you want to die?"
Pan Chonghua couldn't help but tremble. How many mothers could do this to let their children die? He raised his tearful eyes and looked at Ning Feng and the others. He couldn't see their faces clearly in the dim light, but these were not important. He asked urgently. :
"Can you really save the child? Don't let her fall into the hands of the old witch. Even if her life is a little harder in the future, as long as she can live well, that's all."
Pan Chonghua was now in a critical condition and sought medical treatment. She just wanted her child to live. When she heard that there was hope for her child to live, she forgot to think more about who the people in front of her were.
A group of patrols passed by Ningxue Palace. Jiazi and Bingyin stuck to the door to observe the movement. After watching them pass by, they signaled to Ning Xin that it was safe.
Ning Fang knew that he couldn't stay here for long, but he couldn't forcefully grab it. The strength that a mother exerts for her children should not be underestimated. Ning Fang didn't want to mess things up.
Patience said:
"We will make her live a good life, not only without worries about food and clothing, but also with good food and clothing. However, we need Pan Chonghua's cooperation. We..."
After thinking about it, I decided to tell the truth:
"To be honest, we are the people of Mr. Zhuo with a black face. After Mr. Zhuo heard about what the Empress Dowager did, he was worried that it would be detrimental to the child, so he visited the palace at night to check on the child. If the Empress Dowager did anything to Just let her be fine, if not, I want to try to save the child."
When Pan Chonghua heard that he was from Mr. Zhuo, his eyes immediately lit up:
"Master Zhuo! It's really Master Zhuo! Great! Great! Tell me, how do you want me to cooperate with you?"
Seeing Pan Chonghua's cooperation, several people finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Ning Fang walked up to Pan Chonghua and said:
"If we can leave the palace smoothly tonight, we will leave the city tomorrow morning and leave quickly. Therefore, Pan Chonghua needs to delay us for some time. Before we leave the city, no one will find out that the child is missing."
Pan Chonghua knew that it was unlikely that he would be rescued, but he was still a little reluctant to be separated from his child, and it was very likely that it would be forever. He also wanted to see his child grow up and get married.
She held the child and cried silently for a while, then took a jade pendant from her neck, hung it around the child's neck, kissed the sunken cheek, and stuffed it into Ning Xin's arms:
"I believe Lord Zhuo, Kunyu Country is a good place. After dawn, I will delay it as long as possible, and you must leave the city as soon as possible."
Ning Fang held the child in his arms, bowed slightly to Pan Chonghua, and the others left along the same path.
Pan Chonghua, who had been standing all this time, suddenly lost all his strength when he saw their figures disappear, and collapsed on the ground. In order to prevent the sound from spreading and alerting the guards, he covered his mouth and cried bitterly.
Ning Fang and the others successfully left the palace and rushed back to the inn. Xuan and Ding Mao had already packed their things and checked out of the room at dawn. When they walked to the city gate, the city gate just opened and they went out smoothly. After arriving at the city, they met up with Ding Wangcai and others who had been waiting outside for many days.
This chapter has been completed!