The Royal Garden is always portrayed as a fairyland in modern movies and TV series. On the screen, it is always full of strange rocks, exotic plants, and exquisite pavilions. From the plot point of view, the Royal Garden is in the palace.
It seems to be a more important place than the Golden Palace. Whether it is the emperor, ministers, queens, concubines, princesses, or princes, they always like to hang out in these places, study national affairs here, scheming here, and jealousy here.
The seemingly innocent love is performed here.
No matter what, this is a place that generates countless imaginations. Unfortunately, all these romantic imaginations have no chance with Mingzhu at this moment, because she was chased by soldiers from all sides and had no way out, so she came here.
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The patron saint carried Mingzhu and walked westward. Although Mingzhu had never been close to the Royal Garden, she was still very keen when they arrived at the edge of the Royal Garden:
'This is it!'
Because looking from the darkness, there are no layers of roof ridges here, only the shadows of dark trees that can be seen at a glance. Because the various trees have different shapes, they look particularly strange, like a large group of people sleeping standing up.
A burning monster. And there should be a large lake in the imperial garden, because the Pearl has clearly felt the moist water vapor, and there is a rich fragrance in the air. This fragrance is not a single flower or plant.
It is produced with spices, but is mixed with countless kinds of flowers and trees to form an aroma that is complex, changing, addictive but difficult to fathom.
At this time, the patron saint had put Mingzhu down, and the shouts of death coming from all directions became clearer. It seemed that the guards of the palace had judged that Mingzhu and the others had escaped into the imperial garden.
"Mingzhu, you find a place to hide here for a while. I'll go back and find someone to rescue you."
"I understand, go quickly." Mingzhu urged.
The patron saint wanted to leave but was still worried, so he turned around and said again:
"Be careful yourself."
"Don't worry, I can take care of myself." Mingzhu looked around and suddenly smiled happily, "This can be regarded as a fairyland on earth. If you can really die here, it will be a blessing.
.”
Mingzhu always maintained her optimism, but it was obvious that the patron saint didn't think there was any difference between dying here and dying elsewhere. He said sternly:
"In the face of a powerful enemy, don't say such unlucky words!"
"Okay, I won't say it anymore." Mingzhu then discovered that the ancients were indeed quite conservative in some aspects, so she quickly changed her words to avoid the patron saint from having to fight with her about this again, "I won't say it anymore, you
Just go." Mingzhu urged again.
The firelight had already illuminated the edge of the Royal Garden, and the patron saint did not dare to delay any longer. He took a deep look at the Pearl and finally said:
"Remember, hide yourself." Then he jumped into the night.
When he was far away in the air, he suddenly made a loud noise on purpose. The guards heard the noise and immediately found the direction of pursuit, and they all chased in the direction of the patron saint.
Mingzhu knew that he was deliberately trying to distract the guards so that Mingzhu could hide safely. Looking at the fading fire, Mingzhu felt anxious because she didn't know if the patron saint could safely escape from this dragnet.
The patron saint placed the pearl in a bush. The pearl hid in the bush for a while, not daring to move, because she kept hearing people walking back and forth on the periphery of the garden, and could also see the faint light of fire. Look.
Not all of the guards came to chase the patron saint, but a lot of them were left to guard here.
I don’t know how long it took, but it got darker anyway, the stars and moon in the sky had disappeared, and it gradually became quiet outside. Mingzhu began to think about what to do. She definitely couldn’t stay here forever.
Because there are only some trees here, and as long as it gets a little brighter, there will be no way to hide people. So where to hide?
The patron saint told her to find a cave to hide, which was a good idea, because TV dramas often show emperors, princes, etc. having affairs in the caves of the Imperial Garden. This is enough to show that the cave of the Imperial Garden
It will be a very secret place, but facing such a dark area, who can tell where the rocks are and where the caves are?
Mingzhu pondered for a long time and decided to walk towards the water. Because the limited experience she accumulated about ancient gardens after coming to ancient times told her that in ordinary gardens, the lakeside is a very deserted place, and the lakeside
There are usually some rocks. In addition, there is another very important reason. I don’t know if it’s because of the late night, but the water vapor in the air has become heavier and heavier. Pearl can use this water vapor to walk to the lake.
Go to the side.
Mingzhu pushed aside the flower branches in front of her, kept her steps as light as possible, and then walked forward cautiously.
Yan fell asleep again, but this time it was not in his own bedroom, but in Master Zhong's practice room. Ever since Yan told Master Zhong last time that he dreamed of Mingzhu being forced to take poison, Yan found that Master Zhong seemed to
He was in a state of extreme anxiety. Several times he seemed to want to say something to Yan, but he hesitated every time. Yan wanted to ask what happened, but Master Zhong couldn't.
Always avoid his questions.
Helpless, Yan simply returned to his room, looking forward to dreaming about Mingzhu again tonight, but he didn't know if it was because he was too anxious, but he couldn't sleep tonight. The more anxious Yan became, the more he opened his eyes.
The older he gets, the clearer his brain becomes. This situation is driving Yan Qi crazy, but there is nothing he can do about it.
Yan was tossing and turning on the bed. It was already two o'clock in the night and he was still sleepy. Suddenly, a terrible thought appeared in his mind:
'Did something happen to Mingzhu, so I can't see her?'
This sudden thought made Yan suddenly break into a cold sweat. And at this moment, there was a knock on the door suddenly from outside!
"Who!" Yan held the pistol out of habit.
"Yan, it's me, are you asleep?" It was Master Zhong's voice.
Master Zhong visited me late at night. This was the first time. Could it be that something happened to the Pearl? That’s why Master Zhong came to see me——
Yan couldn't help but tremble a little. He didn't dare to think about it anymore and rushed to the door without even bothering to put on his shoes. He opened the door and saw Master Zhong, and the first thing he asked was:
"What happened to Mingzhu?"
Master Zhong didn't seem to expect that Yan would appear so quickly, and he was stunned for a moment, but immediately, he was frightened by Yan's appearance, because now Yan was too nervous, his face had turned blue, and his facial features were as stiff as if they were made of stone.
Engraved.
Master Zhong became anxious, grabbed Yan's wrist, and asked loudly:
"What happened to Mingzhu? Did you dream of something again?"
For the first time, Yan discovered that Master Zhong was such a powerful person, and his wrist was so painful when he held it.
"I didn't dream about Mingzhu. I wanted to, but I couldn't sleep tonight. I couldn't fall asleep until you came just now..." Yan tried his best to explain things clearly.
Master Zhong nodded:
"I thought about it. This is why I came to you."
"Is this why you are doing it too?" Yan showed a puzzled look, "Do you know that I didn't fall asleep tonight?"
"I'm worried, because I think it's almost time, and I feel that if you dream of the Pearl again, you must have seen something big, so it's time to come and tell me."
"Why are you so sure that something big will happen tonight?" Yan was a little strange.
Master Zhong didn’t seem to want to answer this question, so he just said vaguely:
"Because I know some historical records. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Yan, I'm here to ask you, if I can help you fall asleep and let you dream about pearls, would you be willing?" Master Zhong
asked carefully.
"Of course I do!" Yan shouted, "Do you really have any idea?"
"There may be a way, but it will be very risky and you may encounter danger, so I hope you will seriously consider it-"
Before Master Zhong finished speaking, Yan interrupted him directly:
"I do. I have already considered it, and I have considered it very seriously. Let's get started."
Master Zhong looked deeply at the young man in front of him, as if he wanted to see whether his cheerful agreement was a matter of careful consideration or a momentary impulse. Yan saw what Master Zhong meant, so he slowed down his voice:
"Master, don't worry, I am serious about what I said. In my mind, Mingzhu is more important than my own life. Seeing Mingzhu in danger, but unable to do anything for her, I feel that it is more important than letting myself
It’s still uncomfortable to die, so since you have a way to help me now, just promise me.”
Master Zhong was moved by Yan's affectionate confession, and he nodded:
"Okay, put your clothes on and come with me."
Just like that, Yan and Master Zhong came to the practice room together.
This practice room is actually a very ordinary blue brick house. There are no unusual furnishings in the room, except for some strange-shaped things made of bronze hanging on the walls.
In the center of the room is a very old wooden table, with two wooden chairs on both sides of the wooden table:
"Yan, please sit down and let me briefly explain the matter to you first so that you can be mentally prepared."
In fact, Yan doesn't want to hear what happened now, and he doesn't think he needs to prepare mentally. He only has one thought now, which is to see Mingzhu as soon as possible! But looking at Master Zhong's expression, he doesn't dare to disobey.
Master, that’s why I suppressed my impatience and waited for the next step.