Entering the palace gate, a palace maid came to convey the order and ordered Tantai Ling to accompany the old concubine to the Jixiang Palace in the harem to attend.
The harem has always had this tradition, and Tantai Ling didn't find it strange that aristocratic ladies would support nobles in the palace to attend banquets, but Luo Xing'er couldn't help but be wary of it.
Follow the maid to the harem. The harem is very large, and the courtyards are connected to each other. It is complicated. Especially the concubines who live in more remote areas have to pass through many courtyards and go around. If you are not familiar with the route in the harem on weekdays,
It is extremely easy for people to get lost.
We walked to a square courtyard with moon doors in the center of the four walls. The courtyard was filled with deep flowers and trees, and it was far away from the central palace. It was so quiet here that it was shocking.
The palace maid who took the lead suddenly ran out of a moon gate, and thick smoke rose in the courtyard, filling the entire courtyard at once, and the walls on the four sides could not be seen.
Tantai Ling was startled: "Hey, why are you running away?"
After saying that, she wanted to chase the palace maid where she ran. Luo Xing'er lowered her face and hurriedly stopped her: "Don't move around, be careful of traps."
"But she can't leave us here. What does this mean?" Tantai Ling looked at the smoke and felt creepy. The surroundings were really eerily quiet.
"Don't you understand? The so-called picking up the concubine for the banquet is just a trap." Luo Xing'er still maintained her usual calmness. After all, she has experienced so many things, and she can always calm down as quickly as possible when facing a crisis.
Lower your mood.
Tantai Ling was shocked, her pretty face suddenly turned pale: "Did Emperor Xuanyuan give the order to kill us? Is this mist poisonous? We won't die here!"
She has always been well protected, and Tantai Jue was trusted by Emperor Xuanyuan in the past. Naturally, she can come and go freely and safely, and she has never been framed.
"Don't worry, Emperor Xuanyuan is not stupid. It would be too obvious to let us die here, but it is possible to charge us with some crime. This is a very sensitive period for your brother, and nothing can be done wrong.
Hold on. If we don't rush back in time to attend the banquet, we might be accused of neglect and contempt for the royal family." Luo Xing'er sneered.
The palace struggle is nothing more than that, it will not kill them all at once, but it will definitely push them into a dead end step by step. Once they are confused and make mistakes, it will be fatal.
"It's so insidious. We must not cause trouble to our brother. Sister Xing'er, we must rush out quickly. There are so many doors, but there must be one way out!"
Tantai Ling didn't believe in evil, so she pulled Luo Xinger and walked out through one of the doors. She didn't encounter any obstacles or attacks.
Just after leaving that courtyard, there was another courtyard with the same square shape, also covered in smoke. After groping for a long time, I found another four-month door in the middle of the four walls.
Luo Xing'er frowned. The layout seemed to be the same as before, but when she touched the flowers and trees and broke them, no new ones appeared. It seemed that it was not an illusion.
"Sister Xing'er, let's go through one door. If we go straight to the end, I won't believe we can't get out." Tantai Ling chose the Moon Gate directly opposite and walked all the way.
After walking ten yards in a row, it still seemed like there was no end in sight.
"What's going on? Logically, we should walk back to the Central Palace, but why are we still in the Sifang courtyard?" Tantai Ling's voice trembled.