The secret passage was dark and long, and Grandma Zhou and the two men were walking at the front, carrying South China Sea pearl lanterns.
The light emitted by the luminous pearl is warm and soft, and when people step on it, it creates ripples like water.
This experience was very special, but Wei Zi didn't feel like it.
She is confirming the direction and calculating the distance.
I don’t know how this tunnel was dug, but the route is almost a straight line.
"This tunnel was left by the previous dynasty. It was originally divided into several sections. After the Holy Ancestor came to the throne, craftsmen were assigned to connect them. However, since it was completed, almost no one has walked through it." Aunt Zhou explained.
"No one has passed by? What are they doing together?" Wei Zi was puzzled.
Just to allow the royal family to escape for their lives one day when the imperial city is in chaos?
The logic is weird.
Firstly, even if it is just to connect and open this tunnel, it will take a lot of manpower and financial resources. At the beginning of the founding of the country, there was a lot of waste waiting to be done, and the national treasury was probably not sufficient; secondly, it was too much to think about destroying the country as soon as it was founded.
Isn't it unlucky? The ancients always looked at the almanac whenever they went out. This shows how superstitious it is. This kind of thing should be taboo.
"I don't dare to speculate on the thoughts of the Holy Ancestor." Aunt Zhou replied in a satisfactory manner.
Wei Zi said "hmm" and stopped asking any more questions, and just concentrated on walking forward.
After walking for about an hour, the group of people arrived at a fork in the road.
"To the left is Prince Yan's Mansion, to the right is the Imperial Palace. Princess, please go this way." Aunt Zhou led the way to the left.
Wei Zi's feet froze slightly, and her mood was a little complicated.
The queen was really disrespectful towards her? What if she wanted to go to the right side?
When the little snow lion saw her stop, he humped Wei Zi with his body.
Wei Zi came to her senses and followed Grandma Zhou.
After walking for less than half an hour, several people came to a stone door.
Aunt Zhou and the two men used their internal strength to slowly push open the stone door, and white light surged in.
Wei Zi instinctively covered her eyes with her hands, but after she got used to it, she removed her hands.
They were actually halfway up the mountain.
"Princess Chen, the servants and the others take their leave." Aunt Zhou respectfully said to Wei Zi.
Wei Ziwei thought for a while and said: "Mother Zhou, let me tell the queen that I want to see her once my grandmother and the young prince are fine."
"yes."
"Thank you." Wei Zi nodded slightly towards Aunt Zhou, then turned and walked down the mountain.
The mountain in Prince Yan's Mansion is not so much a "mountain" as a few large mounds. Because it is full of trees and is adjacent to a lake, it has truly become a place with "beautiful mountains and clear waters" in the imperial capital.
Wei Zi stepped on the ground that was already covered with fallen leaves, and suddenly came up with a bold idea: Are these hills filled with soil dug from tunnels?
Why should we set up an opening here in Prince Yan's Mansion? I'm afraid it's just to deal with the dirt.
After all, with such a long tunnel, the dug volume must be huge. If you want to hide this matter from others, digging soil to build a mountain near a lake is almost a perfect excuse.
These thoughts were quickly forgotten. The most important thing at the moment was to save Grandma and Xiaoyu.
Wei Zi sat on the back of the snow lion and rushed into Prince Yan's Mansion under the horrified eyes of the palace servants.
