The eunuch carried the square table into the palace. It was impossible to wait for the guests to arrive at this kind of banquet before serving the food. It had already been prepared. Each table was in accordance with its grade and specifications. The delicacies were served and arranged neatly.
More than a hundred civil and military officials, including the cabinet, all stood and exchanged greetings. The dozen or so princes, princes, and clans of the prefectures, princes, and clans seemed more relaxed, and some even winked and joked on this occasion.
Suddenly, someone stopped talking and said secretly: "The King of Qi is here."
He looked over, and sure enough he saw King Qi coming with his glorious crown and robes. King Qi seemed a little tired and his eye circles were a bit blue, but he was in great spirits. He bowed to everyone and returned the favor.
After waiting, someone commented: "I heard that King Qi wrote a letter of apology, and the emperor released him."
"It's not just that. I was injured in the previous battle, and I heard that it was not going to work anymore. Then I nursed it back and recovered again. Now I am a dragon and a tiger, and I can control three girls."
"Hiss..." The officer gasped, feeling envious...
"King Qi is fine, is this..." Someone murmured, thinking too much.
"You are thinking too much. The grandson has been established and the throne has been determined. Would you rather have him again?"
King Qi heard something vaguely, and he was shocked and was about to get angry. He suddenly realized that this towering sky tower could not slap his father in the face. He snorted coldly and stepped up the steps.
As soon as we reached a corner, someone came to meet us.
"Isn't that person here yet?" King Qi glanced at him and asked gloomily.
"I heard that the king, with the permission of the emperor, is browsing the palace and the gates one by one." The person who came was a eunuch, and he replied in a low voice.
"Humph, he is indeed a vulgar son from the country." King Qi looked down upon him. Even the palace could not recognize him now. The eunuch lowered his hands and listened without saying a word. King Qi was unwilling to say more on this occasion. He wanted to leave, but suddenly his heart moved:
"You said he was inspecting the various sects?"
All the gates of the palace are guarded by bodyguards and soldiers, which can be said to be the emperor's closest line of defense, which is no small matter.
I don’t know why, but when I heard this, I felt panicked.
"Yes, but according to the eyeliner, they all passed by at a glance. They didn't talk to many people, and they didn't meet anyone in particular." The eunuch said softly.
"I know, keep an eye on me." King Qi reluctantly felt relieved, but his heart was still heavy, just like the gloomy sky, it seemed that the good mood just now had been wiped out.
"My maid is sending you off to your grandson." Su Ziji walked out of the Flower Gate, walking steadily as if he was browsing. After a long time, he asked casually: "Have you seen most of the palace?"
"Yes, let's go ahead and go to the outer palace." Eunuch Ji was in a good mood and had finished most of his errands. In his opinion, the grandson was indeed strolling around and browsing, and there was nothing suspicious about it.
Seeing that Taisun talked less, Eunuch Ji thought that Taisun was tired. Thinking about it, half a palace is not small, and there are several miles of walking, so he said: "Your Highness, you have walked a lot, would you like to take a rest?"
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"This place is not very suitable. Let's live outside." Su Ziji said.
Taisun was willing to avoid suspicion, so naturally he had nothing to say, and the group continued walking along a narrow alley.
Su Ziji was actually not tired, but mentally tired. He had passed almost half of the palace just now. Some palaces had two or three people on the list, so he just clicked on a few more and asked a few questions. Some palaces didn't have any.
Just name one or two of the people on the list and ask a few questions.
Because every time he walked through a palace, he would always ask questions like this, almost without stopping. Basically, the people he was asked would be asked one or two sentences in public. No one would think that Su Ziji was trying to win over people, let alone
You may think there is a problem with this.
But after walking for more than half of the circle, Su Ziji wanted to shake his head.
He had asked almost all of the thirty or so people on the list, but most of them were useless.
This list was only filled in by the Empress and Yu Han after screening, but it still resulted in this. It is conceivable that although the Empress still has a high position, her influence inside and outside the palace has long been reduced.
Some were even directly controlled by the emperor.
Although this was unexpected, it was also reasonable. The eunuchs and ladies-in-waiting were the most popular, and many of them took refuge in the queen just because the emperor couldn't please her.
Now that the Queen is indifferent and cannot give herself a future, she naturally has to rely on others.
Not to mention, grand and righteous.
"Fortunately, there are still a few available." Su Ziji was not very disappointed when he got such a result. He just secretly lamented how valuable fame is now and how difficult it was to successfully counterattack in history.
"If I hadn't had supernatural powers, I wouldn't have even had a chance."
"Think about it. In history, the foundation of a prince has been ten or twenty years, and there is also the maternal line. I am broke and have only been in Beijing for two or three years. Who can I rely on?"
"Even so, the Emperor is very suspicious of me. Is this because the Emperor is suspicious by nature, or does he have a premonition?"
Su Ziji continued to move forward, and there was another hall in front of him. When he looked up, he saw that the surrounding area seemed remote, and he could not see the name of the hall. There were wild grasses nearby, and there even seemed to be a mouse scurrying by. It was too deserted.
Su Ziji recalled the route. This place was next to the Leng Palace, so it shouldn't be the residence of a favored person, but this place gave Su Ziji a vague feeling of weirdness.
So Su Ziji silently looked around here and found that there was indeed no one here. The spring breeze swept through the palace, but it was still very cold and the surroundings were silent.
At this time, a eunuch came over. Seeing that his rank was neither high nor low, he was about thirty years old, he saluted him.
This person was not on the list, so Su Ziji casually asked: "This is such a palace, why is it so deserted?"
"Your Highness, this is Qinhua Palace."
"The previous dynasty used to be the main hall, but this dynasty has been abandoned for a long time. There was Concubine Zheng Lifei who lived in the Feiyan Courtyard during the Taizu period. Later, she died of illness, so the place became empty and no one moved here." The eunuch said calmly, as if
Nothing suspicious.
Even Eunuch Ji didn't find anything unusual. These words were in line with his knowledge. However, Su Ziji smiled and seemed to be listening casually. However, with a chill in his heart, he lowered his eyes and saw half a piece of rosewood wood phantom revealed.
"[Jianggong True Seal Pill Method] 330, level 14 (6563/12000)"
"This person is actually a master of alchemy."
"And he's still from Yin Guandao."
"Yin Guandao had such a big plan that he actually sent his direct disciples to be castrated into the palace to serve the emperor and handle feng shui, alchemy, purification and other rituals for the emperor."
"That's all, there are still... Dragon Balls!"
Su Ziji looked at the eunuch with a hint of shock. Although he quickly hid it, his heart almost started beating violently.
No wonder he feels that this palace feels a little strange to him. There is actually an object called Nine Dragon Instruments placed in this palace?
Dragon Ball!
The emperor actually has a dragon ball. Unfortunately, this kind of treasure seems to be something that the other party wants to hide, so there is not much information and no specific use can be seen. But if it is connected with the Great Return Pill, one possibility seems to be jumping out.
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Su Ziji didn't ask any more questions. He knew in his heart that since there was such an important thing hidden in this palace and it was closely related to him, there was no way there would be no one here!
I'm afraid there are not only people, but also experts inside, who are watching me.
And if the people following him secretly, as well as the people inside, notice his abnormality at this moment, it will be a huge trouble for him.
Thinking of this, Su Ziji nodded: "I see."
He asked people to get up and lead them to continue forward. It seemed that he was just asking casually, but the eunuch watched Su Ziji and his party go away and couldn't help but frown.
"Is something wrong, uncle?" a question came from his ears.
"Nothing wrong, just ask and leave." Meng Lin thought for a long time and replied, but he was just confused: "But why did you come here?"
"Deputy Inspector Ji who led the way is a member of the emperor's family, and he didn't know about it. He couldn't have done it on purpose."