When Zhu Qigu came out of the palace, the moon was shining brightly. She went directly to the Purple Mountain in the north of the city and entered Yuanfu Palace. The formation defense of Yuanfu Palace was more than a star and a half stronger than that of the imperial city. Zhu Qigu was in a trance at this time and was looking for someone.
At that time, the forbidden law in the courtyard was violated and Peng Yunyi was alarmed.
But Peng Yunyi only had a golden elixir cultivation level, so what could he do if he was alerted? Before he could warn him, he was captured by Zhu Qigu.
"Are you Peng Yunyi?"
"Who are you? Breaking into Yuanfu Palace without permission?"
"I am Zhu Qiqi."
As soon as Zhu Qiqi's name appeared in the shadow of a famous tree, Peng Yunyi was immediately confused: "Zhu Qigu? What does Qigu mean?"
Zhu Qigu said: "I want to ask you something, answer my question well, I won't hurt you."
Peng Yunyi said angrily: "Qi Gu takes action to capture someone. Is this the attitude of asking questions?"
Zhu Qigu said: "I didn't hurt you, I was just afraid that you would alarm others. Of course, if your answer doesn't satisfy me, maybe I will really hurt you."
Peng Yunyi closed his eyes: "Qi Gu will kill me if she can. I, Peng Yunyi, don't want to answer your questions."
Zhu Qigu smiled and said, "Don't say that, I might really kill you."
Peng Yunyi felt the coldness that invaded his bone marrow for a moment, and looked at Zhu Qigu blankly, not knowing why.
Zhu Qigu said: "I heard that Li Dayin died and Chen Shandao was not in Yingtian. He was in Yingtian and I didn't have the guts to look for him, so I had to look for you. Please answer me honestly, does the disappearance of the Queen Mother have anything to do with your master?"
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Peng Yunyi was silent for a moment, saw the frightening cold light in Zhu Qigu's eyes, and finally said: "I don't know."
"you do not know?"
"The master's temperament changed drastically at that time, and he sealed my teacher and senior brother at the gate of Qixia Mountain, preventing them from going even half a step down the mountain. Yuanfu Palace was occupied by Zhu Xianjian's troops. I took my disciples to Qixia Mountain to appeal, but the master did not
Ignore it. We really don’t know what happened next.”
When you ask a person if his ancestor was a murderer, and the other person answers "I don't know", this is a sign of sincerity.
But even though her sincerity was enough, Zhu Qigu still couldn't find the answer. Although she had a biased guess in her heart, she didn't have any evidence in her hand.
After looking at Peng Yunyi for a long time, Zhu Qigu withdrew her gaze, unlocked Peng Yunyi's blocked meridians, turned around and left Yuanfu Palace, leaving Peng Yunyi in extremely complicated mood, staring up at the moonlit night.
After Zhu Qigu left Purple Mountain, she slowed down and walked to the Xuanwu Lake. She looked at the lake in confusion and didn't know where to go. While she was confused, she perhaps breathed a sigh of relief. After counting the days, it seemed that she could still make it to Baimei Port in time to pick her up.
Return your daughter.
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In the courtyard of the palace, Chen Hong has been thinking about Zhu Qigu's entry into the imperial city tonight. He went through the conversation with her again in his mind and felt that it was okay. But after thinking about it, he still felt uneasy. It was so easy.
Waiting until daybreak, I greeted my colleagues in charge of rituals, then left the palace gate and rushed to Cockcrow Temple.
Chen Hong is the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, the most important person in the palace, and an important chess piece of Abbot Zhao in the court discussions. If he wants to see Abbot Zhao, he naturally has a "green channel".
It was a pity that Abbot Zhao was not here, but it also allowed him to see Suchuan Yao, whom he missed often.
When the two met, they felt a little awkward and uncomfortable. Although they could see each other in many public places, this was their first meeting in private. They didn't even have a flying talisman to contact them.
"You...why are you here?"
"I...entered spiritual practice..."
"I heard."
The two were silent for a moment, but neither of them knew how to proceed with the topic. After a while, Chen Hong gave up and chose to talk directly.
"Last night, Her Royal Highness the Princess came into the palace and asked me about what happened back then, well, it was the disappearance of the Queen Mother. I heard what she meant and seemed to have doubts about Abbot Zhao, so I explained on the spot. I didn't sleep all night,
After much deliberation, I still plan to tell Abbot Zhao about this and ask Abbot Zhao to know."
Suchuan Yao nodded: "That's it."
Chen Hong was surprised: "What?"
Suchuan Yao pointed in the direction of Jingyang Tower diagonally behind: "The eldest princess is here, but she didn't see the teacher. The lady who received her was talking to her. This has nothing to do with the teacher in the first place, so what are you afraid of?"
Chen Hongdao: "Aren't I worried? Where did Abbot Zhao go?"
Suchuan Yaodao: "Teacher is in retreat."
Rong Niang, who was receiving Zhu Qigu upstairs in Jingyang Tower, also said the same thing: "Zhiran is in seclusion and wants to learn the exercises. He is busy with ordinary affairs all year round and doesn't have much time to calm down and practice. This time
This time is considered rare.”
Only those who are very close to Zhao Ran know about Zhao Ran's "double cultivation of fortune and wisdom". Zhu Qigu has no contact with Zhao Ran all year round, and she also doesn't know about it. Rong Niang didn't hide it deliberately, she knew about the sibling relationship between Zhu Qigu and Zhao Ran, she just explained
It was too troublesome to get up, and she didn't bother to explain, so she just got over it with just one sentence.
Zhu Qigu nodded and said with a smile: "When I first met this brother, I saw that he was very qualified, especially in formations. Even if he didn't practice honestly, he would advance very quickly. If he practiced seriously, he would be very good.
I'm afraid I'll make others jealous to death."
Rong Niang also smiled and said: "Maybe I really want to practice honestly, but I can't."
They were all a family, and while they were joking, Rong Niang asked about Zhu Qigu, and Zhu Qigu told some interesting things about overseas, which made Rong Niang very curious: "After hearing what my sister said, I really want to go to the sea.
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Zhu Qigu said: "That only requires your family's consent. Besides, if you want to go out, you must take him with you, but he is so busy, how can he get away?"
Rong Niang asked: "Can't I go by myself? I went to Yunji Island with my sister for half a year, but my sister didn't welcome me?"
Zhu Qigu said: "It's not that you are not welcome, but if you really want to go on your own, why don't you try to fight me?"
Rong Niang was puzzled: "Why?"
Zhu Qigu smiled and said nothing, and Rong Niang suddenly realized that she did not laugh, but felt sad: "He doesn't know how. When you say you want a child, he always says wait until this period of busy life is over, but I think he is getting more and more tired."
The busier you are, the sooner it will come to an end."
Zhu Qigu had children herself, and did not want to overly irritate Rong Niang, so she changed the topic and said: "By the way, I came to Yingtian this time to bring you a couple of congratulatory gifts. I have been overseas for many years and have no information about the birth of my child.
In 2017, Yangcheng didn't let me read "Junshan Notes" again, and I didn't know you were getting married until last year. He was three years late, so don't blame me."
As he spoke, he poured out an object from the storage vessel.
Rong Niang was very curious when she saw it: "What is this?"