Chapter 923: Key and lock

Nan Yan frowned and looked at this alien birthmark.
After a long time, she took a breath.
But with this breath, it was not to relax, but to tacitly acknowledge something in the bottom of her heart. She stretched out her hand and gently grasped Xiaoping's little fleshy hand.
"It's okay, it's okay."
She muttered, as if to a child, but also as if to herself.
"There must be nothing wrong."
｜
Because King Ning’s residence was originally located between Beiping and Tianjin, the emperor’s imperial driver went north for about half an hour before arriving at Beiping City.
From afar, already on the vast snowfield, I saw the outline of Beiping City.
Nan Yan lifted the curtain and looked ahead.
When I left, there was not such a huge scale. Now it seems that Beiping City is more than twice as big as before, like a lying lion, crawling on the snowy field. Just looking at it from a distance is heartwarming. Fearful.
Beiping used to be just a border town, but now as the capital of the country, it should have such momentum.
Maybe it was this majestic spirit that gave Nan Yan some strength.
She was also a little settled in her heart.
He lowered his head and held the excitement in his arms, and constantly thumped and probed out the window, and said softly: "We will definitely be able to pass this level."
Under the city gate of Peking, the officials who used to perform official duties here and the officials who later moved to the north all gathered here, and the pomp was bigger than the pomp where King Ning was driving in Tianjin.
From the city to the city, the colorful flags fluttered, and the guards lined up with a strong fight.
Some foreign envoys are also here.
And Nan Yan saw one of the flags belonging to Lao State at a glance.
People from Lao Guo, they are here too! ?
Who is here?
Of course, it is impossible for Munch to come as the king of a country; and from the information received before, there is now a delicate balance and competitive relationship between Munch and Ajislan.
At such an important moment, Ajislan should not dare to leave the country.
It's a pity that we are too far away and there are too many people, so I can't see clearly.
Nan Yan thought for a while, and shouted outside through the curtain, "Ye Yu."
In a short while, Ye Xun rode his horse to follow.
"What's your order?"
Nan Yan said: "Go and ask, among the envoys from various countries that the emperor moved the capital to celebrate this time, who is the envoy sent by Lai Guo."
"Yes."
Ye Xu agreed, and immediately came the sound of horses' hoofs galloping forward.
Soon the Yujia stopped in front of the city gate.
Nan Yan heard the voice of long live the mountain call outside, and it was natural that Zhu Feng took out the golden chariot and accepted the worship from the ministers and the people.
After the pilgrimage was over, the ministers and the people all followed the imperial driver into the city gate and continued on.
What went there was the great altar of worship in the south of the city. Walking on the way, Ye Zheng's horse hooves sounded again, returning to Nan Yan's car.
He whispered outside the window: "The imperial concubine, the minister inquired that this time the envoy sent by the Kuoguo is a heavy minister named Mandu."
"Master Mandu?"
Nan Yan frowned, and that familiar face immediately appeared in his mind.
This man was a man who almost became Princess Tana's husband-in-law.
This time Lai Guo let him go as an envoy...
Nan Yan took a deep breath.
After the report was completed by Ye Yu outside, seeing that there was no movement inside for a long time, he asked softly: "Manny, is there anything wrong?"
"It's nothing." Nan Yan thought for a while, and said, "Let people stare at him."
"Yes."
Ye Xu immediately passed on.
Around, horseshoes are bursting.
Nan Yan listened to the seizure sound of the wheels bumping on the brand new ground, and the sound of the dense horseshoes, her heartbeat gradually became rush, even though she kept telling herself to calm down, but, Seeing the big altar is just ahead.
Who can calm down again?
Finally, their carriage stopped outside the altar of worship.
A lot of ordinary people have gathered here to watch the ceremony. When they saw the emperor’s golden cart stop, all of them bowed to the ground, and the mountain called Long live.
Zhu Feng walked out of the golden car.
He wears a bright yellow robe, hunting in the wind.
The wind here is much harsher than before, probably because there are no tall buildings around here that can't resist the harsh cold wind, but he doesn't feel cold at all.
Especially when I saw the avenue below my feet, the bluestone slabs were flat and spacious, leading straight to the front.
There is the outer altar.
From a distance, you can see the winding corridor, the beamless hall leading to the Zhai Palace, and the Kagura Department on the other side, as well as a large area of ​​connecting houses.
And behind this building, you can faintly see several towering halls standing upright.
From afar, the glazed blue tiles on the top of the hall were shining in the sun.
That is the three halls of the Great Sacrifice Altar.
They are the main hall dedicated to the spiritual seat of the ancestors of the past dynasties, the jade plate for royal family members, and two side halls dedicated to the rest of the royal family members who came to worship.
And behind the three halls is the large altar of worship.
There are some other buildings around. Zhu Feng has only simply read the drawings. Today, it is the first time that all these are truly presented before his eyes.
He took a deep breath and said, "Let's go."
"Yes."
The guards on both sides immediately came forward and helped him and the queen to get out of the golden cart, and the concubines behind them all got out of the cart.
The officials on both sides cleared the way, and they walked forward slowly.
In a short while, he walked to the front of the main hall where the ancestor's spiritual seat was dedicated.
However, because today we are going to worship the heaven and the earth first, we can't be too busy to come here to worship our ancestors. We can only come here after we go to the altar and worship the heaven and earth.
Zhu Feng just glanced briefly, and then let everyone go to the side hall on the other side.
After all, starting from King Ning’s annex early in the morning, everyone was struggling with bumps along the way. It is necessary to rest here and cultivate enough energy to avoid making mistakes in the sacrifice for a while.
And Zhu Feng himself went to the Palace of Emperor Qiang.
Naturally, it is necessary to put on clothes specially used for the sacrifice, and to confirm all the steps of today's sacrifice with the courtesy officer.
You can't go wrong with such a big thing.
Nan Yan followed the queen and other concubines to the side hall to rest.
However, after a while, she got up and walked out.
Xiao Shunzi, the attendant at the door, said softly, "Where are the concubines going?"
Nanyan Road: "The hall is a bit boring, I want to go for a walk."
"Niangniang, please pay attention, now the time is almost there, don't miss the time of sacrifice."
"My palace knows."
Nan Yan nodded, exited this side hall, and walked forward along the corridor.
After a while, he arrived at another hall.
Here is where the royal genealogy and jade discs of royal family members are placed.
As soon as he walked to the door, the guards here stepped forward: "The imperial concubine? Meet the imperial concubine."
Nan Yan calmly raised his hand: "Get up."
The guards stood up and said with some doubts: "The imperial concubine, the emperor will be there to sacrifice in a while, shouldn't the imperial concubine and the queen and the others rest in the side hall? Why did you come here? ?"
"Oh, come here and take a look."
"This--"
They hesitated.
Although the imperial concubine wants to come here to see, there is actually nothing wrong with the rules, but there is no word from the above that she is allowed to enter, which makes these guards a little embarrassed.
Nan Yan glanced at them, smiled and said, "Aren't you trying to stop the palace?"
"The villain dare not wait."
"Okay, I don't want to trouble you," Nan Yan said with a smile: "Don't forget, today is the daughter of the palace, Princess Xinping’s one-year-old birthday. In a while, her jade disc will be Here it comes."
Everyone just remembered.
By the way, today is not just the day when His Majesty the Emperor came to the Great Sacrifice to worship the world.
One more important thing is the first birthday of the princess.
Like other members of the royal family, her jade disc must also be put in.
Nan Yan said: "It's just that Nangong just came over to take a look in advance. It doesn't matter much, you don't need to make such a fuss."
Everyone glanced at each other, then stepped aside: "Yes."
Nan Yan pushed the door and walked in.
Although there are many guards outside, the inside of these halls is very empty.
None of them.
Nan Yan walked in and closed the heavy door behind him with his backhand. It was so quiet that only her breathing remained, and the candlelight around her flickered slightly.
Suddenly, it seemed to have entered a quiet space.
Like the outside, it's not the same world.
On the front of this hall, there is a whole wall, which is directly connected to the top of the hall. On the wall is a whole picture of the country and mountains, and there are scenes of soldiers fighting heroically.
During his lifetime, Emperor Gao Junma specially made such a picture in the hall where the jade discs of royal family members were placed.
Probably, he can't forget, his past on the battlefield.
However, Nan Yan's attention was not here now, she just glanced at it briefly, and then bypassed the wall and walked to the back of the main hall.
On the back of this wall are countless cabinets.
Just like the jade seal she guarded when she was a female officer of Shangbao.
It's just that these cabinets weren't locked, but just left open, with countless bright yellow satin-wrapped boxes inside.
Inside the box is the jade plate of each member of the royal family.
Under each cabinet, a small paper note was posted to indicate who the owner of the jade dish was, and Nan Yan saw Zhu Feng's name at a glance.
She stepped forward, carefully took down the box, and untied the silk.
The box inside is very delicate.
Also familiar.
It was almost the same as the box where the jade seal was placed in the Jinling Palace in the past, and the wooden box seen in Jinlou Garden.
Especially, the lock above.
Nan Yan took a deep breath, reached out to her neckline, and carefully pulled out a rope hanging around her neck.
Below the rope, a key is hanging.
It was the key that she fished out in the mud at the bottom of the lake.
Her hands trembled slightly, holding the key and gently inserting it into the keyhole.
Just listen to a click--