Vol 7 Chapter 17: secret palace
Duanmu Qingchen quickly took off his formal clothes, the clothes were too heavy, the key point was that they would have to wear them all day.
After praying, they can't leave the temple right away. In addition to eating fast, they have to bathe here with holy water at night to wash away the bad luck of the year.
In fact, it is bathing with the water that monks have recited. Then after taking a bath, one has to listen to the scriptures for one night before the whole ceremony is considered complete.
So throughout the whole day, he only had this rest time to take off his formal clothes.
He specially walked up to Duanmu Jinhong, and sternly warned: "Third brother! You can't betray me!"
Duanmu Jinhong turned his face away and put on the stinky face that he usually faces Duanmu Qingchen. In fact, what he thought in his heart was, why didn't he leave? The longer Duanmu Qingchen stayed here, the more tormented his heart would be.
The flame of anger in his chest was burning as early as when Duanmu Qingchen deliberately mentioned Lin Shiyue.
Since Duanmu Qingchen knew that he liked Lin Shiyue, he deliberately mentioned it, wasn't he trying to stimulate him? He even asked him to propose marriage to his father! It's not clear that he wants him to go against his father, and he knows that Lin Shiyue is the candidate for the crown prince in his heart!
As a prince who is envied by the common people, it is so ridiculous that he cannot even get his beloved woman just because he is not a prince!
Duanmu Qingchen thought for a while, squinted his eyes, and suddenly hooked his neck: "No! You are too unreliable, I have to take you with me."
Immediately, Duanmu Jinhong's narrow and beautiful eyes widened! He never thought that Duanmu Qingchen would do this!
"I won't mess around with you!" Duanmu Jinhong immediately brushed off his sleeves and refused with words.
Duanmu Qingchen was also a rascal, and he took Duanmu Jinhong's arm with all his strength: "It's because you've been stuffy in the room for a long time that your heart is so dark and damp. I have to take you out to meet the sun."
"Pfft!" The Duanmu Yankang brothers also snickered one after another.
Of course Duanmu Jinhong didn't want to go on an adventure with Duanmu Qingchen, he just didn't dare! Because he knew that it was not a legend, it was a real cage that would never be free.
"Brother Prince, let's go together!" Duanmu Ruifeng and Duanmu Yankang were also excited. The princes who were trapped in the palace and had no freedom, only wanted to do something, even if it was an illusion, it might not be real. legend.
"Okay!" Duanmu Qingchen embraced Duanmu Ruifeng with one hand, and blocked Duanmu Yankang with the other. Bai Duanmu Jinhong glanced at him, "Let him be bored by himself. Hmph." As he spoke, Duanmu Qingchen and the elders walked out outside.
Duanmu Jinhong sat on the seat in a daze, watching Duanmu Qingchen sneak away with Duanmu Ruifeng and Duanmu Yankang, his heart became flustered, and the elders also followed! them! will disappear too...
However, he never stood up to stop them...
His hands were slightly cold, and he grabbed the teacup on the tea table tremblingly, as if only relying on the warmth of the tea could dispel the coldness in his heart at the moment. Soon, he calmed down under the warmth of this little tea. If he wants to achieve great things, he must not have the slightest bit of benevolence from a woman!
He closed his eyes, and only hoped that the old five and the sixth could turn back halfway and escape the catastrophe.
Because of the blessings on the Double Ninth Festival, the monks in the entire temple are busy, they have to receive the emperor and officials, and they have to prepare hundreds of fasting banquets, so at this time the backyard of the National Temple is relatively clean and there are few people.
Duanmu Qingchen, Duanmu Ruifeng, and Duanmu Yankang sneaked into the backyard. The door of the backyard was open, and there was nothing unusual. Just in time, a young novice came out in a hurry, Duanmu Qingchen gave the old five and the sixth a wink, and the two immediately stepped forward, grabbed the little novice and dragged him to a corner.
Before the little monk realized what happened, he was pinned against the wall by the two princes, stunned.
"Five, Your Highness Fifth? Your Highness Six?" The little novice looked at the two princes who were holding him down in panic.
Duanmu Qingchen came out from the side with a flick of long hair, and took out a shiny silver ingot. The little novice was stunned, his eyes still couldn't resist the temptation, and he folded his hands in remorse immediately, Close your eyes and quickly recite Amitabha Buddha silently.
Duanmu Yankang and Duanmu Ruifeng shook their heads repeatedly, their prince brother is too bad, this kind of behavior is really insulting to Buddhism!
"I heard that there is a forbidden area behind you, tell me where it is, and I will give you the money." Duanmu Qingchen threw the money in his hand.
The little novice blushed inwardly, shook his head hastily, and raised his finger: "It seems to be there, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Duanmu Qingchen glanced at the place pointed by the little novice, nodded, and signaled the elders to let go of the little novice, and then stuffed the money into the palm of the little novice: "Don't worry, this is the sesame oil money for you, Buddha. I won't blame you." After speaking, Duanmu Qingchen left with two brothers with a smile.
The little novice was flustered for a while holding the money, but secretly hid the money in his sleeve happily.
The three of Duanmu Qingchen walked in the same direction as the little novice monk, hiding the monks coming and going, getting deeper and more remote.
"Is there really..." Duanmu Ruifeng began to doubt.
Duanmu Yankang is still optimistic: "The more mysterious, the deeper the hiding place, Brother Prince, don't you think so?"
Duanmu Qingchen nodded: "I really didn't expect there to be a legend that I missed in this capital."
"No matter what it is, the forbidden area is fun anyway!" Duanmu Yankang's eyes sparkled, like a second Duanmu Qingchen.
Duanmu Ruifeng listened and found it interesting. His brother was right, no matter what kind of legend it is, there must be some interesting secret hidden in a forbidden place in the temple that cannot be told to the world!
When they walked to the end, a high wall appeared in front of them. The high wall looks no different from ordinary palace walls, which is obviously the end of the temple.
"Is it a wall? That little monk lied to us?"
"Hey, it's really boring. I thought I could find something exciting." The two brothers Duanmu Ruifeng and Duanmu Yankang were a little disappointed.
Only Duanmu Qingchen stood dangling under the wall, and he thought of the tree in the palace that was also surrounded by four walls. The more dangerous things were, of course, the more they had to be hidden. The tree in the palace could not be moved or cut because it absorbed lightning, so it had to be surrounded by walls to keep others away.
So, if this forbidden area is real, will it be surrounded like this?
When Duanmu Qingchen thought about it, he didn't hesitate to climb the wall. Ever since he became good friends with Lian Youyou, Duanmu Qingchen's ability to climb walls has become better and better.
While the two Duanmu Yankang brothers were still looking down, Duanmu Qingchen had already jumped up to the top of the wall and stood tall on the top of the wall. Immediately, a palace appeared in front of him.
really!
"Hahaha—" Duanmu Qingchen looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, and he was found!