An Lingrong's Rebirth: The Lock of Qingqiu

The next day, with a gentle breeze, An Lingrong and Qin Sanyue left the city early in the morning and went straight to Xiuzhuang.

The small courtyard was extremely clean. Even the two aunts from far away in Songyang County were here. An Zhixuan and An Zixuan were supporting the landlord, the old teacher, playing hide and seek under the big tree. Qin Sanyue's father was with An Bihuai by the fish pond. During the chess game, Aunt Xiao and Li Lingling from the fourth room were helping Lin Xiu in the kitchen, while An Lingrong was preparing to wash her hands and make soup.

Aunt Xiao stopped her and said, "Rong'er, you are now the emperor's concubine. We can just do the rough work. Rong'er can go and rest."

Li Lingling from the fourth room pulled her out of the kitchen, and three little girls came out from the room on the other side. The eldest An Manfeng was the daughter of Aunt Xiao, the slightly younger An Meifeng was the second daughter of Li Lingling from the fourth room, and the youngest An Dongling is Li Lingling's third daughter.

The eldest son An Zixuan born to Li Lingling looks simple and honest, but is actually smart and good at studying. The second daughter An Meifeng is very scheming at a young age, and the younger sister An Dongling will do anything to grab small favors.

An Lingrong didn't have a good impression of An Meifeng and An Dongling. An Meifeng approached and said, "Sister Rong, I like that golden hairpin on your head. Can you give it to me?"

An Dongling hugged An Lingrong's waist and said, "Sister, give me the golden hairpin. I study better than An Meifeng. She broke my silver collar. If my mother finds out, she will definitely beat her." of."

An Zixuan and An Zhixuan also gathered around. An Lingrong's face straightened and she said, "The golden hairpin in my sister's hair belongs to the emperor. It was just borrowed to wear. It must be returned to the emperor when the time comes."

An Lingrong picked up a stack of paper and pens, distributed them to them, and said, "Let's compete to see whose handwriting is more beautiful, and Sister Rong will win a prize."

An Dongling pouted and said, "I first need to know Sister Rong's prize. What is the prize? What good thing is it?"

An Zixuan responded: "Sister Rong won the silver medal, and I have taken a fancy to the items from the toy store on Jingxi Street."

An Lingrong smiled and nodded: "Okay!"

Several young children were lined up on the long table at the bottom of the tree, drawing gourds and ladles according to the calligraphy given by An Lingrong.

The gray-haired old teacher came over happily and stood behind An Zixuan to watch him concentrate on writing.

An Zixuan was young, and his pen strokes were powerful and round. The old teaching man touched his chin and nodded approvingly, but gradually, the smile on the old man's face solidified.

It happened that a gust of wind blew over the empty iron bucket under the tree, and rolled to the feet of An Bihuai's legs. An Bihuai looked up and stood up to straighten the empty iron bucket.

With a serious face, the old man took the paper out of An Zixuan's hand and said, "Empress Libin, our court has Manchu, Chinese, palindrome, Tibetan, and Mongolian, and I taught them how to write." It’s like Mongolian characters.”

An Lingrong was stunned and said: "The old gentleman is knowledgeable. What I write is Mongolian characters, which are personal characters. Does the old gentleman understand Mongolian?"

A longing smile appeared on the old gentleman's face and he said: "I also know a little bit, but the herringbone written by the empress is not the orthodox Mongolian character, it has been slightly changed. The last stroke of each letter is Calmness brings back the hook.”

An Lingrong's mind moved, and she immediately thought about the "Mongolian Dictionary" she studied under candlelight last night. Yes, it was a manuscript. She extracted "Heaven" and "Earth" from the alchemy secret book based on her impression. The words "harmony", "kai" and "gui" were written in black and white for comparison with the old gentleman.

The young children dispersed, and the old man sat down opposite An Lingrong. He wrote the words "Heaven, Earth, Harmony, Kai, and Gui" himself. He pointed at the rows of letters and explained: "This is Junggar Khan." The old Mongolian language of the country, and later the country switched to Tibetan language in the later stages of its establishment.”

After An Lingrong celebrated her mother's birthday, she hurriedly said goodbye to her parents and took Qin Sanyue back to Yining Palace. The paper she took out from her arms became wrinkled, and she repeatedly flattened it with her palms. What was written on it was exactly: Junggar Khanate.

The alchemy secret book on hand at least knew where it came from. It came from the Junggar Khanate before unification. She went to the library to look for information. This is a nation that likes to conquer everywhere. It likes to be indiscriminate and wants to conquer. Just fight the barbarian clan.

After seventy-seven and forty-nine days of verification, An Lingrong rubbed her reddish eyes and shook her sour shoulders, and she finally translated the entire secret book of alchemy.

She and the emperor got together, and the emperor couldn't hide his excitement. He pushed aside the lotus seed heart-nourishing soup carefully made by the queen, and read the translation carefully. Every word, every punctuation mark, presented her of painstaking efforts.

The fragrance in the incense burner became lighter. An Lingrong stood up and added some fragrant osmanthus to the incense burner. The weather in September was already early autumn. The osmanthus outside the window was intoxicating and the fragrance of osmanthus inside the window. After a cup of tea, the emperor Close the book happily.

"Libin, in order to refine the real elixir of immortality, we need a rare material. According to the ancient book, this rare material is thousands of miles away. It is a natural product of a magical gemstone, and its name is - The Dzi Bead. Next, finding the Dzi Bead is the top priority. We must find it." The emperor was very interested, and his eyes were shining.

An Lingrong stood aside quietly, and when he heard the emperor's words, he couldn't help but frown slightly, and said with a hint of worry in his voice: "Your Majesty, although there are records in this book, according to my concubine, I am not sure whether they are true or false. , please think twice before acting."

The emperor interrupted her with a wave of his hand, and said with a firm light in his eyes: "Libin, you don't need to say anything. I have never wavered in my pursuit of the elixir of immortality. As long as there is a chance, I will not hesitate." I will let it go, I have decided to immediately send someone to investigate the whereabouts of this delusional dzi bead."

At dawn the next day, the emperor ordered the formation of a capable team to prepare for the "Junggar Khanate", the source of the secret book thousands of miles away.

The emperor personally selected Xia Gao, the most powerful master in the palace, to be the team leader, which shows how seriously he takes this mission.

Xia Gao stood in front of the emperor, with his hands clasped in his fists, and said with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to my great trust and do my best to find the Wan Dzi Pearl."

Xia Jiu only knew that the mission was to find the "Wanted Dzi Bead", but he did not know what the emperor wanted the "Wanted Dzi Bead" for.

The emperor nodded with satisfaction, and said with expectation in his eyes: "Okay, I believe you. The journey here is long and dangerous. You must act carefully to ensure the safety of the team. Regardless of whether you find the Dzi Bead, you must come back alive. See me."

Xia Gao took the order and led the team on a journey of search. However, when they crossed the vast mountains and seas, went through many difficulties and dangers, and finally arrived at the legendary mysterious country, an unexpected result was waiting for them. .