Hand over the jade seal first [Infrastructure]

Xiao Zirong found that ever since he met Mu Lin, he was always full of question marks.

What does it mean for Mu Lin to be a nobleman of the Wei Kingdom and run away with him?

Mu Lin pulled him into the palace and said, "Let's divide the room first, do you live on the left or the right?"

Xiao Zirong was relatively indifferent. The layout of Ronghua Palace was very regular, with the main hall in the middle and bedrooms on both sides. Because it was a place for the harem concubines to live, there was no need to be in the main room. Anyway, no one who lived here was a regular room. room.

In the end, he chose the left side, Mu Lin chose the right side, and there was nothing for the two of them to settle down.

Xiao Zirong has better hands-on ability, and there is no problem in taking care of himself. After packing up his clothes, he also packed up some accessories that Yuan Ke gave him recently.

After the box containing the jade pendant fell to the ground, it made a dull sound. Xiao Zirong moved his ears. He felt that the sound seemed wrong. He reached out and knocked on the stone slabs on the ground step by step. After remembering the sound, he started to knock again. Knock somewhere else.

The voices in several places were very similar, but the voices became more concentrated when they approached the door.

Xiao Zirong felt that bending down was too tiring, so he simply began to test with his feet step by step, and finally confirmed that half of his room was empty, and the other half was solid.

And the empty part can only accommodate two people at most.

Xiao Zirong pulled out the map in his mind, that map is only a surface map, naturally there is no underground map, if you want to find him, you have to search by yourself.

Fortunately, there are still historical records in this area. Xiao Zirong brought up all the relevant materials. Except for the archaeological-related maps, which are written descriptions, there is no real underground map. Xiao Zirong needs to compare the archaeological maps with those texts. Restore bit by bit.

Xiao Zirong glanced at the archaeological map and found that the underground secret room was not small, or that the real secret room was not under the palace, it was only a part of the palace, extending from the passage in the palace to the edge of the Luo River.

However, in the relevant archaeology, although it is not sure when the palace dungeon was formed and what its specific function is, many people speculate that it may be used for detaining prisoners or offering sacrifices. The reason for this conclusion is that they are underground. Some human bones were found in those chambers.

Xiao Zirong disagrees with these two guesses. Of course, the materials he found are also irresponsible guesses, which are not considered the conclusions of the historians.

It's just... human bones, what is the emperor of Wei doing?

Just when Xiao Zirong was guessing, Mu Lin came to visit him, so he had no choice but to open the door for the brat first. As soon as Mu Lin came in, he sniffed hard and said, "Your fragrance is so special."

While continuing to pack things, Xiao Zirong said, "Take some if you like, I tuned too much before."

Mu Lin watched him tidy up his things, and after a while, he organized them in an orderly manner. When he thought of his messy room, he couldn't help but enviously said: "You are so good, I don't know how to do this."

Xiao Zirong sat down, poured him a glass of water and said with a smile, "What's so great about it? It won't be better, it means you have a good background."

Mu Lin sighed: "Hey, I don't know anything now, and I don't know if I can survive when I go out in the future."

Xiao Zirong raised her eyebrows: "You can go home even if you go out, why worry about this?"

Mu Lin looked up at him and said, "I won't go home."

Seeing that his expression was wrong, Xiao Zirong couldn't help being a little strange: "Why? Did your father and brother blame you for insisting on entering the palace?"

In fact, think about it, if you want to be a male favourite, a good young man will not be happy if you give it to anyone.

The expression on Mu Lin's face was a little mocking: "At first they blamed me, but soon they tasted the sweetness and hoped that I could stay in the palace for a long time."

Yuan Ke also doted on him back then. After all, he was young, good-looking, and although his temper was not very good, he was straightforward and cute.

Because of pampering him, even the Mu family got a lot of benefits.

One of the characteristics of the Mu family is that there are many men, and there are almost no women who can match Yuan Ke, and they can't even send their daughter to the palace.

As a result, there was a lot of mistakes, and it is not bad to have a son who can play a role.

At first they also felt ashamed, but under the real interests, who would care about this?

What's more, Mu Lin is just straight-tempered and not stupid. He knows who he is, and he never thought about competing with the queen. He even got along well with the queen and helped the queen deal with several competitors.

The queen's natal family was also wary of him at first, but looking at it now, he is a gentleman anyway, and he can't have children, so it's good to be a helper.

So the Mu family became closer to the queen's family again.

All of this depends on Mu Lin's performance in the palace. Even if the Mu family finds it a little difficult to fight for something, Mu Lin will let Mu Lin blow the pillow a little bit.

Mu Lin was already in a difficult situation before. He really liked Yuan Ke and didn't want to get mixed up with these interests.

But it was his father and brother anyway, so he couldn't ignore it.

Now that he is sober, he has re-examined his family in the past two days, and finally understands that his father and brother are just using him as a bargaining chip.

After hearing what he said, Xiao Zirong could understand it intellectually, but couldn't understand it emotionally.

Before he crossed over, his family was not particularly complicated when he was alive. His parents were very kind to him and loved each other very much.

After passing through, except that he didn't trust others, both Xiao Xuexing and Xiao Xuan and Xiao Ji treated him very well.

He has felt the complexity of the government, but his relatives have never regarded him as a pawn because of interests.

Xiao Zirong comforted Mu Lin and said, "They are your relatives after all, and they will not persecute you if you are unhappy."

Mu Lin shook his head: "No, there are only two outcomes for me to go home, either to be executed or to be sent back."

Xiao Zirong was taken aback: "Execution? Why?"

Mu Lin was very calm: "Of course because I fell out of favor and shame, if I fall out of favor and go home, then they will not have a son and brother who can accompany the emperor in front of outsiders, but a relative who has been a male favourite. Bear with me."

Xiao Zirong: ...

What did you do if you really cared so much about your family's reputation?

But he also understood why Mu Lin didn't want to go home, he would either die or return to the palace.

Now he already clearly knows that Yuan Ke won't love him, and maybe he won't even have a face project in the future, so what's the point of him staying here?

Xiao Zirong sighed, and also found it very tricky.

Mu Lin looked at him and said seriously: "So, you take me with you. As long as you leave Wei State, I will try my best to find a way to live on my own. Don't worry about me."

Xiao Zirong said helplessly: "Don't say that, I am also trapped here now, how can I get out?"

Mu Lin tilted his head and said, "I think you must have a way."

Xiao Zirong was a little strange: "Why do you think I have a way?"

Mu Lin shook his head: "I can't say it well, probably because you are too calm. If it were me who was under house arrest by someone I don't like, I would definitely make trouble."

Xiao Zirong coughed lightly: "I just have such a temper, it may not be useful to be angry, maybe I will suffer a disadvantage, why bother?"

Mu Lin got up very simply and said: "I know what you are worried about. You are afraid that I am sent by His Majesty to spy on you, right?"

Xiao Zirong was helpless: "I really can't help it."

He is very vigilant, and he was able to run very quickly even when Xiao Xuexing treated him well. How could he trust Mu Lin so easily?

Mu Lin pondered and said, "How can you trust me? Do you want me to assassinate His Majesty?"

At that time Xiao Zirong was drinking water, and after listening to it, he spit out a sip of water, and couldn't help but said, "It doesn't have to be."

Why is this child so extreme, when he loves, he is vigorous, when he doesn't love... he even dares to assassinate?

Mu Lin waved his hand: "I know, I just said that casually."

Xiao Zirong reluctantly believed him, but after thinking about it, he still said: "It would be best if you have a way to give Yuan Jia a word for me, and even let me meet him."

Mu Lin was very happy: "This is no problem."

It's okay for him not to be the queen. The good relationship between him and the queen is not entirely due to his collaborators. The queen has a younger brother who is about the same age as him. He was sick at the time and passed away. The queen was very sad at that time. Mu Lin was with her every day. Being around to make her happy, the queen almost regarded him as her own brother.

Mu Lin kept his word, or he was trying to win Xiao Zirong's trust.

Two days later, Yuan Jia came in to see him.

Yuan Jia's eyes turned red when he saw him: "Why are you so thin?"

Xiao Zirong:? ? ?

He didn't feel that he was too thin when he looked in the mirror these two days. Although Wei Guo still used the bronze mirror, the bronze mirror would not change except the color would be distorted.

He didn't think there was anything wrong, but Yuan Jia regretted it a lot these days, if he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have invited Xiao Wen over.

When he was in the mansion, he inquired about Xiao Wen's situation every day, but there was no news, he didn't know what kind of training the other party had received in the palace.

Now that they met, he believed in his own judgment even more - Xiao Wen must have been wronged.

As for Xiao Wen's living in the Ronghua Palace, he also understood a little bit, originally he wanted to persuade the other party to give up if he couldn't do it, but after the meeting, he couldn't say that anymore.

After Xiao Zirong waited for him to calm down, he asked, "How is the person I brought?"

He was very nervous when he asked, for fear of getting bad news.

Fortunately, Yuan Jia was quite reliable. After hearing this, he immediately said: "They are protected by me, but... I can only let them stay in my house, and they cannot come out and walk around at will."

After hearing this, Xiao Zirong let out a long sigh: "As long as I live, it's a pity that I don't have anything to thank you now."

Yuan Jia's eyes turned red: "No, no, it's my fault, I shouldn't..."

Xiao Zirong waved his hand: "No one can guess this kind of thing, you don't have to think so much, please take care of them, it would be better if Chunsheng can come to see me, if not, just bring me some paints. I'm bored here, I want to draw a little bit."

Yuan Jia frowned: "Your Majesty will never give you this."

Xiao Zirong said straightforwardly, "I don't want to look for him."

Yuan Jia was a little embarrassed: "I...I will try my best."

Xiao Zirong said softly, "It's okay, it's okay if you can't bring it."

Yuan Jia looked around and felt that the room was empty, not because there were not many things, but because it was not popular, and indeed it looked lonely.

He thought for a while and asked, "What kind of paint do you want?"

Xiao Zirong was clearly prepared, he handed a list to Yuan Jia and said: "Look, if there is nothing that cannot be brought in, bring them all. I like painting landscapes, so I need more colors."

Yuan Jia didn't know much about painting, and when he took a closer look, some of the paints were not the same as his ordinary ones. He was a little embarrassed at first, but when he looked up and saw the expectant expression on the face of the person in front of him, he gritted his teeth and said, " Don't worry, I'll try to bring you as much as possible."

Yuan Jia didn't have much time to see him, and he reluctantly left after a while.

Immediately after he went out, Yuan Ke called him over. Yuan Jia was somewhat dissatisfied with the emperor at this time, but there was nothing he could do.

Yuan Ke asked, "Does he want to see his attendant?"

Yuan Jia didn't dare to lie, nodded and said, "Not at all, I just asked for some paint from my minister."

Yuan Ke was very interested after hearing this, and stretched out his hand and said, "Show me."

Yuan Jia didn't dare to disobey him, so he had to hand him the list. Yuan Ke looked at it from top to bottom for a long time, and frowned: "What does he want these for?"

Yuan Jia was slightly taken aback and said in a low voice, "Isn't it just for painting?"

Yuan Ke sneered: "You believe it, but I think he should find a way to get out. You said...the palace is heavily guarded, how can he get out? What can these things do?"

Yuan Jia was a little surprised: "Why did Your Majesty say that? Maybe he has accepted his fate?"

Yuan Ke snorted: "That Xiao Wen is tough, how could he recognize it so easily? The palace has records of what he wants in the past few days. I want to see what he can come up with."

Yuan Jia was a little puzzled: "Your Majesty has other plans?"

Yuan Ke played with the glazed amulet in his hand and said, "You, you really should go and practice hard. Do you really think he is just Xiao Xuexing's subordinate?"