After the initial shock, the old rat took Yang Chen to a pavilion embedded in the mountainside.
Looking down from high above, the entire outline of the palace in the cave could be seen at a glance under the moonlight. It was hazy, just like the paradise in myths and legends.
The architectural style of the palace in the cave was similar to that of the Siheyuan. It also emphasized the integration of heaven and man.
The outermost palace was the front hall, the main hall was in the middle, the side halls were on both sides, and the back hall was where hundreds of flowers were planted. In the garden.
He walked down the stone steps and passed through the front hall to the main hall. The first thing that entered his eyes was two symmetrical crabapple trees, then a pomegranate bonsai, and then a large fish tank.
She didn't know if it was made by Old Rat, but the fish in the fish tank were still alive.
Looking at the main hall, there were three big words written on the horizontal board,'Qining Palace'.
"Old Rat, is that Consort Dowager surnamed 'Qi', or is her title' Qi'?”
"That's not the main point. The main point is the word 'Ning'. Yang Chen, do you know the name of the palace where the Empress lives?”
"Is there a need to ask? Isn't it just the Palace of Earthly Tranquility? No, could it be that in Emperor Yongzheng's heart, this Consort Qi was more important than the Empress?”
"The emperor's thoughts are like the ocean, how can we mortals know? Anyway, the second son of Emperor Yongzheng is dead. You're not an archaeologist, so why do you care so much?”
Old Rat was quite open-minded.
He continued to visit. Whether it was the carved beams and painted buildings, the hand-copied veranda, or the yellowed red lanterns, everything was filled with a strong sense of history.
The outside was fascinating, after entering the palace, Yang Chen was even more stunned.
They said that the Emperor was extravagant, and everything in front of them was proof of that.
"Heavens…that old man Yongzheng really treats this Imperial Consort Qi with the level of an Empress.”
The furniture was meticulously crafted from top-quality red sandalwood, and the phoenix pattern on it was particularly eye-catching.
The porcelain, jade, calligraphy, and paintings used for decoration were all exquisite items.
"Old Rat, you old brat, are you going to be rich…"
"Not me, but you. Because from now on, everything here is yours. Besides, I've waited for decades. If it's really as you say, do I still need to fake it?”
"Don't. Although I'm greedy and tempted, I know that there's a choice.”
Hearing this, the old rat couldn't help but look at Yang Chen in a new light.
If it were anyone else, they would have long had the thought of killing and robbing.
Yang Chen was different. He treated the old rat as a friend in his heart, so he did not want to take advantage of his friend.
"I'm already old. What can I do by guarding these things? They couldn't eat or wear anything, so they could only occasionally look at them. Most importantly, a man's wealth is a sin. Although my senior brother can't be sure that the item is here, he can guess most of it. If the Japanese continue to track us, it will be even more troublesome. Instead of letting the Japanese take advantage of us, why don't you take everything…"
Old Rat wasn't joking. Every word he said was true.
Mentioning the Japanese, Yang Chen couldn't help but become silent.
Yang Chen would not snatch the things of the old rat, but he would definitely not watch the Japanese take away the bricks and tiles here.
"Old Rat, are you serious?"
"If I had any false feelings, I wouldn't have brought you here. Unfortunately, once it was demolished, the palace in the cave would be completely gone.”
"Haha, I don't think so. Old Rat, I'll say it here today. Since I have the ability to demolish this place, I have the ability to rebuild this place in the future.”
Others could not do it, but Yang Chen, who had the super cheat of the quantum space, could.
"Yang Chen, are you joking with me?”
"I plan to wait thirty years. When the situation in all aspects has completely stabilized, I will contract the ruins of the royal family's side courtyard outside. The date will also be the day the palace in the cave is rebuilt!”
During this time, the old rat had not investigated Yang Chen.
However, the more he investigated, the more mysterious Yang Chen became.
Now that Yang Chen had personally promised, some of the worries in the old rat's heart completely disappeared.
"I have the detailed building blueprints. You can provide the manpower, and I'll be in charge of instructing them on the demolition. The most important thing was that the floor tiles had been lost in the Ming Dynasty, and there were tens of thousands of parts in the palace. Every piece had a fixed position, and very detailed records were needed to ensure that it could be rebuilt in the future.”
For Yang Chen, what the old rat said was not a problem.
"Old Rat, you know this place the best. Tell me, what's the top treasure here?”
"The old screen that Imperial Consort Qi placed in her boudoir.”the old child said without hesitation.
"No way! This Jun kiln porcelain bottle next to it doesn't seem to be worse than the old screen you mentioned, right?”
"Humph! The red sandalwood used for the old screen is just an empty shelf. What's important is the things on it…Let me tell you, there are four authentic works of Daoist Wu on it!”
Yang Chen knew some information about Daoist Wu.
Daoist Wu, known as the Art Saint, was best at landscape painting.
Later generations held Daoist Wu in high esteem, saying that his landscape paintings were the warmest and that his animals were the most mischievous.
Just when Yang Chen was thinking about going to observe it personally, Nan Nan suddenly reminded him: "Master, an unknown mysterious energy has been discovered. Do you have a specific location?”
"Nan Nan, is there anything strange here?”
"Master, don't worry. This place is very safe, but there seems to be a treasure hidden here.”
"Then quickly locate it."
After a moment, a virtual map appeared in Yang Chen's mind.
Yang Chen first made an excuse to let the old rat take the building map and then rushed to the destination according to the map.
About five minutes later, Yang Chen came to the side hall.
Consort Qi Tai had turned this place into a temple hall.
"Why is it a Buddha statue again?"
"Master, it's not the Buddha statue. It's something hidden inside the Buddha statue.”
Recently, Yang Chen seemed to be very fated with Buddha.
After respectfully bowing three times, Yang Chen went to the front of the table and took down a Guanyin statue made of white marble.
Holding the thirty centimeter high Guanyin statue, Yang Chen concentrated on observing while looking for the button of the mechanism.
Crack…
A wooden box suddenly popped out from Guanyin's stomach.
The wooden box was made of yellow rosewood. It was square and about 8cm in diameter.
"Master, don't open it here…"
Under Nan Nan's reminder, Yang Chen put the wooden box together with the Guanyin statue into the quantum space.
That night, no one had any intention of leaving the palace in the cave.
In the courtyard, with the wine and cooked food that he had brought with him, Yang Chen and the old rat drank and talked.
Most of the time, it was the old rat who was talking, and Yang Chen was responsible for listening.
Until he was drunk and the old rat went to the side hall to rest, Yang Chen found an opportunity to enter the quantum space.
"I want to see what's hidden inside. To be able to make Nan Nan pay so much attention to it, I think the things inside are not simple…"
Muttering, Yang Chen opened the wooden box.
In an instant, the already bright room became even brighter.
It was a pearl the size of a walnut, as if it was the legendary luminous pearl.
Yang Chen didn't think so, because the light released by the bead made the 'qi' in his body involuntarily circulate spontaneously, and the speed was faster than usual.
"This is?"
"Master, there is a letter under the bead.”
Opening the letter, the words on it were in the language of the Qing Dynasty, which Yang Chen knew.
"Oh? How could it be him? It was actually the legendary pearl of the Sui Marquis, the pearl of the Sui Dynasty!”
The letter was personally written by Imperial Consort Qi and left for the fated person in the future.
According to Imperial Consort Qi's personal confirmation, this Sui Pearl was neither a pearl nor a luminous pearl.
If worn for a long time, this Sui Pearl could not only improve one's physical fitness, but also prolong one's life.
Qi Taifei herself did not die of illness. After being together with the second son of Yongzheng, Qi Taifei often blamed herself and was worried about the four seasons all year round, which led to her exhaustion and death.
"Nan Nan, you said that the Sui Pearl contains an unknown mysterious energy. What kind of energy is it?”
"Master, the energy in the Sui Pearl is somewhat similar to the 'true qi' in the body of an ancient martial art practitioner, but it's also different. What Nan Nan can be sure of is that the Sui Pearl originated from some kind of strange creature…"
"Strange creatures? Is it a mutated beast?"
"Master, no matter what kind of strange beast the Sui Pearl comes from, it's beneficial for Master to cultivate the ancient martial arts Qi cultivation technique.”
"You're quite open-minded. Fine, fine, let's do it this way…Haha, this trip was really worth it!”
It could be said that compared to this Sui Pearl, a mere palace in the cave was just a small dish.
The most important thing was that with Sui Zhu, Yang Chen would be able to cultivate the ancient martial arts Qi refining technique more smoothly.
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