Chapter 154 Entering the Palace

The time came three days later.

At the gate of the Imperial City of Shendu, a luxurious carriage arrived. The eunuch guarding the gate recognized at a glance that it was the carriage of the Duke of Ming’s Mansion.

All the guards, palace maids and eunuchs in the entire palace knew that the third daughter of Duke Ming was good friends with Princess Yong'an, and that the third daughter would come to the palace several times every month.

However, the inspection still had to be done. The guards stopped the carriage and saw that only Miss Gu San and her personal maid were sitting inside. They checked the token for entering the palace and only let them pass after confirming that it was correct.

Miss Gu San and her maid got off the carriage, entered the palace gate, and were led by the eunuchs to the harem, Weirui Palace, where Princess Yong'an lived.

The palace is very large, and there is a long distance from the palace gate to the harem.

During the whole process, the maid kept holding Miss Gu's hand and seemed a little nervous.

The leading eunuch didn't take it seriously. This was the imperial palace, and it was normal for ordinary people to be nervous when entering here. Even the wives of high-ranking officials would be cautious and trembling when entering here.

After walking for half an hour, they finally arrived at Weirui Palace where Princess Yong'an lived.

It is said that this palace was built by Emperor Taizu of Wei for his eldest daughter, Princess Weirui, and only the most favored princess was qualified to live here.

This shows how favored Gong Miaomiao is.

At this time, Gu Mingchuan, who had transformed into Gu Yiting, couldn't help but think of what Miss Gu San had told him about Gong Miaomiao. He always felt that the matter was a bit strange.

Gong Miaomiao is not of royal blood. It is said that when the empress dowager was out of the palace one day, she saw a phoenix falling from the sky and landing in a private house. She thought it was a good omen. Coincidentally, the family had just given birth to a daughter, so they named the baby girl a princess and brought her into the palace, loving her since she was a child.

Although she is just a princess, she is loved by everyone in the palace and is much more favored than other princesses.

The Queen Mother doted on this princess a little too much, so naturally a lot of rumors spread.

Some say that she is the descendant of the previous emperor left among the people.

Some even said that this was her illegitimate daughter born from an affair with someone else.

Gu Mingchuan was thinking about these rumors in his mind, when he suddenly felt a shock in his heart. He felt a consciousness falling on him, which paused for a moment and then disappeared.

"This kind of oppressive force must come from a strong person in the Fate Palace Realm."

He secretly said it was very dangerous.

Fortunately, Gu Yiting was practicing a very pure water-attributed technique. He used his innate five elements magic power to simulate it, and there were no flaws.

……

Soon, Gu Mingchuan was invited in, and the maid had to stay outside.

The maid naturally knew the inside story and was extremely nervous along the way.

This is not a good psychological quality.

Gu Mingchuan thought to himself and soon entered the palace. He saw Gong Miaomiao, who had changed into a light yellow dress, running out. She grabbed his hand and said excitedly, "Tingting, you are finally here."

At this time, Gong Miaomiao had a gorgeous hairstyle and an exquisite headdress that was a bit dazzling, making her look extremely luxurious.

This kind of nobility is cultivated from childhood and cannot be faked even if you want to.

Before he could speak, Gong Miaomiao had already pulled him towards the bedroom and said, "Let's go inside and talk. Don't follow us."

The latter sentence was naturally spoken to the palace maid beside him.

After entering the bedroom, Gong Miaomiao closed the door and asked in a low voice, "How is it, did he contact you?"

Gu Mingchuan said, "I got in touch with you two days ago, so I came to see you right away."

When Gong Miaomiao heard this, her eyes lit up and she became even more excited. "What did he say?"

"He said he wants your help with something."

"What's the matter? Tell me now."

"I heard that Shangguan Yu is here with you?"

"Shh, you must not tell anyone about this. She is still recovering from her injuries."

Chu Zhi really didn't lie to him.

Gu Mingchuan added, "He asked me to ask you if there is any way to save Wang Xining from Weiyuan Marquis's Mansion."

"Wang Xining? What happened to her?"

Gong Miaomiao seemed a little unhappy. As soon as she returned to the capital, she was brought back to this palace by Pei Bingqing. Even all the palace maids were replaced. It was said that this was the emperor's intention.

These palace maids told her nothing, and her only source of information was Gu Yiting.

Although she had never dealt with the second daughter of Weiyuan Marquis's Mansion, she knew this person.

Gu Mingchuan then briefly recounted the story of Wang Xining.

When Gong Miaomiao heard that Wang Xining was punished for Gu Mingchuan, her attitude changed immediately and she said angrily, "How could Weiyuan Hou do this?"

In her mind, anyone who was willing to save Brother Gu was naturally a good person, and Weiyuan Hou, who punished his daughter for this, was of course a bad guy.

Gu Mingchuan asked, "Do you have a way to save her?"

Gong Miaomiao bit her finger, thought for a while, and said, "I can only ask the queen for help. I'll go now. You wait here for me."

"it is good."

……

Gong Miaomiao left in a hurry, leaving Gu Mingchuan alone in the bedroom. He was bored, so he saw a book on the dressing table and walked over to pick it up.

There were only four words written on the cover: "Tian Li Ba Ti".

What the hell?
Gu Mingchuan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He remembered that Yan Qing of Tianxia Tower once said that there were two other horizontal training methods in the world that were not inferior to the "Vajra Indestructible Divine Art".

One of them is the "Heavenly Strike Tyrant Body", which is the unique skill of the royal family of the previous dynasty.

He changed his mind and realized that this was the imperial palace of the Wei Dynasty. The Jin Dynasty was eventually destroyed by the Wei Dynasty. It was reasonable for the "Tian Li Ba Ti" technique to appear here.

It seems that Gong Miaomiao's status in the palace is indeed very high, and even this level of martial arts can be shown.

Gu Mingchuan thought about it and flipped through the secret book in his hand. He was fascinated by it.

"wrong!"

Not long after, he finished reading the book and felt something was wrong. There was something wrong with this technique!

"Miao Miao, I know you are in there."

Suddenly, someone outside was talking loudly, and the door was pushed open. In came a young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old. He had a full forehead and was wearing bright yellow clothes. He looked extremely expensive.

However, there was a hint of hostility between his brows, which destroyed his noble aura.

The visitor was slightly startled when he saw him, "Are you the third daughter of the Duke of Ming's Mansion?"

Gu Mingchuan guessed the identity of this person at once, and cursed inwardly, thinking how unlucky he was. He bowed his head and said, "Your Highness, your servant has seen you."

In this harem, who else could be the man who dares to push the door and walk directly into a princess's room except the owner of this palace?
The emperor looked at the book in her hand and frowned. "Do you know that this book is a collection of books in the upper study room and no one is allowed to read it at will?"

After saying this, he saw the woman standing there in a daze, as if she was frightened.

The emperor's mind moved. He had always wanted to win over Duke Ming, but to no avail. Wasn't this an opportunity?

"Humph, how dare you! Someone, take her away."

Following his order, an old eunuch came in with some people and took the man away.

Gu Mingchuan was being escorted by two sturdy old women, feeling helpless.

I am really impressed. No matter where I go, I will encounter all kinds of accidents.

You can be arrested even for reading a book.

This is a problem. If the emperor notifies the Mingguo Mansion, his identity will most likely be exposed.

"Does this count as walking into a trap?"

……

After all, Gu Yiting was the daughter of a duke and had a noble status, so the young emperor did not make things too difficult for her. He just placed her under house arrest in another place called Cuiwei Palace.

It's cold and deserted here, and it's obvious that no one has lived here for a long time, but it's still clean.

Gu Mingchuan was placed under house arrest, accompanied by two female officials.

Female officials are different from palace maids in that they all have ranks, which is equivalent to management level.

He knew he couldn't run away, so he sat in a chair and waited patiently.

Gong Miaomiao will definitely come to rescue him.

It depends on whether she is faster or Duke Ming is faster.

Suddenly, Gu Mingchuan caught the conversation between two palace maids outside, "Why are there so many people here today? It's been many years since so many people came to Cuiwei Palace?"

"Who knows? This Cuiwei Palace has become somewhat weird since one of Emperor Taizu's concubines committed suicide here. Anyone who lives here will die a violent death. Since then, no one dares to live here anymore."

"I heard that Emperor Taizu's beloved concubine was originally a princess of the previous dynasty. This curse must have been left behind after she committed suicide..."

……

Gu Mingchuan listened for a while, but didn't hear anything interesting, so he stopped paying attention and opened the panel to read it.

Just now, after he read the "Heavenly Strike Tyrant Body" technique, he did not comprehend any technique from it. Instead, there was an additional "Heavenly Strike Curse" in the martial arts column.

What’s even stranger is that there is no proficiency requirement at the end.

As he was thinking about it, he seemed to hear a vague voice in a trance. It was a woman's voice, which sounded a bit disgusting.

"Who is speaking?"

Gu Mingchuan suddenly became alert and saw that the two female officials did not react. It seemed that he was the only one who could hear the sound.

Isn't it a ghost?
He was not afraid, but more curious.

In this fantasy world, even if ghosts exist, it is not too strange.

He listened attentively, and the voice became clear, "Xia Jiuge, you despicable villain, you have cut off the bloodline of my Xiang family, you will not die well! You will never get my father's legacy--"

Xia Jiuge?
Isn’t this the name of Emperor Taizu of Wei?
It seems that the two eunuchs were telling the truth. Xia Jiuge really married a princess from the previous dynasty's royal family. In the end, the princess might have really committed suicide here.

What Gu Mingchuan was even more curious about was how she made the sound echo here for hundreds of years without dissipating?

Suddenly, he saw the "Thunder Curse" on the panel. Maybe -

He thought of his current situation and hesitated for only a second before using the "Thunder Curse".

One second passed, two seconds passed.

Nothing happens.

He was a little disappointed. "It seems that I was wrong."

Boom!

Suddenly, his scalp went numb. Just as he raised his head, he saw the roof of the palace above him suddenly burst open and a thick bolt of lightning fell down.

For a moment, countless electric currents ran wildly.

(End of this chapter)