princess regent lifted from her grave

Nangong Jin continued:

"For nearly a hundred years after that, the villagers of Phoenix Village have been resisting outsiders. Anyone who wants to enter Phoenix Village is blocked by the villagers. They also learned about the invasion of those killers from their ancestors. In order to protect the safety of Fenghuang Village, the people in the village were extremely united and united in dealing with the outside world."

Mu Fengyan narrowed her eyes and asked, "Then is there really a treasure hidden in your village?"

Nangong Jin shook his head and said:

"The grass-roots people don't know whether there are treasures hidden there. However, the grass-roots people know that there is an underground palace in Fenghuang Village for nearly a thousand years. What is in the underground palace is unknown to the grass-roots people. No one has ever opened it. There are goddesses outside the underground palace protecting them, and all the previous goddesses have been there. If the leader's daughter takes over, she will protect her for the rest of her life! If the leader does not have a daughter, he can choose one from the branch. The status of the goddess is extremely high in the Phoenix Village, and she is also called the daughter of the Phoenix by the villagers, who is like a god. The reason why the second uncle secretly took his sister away and recorded Nangong Ying in his parents’ name is also for this reason. The most important point is that the goddess can approach the underground palace, but no one else can."

"Cao Min suspected that his second uncle had guessed that there were a lot of treasures in the underground palace, so he assassinated Cao Min's parents at all costs."

"It hasn't been opened in the past thousand years?" Mu Fengyan frowned slightly: "Is there a mechanism in the underground palace?"

"Mother, the common people have never been close to the underground palace, so they don't know if there are any mechanisms inside. However, the common people know from the manuscript that there is a way to open the underground palace."

"Oh? What's the solution?"

"Back to the empress, the oldest handbook has recorded: They are waiting for the reincarnation of Feng Nu. If Feng Nu reincarnates, her blood can be dripped into the phoenix eyes in front of the underground palace, and then the underground palace can be opened. I no longer believed it, so I ignored this statement.”

Ye Lijue's eyes suddenly turned cold and he said in a deep voice, "Does your second uncle know how to open the underground palace?"

Nangong Jin said in a confident tone: "He should know. He can even find out the location of his father's secret room. He must have also checked the manuscripts collected in the secret cabinet."

Mu Fengyan and Ye Lijue looked at each other and suddenly realized what they had been doubting before. Regarding the kidnapping of Heng'er, when she later learned that it was Ye Jingnan who did it, she acted according to Ye Jingnan's ruthless actions. How could Style just kidnap Heng'er instead of killing Heng'er?

She made many assumptions about Ye Jingnan's move, but she did not guess that there was some connection between Ye Jingnan and the Nangong clan leader.

Clan Chief Nangong couldn't get close to her, so he could only start with her younger brother who was closely related to her. Perhaps Clan Nangong just gave it a try, but later Heng'er was rescued, and Clan Nangong had to think long term.

So now that I think about it, Nangong Ying's approach to Prince Xiu was not just a delusional attempt to take the position of Princess Xiu, but more importantly, the Nangong clan leader wanted to take advantage of Nangong Ying's access to the palace, which would be detrimental to her, or to her soon-to-be-born child. The purpose is naturally to open the thousand-year-old underground palace.

Thinking of this, Mu Fengyan sneered. It was such a big plan. It was a pity that the Nangong Clan Chief did not have the destiny to realize it. The biggest failure of the Nangong Clan Chief was that he had no self-awareness, and his inflated ambition was exactly the opposite of his strength!

As for what kind of connection Ye Jingnan had with the Nangong Clan Chief, or what kind of transactions they had, thinking about it now, Ye Jingnan wanted to get something from the Nangong Clan Chief, and even the plan was quite profound.

Mu Fengyan retracted her thoughts and continued to ask: "How much do you know about the underground palace?"

"Back to the empress, all the common people know are from the handbooks of previous heads. The ancient books detailing the underground palace are not preserved in the secret pavilion. In the earliest handwriting, there was an ambiguous record from a head, and the details about the underground palace were recorded. The ancient book of records seems to be treasured in one place, but where it is is not given in detail.”

After Nangong Jin finished speaking, he took out the phoenix feather that his sister had returned to him, presented it to the empress with both hands, and continued:

"Your Majesty, Madam, this object is a treasure of Phoenix Village. It is called the Feather of the Phoenix. The Cao Min's second uncle sent someone to deliver it to Nangong Ying. Nangong Ying accidentally dropped it and was picked up by the Cao Min. They have been looking for this treasure ever since. . The people speculate that Nangong Ying wants to use this treasure to win the favor of King Xiu."

Mu Fengyan looked at the fiery red treasure in Nangong Jin's hand, which was as big as the palm of her hand and shaped like a feather. For some reason, she felt a strange feeling in her heart when she saw this thing.

Ye Lijue did the same, and spoke directly and majestically: "Send it up."

Nangong Jin took a few steps forward and respectfully handed it to Ye Lijue with both hands.

After Ye Lijue took it, he suddenly felt that the material of this object was extraordinary. A lifelike phoenix was engraved on the front, and the words "Gift to Beloved" were engraved on the other side. The strange feeling in his heart was even worse.

When Ye Lijue and Mu Fengyan saw these four words, their pupils shrank slightly. This handwriting...

Ye Lijue and Mu Fengyan looked at each other and saw the shock in the other's eyes.

Mu Fengyan shifted her gaze, looked at Nangong Jin and asked, "Where is this thing hidden in your Phoenix Village?"

"Back to the Queen, this thing has been placed on the shelf in the dark pavilion. The common people have seen the small wooden shelf. The design is extremely clever. The treasure has never been taken down before. Perhaps the second uncle wanted Nangong Ying to achieve his goal. Only then did we get the treasure.”

Ye Lijue nodded slightly and said coldly:

"Put this thing on the wooden shelf and protect the secret pavilion. When the time is right, the queen and I will go and check it out in person."

"The common people obey."

Nangong Jin carefully stored the treasure away, waiting for the emperor and empress to arrive in the future.

"If you find anything else in the future, you can report it to me and I will send some guards to protect you."

Nangong Jin was overjoyed when he heard this. There were many people in Fenghuang Village who were colluding with his second uncle. If someone from the emperor supported him, what would he have to fear? He quickly bowed and said, "The common people thank you, Your Majesty."

After that, Nangong Jin picked up some key points about the clan affairs and reported them to the emperor and empress. He also told everything he knew about the underground palace.

An hour later,

Erya, Nangong Jin, Mu Xiu and Qingyun exited Fengyi Palace. They went back to pack their bags and set out on the road to Phoenix Village.

Following them were the secret guards and the guards protecting Nangong Jin.

Mu Xiu and Qingyun had been away for more than a month. They encountered some troubles in Phoenix Village, but they were successfully solved in the end. Moreover, Mu Shan and the others who had been secretly investigating there were very helpful to them. many,

In the end, Mu Xiu and Qingyun did not find other people who knew how to poison insects. Instead, they found the handbook printed by the Nangong clan leader. Mu Xiu knew it was the content of the forbidden book at a glance, and then burned it clean.

This matter came to an end.

*****

three months later

For Mu Fengyan, happy times always come in such a hurry. Under Ajue's careful care, the birth of her child is ushered in.

Now the east wind blows the water, the spring flowers bloom,

On days when butterflies are flying and the spring breeze is blowing,

There is comforting joy everywhere,

At this time, Mu Fengyan's bouts of abdominal pain told her that the child she had been looking forward to for a long time was about to meet her.