Traveling through time and space

"Princess, I'll go down first, you wait." Yu Lin climbed up the grave first, and soon a voice came, "Princess, there is a ladder, you come down using the ladder." Su Yuanyuan stepped onto the He family's grave, and there was indeed a ladder underneath. Su Yuanyuan got down the ladder, and A Yu followed in. She looked around carefully, and it was possible to enter here. There was a pile of candles in the corner of the wall, and it seemed that someone had really made a fire.

"Princess, there is a stone door here and there is one over there," A Yu looked around as soon as he came in.

"Open it all," Su Yuanyuan stepped back, but she couldn't open it herself. "Yulin, help us!" The three of them gathered and tried to open the stone door. Fortunately, it was a little loose. After a few more efforts, they managed to open it. Su Yuanyuan also helped open that door and pushed open the one on the left. There was only a large coffin in the middle. Su Yuanyuan wanted to lift the lid of the coffin, but Yulin stopped her. "How many years has the old patriarch of the He family been dead?"

"To answer the princess, he's been dead for thirteen years," Ayu replied. "Yulin, check if the coffin is nailed shut?" Su Yuanyuan remained unconvinced. "Ayu, look around for a hidden spot." Su Yuanyuan lay down and moved under the coffin, wondering if it might be underground. Fortunately, the coffin was propped up, allowing her to see underneath, but there was nothing there.

"Princess, the coffin is not nailed tightly." Yu Lin's voice was full of joy.

A Yu carefully helped Su Yuanyuan up and flicked her carefully. Su Yuanyuan took out two pairs of rubber gloves and handed one to Yu Lin, asking him to watch him put on the gloves. "Move carefully, keep it as it is, don't let anyone see anything." Su Yuanyuan was quite brave and almost turned over the lid of the coffin to see, but there was nothing. The person in the coffin looked like a human being. Yu Lin carefully turned over the person in the coffin to see if there was anything hidden, but after a careful search, there was nothing. Su Yuanyuan was still wondering where it could be hidden?

"Princess, there is another room over there." Yu Lin reminded her and searched carefully again, but found nothing.

"This person looks familiar." A Yu carefully looked around the coffin in the stone house on the right, "Princess, let me call A Luan to identify him." Su Yuanyuan nodded, still thinking about where she could find something.

"Princess, this is He Xuanzhong, the commander of the Imperial Guards." A Luan said with certainty, "A Yu, he doesn't look like he just died. But didn't we hear his voice yesterday when we were checking things?"

"Really? I didn't see it. Maybe you heard it wrong? But I also didn't hear about Commander He's death."

"What's going on here?" Su Yuanyuan was also puzzled. Su Yuanyuan still didn't give up, and walked around the rooms on both sides carefully. "We have been here for quite some time. We have to go out quickly and take a closer look. Everything must be restored to its original state. No one should be aware that someone has come in. No matter what, we can't alert the enemy." After checking again and making sure that everything was restored to its original state, everyone left the cemetery and sealed the entrance as it was. "Ayu, Alua, one of you stay here to see if anything has entered the cemetery." Alua took a step back and she stayed.

"Yue'er, go check if the gravekeeper has woken up." Su Yuanyuan looked at the sky. She couldn't tell the time. "What time is it now?"

"To answer the princess, it's just the beginning of the Yin hour." A Yu looked at the sky. Taking advantage of the night, Su Yuanyuan took out two packages of meat jerky and a package of cakes from the space and handed them to A Luan. Su Yuanyuan didn't see her surprised expression, but she could imagine it. "Go back immediately, otherwise it will be daybreak." They returned along the same route. On the way back, they were more familiar with the road, so it naturally took less than two hours. However, when they reached the south gate, the city gate was open, and it still took some time.

"Princess, we can't go back by car. It will attract too much attention." A Yu reminded.

"This princess understands what you mean. Just as the gate opened, the carriage from the princess's mansion entered the city gate. It was too conspicuous. Someone with a keen eye would find it. So, Yulin, you two can go too."

"Princess, can you jump over the city wall?" Alua asked with her mouth wide open.

"Of course you can, but you must not let a fourth person know about everything that happened today. This princess will only say this once." Su Yuanyuan warned and threatened, and took the carriage away. The secret guard was even more surprised by the news that came out of thin air. Su Yuanyuan ignored them and directly pulled Yue'er away. She didn't hear any footsteps and was sure that the two were not following her. Let's retreat home first. She was really tired. Su Yuanyuan took Yue'er directly into the space, teleported back to the mansion, went to the stable first, released the carriage, and then went to her room.

"Princess, you are finally back." Dongmei said.

"Silly girl, didn't I tell you to sleep?"

"Princess, I felt there was some movement on the roof last night, so I stayed in the house all the time."

"Are you saying that someone raided the Princess's mansion last night? Did the guards discover anything?"

"I didn't dare go out and ask them. I wanted to keep the impression that the princess was resting in the room. Judging from the slight movements, the people had been on the roof for less than half an hour."

"Did you hear any movement from the guards in the mansion?"

"Yes, I heard footsteps passing by outside the yard every hour. It seems that the person who came didn't stay longer because of these footsteps."

"Okay, you should rest too and don't go out yet." Su Yuanyuan lay down with her clothes on. She really wanted to take a bath, but she couldn't let Dongmei go out at this time. When Su Yuanyuan woke up again, it was already dawn. She quickly went to the space to take a bath, and when she came out, she deliberately made loud noises so that people outside could hear it.

"Princess, it's time to get ready. It's getting late," came the voice of Nanny Shang.

"Come in. We won't be dining in the mansion. Let's go to the palace to have dinner with father." The person on the bed sat up, preparing to get up and see them come in. "Today, Xiao Maozi, Shang Ma, Dongmei, Rumei, Chunmei, and Qiumei will be coming to the palace together. Yulin will be driving the carriage." Su Yuanyuan said, and then let them toss and turn, wash, change clothes, and when they were done, the bronze mirror showed a young girl in a pink flowing golden cloud gauze. Because of her age, her wardrobe was basically all pink. No, it was all pink given by the palace. "Just change the ruby ​​on your head and a hairpin. Keep it simple." Su Yuanyuan didn't want to dress too ostentatiously. She set off to the palace. Sitting in the carriage, Su Yuanyuan was thinking again, should she go see her father and tell him what happened in the He family tomb, and who had entered the roof of the princess's mansion and what they were doing? Was it friend or foe? As she was thinking, she soon arrived at the palace gate. Seeing the red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple people passing by on the road, Su Yuanyuan knew that the palace walls must be very lively today, but some were happy and some were sad.

"Greetings to the legitimate princess," Su Yuanyuan nodded in agreement as she heard endless voices of flattery along the way. There were even a few people she had just met at the Prince's Mansion.

"Your servant Xiao Xiangzi, Xiao Ranzi greets Princess Anle." As they approached the palace gate, someone came to greet them.

"Your servant Miaojia, your servant Miaozhi, greets Princess Anle."

Su Yuanyuan raised her hand and motioned them to stand up. "Princess, we were asked by Eunuch Shen to serve you today." A man named Xiao Xiangzi stepped forward and spoke.

"Xiao Xiangzi, will you take care of this princess today?"

"Yes, Princess. Eunuch Shen said that there are too many people in the palace today, so he asked the servants and the two sisters to take care of the princess together."

"Princess, do you want to go to Yuanfu Palace to rest for a while?" Nanny Shang asked.

"Princess, the emperor said that the imperial kitchen has come up with a new kind of gold and silver rolls that are quite good, so he asked the kitchen to send two more. Please go to Lixiang Pavilion to have a meal together." Su Yuanyuan hadn't had breakfast yet, so she nodded.

"Miss Miaojia, please go to Concubine Yu's place at Weiqinxuan and tell Eunuch Shen that the princess has gone to Lixiang Pavilion."

"Are there many people in the palace today?" Xiao Xiangzi took them along a small path, and occasionally they would meet people who greeted them.

"A lot of people. The Emperor has ordered that all officials above the fourth rank and their families be present. There are also royal relatives in the capital, and there are also envoys who have come to Qingyang specifically to congratulate the Emperor. In short, it's a very lively day."

"Embassies? How many embassies have arrived now?"

"I don't know the details. The Ministry of Rites is receiving them. I heard that the eldest prince Ling Yu, the second prince, the crown prince Kong Shu and the grand tutor have also arrived. I don't know about the others, but I also heard that the crown princess Shen Ji and the king's uncle are also here. This crown princess is the next emperor. I really want to meet this crown princess. She must be so heroic to become the next emperor." Little Xiangzi looked very envious.

"Doesn't Shen Ji have a prince?" Su Yuanyuan asked curiously, "I've only heard of female generals and female teachers, but never heard of a female emperor?" Although Su Yuanyuan knew about Wu Zetian, it seemed that there was no such person in this era.

"Princess, I've heard that this has happened before. Of course, it wasn't in our Qingyang, but in other countries. I heard that there were quite a few princes in Chenji, but they were all born out of wedlock. Moreover, the emperor of Chenji was not in good health, so this princess has been the regent since she was ten years old. It's only natural that she can become a good emperor."

"Okay, if this princess has the chance to meet the Crown Princess, she will definitely convey your admiration for her." Su Yuanyuan laughed out loud when she heard this.

"As long as I can see you once, I will feel at ease."

"You are such a loser! Turn the corner and don't miss your mission," Xiao Xiangzi said excitedly, then stopped. Xiao Maozi stepped forward and kicked him as a reminder.

"Slave, slave deserves to die." He realized his own misconduct and quickly bent down to apologize.

"No problem, this princess also wants to meet such a heroine, let's go."

"Jin Hui greets the princess." He bowed and greeted, and then there was another group of people. It was called a group because a girl led a group of people and met him head-on.

"Hello." Su Yuanyuan didn't know the person, so she politely replied. After they walked away, she asked quietly, "Whose girl is this? She's so lively."

"I don't know."

"I don't know either." The two girls who followed also replied.

"Princess, you are here," Eunuch Shen came forward to greet her as soon as she arrived at the door of Lixiang Pavilion.

"Hello, Eunuch Shen," Su Yuanyuan greeted, and the people behind him saluted. "The emperor is not in a good mood," he raised his head and asked the people behind him to stand up.

"Why?" Su Yuanyuan followed him into the yard.

"It's still about the selection of the queen. There are four choices now. One is Qi Manyong, the legitimate daughter of Duke Qi, one is He Meiniang, the niece of He Zifang of the He family and the cousin of the Crown Princess, and the other is Liu Shijuan, the eldest daughter of Liu Shitong, a commander of the third rank. The emperor has not made up his mind until now, but the ministers have been... Your Majesty, why are you guarding the door?" Eunuch Shen smiled awkwardly.

"Yuanyuan greets father." Su Yuanyuan saluted.

"Princess, today's gold and silver rolls and shredded chicken rolls are both delicious. The blood swallows were also specially ordered by the emperor."

"Okay, okay, you're the only one who talks too much, please leave." The emperor waved his hand.

Sitting down, the emperor picked up a piece of gold and silver pancake for Su Yuanyuan. This concern made Su Yuanyuan want to meddle in other people's business again, "Father, are you in a bad mood?"

"Yes, the Queen will be announced in two hours, but I..."

"Father, Rong Yuanyuan, please tell me your thoughts. Father, do you want to use marriage to consolidate your power?"

"No need. We have been enjoying peace and prosperity in Qingyang these years. Father still has the confidence to make Qingyang better." Su Yuanyuan admired her father's confidence.

"Father, have you ever seen those beautiful ladies? Since you have no other intentions in choosing a queen, then choose someone you like. After all, we still have decades to live. If you have someone you truly love, life will be much easier."

"But that girl..."

"Father, is there really such a girl? With your current status, marry her and live a life of love and affection with her."

"This girl doesn't have a distinguished background. After she entered the palace, her father died. When he was alive, he was a prefect. Now that he's gone, there's no one left in her family. All the ministers wanted to expel her from the palace, but I couldn't bear to do so. She's an honest child."