#71 - The sky is bright (Part 1)
Great Ning Imperial Palace.
Wei Xianzhi and Qin Caizhen met Ning Yongnian in Consort Hua's Changchun Palace.
To summon the Emperor from a concubine's bed in the middle of the night, these two were truly something.
However, it was precisely this that highlighted the Wei family's anger.
“……”
“What?!”
“Such a thing actually happened?!”
In the luxurious hall filled with fragrance, Ning Yongnian slammed his teacup heavily on the table, his face full of anger.
“I will immediately order an investigation and find the mastermind behind this! No matter who it is, they will be severely punished!!”
“Oh, right, you also need that Yunmu Zhi, right… Guards!”
“This servant is here.” The old eunuch pushed the door open and entered.
“The Tianshan Sect sent me a Yunmu Zhi some time ago, it's in the private treasury.”
Ning Yongnian looked at the old eunuch and waved his hand, ordering, “Go and find it quickly! Someone in Minister Wei's family is waiting for this to save their life!”
“Yes! This servant will go immediately!”
The old eunuch responded and hurriedly turned to leave, but he slowly stopped just as he stepped out of Changchun Palace.
The young eunuch beside him was a little puzzled: “Foster father, aren't we going to find the Yunmu Zhi? Why aren't we going?”
“The Yunmu Zhi is gone.”
“Ah? How do you know it's gone without even looking?”
The young eunuch was very surprised: “Foster father, could it be that you…”
“Shut up! How could I have adopted such a useless son like you!”
The old eunuch glared at the young eunuch with disappointment, lowering his voice to explain: “If the Emperor says it's gone, then it's gone!”
“Where did the Emperor…”
The young eunuch wanted to argue, but when he saw the old eunuch's eyes, he shrank back and changed his question.
“Your son is foolish, please enlighten me, foster father.”
“Hmph!”
The old eunuch snorted, stroking the young eunuch's hand as he asked: “Let me ask you, when the Emperor was speaking to me just now, did you see clearly how his hand was gesturing outside the door?”
“Ah?”
The young eunuch was stunned, and after recalling for a moment, he reluctantly replied: “I only remember that the Emperor did wave his hand at foster father, but how exactly he waved it… it seemed like this?”
With one hand being stroked by the old eunuch, he waved the other hand left and right in the air a couple of times.
“You do have some eyesight.”
The old eunuch nodded and explained: “Today I will tell you about this habit of the Emperor, listen carefully.”
“When the Emperor is instructing about something in front of outsiders, waving his hand left and right means don't do it, and waving his hand forward and backward means do it.”
“Do you remember?”
“Ah! I remember.”
The young eunuch first nodded, then shook his head, puzzled: “But why is the Emperor unwilling to give Minister Wei the Yunmu Zhi? Isn't there someone in the Wei family waiting for it to save their life?”
“Naturally, it's because the Emperor is unwilling to save that person's life.”
“Why not save them? Isn't this a good opportunity to win over the Wei family…”
“Figure it out yourself!”
……
……
Suspended Mirror Division.
When Wei Changtian blew dry the Xuan paper filled with words and put it into an envelope, then tucked the envelope into his chest, the Mother-Son Jade at his waist just happened to start heating up.
As expected, just like he thought, Ning Yongnian did not take out the Yunmu Zhi.
He plays the game of intensifying conflicts so well.
He sighed softly, got up and walked out of the room, walking along the stone path to the deepest part of the Suspended Mirror Division.
It was already late at night, and there were no constables on the road except for occasional patrolling sentries, but the surroundings of a small low building were heavily guarded.
The architectural style of this small building is different from other buildings in the Suspended Mirror Division. The whole body has no windows and no plaques, only a tightly closed black iron door… At first glance, it looks a bit like a fortress from his previous life.
This door has been opened a total of thirteen times in the more than 400 years since the establishment of the Suspended Mirror Division. The last time was more than 60 years ago, when a 500-year-old demon appeared in the suburbs.
As for what exactly is in this mysterious building?
There is only one thing – the Ancestral Jade.
The Mother-Son Jade is an item that everyone in the Suspended Mirror Division wears. When the Mother Jade is burned, the Son Jade also heats up.
This process is point-to-point, which is equivalent to a two-way call.
But the Ancestral Jade is different. As long as the Ancestral Jade is burned, all the Son Jades associated with it will react, a bit like sending a group text message.
As for how many text messages the Ancestral Jade in this small low building can send in a group...
It is everyone in the main altar of the Suspended Mirror Division, except for the inner guards who have to protect the palace.
In other words, if someone sends this signal… the Feathered Forest Guards, the Common Clothes Guards, the Zongmi Office, the Willow Leaf Office, and the Sticky Rod Office, all the constables in the capital who have no tasks need to arrive at the Suspended Mirror Division's yamen within a quarter of an hour to await dispatch.
With such a formation, it is no wonder that this door has only been opened thirteen times in more than 400 years.
“Young Master Wei! Why are you still in the yamen?”
Seeing Wei Changtian walking over, several guards on the night shift immediately straightened up and greeted: “Isn't today the Double Ninth Festival? Didn't you go to enjoy the chrysanthemums?”
“No.”
Wei Changtian shook his head and smiled: “I trouble you brothers to open the door.”
“Easy to say, easy to say, we will… what?!”
All the constables' eyes widened instantly, thinking they had heard wrong: “Young Master Wei, what did you just say…”
“I said…”
Wei Changtian's expression was as usual, and he still had a smile on his lips: “Open the door.”
“Young Master, this humble one dares to ask a question.”
One of the more clever guards asked in a low voice: “Do you know what is inside this door?”
“Of course I know.”
“Then… then has something big happened? Did Commander make you come?”
“This matter has nothing to do with my father.”
“……”
The scene suddenly became quiet.
Several guards looked at each other a few times. Although no one spoke, they all stood in front of the iron gate in a very uniform manner, forming a confrontation with Wei Changtian.
There are three keys to open this door. One is in the hands of the past Commanders of the Suspended Mirror Division, one is in the hands of the emperors of the past dynasties, and one is…
“According to the rules of the Suspended Mirror Division, if there is an urgent situation and there is no time to report it!”
Wei Changtian pointed to the black key embedded above the keyhole and shouted in a deep voice: “Everyone can open this door and burn the jade!”
“What do you mean by blocking the door now?!”
“This…”
Now several guards were even more dumbfounded.
Wei Changtian was right. The Suspended Mirror Division does have such a rule—if you encounter a particularly important situation and there is no time to report it, everyone can come here to open the door.
The original intention of setting up this third key was to prevent wasting time on layer-by-layer reporting, which would lead to missing the best time to deal with the crisis.
But…
But since the establishment of the Suspended Mirror Division, there has never been a time when anyone other than the Commander and the Emperor came to open the door!
After all, once the Ancestral Jade is burned, it is equivalent to sounding the highest-level city-wide alarm, and the possible consequences of this…
“Young Master Wei, what exactly are you doing…”
“You are not qualified to know.”
“Then why not ask the Commander first…”
“I said, this matter has nothing to do with my father.”
Wei Changtian completely lost his patience.
Qiu Yun's life has less than an hour left, and he must get the Yunmu Zhi before that.
Stepping in front of the guards, Wei Changtian stared at the key on the black iron door, his tone was a little ferocious for the first time.
“If something happens, I will bear it alone, it has nothing to do with you!”
“Now, I'll say it one last time!”
“Open the door!!”
Something came up today and I was delayed. There will be another chapter later.
