The maid replied, "Her Royal Highness invites all of you to come to the study room to appreciate the calligraphy and painting."
Si Siluo angrily said, "This princess is really arrogant. First she invited us to a banquet, then she invited us to drink tea, and now she wants to appreciate some calligraphy and painting. She won't come out to meet us. Does she look down on the heroes of the world?"
Si Siluo and the Xixia had been fighting for many years. He knew that the Xixia would not choose him as their son-in-law, so he was not afraid of offending the princess.
As soon as he started, many discontented childes began to clamor.
"Please don't misunderstand. Our princess has no intention of neglecting you …" The maid was so anxious that she was about to cry. But no matter how she explained, no one believed her.
Duan Yu couldn't bear to see a little girl like her blushing face. He stepped forward and said, "Prince, you are wrong. Her Royal Highness first invited us to a banquet, then she invited us to drink tea, and now she wants to appreciate the calligraphy and painting. Obviously, she wants to test our character and literary talent. Maybe she has been recording our words and actions since just now. This way, she can show you your true self. Don't let the princess down."
"Ah ~" Hearing his analysis, everyone felt that it was reasonable. They had been anxious about why the written test hadn't started yet. But the princess didn't tell them how the written test would be conducted. Maybe the test had already started when they entered the hall.
Thinking of this, the group of people regretted that they didn't think of it earlier. They hurriedly tidied up their clothes, corrected their appearance, and didn't dare to make a fuss like before.
Seeing that no one responded, Si Siluo could only snort resentfully.
Following that, everyone obediently followed behind the maidservant. Very quickly, they walked through a long corridor. They were all secretly amazed, "From the outside, this Blue Phoenix Pavilion doesn't look very grand. Who would have thought that there's such a big place inside?" After walking through a corridor that was several tens of feet long, they arrived at two large stone doors.
The maid took out a small piece of metal and knocked on the stone door a few times. The stone door creaked open. These people saw that the stone door was more than a foot thick and unusually strong. They whispered to themselves: After we go in and close the stone door, won't we be caught in one fell swoop? How do you know that the Xixia Country didn't use the name of the Princess to find a husband to attract the heroes of the world to throw themselves into the trap? "
Xu Lie snorted, and took the lead to have his subordinates push the wheelchair in. The powerful Mongolian cavalry was his backing, and he did not believe that the Western Xia would dare to harm him.
Someone hit the head. Everyone thought that since they were already here, they might as well take things as they came. Under these circumstances, no one was willing to show weakness, so they turned back.
After everyone entered the door, the stone door slowly closed. Behind the door was another long passageway with oil lamps burning on the stone walls on both sides. After walking through the passageway, there was another stone door. After passing through the stone door, there was another passageway, and they passed through three large stone doors in a row.
At that moment, even Xu Liewu, who was originally the most confident among them, was a little surprised and bewildered. It was truly impossible for him to call for help in this place. With the guards he brought in, how could they possibly be a match for the many elites from Western Xia's Class One Hall?
Only Song Qingshu was calm and composed, and swaggered to the front. When the people who were originally hesitant saw that Jia Baoyu, whom they had always looked down on, was so bold, they did not dare to lose face, and could only bite the bullet and follow.
After turning a few more corners, they suddenly heard the sound of water gurgling, and arrived at the side of a deep stream.
To suddenly see such a deep stream in the forbidden palace was really unimaginable. Everyone looked at each other, and some of the hot-tempered ones were almost about to explode.
The palace maid said, "If you want to go to the inner study, you must pass through this Orchid Stream. Everyone, please."
As she said this, she swayed her delicate body, and stepped into the deep stream. There were four bright torches beside the stream, and everyone could see that when she stepped down, she fell into the stream, and they could not help but cry out in surprise.
Who knew that the palace maid's figure was graceful, and she gracefully walked over the stream in the air.
Everyone was surprised, and they all thought that there must be some kind of iron chain on the stream to step on, otherwise, there was no reason to walk in the air. When they took a closer look, they saw a steel wire from one side to the other, lying across the stream. But the steel wire was so thin, and it was painted black, and in the dark night, it was really difficult to see where the light from the torches could not reach. They saw that the stream was quite deep, and if they slipped and fell, even if their lives were not in danger, they would be very embarrassed.
Xue Baochai could not help but pull Song Qingshu's sleeve, and said, "Baoyu, there is such a place in the Xixia Imperial Palace. It is really strange, and we must be careful of fraud."
In fact, Song Qingshu had never been here before. Before, he mostly went to Li Qinglu's boudoir, and the layout of this place looked more like the forbidden area of Jianghu, which was really incompatible with the temperament of the imperial palace.
But when he thought of Li Qiushui's existence, he felt relieved. The layout of this place was somewhat similar to that of the Misty Peak's Vulture Palace. Take the iron chain in the deep stream for example, the Vulture Palace also had such a checkpoint, but there was a cliff at the bottom, and the distance between the two sides was much wider than the one in front of him.
This place must have been built by Li Qiushui to reminisce about the days when he was in the Xiaoyao Sect. 52 Literature
Knowing that there was a steel wire below, everyone calmed down a little. To be able to pass the wushu selection, except for the fake "Jia Baoyu", these people's martial arts were not weak. Immediately, someone took the lead to use the Lightness Skill, and stepped on the steel wire to the other side. Perhaps they remembered what Duan Yu had said just now, when they used the Lightness Skill, they showed off their Lightness Skill, hoping that the secret recording personnel would notice their valiant and heroic posture and say it to the princess.
Xu Lie was in a wheelchair, and it was difficult for him to move, but two subordinates, each carrying one end of him, carried him over like a palanquin.
Song Qingshu frowned slightly. That night, he had almost annihilated all the top experts of the Mongolian diplomatic mission. Who knew that these seemingly ordinary guards had such a foundation in martial arts, and the Mongolians' strength could be seen clearly.
"Baoyu, hold my hand." At this time, Xue Baochai suddenly said to him in a low voice, and then a tender and soft little hand took his.
Song Qingshu sighed inwardly. This Xue Baochai was really good to Jia Baoyu, giving him all kinds of advice and caring. If she found out that the childhood sweetheart she liked was long gone, who knew how sad she would be.
While he was in a daze, Xue Baochai had already flown over, holding his hand.
Seeing the two of them holding hands, Yu Chai Xiusheng sneered, "Trash who only knows how to rely on women."
"Who are you calling trash?"
"You are trash!"
Song Qingshu laughed, "Indeed, you are calling me trash." The surrounding people also laughed loudly. Although they did not like Jia Baoyu, they had always looked down on Wokou people.
Yu Chai Xiusheng said angrily, "What's the use of hiding behind a woman's back? Come out and fight me if you have the ability."
"If you have the ability, you should also find a woman to rely on. But looking at your appearance and height, I'm afraid that you won't be able to find an excellent woman," Song Qingshu shrugged, "I'm different. I'm naturally charming, and girls like me. Maybe the Xixia Princess will fall in love with me at first sight."
Xue Baochai was a little angry when she heard him say that she liked him, but she couldn't help but smile when she heard his confidence.
Yu Chai Xiusheng sneered again and again, "These words will inevitably be passed to the Princess, and she will recognize your lecherous nature."
Song Qingshu was too lazy to pay attention to him, and continued to walk inside. At this time, the palace maid pressed a mechanism next to a rock, and a whooshing sound was heard. Then, the steel wire shrank into the grass, and disappeared without a trace.
This made everyone tremble with fear. They all thought that this deep ravine was very wide, and it was difficult to fly over. Could it be that the Xixia Country was up to no good? Otherwise, why would there be such a mechanism in the Princess' study room? Everyone was secretly on guard, and no one had the mind to care about the matter of "Jia Baoyu." Some people secretly regretted, "How could I be so stupid to not bring any weapons or concealed weapons when I entered the palace?"
The palace maid said, "Everyone, please come here." Everyone followed her through a large pine forest, and arrived in front of a cave door. The palace maid knocked a few times, and the cave door opened. The palace maid said, "Please!" and took the lead to go inside.
Now, even Xu Liewu was somewhat hesitant to go forward. Only Song Qingshu calmly walked inside. Suddenly, a bright light appeared in front of his eyes, and he found himself in the depths of a large hall. This hall was more than three times bigger than the Hall of Concentrated Fragrance, where they had been drinking tea. It was obviously a natural cave in the mountain peak, and it had been artificially decorated.
The walls of the hall were polished very smooth, and there were paintings and calligraphy hanging everywhere. Ordinary caves would have moisture and water droplets, but this place was unusually dry. The paintings and calligraphy hung on the walls, and there was no sign of moisture. At the side of the hall was a large red sandalwood desk, on which were placed the Four Treasures of the Study, stone tablets, and antiques. There were also a few bookshelves, three or four stone stools, and a stone table.
The palace maid said, "This is Her Highness the Princess' study room, please feel free to admire the paintings and calligraphy."
Everyone saw that the appearance and furnishings of this hall were very special, it was empty, and there was not the slightest smell of cosmetics. It was unexpectedly the Princess' study room, and they were all very surprised.
Today Song Qingshu saw another side of Li Qinglu, and remembered that she was also a dignified Princess of a country. Most likely she was putting on such an awe-inspiring display for him to see, so that he could not look down on her.
But looking at the way she was acting, most likely Li Qiushui had instigated it.
Hearing the palace maid's words, everyone's heart jumped, and thought that it was really as Duan Yu said, admiring paintings and calligraphy was not a lie, but taking the opportunity to examine everyone's literary talent was the real thing. So a group of people ran to the wall, and appraised the paintings and calligraphy masters. But most of them were martial artists, and only Nalan Rongruo, Duan Yu and a few others knew how to really appraise, the rest were just pretending to know.
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