The emperor wiped the blood from his mouth and nose, faintly surprised.

He clearly felt refreshed, why was he going to die?

It's just drinking too much.

This group of courtiers, regardless of state affairs, tried every means to embarrass his sweetheart all day long.

Although he is an emperor, he is also a man.

How can it be a mistake to fall in love with a woman?!

The emperor's eyes were heavy, staring at the courtiers below, and there were faint signs of anger.

The concubine leaned against the tree, and her face was full of energy.

The queen suddenly raised her glass and said with a smile to Tang Xiaobai under the seat, "Xuanzhou's Shangyuan Lantern Festival is very beautiful, and I liked it the most when I was young." You're new to the city, and you haven't seen it yet. ”

Such a sudden sentence just interrupted the emperor's imminent outburst.

Jing Yuan couldn't help frowning, and glanced at the queen who was sitting beside her, who had always been quiet and calm.

Tang Xiaobai also raised his glass and smiled, and said yes.

The queen drank the wine and put it on the table, "It's a pity that I didn't have a chance to see it this year." If you are willing to help, please bring me a mandarin duck lantern. ”

The poor emperor was still holding back the anger of a black cloud crushing the city in his heart, and he was so lightly scattered in the small talk of the woman's mouth.

Looking at His Highness again, everyone seems to have resumed their joking attitude. It would be a bit out of place to get angry again at this time......

The Emperor sighed and sullenly drank a glass of wine.

The music sounded again, and the night was still very long.

It's just that at this moment, on the top of the staggered hall, no one knows that outside the palace gate, there is a young man named Futian, who is holding a post to enter the palace in his hand, and was stopped outside the palace gate by the Imperial Forest Army because he was late.

And he stood at the gate of the palace and waited for two hours before everyone returned.

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"So you suspect that the queen is the cat demon?"

In the Jin Palace, several people who finally got together again were discussing and exchanging information in the study for a month.

Nan Sui felt a wave of loss in his heart. After a month of getting along, she has already become friends with the queen. If the queen is a cat demon, then they ...... Isn't it just that friends have become two opposing parties?

Tang Xiaobai said, "I'm just suspicious, but what is certain is that the string of foot ornaments that the queen is wearing is undoubtedly the soul suppression bead." ”

She took out the beads she had plucked from Qingluan's body and put them on the table, "Although the Soul Stone is a specialty of Cheung Chau, the method of mining and refining the Soul Stone is by no means something that ordinary people can do. ”

And the string on the queen's body is obviously a soul suppression stone that has been refined.

Nan Sui was puzzled, "But if she is a demon, why do she have to go to such a big time?"

The emperor had no spiritual powers, just a mortal. Since the queen is a demon, especially a demon who has already mixed into the palace, wouldn't it be easy to kill the emperor if she wanted to?

Jing Yu shook his head and untied the Spring and Autumn Jade on his waist and said, "Yes, because of it." ”

Since he knew that Da Zhou had always believed in demons rather than gods, he had figured out a lot in the past month.

Even some things that felt puzzling in the past have now found a reasonable explanation.

Among them is Spring and Autumn Jade.

Spring and Autumn Jade, it is the biggest secret of the Great Zhou royal family.

The descendants of the royal family who have the right to inherit will be given such a piece of jade by the emperor on their first birthday.

Spring and Autumn jade, like swords and other magic weapons, need to drip blood to recognize the master, and after success, they will officially have a connection with the jade, and the injuries and illnesses of the body will also be reflected in the jade in the future.

And this jade can not only delay the passage of time and increase spiritual power, it also has another effect to drive away demons and avoid evil, and all demons will not invade.

According to his father, this is because the Spring and Autumn Jade is infused with a drop of the blood of the god back then.

But when he asked about the origin of the Spring and Autumn Jade, his father never mentioned it.

But then through a coincidence, he still learned the secret.

Spring and Autumn Jade is not from the fairy world, but from the underground palace of the founding emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The world only knows that it is the mausoleum of the founding emperor, but they don't know that the underground palace is actually built on a jade mine.

Jing Yu remembered the proud expression on his father's face when he told him about the drop of blood in this jade, and his heart was slightly bitter.

That's actually the blood of the Demon King. That's why the demons are not allowed to get close.

And this makes sense, why the queen would stop Su Miao's assassination, and why she had to arrange for Zhao Yuejiu to be by the emperor's side, not by herself.

Nan Sui was puzzled, "What is the relationship between the Demon King and the founding emperor of the Great Zhou, and why would he help him do these things?"

Jing Yu was silent, "Perhaps, in the underground palace, there is an answer." ”

It's just that the underground palace is heavily guarded and full of difficulties, and it's not just that anyone who wants to enter can enter.

Besides, he also needs to always consider his identity as a prince, and he can't go too far.

Tang Xiaobai pondered, "On New Year's Day, there will be many people setting off fireworks, and we can just sneak in through the night, even if we make some noise, there will be fireworks to cover it." ”

Jing Yu thought about it and nodded.

"But before that, there's one more thing to figure out. Tang Xiaobai said, "What is Zhao Yuejiu's identity, and what is her relationship with Su Miao and the queen?"

"What clues have you found out there?"

Xuan Gui touched his chin, "We went to that theater a few times later, and found that after Zhao Yuejiu entered the palace, except for the first month when he sent someone to send jewelry to Su Miao, the next few times were all deliberately done by Su Miao himself. Presumably, it was just to create an illusion for everyone that she had a good relationship with Zhao Yuejiu. ”

This also shows that Su Miao's real "sister" is actually someone else, and Zhao Yuejiu is just a cover for them to kill the emperor.

Tang Xiaobai pondered for a moment, "Can Zhao Yuejiu's past be found?"

Xuan Gui nodded, "I found out, she is from Yingzhou, there was a plague in her hometown ten years ago, and she fled with a troupe, and she has been to many places over the years." She and Su Miao met in the troupe. ”

"That's weird. From this point of view, how did this Zhao Yuejiu and the queen get involved?" Nan Sui asked, "Assuming that the current queen is really a demon, where did the previous queen go?"

She suddenly thought of a possibility, hurriedly covered her mouth, and said with wide eyes, "No... The prime minister's family are all demons, right?"

Jing Yu shook his head, "No." ”

The Li family has been an official for three generations, and they are all close ministers of the emperor. If his family were all demons, it stands to reason that he would have been noticed by Chunqiu Yu a long time ago, and he couldn't wait until now.

"It seems that before going to the underground palace, it is necessary to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion first. Tang Xiaobai said, "Nansui and I will go, and Jing Yu will stay, so as not to arouse suspicion." ”

As for whether the queen is a demon or not, I believe that the prime minister's mansion will know.

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