The two hundred and ninth round

Facts have proved that Liu Yun's admonition is all reasonable. The incident caused by the paulownia puppet soon became more and more intense.

At this time, people were generally superstitious about witch doctors, and countless inhuman monks gathered in Chang'an, either to set up a stall outside, or to go inside to take refuge in large households. Even the ladies of the palace often ask witches to enter the palace to ask the gods for divination.

After the shrine maiden entered the palace, they did not leave, and the ladies set up their own bedrooms for them to live in, and the palace gradually became chaotic. Wei Zifu was immersed in the grief of losing his daughter in his later years, and he didn't have the heart to take care of the harem.

Twenty years ago, Chen Ajiao listened to the words of the witch Chu Fu and others, and used the Gu technique of disgust to perform the flattering thing of blessing and curse, and His Majesty heard that he killed the witch Chu Fu, and more than 300 people were implicated. His Majesty also abolished Chen Ajiao's posterior, making Chen Ajiao retire to Changmen Palace until her death. So Wei Zifu took over Chen Ajiao's position.

Now the same thing is happening in the palace, as if the old history is coming back to the fore.

Twenty years later, those ladies in the palace who were not favored by His Majesty also listened to the words of the witch, engraved the name of the rival in love on the paulownia puppet, buried it in the ground day and night, and hoped that His Majesty would be able to add to his blue eyes. However, there is no impermeable wall in the world, and if one person does this, others will follow suit, and the palace will soon become a miasma.

Qin Ying had recently been concentrating on accompanying Wei Zifu in the Jiaofang Palace, but she had also heard a little about the ladies in the palace cursing each other with paulownia dolls. Once met a certain lady who went to the Jiaofang Palace to complain to the queen, and Qin Ying, who listened to her crying for half an hour, knew how strict the scourge of this witch Gu was.

Wei Zifu comforted the lady a few words, gave some small gifts, and then sent the person away. It was precisely because she did not interfere in this witch matter that this mess became out of control later.

His Majesty, who was recuperating in Jianzhang Palace, sent people to keep an eye on the movements of Weiyang Palace. Hearing that the ladies had accused the queen of her murderous tricks, he immediately ordered the execution of the accused lady and all the witches in the palace. A bloody storm was set off.

Although Qin Ying is a witch, fortunately, because of the queen's excellent backer, she has not been affected.

In the days when the witches were wantonly hunted in the palace, not only did the palace people under them dare not come out, but even the ladies who are usually very favored did not dare to go out of the palace.

Prince Liu knew that the more his second son was at such a juncture, the more rebellious he wanted to go to the harem. So he had the foresight to find a reason to send the usually disobedient boy out of the palace.

Liu Yun returned to the palace from outside the city in a hurry, only to know that all the witches in the palace had been killed, he thought that Qin Ying also belonged to the witches, but he didn't dare to think that Qin Ying would die at all. As soon as he untied the dark cyan coat on his body, he called the palace people to report his safety to his parents on his behalf, and he urgently went to the Jiaofang Palace.

In the courtyard behind the palace, seeing Qin Ying divination with sun-dried yarrow, Liu Yun's pounding heart calmed down easily. The wind around him messed up the yarrow she had just arranged. Kneeling in front of her, his eyes moistened slightly: "...... It's great that you're okay. ”

Qin Ying smiled suddenly, and let him hold his hand for a long time and never let go: "Your Highness doesn't know that my life is big." ”

More people had been executed in this witch case than she had twenty years earlier, and she had escaped. Thinking of this, Liu Yun couldn't help crying with joy, he lowered his head, covered his face with one arm and fell silent, and finally whimpered in his throat.

She ripped off his sleeve and wiped away his tears with her own fingers.

In the past few days, the bloody atmosphere of the palace has been too strong, Qin Ying has not been able to sleep well all night, and Wei Zifu's face is also very embarrassed, and he often wakes up in the middle of the night. One morning, she asked Qin Ying, "Did you hear someone crying in the backyard of Zishi's dormitory?" ”

“…… No. Qin Ying paused before saying. She felt that only by saying this could she make the queen feel at ease. "The night wind has been too strong lately, and Niangniang probably heard it wrong." I only saw Wei Zifu sigh, obviously relaxed.

In the past 20 years, the number of people who have died due to witchcraft has already exceeded 100, and there must be some unjust souls who refuse to disperse, so they stay in the palace somewhere and cry. Qin Ying performed rituals for them at night, and the night wind that disturbed people's sleep was really inaudible.

She thought that this catastrophe would disappear without a trace after swallowing hundreds of lives.

However, her idea was too naïve.

During his lunch break one day, he dreamed of a group of paulownia puppets with sticks coming towards him, and he woke up in an instant. Since then, His Majesty's health has deteriorated. He thought it was related to that ominous dream, and happened to hear his favorite minister Jiang Chong say that His Majesty was a victim of witchcraft. He sent Jiang Chong to take full charge of the investigation.

Jiang Chong and the queen didn't like each other many years ago, and at this time, he was a villain, so he naturally wanted to shout at the queen.

But he didn't target the queen at the beginning, but led a huge number of people to dig three feet in various places in Chang'an City, looking for the paulownia puppet that would not store zài at all, and if he didn't see it, he changed places and continued to look for it. And so on and so forth. In Chang'an City, everyone who had anything to do with Fang Shi and Wu was captured by Jiang Chong.

In order to protect themselves, the people sued their neighbors for witchcraft; In order to steal a living, the courtiers slandered their colleagues and buried puppets.

Jiang Chong's arrest gradually expanded from Chang'an to various counties, and tens of thousands of people died because of this illusory witch Gu frame.

Qin Ying learned about this from Liu Yun, and was so angry that she was about to smoke in her eyes. She raised her eyebrows and jumped to her feet and scolded: "―― The one who uses witchcraft to harm people is obviously Lord Jiang who is in charge of investigating the case!" He blatantly let so many people die in vain, isn't he afraid that His Majesty will be held accountable! ”

She also wanted to scold Jiang Chong who was a storm again, but Liu Yun swept over with a stern gaze, and Qin Ying could only shut up in a daze.

Liu Yun said softly with his lips: "Jiang Chong is favored by His Majesty, and no one among the courtiers can compare with him for a while." The wall has ears, and you reprimand him so loudly, do you want to be heard by his informants? ”

"He's got someone in the palace?" Qin Ying pressed his throat according to his words, and whispered in his ear.

He coughed and said, "That person has been active in the court for so many years and has not seen decline, and he must have deep connections in the harem of the former dynasty." ”

"I can only scold him silently in my heart." Qin Ying stood in the corner of the wall with his hands behind his back, constantly kicking the gravel at his feet. The anxiety in her heart was expressed in this form. The mouth that pursed slightly because of the bitterness was childishly cute at this time.

Liu Yun stared at her for a while, pulled a wisp of green silk from her sideburns behind her ear, and continued: "Jiang Chong didn't start from the palace that was most likely to curse His Majesty, either he was just washed in blood here, or he had a vicious and vicious move. We still have to be careful. ”

(To be continued.) )