Chapter Ninety-Eight
Hearing the order of the eldest princess, no one in the Praetorian Guards dared to move, after all, leaning on her arms was a demon girl who was "obscure", as long as it was a threat to the Wei Dynasty, it could not be let go lightly. Wei Yang's eyebrows were slightly twisted, her face was extremely stern, and after she hugged the weak Gu Concubine with one hand, and after ensuring that the other party would not be in other danger, she looked at the Emperor and Empress Dowager who was sitting on the top, as if begging for their permission.
The emperor clenched his fists and did not speak.
After a long time, he finally spoke up and said: "Pass the imperial doctor, first place Concubine Gu in ......"
"No way!" The emperor's words were interrupted by a sudden voice, it turned out to be the queen mother who was righteous on her head, and heard her say categorically: "Pass the mourning family's password, first go to Changsheng Mountain and quickly invite Wu Zhu to enter the palace, and then confine Gu Concubine to Lixiang Palace!" ”
"The queen mother ......" Wei Yang couldn't bear to worry.
Seeing this situation, Shen Shuzhao couldn't help but persuade after all: "Queen Mother, before Wu Zhu is still inconclusive, the courtiers think that it is better to place Gu Concubine down and be taken care of by the imperial doctor, if she is framed by a traitor, if the matter of not summoning the imperial doctor in the future is known by the Gu Mansion......"
"But who will protect the life of the imperial doctor?" The Queen Mother was aggressive.
"My imperial physician has never been afraid of ghosts and gods," said the emperor, "and go and pass on the imperial physician Lou." ”
The Queen Mother looked at the trembling concubines in the corner of the hall, "Your Majesty, don't miss the safety of others for the sake of Gu Concubine." ”
The emperor's expression at this moment was like a yin mountain covered by heavy fog, he swallowed an indescribable feeling, and then ordered the army: "It is the son's negligence, what the queen mother said is extremely true, pass on my password - from this time on, the entire Ganquan Palace will be sealed first, everyone will be confined to their own bedrooms, and those who travel without permission will be imprisoned in the violent room!" Summoning Wu Zhu of Changsheng Mountain into the palace, except for Wu Zhu, no one is allowed to step into Ganquan Palace for half a step. ”
All the concubines knelt down in panic and said: "The concubine obeys the ......" After kneeling, they all fled here under the guidance of the Praetorian Guards, and in the end, in the whole hall, only the Queen Mother, the Emperor, the Empress, Wei Yang and Shen Shuzhao and others were left, and after a long silence, the Queen Mother said in a deep voice: "The mourning family remembers that they told you very clearly many years ago, everything comes from the will of the people, and you must not do it with your own selfish desires, which of the women here is not from a big family based on the Wei Dynasty court?" Speaking of this, the Queen Mother's voice was significantly raised, "Even if you protect innocent people in your heart, but in the eyes of others, she is not innocent, so you shouldn't show too much kindness to her." ”
Shen Shuzhao couldn't help but secretly speak, although she had long been accustomed to it in her previous life, she had to feel that the queen mother always taught the emperor harshly.
"The queen mother has taught her a lesson." The emperor bowed his head.
"That's it, call the imperial doctor, and carry Concubine Gu back to her bedroom."
After the queen mother finished ordering, the female imperial chief helped her to walk towards the back of the palace.
Then Concubine Gu was sent back to her Phi Xiang Palace.
In the boudoir, a large number of high positions in the court gathered.
Gu Concubine was in a fainting with her eyes closed, her pale lips looked very pitiful, and after the imperial doctor finished diagnosing her pulse, she said to the emperor that Gu Concubine Niangniang was safe and sound, and she could recover after a while. At this time, he was still unaware of what happened in the palace.
Shen Shuzhao saw the beauty on the bed, whose hair was wet with cold sweat pressed against her forehead, it seemed that she was under a lot of pressure before she fainted, but in a short period of time, Gu Concubine's face changed from bright and moving to full of haggard.
She thought of Qin Tianjian's prophecy and the framing behind Xueqin, and she couldn't help but feel all kinds of sympathy for Gu Concubine.
"You stand down first." The emperor said, and then he stepped forward to see his favorite concubine.
"Be careful!" Concubine Xi almost went over to stop her, and then she retracted her hand, cautiously glanced at Concubine Gu who was lying flat and said, "Wu Zhu has not come yet, if Qin Tianjian's prophecy is true, how can His Majesty's dragon body touch these filthy qi?" ”
"Concubine Xi, you said that Wu Zhu has not arrived yet, how can you be so sure that there will be filth on her?" The Queen Mother's tone was very obvious, Concubine Xi was suddenly frightened by her coldness and became cowardly, after all, today's Queen Mother must not be provoked, "It's the concubine who is too talkative, but although Concubine Gu's sister often concentrates on serving the Queen Mother, this ghostly thing is ...... It's better to be careful. ”
"I don't think there are any ghosts and gods in this palace," the queen said confidently, "In the imperial city protected by the Son of Heaven of the Nine Dragons, how can those filthy and evil things get in?" What's more, Concubine Gu has served His Majesty for so long, and she doesn't see any physical discomfort in His Majesty, so it's better for Concubine Xi to criticize in vain. ”
Concubine Xi was choked by the queen until she couldn't speak, and then the queen saluted the emperor and advised: "Your Majesty, the concubine suspects that someone is doing something in the way." ”
The queen can say this because she has cleared up the involvement of the frame, and everyone looks at her with complicated eyes.
Shen Shuzhao was still apprehensive about what she had done before, the queen's sudden desire to lend her the piano had already made her full of suspicions, and now she was standing on top of conspiracy theories, what kind of calculation was she making?
But in order to find out the real culprit behind the scenes, she also stepped forward and echoed: "The courtiers also dare to think that this matter is extraordinary, although Gu Concubine has been in the palace for less than a year, but during this period of time, Wei Guo not only defeated Beidan Yu, who has always been eyeing the Central Plains, but also cleared away a lot of filthy officials in the court. ”
Before the emperor could express his position, his confidant Bai Eunuch walked in from outside the screen door and interrupted: "Your Majesty, there are many ministers outside the door who ask to see you. ”
"Hmm...... Let them wait for a while. ”
"Yes."
The white eunuch walked out, Shen Shuzhao looked at Wei Yang nervously, but no matter how calm and plain Wei Yang's side face was, she couldn't let her settle down, and she still remembered that these ministers almost put themselves in the disaster of killing on the grounds that the prophecy might be false or true, this time...... Gu Concubine is in danger!
After a while, the white eunuch walked in again, and sure enough, he leaned down and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers have asked your majesty to stay away from Gu Concubine, just in case you are contaminated with any unclean gas." ”
At this moment, the Queen Mother couldn't sit still anymore, and she reprimanded angrily: "How can the courtiers talk too much about the affairs of the Sixth Palace!? Go back and tell them that your majesty is very busy, don't go beyond the palace rules to do things again! ”
After speaking, the queen mother also expressed her rare opinion with the queen: "The mourning family thinks that this matter is still strange, Gu Concubine is the eldest daughter from a serious family, where does the word demon girl come from?" If this matter is not handled properly, it will inevitably hurt Minister Gu's heart! ”
"But since it's a demon girl, how can she be noticed lightly?" Concubine Xi said, "It's only been a few months since I entered the palace, who can see what......
"The entire capital is blessed by the Son of Heaven, does Concubine Xi mean that there is no way to suppress evil things here?" The Queen Mother replied harshly.
"The concubine never meant that." Concubine Xi's tone was trembling and crying, "Your Majesty, don't blame the concubine for being cowardly...... The concubine is just too afraid that His Majesty's well-being will be damaged, and she would rather believe it than believe that she doesn't, please forgive the Queen Mother and His Majesty! Then she knelt down softly, and the emperor immediately went over to help her up, and said, "Don't be like this, concubine." ”
All the high-ranking concubines and the queen mother in the field had a trace of obvious disdain on their faces, and they went to plead with the emperor if they couldn't say it, the means were too low!
"What do you all think?" The Queen Mother turned to look at Concubine Shen Zhuangzhao, Shen Zhuangzhao was stared at by her and directly pounced in her heart, her panicked love was hidden in the depths of her black pupils, and the future of her mother and the Shen family flashed back and forth in her heart, and finally Shen Zhuangzhao took a deep breath, as if he had made up some kind of determination, and replied: "Go back to the Queen Mother...... The concubine thought that she could not make a conclusion until Wu Zhu came. If Concubine Gu is wronged, she is not afraid of the shadow and will definitely get Zhaoxue, and please ask the Queen Mother and Your Majesty not to panic. ”
The Queen Mother looked at her and did not speak.
Then Wei Yang said: "Queen Mother, in fact, the sons think that if you want to find out about this matter, you should first find out the body of the qin, if the qin is the same, it must be a manifestation from heaven; If there is anything wrong with the piano, it is likely that someone is doing it. ”
When she finished speaking, all the concubines in the room agreed.
"But who wants to touch this innocent harp?" At this time, Concubine Xian Rourou questioned, "So many palace people in Ganquan Palace are afraid of becoming like this, and they all believe that this is a blood qin imprisoned by evil things, and no one wants to take this risk." ”
"If no one dares to take charge of this matter, Kun Yi is willing to take the initiative to investigate this matter." Wei Yang said to the Empress Dowager Zhenzhen, and then she half-knelt down, "Please allow Your Majesty and the Queen Mother." ”
"Eldest Princess...... Why do you bother? Concubine Xian looked at Wei Yang in front of her with wide eyes and surprise, she didn't expect that the eldest princess who was as cold as ice would be willing to take the initiative to take over this kind of thing, it was really surprising.
"The courtiers are willing, too."
Shen Shuzhao also stood up at this time, she knelt down next to Wei Yang's shoulder, bowed her head to the Queen Mother and pleaded: "Please allow the Queen Mother." ”
The Queen Mother and the Emperor naturally had no doubts about their abilities, so the matter was entrusted to the two of them, and in the end, the Queen Mother also carefully instructed Wei Yangdao: "Yang'er can only check the qin, and the rest of the dangerous things are handed over to the palace people, so you must be careful." ”
"It's better to wait for Wu Zhu to do something for the piano first, and then the eldest princess will go close to that bad thing." Concubine Xian added worriedly.
The emperor agreed with this, "Then it's up to you." ”
Subsequently, on the outskirts of the capital, Wu Zhu was invited down the mountain to the palace on Changsheng Mountain, and made a big article in the Ganquan Palace of the palace, they first chanted a few sacrifices, and then sealed the white cloth, lit the high candle, in the flying paper, Wu Zhu held a straight long sword and waved it up and down, as if to kill something invisible, she chattered in her mouth, the guqin was placed in the center, and every place was pasted with dense blood-colored mantras, which looked gloomy.
The night gradually deepened, the candle flame burned all night, and suddenly at this moment, a violent wind suddenly lifted the curtain and rushed in through the window, it suddenly extinguished all the bright light, and the empty hall suddenly fell into a terrible darkness, and the guards around became panicked, Wu Zhu's eyes changed, she raised her heavy sword and pointed straight out of the window, shouting: "Don't want to run!" ”
The sword slashed in the air, and some strips of white cloth were unfortunately reduced to two halves under the blade of the sword, and there were half strips of white hanging on the sword with cold light, Wu Zhu's expression became subtle, she covered her chest and frowned, squatting down little by little, and the general of the Praetorian Guard saw this and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with Li Wuzhu?" ”
Wu Zhu looked unbearable, and after a while, a stream of blood suddenly spurted out of her mouth - the guards around her spread slightly, and the bright blood sprayed on the white cloth, alternating red and white, which was particularly shocking. At night, the wind outside did not stop, dancing wildly, and the palaces were locked and confined as if they were afraid of something. Up and down the Ganquan Palace, a mysterious and treacherous atmosphere spread.