Chapter 52: Pickled Things

The end of the ceremony is tantamount to announcing the marriage of the regent in the world, it is only a matter of time, and this marriage contract, which was originally crumbling 5 years ago, has been firmly stared at Murong Yixuan looked at the pearlescent ballad in his hand, and the corners of his mouth raised a trace of arc.

I can't tell that his future princess is still an elusive person!

Murong Yixuan looked at the pearlescent pearl shells on his head, and the delicate lines naturally formed were like his lover.

It's just an ordinary ornament, but it can be regarded as their love thing.

Oh no, maybe things don't have that meaning when they are sent, but by chance, some things are always so wrong.

The inner courtyard of King Mu's mansion

Yan Qingge has always slept lightly, but he will not sleep until the sun basks his butt during the day.

Cardamom served her and got dressed, and Liu Shangyi put the hairpin on the hairpin for her, and said, "Miss, there is something in the congratulatory gift sent by the former Chen Guogong's mansion. ”

"Oh, what is it?" Yan Qingge is a little strange, what can make Shang Yi say it so solemnly?

Liu Shangyi opened a small blue cloud brocade gold box, and inside was a string of red bracelets.

"This...." The cardamom was a little strange because the contents looked normal.

Yan Qingge was about to reach out and take out the skewers, but Liu Shangyi stopped him.

"What's wrong with this?" Yan Qingge saw Liu Shangyi being so cautious and asked.

"This thing is a good thing, don't look at its simple style, but it is not easy to obtain raw materials, but it is a pity that it was wrongly calculated by people with ill intentions."

Liu Shangyi took the brocade he carried and spread it on the table, and then, turning the box over, the whole skewer fell on the table.

However, I saw some red powder scattered from the surface of the box and beads, and a strange smell came from it.

Cardamom subconsciously held her breath and frowned again; "What is this? Why does it smell so weird? ”

Yan Qingge fanned it with her hand, and what penetrated into the tip of her nose was also a little indescribable.

At first it smelled like spices, but later, it wasn't a faint smell of blood, and there were some flavors that couldn't be described at all.

Liu Shangyi plucked the silver hairpin on her head, and gently slid it twice on one of the beads with the tip of the felt, but she also picked out such a red powder from above, she put the hairpin aside, and then said to Yan Qingge: "There are many things mixed together, the smell of spices smelled at the beginning is actually sandalwood, and the faint bloody smell on the back is actually black dog blood." ”

"Dog blood?" Yan Qingge is a little strange, how can he be stained with dog blood when he comes to the congratulatory gift?

"Exactly, this thing has been tampered with, you see these red powders, mainly in addition to dog blood, there is also some cinnabar."

Cardamom instantly became alert, how could the good things sent be dog blood and cinnabar, is this a congratulatory gift or a musty gift?

When Yan Qingge heard this, she already understood in her heart that someone wanted to calculate her, and it seemed that she really couldn't accept this uneasy and kind gift.

"Aunt Shangyi, you have been in the palace for a long time, and you have been by the eldest princess's side for many years, can you tell me, what does this mean?"

Liu Shangyi sighed and said, "There was a sect in the previous dynasty that used the red flame as a totem and was called the Holy Fire Sect. ”

Yan Qingge frowned; "Holy Fire Cult?"

Although it is a matter of the previous dynasty, but in the past few years in the rivers and lakes, the rumors of the Holy Fire Sect, she has also heard a little, it is rumored that there was a king in the early generations who believed in the Holy Fire Decree, the Holy Fire Sect Pope is the national teacher, the Holy Fire Sect worships the flame, and there is a time for sacrifices and sacrifices every month, and the Holy Fire Dance is danced, originally this is nothing, but the living people will be sacrificed during the monthly sacrifice, and the folk boys and girls, and even the little palace maids in the palace, have been burned alive to death by crowds of people to catch up with the fire frame, in order to sacrifice to the fire god.

After many years, the flame will be extinguished, and it is now difficult to find a trace, but it is said that the Pope of the past left behind some poisonous methods that hurt people's lives, so although these things left by Shengguo back then are sometimes used by people in the rivers and lakes, but they have gradually become rare in the past ten years.

"Auntie means this is the practice of the Holy Fire Sect?"

Liu Shangyi nodded: "Although the Holy Fire Sect has been destroyed, there are some records that are scattered among the people, and some of the records are still sealed today, and the previous emperors of the Great Inner Dynasty have issued orders to strictly seal them, but there are always some people who will use this to do some illegal things over the years, such as the one we encountered today." ”

"That's what you can do? Is it poisonous? Yan Qingge wanted to touch it, but was still stopped by Liu Shangyi.

"It's better for you to touch this pickled thing less, it won't kill people immediately, but at this time, you should read a piece of these things used, women can't easily touch them, and second, the powder on it is obviously left after the practice of burning the talisman, I'm afraid there is a curse."

"Cursed? What curse? ”

"The heirs are not prosperous, and the husband and wife are not harmonious."

Yan Qingge listened to it, and almost didn't laugh out loud, but when he said this, he breathed a sigh of relief: "I haven't married yet, and someone has already calculated me like this?" ”

Such a childish method is really a trick made by a woman.

"It seems that it is the position of the princess regent, and there are really wolves in front and tigers in the back!"

"The position of the princess regent is as much glory as it is and how rich it is, if you are not afraid of your discomfort, the girls in the capital have sharpened their heads and want to climb up, but I didn't expect the prince to look down on any of them." Liu Shangyi sighed and shook her head, there are also intrigues between the nobles in the capital, but the congratulatory gifts sent are all generally made, and they lose their face in vain.

Yan Qingge looked at the puddle of strange things, and then asked, "Is there anything else besides this?" ”

Wu Shangyi nodded: "There are a few others that are just not as serious as this curse, so the slave maid did not send these things to your eyes at this time." ”

"When were these things delivered? Have you checked them all? "Yan Qingge guessed that there must be one and there must be two, since someone started this, there will be people who hide the same thoughts as her, but these people are still a minority after all, if they really make trouble, they still can't eat and walk around.

"The slave and maid have checked the gift list sent out, these things were sent about 10 days ago, and the congratulatory gifts sent by each family are long and short, but more than half of them are sent within 10 days, and the slave and maid have already copied out the list of these things, please take a look," Liu Shangyi carefully found the source of each thing, and transcribed a list and handed it over.

"Thank you Aunt Shangyi for your trouble." Yan Qingge also knew that he was now out of the lungs of a noble girl in the capital, but it was really a great wonder for him to act so carelessly.

Yan Qingge flipped through the box of the blue auspicious clouds, auspicious clouds Ruyi represents auspiciousness, but the things they sent are really not auspicious!