Yuyu Mountain, snow-capped.

Leng Qingtang was dressed in an ink robe and covered with a freckle-patterned fire fox fur cloak, and climbed the octagonal exquisite viewing pavilion in the middle of the mountain.

At this moment, there is already a person in the pavilion, who is sitting in front of the stone table leisurely, the golden lotus Taoist robe is as aggressive as fire, and it is a scene of its own among the thousands of miles of flowers, which is particularly eye-catching.

Leng Qingtang lowered his eyes and looked at the hot copper pot on the stone table, the fresh venison slices in the long dish and the warm wine simmering on the small charcoal stove, his dark eyes turned to the calm Yu Xuanji, and smiled:

"You can really enjoy it, and you actually went to this kind of place to drink and eat venison hot pot on a cold day."

Yu Xuanji smiled in return, and spewed out clouds of white smoke between his mouth:

"The snow is really cold, and it is natural to enjoy the snow. What's more, meeting in such a place will make you have no worries. Sit down and try it together. ”

There was already a soft cushion on the stone chair, and Leng Qingtang was not polite, after sitting down, he picked up the clean dishes and chopsticks, scooped some sauce from the white jade cup, and then picked up a piece of venison with chopsticks and put it into the copper pot boiling water, with a few mushroom fungus.

Yu Xuanji took the opportunity to pour wine for him:

"Concubine Yu is pregnant, but the harem is calm, do you think those people will let her give birth to this child safely?"

Leng Qingtang smiled, his eyes shining, and picked up the ripe venison slices from the boiling water.

"Calm? Hum...... Ben Governor looks at it as a dark tide! ”

"If someone knows the relationship between Concubine Yu and Min Rui and wants to move her, I'm afraid it is intended to be Dongshimizu Shi......"

Yu Xuanji raised his glass to taste the wine and sneered:

"After all, those two people are working for Hua Nanze on the surface, but secretly they are at odds with each other."

Leng Qingtang's phoenix eyes narrowed, and sneered:

"People's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, and before Dongqing Shishi Bendu could think about it, he remembered it first. Snatching food from the tiger's mouth is simply wishful thinking! But if you say that, you must have heard something, right? ”

Yu Xuanji hummed, added some warm elixir to the wine glass in his hand, and said:

"Poor Dao supervised Qin Tianjian, a few days ago I heard that Gong Jian was suddenly ill with an emergency medicine stone without a doctor, and the emperor read that he had been an official for 20 years and allowed him to retire to old age, and put Song Xiang, the deputy head, on the right position.

And Song Xiang used to be a wreck, and he had no opinion on everything, and the emperor's decision was a little anxious. However, after he took the throne, he relied heavily on a new Zhang Zheng under his command. ”

"Oh?"

Leng Qingtang stopped his chopsticks and tightened his brows: "What is this person's surname?" ”

"Lin!" Yu Xuanji replied firmly: "The new palace has not been in office for a long time, and he is only thirty years old...... Do you think there's something wrong with that? ”

Leng Qingtang thought about it, and didn't have the heart to drink and taste fragrant meat, so he got up and went to the vermilion lacquer fence to put his worried eyes away.

The clouds are thick, and the heaven and the earth are the house. The mountains are covered in silver, zigzag up the frozen river valley and stretch to the peaks of the sky.

"Last time, you entrusted the matter to the governor, and Dongchang has been investigating. During an unannounced visit to Peng County, the Governor received a message from the relevant criminals......"

After a pause, Leng Qingtang slapped the wooden fence with his big hand, turned to face Yu Xuanji, and continued:

"The Taoist Wu who has always been in contact with the palace once recognized a person as a teacher, and this person traveled back and forth with Yingguo and Dayi in the East China Sea, and the dragon saw the head but did not see the end. If this governor's guess is correct, it should be the target of your Dao Sect and other sects, the traitor Lei Huan of the Tianyan Sect! ”

Yu Xuanji's eyes were fierce for a moment, and he looked at Leng Qingtang:

"If they do something, what should we do?"

Leng Qingtang hooked his lips: "Respond to all changes with the same!" ”

……

On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, the heavy snow has stopped before dawn. Everywhere there are jade crumbs, littered and broken all over the ground. If you step on it, the sound of "squeak, squeak" movement, if you crush the powder leaf salt flower, it is very comfortable to nourish the ears.

According to folk customs, this day is a small Chinese New Year's Eve, and every family steams steamed buns, goes to drink, and prepares for tomorrow's Chinese New Year's Eve Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

But on this day, a plague suddenly struck, and tens of thousands of people fell overnight, and more than 1,000 died. Before the dawn of the day, the capital shouted for the sky and grabbed the ground, wailing constantly, and the poignant and tragic state was like purgatory on earth.

Then, on the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, a nursery rhyme was circulated in the capital:

"The wind and snow are vast for one day, and the poor capital is full of plagues. The West bewildered the East Court, and did not believe that oolong was a misfortune. ”

Emperor Jingxiao no longer had the heart to celebrate the New Year, so he summoned the civil and military ministers to the court to discuss the plague nursery rhyme.

Below the Danqi, Song Xiang, the new supervisor of Qintianjian, was wearing a dark green official robe, his hands hanging down, and the wings of the black gauze hat on his head suddenly trembled.

"Your Majesty, Qin Tianjian recently watched the celestial phenomena at night, and saw that the glow of the western fireflies was like fire, moving east to the Qinglong Star, and overlapping with the heart for a time and three moments. I am afraid that the epidemic will fall from the sky on the eve of the New Year, and there are nursery rhymes left by the people. ”

After a long discussion, Song Jianzheng's expression was gloomy and he buried his head lower.

Emperor Jingxiao's figure was fixed on the dragon chair, and he didn't move for a long time. When I came back to my senses, I gasped.

His eyes changed slightly, the emperor's five fingers clenched, and he leaned forward:

"What is the meaning of the sentence 'I don't believe that oolong is a curse'?!"

"Ministers, ministers are guilty...... Death to all ministers! ”

Supervisor Song stood up with his knees on the ground, prostrate and bowed deeply.

In the civil official queue, Leng Qingtang stood with a long body, his face was cold, and he was already clear in his heart when he lowered his eyes slightly:

Okay, it turns out that these people want to use the celestial phenomenon to make waves......

On the dragon chair, Emperor Jingxiao had long been impatient, and waved his hand to urge:

"Tell me—"

Eunuch Song's face was depressed, his body was melancholy, and he replied in a trembling voice:

"Return, return to the emperor...... The harem Xiaoyexuan belongs to the East Fourteenth Court, and the 'Western Firefly East Court Descends' means Xiaoyexuan...... That sentence, that sentence 'not believing in oolong is a curse' is talking about、Yes...... The heir conceived by Concubine Yu...... Inauspicious. ”

"Nonsense!"

"That's nonsense!"

Above the Golden Palace, the Duke of Min and the emperor shouted in unison, and the roar of anger lingered.

Eunuch Song was even more frightened, crawling on the ground and shouting: "The emperor forgives the sin." ”

Min Guogong immediately walked out of the military attache queue:

"Your Majesty, the celestial phenomena are simply nonsense, how could the minister's daughter be pregnant with an ominous fetus? It's clear that someone took the opportunity to frame him! ”

A person walked out of the civil official queue, clasped his hands, and bent his body to say:

"Your Majesty, nursery rhymes have been prophecies since ancient times, and you must not believe them. And the fireflies guard the heart back a hundred years, and every time the celestial phenomenon occurs, there is a corresponding calamity, which is indeed a great omen. ”

The emperor's complexion was gloomy, his facial features twitched, and his eyes were bloody:

"Yao'er has always been gentle and kind, and the child she is pregnant with is my flesh and blood, how is it ominous? Could this be an indication that I am an ominous person? ”

Supervisor Song straightened up at this time and arched his hand upward:

"The emperor is the Ninety-Five, how can the celestial phenomena be ominous to you? According to the calculations of the Qin Heavenly Prison with the Four Elephants Bagua Instrument, the seventy-two Demon Calamity Stars of the Earth Evil Land came to the world every hundred years, which coincided with the pregnancy of Concubine Yu, so it was a disaster to use the fetus to support her life. Now the fireflies are confused and guarded, and the plague from the sky is a sign of the birth of the Earth Demon Star! ”

"The emperor thinks twice!"

The person who spoke was none other than Xu Langxuan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, the father of Concubine Xu. In the harem, her daughter has a good relationship with Concubine Yu, and Xu Langxuan naturally knows this.

The truth of Concubine Yu's accusation that she was pregnant with a demon fetus is not yet known, most likely someone deliberately made trouble under the pretext of the topic, and of course Xu Shangshu will help Concubine Yu speak.

In front of the hall, Xu Shangshu bowed his hand, and Xu Shangshu said chiseledly:

"For thousands of years, the theory of celestial phenomena and ghosts and gods can coexist with China, and it has its own reason for existence. However, there is an old saying: Respect ghosts and gods and stay away, and if you don't do it too much, you will suffer from it. And this reincarnation of the Earth Demon Star is related to my dragon descendant, and I hope that the emperor will study it carefully before making a conclusion. ”

Song Jian Zheng answered:

"It's essential to study carefully, but the people of the capital can't wait. If the time drags on, once the demon fetus transforms into a humanoid and grows stronger......"

"You are talking like a river, and you are obviously forcing the saint to attack my daughter-"

Min Rui pointed at Song Jian Si and roared violently, strode forward with the intention of waving his iron palm, but was stopped by Xu Shangshu.

Emperor Jingxiao was bored for a while, and waved helplessly:

"This matter can be discussed after consideration, and retreat from the court-"

Due to the raging epidemic outside the imperial city, the Chinese New Year's Eve Thousand People Palace banquet was temporarily canceled. The emperor sent the rice and grain used for the banquet out of the city and distributed it to the people who were suffering from illness.

However, on the one hand, they received the gift of the Son of Heaven, and on the other hand, they gathered strength. Soon, all those who were in good health ran to the foot of the imperial city to sit down and petition, begging Emperor Jingxiao to comply with the heavenly phenomena and take measures to eradicate the demon fetus as soon as possible.

There was chaos outside the palace, and there was no peace in the palace, especially the harem.

As soon as the early dynasty retreated, rumors about Gu Yunyao's demon fetus leaked out, some people believed and some didn't believe it, some people were happy and some were angry, and everyone was in danger for a while.

This Chinese New Year's Eve was too special, and Empress Qian imitated the donation of funds from the Jiang'an Bai disaster harem that year, and ordered the palace concubines to donate more money and materials for this epidemic.

Gu Yunxi led two chamberlains to send the Chuxiu Palace donation to the Shanggong Bureau, and returned the same way after reconciliation.

Now the sky is gray, the palace lanterns are lit, the glazed colors are weaving, and the ice ridges and snow on the walls are prosperous and clear. But as far as the eye can see, Nuoda's Qionglou Yuyu is still a few and bleak.

Gu Yunxi walked with his head bowed, looking depressed.

At noon, she heard the reincarnation of the demon fetus of Yexuan, and her heart was painful and mournful, as if she had fallen into an ice cave of boundless darkness, and her heart was cold.

She is the eldest sister who knows best, she has been kind and gentle since she was a child, even if there is really evil in the world, with the fact that she has never been a director who hurts the heavens and harms, how can she accept retribution and lead the earth demon star to the body of disaster? This is something different, and we need the help of Lord Leng to stop it-

Caught off guard, a shadow flashed in front of him, and someone scrambled to the side of the road.

Gu Yunxi hurriedly stopped, and then smelled a very peculiar smell, only to realize that he was walking carelessly and almost hit someone.

When I looked up, I saw a man standing on the side of the palace road, focusing on the eight-grade uniform of the blue civil official, his facial features were ordinary and unpretentious, and his age was the same as that of Imperial Doctor Jiang, but he was born in the face.

Glancing at each other, Gu Yunxi lowered his eyebrows and bowed his head, and said to the man respectfully:

"The slave was rude and collided with the adult, and I hope that the adult Haihan."

The man smiled, Xu saw Gu Yunxi's five-grade palace dress, and spoke to her in a very polite tone:

"Where, where, the snow day is a careless walk, please forgive my aunt."

With a fist clench, the man walked away quickly.

The night fell, the cold wind swayed, and a strong aroma poured into Gu Yunxi's nose.

What is this curious, but not like the smell of scented balm?

Gu Yunxi stared, frowning and watching the strange man with the eighth-rank official position disappear from view, and an inexplicable sense of strangeness surged in his heart.

——

Outside the Shenwu Gate, Cheng Wanli, a thousand households in the East Factory, visited the capital overnight with secret guards, and for two days they were secretly investigating the source of the plague, and Jiang Huai'an of the Tai Hospital accompanied him in casual clothes.

Walking to a rest, everyone sat on the ground in front of a well. Seeing Jiang Huai'an's solemn expression, Cheng Wanli asked:

"What are you thinking? But what did you find? ”

Jiang Huai'an shook his head slowly, his eyes straight:

"The symptoms range from unbearable abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, to febrile convulsions, and death due to poor qi obstruction, which are clearly the most obvious symptoms of the plague. But hundreds of doctors in the capital have prescribed the right medicine, but there is no effect for several days, but why? ”

Tired and sighing, Jiang Huai'an leaned his back against the cold stone wall of the wellhead. As if feeling hard and uncomfortable, he suddenly widened his eyes when he moved around, turned his head in horror, and stared at the well in a daze......