Chapter 40: Extinguishing the Plague

Just when the two were at a stalemate, Xu Ying bent down to pick up the portrait, pointed to the face of the woman in the portrait and said to Duan Yulin: "Your Majesty, you see, except for this special flower on the forehead, the person in this painting is no different from Yue Cainu. Besides, Yue Cai Nu has not been grounded since the end of March, and it is impossible for the mage to have seen Yue Cai Nu in advance, so why bother framing her if the mage has no grievances with her? It can be seen that Yue Cai Nu is indeed a legendary demon star! ”

Xu Ying didn't care about Huanyue's life or death, but Wuyin's prophecy made her palpitate, she was afraid that what Wuyin said was true, and she was afraid that the so-called demonic spirit would make Duan Yingping's illness worse and worse. So she would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let go of one, as long as there is the slightest possibility of threatening Duan Yingping, she will get rid of her at all costs!

"This lady is a little wrong, the demon girl in the painting is not a flower, this is the demon star's magic seal. Let's see, does the shape of this magic seal resemble a flame? Wu Yin pointed out the so-called "magic seal" to everyone, and the concubines all nodded in agreement. After getting a satisfactory response, Wu Yin continued to play tricks and said: "This is the root cause of the drought in the south, this demon star belongs to the fire system main drought, if it is not removed as soon as possible, the people in the disaster area will be in danger!" ”

"The concubine begs Your Majesty to execute the demon star Huanyue!" Xu Ying bore the brunt of the kneeling and pleading, and seeing Xu Ying's move, several other concubines who had palpitations also knelt down to petition. Seeing that there were three or five concubines kneeling on the ground, Shen Xiaoxiang felt that it was time for him to behave, so he also knelt down and begged the emperor to execute Huan Yue. Feng Wu saw that the concubines knelt on the ground one after another, and asked the emperor for his opinion with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty, look at this ......" Duan Yulin was also in a dilemma at this time, so he asked Wu Yin: "A painting alone is not enough, do you have any other way to prove that the person in the painting is a demon star?" ”

"Returning to the Holy Heavens, the grass people can make the demon star show its magic seal. As long as the essence incense is burned in the room where the demon star is located, it will not take long for the demon to manifest its original form. The essence incense is produced in the ancient realm of Tu Soul Country, and the smell of this incense is what the demons and monsters fear the most. "For a powerful charlatan like Wu Yin, it is a piece of cake to make a sign on someone's forehead in public with some small tricks. Seeing Wu Yin's confident appearance, Duan Yulin knew that Huan Yue was certain to die, he was suddenly a little upset, but then he was a little relieved, so he waved his hand impatiently and said to Feng Wu: "Queen, you take the mage to Ming Cui Xuan, if the mage can really make the magic seal appear in public, then it proves that Huan Yue is really the reincarnation of the demon star, so you can dispose of her for me." I still have information to see from the south, so I won't accompany you to 'catch demons', so it is more important to hurry back and draft an edict that 'the demon star has been removed' to calm the people's hearts. "Yes, it doesn't matter if Huan Yue is a real demon star or not, what matters is that someone must bear this charge and give an explanation to the people of the world. Thinking about it this way, Huan Yue can be regarded as a well-deserved death, Duan Yulin suddenly felt enlightened, and strode away from Fengwu Palace.

"The concubines (grass people) send the emperor!" After everyone was flat, Feng Wu led them to Mingcuixuan.

After that, things developed completely according to Fang Yushan and Shen Xiaoxiang's plan, and Huanyue was ruthlessly killed on trumped-up charges before the ban could be lifted. Huanyue refused to die at the beginning, crying and shouting to see the emperor and Lan Guifei, Fang Huanshan was pregnant and willing to come to see this scene of death, but sent Yaoguang to supervise it. In the end, Yaoguang and Dequan worked together to forcibly strangle Huan Yue to death, and he didn't even see the emperor's face before he died. Pity her from beginning to end after only being spoiled for a month before she died in Huangquan, sad! Ridiculous too!

Huan Yue was executed, Duan Yulin also announced the good news that the demon star had been extinguished to the world, and in mid-May, the southern land finally rained from the sky. This heavy rain not only moistened the parched land and calmed the panic of the people, but also encouraged the soldiers who suppressed bandits in the mountainous areas. Xianyuanhong led 5,000 elite soldiers to fight with the bandits for three months and finally achieved the final victory, and the imperial army successfully smashed the bandits' lair in August, and the battle against the bandits was completely victorious.

Xianyuanhong didn't expect that these rabble could resist for so long, he thought that ordinary bandits could be completed in a month at most, but he didn't expect that this gang of bandits had abundant materials and excellent weapons, even if the number was small, but they were hiding in the mountains like this and consuming the imperial army, and they were annoyed by harassing them from time to time. The bandits do not fight head-on, they rely on the terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Xianyuan Hong has led troops to attack many times, but he can't even find the shadow of the bandits, and he is often ambushed by them. So Xianyuanhong didn't dare to act rashly, and kept changing the battle plan, but unfortunately the results were not good.

It wasn't until more than two months later that Xianyuanhong inadvertently captured a bandit who wanted to pretend to be a woodcutter and go down the mountain to do things for the bandits, and finally found a breakthrough under coercion and temptation, and then pursued and attacked fiercely in the next month, and finally annihilated a group of bandits, and after the battle, the original 5,000 elite soldiers were only more than 2,700 people left. When Xian Yuanhong led his troops up the mountain to clean up the battlefield, he actually found the disaster relief silver taels that had been robbed before in the bandits' den, no wonder these rabble could support it for so long, it turned out that there were millions of military funds as a backing! As soon as he thought of the mysterious organization that had robbed the silver two and colluded with bandits to fight against the imperial court, Xianyuanhong felt deeply uncomfortable, and he decided to report the matter to the emperor and his father immediately after returning for a long-term discussion.

In any case, Duan Yulin is always happy to solve the disaster and remove the bandits, and during the time he is waiting for the army to return to the court, he is seriously thinking about how to reward the soldiers. From the destruction of the "demon star" in May to the good news on the front line in August, the former dynasty was politically connected, and the people were harmonious, but during this period, the harem was still not very peaceful.

Han Qianyu gave birth to a baby girl early on May 29, Duan Yulin named her Duan Wen, and everyone else in the harem was very happy that she gave birth to a princess except Han Qianyu herself. It is said that after Han Qianyu learned that she gave birth to a princess, she cried on the delivery bed, because everyone understood that this child was her last chance, and the emperor would probably not favor her anymore.

And the day after Duanwen was born was the birthday of the Queen Mother, which made everyone in the harem really busy again. If the masters don't stop, if even the minions start to be restless one by one, it will really be enough for the emperor and queen, and a series of things that happened in the harem during this period of time made Feng Wu, the lord of the harem, a headache.

In June, Fang Yushan's fetus was nine months old, and she will usher in the long-awaited new life in a little more than a month. In the past month, Fang Yushan has taken medicine every day according to the improved fetal prescription of Wuyin. Before leaving, Wu Yin warned Fang Yushan, saying that although Huan Yue was not a real demon, but her birth date was indeed compatible with her, in order to protect the dragon fetus from hurting the yin owl, so she was advised to add a few more herbs to the fetal medicine, and specially sent a talisman and an improved prescription to her. At first, Fang Huanshan naturally couldn't believe it, she deliberately showed the prescription to the doctor who usually takes care of her dragon fetus, and the doctor also said that there was no problem with this prescription, it was indeed a good prescription to protect the fetus, and Fang Huanshan used it with confidence. Now that he has been eating it for a month, Fang Yushan feels that the effect is good, and he obviously feels that the child's action of kicking him is more vigorous, and the doctor also said that the fetus seems to be more robust than before after taking the pulse. Fang Huanshan was very satisfied after hearing this, and was very happy at the thought that a sturdy little prince would be born in a month, presumably the emperor would definitely crown her Zhaoyi at that time!

Fang Huanshan is begging for benevolence, but unfortunately some people are not so happy, such as this one in Qiutang Palace.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and Shao Feixu's mood is getting more and more irritable, she keeps fanning the wind with a feather fan, but she feels that the fan is getting hotter and hotter, so she simply threw the fan in her hand and shouted: "Hibiscus!" Help me prepare warm water, I want to shower and change clothes. It's so hot that I'm sticky. Furong prepared a bath bucket sprinkled with petals after a while, and served Shao Feixu into the bath, she poured water on Shao Feixu with a water scoop, and talked to her master: "The slave maid replaced the petals with fresh jasmine, and I always feel that the taste is not good enough when I use too sweet petals in summer, or is the jasmine refreshing and long-lasting, what does the little master think?" ”

Shao Feixu picked up a handful of petals and sniffed it, "It's really good." Later, you will smoke my set of flowing color flying flowers and golden Hui Zhai tulle skirt with jasmine. ”

"Yes." Furong squatted for Shao Feixu to lay a clean velvet blanket on the ground where she was going to settle when she took a bath, and Shao Feixu noticed that Furong's hair bun was hairpinned with two wooden hibiscus silk flowers, and her clothes were also pink printed embroidered shirts and skirts, and the manic depression that had just calmed down in her heart suddenly came up again: "Your dress today is fresh and lovely." What, do you want to learn from Huanyue's demon fox to charm the Lord? As he spoke, he picked up the water in the bathtub and splashed Furong all over her body, and Furong, who instantly turned into a soup chicken, didn't even know where she made her master unhappy, so she could only kneel and kowtow and confess again and again: "The little master is angry, the slave and maid are not!" The slave maid has never thought about it, but she just thinks that the weather is hot and she dresses up more refreshingly, and the little master will feel comfortable when she sees it, but she didn't expect it to make the little master unhappy, and the slave and maid should be damned! While admitting his mistake, he threw the silk flower on his head and threw it on the ground and said: "The little master doesn't like the slave and the maid don't wear it, don't be angry." ”

Seeing that she was so sensible, Shao Feixu dispelled her doubts: "Okay, get up." Don't blame me, isn't there much of a traitor in the harem? I also have to guard against it. Shao Feixu stretched out her hand and motioned for Furong to help her out of the bath, and Furong hurriedly helped her up to change her clothes.

"Don't worry, the little master betrayed the master because of the harsh treatment of the concubine, the little master treats the slave and maid so well, and the slave and maid will never do anything that makes the little master unhappy." Fleur didn't mind being soaked at all, and meticulously wiped and dressed Shao Feixu.

"Look at you, you're soaking wet, go change your clothes, and I'll just wear the rest of the dresses myself." Shao Feixu insisted, Furong was better than respectful.