After Mrs. Yang Guozhong's birthday, a few days passed, and the things discussed that night were like a gorgeous bubble, broken without a trace, Yang Guozhong did not take this matter to heart, and was busy with his Xiangguo affairs, Qing King Li Cong lost 10,000 yuan and 10,000 acres of land, he had to smile bitterly, as a filial piety to Mrs. Guoguo, but on the afternoon of the fifth day, Yang Huahua sent her confidant maid to Li Cong to send a secret letter.

．．．．．．． A luxurious carriage slowly stopped in front of Yang Huahua's mansion, two maids helped down an old woman from the carriage, her hair was tied into dozens of braids, decorated with various amber gems, she had a rare hooked nose among Han women, a pair of cold eyes flashed with a hint of cunning, this old woman's name is Wen **, Kangguo people, who lived in the Tang Dynasty for decades, is a well-known Sogdian witch, she combines Kangguo's crystal witchcraft with the Han people's aversion to victory, and is very marketable among the Chang'an magnates.

The old witch entered Yang Huahua's mansion, and was taken to the inner hall, where Yang Huahua usually lives, although the old witch is well-informed, but still stunned by the luxury of the inner hall, this inner hall is called the white jade hall, as the name suggests, the entire inner hall is paved with large pieces of fine white jade, and the middle is inlaid with all kinds of dazzling gems, making people feel as if entering a dream world.

Yang Huahua was wearing a flaming red floor-length dress, which was particularly eye-catching in the white jade hall, and the old witch knelt down and saluted reverently: "See Madame!" ”

"You're Wen **?" Yang Huahua glanced at the witch with a pair of peach blossom eyes, but her tone was extremely cold.

"The old woman is!"

"Thirty years ago you should have been called Lu Moduo, right?"

Wen ** suddenly panicked, as if she was suddenly pushed into the scorching sun from the cold darkness, her old bottom was exposed all of a sudden, Yang Huahua didn't seem to notice her panic, and still said unhurriedly: "Thirty years ago, you practiced witchcraft in Luoyang, defrauded Luoyang Linghe Changhe's 2,000 yuan, and also caused the death of He's wife and daughter, so you changed your name and surname and absconded, right?" ”

Yang Huahua's peach blossom eyes became as sharp as a knife, staring at her coldly, Wen ** trembled with fright, the secret that had been hidden for thirty years was suddenly revealed, Yang Huahua slowly walked in front of her, and her tone eased again, "But don't worry, since I invited you to my mansion, I didn't mean to expose you." ”

Wen ** was shocked for a moment, and hurriedly said: "I am willing to serve Mrs.!" ”

Yang Huahua glanced at her and asked, "How old are you this year?" ”

"The old woman is eighty-one years old."

"Eighty-one years old, your hair is still black, you are worthy of being a witch, and you also have a thirty-year-old illegitimate child, hiding in Golden State to do business, I'm not wrong!"

Wen ** saw that Yang Huahua had investigated her old background clearly, and couldn't help but be frightened, what did she want to do?

Yang Huahua saw that the fire was almost over, so she squatted down and stared at her gaze and said: "I will make a deal with you, as long as you agree, I will immediately give your son 10,000 yuan and 10,000 mu of Shangtian, if you don't agree....."

Yang Huada's eyes narrowed, and she said coldly: "Neither you nor your son can survive!" ”

．．．．．．． At dusk, more than a dozen palace guards escorted another carriage to the door of Yang Huahua's mansion, the door opened, and Cui Ningbi, dressed as a noblewoman, got out of the carriage, she has been married for a month, but she does not have the unique appearance of the bride on her face, but there is a trace of sadness, a wide long skirt does not fit well, lining her thin body more neatly, on the steps, Yang Huahua has been waiting for a long time, seeing her niece get off the carriage, she hurriedly greeted her, looked her up and down, frowned and said: "Ning Bi, Why are you thinner than last time? ”

"Sanniang!" Tears welled up from Cui Ningbi's eyes.

"Don't cry! Don't cry! If you have any grievances, tell Sanniang, Sanniang will call the shots for you! ”

Yang Huahua led Cui Ningbi into her inner hall, asked her to sit down, and carefully wiped away his tears, the care of her relatives made Cui Ningbi even more sad, she choked and cried.

"He didn't treat me as his wife at all, since he got married, he has only been forced to have sex with me three times, and he hasn't touched me at all, and the rest of the time he is with the concubine!" While crying, Cui Ningbi told her aunt about her unfortunate experience.

Yang Huahua listened patiently, her eyes were full of sympathy, and she waited for Cui Ningbi to calm down a little before Yang Huahua sighed: "At the beginning, I had a good intention to marry you to the emperor's eldest grandson, but unexpectedly I hurt you, I am responsible!" ”

"Sanniang, what do you say I should do now!" Cui Ningbi whimpered and cried again.

"Ning Bi, don't cry, let Sanniang think of a way for you!"

Yang Huahua walked a few steps with her hands behind her back, and she suddenly made up her mind: "It seems that the only way to do this is to use extraordinary means!" ”

"Extraordinary means?" Cui Ningbi looked at Sanniang puzzled, with tears in her eyes.

"Yes, very means!" Yang Huahua suddenly turned around, "Since he doesn't like you, then you have to use etiquette to force him to like you." ”

Cui Ningbi was even more confused, what kind of etiquette method?

"It's very simple, that is, you want to become a concubine, once you become a concubine and have the backer of the Yang family, he will not dare not spoil you, and if you give birth to a son to him in the future, then your position will be unshakable, Ning Bi, do you understand? You have to be the crown princess, you have to be the queen! ”

Cui Ningbi seemed to understand whether she understood or not, and asked timidly: "Concubine Zheng is Shen Zhuzhu, can I replace her?" ”

"Yes! As long as you listen to your aunt, I guarantee that you will soon become a concubine. ”

Cui Ningbi was a little tempted, to become a concubine, her husband must live with her, this is the etiquette system, she asked in a low voice, "Then what should I do?" ”

Yang Huahua carefully observed her eyes, and saw that she was already seven points tempted, so she said, "You listen to your aunt's arrangement!" ”

Yang Huahua whispered a few words in Cui Ningbi's ear, Cui Ningbi's eyes widened, revealing a look of fear, "Auntie, if he knows, it will be terrible." ”

"How does he know? As long as you insist that it has nothing to do with you, your fourth aunt is a concubine, with the power of the Yang family, what can he do to you, the key is that you resolutely don't admit it, and you know about this matter, even your mother can't say it, so it's foolproof. ”

Cui Ningbi's face showed a look of contradiction, but in the end she made up her mind, "Okay! Sanniang, I listen to you. ”

Yang Huahua's face showed a look of pride, she clapped her hands, and walked out of the witch Wen ** from the room next to her, Yang Huahua pointed at Cui Ningbi and said: "This is my niece, Cui Ningbi, the concubine of the king of Guangping." ”

．．．．．．．． The next night, Cui Ningbi suddenly fell ill, crying and fussing, cutting all the bedding and skirts, shouting that there was a ghost to kill her, covering her head and rolling on the ground, and then convulsions, foaming at the mouth, and jumping up violently, holding scissors to kill people everywhere, the two palace maids who served her ran a little slower, her arm was punctured, and she was almost killed, the people in the palace were panicked, and they all said that the side concubine was evil, and Li Jiao, the king of Guangping, was so frightened that he hurriedly ordered someone to tie her up to prevent her from hurting people, and invited the monks to exorcise evil spirits, tossed until the night, and still did not stop Cui Ningbi's madness, Due to Concubine Cui's very high status, the eunuchs of the Guangping Palace hurriedly rushed to Xingqing Palace to report to the concubine and the saint.

In the Xingqing Palace, Li Longji was playing with Yang Yuhuan and Yang Huahua, and Yang Guozhong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, personally recorded the score, and suddenly got a report: The emperor's eldest grandson and concubine Cui were evil, Li Longji was stunned for a moment, and said hurriedly: "Have you asked the Taoist priest to rush the evil?" ”

"Report to Your Majesty, I have asked the monks to exorcise evil spirits, but it is useless."

"Nonsense, I'm talking about Taoist priests, of course the clan wants to invite Taoist priests to fight evil spirits!" Li Longji was a little annoyed.

The eunuch was so frightened that he was about to leave, but Yang Huahua shouted: "Wait a minute! ”

She hurriedly saluted Li Longji and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine has something to say. ”

"Sanniang, please speak!"

Yang Huahua pointed at Yang Yuhuan and said: "Yuhuan also encountered this incident when she was young, it was a mother who stole things and was kicked out of the house, and later found ghosts from her room, Your Majesty, I suspect that Ning Bi also encountered this kind of thing." ”

Li Longji glanced at Yang Yuhuan curiously, "I've never heard you talk about this?" ”

Yang Yuhuan did encounter this incident when he was young, so he nodded and said, "At that time, the concubine was still young, so I can't remember clearly." ”

Yang Huahua continued: "Your Majesty, you should go and search Ning Bi's room to see if there is such a thing." ”

A sentence reminded Li Longji, and he immediately ordered: "Go!" Immediately search Concubine Cui's room. ”

This kind of thing happened, Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan didn't have the heart to play with the calamus, at the suggestion of Yang Huahua, everyone went to the Guangping Palace, Li Longji's holy car just arrived at the Guangping Palace, and the search results have come out, and sure enough, the villain with a needle was found under the sleeping bed of Concubine Cui, and then the prince Li Heng also came, he saw the villain searched, his face changed color in fright, and he said in a trembling voice: "How can there be such a thing!" ”

Li Longji was gloomy as water, and he immediately ordered, "Search the Guangping Palace, and give me a thorough search!" ”

Five hundred Yulin Army soldiers rushed into the palace, searched the sky and the ground, less than a quarter of an hour, the soldiers found another paper villain with Cui Ningbi's name written on Cui Ningbi and a needle in the room of the concubine Shen Pearl, Shen Pearl was so frightened that he was scattered, shouting that he was wronged, Li Jiao, the king of Guangping, also kowtowed in front of the emperor Taizu, trying to protect his wife's innocence, at this time, Mrs. Han also heard the news and rushed over, hugged her crazy daughter and cried, even the concubine Yang Yuhuan also remained silent, on one side Shen Pearl shouted wronged, on the other hand, the Yang family hugged her head and cried, On the other side is the villain with conclusive evidence, Li Longji, who has always hated this kind of witchcraft the most, waved his hand and ordered: "Give death!" ”

Li Jiao was like five thunderbolts, he opened his mouth and cried loudly, the crown prince Li Heng couldn't bear it, and hurriedly stepped forward to plead: "Father, Pearl is young and ignorant, just spare her!" ”

Yang Yuhuan couldn't bear it in his heart, and pleaded: "Your Majesty, before the matter is clarified, give the pearl to death, which is not very good for Shi'er, spare her life for the time being!" ”

Li Longji really likes this virtuous eldest grandson's daughter-in-law, and he doesn't quite believe that it was Pearl, but this kind of witchcraft is his taboo, and because of the face of the Yang family, he had to give her to death, and now the concubine is pleading, Li Longji has the heart to spare Pearl's life, at this time, Yang Huahua said with a calm face: "Our Yang family will not frame good people, but we will not be bullied, who is the witchcraft, must be strictly investigated to the end." ”

She turned back to Yang Guozhong and said: "Third brother, you are Jing Zhaoyin, this is your duty, and I don't want you to favor the Yang family, as long as you can find out the real culprit and give Ning Bi an explanation." ”

The words were reasonable, and Li Heng also said: "Erchen agrees with the third lady's suggestion. ”

Yang Huahua glanced at him, a trace of imperceptible mockery flashed in his eyes, Li Longji nodded, and said to Yang Guozhong: "Aiqing is Jing Zhaoyin, and he is also the imperial prince, I will leave this matter to you, and tell me the facts." ”

"Obey the order!"

Li Longji waved his hand, and the guards of the brigade surrounded Long Yuan, and returned to Xingqing Palace in a mighty manner.

．．．．．．． In the middle of the night, Li Longji was suddenly woken up by the eunuch waiting for him, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! ”

"What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, Yang Shangshu urgently asked to see him, saying that there is a big event to report!"

"Hmmm! Let him wait in the outer hall. ”

Li Longji turned over and sat up, Yang Yuhuan was also awakened, and asked, "San Lang, what's the matter?" ”

"Yang Guozhong asked to see him, I guess he found out something, it's cold outside, don't get up."

"San Lang, don't forget to promise me something."

"Don't worry! I promise you that I won't kill Shen Zhuzhu. ”

Li Longji put on a robe and slowly walked to the outer hall of the dormitory, only to see Yang Guozhong and Jingzhao Shaoyin Li Yan standing outside the hall waiting, and when they saw the saint coming out, they immediately stepped forward and bowed: "The minister disturbs His Majesty's rest, and the crime deserves death!" ”

"No need to be polite, I know that there is no emergency, and you don't dare to come, say it! What did you find? ”

Yang Guozhong and Li Yan glanced at each other, Yang Guozhong said: "Your Majesty, the ministers searched overnight, and finally found out that the person who was under the witch Gu was a famous witch in Beijing, named Wen **, who has been detained at present, and she confessed that Concubine Shen's personal maid had looked for her. ”

"Hmmm! Well done, behead this witch. ”

Yang Guozhong hesitated for a moment, then suddenly knelt down and kowtowed twice, "Your Majesty, the minister also found out another thing, and the minister didn't dare to say it!" ”

Li Longji was stunned, "Say!" ”

"The witch confessed that the shopkeeper of a silk shop in Dongshi also bought Gu from her a month ago, and the minister went to track down this silk shop, but unexpectedly found that the shopkeeper was actually Ma Yingjun, the eunuch who originally served the prince."

Li Longji's Teng! He sat up straight and asked, word by word, "Are you telling the truth?" ”

"The minister doesn't dare to bully the king! Here is the confession of the witch, and Ma Yingjun was also arrested by the minister, just outside the palace, but he refused to admit to buying witches. ”

As he spoke, he handed over a confession with both hands, Li Longji's face was gloomy to the extreme, he had vaguely guessed that the prince was involved in witchcraft, he took the confession and looked at it, there was a witch's drawing on it, and there were also the signatures of Yang Guozhong and Li Yan, and he glanced at Li Yan again.

Li Yan is a clan, fair and strict, and has always been trusted by Li Longji, he nodded, indicating that the situation is true, Li Longji was furious, and shouted: "Bring Ma Yingjun up." ”

After a while, several wolf-like guards lifted up Ma Yingjun, who was so frightened, that he fell to the ground, Ma Yingjun kowtowed like pounding garlic, and begged: "Your Majesty spares your life, it was the prince who arranged for the slaves to sell cloth in the East Market, and the servants just obeyed the order." ”

"What did he arrange for you to sell cloth for?" Li Longji asked with a squint.

"He, he was inconvenient to contact the outside of the East Palace, so he arranged for a servant to open a shop in the East Market and contact the important ministers for him."

A fire of anger rose in Li Longji's heart, he picked up the white jade lion on the imperial case and was about to smash it to the ground, but he didn't fall down in the end, but slowly put the white jade lion down, he restrained his anger, and slowly asked: "Then he also arranged for you to buy the witch cup?" ”

"No, the minions never bought a witchcraft."

"Nonsense!" Yang Guozhong shouted angrily: "That witch describes your appearance as the same, she and you don't know each other, no grievances, will she still frame you?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minions really don't...."

"Enough!"

Li Longji interrupted him, turned around and ordered: "Spread my will, thoroughly search the East Palace!" Execute it now. ”

．．．．．．． A large-scale search of the East Palace, which had never been seen before in the Tianbao years, officially began, and at the time of the third watch, three thousand armored Yulin troops under the command of Wang Chengye, the general of the Yulin Army, blocked the East Palace, and all the eunuchs and palace maids in the East Palace were concentrated in a large hall, and the crown prince Li Heng and several concubines were also placed under house arrest alone.

The crown prince Li Heng was extremely worried, he couldn't figure it out, how could the witchcraft in his son's mansion spread to the East Palace, could it be that someone falsely accused him, who could it be? Yang Guozhong?

He was thinking crankily in his heart, and sighed for a long time, and his Liangdi Zhang comforted in a low voice: "Your Highness don't worry, your body is not afraid of shadows, Your Highness has no shame in your heart." ”

Li Heng sighed, how could he not be ashamed in his heart? Yesterday at noon, he secretly sent someone to Ma Yingjun's shop, and asked him to send a letter to Lu Lian, the assassin of Yangzhou, ordering him to strive for the country, Lu Lian was not among the ten people his father allowed him to meet, once this matter was found out, his son would be sad.

At this time, the voice of the great general Wang Chengye came from outside the door: "Your Highness! ”

Li Heng hurriedly walked out, "General, what's wrong?" ”

"Your Majesty invites His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to go to Xingqing Palace."

Li Heng was stunned, he glanced at the sky, the sky was already bright, and the time for the hundred officials to go to court had arrived.

"Alright! I'll go and put on a robe, and I'll go with you. ”

Speaking of this, he hesitated for a moment, and then asked in a low voice: "General, I didn't find anything!" ”

Wang Chengye smiled bitterly and said, "I found something that shouldn't be in His Highness's study. ”

"What!"

Li Heng's heart seemed to have fallen into an endless dark abyss.

．．．．．．． Li Longji was almost crazy, there was a paper folded villain on the table in front of him, painted vividly with him, and his name was written on the front of the villain: 'Li Longji', but in the heart of the villain, he was fiercely pierced by a steel needle.

He suddenly understood why he seemed so old in the past two months, why his life was passing rapidly, all because of the villain in front of him, no! His own son, the prince of the East Palace, the heir to the throne of the Tang Dynasty, has been the emperor for forty years, he can't wait, more than ten years ago, the second son Ying is also in the position of the prince, and when he heard that there was a thief in the palace, he was impatient to put on armor and enter the palace, and now, it is the turn of the third son Heng, he actually used the magic of the witchcraft to curse himself to die early.

Li Longji's heart suddenly felt a colic, an unprecedented angina pectoris hit him, his eyes were dark, and he fainted.

(To be continued)