Early the next morning, the concubines went to Weiyang Palace to greet Luo Xuanran as usual, Luo Xuanran looked at the concubines, and Shi Shiran spoke: "During this time, everything is not going well. Feng'an had an accident, the second prince was trapped in the mountain bandits, the prince went to support and unfortunately contracted the disease, and the emperor happened to be ill at this time. ”

Everyone's faces were not very good, and Concubine Shu spoke: "The emperor is sick with the dragon, and the concubines and others should serve the left and right, it is better for the queen to arrange for the sisters to serve the sick." ”

Luo Xuanran replied: "The emperor has the imperial doctor and the palace, so the sisters don't have to worry about it." Bengong feels that there have been too many things recently, so it is better to let Qin Tianjian and Tianying Temple take a look together. ”

Concubine Shu subconsciously felt that Luo Xuanran's proposal had other thoughts, but she didn't have time to refuse, so Luo Xuanran continued to speak: "The palace has invited Master Huairang of Tianying Temple, and the envoy of Qin Tianjian is already ready, and tonight I will set up an altar to check the weather of the palace and see if there is anything wrong." ”

Master Huairang is a high-ranking monk in Tianying Temple, and he has accumulated great prestige on weekdays, and no one dares to oppose him when he is invited out of the mountain.

"Since the queen has decided, the concubines should cooperate."

"Set up an altar in the Taiji Hall tonight, and when the time comes, I will invite all the sisters to go, and I hope that the sisters will not be late."

Concubine Shu asked, "Are the eldest princess, the second princess, and the crown princess going?" ”

"No need, the presence of the two princesses and the eldest prince is fine." Luo Xuanran said, "All the younger sisters go back and prepare well." ”

"Yes."

After everyone dispersed, Concubine Shu went to the East Palace by herself. Lianzhi was a little surprised when she saw Concubine Shu: "Concubine Shuniang, why are you here?" ”

"Tonight, the queen set up an altar in the Taiji Palace, and invited the master of Tianying Temple and the envoy of Qin Tianjian, and the palace always felt that something was wrong. But at the moment, none of us can see the emperor, and the crown prince is not in the capital, so everything needs to be careful. ”

"Now that the situation is in the queen's favor, we can only take one step at a time."

"I heard that you wanted to ask to see the emperor last night, but you were stopped by the queen in the end, do you have any plans? The prince is now far away in Feng'an, and we can't do anything about him in the capital, only by taking care of ourselves can we make the prince feel at ease. ”

Lian Zhi looked at Concubine Shu: "Niangniang, I don't worry about anyone going to Feng'an now, I originally wanted to go to Feng'an in person, but I didn't see my father yesterday, so I can only come back." ”

"You're going to Feng'an in person? You are crazy? ”

"I can only rest assured if I go on my own."

"But now that the emperor is sick in bed, and the queen is in charge of the harem, it is even more difficult for you to see the emperor."

"So I'm going to leave the city overnight and head to Feng'an." Lianzhi said, "I think it will rain tonight, and then the night and the cover of the heavy rain, you should be able to run out." It's just that in this way, a few palace maids in my palace will have to bother the lady to take care of me. ”

"You want to go to Feng'an secretly? Do you know that once you find out that you are not there, there will definitely be waves in the palace, and you want to come back, but it will be too difficult. ”

"Concubine Shuniang, if everything goes well in Feng'an this time and I can come back with the prince, then what happened before can be written off. But if I go to Feng'an this time, I still can't solve the danger of the prince, then there is no point in me coming back. It's just that I'm away this time, I can't take a few palace maids with me, please help me protect them first, it's naturally best if I can come back, and if things don't go well, I will also find a way to arrange them. ”

"You're all at this time, and you're still thinking about those palace maids?"

"They chose me in the first place, and I will be responsible for them to the end."

"But it's too dangerous for you to go to Feng'an alone."

"Mother." Lianzhi shouted in a solemn tone, "The crown prince is my husband, I must not let him be alone in Feng'an at this time, I must accompany him." ”

Concubine Shu knew Lianzhi's stubbornness, and she couldn't persuade Lianzhi until now: "Have you really thought about it?" ”

Lianzhi nodded: "I will never regret it." Instead of being anxious in the palace, it is better to go to Feng'an in person, whether it is dead or alive, I just want a peace of mind. ”

"The queen will definitely set martial law when she sets up an altar tonight, and the ceremony will be loosened when it is over, and you can leave the palace after the ceremony is over."

"Thank you, Lady."

Concubine Shu took Lianzhi's hand and sighed: "Crown Princess, you are the bravest and most resolute woman this palace has ever seen, and this palace believes that you will be able to turn everything into good fortune." ”

……

The night seemed to be unusually long, the sky was slowly darkening, the torches of the Taiji Hall were lit, and the altar in the middle was ready, and the scene looked very heavy.

The concubines stood on both sides of the altar, silent, and a little depressed in their hearts.

Iris Dai, who had always been silent, looked at the night and suddenly spoke: "The wind seems to be particularly strong tonight, and it seems to be raining." ”

"Qin Tianjian watched the stars the night before, and he did say that it would rain tonight." Concubine Shu replied, "I hope this storm will pass soon." ”

Since Wen Zhiyu's accident, Concubine Xian has been depressed: "The queen is really doing this too much, the most important thing at this time should be to send someone to save the crown prince and the second prince, what's the use of doing it here?" ”

"Concubine Xian said cautiously, this time the practice is to be presided over by the master of Tianying Temple, and the queen specially invited the master to come, but I am afraid that a lot of thought has been wasted." Concubine Shu glanced at Concubine Xian.

Concubine Xian was dissatisfied: "What happened yesterday, the queen can invite Master Huairang over today, it's really a lot of waste." If she had put her mind on the emperor, maybe the emperor would not suddenly become ill like this. ”

This time, Concubine Shu did not answer Concubine Xian's words again, because the Empress had already brought Master Huairang and Qin Tianjian Envoy over.

Wen Zhiyan and Wen Miqing followed behind Luo Xuanran, and Luo Xuanran personally led Master Huairang and Qin Tianjian Envoy to the altar.

Master Huairang was dressed in a robe, with kind eyebrows and serious eyes, and he looked like a monk who had attained the Tao. The envoy of Qin Tianjian is also wearing court clothes, and he looks very **.

Luo Xuanran's gaze swept over the people standing on both sides of the altar and stayed on Wen Yunxi for two seconds. Concubine Shu happened to be standing beside Wen Yunxi, she pulled Wen Yunxi behind her, and she met Luo Xuanran's gaze.

Luo Xuanran turned his head and no longer looked at Concubine Shu.

"Open the altar!" There are no excessive tricks, and the practice of opening the altar directly.

At this moment, the wind suddenly became stronger, and the hearts of the people were even more uneasy.

Concubine Shu watched the movements of Master Huairang and Qin Tianjian Envoy on the altar, and the uneasiness in her heart became heavier and heavier.

The fire on the altar slowly became smaller, and the master Huai Rang folded his hands and muttered words in his mouth, and the fire grew larger for a moment, but finally extinguished.

Master Huairang vomited a mouthful of blood and fell backwards, but fortunately, the envoy of Qin Tianjian helped Master Huairang: "Master, what's wrong with you?" ”

Master Huairang looked at Luo Xuanran: "Queen, the old man has tried his best, but his life is not up to others." ”

"Master, what do you mean?" Luo Xuanran looked nervous.

"There is a great calamity from heaven, and there is a foreshadowing. Escaping from the fire is unlucky. If they are not of my race, their hearts will be different. Master Huairang said these twenty-four words, and everyone was surprised.

Qin Tianjian was the envoy who spoke: "Queen Mother, just when she was pregnant with the master's practice, the ministers looked at the stars, and there seemed to be a faint sign of falling. If the morning star has a falling omen, it is very unlucky, no wonder there are frequent incidents in the royal family during this time, these are all omens. ”

"If it falls, where will it fall?" Luo Xuanran asked.

Qin Tianjian hesitated and spoke: "The minister looks at its faint fall, it seems to be the place of the East Palace, and the prince is probably also implicated." ”

After Qin Tianjian said this, the rain fell cracklingly, but everyone was drenched in the rain and did not dare to complain.

What Master Huairang and Qin Tianjian said just now is not referring to the fact that the crown princess is an ominous person, and now all the disasters in Western Chu are caused by Lianzhi!

On the day of the wedding of the crown prince and the crown princess, the dormitory of the East Palace was bombed, and the truth has not been found out so far. But at that time, everyone was rejoicing that the princess had escaped from the fire, but they didn't expect that it was an ominous person who came back.

What happened today echoes Qi Han's words that day when he accused Lian Zhi of being an ominous person on the wedding day of the two princes, which is terrifying.

Concubine Shu didn't believe these nonsense, she just didn't expect that the person the queen wanted to get rid of at this time turned out to be the crown princess! But now, she can't speak for Lianzhi, and the only person who can save Lianzhi is Wen Xize.

After a long silence, Luo Xuanran spoke: "It turned out to be the crown princess." So many things happened in Xichu, it was all because of the crown princess, if the crown princess continued to live, Xichu would die in her hands sooner or later. ”

Listening to Luo Xuanran's words, no one dared to respond.

Luo Xuanran spoke again: "Now that the emperor is critically ill, the life and death of the second prince and the crown prince are unknown. Since this palace is the queen, for the sake of the national fortune of Western Chu, it is natural that the crown princess cannot be left. The sky is above, I wish to get rid of the ominous people and return me to peace in the West. ”