In Changle Palace, Kou Shu looked at the pool of clear water in the copper basin, a little distracted.

"Niangniang, the matter of today's concubine ......" Mandarin Duck said hesitantly while giving Kou Shu a grate.

The ripples on the side were straightforward: "It is clear that the concubine is a chaotic minister and thief, and she actually tried to assassinate the emperor with evil magic, which is really punishable." ”

Kou Shu smiled faintly, and instead of saying anything ripples, she asked, "Mandarin duck, what do you think?" ”

The mandarin duck tilted her head and thought for a while, and then slowly spoke: "The slave always feels that things are a little strange. Concubine Xiao was inevitably exposed too quickly, as if a trap had been prepared a long time ago, waiting for Concubine Xiao to jump in. ”

Kou Shu nodded, with an approving look in her eyes, today's events were all expected by Song Jinyan, whether it was the officers and soldiers who rushed up, or Xiao Concubine's calculations were all seen through, it was too easy, Song Jinyan had obviously noticed Xiao Concubine's abnormality a long time ago.

It's just that...... Kou Shu was a little puzzled, Concubine Xiao was obviously not behind the scenes, why did Song Jinyan be in such a hurry to get rid of Concubine Xiao. Could it be that a light flashed in his eyes very quickly, and Kou Shu's voice was rapid and powerful: "Tiantong Gu's matter, how is it?" ”

The mandarin duck was stunned, he had long forgotten about this matter, and couldn't help frowning and thinking carefully: "Since the spies found out about this matter that day, there has been no progress. It's been a while. ”

Kou Shu's eyes lit up, and she suddenly stood up, wrapped the tulle on her body, signaled to the mandarin duck and ripples to guard their bedrooms, and hurriedly walked towards the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

The night is deep, and the summer night is as silent as water, only the cicadas chirp and the sound makes the night of the palace even more eerie.

I saw that Kou Shu's dress at the moment was very different from before, wearing a close-fitting dark brocade dress, and her hair was not combed into a bun, but loosely tied behind her head, like a little girl in an ordinary palace. Kou Shu's figure flashed past and entered the door of Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

It's the height of summer, and it's normal to sweat after walking a few steps. However, when Kou Shu walked into Xiaoxiang Pavilion, she suddenly felt that the temperature around her had dropped, and all the hairs on her body stood up.

Kou Shu continued to walk in step by step, Xiao Concubine was only taken into the prison for a day, and the maids and eunuchs in the hall had just been dispersed one by one.

The hall that was still full of flowers the day before, carved beams and painted walls, and the multi-treasure pavilion behind the screen was full of rare treasures from all over the world. Although it is not as good as Kou Shu Palace, each piece is also exquisitely carved and conceived. And just one day, in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion at this moment, the murals on the wall have accumulated a thick layer of ash, and even have traces of yellowing and decay, and the treasures on the Duobao Pavilion have all been broken, and some have simply disappeared. The tables, chairs and benches were all thick with ash and scattered on the ground.

The more Kou Shu walked, the more frightened she became. He only knew that Concubine Xiao was raising Tiantong Gu, Sui Yuanzhou once told himself that this Gu was extremely terrifying, once he signed a contract and started raising Tiantong Gu, he would definitely not be able to stop. Otherwise, the Heavenly Child Gu will become an ownerless Gu, and the vast majority of the ownerless Gu will slowly die, and because the Heavenly Child Gu originally had the infant spirit as a carrier, after becoming the ownerless Gu, the infant spirit felt that it was abandoned again, not only would the Gu nature not decline, but the resentment would intensify and leak everywhere, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

Looking at Concubine Xiao's performance and thoughts at the palace banquet today, Concubine Xiao is definitely not the mastermind of this matter, and the person who can think of such a strange and terrifying plan is by no means an ordinary person. Kou Shu looked at the absurd scene in front of her, while forcing herself to calm down, and walked towards the depths of Xiaoxiang Pavilion step by step. The further she walked in, the more Kou Shu felt that her breath was cold, and she was shivering slightly from the cold.

In the depths of Xiaoxiang Pavilion is the dormitory of Xiao Concubine. The original green gauze tent vines, brocade soft baskets, are covered with thick ash, showing an extremely desolate and decaying dead color, in the concubine's dormitory, the most abrupt is the incense burner that Kou Shu had seen not long ago.

At this moment, the incense burner has long been unburned, but it is still strangely emitting faint green smoke. Kou Shu gasped - Tiantong Gu could move with its host during the day, but at night it had to go back to its own container, obviously this incense burner was Tiantong Gu's container.

Uncle Shi once told himself that Tiantong Gu is a general term for a large category of Gu, in fact, Tiantong Gu is divided into Yin Girl Gu, Sending Child Gu, No Old Gu and so on according to its different Gu effects. The Yin Maiden Gu can control a woman's divine sense, while the Ageless Gu can lurk on a person for a long time, as long as the Gu Master is willing, he can take the life of a latent person at any time.

The real name of this Tiantong Gu should be called Sending Zi Gu, Sending Zi Gu is a baby spirit made of the one who died among the children born in childbirth when a mother has many children, and the baby spirit in this is the most disgusted with children, if you see it, you must try to kill it. Kou Shu frowned - the appearance of the Sending Zi Gu showed that the people behind the scenes did not want the royal family to have an empress, but the Gu nature of this Gu was domineering, even if it was the owner himself, he would not be able to have children because of this. So it will never be the palace concubine behind the scenes. On the other hand, the royal family has no queen, and at that time, it will be necessary to find excellent people from the side line to inherit, but our dynasty has already established a virtuous person but not a long one, and it has only happened many times that the side line is not the heir line as the emperor.

A thought flashed in Kou Shu's eyes very quickly, and before he could catch the flickering of fearful suspicion, a voice suddenly sounded from behind Kou Shu's ears - "The queen is also so interested?" ”

It turned out to be Song Jinyan's voice.

Kou Shu was stunned, turned around, and saw that Song Jinyan was also dressed in a black suit, obviously also dressed in disguise, and came to investigate.

Seeing the Tiantong Gu behind Kou Shu, Song Jinyan's voice was actually very calm: "Is this the culprit of the childless harem?" ”

Kou Shu was stunned for a moment, but she didn't expect Song Jinyan to say it so bluntly, and nodded: "If the Sending Zi Gu is really cultivated, I'm afraid the rumors are seven points credible." Anyone in the palace who is pregnant will be affected, and the palace is frequently losing children today, I'm afraid this matter-"

On the other side, Lan Ruoxuan didn't rest, and after receiving a letter from her brother Lan Haoke, Lan Ruoxuan changed into a nocturnal dress overnight, and let Youzhu take herself to the prison she infiltrated

Sneaking all the way to the depths of the prison, I saw that Xiao Concubine's limbs were all locked by thick chains, her body had already been beaten to the flesh, there was no good meat on her body, and her original delicate and delicate skin was also covered with hideous scars, which looked extremely terrifying.

Lan Ruoxuan slowly approached and said slowly, "Concubine Xiao—"

Hearing the familiar voice, Concubine Xiao's head slowly raised, and her eyes were already chaotic, like a dead person.

Chapter 45: Dispel the Evil Gu

On the second day, a shocking news spread throughout the palace - the criminal concubine Xiao Concubine, who intended to assassinate the emperor, was robbed in the prison and disappeared.

"Boom-" A golden hairpin fell to the ground.

Youzhu stepped forward, picked up the golden hairpin on the ground, and said, "Niangniang." ”

Lan Ruoxuan shook her head and motioned for Youzhu to let herself be quiet.

Yesterday, according to his brother's instructions, he risked his life to see Xiao Concubine, and it took a lot of effort to make Xiao Concubine recover, and in the wooden box was a piece of the Alien Ghost Sect's teaching card, my brother said, if Xiao Concubine said the secret secret words of the Alien Ghost Sect, be sure to tell him as soon as possible.

How did he know that he told his brother about it on his front foot, and when he woke up this morning, he actually heard the news that Concubine Xiao had been robbed. Although it is secret to sneak into the prison, after all, he came in a hurry, and if he is found by the emperor, he may be difficult to explain.

Youzhu seemed to sense Lan Ruoxuan's worries, and stepped forward and comforted softly: "Niangniang, you can rest assured, the master has always been extremely cautious in doing things, and will never leave clues." ”

Lan Ruoxuan nodded, but heard a commotion outside the door, and couldn't help but raise her head and said, "Who is outside?" ”

Xiangzhi pushed the door, walked up to Lan Ruoxuan and replied: "Niangniang, outside is the Taoist master brought by Gonggong Su, saying that it is the order of the Queen Mother, because of the matter of concubines, all palaces must do things to exorcise evil spirits." ”

Lan Ruoxuan frowned, only to hear Kaori continue: "The slave maid also heard that early this morning, the third prince brought a Taoist priest into the palace. Now the Taoist priest is now in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion. ”

Concubine Xiao was brought into the palace by Song Yuanxu, the third prince, and now that Concubine Xiao had an accident, the first one of the three princes could not say clearly. Now he can only make up for his merits, and he has found a Maoshan Taoist priest from outside the palace to dispel the evil Gu.

Lan Ruoxuan slowly listened to Kaori's news, and let Su Peiyuan take the Taoist master to paste talismans and spells in his palace, but his thoughts had already drifted into the distance.

In the Jinluan Palace, Song Jinyan finished reading today's concert, rubbed his slightly swollen eyes, and subconsciously said, "Su Peiyuan-"

shouted a few times and didn't respond, Song Jinyan suddenly recalled that today Su Peiyuan was instructed by the Queen Mother to go to the palace one by one. Thinking of this, Song Jinyan couldn't help but think of the strange scene in the concubine palace last night, and the queen was probably suspicious before she went. Thinking of this, Song Jinyan couldn't help but be a little impressed by Kou Shu, originally thought that Kou Shu was a woman, but he didn't expect that he was also a sharp-minded and delicate person.

Glancing slightly, Song Jinyan seemed to be speaking towards the air: "The people brought by Song Yuanxu, I can't believe it, you can find another person to check Xiaoxiang Pavilion well." ”

The shadows in the air fluctuated imperceptibly for a moment, and then there was a sharp response: "Yes, master." ”

Song Jinyan waved his hand and motioned for the secret guard to go down and do something.

In Ningkun Palace, the Queen Mother's palace ordered three times more sandalwood than usual, and the clouds and mist were shrouded, like falling into a fairyland.

"Queen Mother, you are-" Lan Ruoxuan came to greet her, and was smoked by the strong incense from afar, frowning.

The Queen Mother sighed: "The Taoist chief said, sandalwood has the effect of calming the mind and dispelling ghosts and gods, and it just so happens that the mourning family has not slept well recently, so I ordered a few more incense burners." ”

said this, but the Queen Mother's words were smoked by the fierce incense, and she choked three times before she finished speaking.

Lan Ruoxuan bowed her head and was silent, but she sneered in her heart.

"The mourning family heard that the evil number that the concubine performed in the palace can't save one of the heirs in the palace, do you know Lan girl?"

Lan Ruoxuan was stunned for a moment, shook her head and said, "Erchen doesn't know. "Thinking that Kou Shu and her children have had accidents one after another, is it really related to this matter? If this is really the case, even if his brother saves him, he will not be able to let his brother spare that concubine. A trace of hatred flashed in Lan Ruoxuan's eyes, and then she returned to her previous meek and well-behaved appearance.

Kou Shu was carrying a bowl of ginseng soup and wanted to send it to the imperial study, but was stopped by Su Peiyuan.

Su Peiyuan said with some embarrassment: "Niangniang, this emperor is not in a good mood, so it's better not to go in." ”

Kou Shu frowned, she went to Xiaoxiang Pavilion to inspect last night, and when she came back, she felt uncomfortable, and she got up in the morning and drank a bowl of thick ginseng soup before she eased up a little. As for why he came to the imperial study with ginseng soup, whether he wanted to take the opportunity to spy on the news or care about Song Jinyan, Kou Shu couldn't tell himself.

Hearing Su Peiyuan's words, Kou Shu didn't dwell on it, handed over the ginseng soup in his hand to Su Peiyuan, and left after a few words.

In the imperial study, Song Jinyan had just finished listening to the secret guard's report at the moment, his face was pale, his fists were clenched tightly because of anger, and the lines of the green tendons on his hands were clear, obviously he was extremely angry.

Song Jinyan opened his mouth, and there was a hint of doubt in his voice: "Yan Yi, what you said is definitely true?" ”

Not long ago, a batch of objects in the palace were stolen from the dragon to the phoenix, Yan Yi went to investigate, but was injured by the blood building, and simply recuperated for a period of time, and now it is also good. Hearing Song Jinyan's words, Yan Yi was upright, nodded, and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, Xuan Tianzun is a well-known Gu driving master in the rivers and lakes, and what he said should be somewhat credible. ”

Xuan Tianzun's investigation today only said that Concubine Xiao was an ordinary mortal in the flesh, and there was no way to control the powerful Tiantong Gu of the infant spirit, and no matter how much essence was voluntarily offered, it would be difficult to control its power.

That day, Tong Gu was already a Cheng Gu, and it should have been buried in the palace many years ago, and someone had already cultivated it, but for some reason, the offering was suddenly interrupted. Causing the Tiantong Gu to temporarily dormant. And Concubine Xiao entered the palace, used her own essence as an introduction, and offered food every day, which was just to wake up the sleeping Tiantong Gu again.

Tiantong Gu is different from ordinary Gu Spirits, its internal resentment is extremely strong, if you want to completely eliminate it, you need a variety of peerless and rare poisons, and you can crack it with poison. Now, the plan can only be temporarily sealed. Wait until the required medicines are found one by one, and then they can be prepared and used. Otherwise, it could only be sealed once every time the Heavenly Child Gu vibrated once.

And the list of more than ten flavors of poison was lying quietly on the desk in front of Song Jinyan.

Weeping Tail Grass, Night Scorpion Lamp, Lich Pill, Dream Charm Incense, Hundred Ghost Sky Eyes, Sun Demon Lotus...... There are even a few herbs that have only been heard of in legends, and no one has ever known exactly where.

Song Jinyan's temples twitched one after another, and the pain was very severe. Suppressing the anger in his eyebrows, Song Jinyan said to Yan Yizheng: "The medicine on this, no matter what, you have to find a way to get it back." ”

Yan Yi looked grim and nodded to accept it.