The summer is gradually passing, although the day is still a scorching sun, as soon as the sun sets, the temperature plummets a lot, showing a biting chill, and the air reveals a chill of gloom and cold.

In an extremely inconspicuous courtyard in the city, Song Yuanxu looked at the person in front of him, with a trace of disgust and disappointment in his eyes. The man with an iron mask on the side was Lan Haoke.

There was a woman kneeling on the ground, unclothed, with various wounds on her body that had not healed, large and small, which had been somewhat rotted and emitted a foul smell. No one would have imagined that a few days ago, she was still the emperor's favorite concubine.

"Your mission has failed, Nightshade." Song Yuanxu spoke.

There is no such person as XX Xiaoxiao in the world. It's just that she hasn't heard anyone call her real name for a long time, which makes her a little stunned.

After being stunned for a moment, the woman kneeling on the ground raised her head sharply and stared straight at Song Yuanxu: "I didn't." ”

"You didn't? Could it be that Song Jinyan is dead now? Lan Haoke raised his eyebrows, and his tone was full of disdain: "If we hadn't saved you, I'm afraid you would have died now." ”

"No-" Ye Sha shook his head: "The assassination of the emperor was originally the last link, and the sect leader had no hope for it. ”

Lan Haoke has been allied with himself for a long time, and that day he suddenly told himself that he would send this woman to the palace. Song Yuanxu took a lot of effort to send her in, but now instead of succeeding, in the eyes of everyone, he can't get rid of the relationship no matter what. He was very annoyed when he thought of this. Hearing Ye Sha say this, Song Yuanxu's complexion improved slightly: "Then what did you do in the palace?" Don't think that a mere heretical cult can scare this king, if you let this king know that you are calculating me, this king will not let any of them go. After speaking, Song Yuanxu glanced at Lan Haoke intentionally or unintentionally.

A trace of vicious hatred flashed in Ye Sha's eyes: "The assassination of Song Jinyan was originally the last link, and the sect leader did not have great hopes. If it is successful, of course, it is the best, if it is not, it can also cover up what I did before, everyone only says that Xiao Concubine is planning to assassinate the emperor, and will not think of other places for the time being. ”

Song Yuanxu showed a contemptuous smile, snorted from his nose, and said, "What, what other tricks do you have in the Alien Ghost Sect?" ”

There was a hint of arrogance in Ye Sha's eyes: "That's nature, the Tiantong Gu I woke up has no solution in the world, and this alone is enough for Song Jinyan to have a headache." ”

Thinking of this, Song Yuanxu nodded frankly, and he sent the news that the Taoist masters in the palace came to report back, that day, the Tong Gu Infant Spirit was too powerful, the method of making the evil sect, and the way of concluding it was extremely complicated, and the Gu Spirit was difficult to unravel.

Seeing Song Yuanxu nodding, Ye Xuan was even more proud, and then continued: "What's more, I act in the Alien Ghost Sect, everything is the best, I have been lurking in the palace for so long, how can I only do such a small thing?" ”

Lan Haoke's eyes flashed: "What else have you done?" ”

Ye Xue smiled secretly, with a pair of narrow Danfeng eyes, revealing a touch of pride.

On the other side, Concubine Xiao was robbed in the prison, but the person who came did not leave a trace, only the empty chains were left in the prison, and Concubine Xiao disappeared out of thin air.

Song Jinyan was furious, and the whole city was under martial law for a while, but nothing was found.

In the Yilan Palace, after receiving the news from Youzhu, Lan Ruoxuan smiled secretly, clasped her fingers slightly, and seemed to be thinking about something. The lotus flowers outside the window have withered most of them, showing a particularly decadent scene.

The early autumn of Daxuan is the time for the re-examination of the imperial examination in the DPRK and China, and the scholars from all over the country who come to take the examination are crowded, crowded in front of the list, to check if there is their name. On the other list, there are many onlookers. It turned out to be a warlock who was rewarded by the emperor and spent a lot of money looking for people who were well versed in witchcraft. However, witch Gu originated in the Western Regions, and there were not many people in Daxuan who knew about it, let alone those who were good at witch Gu.

At this moment, Song Jinyan had been sitting in the imperial study for a long time, his brows furrowed tightly, and he looked preoccupied.

"Su Peiyuan, can you find a warlock who solves the Gu?" Song Jinyan said.

Su Peiyuan shrank his head: "Your Majesty, there are a few people who have come to unveil the list in the morning, but they are all charlatans. ”

Song Jinyan groaned: "Just not?" ”

Su Peiyuan didn't dare to speak, and lowered his head.

"How is the Queen Mother's Gu poison now?" Song Jinyan asked with a second thought.

"The Governor of the Royal Court is boiling medicine for the Queen Mother, thinking that it can alleviate the Gu poison." Su Peiyuan said.

With a cold snort, Song Jinyan pushed Su Peiyuan and said, "Yan San, what do you think of this matter?" ”

The shadow behind Song Jinyan shook twice for no reason, and a man dressed in black knelt down in front of Song Jinyan: "Master, the slave thinks that this matter is mostly related to Concubine Xiao." ”

"How's the matter of Concubine Xiao?" Song Jinyan nodded and asked.

"The minions carefully probed the trails, and someone had entered the prison that night. It's just that who it is hasn't been found out yet. As for the trace of Xiao Concubine, his subordinates are incompetent-" Yan San kowtowed and did not continue.

The Queen Mother is Song Jinyan's biological mother, and she has supported each other with Song Jinyan since she was a child, and the two have a deep relationship. A few days ago, the Queen Mother suddenly couldn't wake up, her face turned pale, and the imperial doctor came and said that the Queen Mother was not sick this time, but a symptom of Gu. However, although this Gu is not as difficult to solve as Tiantong Gu, it also requires extremely complex Gu solving skills, so Song Jinyan asked for help, hoping to solve the Gu for the Queen Mother.

However, it was long before he could find the day to solve the Gu, and if this continued, the Queen Mother's life became more and more critical. Song Jinyan thought of this, and frowned tightly: "Is there really no way?" ”

"This ......" Yan San hesitated, as if he had something to say, and after a pause, he still said: "Your Majesty, if the person who solves the Gu poison can't be found, it is better to retreat and find someone who can cross the Gu poison, and it is also a way to cross the poison from the Queen Mother first." ”

Song Jinyan glanced at his mouth slightly, he hadn't thought about this method, but now if he wants to cross the Gu, I'm afraid the only one who can do this is only...

"Your Majesty—" Su Peiyuan's voice came from outside the door, treacherous and delicate: "The queen mother is here." ”

Song Jinyan's eyes swept away, Yan Sanma Mountain understood, and hid back into the shadows.

"Xuan-" Song Jinyan said loudly.

Seeing Kou Shu coming, Song Jinyan was a little confused: "The queen mother has something to do?" ”

Kou Shu smiled slightly: "The concubine heard that the Queen Mother's Gu has not found a solution for a long time. ”

Song Jinyan was stunned for a moment, looked Kou Shu up and down, and said, "That's true, what does the queen want to say?" ”

Kou Shu stretched out her hand and pointed at herself: "The concubine is willing to use her body to overcome the poison and relieve the empress dowager's urgent needs." ”

"Oh?" A trace of surprise flowed in Song Jinyan's eyes, staring at Kou Shu's eyes: "The queen is so kind? ”

Kou Shu shrugged: "Gu poison is fatal to the Queen Mother, and I will not invade the poison, at least it will not kill me." But—" Kou Shu dragged out her voice a little long.

"But what?"

"The concubine has another request, I hope the emperor can agree."