17. Poor red feathers

Ning Qing Hall was in chaos.

Lu Shen was dead, and the blood from the dagger's punctured wound was shocking.

Wang Shang Ji Hong spurted out a mouthful of blood, and the whole person was already weak and weak. Ji Chengyu helped his father to lie down on the bed, and several medical officers rushed over in a panic to help him take his pulse and heal his wounds.

A female palace had already passed the chaos of Ningqing Palace to Ji Yao, the queen of Huayang Palace.

Ji Yao's face suddenly changed when he heard this, and his heartbeat intensified, and he couldn't imagine that sixteen years had passed, and Lu Shen still refused to let go of Ji Chengyu, and he did not hesitate to force him to die. Unexpectedly, Hong Yu only spent half a day with Ji Chengyu, and was robbed of his soul by a shadow on the night of that day, which once again verified the conclusion that Ji Chengyu was the body of the Mandate of Heaven. For a while, his whole body was sore, and he didn't even have the strength to walk, so he slowed down for a while before he hurried to Ningqing Hall accompanied by two female guards.

Lu Shen's body had been arranged by Bai Si to be put into the coffin he had brought and sent to Lu Shen's mansion. Others were cleaning up the blood stains on the ground, and the hall was full of people with serious expressions.

The officials who came to persecute Ji Hong with Lu Shen didn't expect things to be so out of control, and took advantage of the chaos to slip away quietly. However, Situ, Sima, Sikong, and Si Kou, the four important ministers of Ji State, hurried over after hearing the information, and after greeting the king, they came to the side of the wizard Yu Nuo and discussed things together.

Yu Nuo asked quietly, "I guess everyone knows what happened here, right?"

The position of wizard is not among the official positions of Jicheng, although there is no official rank, but because of his high mana and deep trust of the king, his status is extremely noble.

Situ Guan Zhongmou, who was in charge of governing the people and taking charge of household registration, said: "I have heard a thing or two, I don't know what the sorcerer's plan is?"

The wizard shook his head and said, "Doctor Qing accurately grasped the king's negligent words, and committed suicide with a dagger in an instant, and has done everything to the end, so that the king has no room to refute, and it may be difficult to save Prince Ji's life." ”

Si Kou Jixun, who was in charge of the criminal prison proceedings, said: "The people who gathered outside the royal city to ask for their lives have not yet dispersed, and there is a tendency to gather more and more, I am afraid that we must give an answer as soon as possible, otherwise we are afraid that they will be used by villains and take advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos." ”

Sima Jixiong, who was in charge of the army, said angrily: "What a group of unreasonable fools, I sent the army to drive them away, and those who did not leave were arrested and put in prison." ”

Sikong Bijiu, who was in charge of land, buildings, and land endowments, said: "The king has always been generous in his benevolent government, showing compassion for all the people, and driving away the people who gather to ask for their lives by army or prison officials, but I am afraid that it will not be allowed." ”

Ji Xiongfeng said loudly: "How can you watch the prince being killed?"

Guan Zhongmou also said: "The king is sympathetic to the people, but in exchange for such a result, it is really chilling. ”

The wizard said: "Everyone is an important minister of Jicheng, you must not panic at this time, let alone talk about it, so as not to be told the truth and cause another incident." What you have just discussed is for the king to decide, and whatever the king decides, we will do it with all our might. ”

Everyone nodded their heads, indicating that this was the only way.

Queen Ji Yao had already arrived at Ji Hong's bed and said, "Your Majesty, you must not listen to that Lu Shen's nonsense. ”

Ji Hong closed his eyes in pain and muttered, "The matter has come to this point, and there is no way to do it." From beginning to end, Ji Hong didn't look at Ji Chengyu, who was close at hand, as a father, he was really ashamed of his son, but as a king, he was helpless.

Ji Yao was in a hurry, so she lost her sense of proportion when she spoke, and said, "Whoever wants to kill me Yu'er, I will fight with whomever I want." ”

Ji Hong shook his head and said, "Lu Shen is dead, who are you going with desperately? Is it possible to fight with the thousands of people surrounding the royal city?"

When Ji Yao heard him say this, she lost her mind for a while, and said, "Your Majesty, you have to think of a way." ”

Ji Hong said weakly: "If Lu Shen is alive, there is still a way." As soon as Lu Shen died, he had no choice but to do what he said. Finally looked at Ji Chengyu and said, "Yu'er, my father is the king of a country, but he is unable to save your life, and my father is really ashamed." ”

Ji Chengyu naturally didn't feel a good feeling in his heart, and he rushed back to visit his father and mother with great interest, but he ended up like this, and it made the entire royal city a mess. However, Ji Chengyu is simple-hearted and honest, knowing his father's difficult situation, he deliberately showed that he didn't care, and said: "Father, it was Lu Shen who forced you with public opinion, and it has nothing to do with you, I don't blame you, but I can't fulfill my filial piety in my father and mother in the future, which makes Yu'er deeply uneasy." ”

Ji Yao suddenly grabbed Ji Chengyu's hand and said, "Yu'er, mother will accompany you to the deep mountains and old forests, this royal city, mother doesn't want to stay for a moment." After speaking, he took Ji Chengyu's hand and walked out.

"Ji Yao. Ji Hong sat up with difficulty, "Don't you be so willful, okay? If you do this, you will chill the hearts of the people, mess with the law and order, and will completely destroy the Ji country." ”

"I don't want this country anymore, I don't want this queen anymore, I just want my Yu'er, can't we move out of the royal city?" Ji Yao cried and said, for the sake of her son, she couldn't take care of her queen's identity and etiquette. He took Ji Chengyu's hand again and said, "Yu'er, listen to your mother, let's go." ”

Ji Chengyu didn't dare to leave, and shouted helplessly: "Queen Mother." ”

Ji Yao stopped pulling him, but said to Ji Hong: "Lu Shen said that if you don't kill Yu'er, you will fight with your life." I also told you today, if you kill Yu'er, you will collect my body together!" After that, he said to Ji Chengyu: "Yu'er, let's go back to Huayang Palace, just wait for your father to send troops to arrest you." After speaking, he took Ji Chengyu back to Huayang Palace.

Things have gotten so bad that they can't be cleaned up.

Ji Hong called a group of people to the bed, and first said to Si Kou Bijiu: "You go outside the royal city and tell the gathered people that if you can't cure Red Feather's soulless disease after three days, you will kill Ji Chengyu at the Jicheng altar." ”

Bi Jiu was stunned for a moment and did not move. Ji Hong said, "Hurry up!" Bi Jiu just went.

The wizard asked the wizard again: "Things have come to such a situation, if you want to save Yu'er, the only way to save Red Feather is to save Red Feather first, Red Feather is born, and Red Feather is dead, Feather is dead, please think of a way." ”

The wizard didn't know the bottom of his heart, and said, "I'll go to the Lushen Mansion to have a look." ”

Ji Hong nodded and said, "Sikong, you accompany the wizard on a trip." ”

Sikong got down and went with the wizard.

Ji Hong said to Situ and Sima again: "If we have to find a way to appease the emotions of the people, we must not cause a riot and make Xirong and Beidi take advantage of the chaos to attack." ”

Situ said: "Please rest assured, the ministers will do it, and never let Jicheng be in turmoil." ”

Sima also said: "I will go to deploy the army and strengthen patrols to ensure that nothing goes wrong." ”

When both of them went, Ji Hong waved his hand to the medical officers and told them to leave, while he closed his eyes and said no more.

The wizard and Sikong quickly arrived at the Lushen Mansion with a few retinues. The Lushen Mansion had already learned that Lushen had committed suicide, and the entire Lushen Mansion was in chaos. Yi Zai Wangchu, who was in charge of the affairs of the Lushen Mansion, was arranging for the servants to prepare for the funeral of Lushen, while Mrs. Lu and her children were crying in the house.

The only thing that is still smiling in the entire Lu Mansion is Red Feather.

Red Feather was sitting in a pavilion in the garden at this time, looking at the fish swimming in the pond, and seemed to be attracted by the colorful fish, and kept laughing. She still laughs so beautifully, but she is less naughty and more silly. Two maids followed her step by inch, for fear that one of her would accidentally fall into the pond.

Yi Zai personally greeted the wizard Yu Nuo and went to the garden with the warlock Hu An.

On the way, Yu Nuo asked Hu An some more questions, and Hu An's answers were the same as what Lu Shen said in Ningqing Palace.

When he reached the garden, he stopped and looked at Red Feather from a distance, but Red Feather didn't notice anyone coming, but still looked at the fish in the pond, looking sluggish, and sometimes smirking. When she no longer looks at the fish, she will look into the distance blankly, her beautiful big eyes without a trace of aura, and her gaze is scattered.

The naughty and cute red feather completely disappeared from her, leaving only a soulless life, a pair of blank faces, and a face with a numb expression.

Yi Zai asked, "Does the wizard have a cure?"

Yu Nuo shook his head and said, "It was a demon spirit who took away Red Feather's soul, I'm afraid we are all powerless. ”

"Is there any other way?" asked Yi Zai again.

Yu Nuo said: "The only person in the world who can save Red Feather is the Cloud Mountain Spirit Master. ”

Yi Zai said: "I also asked the wizard to show me a way, I sent someone to Yunshan to find the spirit master, and saved Red Feather, and then saved Prince Ji." ”

Yu Nuo shook his head and said, "In the past hundred years, the demon and soul clans in the Qinling Mountains have risen and become increasingly powerful, and the spirit masters are already tired of coping, and I am afraid that they don't have the heart to take care of these small things. What's more, Yunshan is far away from here, and it takes more than half a month to make a round trip, and the king only gave three days, so it was too late. Suddenly remembering something, he asked Hu An: "I heard Doctor Qing say that last night the shadow said that the red feather had the breath of a spirit master?"

Hu An nodded and said, "Yes, the original intention of the shadow was to kill Red Feather, because from Red Feather's body, he smelled the breath of the Spirit Rider, and Red Feather was able to leave a life. ”

Yi Jae also said, "I can testify." ”

Yu Nuo asked, "Does anyone in the house know what Red Feather did yesterday and who he came into contact with?"

Yi Jae beckoned to one of the maids in front of him who was guarding Red Feather, and the maid ran over. Yi Jae asked, "You have been accompanying Miss Red Feather yesterday?"

The maid said, "Yes." ”

Yi Jae said, "What did Miss do yesterday, and who did you contact?"

The maid said, "The young lady first played alone in the grove outside the city, and then met Ji Chengyu, and has been with him ever since. After having lunch at the Welcome Restaurant, I went home, stayed in the house alone, and never went out again. The only people that Red Feather has come into contact with are the lord, the lady, Ji Chengyu and us. ”

Yi Zai nodded and asked Yu Nuo, "Does the wizard have anything else to ask?"

Yu Nuo shook his head, and Yi Zai said to the maid, "You go!"

Seeing that Yu Nuo had been pondering, Hu An asked, "What is the wizard thinking? Is it about the Spirit Trainer?"

"I'm thinking, Red Feather came into contact with the Spirit Rider yesterday, so he must be in Ji City. But after the maid said this, Ji Cheng didn't seem to have such a person. ”

Hu An suddenly asked, "Could it be Ji Chengyu?"

The wizard shook his head and said with certainty: "No, as far as I know, Ji Chengyu has been living with Ji Dongfang in the deep mountains and old forests, and Ji Dongfang told him about his life experience when he was dying, so he returned to Ji City, he is afraid that he doesn't even know where Yunshan is." Moreover, even if Ji Chengyu is the body of a spirit master, he still needs to cultivate in Yunshan before he has the ability to control the spirit, and before that, he is no different from ordinary people. Looking at Red Feather from afar, he sighed and said, "Please also ask Lord Huzai to send more people to secretly visit the Spirit Rider in Ji City, if you can really find him, Red Feather and Ji Chengyu will be saved." Then he said to Hu An: "Warlock, I will set up an altar in Miss Red Feather's room tonight, and I will ask you to protect the Dharma at that time." ”