Chapter 146: The Sacrifice
Dou Yifang also felt happy at first, but gradually, she frowned.
Why didn't Liu Heng come to see her and hand it over to her in person? Is it because Liu Heng still has urgent matters to deal with? Definitely not, if there were, he could have asked someone to send the golden hairpin over without having to come in person.
Dou Yifang asked Liu Heng in detail about his expression, and Danhe and duckweed thought about it for a while, and they both said that they saw the king frowning, as if he had something on his mind.
Dou Yifang only thought that Liu Heng had encountered a problem in state affairs, but he didn't think that it was related to the rumors in the palace. She also knew that the rumors of this demon were getting stronger and stronger, but Queen Chen didn't let people curb these rumors, didn't Queen Chen know? Obviously, it is impossible, if she lets these rumors go unchecked, she is afraid that it will add trouble to Liu Heng.
Although reluctant, Dou Yifang still decided to go to see Queen Chen and tell her about this rumor. But when he came to bring Yalan Palace, Dou Yifang was told that the queen was unwell and did not see anyone.
Dou Yifang had no choice but to return. At this time, it was already dark, but it suddenly rained again, the rain was so cold that it seeped people, and it happened that Huilan Palace was nearby, and Dou Yifang went to Wei Muyu to take shelter from the rain.
Hearing the arrival of Dou Yifang, Wei Muyu's first thought was that she was gone, but it was raining, and it seemed unkind if she didn't see it.
In the stove, the charcoal fire is red and bright, and the room is much warmer.
Dou Yifang and Wei Muyu sat by the fire, and Shuangyue brought her a cup of hot tea. Taking a sip, Dou Yifang sighed that spring was coming soon, but the weather was still cold. He also reminded Wei Muyu that she was susceptible to wind and cold during this time, so she should pay attention to her body, and also said some things to pay attention to when she was pregnant.
Wei Muyu smiled: "These imperial doctors have told me......" Having said that, she could still feel care from Dou Yifang. Suddenly remembering this demonic thing, I felt a little guilty in my heart, so I decided to remind Dou Yifang!!
"Yifang, have you heard the rumors in this palace?"
"Do you mean evil things? I was about to go to the queen to discuss the matter, but she closed the door. β
"What's the use of consulting with her, do you think she'll not know? If it weren't for her connivance, would rumors spread? β
"However, this rumor has spread so badly, for her, it is negligent management, and there are disadvantages but no benefits, how can she condone it?"
"Think about it, is there really a disadvantage?"
Wei Muyu looked at Dou Yifang, a flash of contempt flashed in her eyes, as if to say: Don't be too naΓ―ve. She felt that Dou Yifang was so sluggish, maybe she shouldn't regard Dou Yifang as an opponent.
"What do you mean by that?" Dou Yifang asked.
"Before you came back, there was nothing to say about demons, as soon as you came back, Wu Tianshi came, and the rumors of demons also came......
Dou Yifang couldn't help but be surprised.
"Queen Chen is still worried that you killed Liu Yi, and, as far as I know, after meeting the concubine and the king, Wu Tianshi went to see Queen Chen, and left for a long time."
Dou Yifang locked his eyebrows and thought deeply, if it was really as Wei Muyu said, the arrival of Wu Tianshi this time was a conspiracy. After thinking about it, I felt even more panicked, because Dou Yifang had no way to deal with it.
"What should I do?"
Dou Yifang asked Yu Wei Muyu for a plan, however, Wei Muyu had no choice but to remind Dou Yifang to be careful recently.
The rain stopped, Dou Yifang thanked Wei Muyu, and hurriedly returned to Chunyan Pavilion.
Lan Yi followed Dou Yifang all the way, and after listening to the conversation between her and Wei Muyu, the original awe of Wu Tianshi in his heart turned into disgust. She really wanted to tell Dou Yifang about Wu Tianshi's actions towards her, but it could be seen that Dou Yifang was in a bad mood and stopped. This night, Dou Yi didn't sleep well in the room!!
The next day, this day was the day of the last sacrifice, and the palace seemed deserted. The tail sacrifice is a solemn event, and the palace does not dare to frolic anymore. Occasionally, I saw some palace people in the aisle, and they hurried by with their heads down, without even saying hello.
The tail festival was held on the Lingxiao platform of the outer court, and the people in the inner palace could not see the solemn and solemn grand occasion.
On the platform, the black and red flags fluttered in the wind, and the hunting sounded. There was a circle of guards with distinct armor and majestic armor under the stage, and they had the posture of worshipping the sky before the righteous expedition.
Liu Heng brought hundreds of civil and military officials to Lingxiao Platform, and under the auspices of Wu Tianshi, he and Queen Chen burned incense to worship the sky and prayed. At this time, the hundred officials knelt down and silently recited the king's blessings in their hearts. After that, Liu Heng got up and inserted the three-pillar incense stick in Fang Ding with Queen Chen.
This ritual of worshipping the heavens is considered to be completed, but this year there is one more ritual - exorcism and demon hunting.
I saw Wu Tianshi in front of the bill, holding a copper bell in one hand and a peachwood sword in the other, chanting words in his mouth, dancing with his hands, and his posture and movements were quite strange. Then, the peachwood sword struggled to point on a white satin, and three words appeared on the satin - Chunyan Pavilion.
At noon, the sky was overcast. Dou Yifang walked to the window and looked up at the sky, the sky was full of dark clouds, the wind and clouds met, the grass and trees in the yard were ravaged by the wind, and Dou Yifang's heart was also messy like the grass and trees blown by the wind.
"Master, it looks like it's going to rain heavily......" said Tanhe.
"yes, I don't know if the festival is over......"
"In previous years, at noon, someone would bring the food."
"I guess it's going to be soon!!"
As soon as the words fell, duckweed hurriedly ran in, Dou Yifang asked her what she was doing in such a hurry, she said: "Wu Tianshi is here, and he has brought a lot of people." β
Dou Yifang went downstairs and came to the hall, just in time to see Wu Tianshi walking in with a serious face. This posture doesn't look like it's here to deliver sacrificial food. Without saying a word, he immediately made the entire palace search.
Dou Yifang was furious and asked him what he was going to do, Wu Tianshi said coldly: "Poor Dao is ordered to catch demons!" β
"Where is the demon?"
Wu Tianshi looked at Dou Yifang and sneered, and Dou Yifang immediately understood that what Wei Muyu said to her before was not groundless.
After a while, a palace man presented a handful of brown hair to Wu Tianshi, saying that it was really found in the rockery in the backyard.
"Sure enough, there are demons." Wu Tianshi said, "The demon has been possessed by Niangniang, and I hope that Niangniang will cooperate with the poor road to catch demons." β
Things have developed to this point, and Dou Yifang is not afraid. She smiled, "How am I going to cooperate?" β
"Please move to another garden."
"Where's the king?"
"This is the king's will."
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The rain finally began to fall, and the whole palace was lost in the hazy smoke and rain.
Dou Yifang was locked up in the Jingxin Garden, which was a small room in the Liuchun Garden. There are armor handles around the room, and the doors, windows, and walls of the room are covered with Taoist symbols with red letters on a yellow background, saying that they have the effect of suppressing demons.
Dou Yifang sat quietly, closing her eyes and listening to the sounds that could be heard, the sound of the wind and the rain, she hoped to hear Liu Heng's footsteps from these sounds.
She had asked to see the King, but it seemed unlikely.
Fengyi Palace.
Liu Heng put his hands behind his back, stood under the eaves, and looked at the falling rain intently. The raindrops are connected in a line to form a rain curtain.
Suddenly, he reached out and caught one of the rain lines. The cold rain bloomed like flowers in the palm of his hand, and tiny raindrops splashed on his expressionless face.
A lot of things, on the surface, look good, but they can make you feel unpleasant. For example, this rain curtain and water splash are very beautiful, but they are very cold. This hazy smoke and rain is also beautiful, but it can make people sick. Isn't it the same with people?
"King, it's cold here, let's go to the house!!" Wan Quan whispered.
"Hasn't the concubine finished discussing it yet?"
"It should be soon......"
As soon as the words fell, a grandmother came out to say that the concubine and Wu Tianshi had invited the king.
Liu Heng walked in and came to the warm pavilion, only to see the concubine with a sad face.
"The result?" Liu Heng asked.
"Possessed in Dou Liangren's body is a fox demon, this demon has some Taoism, and the poor Dao has no way to take her for a while. So ......" Wu Tianshi wanted to speak and stopped.
"So how?"
"This fox demon has abandoned its original form and lodged on Dou Liangren, only when Dou Liangren dies can this demon be destroyed."
"Nonsense!"
Liu Heng was furious, if he really wanted to execute Dou Yifang, he would rather not believe that there were demons in this world.
But Wu Tianshi immediately adduced evidence, and the evidence was that Liu Heng became listless the next day after spending the night in Chunyan Pavilion, which was caused by the fox demon sucking the essence yuan; Then there is the fox's hair found in the garden of Chunyan Pavilion.
If Liu Heng still didn't believe it, he had no choice but to leave. Wu Tianshi wanted to retreat as advance, and forced Liu Heng to order Dou Yifang to be executed.
The concubine firmly believed in the fox demon's theory, but she was reluctant to really execute Dou Yifang. Therefore, she asked Wu Tianshi to think of another way.
Wu Tianshi saw that Liu Heng was angry, and was worried that insisting on executing Dou Yifang would backfire, so he asked to give him another three days to study how to deal with the demons in Dou Yifang's body. In fact, the so-called research is just to go to Queen Chen for consultation.
"The king is reluctant to give up Dou Yi's room, and the mourning family can also understand it, but now, if there is really no other way, he can only endure the pain and cut his love......" The concubine persuaded.
"Mother, can you really do it? Don't you like Yifang very much? β
"Sometimes you can't be too kind to a woman, you are more important than Yifang."
"But based on Wu Tianshi's words, he concluded that Yifang was possessed by a fox demon...... Is that too much of a joke? Liu Heng shook his head with a painful expression on his face.
In fact, he didn't know whether to believe Wu Tianshi's words or not. If you don't believe it, how can you explain those anomalies?
The concubine sighed and said coldly: "It's better to believe it than to believe it." β
Liu Heng was stunned.
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There was such a big thing in the palace, and they couldn't hide it if they wanted to, and some palace concubines gloated after hearing about it. After Han Lian learned about it, she went to Guangyuan Hall to meet Liu Heng and plead for Dou Yifang. At this time, Bi Wan came to her pavilion and blocked her way.
"Sister, where are you going?"
"Get out of the way." Han Lian said coldly.
"Yo, speak politely, Dou Yifang will be gone in the future, don't blame me for not reminding you!!"
Han Lian glanced at her, walked past her, and walked out of the Yutang Pavilion.