"The minister has already thought about it." Chu Yan raised his eyes and looked at the emperor: "Uncle Huang, you watched your nephew grow up, and what your nephew decided to do has always been not afraid of people's words, it was before, and it will be in the future." ”

This is the first time since the emperor ascended the throne that he has heard this nephew call him "Uncle Huang" again.

He sighed infinitely in his heart, but he felt a sense of relief as an elder because Chu Yan consistently insisted on himself.

"In that case, then I will respond to your request, and make the crown princess Shen an embroidered clothes inspector, and inspect the northern government on my behalf, and have the responsibility of inspecting all cases, what do you think?" The Emperor said with a smile.

When Chu Yan heard this, he immediately thanked him.

Shen Lingxi didn't expect the emperor to agree so easily, he was slightly stunned, and then reacted immediately, and also thanked him.

The emperor looked at the two of them, smiled and nodded, "The Queen Mother has been talking to you for the past few days, if you want to go to Shoukang Palace, just go, you don't have to accompany me here." ”

Chu Yan responded with "yes", and together with Shen Lingxi, he said goodbye to the queen, and then walked down the Xuande Building.

Shen Lingxi originally planned to take the opportunity to hand over the jade pendant that Mu Huai'an had entrusted her to the queen, but she could see the queen's expression, and in front of the emperor and many concubines, it was really inconvenient, so she could only give up for the time being and go to Shoukang Palace with Chu Yan.

In Shoukang Palace, the Queen Mother was overjoyed when she saw them, and not only ordered someone to prepare dinner, but also asked people to clean up the west hall and let them stay in the palace.

Xue Tuan was also so happy that he meowed around Shen Lingxi.

After such a long time, the soul of the snow ball still showed no signs of dissipating, and it had not even faded, so that every time Shen Lingxi saw it, he felt very magical.

It is really embarrassing that the soul of a cat has such a long-term obsession with its owner.

The Queen Mother was very interested in what they saw and heard in Yunjiang.

She already likes to listen to some strange things, so Shen Lingxi simply told her them one by one.

It's just that she is a saint and the part where she exchanges her soul with Uncle Tai, and only says that Uncle Tai Mei is borrowing the corpse to return the soul.

At first, the Queen Mother listened with great interest, but later, when she heard that the core of the great priest was the former national teacher who borrowed the corpse to resurrect the soul, the Queen Mother's face changed suddenly.

"It turned out that it was ...... them" The Queen Mother frowned, but their bodies had obviously been burned to ashes by the first emperor, how could they appear in Yunjiang?

The corpse that appeared in Yunjiang was only the one of the national teachers.

Shen Lingxi and Chu Yan immediately glanced at each other.

She pondered and asked, "Is it possible that the body of the national teacher was stolen and replaced?" ”

"It's impossible." The Queen Mother said categorically: "After the first emperor captured this imperial city with Gaozu, he captured Taishu Mei alive, and the national teacher did not hesitate to use evil magic to save her, wanting to control Gaozu, and was later recognized by the first emperor. ”

The first emperor cut off his head and burned him to death in this palace along with his uncle Mei. The ashes were sent to Taiyi Mountain and buried in the Chaodu circle of the Shangqing Palace, when the mourning family saw him burned to ashes with their own eyes, and his body could never be transported out of the Great Zhou. ”

Shen Lingxi's expression became solemn.

Liu Meiren confirmed with her own eyes that the corpse in Yunjiang looked almost exactly the same as Sheng Kun.

Could it be that Sheng Kun, like her, has been a double body and a soul since birth, and he was born with two lives?

This makes sense, why he was proficient in the art of soul exchange and changed her soul for her.

But if this is the case, when the previous dynasty fell, Sheng Kun had already died once. Since Yunjiang's body was already a corpse, it meant that he had died a second time.

Why is he still alive?

What the hell is he?

Shen Lingxi grew up in the Medicine Palace since he was a child, and the impression of the great priest is that he knows astronomy and geography, and knows almost everything.

Previously, she asked Liu Meiren to arrange for the death of the concubine who followed those pigeons, but there has been no news so far.

But now, hearing the Queen Mother talk about this, Shen Lingxi is almost certain that Sheng Kun is very likely to be alive.

Thinking of Sheng Kun's tricky methods, Shen Lingxi's heart once again filled with hidden worries.

But no matter how worried she was in her heart, in order to avoid the Queen Mother's worry, she still smiled and said: "No matter what, he is completely dead now, please relax your grandmother." ”

The Queen Mother took her hand affectionately, "All this is thanks to you, otherwise, Liulang's life will be difficult to save." ”

Her old man said, her expression slightly gloomy, "I don't know if the curse of Emperor Yunguo was taught to him by Sheng Kun, Liulang is now the crown prince, and he only went to Yunjiang once, so there will be such a disaster, and he will ...... in the future."

"Imperial grandmother......" Chu Yan was beside him, and said helplessly: "Grandson has told you many times, that curse is fake, there is no such curse in this world." ”

"Sheng Kun can still borrow corpses to resurrect his soul!" The Queen Mother glanced at him with disgust, "You said before that there are no ghosts in this world, but now you can believe it?" ”

Chu Yan is poor in words.

Shen Lingxi rarely saw him deflated, and chuckled.

Chu Yan glanced at her.

Shen Lingxi smiled and said to the Queen Mother: "Imperial grandmother, it is true that there are ghosts in this world, but it does not mean that the curse is real. Yun Xi ...... When she was alive, she was just a puppet, how could her flesh and blood have such the power of ghosts and gods. ”

As she spoke, she told the Queen Mother about the matter in the Zhenguo family's house in a concise and concise manner.

Among them, Xu Yuanshan was naturally instructed by others to falsely pass on the holy decree in front of Yun Hongshan, instructing Yun Hongshan and Xiao Rui to treat the little princess as a human sacrifice.

These bizarre things, if others say it, the Queen Mother will not believe it.

But Shen Lingxi is the most authoritative person in the Queen Mother's case, and she naturally believes most of it.

The Queen Mother sighed and said, "That little princess is really pitiful, suffering such disasters for no reason." ”

She asked with a solemn expression, "If that's the case, then Rokuro's father and his brothers who died young......

"Imperial Grandmother, don't worry, Lingxi and I will definitely find out the truth." Chu Yan said solemnly.

This is confirmation that they all died by a conspiracy, not a curse.

The Queen Mother pondered and asked, "Is this curse false or not, does the emperor know about it?" ”

Everything that happened in Yunjiang has always been Chu Yan's flying pigeon to send a message back to Beijing and report to the emperor.

Shen Lingxi didn't know if Chu Yan had told the emperor.

She also turned her head to look at Chu Yan.

"The emperor didn't ask, so his grandson didn't tell him." Chu Yan replied: "Sun Er thinks that when the murderer is caught, it will not be too late to tell him the truth." Even if he says it now, the emperor may not believe it. ”

"It's good if you don't say it, it's good if you don't say it." The Queen Mother muttered: "More is better than less......"

She paused, raised her eyes to look at Chu Yan, moved her lips, and wanted to say something, but she didn't say anything after all, and waved her hand at them, "The mourning family is tired, you have been running all the way, and you have been talking to the mourning family for so long, you must be tired, go and rest early." ”

Chu Yan and Shen Lingxi got up as they said and retreated.

After they left, the Queen Mother summoned Gui's mother and said to her: "King Rui has not been in the palace for several days, today is the Shangyuan Festival, the mourning family misses him a little, tomorrow you let the kitchen make some of his favorite red date cakes, go to the house for the mourning family to see him......"

*

Shen Lingxi and Chu Yan came out of the main hall, and it was dark outside.

"Look, it's a sky lantern, and it's starting to be put outside the palace."

In the palace, the eunuchs and palace maids on duty in Shoukang Palace looked up in surprise and looked at the goose-yellow sky lantern floating in from outside the palace in the night sky, and couldn't help but put their hands together and make a wish towards the night sky.

Shen Lingxi stopped and looked towards the sky, a smile on the corner of his lips.

"Like to watch sky lanterns?" Chu Yan looked at her with low eyebrows and asked.

Shen Lingxi nodded, "No one is allowed to let this go in Yunbian City, but it is the Great Zhou ...... In the past, when Ah Weng was alive, every Shangyuan Festival, he would make a lot of sky lanterns, and the people of the entire Wangxian Village went to the river to put sky lanterns, which was lively. ”

"I'll take you closer to see it."

Chu Yan said, stretched out his hand to wrap around her waist, performed light skills, and flew to the top of the palace on the west side.

Shoukang Palace is located at the height of the terrain of this imperial city, and the top of the west side hall has a wider view.

However, looking at the entire palace, who dares to run to the top of the Queen Mother's palace?

Shen Lingxi's cheeks burned, and he subconsciously looked at the palace people in the courtyard.

Seeing them all hiding their lips and chuckling and exiting the courtyard, Shen Lingxi felt that his face was even hotter.

Chu Yan took out a plain white brocade handkerchief from his sleeve, spread it on the spine of the top of the hall, took her hand and motioned her to sit on the brocade handkerchief, while he himself directly lifted the foot of the robe and sat beside her.

"Is it cold?" He asked.

Naturally, she reached out and wrapped her little hand in the palm of her hand.

The warmth of the melt continued to spread from his palm to Shen Lingxi's palm.

This feeling of being taken care of everywhere made Shen Lingxi feel a long-lost heart.

Shen Lingxi's apricot eyes reflected the sky lanterns floating in the sky, scorching bright.

"Tomorrow you can come with me to visit Aweng." She turned her head to look at Chu Yan's well-defined side face, "That day, Ah Wento dreamed of me and asked me to take you to meet him, and his old man said that he liked you very much." ”

"Okay." Chu Yan looked up at the lights in the sky, was silent for a few breaths, and asked slowly, "What...... What about you? ”

Shen Lingxi didn't understand why he asked this for a while, and replied casually: "I naturally want to go with you......"

Halfway through her words, she realized what he was asking—

"He said he liked you very much."

"What about you?"

Shen Lingxi pursed his lips, forcibly pressed the corners of his lips that kept rising, and turned his head to look at the sky lanterns in the night sky.

She didn't answer the question, and suddenly fell silent, making Chu Yan's heart hang up and down.

He waited for a long time, but he still couldn't hold back, and turned his head to look at Shen Lingxi.

Feeling his gaze, Shen Lingxi didn't look back, and said slowly: "Ah Weng's last wish before his death is to hope that I can marry myself, he wants to see me marry happily and have a happy life......

Chu Yan held her hand and tightened it slightly.

He began to think in his mind, on the day of the wedding, he was very happy, but what about her? Was she happy?

But at the time, they seemed to her to be just a contract.

What woman would be happy in a contract marriage?

"When the real murderer of my father is found out, I can take the eldest princess out of the imperial tomb, and then we will go to Wangxian Village and have another wedding." Chu Yan said thoughtfully: "Or go to Yunjiang to hold one." ”

Shen Lingxi was slightly stunned when he heard him take the initiative to mention his little aunt.

Soon, she understood his intentions, and the tip of her nose soured.

She wanted to tease him, and unexpectedly, she surprised him by saying the phrase "I like you", just like on Chinese New Year's Eve.

But he has already begun to think about how to think about her in the most straightforward way and make her happy.

"I'm not done yet." Shen Lingxi turned his head to look at him, and his apricot eyes glowed with a layer of water.

She pulled her hand out from his palm, "You're a foul boy." ”

Foul? What fouls?

Chu Yan felt as if he had lost his accurate insight.

He didn't know what he was saying wrong.

Seeing Shen Lingxi's tearful appearance, his jaw tightened, and he asked carefully, "Are you willing to marry again?" Still is...... Missing the eldest princess in the Imperial Mausoleum? ”

"I like you."

Shen Lingxi looked at him, for fear that he would say something that would interrupt her arrangement, and said quickly: "Before Ah Weng left, he told me that when fate came, he couldn't stop it if he wanted to...... I didn't believe it until I got acquainted, acquainted, and got along with you for a period of time before I understood what companionship, like, and fulfillment were...... So I want to take you to his old man's grave and tell him that I found you. ”

She said, thinking back to the ups and downs that the two have gone through hand in hand since they met, thinking of his silent support behind the scenes, and thinking of the appearance of him personally burying her corpse six years ago.

In this life, it is not difficult to meet someone you like.

It is rare to meet the understanding of two lovers.

Shen Lingxi couldn't tell the difference at this moment, because he was moved by the initiative to mention his little aunt tonight.

Or rejoice in the joy of the heart.

Tears slipped down the ends of his eyes.

was taken the initiative to confess by his beloved, Chu Yan only felt as if there were countless fireworks blooming in his chest.

But when I saw her crying, I felt sour in my heart.

His phoenix eyes were slightly deep, he lowered his head, and his warm lips gently kissed away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

After a long time, he said softly: "I thought you knew how I felt about you, so I didn't tell you first, I just asked if you liked me......"

"But when I heard you say 'like' me, I realized that it was such a joyful and happy thing to be told what I wanted......

Chu Yan said, a pair of phoenix eyes looked at Shen Lingxi's eyes, and said seriously: "So, I also want to tell you what I feel in my heart." ”

"I want to be a couple with you for the rest of my life, three meals and four seasons, white heads to old age, and never separate."

I don't say love, but every word is love.

The candle flames in the sky reflected his face, and those phoenix eyes were as gentle as the brightest moonlight, which made Shen Lingxi's heart throb wildly.

She reached up to his neck and kissed him on the lips......

The breathing is entangled, the lips and teeth are entangled, and the heartbeats of the two are stacked on top of each other, like the sound of firecrackers in the distance, with joy and sweetness.

This should have been the most romantic moment.

However, at this moment, the sound of a flock of birds flapping their wings suddenly came from the night sky.

Chu Yan and Shen Lingxi realized something at the same time, and looked up at the night sky-

Under the reflection of the sky lantern, I saw flocks of flying birds, flying from nowhere, flying in the direction of the harem.

In the middle of these breaths, the sky lanterns in the night sky, as if pecked by those birds, fell uncontrollably one by one.

The sky lanterns fell on the eaves and dry grass in the distance, and the naked eye could see that clusters of open flames were lit all around the palace.

"It's out of the water! Walk the water! The screams of the palace people were heard in the distance.

"It's those pigeons in Yunjiang." Shen Lingxi said solemnly.

(End of chapter)