All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Shen Lingxi followed Chu Yan and returned to the Dizang Palace again.

At the entrance of the underground palace in the backyard, the floor tile engraved with Fang Xiang's name was opened intact by someone at some time, revealing the dark hole.

Chu Yan's eyes were cold, and his whole body was filled with an aura that strangers should not get close to.

"When was this underground palace discovered?" He asked in a deep voice.

Habayashi Wei: "Just half an hour ago, shortly after carrying the body of County Lord Bingqing to Yuxiu Palace, there was a noise in the backyard. The subordinates heard the noise and came to check, and found the entrance of the cave."

"The subordinates went down to investigate. There is a dry pool below, and some objects for women are buried. It looks like...it looks like something from the previous dynasty."

Shen Lingxi approached Chu Yan, covered her lips, and asked in a low voice at a volume that only the two of them could hear: "Did you forget to close the entrance to the underground palace when we came out just now?"

"I'm closing it." Chu Yan pointedly said.

When Shen Lingxi heard this, her eyes froze.

Last night, she only opened the entrance to the underground palace under the guidance of the ghosts of the former concubines.

Since Chu Yan closed the entrance to the underground palace, who opened it?
The underground palace, which has not been discovered for decades, suddenly appeared in front of people.

He also deliberately avoided the embroiderer, and chose a time when only Habayashi was around after Mu Xue'e's body was carried away.

It's too much of a "coincidence"!
Shen Lingxi thought again, Mu Xue'e said that a man in black specially removed her body from the ruined palace, and felt her scalp tingling.

She quickly told Chu Yan what she knew.

In the end, she asked softly: "Only when Mu Xue'e's body is in the Ksitigarbha Hall can Habayashi Wei be attracted here. Those people moved her body here on purpose, could it be... just to get this The underground palace is revealed before the eyes of the world?"

"Probably." Chu Yan's phoenix eyes were slightly cold, "It's just that I don't know if the person behind this is kind enough to tell me that the name of the concubine mother was engraved in this underground palace, or there are other intentions."

another attempt...

Shen Lingxi thought of Chu Yan's status as the crown prince, and felt a little worried in his eyes.

The emperor would come to the palace every year, and Chu Yan would come three or four times a year.

Unexpectedly, this time, Mu Xue'e died, and the underground palace that had been hidden for decades appeared before the eyes of the world.

It's hard to believe that there is no connection between the two.

"What is your Highness going to do now?" Shen Lingxi asked curiously.

Chu Yan stared into her eyes: "Respond to all changes with the same. If what happened last night is really a series of tricks, the other party must have another move, just wait for it."

Shen Lingxi nodded in agreement.

"We are in the open, and the enemy is in the dark. Even if we want to fight, we must know the origin of the opponent." She whispered.

Chu Yan saw that in her clear almond eyes, there was complete trust and support for him.

She also said "we" to him, which meant that she seemed to have included him in her domain.

The corners of Chu Yan's lips were slightly raised, and the deep and cold eyes of the phoenix were like ice and snow melting in an instant.

"Toss all night, I will take you back to rest, and everything will be resolved after you wake up."

As he spoke, he turned his head and told the embroiderer, "Dig out all the buried things, find out the origin of the underground palace here, and submit the file. When the dawn dawns, I will report to the emperor alone, and the emperor will decide."

The embroidered clothes should be sent down.

Shen Lingxi hadn't slept all night. Hearing what he said, she was really tired. She nodded and walked to Anhua Palace side by side with him.

At the same time, in the most remote corner of the palace, a thin and bony figure quietly released a carrier pigeon while no one was around.

And behind what he couldn't see, there was a Li Ying in a fine attire, looking at him faintly...

*
Overnight, two bizarre incidents happened in the palace, which shocked the whole government and the public.

One is that Mu Xue'e, the head of Bingqing County, died suddenly in the palace.

The second is that the underground palace of the previous dynasty was discovered in the backyard of the Dizang Palace, and the name of the former princess was engraved on the stone wall of the underground palace.

If there is only one incident, it may not cause too much sensation.

However, these two incidents are both related to the emperor's grandson Chuyan, and they are extremely bizarre, which will inevitably arouse people's imagination.

From the accompanying officials to the palace servants and maidservants, they all discussed in private that this cold-faced and ruthless Emperor Taisun is really possessed by a "spiritual evil spirit", and is it impossible for the lone star of the evil spirit to succeed?

Not only the father, the mother, but also the wife... It's really terrible.

What's more, the curse of the Chu royal family by Emperor Li of the Yun Kingdom before his death was once again rampant:
"Yesterday, County Lord Bingqing was still beating the noble ladies who entered the palace at the gate of the palace. It was also rumored that she was the chosen candidate for the empress dowager and grandson concubine. She died suddenly in the palace in just one night. This, this, this Is it Bingqing County Lord Fubo, or the emperor's grandson is the lone star of Heavenly Fiend, whose destiny is to overcome everything."

"County Bingqing has been in Jinxiu since she was born. She has been loved by thousands of people. The emperor and queen love her. Even the empress dowager loves her. Can this be called blessing? It must be the emperor's grandson." It's too hard, it's dead!"

"In this way, the curse of Emperor Lie of the Yun Kingdom did not come true on the grandson of the emperor, it must be because of his hard life."

"Isn't that right? Although he is destined to be able to bear the curse, it seems that as long as he has a relationship with him, he will be killed by him. Look, it has just been reported in the front foot palace that the county lord Bingqing is the emperor. The default candidate for the grandson concubine, the princess of Bingqing County, died on the back foot... She was exactly the same as the two highnesses who died before... It was like a curse that could not kill the grandson of the emperor, and he was born and restrained by someone close to him .”

"That is, if the name of the former Crown Princess hadn't appeared in the underground palace of the previous dynasty, who would have remembered that when the former Crown Princess died, there was no curse from the Emperor Lie!"

"Yes, yes, I heard that he died in the arms of the grandson of the emperor, and his death was terrible."

"I'm afraid I won't live in peace if I die. I heard that the Ksitigarbha Palace was a place for living sacrifices to concubines in the previous dynasty. The soul lock well is 180 feet long, and it leads directly to the nether world. It is very evil. Maybe the royal family in the previous dynasty was here. What incredible magic circle is set up inside to refine and sacrifice souls."

"Thinking about it now, the day when the first prince died was the day when the grandson returned to Beijing from the border. I don't know if the curse of Emperor Lie took effect, or if it was the grandson's fate."

Listening to these rumors, those officials who had previously squeezed their heads and wanted to send their daughters to the palace to be elected as empress dowagers, all those who loved and sympathized with their daughters all wanted to take their daughters out of the palace.

The real cause of the death of County Lord Bingqing, with the emperor's acquiescence, was suppressed by the empress who issued a ban.

Under the intensified rumors, the empress asked her servants to send those noble ladies out of the palace one by one.

Only in this case, Li Yuejiao, who was seriously injured and overly frightened, continued to stay in the palace because of the emperor's personal order to let the imperial physician heal her.

And Danzhu was held in the hands of the embroiderer by Chu Yan in the name of trial.

However, the grievances between Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Cheng Engong are only Danzhu's one-sided words, and there is no real evidence.

Chengengong Mu Tiangang confessed his guilt, and wrote to the emperor to plead guilty on the grounds that the inner curtain was not repaired.

Although Mu Xue'e's death was caused by Liu's orphan seeking revenge, Yu Linwei was also responsible for negligence.

The emperor thought that Cheng'en Gong had lost his beloved daughter, so he would not pursue the fault of Cheng'en Gong's mansion.

On the contrary, he punished Dong Lixin, the deputy commander of the Habayashi guards, for the crime of neglect of duty, ordered him to return to Beijing to reflect, and handed over the responsibility of the internal guard of the mausoleum to the embroidered clothes envoy temporarily.

In this way, it is convenient for Chu Yan to thoroughly investigate the Habayashi guard and investigate the origin of Danzhu's accomplice last night.

Cheng Engong took Mu Xue'e's body out of the palace, brought Mrs. Zhou Fu Ling back to Beijing for burial, and left Mu Huai'an to accompany him.

At the same time, Su Xian, who was invited by Chu Yan earlier to send a letter back to Beijing by Fei Ge, also rushed to the palace at the beginning of the hour.

*
Shen Lingxi rested for two hours in the side hall of Anhua Palace. When she woke up, she learned what happened in just two hours through the mouths of the concubines.

She frowned unconsciously.

Those rumors, to Chu Yan whose parents both died, are not malicious.

Liu Meiren and the dead souls of all the concubines surrounded Shen Lingxi, and said to her in one go:

"Xiao Langjun is really pitiful. Ever since the death of his mother and concubine, the rumors about him kemu have never stopped. Now because of Mu Xue'e's incident, there is no way to explain it."

"Yes, everyone in the world knows that the emperor is the 'son of heaven'. Since the crown prince is the future emperor, he is also the emperor's power granted by the gods. He should be the incarnation of Fu Rui. But now Mr. Xiaolang has not yet entered the East Palace. Notoriety, I am afraid that even if I ascend to the throne in the future, if these rumors spread, it may not win the hearts of the people."

"If there is another natural disaster or epidemic, there may be chaos."

"The mouth of Fangmin is stronger than that of Fangchuan. It is not an easy task to block the mouth of Youyou."

"That's right, it's all just quietly spread among the officials accompanying the palace, and when it spreads to the people of the capital in the future, they don't know how it will be spread, little girl, don't you feel sorry for your little lover? "

"The 'Designated Crown Princess' died suddenly. No matter what, the name of this wife can't be washed away. Little girl, why don't you marry him directly, as long as you marry him, this rumor will be self-defeating. Everyone is happy."

"Yes, yes, we have been in the palace all these years and watched Xiao Lang grow up. If we can see the woman he wants to marry, we will reincarnate in the future, and we will be satisfied."

Shen Lingxi's brows jumped when she heard these words.

"But yesterday, you guys clearly said that 'once you enter the palace, it's as deep as the sea', and you want to 'have fun in time, as long as you don't enter the palace', why did you change your mind just now?"

Liu Meiren pursed her lips and smiled, "Yesterday was yesterday, and today is today. If the name of the wife is passed down like this, who would dare to send her daughter to Xiao Langjun to die again?"

"That's not true. Yesterday it was a sweet pastry, but today it has become an evil star that no one wants. I'm afraid that at this moment, the emperor and the queen mother are afraid that he will not be able to marry a wife."

Shen Lingxi rubbed the center of her brows, and quickly changed the subject, "The Ksitigarbha Palace discovered the name of the former Crown Princess, His Highness will definitely find a way to destroy that palace and that well, and then my friend with profound Taoism , to pray for you all, and then you will be sent to reincarnation, so you have fulfilled your wish..."

Hearing what she said, Liu Meiren and all the concubines looked solemn, and thanked her gratefully.

Liu Meiren smiled and said: "The little girl said earlier that she wanted to ask us about something in exchange. I don't know what it is?"

Shen Lingxi thought for a while, got out of bed, put on her embroidered shoes, and walked to the window.

He took out a pen and paper, and sketched a picture of his little aunt.

"I have an old acquaintance who looks like this and was hidden by His Highness. I wonder if you have seen her in the palace before?"

All the female ghosts walked up to the portrait one by one, carefully identified it, and shook their heads in unison.

Seeing this, Shen Lingxi's eyes darkened slightly.

Just when she was giving up hope, a slightly petite figure in the female ghost said hesitantly: "I seem to have seen her five years ago. She was escorted by the embroidered clothes envoy named Shengxie next to Xiao Langjun." , lived in this palace for one night, I remember when she said she was going to guard the mausoleum..."

After she mentioned it, quite a few people got the impression.

"It's her, that's right." Liu Meiren also remembered, "She was always covered with a black veil, and we only saw her face when she was sleeping at night. It's too big to fit."

Shen Lingxi couldn't hide her surprise, and asked excitedly, "Then did she say where to guard the tomb?"

All the female ghosts looked at her with round eyes.

Seeing this, Liu Meiren shook her head, "Little girl, what is the relationship between this woman and you? You care so much about her whereabouts? As the saying goes, caring leads to chaos. Those who didn't live in this palace alone with their master in the Great Zhou Dynasty would definitely People of the royal family, where can the people of the royal family go to guard the tomb?"

"Imperial Tomb!" Shen Lingxi was so excited that she couldn't be more excited. "Yes, she is the former prince's concubine. If you want to hide her properly, it is safest and most appropriate for her to stay in the Imperial Tomb."

With tears in her eyes, she hurriedly thanked them.

I wish I could grow wings and fly to the imperial mausoleum.

"Little girl, don't be too happy too early." Liu Meiren reminded in a good voice: "The concubine is a living dead in the imperial tomb, and it is not something that anyone can see. With your current status, Even if we go to the Imperial Tomb, I'm afraid we won't be able to see that woman. It's best to find Mr. Xiao Lang and let him take you to see her."

When she said this, Shen Lingxi was stunned.

She is not from Dazhou, so she doesn't know the rules related to the imperial tomb in the Central Plains.

Seeing her bewildered look, the other female ghosts also noticed something strange.

"Huh? Little girl, since Mr. Xiao Lang hid the person, you should ask him directly. Why did you go around so far and ask us?"

"Since ancient times, heroes have been saddened by the beauty pass. You want to know her whereabouts, so you can act coquettishly to Mr. Xiaolang, or... just give him some sweets. Why bother?"

"You two, you have done what you need to do, can't you still hold him?"

"If not, then marry him. Anyway, he is a wife-killing evil star that no one dares to marry now. If you marry him, you will be a member of the royal family, and you will naturally be able to enter the imperial tomb!"

Shen Lingxi's smile froze. Unexpectedly, she turned around and returned to the original point.

However, before she had time to think deeply, there was a knock on the door outside the hall, "Miss Shen, the Empress Dowager invites you to come over, she has something to say to you..."

"Come on! Come on!" All the female ghosts teased and laughed at her.

Shen Lingxi didn't feel anything at all, but at the moment she was teased by them so much that her cheeks were burning hot, she hurriedly responded, carefully folded the picture of her little aunt on the table, and put it close to her body.

Then I carefully dressed, opened the door of the palace, and walked out...