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Chapter 261 Where is the seventh son?

The emperor's health was deteriorating. Even when he just woke up, the dark circles under his eyes were as heavy as if he hadn't slept all night. He almost relied on taking pills every day to hold his breath.The queen did not let other concubines get too close to the emperor, especially Concubine Su. Only she and the two little Taoist nuns took personal care of the emperor.

"Your Majesty, please pray to the gods after the Mid-Autumn Festival, and your body and bones will be healed." The little Taoist nun comforted the Emperor while beating his back.Yesterday, the emperor coughed up a mouthful of blood. She happened to catch it with a handkerchief and hid it quietly so that the emperor could not see it.But she was so frightened that she quickly took the veil and went to Lu Ping.

Lu Ping's good days have just begun. He is not willing to give up his power to others. Not the Crown Prince, nor King Kang. Only this suckling Seventh Prince is his tool to control the court for a long time.He pondered for a moment and said: "Burn it, don't let the third person know about it. Comfort the emperor well, your heart will be relaxed, and the disease will naturally be cured."

At this time, the emperor was full of desire for survival. Even if he knew that the little Taoist nun was comforting him, he would rather take it seriously.The emperor nodded hurriedly and said with a smile: "When my health gets better, I will decree that you two be...concubines! Let your family members follow suit and enjoy your blessings."

The two little Taoist nuns looked at each other and knelt down gratefully to express their gratitude.Although they don't know whether they can wait until the day when their families can enjoy happiness.

The day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the praying platform for immortals in the palace was also set up.The grand invitation platform was filled with various props belonging to the Imperial Master.Lu Ping was afraid of being tampered with, so he sent Jinyi guards to guard him non-stop for twelve hours.

When Cao Baoli and his gang were beheaded, although only the servants were beheaded, the people who usually relied on them suddenly lost their support.But at that time, the prince was poisoned and unable to control the whole situation. King Cheng and Lord Zhao worked together to transfer Zhao Muzhe to the Jinwu Guard before King Kang took action. King Kang even made a go of it and asked Ling Feng to take over the Yulin Guard.

Ling Feng originally refused because the prince was still in dire straits and he didn't want to leave Dongzhuang. Later, when the princess found out, she persuaded him and said that going to Yulin Guard would help the prince far more than staying in Dongzhuang. big.Ling Feng returned to the capital from Dongzhuang and took over the post of commander of the Yulin Guards.

Zhao Muzhe was already familiar with Jin Wuwei in the palace. Many of the people there were friends he had known since childhood. Within a few days of coming here, he coaxed them into submission.

Ling Feng didn't bother to go to the Yulin Guards. First of all, he was the captain of the guards of the Prince's Mansion. He had a rank. Now that he is a commander, he has great power. But in terms of official position, he is only appointed at the same level.Secondly, he himself has military merits, and his martial arts skills are even better than those of Zhao Muzhe. No one in the Yulin Guards dares to disapprove of this.

In the evening, before Zhao Muzhe left the palace, he went around to the East Palace. Before he could reach the prince, he held his belly and kept laughing: "Oh! I laughed to death! Today Ling Feng and I tricked that old Taoist Zhang into Ling Feng." Xiaotai, he was scared out of his mind... Oh, the Crown Princess is here, I won’t say it anymore, I won’t say it anymore. In short, Crown Princess, you just wait and see the good show tomorrow!"

Xie Ruitang didn't know why, but he knew that these two people had always been prudent in the palace, so he didn't ask any further questions, and just sent him out with a smile.Zhao Muzhe whispered to the prince while walking, and the prince also laughed.

On August [-]th, the day was supposed to be a day off, but all civil and military officials came to the palace to pray together.There were those who came in court clothes, and there were also those who had quietly inquired about them and found out that they liked the emperor and wore a floral or plain silk and satin robe.The atmosphere in the square in front of the palace was completely different from that of attending court on weekdays.

The prayer platform is erected in the middle of the front square.The three imperial masters all wore yellow Taoist robes given by the emperor, held whisks in their hands, and stood in front of the altar, as if they were not to be approached by strangers.

Today, the little Taoist nun dressed the emperor in a plain silk, silk and satin robe, which covered up the emperor's thin figure.The emperor took the golden elixir early this morning. He felt energetic and in a good mood, but he didn't know that the dark circles under his eyes had revealed his haggardness.

"National Master, the time has come and it's time to begin." Lu Ping greeted him respectfully.

Master Lu, who was standing in the middle, nodded.

After the three people bowed their heads, they began to mutter something. Master Lu took out a talisman to invite immortals and blew it on the talisman. The talisman magically started to burn. When the talisman was about to burn out, he opened his mouth to blow the talisman. Put all the paper ash into your mouth.After taking another sip of the special rice wine, he sat cross-legged on the futon and closed his eyes.Next to them, Li Guoshi and Zhang Guoshi were still chanting words and circling around Lu Guoshi, sweeping their fly whisks on his head from time to time.I don't know how many turns and sweeps I made, but green smoke began to rise from Lu Guoshi's head.The ministers below were all amazed.

Next to him, Guoshi Li hurriedly shouted: "The Immortal Dao is here, the poor Dao kneels down to receive the Immortal Master!" After saying this, he winked at Guoshi Zhang, muttered something to himself, and sat down cross-legged opposite Guoshi Lu.

Zhang Guoshi hurriedly sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes and said ventriloquism: "Why do ordinary people invite this immortal here?" Zhang Guoshi's move is the key to inviting the immortal master. The ministers in the audience were really confused. Some people He even knelt down directly towards the Imperial Master on the stage.

Li Guoshi hurriedly replied: "We are the masters of the Celestial Dynasty. Today, we have the courage to invite the immortal master because my emperor of the Celestial Dynasty is dedicated to Taoism. Now, by chance, we have given birth to the seven sons of the Dragon. Your Majesty would like to ask the immortal master, who is the current five sons?" Is it better for the True Dragon Emperor to inherit the throne in the future? Please ask the Immortal Master to make it clear."

As soon as the teacher's words came out, all the ministers kneeling under the stage were in an uproar. They whispered to each other and got confused: It was clearly said that it was the Mid-Autumn Festival to pray for blessings, but why did they invite the Immortals? They were not asking for the prosperity of the country, but they were asking who is suitable to be the crown prince!The Celestial Empire already has a crown prince, isn't it obvious that the crown prince is to be deposed?How ridiculous!

Li Guoshi saw everyone whispering, but Zhang Guoshi, who was speaking for the "immortal master", was silent. He quickly reminded: "Master?"

Just listen to Zhang Guoshi's ventriloquism slowly say: "The emperor of the Celestial Dynasty has always only had six sons, how can he have a seventh son? People who practice Taoism don't tell lies, so don't talk nonsense. The crown prince Xie Ruitang is the true dragon emperor."

At this time, the audience was even more excited: The last sentence was normal and there was nothing to discuss, but the previous sentence was like a bolt from the blue.The gossip seemed to have wings and spread quickly. Before long, even the ladies in the harem knew about it.

Upon hearing this, Master Lu in the middle stopped pretending to be an immortal. He hurriedly pretended to be an immortal, shook his head, opened his eyes and pretended to ask: "Is the immortal here? Why do I feel that inviting immortals today is different from normal times..."

Before he could complete the formality, Sun Yanxi took out a memorial from his sleeve and said loudly: "The immortal way has appeared and prevented my royal bloodline from being stained. This is the great blessing of the Celestial Dynasty! The minister wants to join the internal minister Lu Ping. Not only did he participate in the seven The prince lied, and this thief deliberately plotted rebellion!"

Although Lu Ping was startled, he was not panicked: the incident involving the Taoist concubine was planned by the queen, and he could only be considered as knowing about it but not reporting it, so how could he be said to be treason?
He quickly bowed and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, don't listen to his nonsense! At that time, the Taoist concubine was by your side every day, how could the prince lie? Besides, when Weichen returned to your majesty, the Taoist concubine was already pregnant, and Weichen said Your Majesty is so grateful, so how can you have any thoughts of rebellion?"

"Nonsense? Xiandao said that I don't have a seventh son, why are you talking nonsense?" The emperor was still depressed about Xiandao's sentence "Where is the seventh son?" Where is the seventh son? That is, the seventh son of the emperor is not his own child.

When Lu Ping heard this, he couldn't help complaining.It was obviously his idea to invite an immortal, so how could he invite such an immortal to trick him?There must be something wrong with the national master.Yes, it must be the True Dragon Emperor!

The cuckold fell from the sky and was slapped on his head in front of everyone. The emperor's face was livid, he gritted his teeth and was so angry that he could no longer speak. He glanced at Guo Kuan, who understood and said hurriedly: "Master Sun, come forward! "

"It concerns the emperor's heir. Sun Yanxi's words are unfounded. Please ask the emperor to see the physical evidence first." Sun Yanxi presented the highlighted medical records, the jade ring that Haitang picked up, and the memorial that wrote the whole story. The emperor hurriedly glanced at the medical records and memorials. Knowing that what he said was true, he squeezed out a sentence between his teeth: "Where is the Taoist concubine?"

Lu Ping, who was sweating on the side, rolled his eyes and was about to speak when Guo Kuan said first: "Preaching Concubine!"

Only then did Lu Ping realize that he had made a mistake. Guo Kuan must have been involved in today's incident. He had already sided with the crown prince!
(End of this chapter)