Rebirth of the scholarly lady

Chapter 392 Witchcraft
Hearing the word "poisonous insect", the emperor frowned, suppressing his anger and said, "What are these things?"

Deng Bingxian lowered his eyebrows and pleasing to the eye, whispered: "Returning to Your Majesty, there are butterflies and poisonous bees flying in the sky, and centipedes, toads, and scorpions crawling on the ground..."

"What's going on? It's just a dance, how could these things be attracted?" The queen couldn't help interjecting, "There are such things in this palace, I have never seen them before."

The emperor frowned deeply, yes, how could there be such poisonous insects in this palace, and they came together...

Recently, there have been many disputes and plagues outside. The emperor has always been suspicious, and the most taboo is things related to witchcraft.

However, most of what Deng Bingxian came up to report at the moment were poisonous bugs.

According to the legend, the way to make Gu poison is to put a variety of highly poisonous insects, such as snakes, scorpions, lizards, etc. into the same container, and make them kill each other, and finally the only surviving one is left. It is Gu.

And there are many types of Gu, the more common ones are snake Gu, dog Gu, cat ghost Gu, scorpion Gu, toad Gu, insect Gu, flying Gu, etc.

Although Gu is a tangible thing on the surface, since ancient times, Gu has been regarded as a mysterious thing that can fly, change, glow, and come and go without a trace like ghosts.

Tonight, the flowers around the altar bloomed automatically, accompanied by changing, glowing colors, and later the poisonous insects. Once connected, the emperor immediately thought of the art of witchcraft.

The emperor couldn't help feeling cold, and said angrily: "Check, find out for me, who is it that dares to raise such filthy things under my nose!"

At this moment, the Queen Mother who was not far away came here to ask in person, "What's going on?"

The empress immediately apologized and said with a smile: "Empress Dowager, the thing is like this, just now everyone offered dances to sacrifice, and when it was Concubine Lian's turn, for some reason, a dance attracted countless poisonous insects..."

The Queen Mother sneered and said, "Poisonous insects? Where did the poisonous insects come from?"

The Empress Dowager raised her voice and inadvertently emphasized the word "poisonous insect". These two words tormented the tense nerves of the emperor.

The emperor couldn't help showing a majestic look, and he swept the faces of the concubines one by one, and he continued: "This, we have to have people search the palaces."

Hearing these words, the queen mother couldn't help but said: "Emperor, what are you doing? Are you going to interrupt the sacrificial activities and search the harem?"

The fear in the emperor's heart did not allow him to think too much, he said firmly: "That's right."

The Empress Dowager frowned into a T, and the emperor said: "Empress Dowager, you don't know, I have been sleepless due to the plague recently, and I am not feeling well. I am afraid that some villain will cause trouble. This must be investigated."

The queen mother couldn't help but said: "Emperor, the princes and nobles are all watching. If you really want to search, you have to find a reason to send them away and postpone the sacrifice. Otherwise, wouldn't it cause panic and shake the government and the people?"

When the emperor heard this, he instantly realized that his decision just now seemed a bit hasty. He was not a person who was reckless. He had been having trouble sleeping and eating recently, and because of this, his thinking was not as clear as that of an 80-year-old woman.

The emperor thought for a moment, and then he found the reason and ordered Deng Bingxian to dismiss those who came to watch the ceremony.

Afterwards, the emperor summoned the Sangong Sixth Court to the Queen's Jingkun Palace to hear the trial.

Except for Concubine Lian, who was seriously injured by poisonous insects, the rest of the concubines were waiting for the emperor's imperial edict with trepidation.

Everyone stood in the courtyard of Jingkun Palace, surrounding Jingkun Palace tightly.

The queen never voiced any objection from beginning to end.

Nan Surou supported the queen, her head was lowered, as if everything had nothing to do with her.

Concubine Hua Gui and Concubine Zhang De both showed treacherous smiles on their faces.

It's good to search it, just in case, if there is really something wrong, it's good to deal with it in time.

However, at this moment, Nan Surou whispered naively and cowardly: "Empress, what should I do if I can't find anything?"

Her voice was extremely soft, as if she lowered her voice on purpose, and only spoke to the empress. However, the tense emperor still listened to her words.

The emperor squinted at her and said majesticly: "Princess Ruiherou, you just saw that there are poisonous insects infesting around the altar. Anyway, there must be some clues in the palace."

The queen suddenly said: "Your Majesty, who are you going to let search? Eunuch Deng will go alone, I'm afraid..." It will make some people uneasy.

The emperor understood what the empress meant, and he immediately said: "Deng Bingxian may not be able to do it alone, so we have to invite Nanny Fang who is beside the empress, and An Bisheng who is beside the empress. Each palace will appoint a maid and eunuch in charge to participate. Hurry up, and avoid the situation of covering up."

There are people from each palace, and there are so many people that it is difficult to act in full view.

Concubine Hua lowered her head, with a bright smile on her face, she looked at the empress with a dazed and anxious look on her face, she thought she didn't know everything she had planned for a rainy day, she was waiting to see a good show.

Seeing that the matter could not be stopped, the queen mother said: "Hurry up, it's getting late."

The emperor nodded, and Deng Bingxian organized a team of court ladies and eunuchs to search together.

Nan Surou lowered her eyes and continued to act with the queen.

With so many people verifying at the same time, it is not so easy to be tampered with. Nan Surou closed her eyes gently, as if she was resting.

Suddenly, Nan Surou smelled a strange and sweet smell that was familiar, and she couldn't help cursing inwardly: This bastard, how dare he run into the palace so blatantly.

Nan Surou suddenly turned her head back, and was about to say something, when she saw the face of the person who came, she swallowed all the words that came out of her mouth.

The prince stood behind her with an evil smile on his face, stretched out a slender white hand, and tugged at her sleeve.

Such a smile has never appeared on the prince's face, and tonight is special, the "prince" in front of him, except for his face and clothes, really has nothing in common with the rightful owner.

Nan Surou secretly scolded this guy for his audacity, but since the emperor and empress were both in front of him, he couldn't get out of the way.

"Princess Ruiherou, are you feeling unwell, and your complexion is a little pale?" The "Prince" showed a concerned expression on his face.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern." Nan Surou said reluctantly, "I'm just a little sleepy. At this point in normal times, I've already fallen asleep."

Ninth Prince Tuoba Lian looked at them coldly, he wondered in his heart, although the prince is not too stupid, he is not too smart either, but he just occupies the title of the eldest son, so he doesn't know why Nan Surou is so gentle to the prince, It stands to reason that people like Nan Surou are not snobbish, and the prince... the prince would never show such an evil smile on weekdays, but today he is really evil, and he has encountered all kinds of strange things.

(End of this chapter)