Numerologist

On the night of the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the snow stopped.

Laiyi Palace, which has been empty for more than ten years, is full of white silk, and white lanterns are hung outside the corridor and under the eaves.In the main hall is the mourning hall for the imperial concubine Yongzhen, and a huge portrait hangs on the wall. The woman in the painting is dignified and elegant, dressed in luxurious palace attire, with a smile on her lips and joy in her eyes.

However, underneath is a coffin made of golden nanmu, with the woman's upper body exposed under the unclosed lid.The light yellow palace dress is full of treasures, and the carefully combed bun is decorated with gold flowers, but it can't hide the woman's pale temple hair and gloomy face.

The stark contrast between the person in the painting and the person in the coffin is really ironic.

There is Feng Laiyi.This Laiyi Palace, which symbolizes the queen, was supposed to be the destination of her married queen.

It's just that she never thought that because of that little accident, it would become her destination after death.

The seventh prince, dressed in plain onyx, knelt beside the coffin, silently burning paper money and heart scriptures.On the left side of the main hall, there is an eminent monk from Bao'an Temple sitting in town, leading all the disciples in the temple to recite the mantra for the emperor and concubine.The sound of wooden fish and the sound of chanting sutras are intertwined, giving a feeling of coldness.

Outside Laiyi Palace, footsteps sounded, and torches surrounded the palace completely.

With a loud bang, the palace door was slammed open.

The well-mannered imperial guards broke into the palace, split into two like flowing water, and stood with knives.

A moment later, the third prince and the commander of the imperial guards stepped forward from the middle, looking triumphantly at the monks who were panicked by the sudden scene.

"Seventh brother, long time no see, don't come here without any problems." The third prince squinted at the seventh prince with a pair of closed eyes, with an undisguised complacency in his tone.

The Seventh Prince didn't care about gains and losses for a long time now, and he didn't feel scared when he saw this scene. Instead, he smiled, "Why, Brother Third Emperor brought someone here to pay homage to my mother?"

"Hmph, Seventh Prince, please see the situation clearly, and don't offend our Third Highness." The commander snorted coldly, showing off proudly, "Now the entire palace is under the control of Third Highness. I believe it will not be long before, The Seventh Prince will be able to hear the news of His Majesty's death."

"Kill the king and father? Lou Yan, have you read the sage books for so many years into the dog's stomach?!" The seventh prince glared.

"Cut, stop talking sarcastic." The third prince looked contemptuous, and he disdained the other party's hypocrite's style, "If you don't kill him, are you waiting for him to pass on the throne to you, and then waiting for you to take away the throne of your grandfather?" , Cut off the master's head? Don't be ridiculous, since ancient times, the winner is the king in the fight for the heir, and the loser has to die without a place to bury him."

"The throne, the throne, who do you think cares about this poor seat!" The Seventh Prince almost laughed at his logic.

The third prince didn't believe his words because he judged others by himself, so he waved his hand behind him.

The imperial guards stepped forward one after another, arrested the monks whose legs were weak and begged for mercy, and put their knives on their necks.

The third prince took out a letter of guilt from his pocket and threw it in front of the seventh prince, "As long as you sign this, I will let you and these monks go."

I glanced at the content above, to the effect that I admitted that I poisoned King Yan and committed the crime of coercing the palace into rebellion. I hereby reflect on myself and feel that I am not worthy to be the crown prince of Yan, so I hand over the position of crown prince to the third prince.

Seeing this, the Seventh Prince knew that the unannounced imperial decree for the crown prince might have fallen into their hands.Otherwise, it would not be unnecessary and let him agree to abdicate the position of crown prince.

"Even if I sign this letter of guilt, you can't let the people here go." The Seventh Prince sneered, "You committed a great crime of treason, how can you allow them to live and leave a clue?"

"Hehe, you are right, there is no way you will get out of this palace gate alive tonight." The third prince smiled indifferently.

Not only the monks here, but also the imperial guards who helped him seize the position tonight will definitely be removed in the future!

Hearing this, the monks cried and begged one after another.

"Your Highness, please forgive me—"

"The little monks are all outsiders, so they will never talk nonsense, please Your Highness..."

"A poor monk can practice silent meditation for a lifetime!"

……

The third prince looked at the wailing expressions of the monks, and smiled playfully, "Tsk tsk, I thought the monk's head could be tougher than the master's knife."

Suddenly he caught a glimpse of a different old monk, sitting in meditation with his eyes closed, with a knife resting on his neck, but he didn't panic at all.The third prince frowned, walked over and kicked the old monk, "Old bald donkey, do you have anything to say?"

He opened his eyelids and glanced at him, the old monk closed his eyes again, and sighed, "The benefactor is already a demon, if he commits such a crime, he will fall into the Blood Pool Hell and the Punishment Hell in the future."

Blood Pool Hell, those who disrespect their parents, crooked ways, will fall into it; Punishment Hell, those who commit serious crimes, will fall into it.

"Damn donkey! The Lord will send you to hell first!" The third prince showed a ferocious face, pulled out the saber from the guard, and slashed at the old monk directly.

"master--"

"Abbot—"

The monks shouted hoarsely, only to feel that their eyes were blood red, and the warm liquid splashed on their faces.

"Lou Yan!" The Seventh Prince clenched his fists and shouted angrily.

The eminent monks of Bao'an Temple have always been respected by others, this abbot has not left the mountain for many years, if he hadn't thought about the kindness of the imperial concubine, he would not have come here in person this time.But because of this dispensable kindness, he was implicated in vain and lost his life in vain.

"However, why should the seventh brother be angry if he slaughters a bald donkey?" The third prince wiped the blood from his face and said with a smile.

Seeing the few drops of blood splattered in the coffin, the third prince suddenly realized, "Oh, the seventh brother, is it because the Lord has soiled the body of the concubine Zhen? It's not a big deal, just wipe it for you. .”

As he said that, he reached into the coffin and really planned to wipe the blood on the corpse.

"Lou Yan!" The seventh prince, ignoring the guards' swords, desperately ran forward and grabbed his wrist, blocking his whole body in front of the coffin, "Don't touch my concubine mother!"

Withdrawing his hand, the third prince frowned and looked at his palm, then at the seventh prince who looked like he was protecting a chick. When he grows up, he is a cub who only knows how to rely on the mother chicken, hahahaha—"

As soon as this remark came out, the commander and the guards under him all laughed.

They have all heard about the fact that the Third Highness greened the Seventh Prince.Well, the Seventh Prince not only didn't get any sympathy from anyone, but was also implicated in cutting off his status as a prince. It could be said to be a big joke among the children of the noble family in the imperial city.

"Seeing that you care so much, then obediently sign the crime for the Lord. Otherwise," the third prince smiled and looked at him and the coffin behind him mockingly, "the Lord ordered someone to smash the coffin and smash the coffin to the empress. Pull out the corpse and whip the corpse."

"How dare you!" The Seventh Prince trembled with anger.

"Do you dare to see me?" The third prince sneered, waved his hand, and then a guard stepped forward with a knife.

"Stop!" The Seventh Prince tightly guarded the coffin, swallowing the anger through gritted teeth, "I sign."

After waving his hand to signal the guards to step back, the third prince picked up the letter of guilt and handed it to the seventh prince, "If you're so obedient, everything will be fine, tsk tsk. Sign it."

After receiving the imperial edict, the Seventh Prince bit his fingertips and signed his name in the lower left corner without pen and ink.

The author has something to say: Seventh Prince: Did you agree that this palace is the protagonist of the world line?Why does it feel like this hall is getting worse and worse?

Me: Aren’t the protagonists all miserable? There’s nothing wrong with it.

Seventh Prince: I'll knock your skin off!

Me: I stayed up all night, dazzled and deaf, I didn't hear what you said...