Clan House

"Why did you die suddenly?" Song Jingshi was at a loss when he heard it, but it was just a trick used by women in the harem to fight for favor. Li Xuan's servant was not very clever, and it was pure luck that he was able to live until now. He met the confused prince and the sick prince. concubine.That being the case, the Crown Princess was still alive, and Li Xuan waiter died first.

"The news from the East Palace is tightly covered," Princess Jin lowered her voice, and leaned closer to Song Jingshi's ear, "But there are rumors in the palace that the Crown Princess used the technique of overwhelming her."

Hearing about the "Subduing Technique", Song Jingshi hurriedly stopped the princess from speaking, and ordered the left and right palace servants to retreat.The Luo Dynasty strictly forbids witchcraft, this is the iron law established by the Taizu.When Yingzong was in the past, there was a witchcraft disaster in the palace, and more than a hundred people were executed.Song Jingshi was still young at that time, and he was still living in the East Palace with his grandfather, and he still has a deep memory of this incident.

"Zhenzhen, I don't know who told you about this, you can just talk to me in the mansion, but don't go outside to talk about it, if your father hears it..."

"Hey!" Song Jingshi didn't finish his sentence, and was pulled by the princess, "I know that witches and Gu are taboo in the palace, but this is so old. You will know when you enter the palace at night, and it's hard to take the lead in doing this now." Isn't it the royal father!"

This evening, a family banquet was held at Taiye Pond in Yuyuan.Although it was a family banquet, in order to celebrate the triumphant return of King Jin, all princes, princes, princes and concubines in the harem would attend.Song Jingshi arrived earlier, and first met several emperor uncles and cousins, and also met Aunt Duan and Princess who hadn't shown up for a long time.When the banquet was about to start, the crown prince also showed up, but his face was pale, and he signaled Song Jingshi not to say too much.

Emperor Xuanqing did not show up until the end of the banquet.Chen Jingxian brought the will of the emperor, first of all he rewarded the king of Jin as a routine, and then said that the emperor was in retreat in the Jiaotai Hall to understand the way of heaven, and everyone present is welcome.Seeing that everyone was surprised, Song Jingshi put on a smiling face and toasted to each other with the clan members, which was another act of hypocrisy.

During the dinner, I heard people chatting and knew that Emperor Xuanqing had recently believed in a fairy elder and was practicing the art of immortality.The fairy elder said that the so-called longevity means endless descendants and endless life.The son of heaven must live in the Jiaotai Hall, which means "the union of heaven and earth, and a happy life". He must stay away from adult children and get closer to young women in the harem to breed offspring.Not to mention Song Jingshi, even the crown prince hadn't seen Emperor Xuanqing for half a year.

Amidst the noise, the prince sat alone on the seat, pouring himself a drink.Seeing his brother's downturn, Song Jingshi made a toast from a distance.Song Jingxin drank the wine in the glass and shook his head helplessly.

After the palace banquet was over, Song Jingxin hurried back to the East Palace.The huge palace was quiet, and the concubines and concubines closed their doors tightly, not even daring to light candles.The eunuchs and maids serve their master to rest, except for the guards on duty, no one dares to come out and wander around.Even the wild cats who used to play in the garden felt the atmosphere was weird, so they went to play in other palaces.

Song Jingxin walked to the Crown Princess's place, and outside the palace gate stood an old man in Taoist robes, with a lantern like a will-o'-the-wisp beside him, muttering gestures.There was an ice basin in the middle of the yard, and in the basin were five half-rotted skinless mice.The old Taoist held a wooden sword in his hand, and with a slight movement of his fingertips, a talisman was ignited. The wooden sword pierced through the flames and pierced the mouse, leaving a dry hole.

Song Jingxin took a deep breath, and Huang Xi who was beside him grabbed his sleeve tightly: "Your Highness, don't be impulsive."

Dazed by a rush of blood, Song Jingxin barely held back his anger, gritted his teeth and asked the Taoist, "Why haven't you left yet?"

The old Taoist ignored the prince, still finished reciting the incantation in his mouth, and did another set of juggling moves, and then withdrew his sword. "It's His Royal Highness, the spell casting is over today, and the poor Taoist is going to leave now." The old Taoist smiled and packed up his outfit, and walked out with a lantern in his hand. The killing technique will take effect, and the person performing the technique will bleed to death..."

Song Jingxin was so angry that he pushed Huang Xi away and went up to beat him.The sound of a heavy object falling to the ground suddenly came from the room, Song Jingxin gave up the old way and opened the door to enter, and saw the Crown Princess fell at the foot of the bed, trying to get up while pulling the curtain.He immediately stepped forward to pick her up, and after putting her on the bed, he wanted to cover her with a quilt, when he saw that the palm of his left hand was covered with blood.

"I'm going to kill that Yaodao!" Song Jingxin yelled, and was about to go out, only to be hugged by the Crown Princess.

"Your Highness, don't go," the Crown Princess looked pale, rather than embracing the Prince, it would be more appropriate to hang herself on the Prince's body, "The minister and concubine can sit upright, and let him do what he wants. If you kill the demon Dao, on the contrary, it seems that the concubine has a guilty conscience. The prince blindly protects the concubine, and in front of outsiders, he can't tell the difference."

"Then he can't let him curse you!"

"Your Highness," the Crown Princess smiled weakly, tugging at Song Jingxin's sleeves, "Your Highness got dirty, go wash your hands first."

"Ah!" Song Jingxin slapped his forehead, leaving a red handprint on his forehead.Even if Donggong insisted, the crown princess's technique of exerting pressure to win had already been convicted in the palace.The queen ordered that the palace people were not allowed to serve the princess, nor were they allowed to ask the imperial physician for medical consultation.In such a situation, Song Jingxin had no choice but to do it herself.He really doesn't know how to take care of others, he only cares about getting angry, and forgets that the princess is still bleeding. "I'll fetch water to wash you."

"Don't..." The crown princess tightened the quilt and buried herself, "The left and right concubines are going to die, don't worry about it, Your Highness, they are all filthy things."

Song Jingxin didn't care about the embarrassment of the crown princess, untied her blood-stained middle coat several times, wiped her body with a wet handkerchief, and then took out the menstrual belt and tied it around the crown prince's waist.The princess's legs were wiped with cold water, and they began to tremble uncontrollably when exposed to the wind.Only then did Song Jingxin realize that he was cold, so he quickly pulled off the quilt and rolled him up with the clean side.

"I really don't know how to serve people." Song Jingxin said angrily.

"Very good, to be served by the crown prince, I'm lucky to have three lives," the crown princess pulled the prince's right hand, there was a thin layer of calluses on the palm, which was a place she used to touch, "I used to think that your highness doesn't like ministers and concubines, Only now do I know His Highness's true temperament, and the joy and anger hanging on his face are real joys and angers. With His Highness's care, even if the concubine dies at this moment, I have no regrets. It's just regret, I should have said more to His Highness back then something."

"Don't talk too much," Song Jingxin was very sad after hearing what the princess said, "I have asked Huang Xi to decoct the medicine. I will bring it to you later. After taking the medicine, you will be fine."

Seeing that he felt uncomfortable, the Crown Princess didn't say much, and gently wrote down the man's face: "Where's my son?"

"Nurse took her and moved to Xu's house." Song Jingxin hugged him tighter, "I always look for you at night, you need to get well soon, my daughter can't leave you."

On the second day, Song Jingshi received a post from the Yongding Houfu, inviting Jin Wang to the mansion to enjoy the chrysanthemum.Song Jingshi thought about his uncle's family of generals, but he had never been so leisurely and elegant, so he presumably had something to say to her.After thinking for a moment, she called the concubine to change into casual clothes, and went without a guard of honor.

When they arrived at the Hou Mansion, Princess Jin was invited by Mrs. Yongding Hou to enjoy the chrysanthemums in the backyard, and Song Jingshi followed her cousin to Lord Hou's study.

"Your Highness, let's go in, and the minister is on guard outside." Yongding Hou Shizi Zhu Qiming, dressed in a martial robe, nodded slightly to Song Jingshi.

Song Jingshi's thoughts moved slightly, he gently opened the door, and sure enough, he saw his brother Song Jingxin sitting beside his uncle in the study.

"Hour, come here," Song Jingxin beckoned to his sister, and Zhu Qiming closed the door behind him, "The princess cannot live without people, so I'll make a long story short."

Song Jingxin's strategy is very simple, that Daoist Weiyu usually stays in the Jiaotai Palace, but he will go out of the palace on the fifteenth of every month, in the name of dealing with affairs in the house, but in fact he is probably going out to buy deceptive items.Song Jingxin had already found out where this Taoist lived outside the palace. He planned to pretend to be a robber and tie him up. He would torture and interrogate his accomplices and those behind the scenes, and kill him once he confessed.Afterwards, his confession was mixed with the stolen goods and flowed into the market, so as to find an opportunity for the government to find out, and report it to Emperor Xuanqing in this way, which can be regarded as an explanation.

"I'll do this with my cousin. Don't get involved when I was young. Calling you here today is just to prepare you." Song Jingxin said, "It's still unclear who ordered Weiyu to be persecuted by him. It's not just the princess, you should be more flexible, if I don't succeed, you Jinwang Palace will have to deal with it earlier."

Song Jingshi heard his simple words, but felt that the plan was hasty and full of loopholes. "Brother is too impulsive. You haven't even figured out the details of the demon way. If you fail to succeed, how will you explain it in front of the father?"

"If that's the case, then it's God's will," Song Jingxin said, "I will kill that monster, Lord Qing."

"You!" Song Jingshi was angry: "The prince Liu Shi of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was accused of conspiring to kill Jiang Chong and died. Brother acted so impulsively, did you ever think about the consequences?"

"It was the worst plan that made you separate the relationship." Song Jingxin stood up and patted his younger sister on the shoulder to express comfort, "The crown princess's health is getting worse every day, and the empress ordered not to call the imperial doctor. I'm afraid it won't last long. For no reason, no one will harm a woman, just because she was unlucky enough to marry me. After careful calculation, Li Xuanshi died because of me. No matter who is behind it, it is I came here for the position of the crown prince. Li Xuanshi has already died, and I can no longer let the crown princess die because of me. I don’t have much time left for me."

Song Jingshi bit his lower lip and looked at Yongdinghou who had been silent all the time: "Uncle also agrees?"

Marquis Yongding sighed: "After that Weiyu entered the palace, His Majesty changed the court to once every ten days. In this way, he has not been courted for three months. All the officials and concubines can't see the emperor unless they are summoned. Even the few ministers in the cabinet, who have something to meet with the emperor, have to write a poem and send it up, and only if His Majesty likes it, they will be summoned."

"My generation of generals shouldn't be involved in government affairs, but that Weiyu framed the crown princess, which has involved the country. Even if His Royal Highness does not say anything, after a long time, someone will stand on the side of the Qing emperor." Yongdinghou's tone was firm: "Jin Wang After His Highness returns to the mansion, he will forget about today's matter, Qiming will follow the Crown Prince to deal with this matter, His Highness protects himself and does not get involved. If something happens, protect Your Majesty and don't have to speak for us."