Chapter 527 On Taotie’s Self-cultivation (9)
Emperor Song pursed his lips and said nothing, Taotie? Divine beast?
He is the emperor, and the world calls him the Nine-Five Lord, the Son of the True Dragon.
But now you tell him that a real son of the dragon has come to the palace, how can he believe it and accept it?
Taoist Priest Qingwang stroked his white beard and sighed under his breath.
"Your Majesty, Taotie can take the form of a human. Think about it. There may be some people of unknown origin in the palace recently. If you follow this clue, you may be able to find him."
"Thank you, Taoist Master, I understand."
After sending Qingwan away, Emperor Song returned to his palace and saw that the luxurious room in the past had turned into the bare walls of his family. The eunuchs in the palace were all more gorgeous than his room.
The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, rubbed his fingers, and thought slowly.
There are not millions but hundreds of thousands of people in this palace. In addition to the palace maids, eunuchs, and various bodyguards, there are so many people coming in and out. It is not easy to find a person of unknown origin.
Just as he was thinking of countermeasures, a face suddenly appeared in his mind, a face that was too beautiful to look like a mortal.
The movements of his hands stopped abruptly.
Jiang Tang, the concubine who was thrown into the cold palace by him for being greedy some time ago.
The first time he met her, he was still a prince. Under the pretext of traveling to the south of the Yangtze River for pleasure, he paid a private visit to investigate the water transportation tax. At that time, Jiang Tang was standing in front of the bun shop in white clothes. He was indeed otherworldly beautiful.
In order to confuse other ambitious princes in the palace, Emperor Song brought Jiang Tang back to the palace and used it as a cover for the prince to indulge in beauty.
At that time, Jiang Tang told him that all the young and old in the family were dead, and she was the only one left wandering outside.
Although this statement sounds full of loopholes, Emperor Song didn't care about the origin of this woman. He just treated her as a decoration and looked for someone to look at her every day.
Facts have proved that this woman really regards herself as a showpiece. She eats and drinks every day and stays behind closed doors. Other women are jealous because of him, but that woman seems to care more about having fun. The Emperor of the Song Dynasty regarded Jiang Tang's refusal to fight as a sign of her intelligence and interest, and gave her some rights to suppress the concubines who had their own agendas.
Unexpectedly, this stupid woman was so open and honest about the money in the palace. The bill was obviously short of 50,000 taels. This fact fell into the hands of other concubines. If she didn't report it, she would be sorry for Jiang Tang's stupid mind. .
Anyway, this chess piece completed her mission, and Emperor Song did not hesitate to send her into the cold palace, leaving her to fend for herself.
Ten days later, this woman's face appeared in his mind again. Her origin was unknown. The most important thing was that she could eat and loved to eat gold and silver.
Let’s look at the 50,000 taels of silver that she was greedy for. The Ministry of Internal Affairs searched for half a month and still couldn’t find out where the money was.
If we assume first, Jiang Tang is the Taotie hidden in the palace.
Then everything can be explained.
Of course, this is just a hypothesis, and there are still some things that Emperor Song couldn't figure out.
That woman seemed timid and timid before. Even though she was given the right to control a million taels of silver, she only dared to secretly embezzle 50,000 taels.
After being thrown into the cold palace, he kept a low profile and made no movement at all. Why did he suddenly act so arrogantly and high-profile recently?
There were too many questions surrounding him. Emperor Song was a man of action, so he immediately headed to Leng Palace.
In the westernmost corner of the palace, there is a palace called Wanyue Bureau, where the concubines who made mistakes lived.
Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, Jiang Tang is the first batch of people to move in. So far, she is the only concubine here.
When the emperor's golden banquet stopped at the entrance of Leng Palace, he saw the door in front of him opened wide, revealing a desolate and cold place.
(End of chapter)