Chapter 134 Assassin
Three days after the witchcraft case, the emperor made a decision and ordered all the concubines in the palace to go to the Royal Ancestral Temple for a month of retreat.
Firstly, it is to maintain the good atmosphere in the palace and curb evil trends; secondly, he wants to thoroughly investigate the affairs in the palace and invite experts from all walks of life to participate in the investigation.
In addition to Zong Yingkong participating in the investigation team, there are also other monks, Taoists, warlocks and alchemists, as well as smart officials who have been investigating the case for many years. The emperor had already become suspicious of Zong Yingkong and would not let him be responsible for this matter alone.
Recalling what Zong Yingkong did, he first suggested that there was something strange in the palace, and then, as if to confirm what he said, something unusual happened.
The emperor was still very wise, and he immediately saw the key to the problem. Zong Yingkong also felt the emperor's distrust of him, but he no longer cared about it.
The most important thing now is to kill the foreign monks, capture Hong Yu, and then find a way to get the Hongmeng Pearl and turn the power of the secret realm into your own.
Zong Yingkong invented the method of preserving the power of the secret realm before his eighth reincarnation. In the past, he preserved the souls of wronged souls, demon power and dragon vein energy. Now these things combined are not as good as those generated in the secret realm. The Hongmeng Pearl, he must get it.
Tang Yue had no objection to going to the temple. Only Hong Yu found it boring, "The temple is a place of pure cultivation, which is more difficult than my cultivation in the mountains. I came to the world to enjoy the leisure and entertainment, and I don't want to practice hard anymore." ,
It seems that Hongyu is becoming more and more familiar with the pleasures of the world, which is why he sneaked out of the palace with her when nothing happened.
"Jiang Town next to the Imperial Ancestral Temple is very prosperous. We can secretly go there to play."
"I don't like Jiang Town." Hong Yu thought of the unpleasant memories in Jiang Town, which were her tragic emotional injuries.
"Then we won't go to the town. The manors and mountain villas in the suburbs are also very fun."
"Okay, maybe I won't feel sad when I get there and can be good. Look at Jiangshui Town.”
In order to avoid further accidents on the road, the emperor mobilized many close guards, imperial guards, and Jinwu Guards to follow. Bai Musi was ordered to lead the Jinwu Guards to follow the imperial concubines to the Ancestral Temple. .
Although Taoism prospered and Buddhism declined in the Dashang Dynasty due to Zong Ying and Kong, the Imperial Ancestral Temple, as a place where the royal family cultivated Buddhism, still had a very high status.
It is not only a place where the royal family pays homage to Buddha, but also a place where people from the royal family are dealt with. It is safer to place guilty concubines and concubines of the former emperor here, and nothing will happen that will bring shame to the royal family.
Queens, concubines, concubines and concubines all have separate carriages, and women below them ride in a carriage for two.
It's not that the royal family doesn't have so many carriages. This is for security reasons: there are fewer carriages and they are easier to guard.
Kuyu felt bored being alone in the car, so he summoned Gu Guibi to accompany him.
The queen believed that Gu Guifei would still be useful in the future, so after the witchcraft incident, she still sent Nanny Liu to follow Tang Yue.
Seeing that Concubine Gu had been promoted and favored, Grandma Liu still obeyed Concubine Hong in everything, swallowed her anger, and couldn't help but taunted: "You are too timid and cowardly, Your Majesty. You have been promoted, so why are you still more obedient to Concubine Hong than before?”
She really hoped that Concubine Gu and Concubine Hong could come to terms with each other, so that the Empress would have a better chance.
After Tang Yue heard this, he paused after getting off the carriage, turned around and said with tears in his eyes: "Aunt Liu, what can I do? She is the head of the first palace, I am just a Just a noble concubine. Since I was a child, my grandfather has taught me the order of respect and courtesy. How can I disobey someone who is higher than me? Such a thing not only violates the teachings I have received since childhood, but also hurts the harem. The harmonious relationship between the two countries has added trouble to the emperor, which is really unacceptable."
Ms. Liu sneered, "What do you mean by being humble and not dare to disobey? Have you forgotten what you have done before?"< br>
Gu Guiren seemed even more sad, with a miserable look on his face, "The Queen is the mother of all people, so her orders are naturally more important."
Mama Liu asked her, "So Do you feel that the Queen has made you do something difficult and you have been wronged?"
The corners of Tang Yue's eyes felt wet, "It is an honor for me to receive the Queen's orders."
King Rui, who was watching their movements from the side, couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward and said: "If you want to change cars, go as soon as possible, so as not to delay the team's schedule."
This woman beat him so violently that he could not stand it anymore. She didn't blink, pretending to be weak here, she just wanted to act.
Tang Yue replied in a panic, "His Royal Highness Prince Rui said, I will go to the car of the Red Concubine."
When Grandma Liu saw Prince Rui coming, she did not dare to say anything more and sent Tang Yue off. After Yue got to the red concubine's car, she found some time to find the empress.
This time King Rui was ordered to escort the imperial concubines to the Ancestral Temple. This was the first time he had received such an order. In the past, King Duan had done it. Probably the emperor was feeling guilty for not being able to find out the murderer who hurt him in time, so he used this as compensation.
After the red concubine waited for her to get on the car, she said with a gossipy face: "This time King Rui is sending us to the Ancestral Temple, and he will also be responsible for the safety of the concubines in the future. This is a good opportunity for you. Yeah."
Tang Yue raised his eyebrows, "What a good opportunity?"
"Of course it's a good opportunity to have an affair. He will definitely come to you." Hong Yu's eyes burned. The blazing fire of gossip.
"It's probably not a good opportunity for an affair, but a good opportunity for me to beat him up. He was beaten badly by me last time."
Tang Yue couldn't help but think of the last time King Ci Rui looked miserable. He had acted too harshly. It seemed that his arms were still red and swollen today.
At that time, she was concerned about King Rui's face and did not do anything harsh on his face. Today, his face has recovered and he did not make a fool of himself in front of everyone.
There was a sudden commotion in the convoy, and the two of them were surprised. Anyone dared to rush into the royal team?
Kuyu stuck her head out and looked in front of the motorcade. She was the only one among the palace concubines to do so. Bai Musi came to her and explained: "There is something wrong with a woman's family, and she asked someone to help."
Hongyu asked him, "How can a woman dare to ask the royal team for help without fear of being punished?" Is it a crime?"
Bai Musi chuckled, "Yes, how dare she openly rush to the royal team and go directly to King Rui."
In other words. , there is going to be a drama where the savior promises his life.
After a short time, the person who disrupted the team was captured, and King Rui sent an order to continue on their way.
"It seems that King Rui is not a lecherous person. If it were King Duan, he would have taken that woman with him. He is the most compassionate."
Hong Yu's words revealed It felt like I had experienced too many vicissitudes of life, and it seemed that I had encountered such a thing before.
However, the team did not move forward normally. Someone ran towards their carriage, shouting as he ran: "Please save me, noble man in the palace. The little girl didn't mean to collide."
She was followed by a group of chasing soldiers, and the concubine's carriage on the road hurriedly avoided her.
When she rushed to the carriage of the two of them, the woman's aura suddenly changed, and a soft sword came out from her sleeve, heading straight towards the carriage, "Witch, I will kill you on behalf of Da Shang today."
As soon as the tip of the sword touched the door curtain of the carriage, the person stopped still, and the tip of the sword was exposed from her chest.
It was Bai Musi who penetrated the woman with his sword and killed her on the spot.
"It is disrespectful to rush into the carriage of the imperial concubine."
Hong Yu and Tang Yue opened the curtain of the carriage, and they looked at the body of the woman on the ground wearing coarse linen clothes. It was not difficult to see that she Her skin is fair and her figure is graceful.
King Rui arrived from the front of the team, glanced at the woman lying on the ground, frowned and ordered, "Put away this woman's body and see what evidence is on her body."
Baimusi apologized to King Rui, "I was in a hurry and killed this woman. I didn't have the chance to torture the person behind the scenes."
King Rui shook his head and turned the woman's body over, "This woman is agile. The soldiers are not as good as her. They should be trained to be dead soldiers. They will have poisonous things in their mouths. Once they find something wrong, they will take the poison and commit suicide without giving us a chance to torture. "
The accompanying officials checked. Indeed, as King Rui said, there was something extremely poisonous in her mouth.
In the evening, Tang Yue noticed that the palace people in the motorcade were whispering. They were all saying that Hong Yu was a fox demon.
Tang Yue realized that this was the role of the assassin.
(End of this chapter)