Chapter 33 Secret Altar
Gu Huaiyu was confused. What was the cause of his illness?
Su Xiaoxiao laughed: "The emperor is not too stupid. This time, the prince brother really knows how to cure the disease."
The palace maids had already prepared a cart, and Gu Huaiyu pushed Su Xiaoxiao to Mingde Hall. As
soon as he arrived at Mingde Hall, he heard Prince Dun's tearful accusation: "Your Majesty, my uncle has lived for so many years and has never suffered such humiliation. Su Zhao actually brought her son to the door and forced the princess to take out the marriage certificate and cancel the engagement on the spot. She is not going to cancel the engagement, but to slap the face of the royal family."
The emperor's face was gloomy: "A woman went to your house alone to get the marriage certificate for her daughter. Didn't your uncle ever think about why this happened? "
Prince Dun said nonchalantly: "Gu Chen is the prince's son, it is normal for him to have several concubines. Su Zhao is making a fuss out of nothing!"
The emperor was furious: "It's an exaggeration to suffer two thunders for no reason. The father and son committed adultery in broad daylight, and the memorials impeaching them are piled higher than a mountain!"
Prince Dun's heart tightened, and then played the family card: "Your Majesty, Gu Ling guarded the imperial mausoleum for twenty years, sleeping in the open air, and was rarely with his wife and children. Gu Chen lacked discipline, so he did such an extraordinary thing. Over the years, our palace has worked hard if not meritorious! "
Emperor Xiaode had originally been holding back a little out of consideration for Prince Dun's kindness, but when he heard Prince Dun mention the matter of guarding the imperial mausoleum, he instantly exploded and cursed:
"How dare your imperial uncle mention the matter of guarding it? The ancestral tomb is about to be dug up, and Gu Ling is still oblivious. Someone, bring Gu Ling here, let's go and see together and see what good things he has done!"
A senior eunuch had already whispered to Gu Huaiyu about the whole story:
"People from the Ministry of Works found a secret room near the imperial mausoleum with an altar inside. The offerings turned out to be your birth date and childhood clothes. The emperor and the empress both believe that this is the reason for your illness. "
Imperial mausoleum? Altar?
The more Gu Huaiyu listened, the more mysterious it sounded. His father and mother would not really think that an altar could make them live a life worse than death, right?
In short, the emperor personally took the prince, the minister of works, and the craftsmen from the manufacturing department of the ministry of works to the altar.
Su Xiaoxiao was also taken there. There was no other way. The ancestor said that she must be taken along so that the prince could turn misfortune into good fortune.
That's right, the emperor and the empress had the same dream last night. They dreamed of the founding emperor of the Great Shuo Dynasty. If the ancestor had not appeared in spirit, the ancestral tomb would have been dug up and they would not have known about it.
Gu Huaiyu was skeptical at first, but as soon as he approached the altar, he felt extremely uncomfortable, as if a thousand arrows were piercing his heart.
Fortunately, Xiaoxiao pulled him with one finger, so he didn't get away.
The secret room altar is on the east side of the imperial mausoleum. It's not big inside, but it's a different world. There's a painting carved on the wall in front of it, showing a baby dragon being stepped on by an ugly monster.
Facing the wall, there's a stone table with baby clothes on it and a sandalwood sign with the date of birth written on it. There's a drop of bright red liquid in a glass bottle next to it.
There's an ingenious mechanism around the secret room, with a marble rolling non-stop. The Minister of Works took some people to measure it, and reported back: "It takes exactly forty-five days for the marble to complete a circle. After reaching the end, it will stay for a day and a night, and then continue to roll! "
The prince always gets sick once every forty-five days, and each attack lasts for a day and a night. It is impossible not to think too much about this coincidence.
Even Su Xiaoxiao sighed: [What a powerful life-stealing formation! If the prince had not been blessed by the royal family, he would have been sacrificed long ago.]
The emperor had a dark face. What the ancestors said was indeed true. The prince of the Dashuo Dynasty was sacrificed to the evil spirits. The
ancestors said that if it had not been for the arrival of the true goddess of heaven, last night would have been the date of the prince's death.
The Minister of Works was made uncomfortable by this weird atmosphere. He asked, "Your Majesty, what should we do next? Should we just dismantle this altar!" "
According to Emperor Xiaode's temper, he would have had the altar smashed to pieces, but the ancestor said that everyone had to listen to the goddess of destiny.
Emperor Xiaode looked at Su Xiaoxiao who was drinking milk, and really wanted to call the ancestor to ask: "Why does such a big child listen to her!"
But he didn't dare to disobey, otherwise what would happen if the ancestor's coffin really couldn't be covered?
When he was hesitating whether to ask the goddess of destiny, Su Xiaoxiao finally drank enough. She put down the milk jug, pointed at the stone table in front and talked nonstop.
Emperor Xiaode dismissed his attendants, and now only he, the prince and Xiaoxiao were left in the secret room.
"Father, Xiaoxiao seems to be thinking about going to the front! "Gu Huaiyu, who was pushing the cart, was a little hesitant. There was an inexplicable sense of oppression in the secret room. Every step he took forward took a huge amount of energy!
How could he know that if Xiaoxiao hadn't fed him the elixir in advance, he would have been mentally devastated and died of a broken heart. The drop of red human liquid on the table was his heart's blood.
The evil spirit has now detected the arrival of the sacrifice, and can't wait to come out and enjoy it.
Su Xiaoxiao finally reached the glass bottle. At the same time, the secret room was shaking violently, and a huge black evil spirit appeared, stretching out his claws towards Gu Huaiyu.
Gu Huaiyu's body shuddered and stood straight: "Come on, I'm not afraid of you! "
But the small body could not withstand the pressure of the evil spirit and collapsed to the ground.
Emperor Xiaode shouted for help, but his voice could not be heard at all. He drew his sword and swung it at the evil spirit, but he could not hurt it at all and was instead strangled by the evil spirit.
With a "bang", the glass bottle in Su Xiaoxiao's hand broke, and the debris pierced her fingers. Bright red blood came out and mixed with the blood in the bottle.
The blood suddenly emitted a dazzling golden light, illuminating the secret room as bright as daylight. The light pierced the body of the evil spirit like a sharp sword.
The huge evil spirit became riddled with holes in an instant. He seemed to be in extreme pain, holding his head and wailing.
Emperor Xiaode picked up Su Xiaoxiao with one hand and Gu Huaiyu with the other. They had to get out of here.
This distance was just enough for her to put her bleeding finger to Gu Huaiyu's mouth. The unconscious Gu Huaiyu seemed to be attracted by something and sucked greedily.
[You are really the luckiest person in the world. You should know that a drop of my blood can not only make people immune to all poisons, but also scare away all evil spirits. Now that my blood is mixed in your heart and blood, no evil spirit can hurt you! ]
Gu Huaiyu only felt that a magical power opened up his limbs and bones. He suddenly opened his eyes and found Xiaoxiao's finger in his mouth.
Gu Huaiyu woke up. The evil spirit was full of holes burned by the golden light, gradually turning into a pool of black water.
The murals on the wall shattered, and the stone table also broke.
Emperor Xiaode was shocked: "Oh no, this place is going to collapse." He ran as fast as he could, holding a baby in each hand.
Su Xiaoxiao cried in her heart: [My milk bottle is still in the cart! ]
Gu Huaiyu thought he was hallucinating, but he still grabbed the cart quickly. As soon as the three of them and the cart left the secret room, it collapsed.