As soon as these words were spoken, the palace was in an uproar again. All the servants in the main courtyard could not help but talk about it:
"How could the Third Young Master be practicing witchcraft and cursing the Emperor? He doesn't believe in gods, demons, or monsters, and he doesn't even go to temples. How could he believe in witchcraft?"
"That's right! Last year, a very famous wizard in Southern Xinjiang wanted to tell the fortune for the Third Young Master, but he refused because he didn't believe in gods or evil spirits. How could he do all this himself?"
"It's over! What should we do if we really dig up something unclean? Since ancient times, anyone who was contaminated by witchcraft would be beheaded!"
"Wuwu...I don't want to die! Wuwu...Mother...what should I do!"
"Wuwu... It's over. The Qin Palace is probably really finished now."
All the servants had gloomy expressions on their faces. Princess Qin probably saw it. It was clearly the second branch of the Sheng family throwing dirty water on the first branch.
The frail body stepped forward, exuding the majesty of a mistress of the house:
"Second brother! What do you mean by that?!"
"You haven't come to see mother once in the past six months. Ningshouyuan is located in the north of the palace, dozens of courtyards away from your second house. Tell me, how did you see my third son bury something under the west chamber through the many gates?"
"Why? Did you see it in a dream?"
Sheng Yichen's face flushed red as he pointed at Sheng Dehai and cursed:
"That's right! I've been busy going to Yihong Courtyard to coax Miss Qiluo every day recently! How can I have the leisure to go to Ningshou Courtyard to bury something disgusting?!"
"Uncle, I don't think you are a filial and brotherly man! How come you came to Ning Shou Yuan and happened to see me burying something?!"
Sheng Yichen was rubbing his hands together, looking very angry.
But when no one was paying attention, he secretly winked at Sheng Nancy.
Being accused of being unfilial in public, Sheng Dehai was very angry. He quickly retorted:
"You! You are simply talking nonsense! I am busy with court affairs all day long, working hard for the country and the people, so I have no time to visit my mother. How do you know that she is not in my heart?!"
"As for the third brother, whether he did such a heinous act or not is not something you can get away with just a few words. Once we find the evidence, I'll see how you can make excuses!"
Sheng Dehai was now anxious to find evidence to bring down the eldest wife, and had no time to argue with them. He only paused for a moment before hurriedly heading to Ningshouyuan with the commander of the imperial guards.
"Commander Zheng, this is the place! I was planning to come and see how my mother was doing the night before yesterday. But I never thought that I would run into the third brother burying little puppets in yellow clothes."
"Although this kid has been naughty since he was young, he has never done anything too outrageous. Who would have thought that he would lose his mind this time and do such an unforgivable thing?"
"Although I am his second uncle, I know that as a citizen of Southern Qi, I should be loyal to the emperor and love my country. That's why I reluctantly reported my own nephew."
Sheng Dehai's tone was sad, but his eyes were shining with ecstasy.
The plan they had worked hard on for more than a month was soon to be completed.
By then, the king's uncle will not only pardon the second room's crime of exile for his meritorious reporting, but will also reward him with another thousand taels of gold and promote him to a higher rank.
At this point, the puppets buried in the sky were no longer a big deal to him.
It's the glittering gold and the black veil hat!
The commander of the imperial guards, Zheng Jichang, nodded and waved to the soldiers behind him.
Immediately, several soldiers came forward with shovels and began to dig in the direction where Sheng Dehai pointed.
Watching the soldiers digging with shovels, Zheng Jichang finally put down the 뀞껩 one by one.
According to the plan, they will soon find evidence that the third son of the Qin family cursed His Majesty. When he brings the evidence back to the palace, His Majesty can use this as an excuse to sentence the entire lineage of the King of Qin to exile.
As one of the emperor's most trusted ministers, Zheng Jichang knew best that the young emperor had long wanted to eliminate the Qin King's direct lineage.
This time it's a real thing, so there will definitely be rewards.
Moreover, the Qin Palace is large and powerful, and when the property is confiscated later, he will definitely be able to make a lot of money again!
Even now, when it was dark and the doors of all the courtyards were closed, he still didn't know that the Qin Palace was empty.
Otherwise, it would be another situation.
Sheng Dehai and Zheng Jichang were immersed in beautiful fantasies. The more they thought about it, the more excited they became, and their hearts were filled with rage.
But as the hoe head hollowed out the hole again and again, he gradually fell down.
"Report! There is nothing in the corner of the west wing. I...I did not find the disgusting thing that Sheng Lang mentioned..."
The captain probably knew something about the inside story, and his voice kept shaking.
"What?! How is that possible! I clearly saw him burying it!"
Sheng Dehai looked at the huge pit that had been dug three feet high with a distorted expression.
"I saw Sheng Yichen bury the things with my own eyes, how could it be false?! Look for it more, don't just dig deeper, look around!"
A quarter of an hour later...
A huge pit three feet high and three feet in diameter appeared in front of them.
"Reply...Reply to the commander, reply to Sheng Lang, we have not found anything disgusting..."
"Dig again! Maybe I remembered it wrong, he didn't bury it in the west corner. Look in the remaining three corners!"
From the beautiful fantasy to the reality in an instant, Sheng Dehai was a little bit crazy. Looking at the situation, if it weren't for the image, he would have wanted to dig it himself.
A quarter of an hour later...
There were also pits three feet in diameter and three feet deep at the other three corners of the west wing.
The things dug up are of varying quality.
What about used toilet bowls, lost rings and earrings, destroyed textbooks, and the carcasses of cockroaches and rats...
It's the puppet without the yellow clothes.
"How...how is it possible..."
Looking at the empty pit in front of him, Sheng Dehai looked ashen.
How could it not be here?!
This morning he clearly saw his subordinates burying those things in the corner of the west wing of Ningshouyuan!
In order to prevent any accidents, he also sent his most trusted men to closely monitor the movements in the west wing.
Moreover, not long ago he had specifically confirmed with the officer who was monitoring the west wing that no one had come close to the place where they had buried the things today!
How could a few puppets disappear out of thin air right under the noses of dozens of masters?!
Sheng Dehai felt that things were slowly getting out of his control, but he still didn't die. Just as he was about to ask the imperial guards to look for him more carefully, he heard Sheng Yichen's clear and hearty laughter coming from not far away:
"Oh my! Could it be that what my mother said was true? Did my second uncle really see me burying things in my dream?"
He was wearing a fire fox cloak, walking leisurely and speaking in a casual tone.
"Is the Commander-in-Chief investigating the witchcraft case?"
"What a coincidence. I actually saw the puppet that my second uncle mentioned half a month ago."
"But not in my grandmother's west chamber, but..."
Sheng Yichen deliberately circled his slender, white fingers in the air, arousing everyone's expectations.
"Instead, it's in the garden behind the second room!"
"I saw my second uncle bury those things under the rockery in the back garden of the second house!!"