Chapter 183
I am a eunuch, how can I establish myself?
"But there is no guarantee that it will be foolproof. If she lives in a dark room or underground palace, and there are people in charge of it, and those people never see the sun, then the smell still won't reach her. It seems... we have to think of another way."
The longer this matter is delayed, the more restless she and her brother will be.
She must see Liu Xianle die with her own eyes!
"so."
When coldness filled her eyes, Jiang Zhaoying was as cold as ice. She took a flower from the vase with her slender jade fingers and gently pinched it off.
"A star will fall at midnight tonight, and it will rain heavily in the second half of the night. When you return to the Imperial Observatory, set up a formation and use it to cast a divination. It will say... a star of disaster has fallen in the palace. We must find it and offer sacrifices to it, otherwise it will affect the nobles in the palace and the national destiny of Daye."
"Then ask the emperor to search the entire palace, and finally find that the direction where the disaster star fell is the emperor's bedroom. You point the disaster star to the emperor."
Xu Zhiyan leaned back.
"It's a good way to win at a risk."
Although he pointed directly at the emperor, which might cause the emperor to be furious, the Imperial Observatory was rarely so bold, and everyone could not help but believe it.
"But Third Brother, you must also be prepared to be sent to jail by the Emperor."
As soon as these words came out.
You can imagine how furious the emperor was.
He would never admit that he was a disaster star, and would immediately send Xu Zhiyan to jail.
"Before dark, I ask Your Highness to take care of everything in the prison in advance. I will never let you suffer."
"good."
Xu Zhiyan knew that she was eager for revenge and would not let Liu Xianle, the culprit, go. He also wanted to use Liu Xianle to lure out Liu Yanchen, so he did not stay long. He got up and left Jiang Mansion and went to the Prince's Mansion.
Some arrangement.
After returning to the Imperial Observatory, he discussed with A Yu for half an hour, and then began to make arrangements. In the evening, more than a dozen brothers from the Imperial Observatory sat on the balcony, drinking and chatting, discussing the past and the present.
The time has come.
Stars fell, and spots of light streaked across the night sky in lines and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
A Yu and Xu Zhiyan clinked their glasses of wine, then drank it all in one gulp. As they listened to their fellow apprentices' discussions, a hint of satisfaction flashed in their eyes.
"Brother, can you tell me what's going on?"
Several fellow apprentices came over. They were used to telling fortunes whenever something happened, and then discussing good or bad luck, future development directions and results, and then verifying them one by one.
Xu Zhiyan took out a copper coin and threw it into the air. With a crisp sound, the copper coin fell on the table.
"How about it?"
“Huh.”
Several people made noises at the same time, and Xu Zhiyan and A Yu also frowned slightly.
"Is this a sign of disaster for the world? This is the first time I've seen such a sign."
"Hey, the direction where the star fell seems to be near the palace. If that's the case, there should be traces of something left in the palace."
"No way, a disaster star appears in the palace, and it looks like it will collide with an important person. This is not a good thing."
Xu Zhiyan listened to what they said and stood up.
"I'm going to the palace."
The fellow apprentices then helped Xu Zhiyan get dressed and sent him into the palace in the fastest carriage.
The palace guards saw that he was wearing official uniform and holding the token in his hand, and knew that something must have happened. They did not dare to delay, and after notifying Commander Yu, they went to find Cui Hexun.
The emperor had just bathed and changed his clothes, and was admiring his new favorite palace maid lying on the bed.
Lean over.
He gently stroked the palace maid's fair body, and watched her tremble and her little face blush, and his eyes were filled with joy.
But at this moment, the young eunuch reported that Lord Xu had arrived.
The emperor was startled and raised his hand.
The young eunuchs stepped forward, wrapped up the palace maid and carried her away immediately.
The palace maid turned around and looked at Xu Zhiyan at the door with a resentful look on her face.
Xu Zhiyan frowned slightly.
If it weren't for a strange coincidence, this little palace maid might have died at the hands of evil spirits tomorrow. I saved her life, but she didn't even realize it.
"What is it?"
The emperor was not annoyed. As far as he was concerned, he could favor any woman in the palace at any time as long as he wanted.
Moreover, Xu Zhiyan never entered the palace at night, so something must have happened.
When Xu Zhiyan came in, the palace maids were arranging the emperor's daily clothes. Xu Zhiyan stepped forward and saluted.
"Your Majesty, I just saw an ominous star falling, and it fell right below the location of the imperial palace, so I cast a fortune, and the result was not good, so I hurried into the palace to check. Your Majesty, can you lend Lord Cui a hand? I'm worried that someone in the palace has been injured."
"try to find."
At the emperor's command, Xu Zhiyan went out to make arrangements. The imperial guards immediately searched the entire palace and finally found the bodies of the two eunuchs in the back garden of the palace.
There are still some remaining fragments around, which are indeed fallen objects from the sky.
The body was soon brought before the emperor. Seeing that the face of the body was black and there was a shiny substance stuck on the wound, the emperor asked someone to summon the Ministry of Justice and asked Xu Zhiyan again.
"What's going on?"
"Your Majesty, the hexagram shows that a star of disaster has fallen into the palace, and its power is so great that it will hit the royal ancestral hall and hurt the nobles in the palace. If the meteorite falls in the palace, then it means... it means that the star of disaster is the emperor."
“Nonsense!”
The emperor became furious when he heard this, and he grabbed the cup beside him and threw it at him.
You bastard, how dare you say he is a disaster.
He is an emperor, the supreme ruler, the emperor star in the sky. How dare he say that he is a disaster star and offend the ancestors of the royal family.
This is a serious crime, an unforgivable crime. Once our ancestors blame us, it will not be a joke.
There was a trace of blood on Xu Zhiyan's forehead, but his eyes remained firm and respectful as he bowed deeply.
"The hexagram does show that there is a star of disaster in the bedroom, and the status is too noble to be mentioned. However, the most noble person here is the emperor, so it is naturally referring to the emperor. Even if the emperor kills me, I will stick to what I said."
"You want to die, don't you? I will grant your wish, you are so audacious."
The emperor rushed over and pointed at Xu Zhiyan, his eyes cold. If this news got out, saying that he was a star of disaster, wouldn't he be in chaos? He had dragon energy protecting his body, how could he be a star of disaster?
wrong.
The emperor was slightly stunned.
The Imperial Observatory had previously submitted a report saying that there was a problem with a dragon vein in Langzhou, and that someone with dragon energy was needed to go there with Jiang Zhaoying to repair it. However, this was a very dangerous matter, and it was not known whether anyone was willing to go.
Because the dragon energy is weak, the evil energy is rampant.
On this point.
The emperor had no doubts.
so.
The reason why the dragon energy is weak is because he is a disaster star?
No no.
Absolutely not.
And he is not the only master in this palace.
Xu Zhiyan remained calm, and he and Cui Hexun watched the emperor suddenly remember something and clenched his fists in his sleeves slightly.
The look he gave them just now made them very sure that there was definitely someone else here.
"Your Majesty, if the evil star is really upon you, you must kneel down and worship the heaven and earth sincerely every day, and offer a bowl of your heart's blood as a sacrifice. You must also send people to repair the dragon veins as soon as possible. Only by doing both can you guarantee your safety in the future."
"Xu Zhiyan, if I knew you were talking nonsense, I would chop off your head."
"If I made a mistake, I am willing to take responsibility. If Your Majesty does not trust me and I do not resolve the issue, it will rain heavily tonight. Within two days, Your Majesty will have chest pains and the tendons in his hands will turn black and bulge."
After saying that, Xu Zhiyan turned to look at the Minister of Justice, who looked at the Emperor, and the Emperor said coldly.
"Send him in. I'm going to wait and see if what he said will happen."
Xu Zhiyan looked towards the emperor with deep worry and determination in his eyes. When he turned around, the emperor looked at him walking away without hesitation, and a sense of panic surged in his heart.
With a wave of the hand.
The emperor only left his own people behind, and as he paced back and forth, his brows furrowed more and more.
"emperor."
Eunuch Chen called softly, and the emperor flicked his long sleeves and fell heavily into the chair in annoyance.
"Your Majesty, are you having a headache again?"
Seeing this, Eunuch Chen hurriedly had Song Chengyu summoned in, and cut a bowl of his heart blood in front of the emperor. After the emperor drank the blood while holding back his nausea, he tilted his head back and took a long breath. This splitting headache was really killing him and made him hate it to the extreme.
"Go to the dark room and watch her. If she shows any changes, come and report to me immediately."
"yes."
Song Chengyu forced himself to stay awake and stood up despite the severe pain. Eunuch Chen led him into the dark room, activated the mechanism, and sent Song Chengyu into the dark room.
Looking at the dark room that was closed again, Eunuch Chen frowned deeply and returned to the emperor and said.
"Your Majesty, the evil star Lord Xu is talking about is the one in the dark room, right?"
The emperor got even more headache whenever this was mentioned. Right now, he was very concerned about Liu Xianle, and Liu Xianle knew that she had to rely on him to survive, so she tried her best to make him happy.
With a cold look in his eyes, the emperor called Cui Hexun.
"Go check the Imperial Observatory to see if what happened today is true or a conspiracy by them."
"Your Majesty, please don't worry. I will find out right away."
Cui Hexun ran out of the palace and stood in the huge imperial garden. There was a hint of sadness in his eyes when he turned around and looked at the palace behind him.
His Cui family is loyal and never interferes. He also protects the emperor's life closely.
But when the Emperor heard that the Crown Prince was going to marry Cui Wanwan, he actually sneered and said sarcastically.
"The prince must be mentally ill to have brought such an ugly woman into the East Palace."
Whenever Cui Hexun thought of the emperor's eyes full of mockery and malice, anger surged in his chest.
What happened to his sister?
Just because of that little flaw on my face, I was laughed at all my life.
She knew her shortcomings from a young age, so she seldom went out and studied various skills diligently to strengthen and enrich herself.
But he also knew.
No matter how capable and confident my sister is, she can always be devastated by a single word from someone, and would sit under a tree full of flowers and cry for a long time.
On the surface, the Cui family's residence was managed by his mother, but in reality the person behind the scenes was his sister.
Originally all of this was hidden very well, but who knew that it was discovered by the younger sister of the second house. She exposed the matter, and the second, third, and fourth houses of the Cui family immediately became dishonest. After he suppressed them several times, these people became smart and secretly joined forces to force the sister away and secretly seize power.
They kept going in and out of the old lady's yard, causing trouble, and then told the old lady that as long as she sent her sister to the temple to practice asceticism and prayed for the Cui family, all the problems of the family would be solved.
He tried to stop her at first, but later the old lady also had that idea.
Seeing his sister clearly in pain but pretending to be relaxed, he felt upset.
Fortunately.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince promised to let my sister live freely and give her corresponding respect. My sister herself was also willing to move into the Crown Prince's Mansion, which solved the urgent problem.
"Master Cui."
Commander Yu saw him and hurried forward to greet him, and Cui Hexun nodded.
"Is it time to go out for a drink?"
"You're treating? Then we'll need five pounds of braised beef."
Commander Yu's eyes suddenly lit up. The wine at Yuhua Tower was delicious, the beef was tasty, and the music was pleasant to listen to. It was a pity that he heard that the folk art master had passed away, otherwise he would have liked to listen to another song.
"Ten kilograms is no problem, let's ask them to come along."
Cui Hexun grinned, Commander Yu cheered, and hurriedly called his brothers over to follow Cui Hexun out of the palace.
Anyway.
A quarter of an hour before the rainstorm came, someone naturally went into the palace to report that everything reported by the Imperial Observatory was true.
The darker the night, the thicker the clouds become.
I don't know when, but heavy rain suddenly came down.
The emperor sat up in shock from the dragon bed, stood up and pushed open the window. When the raindrops rushed in madly, the emperor's face darkened.
"Your Majesty, would you like to summon Lord Xu?"
Eunuch Chen stepped forward and put the cloak on the emperor, asking softly. The emperor shook his head with a cold face.
"Wait a little longer, it's just raining. The Imperial Astronomical Observatory is the best at observing the sky and knows when it will rain and when it will be sunny."
"However, the letter from Lord Cui said that the Imperial Observatory did not plot with anyone and everything is normal. Why don't you go to bed first to avoid another headache."
The emperor nodded with a cold face. Zhou Ruogu had said that one must prepare for bed and get up on time. He followed that rule very well during that period and maintained his head well.
only.
She is pregnant now and cannot come to give him acupuncture and massage, which makes her feel a little uncomfortable.
"I'm going to go see Ruogu."
"Now? No way, Your Majesty. The rain is too heavy. It would be bad if the emperor gets wet and hurts his body. Also, if the queen catches a cold, it would not be good for the child either."
After listening to Eunuch Chen's words, the emperor was stunned. It made sense, so he frowned and said.
"Let the one from before come over and serve me, and massage me for a bit."
"Yes, I will arrange it right away."
Eunuch Chen asked his apprentice to handle it, and in less than half an hour the palace maid was carried in.
The palace maid was originally depressed, but when she heard that the emperor still wanted to favor her, she happily let them pack up and carry her into the bedroom.
…
And in the dark room.
Liu Xianle soon heard the palace maid's breathless and delicate sound, and she was shocked.
The emperor never favors anyone else in his own bedroom except himself, but what happened today? Why did he summon other women?
With a cold look in her eyes, she spoke to Song Chengyu.
"Take me out, I want to see the emperor."
Song Chengyu raised his eyelids and sat dejectedly against the wall. The wound on his chest still hurt. He didn't want to talk, but Liu Xianle rushed over and poked his shoulder.
"Did you hear that? Song Chengyu, take me to see the emperor. Don't you want to join forces with me? As long as I become the queen, I will take you over and help you rebuild the Song Mansion."
"Stand up?"
Song Chengyu felt a dull pain in his body when he heard these three words. He couldn't bear to hear these three words now.
He will never have a chance to stand up in his life, never a chance.
Leaning against the cold wall, he laughed sarcastically, looked at Liu Xianle with gloomy eyes, and pointed at himself.
"How can I, a eunuch, take office?"
"What?"
Liu Xianle was startled and stared at Song Chengyu with wide eyes, pointing at him.
"How did you become a eunuch?"
Song Chengyu was very handsome and was usually very popular among the young ladies. How come he became like this after entering the palace?
"Is it true?"
Liu Xianle was very curious. She wanted to know what a man who became a eunuch looked like, so she walked up to him and grabbed his belt.
"let me see……"
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