Chapter 581 Someone is pushing behind the scenes
Ever since the last time the Queen sent her assassins to attack the Regent's Palace, she has been imprisoned in the cold palace.
All the servants in the palace were replaced, and the news was released that the queen was ill in Fengqi Palace, depressed over Xiao Zirui's rebellion and unable to get up.
On the day of the festival, the entire square was filled with the people of the imperial capital. The news of Prince Rui's rebellion had already spread, and because Prince Rui was originally demoted from the position of crown prince, it was inevitable that people's hearts were shaken, and the country's fortunes had already declined once.
Therefore, on the night when the Queen's incident happened, Yun Qingqing specifically reminded the Emperor that the fate of the country was of utmost importance and this matter should be handled quietly behind closed doors.
However, Yun Qingqing was now standing in front of the window of the restaurant, and with her keen hearing she could clearly hear people talking in various places on the street.
"What's going on? The Lantern Festival isn't over yet, why is the Jingyang Bell ringing?"
"The Jingyang Bell has never rung during the Lantern Festival. Did something big happen?"
"Hey, don't you know? I have relatives working in the palace. When the Jingyang bell rings four times, it means the queen has passed away!"
"Ah? Queen... wouldn't that mean a national mourning during the New Year? That's a bit unlucky..."
"Be careful with your words! We ordinary people cannot discuss the affairs of the royal family. Be careful or you will lose your head!"
The voices of the people who were discussing here became quieter, but suddenly someone snorted coldly, with a strong voice:
"What's the point of losing your head? I'm telling you guys, haven't you heard? Our queen has not been sick and bedridden for a while, but has been imprisoned for treason! With such perverse behavior, she is no longer worthy of being a queen. There are many people with discerning eyes in the world. Can the government arrest them all? Can they catch them all?"
After hearing what this person said, a few more people gathered around:
"Ah? What happened? Please tell us in detail!"
"Could it be that because Prince Rui died in prison, the Queen wanted to avenge her son?"
"What King Rui! Xiao Zirui has been demoted to a commoner and will be executed on a certain day. He will not survive the crime of treason, so it is better for him to die in prison."
"Hey, stop arguing, listen to what this old man has to say, what exactly is going on with the Queen's rebellion?"
Several eyes were focused on one person. That person took advantage of the noise on the street and described in vivid detail how the Queen sent hundreds of assassins to attack the Regent's Palace at night, and how he spoke nonsense on the Phoenix Terrace after the incident was exposed, even trying to poison the Emperor and then break into the prison, and support Xiao Zirui to ascend the throne.
Yun Qingqing's expression became more and more solemn.
"The royal secrets were leaked out so easily? But there is someone pushing it behind the scenes!" Feng Yin sighed as he looked out the window at the street.
Yun Qingqing's eyes were cold and she was calculating something quickly with her fingers.
She had a way to silence the person who spread the news on the spot, but this was not the only person spreading the news of the Queen's crimes in the streets.
When things got to this point, she realized that this kind of thing was not just happening on this street.
Not only that, although the versions told by these people are different, they are generally the same, and the rumors also contain many details that outsiders simply cannot know.
In other words, the act of spreading the news must have involved the participation of people who were present at the time.
"Let's go into the palace and take a look." Xiao Changheng said in a deep voice. After something like this happened, what he was most worried about was what happened to the emperor.
Yun Qingqing was about to nod when her expression suddenly froze.
"Commander Yan!" She called out softly, and a talisman flashed between her fingers and was about to be activated.
Xiao Changheng grabbed her wrist:
"Let's go together!"
Yun Qingqing stopped moving, was silent for a moment, nodded, put away the talisman, changed into a formation, and said concisely:
"Okay, let's go."
The two men disappeared in a moment, leaving behind a handsome young Taoist priest lying disheveled on the spot.
"Hey? Then..." Feng Yin looked at the fading light of the ground formation, and the corners of his mouth twitched, "...Okay then, Xiaodao, I'll go back to Changliu Mountain and wait for you guys~!"
He said something to the air, turned his head and looked at the bustling street again, shook his head, turned around and sat back down at the table, where the food and wine were barely touched.
The young Taoist priest resumed his lazy look, slowly poured himself a glass of wine, and muttered:
"You can set up a formation so quickly with your bare hands... You are worthy of being the Pavilion Master of Tianming Pavilion, you have some skills..."
"Oh~ah~, if her Tianming Pavilion also participates in this year's Xuanmen Conference...it will be exciting to watch."
“By then, those old guys from the Seven Stars Palace and the Tianxuan Sect will probably be so angry that they will jump up and down, haha~!”
Feng Yin blinked, chuckled, and stopped thinking about it, then began to devour the table full of exquisite dishes.
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On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, all officials had a day off, but the imperial guards were at their busiest. Yun Qingqing did not go to the Yan Mansion, but went directly to the highest point of the imperial city wall and looked around.
When she tried to calculate Yan Ning's position just now, she found that his hexagram was strange and vague. She could only determine that he was in the imperial city, but could not get the direction.
Yun Qingqing opened her spiritual eyes and looked at the aura in the imperial city, which seemed to be covered with a layer of gray, with a frown on her face.
Her eyes were fixed on one place, where there was a bit of blood besides the gray aura.
"Over there!" Yun Qingqing's expression changed sternly, and she immediately pulled up Xiao Changheng, and performed a spell with one hand, and the two of them disappeared from the spot again in an instant.
After a while, several nearby imperial guards rushed over and stared at the empty city wall in a daze.
"Hmm? There was clearly someone here just now... Was I seeing things?"
"It can't be that we are all mistaken, right? It can't be...hiss! It can't be haunted!"
"Don't talk nonsense!"
"I think those two people just now... seem to be the Regent and the Princess. Did you see them clearly?"
"Now that you mention it, I also..."
"It seems so... I have never seen anyone else with that kind of figure and temperament."
"If it's the prince and princess, then it's easy to say. With such a big thing happening in the palace, it's normal for the prince to be anxious to enter the palace."
"That's fine. Let's go and tell the boss. If the prince really shows up, it shouldn't be wrong."
The imperial guards here discussed leaving, while Yun Qingqing and the other person instantly arrived at a remote palace courtyard on the edge of the harem.
The palace walls were completely dark, not even the New Year lights were on, a desolate scene with no signs of being inhabited for a long time.
But Yun Qingqing and Xiao Changheng immediately noticed a slight sound coming from the side hall.
The two exchanged glances, and without saying a word, they ran straight to the side hall, walked through the corridor and soon came to a door, and stopped tacitly.
Xiao Changheng was about to reach out to push the door when Yun Qingqing grabbed him.
She shook her head silently at Xiao Changheng, pulled him back two steps, let go, walked to the door, took out a talisman, stuck it on the door and made hand gestures.
There was a flash of golden light and a crackling sound.
Xiao Changheng saw that the door suddenly cracked and shattered with a loud noise, as if a layer of crust had fallen off. Behind the broken door, another door exactly the same as the original one appeared!
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