Jingren Palace was in chaos.

The palace servants ran around in panic. The guards who were patrolling outside were called in, and they searched the entire Jingren Palace from top to bottom. They searched from midnight to broad daylight, but still couldn't find the "ghost".

Concubine Wen had recovered from her shock and, with her hair disheveled, she yelled at the searching guards and the panicked palace maids, but in the end she temporarily sent the guards away.

It was already bright outside, but the sun was not out. It was a cloudy day. I had not noticed it before, but after last night, Concubine Wen Gui found that Jingren Palace was too big and seemed deep. The shadows of the tangled branches outside were cast on the window paper, like a ghost hand reaching out from the ground.

She was suspicious in her heart, but she couldn't show it for the sake of saving face, so she repeatedly reprimanded the palace servants for not gossiping, and ordered them to secretly burn some paper money in a secluded corner. Only then did she finally drag her exhausted body to rest.

But the ghost she saw in the bedroom last night was too scary, so she didn't dare to go back to sleep. She could only ask someone to clean up the side hall for her to stay in temporarily.

The news reached Kunning Palace before the night had passed.

Empress Yu listened to the eunuch's vivid description and finally let go of the anger she had been holding in her heart. She nodded with satisfaction and said, "Well done. You can go and get your reward from Aunt Hua later."

This eunuch was short and hunched, and walked as nimbly as a monkey. Before entering the palace, he was raised by a troupe of miscellaneous actors, and was quite skilled in playing tricks. While trying to make a living outside, he also learned the skill of styling the faces of the dead. Empress Yu kept him as a precaution, but he turned out to be very useful.

After she knew that the supervisor of Dongchang was Yin Chengyu's man, she made a point to contact Dongchang and replaced the patrolling guards in the Jingren Palace area with her own men, so that she could do things without anyone noticing.

He frowned and thought for a moment, then instructed: "Don't stop for the next few days, but don't risk showing up like you did last night. She's a smart person, and if you show up too many times, she'll be easily found out. Just make some noise and let her guess for herself."

Sometimes scaring yourself is often the scariest thing.

When Concubine Wen can no longer bear the fear, the show will officially begin.

After the eunuch took the order and left, Empress Yu ordered someone to deliver the message to Ciqing Palace.

The palace maid who delivered the message was none other than the person Yin Chengyu had picked out of the East Factory to serve Empress Yu. On the way to Ciqing Palace, she met Xue Shu and her mission was intercepted.

Xue Shu returned to the capital two days after Yin Chengyu. He sent Emperor Longfeng away under the pretext that the old immortal was traveling and no one knew when he would return. After listening to his subordinates' reports on what had happened in the past few days and dealing with the affairs of the two factories, he finally had time to go to Ciqing Palace.

It was still early when he came over, but Xue Shu did not deliberately avoid people.

Now the East Factory was almost completely under his control, and the West Factory was being managed by Wei Xihe. There was frequent crossover of personnel between the East and West Factories and the Jinyiwei, and many of the commanders in the Jinyiwei were familiar faces from his previous life. He put in some thought and took over some of the Jinyiwei's troops.

At present, the Jinyiwei guarding important places such as Ciqing Palace and Kunning Palace are all arranged by their own people, so Xue Shu does not have to be sneaky like before, but enters Hongren Hall openly.

The two men had not seen each other for several days. Although spies delivered news, it was always different from meeting in person.

As soon as Xue Shu saw the person, he couldn't move his eyes away and looked at him greedily.

Yin Chengyu was at his desk reviewing the greetings from officials from all over the country. When he saw him come in, he did not move, but pointed to a chair in front of the desk and said casually, "Sit down and wait for me to finish reviewing these memorials."

Most of these memorials were sent by local officials to establish a relationship with the emperor and show their presence. Most of them were empty, long and boring. Emperor Longfeng was too lazy to read them, so he reviewed them on his behalf. After reviewing them, they were sent to the Qianqing Palace, and Emperor Longfeng would review them before sending them to the local areas.

He spent half the afternoon reviewing and had almost finished reading it.

Xue Shu did not sit down, but walked around the desk and went behind him. He saw that his upper body was very serious, but his feet hidden under the wide desk were without socks, and were stepping on the belly of the young tiger.

This tiger cub has been kept in Ciqing Palace for three months. It has been fed and raised until it is plump and solid, but it has lost the ferocity and majesty of its parents. Both its size and its lazy and gluttonous nature make it look a bit dog-like, without any trace of the majesty of the king of the mountain.

I don't know how it sneaked into the Hongren Hall, but now it was lying paralyzed under the table, sleeping soundly with its light yellow belly turned up. The pair of snow-white feet would occasionally step on its belly, and it would stretch its four paws and move a bit, then continue to sleep.

Xue Shu's eyes stayed on the snowy feet for a while, but he couldn't help but say, "This little beast is playing around outside, I don't know if it's clean or not. I'll have someone take it out, wash it, and send it back to Your Highness."

"The maid said it was washed yesterday, and it's very clean." Yin Chengyu glanced at him lightly, and stepped on the soft belly again. The sleepy tiger cub was awakened by the step, and angrily held the foot with its two front paws, biting it lightly, and a low sound came out of its throat.

He knew Xue Shu's character very well. This man had probably given up hope now and was ready to throw in the towel. He did not try to hide his jealousy at all and was even willing to compete with a young tiger.

Xue Shu licked his back teeth unhappily, dragged a stool over and sat down beside him, then took his legs and placed them on his knees: "Then I will massage your legs."

Yin Chengyu smiled and stepped on him: "Nonsense."

But there was no hint of reproach in the tone, and it didn't have any power to shock people.

Xue Shu really started massaging his legs, taking care of everything from his thighs to the soles of his feet, very comfortably.

"I didn't know you had this skill before, so I wasted many years." Yin Chengyu threw the unfinished memorial back on the table, leaned back in the armchair, and stepped on him with his toes from time to time.

"I'll make it up later." Knowing that he was in his previous life, Xue Shu replied while circling the soles of his feet with his fingertips, sometimes lightly and sometimes heavily.

His toes curled up due to itching. Yin Chengyu tried to retract his feet, but he held his wrist tightly. The two looked at each other for a moment, and he kicked him lightly: "Not today, let's talk business."

Seeing him say this, Xue Shu had to reluctantly stop and told him what happened in Jingren Palace.

"The eunuch chosen by the Empress is a useful person. Last night, Concubine Wen was frightened to death. I heard that she did not even stay in the main hall but went to the side hall."

It is said that ghosts are afraid of evil people. People like Concubine Wen cannot be scared by trivial matters.

Yin Chengyu said, "If everything goes well, she will go to the emperor in a few days. You will have to talk to Master Ziyuan and get rid of this disaster as soon as possible." Speaking of these things, he pinched his heart tiredly, "And as for the third prince, send someone to contact Wuzhu secretly."

Due to the accident of Danxi Dongshou, Yin Chengjing got married in a hurry in February. Princess Yao and concubine Princess Wuzhu entered the palace on the same day, and then moved into the Third Prince's Mansion in Xiaoshiyongfang.

Before Xue Shu went to Huguang, he deliberately had people spread rumors that the third prince was inhumane. Yin Chengjing was probably really pushed into a corner, and he resorted to some unknown means, but less than a month after the marriage, news spread that Yao was pregnant.

Although the pregnancy was not yet confirmed and it was not appropriate to publicize it, the rewards from Concubine De in the palace were sent to the Third Prince's residence. Later, she even gave him two beauties, which confirmed the rumor that Yao was pregnant.

The previous rumors of inhumanity were naturally refuted.

If not for this, I'm afraid Yin Chengjing and Defei would not be able to get involved in Rongfei's affairs.

Thinking of these dirty things, Yin Chengyu couldn't help showing some disgust. He was really tired of these intrigues and struggles, but these people would never cry until they saw the coffin, and would never learn to be content.

Xue Shu saw the anger that unconsciously shone from his brows and said, "Your Highness doesn't want to deal with these matters, just leave it to me."

Thinking of Concubine Rong in Yongxi Palace whose life or death was unknown, Yin Chengyu sighed: "The queen mother in the harem will make arrangements. You should also pay more attention to it and give justice to my eldest brother and his mother."

Concubine Wen held on for three days, but she could no longer bear it.

After seeing the "ghost" on the first night, she did not allow the lights to be turned off at night, and candles were lit everywhere in Jingren Palace. In the bedroom that was cleaned up from the side hall, four palace maids and four old women were left to take turns to keep watch, and they were not allowed to close their eyes for even a moment.

But such thorough defense still failed to prevent it.

The palace maids and old women were clearly guarding the bed, but Concubine Wen always seemed to hear someone crying in her ear in her dreams, and even a male or female voice talking in her ear!

Whenever she woke from her sleep, the palace maids and old women who were on night watch said they heard nothing.

Concubine Wen Gui could only try not to sleep. But she had to do something to pass the long night. She asked someone to bring an embroidery brush to embroider flowers. As she was embroidering, blood dripped from the beams of the house, dyeing the snow-white embroidery red.

Not to mention when it’s windy at night, the tree branches outside are reflected on the window paper, dancing in the wind, making them look even more ghostly.

Concubine Wen had been awake for three nights and could only take a short nap during the day. She quickly became haggard.

Everyone in Jingren Palace was in a state of panic. Although there was a clear ban on burning paper money, the smell of burning paper money could always be smelled around the palace.

There were even a few timid palace maids who were frightened to the point of falling ill and had to ask for leave.

Even though Concubine Wen Gui refused to believe it, she felt guilty and, at the advice of her personal maid, she washed and dressed herself and went to Emperor Longfeng for help.

She was originally a beautiful woman with a voluptuous figure. After being frightened, she became much thinner and more haggard. She also deliberately changed into plain clothes and put on more powder, which made her look even more fragile and pitiful.

Emperor Longfeng had seen her many times in her glamorous and charming appearance, but he had rarely seen her so delicate and frail. After hearing her crying, he immediately felt sorry for her and kept her in the Qianqing Palace.

Concubines rarely stayed in the emperor's bedroom, which was enough to prove Emperor Longfeng's preference.

After Emperor Longfeng finished speaking, he saw Concubine Wen curled up in his arms with tears in her eyes. He felt distressed and angry at the same time. He immediately summoned the commander Gong Hongfei and ordered him, "You personally take people to search Jingren Palace to see if anyone is pretending to be a ghost to scare Concubine Wen."

He comforted the woman in his arms and said, "With me here, those ghostly scoundrels won't dare to disturb Mi'er again."

Concubine Wen frowned and tried to test him delicately: "But what if there really is a ghost..."

Emperor Longfeng said casually: "If it is really an evil spirit causing trouble, it would be easier to deal with. We can just ask Master Ziyuan to perform a ritual."

Hearing him mention Master Ziyuan with such certainty, Concubine Wen's eyebrows twitched and she began to feel uneasy.

That Master Ziyuan was wearing the same pair of pants as the prince!

Then he thought that the prince had only stayed in Yongxi Palace for less than a quarter of an hour when he returned to the palace. There was no telling how these two would fight in the future. Even if Master Ziyuan was the prince's man, he would not dare to do anything rashly with the emperor in control.

Only then did Concubine Wen feel relieved.

After serving Emperor Longfeng with all her heart that night, she fell asleep peacefully while smelling the light fragrance of the calming incense.

This time she did not have a nightmare again, but in the middle of the night, Emperor Longfeng beside her suddenly started to struggle with his limbs flailing. Concubine Wen was hit on the chest by an arm and woke up immediately.

She sat up in the dark and saw Emperor Longfeng struggling with his eyes tightly shut, as if he was fighting with someone. His old face was twisted and distorted, and a hoarse sound came from his throat.

She was startled and quickly called someone to call the imperial physician.

After the chaos, the imperial physician arrived in a hurry, but he did not dare to wake the patient up rashly. He just ordered the eunuch with strong strength to hold down Emperor Longfeng's limbs and give him acupuncture.

After struggling for two quarters of an hour, Emperor Longfeng finally emerged from his nightmare. His face was extremely pale and he was a little confused: "What happened to me?"

He took three breaths to finish just a few words.

The familiar feeling of weakness made Emperor Longfeng feel frightened. He struggled to sit up, but pressed his chest in pain.

When the imperial physician saw his face, his expression suddenly changed. He hurriedly helped the man lie down. After another round of acupuncture, he explained to the weak and speechless Emperor Longfeng: "Your Majesty was frightened in a dream, which triggered a heart disease. Don't let your emotions fluctuate too much. You need to rest well, otherwise you may be in danger of a stroke."

Emperor Longfeng widened his eyes and said in a slurred voice: "I was fine during the day!"

After the eldest prince had been by his side for a month, his illness was completely cured. After that, he took the elixir improved by Master Ziyuan, and he regained his previous vigor and vitality. He had not been so weak for a long time.

Emperor Longfeng was thinking in his mind, and suddenly thought of something. He suddenly turned his eyes and glared at Concubine Wen who was squeezed to the outside.

It must be her! She is the one who implicated herself!

Emperor Longfeng was getting anxious again. With the constant reminders from the imperial physician, he took a few deep breaths to calm himself down. Then he said weakly, "Concubine Wen, get out! Go, call Master Ziyuan over! Quickly!"