This was not the first time that Xiao Shuangbao had come to the Dali Temple's prison.
Last time, Nanny Zheng humiliated the queen and was later possessed by an evil spirit. She was then imprisoned here and eaten by a fox demon.
This time, the five officials fell into a coma, and the imperial physicians, Taoist priests, and monks were all helpless.
Zhou Xu, along with Emperor Cheng Xuan and Xiao Shuangbao, were escorted all the way to the cell where the five officials were imprisoned.
I saw them lying on their simple beds, each of them sleeping soundly and snoring.
"Your Majesty, little princess, these are the five officials."
Zhou Xu introduced.
Emperor Chengxuan held Shuangbao's little hand, looked at them one by one, and quickly recognized the five people.
They were officials from the Tongzhengsi, Hanlin Academy, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Rites, and Ministry of War.
"Little Princess, can you tell what's happening to them?" Zhou Xu asked.
"Yes." Shuangbao scratched her hair with her little hands. What she saw with her naked eyes now was different from what others saw.
She could clearly see that there was something like a black mist hovering above the heads of these five officials.
Based on what she had learned from her mother in her dreams, she quickly came to a conclusion.
"These officials are cursed." Little Shuangbao said obediently.
"Curse? What curse?" Zhou Xu asked immediately.
"The sleeping spell is a very simple curse, and Shuangbao can break it!" Shuangbao's baby voice revealed a sense of ease.
"Then please, little princess, break the curse for them!"
Zhou Xu explained, "All the other officials who went to Wenxiang Tower before have already been interrogated. Only these five people suddenly fell into a coma as soon as the interrogation began!
"I think this is too much of a coincidence.
"Since the little princess said they were cursed, then the person who cast the curse must have done it on purpose because they didn't want them to speak!
"It seems that these five officials must be hiding a secret related to the person who cast the curse!
"If my conjecture is correct, then the person who cast the curse is most likely the manipulator behind the red-clothed female ghost in Wenxiang Tower!"
Emperor Chengxuan listened and nodded in agreement.
But he was worried about the little baby, so he touched her head and said gently, "Shuangbao, is it difficult to break this curse? If it will have a bad effect on your body, then let's not break it."
In his heart, nothing is more important than the safety and health of the baby.
"It's okay, Daddy. This curse is very simple. Shuangbao just learned how to break it! It's not difficult at all!"
Little Shuangbao was eager to try.
When Emperor Cheng Xuan heard her say this, although he was still a little worried, he knew that the little baby was gifted, so he did not stop her.
"Master Zhou, could you please have the five of them put in one room? That way it will be easier for Shuangbao to break the curse."
Little Shuangbao said in a baby voice.
"Yes, I will do as you say."
Zhou Xu ordered several jailers to carry the five sleeping people into a room, and as Xiao Shuangbao said, put their heads together with their feet facing outwards.
Suddenly, the black mist above the five people's heads gathered into one ball.
After everything was ready, Little Frost began to break the curse.
She was seen waving her little hands, jumping around and around the five people in circles, muttering in her baby voice:
"Heaven and earth, be kind! Lu Ban has given me a flying knife to carry with me. If an evil master comes to use his magic, I will show no mercy to the three golden knives. One will chop off the snake's head, two will chop off its entire body, and three will chop off its scalp and eyes. Go to Nanchang to ask for help from Xu Zhenjun, and to the South Sea coast to ask for help from Guanyin. Hurry and obey the command!"
After she finished muttering, she waved her little hand over the heads of the five people.
The next moment, the huge black fog above their heads disappeared instantly.
The five people who were just in a deep sleep woke up immediately.
As soon as they opened their eyes, they saw not only Dali Temple Junior Official Zhou Xu, but also Emperor Cheng Xuan. Then, they saw a round, silly little head looking at them curiously...
"Your Majesty!"
The five people reacted immediately, got up from the ground and kowtowed to Emperor Chengxuan.
Emperor Cheng Xuan glanced at the five people one by one.
His eyes suddenly became sharp.
These five people were spread across various government offices in the imperial court. The Tongzhengsi was particularly responsible for conveying the emperor's orders, communicating the situation of the people, checking the official documents going in and out of various departments, reporting suggestions from the people from all directions, and handling complaints of injustice or illegal activities. They were extremely crucial.
"Zhou Xu, interrogate them thoroughly!"
Emperor Cheng Xuan said in a cold tone.
"Yes, I obey your order."
Zhou Xu immediately responded respectfully, then he looked at the five people, "My Lords, please."
The five people looked at each other, wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads, and followed Zhou Xu to the interrogation room.
In order to prevent Xiao Shuangbao from being frightened by the scenes in the interrogation room, Emperor Cheng Xuan did not take her with him.
But today these five people were put under a sleeping curse, which might be related to the important affairs of the court and the country. Emperor Chengxuan did not take Xiao Shuangbao away immediately, but waited here patiently for the results of the interrogation.
"Is Daddy unhappy?" The little baby was very sensitive to the emperor's mood and immediately asked sensibly.
"Daddy is not unhappy."
Emperor Chengxuan held the baby in his arms and sat down beside him. "However, these five people all hold important positions. Father is worried that the person who cast the curse on them wants to use them to undermine the government of Dongqi."
He was not worrying about nothing. In fact, in the past few months, there had been more than one incident targeting the government of Dongqi.
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