"Perform a ritual?" The emperor was stunned for a moment, then clapped his hands and praised, "This is a good idea! Yes, there have been so many bad things in the palace recently, and we should ask a master to do it."

The little Queen Qi smiled and said, "That's right, the prince is really wronged this time. Maybe if we let the master come and take a look, the prince's problems will be solved."

The emperor sighed, "You are really kind-hearted. Qin Yi always ignores you and doesn't even give you face in front of outsiders. You still think about him like this. It's really hard for you."

The little Queen Qi was smiling at first, but when she heard the emperor's words, her face became more and more stiff. Of course, she knew that this was all reality, but when the emperor said it so bluntly, the little Queen Qi felt that she was particularly despicable. If she didn't know that the emperor would not have such a smart mind, the little Queen Qi almost thought that he was deliberately hating her.

The emperor was completely unaware of Empress Xiao Qi's worries. He was still asking, "Empress, who do you think should be invited in? Why not invite someone from Huguo Temple?"

Empress Xiao Qi calmed down and said with a smile, "Why go all the way to find a monk from Huguo Temple? I don't know how much time it will take to go back and forth. In my opinion, it would be good to find a Taoist master. Your Majesty, do you remember Taoist Master Wang Mingci?"

The emperor had an impression of Wang Mingci. The emperor had a group of alchemists and often took the elixirs they offered him. Wang Mingci was one of them. The emperor said, "I remember that Wang Mingci was quite obsessed with alchemy, but I didn't expect that he also made great achievements in Taoism."

"Of course." Empress Xiao Qi knew the emperor very well and knew that the emperor was usually soft-hearted, so she half-proposed and half-forced the decision for the emperor, "Your Majesty, I will send someone to invite Taoist Wang to choose an auspicious day to enter the palace to perform a spell."

"Okay." The emperor said happily, "You ask him to prepare more magic tools, and just in time to get rid of the bad luck for Concubine Lian. She has lost too much weight these days. She is pregnant, and unlike you, she has to be extra delicate."

Empress Xiao Qi felt a lump in her heart again. She swallowed the blood in her throat and smiled reluctantly, "Okay, I don't need to do it."

With the emperor's personal consent, Empress Xiao Qi arranged this ritual to be extra grand, and the national treasury spent a huge amount of money on it. On the day of the ritual, in addition to the emperor and empress, the concubines with positions in the harem, and several princes and princesses had to appear. Wang Mingci wore a wide Taoist robe, sat cross-legged in the middle of the Taoist temple, and chanted something. Suddenly, his whole body shook, his body crackled, and his eyeballs moved rapidly, which was very scary. The women watching the ceremony were so scared that they took a step back. It was also the first time for Chu Jinyao to see such a scene, so she took a half step back cautiously.

Qin Yi noticed her movement, and although he did not turn around, he held her hand accurately and squeezed it soothingly. Chu Jinyao's heart settled down, and she continued to look down.

Wang Mingci's convulsions finally stopped, and he opened his eyes. The child next to him immediately handed him a handkerchief. Wang Mingci took it and wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead, then stood up solemnly, bowed deeply to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty and the Empress, I have just cast a spell and indeed saw an evil creature lingering in the palace. The bad omens of the past few days were all caused by it. However, its skills are profound and its nature is cunning, so I am afraid it is extremely dangerous."

The emperor had listened to these words about ghosts and gods for many years and trusted them very much. Hearing Wang Mingci say this, the emperor was shocked and afraid: "There really is such a thing in the palace? I am the true dragon emperor, what kind of thing is this and how dare it come to the palace?"

Wang Mingci stroked his beard and put on an air of a master, shaking his head and said: "Your Majesty, you don't know, this thing is Yin Fire, which is an extremely yin and evil thing. It is the most gloomy thing in the world, so it loves to drill into places with heavy yin energy. Although the emperor is the supreme ruler, the harem is already heavy in yin energy and lacks yang energy, and there are always places that the emperor's dragon energy cannot reach, so this thing lurks in the harem, and frequently harms people and causes ominous things."

Most of the people present were women, and when they heard that such a terrible thing had come to where they lived, they were immediately frightened. The emperor was also terrified by what he heard and asked, "Is there a way to break it?"

Wang Mingci showed a solemn look and said, "Let's have a try."

Wang Mingci asked a boy to bring a Taoist stove and put it on the center of the Yang Fish Formation, and then pasted three pieces of talisman paper in the Yin Fish. Wang Mingci held a peach wood sword in his hand, first danced a strange dance, then stretched the sword over the stove, chanting a spell that no one could understand. Suddenly, he shouted loudly and stabbed the talisman paper with force. Wang Mingci's sudden shout scared everyone. Before the concubines could slow down, they saw the talisman paper suddenly ignited with green flames. The flames flickered, and it was clearly fire but without heat, as if it came from hell, which was extremely terrifying.

The people watching the ceremony outside the Taoist temple were so frightened that they stepped back one after another. Even Prince Su, a man who did not believe in ghosts and gods, was frightened and took a step back. Prince Su felt embarrassed, but fortunately, the people around him all looked frightened and no one noticed his movements.

Suddenly, green fire jumped out of the talisman paper, and Chu Jinyao was also frightened. Qin Yi stretched out his hand to protect Chu Jinyao, and looked at her inquiringly. Chu Jinyao calmed down and shook her head lightly. Qin Yi then looked at the venue with relief.

After experiencing the trick of burning fire, the attitudes of the people watching the ceremony changed greatly. Concubine Shu originally did not believe in these superstitious things, but after seeing this scene, she also had doubts in her heart. As for the emperor, who originally believed in Taoism, he had already been in awe.

Wang Mingci asked the Taoist boy to bring a jar, and with a loud shout, he held the talisman paper, and the strange green flame was held. Wang Mingci made a gesture to end his practice, and the emperor clapped his hands and praised him, "Very good, the Taoist priest is indeed a man of great virtue."

The Empress also smiled and said, "That's right, there have been many accidents in the palace recently, and it must be this kind of thing that is causing trouble. Now the monster has been subdued by Taoist priest Wang, and the Taoist priest has made great contributions in protecting the emperor, so he deserves a great reward."

The emperor also thought so. He had been eating the elixirs of the alchemists for many years, but these people were not as capable as Taoist priest Wang. The emperor immediately decided to dismiss the original mediocre talents and replace them with Wang Mingci. The emperor asked, "The Taoist priest is indeed a Taoist priest. I wonder how he cultivated himself? Does he have any elixirs to help him?"

Everyone present was a smart person. As soon as they heard this, they knew that the emperor was going to use Wang Mingci. The influence of Taoist priests on the emperor was particularly great. They could often accompany the emperor by offering him medicine. The emperor was also a soft-hearted person who was very partial to what he said. If Wang Mingci really replaced him and became the most trusted Taoist priest around the emperor, he would immediately become the object of flattery by the former and harems.

Wang Mingci refused with the airs of a master. Even though he deliberately pretended to be a Taoist immortal, he couldn't hide his pride in his eyes. Thirty years in the east and thirty years in the west, his luck really came.

The emperor was very excited to have a new Taoist immortal. He thought of his ill-fated concubine and immediately said, "Master, come and see Concubine Lin. She has been very weak recently. Is she also entangled by something?"

Wang Mingci left in response. Empress Qi squinted her eyes at the trembling Concubine Lin and lowered her head to hide the sarcasm in her eyes.

Wang Mingci looked at her for a while and said in surprise. The emperor immediately asked, "Master, what's wrong?"

"There is purple air in Concubine Lin's belly, which obviously means she is pregnant with a dragon seed, but there is still yin energy around her. I think she was accidentally entangled by the yin fire. If the yin energy is not removed, I am afraid that Concubine Lin will not be able to keep this pregnancy."

Concubine Lin screamed, and mist immediately filled her eyes: "Your Majesty..."

The emperor looked at his concubine with heartache and asked, "Master, do you have any solution?"

"It is not impossible to break it. Just drink more talisman water. However, the Yin Qi in Concubine Lian is not the root cause. Even if it is removed, I am afraid it will come back in the future."

The emperor was shocked: "This... Doesn't this mean that no concubine in the harem will be able to give birth safely in the future? What should we do?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will check carefully and find the place where the Yin Fire hides, and then we can naturally eradicate it."

When it comes to offspring, not to mention the emperor, the concubines also hope that Wang Mingci will come to check it out. Wang Mingci slowly walked past the masters of each palace, and when he walked into the East Palace, he suddenly said "Ah".

"What's wrong?" The emperor asked hurriedly.

Wang Mingci was about to speak, but he stopped talking. Qin Yi protected Chu Jinyao with one hand, and stood in front of her without making a sound. He asked with a sneer in his eyes, "What do you want to say, Taoist Wang? Just say it."

"Your Highness, please forgive me for my rudeness. This matter concerns the dragon body of the emperor, as well as the safety of the empress and the ladies in the harem. I can only speak frankly. I just caught the mother fire, and there is a cluster of child fire escaping outside. This fire is yin, the flame is green, and the East Palace is the main wood. This child fire is hiding in the East Palace! It was covered by the nobleness of the prince, so it escaped the dragon energy of the ancestors of the Fengxian Palace and hid in the palace to do evil. Including the weak fetus of Concubine Lian, it is also the sin of it!"

As soon as Wang Mingci finished speaking, the eyes of the people looking at the East Palace changed immediately. Concubine Li couldn't help but touch her belly and looked at Qin Yi and Chu Jinyao vigilantly. Xiao Qihou rolled her eyes, suppressed her joy, and asked worriedly, "Master, the prince is the crown prince, and he cannot make any mistakes, but your majesty's offspring are equally important. Master, what do you think we should do?"

Everyone looked at Wang Mingci eagerly. Wang Mingci stroked his beard, whetting everyone's appetite, and then said slowly, "There is a way, but it requires the cooperation of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The Taoist priest drew three talismans with blood and pasted them on the main gate, inner gate and main beam of the East Palace, and then set up a magic circle outside the East Palace. Your Highness only needs to stay in the magic circle for 49 days, and the fire will naturally go away. However, if it is destroyed in the middle of the process, not only will all the previous efforts be wasted, but there is also the possibility of backlash. "

A sneer flashed in Qin Yi's eyes, but he still kept his composure and continued to listen to what this old Taoist priest wanted to do. The emperor believed Wang Mingci's words without a doubt. As long as the evil fire could be completely eliminated, it would not be difficult to set up a magic array in the palace. However, the prince could not come out either. This...

Empress Qi observed the emperor's words and immediately revealed his thoughts: "The prince is the crown prince. He cannot be late for the court sessions every day. If he hides in the East Palace for forty-nine days, what if he delays state affairs? But if the prince is allowed to walk as usual, it doesn't matter to me. I'm just afraid that the emperor will be contaminated by these dirty things. Your Majesty, what do you say we should do?"

The emperor also frowned, unable to think of any solution. The Empress continued, "Master, can someone else do this?"

Wang Mingci frowned in embarrassment. After a while, he seemed to have made up his mind and said, "It's possible, but I will have to pay a higher price. The Crown Prince's affairs cannot be delayed. It's better to let the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess temporarily move out of the East Palace. I will cast a spell outside the palace to trap Zihuo, and then choose someone else to take the place of the Crown Prince in the fasting. This should be able to resolve this disaster."

Chu Jinyao laughed in her heart when she heard this. After talking for a long time, it turned out that this was her purpose. How to say it, the Queen's Sima Zhao's intentions are too obvious. They actually wanted to force them to move out of the East Palace. Although the East Palace is where the prince lives, Ciqing Palace has been inhabited by three or four generations of princes. Generally speaking, this place has become the representative of the prince. The queen colluded with the Taoist priest to let Qin Yi move out, so who will replace Qin Yi in the future? It is said that it is 49 days. I am afraid that it is easy for them to move out of Ciqing Palace. If they come back in the future, things will be troublesome.

When Concubine Shu heard this, she felt something was wrong. She quickly said, "It is unheard of to have someone fast for the prince, but if the emperor and the empress are willing, I am willing to relieve the emperor's worries. Prince Su is the prince's younger brother, and it is his duty to serve his brother. Why not let Prince Su go?"

Concubine Shu said this cleverly. First, she said that this method was unheard of and it was not her own initiative to propose it, so as not to offend Qin Yi. Then she said that she was willing to share the emperor's worries and recommended Prince Su to fast for the prince. This sentence not only satisfied both sides but also gained benefits for herself. It was really first-class cleverness.

Unfortunately, even though Concubine Shu reacted quickly, she couldn't

react as fast as Empress Xiao Qi. Empress Xiao Qi smiled and said, "Prince Su's wedding is next month, so... I'm afraid it won't be forty-nine days." Concubine Shu and Prince Su were immediately furious and couldn't even say a word to refute. In this case, there is only one suitable person.

Qin Yi and Chu Jinyao stood aside, silently admiring this drama. They haven't agreed to move out yet, but these people have already started biting over who will move in. Concubine Shu was dissatisfied and wanted to fight for something, but unfortunately she was interrupted by Qin Yi before she could say anything: "Everyone wait a moment, I still have one thing I don't understand." As soon as

Qin Yi opened his mouth, all eyes gathered in his direction. The emperor also looked over and asked curiously, "What do you want to ask?"

Qin Yi looked at Wang Mingci, a strange light flashed in his eyes: "Taoist Wang, you said that you subdued that green Yin Fire?"

Wang Mingci did not expect Qin Yi to ask this. He stroked his beard with great pride and nodded: "That's right."

"In other words, this kind of Yin Fire will never appear in the palace again?"

Wang Mingci paused and added: "Except for the cluster of fire in the East Palace that is still hidden, other places are no longer a problem."

"Okay." Qin Yi didn't care what trap Wang Mingci had dug. He agreed to the matter and said, "Mr. Wang, remember, this is what you said."

Wang Mingci was immediately a little unhappy. The emperor treated him with courtesy. What was Qin Yi's attitude? He secretly thought that the prince of this dynasty was really not disgraced by the rumors. His temper was even more violent than that of his father, the emperor.

Qin Yi was not nice to Wang Mingci, but Wang Mingci tried not to lose his temper. Sure enough, the emperor could not stand it anymore: "Qin Yi, what are you doing!"

Qin Yi ignored him. He asked the people behind him to bring an incense burner from the Taoist temple, and then Xiao Linzi carefully brought a pot of water. Wang Mingci was standing there with confidence. When he saw Qin Yi coming out with the water, he suddenly had a bad feeling. Xiao

Linzi lifted the lid of the pot and looked at the things in the water. He was suddenly troubled. These things were hard to come by, and now they were all soaking under the water. When they were testing, they just scooped them out with their hands, but now in front of so many people, they put their hands into the pot to take things out. This was too indecent.

Xiao Linzi hesitated for a moment, and Chu Jinyao understood immediately. She immediately pulled out a hairpin from her head and said, "Your Highness, if you want to take something out of the water, maybe this can be used." Xiao Linzi

immediately admired Chu Jinyao. The Crown Princess was really a talent! After Qin Yi agreed, Xiao Linzi took the hairpin and carefully picked out the granular things with it, then took a piece of paper and put the things on the ground. Xiao Linzi bowed to Chu Jinyao, apologized in a low voice, and then burned Chu Jinyao's hairpin in the incense burner, and carefully touched the particles just taken out.

Everyone was confused by this. What was this going to do? The emperor also thought it was ridiculous, and the Empress rolled her eyes in disdain, thinking that Qin Yi was crazy, which was why he did these inexplicable actions. The Empress looked at Wang Mingci with secret joy, wanting to exchange joy with her partner, but unexpectedly found that Wang Mingci's face was extremely ugly, as if he had seen something extremely terrible and shocking.

What happened? Queen Qi didn't understand, and before she could figure out what was going on, a low cry of surprise suddenly broke out from the crowd.

Queen Qi turned around and saw a green fire burning in the dojo, with white smoke coming out at the same time. If the fire had not been burning ordinary white paper, and if it hadn't been for Xiao Linzi holding the golden hairpin to start the fire, Queen Qi would have almost thought that Wang Mingci was casting a spell.

Queen Qi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly cold sweat broke out on her back. What's going on? Wang Mingci clearly said that this was a secret that was not to be passed on, and no one in the world knew it except him. Why could Qin Yi also burn this kind of fire intact?

Seeing this, Chu Jinyao lowered her head and smiled softly. Everything was just as planned. Qin Yi's face also darkened completely. He glared at Wang Mingci and shouted, "Mr. Wang, what else do you have to say? It is this small stone that can burn such a green fire. How dare you deceive the emperor and say that this is your skill. You first deceived the emperor, then used the words of ghosts and gods to incite people's hearts, and even tried to make me move out of Ciqing Palace and shake the foundation of the country. Wang Mingci, what crime should you be punished for?"

Wang Mingci's face was horrified, but he still managed to maintain his superior posture: "I don't know where the Crown Prince found it from. This kind of thing has nothing to do with the poor Taoist demon-slaying. The poor Taoist has profound skills, so it is inevitable that he will be hated by his fellow disciples. The prince must have listened to the instigation of these people and came to the poor Taoist. "

Qin Yi sneered: "You still don't admit your guilt. Come on, search the talisman paper on him."

This is his life-saving thing, Wang Mingci naturally refused, but it was a pity that people feared him just now because of the emperor's attitude, and now the emperor was also doubtful, so Wang Mingci had no power to fight back in front of Qin Yi. The eunuchs of the East Palace quickly found the things, and Xiao Linzi followed the same method, heating one end of the gold hairpin, and then touched the talisman paper. Sure enough, the talisman paper was ignited one by one, and the shape was exactly the same as when Wang Mingci caught ghosts just now.

What else did the emperor not understand? He was furious, and he threw his sleeves vigorously, pointed at Wang Mingci and shouted angrily: "How dare you! How dare you use ghost skills to deceive the emperor!"

The Yin Fire, Mother Fire and Child Fire were actually prepared by Wang Mingci in advance, and they were deliberately put out to scare people. Although he didn't understand why this thing would burn a green flame, the emperor had been in contact with alchemy and alchemists for many years, so he naturally knew that some things in this world were particularly ingenious. Since wood is red when it is lit, it is not surprising that something like stone is green when it is lit. The emperor just believed it sincerely, and now he found out that it was all fake, so he was naturally doubly angry.

Wang Mingci was kicked to the ground. He had completely lost his Taoist look. He was shaking all over and crawled towards the emperor without any manners, trying to plead: "Your Majesty, this is all a misunderstanding. Poverty can explain it... Queen, you know the power of poverty. You have to save poverty!" Queen Qi

retreated in disgust, avoiding this madman. Even if the emperor has a good temper and is soft-hearted, he is still the emperor. When the emperor is angry, even Queen Qi is panicked. Her top priority now is to get herself out of the way. If she fails to plot against Qin Yi this time, there will be another time. She can't let the emperor anger her. As for Wang Mingci, Queen Qi didn't care about his life or death at all.

"Your Majesty, this sorcerer is a liar. I was distracted by his concern and was deceived by him. Your Majesty, I just wanted to share your worries. I don't know anything about this sorcerer!"

The emperor was angry, but he didn't transfer his anger to his beloved wife who recommended Wang Mingci. The emperor was about to comfort his tearful wife, but was suddenly interrupted by Qin Yi: "Wait a minute, this matter is not over yet. Wang Mingci not only pretended to be a ghost today, but he also colluded with the inner ghost in the palace to make trouble in the palace. The fire incident of the maid in the West Inner Palace a few days ago was the work of him and the inner ghost."

Queen Qi was shocked when she heard it. How could it be possible? There was something else about the maid incident. Even Wang Mingci didn't know the reason, so how could Qin Yi know?

The author has something to say: You should have figured it out, this mysterious little particle is white phosphorus (it's really hard not to use the scientific name), the ignition point of white phosphorus is 40 degrees, so it can be burned after heating with a hairpin or a peach wood sword in this chapter. White phosphorus actually burns yellow light during the day, but the white phosphorus here is made in a special way, and for the sake of artistic effect (green light is so cool), so the burning light is forced to be blue. In a word, the author took it for granted throughout the whole process, making up nonsense, so students majoring in chemistry please forgive me.

Preview of the next issue: How to create the highly toxic white phosphorus in the backward ancient times, and pretend to be superstitious, and even use it for military purposes (I have collected a lot of strange knowledge points since writing this article, such as using saltpeter to make ice to prove my absence, and making white phosphorus to frame the concubines in the palace who I don’t like)