Yao Xian was going to the palace to see the emperor, which was naturally what Xuan Tianming and Xuan Tianhua wanted. They had made many assumptions about the changes in Tianwu, but before they actually found out, all of them were empty talk. However, they did not dare to make an absolute guarantee on whether Yao Xian could enter the palace.
Xuan Tianming said: "The atmosphere in the palace is weird now. Not to mention Grandpa, even this prince and my seventh brother can't walk around freely in the palace. Whether we can send Grandpa in or not, we can only try it first."
Yao Xian nodded, "It's okay. If the open method doesn't work, we can do it secretly. The old emperor dotes on Concubine Yuan Shu, so we are not afraid. At most, we can knock the two of them unconscious. There will always be a chance to get close to them." He was not polite at all and directly thought of a way to knock people unconscious. "But after listening to what Ah Heng said about the emperor's changes, I have some guesses in my mind." Yao Xian pondered for a while, and no one disturbed him until he decided to say it himself, then he opened his mouth again: "It's Gu."
"Gu?" Xuan Tianming and Xuan Tianhua spoke at the same time, and then Xuan Tianming said: "Witchcraft? Is it the kind where you stick a little man with your name and birth date written on it and then give him acupuncture?" He didn't know much about this kind of thing, he only knew that there was a concubine in the palace who practiced witchcraft and Emperor Tianwu was very angry.
But the Gu that Yao Xian talked about was different from what he said. He did not agree with the method of piercing a little man, and even said: "That kind of thing has no basis. It is basically equivalent to superstition. It is just people's psychological suggestion to themselves. I don't think that piercing a little man from a distance, writing the name and birth date on it, and then piercing it with a needle can really have a certain impact on the person being cast. Of course, there are all kinds of strange things in the world, and it doesn't mean that the things I don't believe in don't exist at all, but the Gu I am talking about today is definitely not that kind." Yao Xian told them: "There is a real Gu in this world that really exists. It is a kind of Gu used by a special kind of people. Special methods are used to cultivate mysterious objects over many years. They can be large or small, and are usually animals, such as snakes and scorpions. Usually, there are two of them in a pair, one acting on the person being poisoned, and the other staying by the person who casts the spell to control the person being poisoned. Under this control, the person being poisoned will behave abnormally and have a drastic change in temperament. These are the most basic changes. In more serious cases, the person may kill someone under the order of the person who casts the spell. Don't think this is alarmist, these are real. Of course, there are very few Gu that are plants, but whether it is an animal or a plant, Gu can only be raised and planted by women, not men. "
Yao Xian's words gave a new direction to Emperor Tianwu's abnormality, a direction that Xuan Tianming and Xuan Tianhua had never thought of, but Feng Yuheng had already guessed it. However, she did not dare to assert it, and had always wanted to wait for Yao Xian to come back and discuss it with him. Unexpectedly, after Yao Xian came back and heard about it, he actually had the same idea as her.
Feng Yuheng said to the others, "As far as I know, Gu magic is generally in the hands of a group of people living in the southwest region, but the southwest I'm talking about is not quite the same as the Dashun region, so I can't say for sure where it came from. But I know one thing. When the eldest daughter of the Lu family, Lu Ping, jumped into the water to save my aunt, her face was injured by a poisonous insect. It is said that the insect is Gu, but now her face is intact. I think if I ask her about this matter, I might be able to get some clues."
Xuan Tianhua listened for a while and said, "Gu magic is popular in the southern border. If I remember correctly, there were people who were proficient in Gu magic in the ancient Shu Kingdom." As he spoke, he asked Xuan Tianming, "Did you encounter this kind of thing when you attacked the southern border?"
Xuan Tianming shook his head, "No. But not all ancient Shu people can use this kind of weird stuff. If it really exists, it should be in the hands of the royal family. And we didn't attack the ancient Shu capital, so we didn't come into contact with it."
Feng Yuheng also said: "Indeed, once this kind of thing exists, the power center will definitely start to control it. It is impossible for everyone to know it. If Gu is really controlled by the royal family of the ancient Shu Kingdom, then Lao Ba, who has been stationed in the southern boundary for many years, is too suspicious."
"He is the one who benefits the most. Even if he was not the one who cast the poison, it must be related to him." Xuan Tianming said, "There was a concubine in the palace who used witchcraft. Although this poison was not that poison, the one who cast the poison was Concubine Li. Given the relationship between Concubine Li and Concubine Yuan Shu, this incident will always make people associate it with each other."
Xuan Tianhua also felt that there was some truth in this. He said, "We have always focused on Concubine Yuan Shu and Old Eight, but forgot that there is also a Concubine Li living in Changning Palace. Since we are going to investigate, let's investigate thoroughly!" He said to Yao Xian, "Tomorrow we will find a way to arrange for Mr. Yao to enter the palace and test the palace's attitude first."
After discussing for a while, Yao Xian said goodbye and left first. After all, he was old and was very tired after the bumpy journey from Xiaozhou to the capital.
Feng Yuheng felt a little sour in her nose as she watched Yao Xian leave. Xuan Tianming held her and advised, "Don't you always say that aging is a natural law and no one can force it? So, take it easy. At least grandpa is still in good health now."
She nodded and said nothing more, but the pain in her heart was something that Xuan Tianming could not understand. Yao Xian was not just a grandfather to Feng Yuheng, he was her grandfather in her previous life, and her only connection with that world. With Yao Xian around, she would feel that she had someone to rely on, and that she was not alone in this world. That sense of belonging was something Xuan Tianming could not give her, but she could not say it, some secrets could only be kept in her heart for a lifetime.
"It's okay." She shook her head and smiled, then changed the subject: "Seventh brother, please have lunch at the mansion. We haven't had a good chat together for a while. I went to see mother this morning, and she was in good spirits."
Xuan Tianhua nodded and said, "Okay." He was still as nonchalant as before, but now she could always hear a hint of helplessness and fatigue in his voice.
Feng Yuheng thought, this kind of Dashun, Xuan Tianhua would not like it, right? He should never be trapped in such a situation. He was a person who should be out of the world, but he was thrown into the darkest and most secular power center of a country. I am afraid that for Xuan Tianhua, being born in the royal family is the most desperate thing in his life.
Three people, one pot of wine, no one drinks too much, each one has a small cup, they take a sip in their hands, but they can taste different flavors.
Feng Yuheng said to the two of them, "Regarding the matter of Concubine Li practicing witchcraft, I once asked Sixth Brother, and Sixth Brother said that Concubine Li doesn't know any witchcraft at all, and that's all nonsense. Do you think it's credible?"
Xuan Tianming nodded: "It is credible. No matter what Concubine Li is like, Sixth Brother is credible. But what I said is credible, it is only for Sixth Brother, it does not mean that Sixth Brother really understands his mother. So, this matter still needs to be investigated as Seventh Brother said."
"Okay." Feng Yuheng took the initiative to take on this matter, "I'll search Concubine Li's palace."
Xuan Tianhua was confused for a moment when he heard her words. Feng Yuheng could see that he wanted to ask her several times how to search and how to do it quietly, but he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips. Xuan Tianhua was not a gossipy person after all. Although he knew that Feng Yuheng had some secrets, he did not say it out loud. For him, it was the best way to get along with each other. But he told Xuan Tianming: "In any case, the situation has come to this point, and we must prepare for the worst. If there really comes a day like that... Ming'er, you have to take Ah Heng away, leave the capital, and even leave Dashun. Not everything can be successfully salvaged by us. Once the situation collapses, there is no need to sacrifice everything in this incident."
Xuan Tianhua's words made Feng Yuheng feel dazed for a moment. Did this mean that when the crisis was irreversible, she should not think about sharing the hardships, but abandon her country and homeland and flee far away? Such selfish words actually came out of Xuan Tianhua's mouth, which surprised her greatly.
But when she looked at Xuan Tianhua again, she saw a trace of worry in his eyes that was difficult to hide, and when he looked at her, that worry became even more obvious. She suddenly realized that Xuan Tianhua said such words all for her.
She turned her head away hastily, feeling increasingly sad, but still couldn't help asking, "What about you?"
Xuan Tianhua said calmly: "I will go too. I am not alone. I have to protect my mother." As he spoke, he looked at Xuan Tianming, his eyes showing the love of a brother. He said: "Ming'er, you take good care of Ah Heng, and I will also take good care of our mother. Trust me, Seventh Brother."
"I believe you." Xuan Tianming opened his mouth again, wanting to say something but stopping himself. Xuan Tianhua also raised his hand to interrupt him. Xuan Tianming sighed and said, "I can actually take care of all of you."
"Seventh brother is also fine." Xuan Tianhua took a sip of sake and said calmly, "My mother has raised me for more than twenty years. She must give me a chance to repay her. Ming'er, I am different from you after all."
"But I have never treated you as an outsider." Xuan Tianming expressed his attitude, "No matter from childhood or now, to me, we are from the same mother."
"I understand." Xuan Tianhua smiled faintly, "So, leave your mother to me, Ming'er, don't worry."
Xuan Tianming drank the wine in one gulp, "I'm relieved." Then he gently embraced Feng Yuheng and said, "If that day really comes, I will take Ah Heng to the west, what about you?"
Xuan Tianhua said, "Further east of the East Boundary is the shoreless sea. There is an archipelago in the sea called Renxian. I will take my mother to see what Renxian Island looks like. If my mother likes it, I will build a paradise for her on Renxian Island. If she doesn't like it, we will go to you. You can give her a piece of mountain and let her build a village and rule the mountain. Is that okay?"
The three of them were delighted by these words. It was a really good idea for Concubine Yun to take over the mountain and become the king!
Feng Yuheng was somewhat yearning for that kind of life. She argued with Xuan Tianming, "Can we go with Seventh Brother and Mother? I also want to go to sea, and I also want to live on an island. It's better to occupy an island than a mountain. Let's occupy an island!"
Xuan Tianming laughed loudly, and Xuan Tianhua couldn't help laughing too, saying, "Ah Heng, you don't know what kind of surprise Ming'er has left for you in the west of Dashun!"
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