Chapter 133 Folk Rumors
Concubine Hua strode in wearing a bright and noble dress, a large Shu brocade cape, and a veiled hat.
Even though she was dressed very brightly, one could still see the wrinkles and stains on her dress. It was obvious at a glance that she hadn't changed the dress for at least two days.
Her well-maintained face looked a little shaved compared to last time. She must have not had a good rest for at least two days, otherwise she wouldn't even change her clothes.
It seems that the King of Qi's situation may be worse than they expected.
After Concubine Hua came in, she raised her hand and skipped all the formalities of greeting each other, and said straight to the point: "Princess Chen, someone from this palace offended you this afternoon. You can do whatever you want with them.
You told me last time that if I need help, I can ask you for help. If you say this, it means you must have a way to solve it.
You can set any conditions you want. As long as you can save the King of Qi, I will do everything I can to help you. ”
Wen Ling and Gu Chenran looked at each other and saw emotion in each other's eyes. Concubine Hua was indeed a smart and straightforward person.
It just so happens that Wen Ling is not someone who likes to be in a circle.
Wen Ling also said directly: "Since the Imperial Concubine already knows the whole situation, then the Imperial Concubine must know better how to deal with the people below. I believe that the Imperial Concubine will be able to do it well.
As for the King of Qi, I did notice that something was wrong with him at the time. He looked like he was controlled by some kind of evil magic. What kind of magic it was, I needed to take a closer look to find out. ”
Concubine Hua was so anxious that she took off her veil and hat. She looked grim: Witchcraft? It is indeed witchcraft! I knew it, how could my normal Qi'er become such a different person in such a short period of time!
What kind of witchcraft could it be? Is it the same kind of evil magic that Mrs. Xu, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, was possessed by? If it was that kind of evil magic, then Qi'er... wouldn't he be in danger? ! ”
Speaking of Madam Xu, the Vice Minister of Justice, it was rumored at the time that Madam Xu was haunted by evil spirits and could not sleep at night. She did not show up during the royal hunting party, and everyone just treated it as a topic of conversation after dinner and did not take it seriously.
But what was unexpected was that Mrs. Xu went crazy two days ago. She rushed into the street with disheveled hair and a knife in her hand. She stabbed any pretty woman she saw on the street, saying that those pretty women wanted to kill her.
Before she rushed out of the house, she had already scratched the faces of two concubines and stabbed one of them to death.
The servants couldn't stop her at all, and she would stab anyone who tried to stop her.
No one dared to stop the servant. As a servant, he deserved to be stabbed to death by Madam Xu. However, if he hurt Madam Xu while controlling her, they would be in great trouble.
Moreover, Madam Xu was usually extremely harsh to her servants, so there were few loyal servants who were willing to stop her at all costs.
So Mrs. Xu ran all the way out of the house and stabbed several people like crazy.
Finally, officers and soldiers from Jingzhao Prefecture arrived and arrested Madam Xu.
Jingzhao Prefecture was under the management of the Ministry of Justice. Not long after Madam Xu was arrested, she was bailed out by Lord Xu, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and sent home.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Xu had a small knife hidden in her chest. When Lord Xu scolded her for being crazy in public, she stabbed Lord Xu with the knife.
The knife stabbed directly into Lord Xu's chest, which was extremely dangerous. Although Lord Xu was finally saved by the imperial physician, he was seriously injured and would not recover unless he stayed in bed for half a year.
In addition, with the incident with Madam Xu at home, it is estimated that after Lord Xu recovers from his injury, he will not be able to return to the officialdom, and his official career will come to an end.
The day after the incident, Madam Xu was sent to a nunnery near the capital city in a low-key manner. It was said that after Madam Xu woke up, she regretted very much what she had done when she was demented, and planned to spend the rest of her life in the nunnery with the company of the Buddha and the green lamp.
As a result, on the second day after arriving at the nunnery, she was found to have committed suicide by taking poison.
It is not clear whether he committed suicide by taking poison or was poisoned by the resentful Madam Xu.
Anyway, Mrs. Xu's insomnia caused by evil spirits, and her subsequent mental disorder, and a host of other things, are really sad.
At the same time, many people began to feel fear towards this evil spirit.
Because many people thought of Gu Chenran’s sudden madness that year, and now it seems that it was also caused by evil spirits.
For a while, this terrifying evil spirit made everyone in the capital feel insecure, and everyone was even discussing how they had gotten into this evil spirit.
It seems that someone in this discussion actually knows why.
Some people say that this kind of evil spirit is actually an evil god, like a cult, which will seduce you at the beginning, for example, as long as you believe in him, you can make any wish come true.
In the end, they will control you and make you pay a price thousands times greater than the price you pay to realize your wish. Mrs. Xu is a living example.
It is very likely that Prince Chen was envied and harmed by evil spirits because he was too smart and outstanding. However, after Prince Chen married such a powerful woman like Princess Chen, he was saved by Princess Chen and returned to normal.
It is very simple to avoid being entangled by this kind of evil god. Just don't be tempted by the evil god and don't worship some unfamiliar statues casually.
Many people believe in this rumor, even some people who think that the theory of evil spirits is pure nonsense tend to agree with this statement.
Because the idea that you can get something for nothing by making a wish sounds very unreliable and not the right way.
When Wen Ling heard this rumor in the Wanshiwu, the first thing he thought of was that it must have been spread by Gu Chenran in order to fundamentally deprive the world-controlling God of his right to spread the rumor.
The fewer people who believe in the Lord of the World, the less power of faith he can obtain, and the slower his strength will increase.
Wen Ling went home and asked Gu Chenran, and found out that it was Gu Chenran who sent people to spread the news among the people. He told Wen Ling that this move was called "cutting off the firewood from under the cauldron", and it was not something that the God of the World would do.
These various messy stories about evil spirits in the folks had already spread all over the place, and of course the ladies in the palace knew about it.
But as for the palace, where there are more ruthless people than normal people, what everyone thinks is unknown.
This is also the reason why Concubine Hua thought of Madam Xu first and her face changed drastically when she heard that the Prince of Qi was harmed by evil spirits.
Wen Ling certainly knew how Madam Xu went crazy. She had suffered from insomnia for a long time, and when she fell asleep unconsciously, she was tortured by the nightmare demon. She couldn't tell which one came first and then the nightmare.
But the reason why Madam Xu was tortured by the nightmare demon was that she, through some unknown means, invited the nightmare demon to harm people, and that means was most likely through making a wish to the statue of the God of the World.
Wen Ling said: "It is difficult for me to make a direct conclusion now. Let's go and see the situation of King Qi first. But, Noble Concubine, I have said that I need compensation, and I have to ask for it."
Concubine Hua said directly: "Whatever compensation you need, just ask."
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