Chapter 476: Recalling the Soul of Princess Xuan

Xie Zhuoning had been discussing what Shen Yanyu said with Xiao Jinxuan the whole way. After hearing the servant's report, he didn't take it seriously and continued, "I think we should send someone to keep an eye on Shen Shuyu. There's something wrong with this person."

As she spoke, she casually took the envelope from the servant.

Xiao Jinxuan nodded and immediately made arrangements. He then turned around and asked, "Who sent the letter?"

Xie Zhuoning quickly read through it and immediately laughed, "It's a letter from Master Shangxuan. He agreed to help me."

Xiao Jinxuan was somewhat shocked. "Master Shangxuan? Hasn't he been in secular life for a long time? How did you get him to come out of seclusion?"

"Hehe," Xie Zhuoning winked at him proudly, "I asked Old Man Shen to write a letter to him. They are close friends, so it's impossible for Master Shangxuan to not respond."

"The teacher is actually willing to help you?" Xiao Jinxuan found that a lot of things seemed to have happened during the time he was away from the capital.

Even the left prime minister Shen Li'an, who always said "Xie Zhuoning is a witch", actually shook hands and made peace with his own little girl!

Xie Zhuoning suppressed his laughter and said, "If he doesn't help me, I will kill you."

After all, in Shen Li'an's heart, Xiao Jinxuan is more important than his life.

Because he hoped that Xiao Jinxuan could take up the banner of Daye and protect Daye's country.

Since he had received Master Shangxuan's promise, Xie Zhuoning immediately started to make arrangements.

Princess Jing'an failed in her last attempt on her, so there must be a follow-up plan. She has to quickly eliminate the biggest hidden danger.

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The study in the East Palace was a charming scene.

Shen Shuyu was like a beautiful snake, and she aroused Xiao Bicheng to the point of extreme ecstasy.

She had so many tricks that even he, a man without any roots, could feel the happiness of a man.

He became more and more dependent on her, and even wanted her to be by his side when he was reading memorials.

It was not until he opened a memorial that his lust faded away instantly. He sat up straight and even pushed Shen Shuyu aside.

Shen Shuyu was confused, "Your Highness the Crown Prince?"

Xiao Bicheng ignored her and read the memorial again.

In fact, it was just an ordinary impeachment memorial, but its content shocked him.

Some censors accused Prince Xuan and the Princess of deceiving the emperor, saying that Xu Qingning was Xie Zhuoning, and that Xie Zhuoning had simply faked his death to escape!

She is still alive, she is still alive...

He immediately summoned Eunuch Hai to come in, "Get your car ready and go to Prince Xuan's Palace!"

After being entangled with Xie Zhuoning for so long, he could no longer explain what he felt in his heart.

The moment he learned of her death, it was as if the person he hated the most was gone all of a sudden. The hatred in his heart could no longer find a place to rest, and it wandered around aimlessly.

Originally, during this period of time, he had won a great victory in overthrowing King Yong, and had suppressed all the dark thoughts in his heart.

But when he heard that Xie Zhuoning was not dead, the uncontrollable desire in his heart emerged again.

It made him always want to do something violent to suppress the emptiness that could never be filled.

Wouldn't she rather die than get rid of herself?

He insisted on locking her up for her whole life, making it impossible for her to get rid of herself!

If she were still Princess Xuan now, it would be a bit difficult to deal with her.

After all, King Xuan is very popular among the people, and it is immoral to seize someone else's wife, and it is difficult to stop the public from talking about it.

But her current status is just a concubine, even if she was forcibly taken away, she would only be mentioned as a romantic affair.

Others also told Xiao Jinxuan that it was his blessing that the Crown Prince fell in love with his concubine.

Shen Shuyu looked at the prince's impatient back, raised her hand lazily to hook her hair, and sneered, "Idiot."

Soon, Xiao Bicheng rushed to Prince Xuan's Palace.

Unexpectedly, people in the mansion said that Prince Xuan and his concubine, Madam Xu, went to Taiqing Temple.

Are they trying to escape?

When Xiao Bicheng thought of this possibility, he immediately mobilized 5,000 imperial guards and rushed straight to Taiqing Temple, surrounding the entire foot of the mountain.

But not long after, the commander of the imperial guards came to report, "Your Highness, there are too many people coming to Taiqing Temple today. We don't have enough manpower and I'm afraid we can't control the situation."

Hearing that Master Shangxuan of Taiqing Temple was going to hold a ceremony today, ordinary people from nearby areas all rushed over, including many dignitaries from the capital.

Master Shangxuan's reputation spread far and wide. It was said that he could reach heaven and hell, communicate with spirits, and bring the dead back to life.

This time the practice was open to the public, and everyone wanted to see the miracle.

Their people surrounded the foot of the mountain, and those who could not go up the mountain were all excited and ready to force their way in. If this continued, the situation would probably get completely out of control.

Thinking of this, he asked cautiously, "Your Highness, do you want to send more troops?"

Xiao Bicheng really wanted to cut open his head to see if it was filled with water.

Send more troops? He has already brought 5,000 people, how many more do we need to send?

If people knew that he brought so many people here just to capture Xie Zhuoning, those old fools in the court would drown him with their spit.

After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Let's go up the mountain first."

If Xie Zhuoning and Xiao Jinxuan really wanted to escape, they could just erase all traces and leave Beijing. Why would they come to Taiqing Temple to join in the fun?

The imperial guards escorted Xiao Bicheng up the mountain, and only then did he see how many common people had come to watch the ceremony.

The whole mountain and plain were filled with heads.

If it weren't for the imperial guards clearing the way, he might not have been able to even get halfway up the mountain.

Arriving at the altar on the top of the mountain, Xiao Bicheng sat in the best viewing position, wanting to see what Master Shangxuan was up to.

Following a long horn sound, a crack appeared in the middle of the altar, which was painted with various complex and repetitive totems and covered with talismans, and a woman tied to a wooden cross slowly rose up.

When everyone saw the woman's face clearly, many people recognized her instantly.

"Isn't that Miss Xie from the Zhenyang Marquis's Mansion, the princess consort of Prince Xuan?"

"You are wrong. Princess Xuan died a long time ago. That was just a substitute for Princess Xuan. She was a concubine of Prince Xuan, named Yu."

While they were discussing, Master Shangxuan, dressed in a purple Taoist robe, walked out.

On the altar, there are incense tables, incense candles, paper money, and ritual implements, and there is even an enormous soul-calling banner.

Everyone was getting more and more confused. "Master Shangxuan said he wanted to perform a ritual. What kind of ritual was this?"

Xiao Bicheng also frowned. What were they going to do?

Master Shangxuan was quietly fiddling with his magic tools. Fortunately, his eldest disciple stepped forward to answer everyone's questions, "Master wants to summon the soul of Princess Xuan."

"Summoning the spirit?!" Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, "Isn't Princess Xuan dead?"

The eldest disciple nodded and said, "Yes, Princess Xuan is dead. But my master once comprehended the heaven and earth and discovered a secret method. If you want to bring a dead person back to life, you only need to find a body similar to the original owner, place it by your side and nourish it with your own blood, so that she can be familiar with everything about the original owner. When the time is right, you can summon the soul into the body, and then you can bring the person back to life!"