Lan Lin himself didn't expect to come to the hot spring villa to recuperate. He didn't get any physical or mental recuperation. Instead, he got into a lot of trouble. First, he was assassinated by Chang Si, then he was drugged in the wine, and then he was thrown into jail. poison.
And who is the person in the palace who wants to kill him? Who has the guts? Kill the current King of Chailan and replace him to become the next King of Chailan. Who will have this opportunity? Queen? The concubines in the palace who gave birth to his children? The courtiers who wanted to overthrow him?
Lan Lin began to feel uneasy. Now he no longer cared about the affair and decided to get up early and return to the palace to find out who was secretly trying to harm him.
Dawn Palace.
Empress Qingyi was doing needlework in the house. The delicate stitching showed off a vivid pair of mandarin ducks. The red lotus flowers were in full bloom. The more she looked at it, the more she liked it. She couldn't help but think of her lover Linyou, and she felt a sweet feeling in her heart. .
Hua Jue suddenly ran in happily and said to her happily: "Empress Qingyi! Empress Qingyi! Your Majesty has returned to the palace early!"
Qingyi was overjoyed, put down the nühong in her hand, stood up and said, "Hua Jue, what did you say? Your Majesty returned to the palace early?"
Hua Jue nodded and said, "Well, I heard from people in the palace that His Majesty returned to the palace early and is now in Yuqian Palace!"
Qingyi was overjoyed and hurriedly said to Hua Jue, "Hua Jue, hurry up and dress me up. I'm going to Yugan Palace to pay my respects to His Majesty!"
Hua Jue smiled slightly, and then said: "Ms. Qingyi, it seems that Your Majesty has been away from Chuilan Palace for a while, and you started to miss him. It's really better to say goodbye than a wedding, hehehe!"
Hua Jue didn't understand Qingyi's thoughts. She was dressing up in the mirror because she couldn't wait to see her Linyou.
She looked back at the brocade handkerchief that had just been embroidered on the bed, secretly took it off and hid it in her sleeve, wanting to give it to Linyou to express her longing for her for many days.
Tianchen Palace.
Queen Ye Nong was discussing matters with Mrs. Warring States, when Fu An hurried in and whispered in her ear: "Empress, Your Majesty has returned to the palace!"
Ye Nong was shocked and said hurriedly: "Why did he return to the palace early?"
Mrs. Warring States sneered, picked up the fragrant tea on the table and said: "Empress, it seems that a lot of things must have happened in your Majesty's Hot Spring Villa and his party. Otherwise, how could he give up this opportunity to enjoy exclusive tenderness with his lover? He returned in a hurry! "
Ye Nong narrowed his eyes and smiled and said: "Yes, but his sudden return to the palace disrupted our plan. Madam Warring States, the guards we have placed in Zhuilan Palace have not been fully deployed. I am afraid that if we really fight, we will Not a rival!"
Mrs. Warring States said: "Queen, don't worry, Wuying has her own way!"
Ye Nong frowned and said, "What is Mrs. Warring States' magic trick?"
Mrs. Warring States lowered her head and took a sip of fragrant tea, and then said: "Empress, have you ever heard of the art of ghosts and gods?"
"The art of ghosts and gods? It has always been a forbidden art of Zhulan Kingdom!"
"In the Nether Sea, on the nameless island, there are demons and demons. The art of ghosts and gods passed down among them records a method of feeding ghosts and gods with blood. Wuying can find an evil god for you. The queen only needs to If you offer blood from your fingertips every day, you can raise an evil god who obeys your orders."
Hearing this, Ye Nong couldn't help but feel excited, but she couldn't help but feel a little worried: "I heard you say that the person worshiped is an evil god? Is there any harm?"
Mrs. Warring States' red lips smiled slightly, and then said: "The righteous gods are not driven by mortals. Only the evil gods can do those harmful things for you. After worshiping the evil gods for a long time, they can also become the righteous gods. In fact, there is no difference, isn't it? ?」
Ye Nong thought that he could only take risks in this matter. If he had an evil god to help him, wouldn't it be even more powerful to deal with Lan Lin?
Mrs. Warring States was worthy of being the one who controlled the supply channels of Zhuilan Kingdom. Soon her merchant ship brought back a cyan clay statue from the distant Nether Sea.
When Queen Ye Nong opened the evil god in the brocade box, she felt her heart beating wildly, as if she had some inexplicable familiarity with the statue.
The cyan evil god is not big, only thirty centimeters tall.
On the left and right, the cyan paint on his body has become somewhat mottled due to time, but the evil god's blue eyes are like two pairs of breathtaking sapphires. It exudes a faint luster, as if it can see through Queen Ye Nong's heart.
In addition to the clay sculpture of the evil god, there is also a broken ancient bamboo scroll in the brocade box.
Mrs. Warring States said to Queen Ye Nong: "What is sealed in this clay sculpture is the soul of an ancient evil god. Madam, you must worship according to the scriptures and the method of worship on this ancient bamboo scroll."
At first, Queen Ye Nong was dubious about Mrs. Warring States' words. After all, what she saw in front of her was just a cyan clay sculpture, and there really wasn't anything strange about it.
However, she still started to worship according to the method taught by Mrs. Warring States. First, she opened the ancient bamboo scroll and smeared the blood from the fingertip of her index finger on the forehead of the statue according to the records on the ancient bamboo scroll.
I don't know if it was because of inner trouble, or if the statue really had some inexplicable ability. The blood that Ye Nong applied on the forehead of the statue quickly seeped into it, which made Ye Nong feel uneasy.
But she still followed the records on the ancient bamboo slips and smeared the second drop of blood from her fingertips, and smeared it over and over again. It was not until the tenth time that the bright red blood left traces on the forehead of the statue.
She breathed a sigh of relief, then began to open the ancient bamboo scroll, and silently recited the scriptures recorded on the bamboo slips in her mouth. As Ye Nong continued to recite the scriptures, she felt as if there was something in the dark secret room. Countless pairs of eyes were looking at her.
She still knelt on the futon in front of the statue and recited the sutra sincerely, not daring to turn around and look behind her. When she was reciting the sutra for the tenth time, she raised her head and glanced at the statue enshrined in the Buddhist niche.
She saw that the statue seemed to have changed from one to three. She was shocked. She closed her eyes and opened them again to see that the statue had turned into one again.
She thought that maybe she was dazzled. After reciting the sutra for the tenth time according to the records on the bamboo slips, she burned three sticks of incense to the statue, kowtowed three times, and then left the secret room. .
Since it was the first time for the Queen to worship the evil god, Fu'an who was guarding the door could not help but feel worried. It was not until he saw Ye Nong walking out of the secret room that he breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly stepped forward to hold Ye Nong's hand. He whispered: "Queen, everything is going well!"
Yenong said: "Mrs. Warring States said that as the time of worship increases, this statue will have a resonance with the person who worships it. I think it will take some time to know whether it has a spirit. However, when I worshiped it today, I felt that my whole body was being enshrined. An evil aura enveloped me, as if there were countless pairs of eyes peering at me. I originally wanted to turn around and take a look, but I resisted. According to the records on the ancient bamboo slips, I piously completed the first offering ceremony. .”
Fu'an never dared to tell Ye Nong that when he first saw the evil god, he felt something was wrong, and he couldn't tell what was wrong. Now that Ye Nong has great trust in Mrs. Warring States, he has placed all his hopes on the evil god. As a slave, he naturally cannot tell her even if he wants to die.
He just said obediently: "The Queen has worked so hard to chase Lan. I believe that as long as the Queen sincerely worships, given time, she will be able to move the evil god and be driven by the Queen. She will help her to win the throne of King Zhui Lan in one fell swoop." !」
After hearing this, Ye Nong smiled slightly and was very satisfied. She sighed: "The emperor is still young, so I can only take on this important responsibility for him first. I will still give the throne to him in the future!"
Fu'an nodded and said, "Your Majesty is right. I hope the young prince can understand your painstaking efforts!"
Ye Nong nodded, and then said: "What will your Majesty do after returning to the palace?"
Fu'an said: "Everything is quiet as usual, but..."
"But what?"
"It seems that the plan of the palace people we sent out failed, and the palace maid who drugged her committed suicide by taking poison. Concubine Mei, Concubine Liu, and Concubine Qin, the three of them acted as if they were mute after they came back. They never mentioned what happened to the Hot Spring Villa and the others, for fear that others would find out. Something like that."
After hearing this, Ye Nong sneered and said: "It seems that our plan must have been successful. The three of them must have bumped into something they shouldn't have bumped into at the Hot Spring Villa. It seems that I have to invite her.
The three of us came to Tianchen Palace to sit down! "
"I will go and make arrangements right now. Your Majesty, there is one more thing that I am concerned about."
"Oh? What's the matter?"
"Ever since Queen Qingyi recovered from her illness, she has been running to Yuqian Palace every two days. She seems to be deliberately trying to regain the grace of the Holy Spirit, so Queen Mother has to be careful!"
"Qingyi? I have never seen any ambition in her, otherwise she wouldn't have been sick in Chenxi Palace for five years! A princess who has left the country is just a decoration on a vase, but now her temperament has changed drastically. , it is indeed suspicious! Xiao Anzi, please send someone to keep an eye on her!"
"Yes—the queen!"
It is said that Qingyi went to Yuqian Palace several times to pay homage to Lan Lin, but could only meet Lin Xie briefly, and then Lan Lin sent him out to do things.
Qingyi vaguely felt that Lan Lin seemed to have something on his mind since he came back from the hot spring villa, and the atmosphere in the entire Zhuilan Palace seemed much more depressing. Under the dark clouds, Qingyi couldn't see the direction clearly, so he didn't dare to act boldly, always with Lin Xie kept looking at each other from afar.
On this day, she finally found an opportunity to stay and have tea with Lanlin Pavilion, while Lin Xie was waiting on her.
Qingyi said: "Your Majesty, I heard that you contracted the cold when you were at the Hot Spring Villa. Are you feeling better recently?"
Lan Lin smiled slightly and said: "I think you have always been a cold beauty when you entered Zhui Lan. Don't you think there will be times when you take the initiative to care about your body?"
Qingyi smiled slightly and said, "Humans are always animals with emotions. I have been a couple with Your Majesty for five years, so I should take care of Your Majesty's dragon body!"
Lan Lin smiled slightly, then lowered his head and picked up a bright red winter jujube, put it into his mouth and chewed it twice before saying, "I went to the hot spring villa this time and was indeed infected with the cold, but I have recovered. Concubine, don't worry too much! "
