All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

The eldest princess came back from the dead, and personally accused the eunuch in charge of the princess mansion of colluding with the Duke of Wei's mansion and collaborating with the son-in-law to murder her. The story spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital overnight.

"Isn't Duke Wei the Eldest Princess' niece? Why did he kill the Eldest Princess? Tiger poison doesn't eat its offspring, and this Duke of Wei's thoughts are too vicious!"

"Is there any other reason, the Zhao family is not honest, and the eldest princess has never been used to it. There must be something in the hands of the eldest princess. She can't rely on this big tree, so she wants to silence her."

"I heard that the incident of the eldest princess falling into the lake in the early years was also planned by Wei Guogong himself, just to prevent the eldest princess from marrying the young general of the Liang family."

"Hey, no one in the capital knew back then that Zhao and Liang were sworn enemies. How could they be willing to let the Eldest Princess help them to make wedding dresses for others? They wanted to stop this marriage."

"It's a coincidence that after the Liang family colluded with the enemy and fell, the Zhao family took over the military power in Suzhou. Maybe the Zhao family framed the case of the Liang family back then!"

"What's funny is that Wei Guogong actually used the reputation of the imperial concubine to win over Cui Jin, and that fool Cui Jin actually believed it. Who would have thought that the imperial concubine only remembered that she asked Xiao Jieba to train the starlings, and Cui Jin didn't even know what he looked like?" Remember. Cui Jinduo is a big wronged species!"

"The Zhao family really has a vicious mind. Now all this planning is to get rid of the emperor's grandson for the prince under Concubine Zhao's knees. I only pity the prince. After so many years, I can't move into the East Palace. To be borrowed from the abandoned East Palace Ice Cellar, to be crowned with the reputation of witchcraft as a disaster for the country..."

The emperor's grandson Chu Yan, who was criticized by everyone the day before, became a poor man who was framed and shot because of the "love and hatred" between Cui's son-in-law and Duke Wei's mansion after the eldest princess came back to life.

As one of the parties involved in the whole matter, Chu Yan should not have intervened in the trial of the case.

But the eldest princess, who was the emperor's younger sister, couldn't stand it, so she pleaded with the emperor in person.

Eunuch Chang and Concubine Cui were taken to Beiya by the Embroidery Envoy that day.

Concubine Zhao Gui was also taken back to the palace by the emperor and ordered to stay in the Ningxiang Palace.

The Xuanjia Army under Chu Yan's command surrounded the Duke of Wei's mansion completely.

People in the mansion were constantly brought to the Beiya for interrogation by embroidered envoys, and everyone in the whole mansion was in danger and panicked.

Rumors are spreading in the capital that this time Duke Wei's mansion is bound to fall.

However, under such turbulent conditions, Wei Guogong Zhao Dong not only did not panic at all, but instead set up an exorcism dojo in the Yanshouyuan in the mansion...

Shen Lingxi disguised herself as a servant, and followed Chu Yan and Mu Huai'an into the Duke of Wei's mansion.

As soon as he entered Yanshouyuan, he was shocked by the sight in front of him.

In the wide yard, joss sticks were burning everywhere, filled with smoke and smoke.

The surrounding walls were densely pasted with talisman papers painted with cinnabar.

Under the eaves, there are hung soul lamps tied in yellow paper.

The red thread of the soul-suppressing copper bell is tied, and the cobwebs are criss-crossed above the yard. When the wind blows, the bells jingle randomly.

In the courtyard, twenty or so alchemists wearing Taoist robes to exorcise evil spirits stepped on Tiangang steps, chanting words in their mouths.

On the ground of the bluestone bricks, the Tai Chi Eight Diagrams should have been drawn with the blood of a black dog, and there was a smell of blood.

On the bright yellow futon in the center of the gossip map, Wei Guogong Zhao Dong, wearing plain clothes, sat cross-legged with disheveled hair, his brows were furrowed, his eyes were closed, and sweat was beading from his forehead, as if he was enduring something in pain.

"What is this doing?" Shen Lingxi asked curiously.

"Exorcism." Chunjun whispered beside him: "The people in the mansion said that since he killed the concubine in the temple of longevity, he has been talking about it, and he has been haunted by evil spirits. At first, he just had trouble sleeping and eating, and later It's getting worse day by day, and these days it's even a little crazy, saying that he is possessed by an evil spirit, so let someone exorcise the evil spirit for him."

Upon hearing this, Shen Lingxi looked around the yard.

This smoky, let alone a dead soul, doesn't even have a fly.

"He's really good at picking the time." Mu Huai'an who was next to him snorted slightly, "He wants to pretend to be a ghost, pretend to be crazy and foolish to get by, and he doesn't want to see if the embroiderer agrees."

Chu Yan raised his eyebrows, and looked at him lightly.

Mu Huai'an immediately stood up straight, smiled at him as a gesture of favor, and asked in a low voice, "Your Highness came here today, are you going to personally arrest him and take him to the Beiya? We can't help with this kind of thing, why don't I go first?" Send Miss Shen back?"

When he said "we", he was referring to him and Shen Lingxi.

Because of an accident in Zhao's family and Concubine Zhao being grounded, Concubine Zhao couldn't sit still in Yutan Palace, she went to Shoukang Palace to cry to the Queen Mother every day, the palace was really non-stop.

The queen mother simply asked Shen Lingxi to leave the palace to rest for a few days to avoid the limelight in the palace.

Shen Lingxi was free to deal with the trivial matters of Fu'an Hall, and by the way waited for the progress of Beiya.

At the same time, Beiya took over these cases and let Dali Temple relax. It just so happened that Dali Temple designated Fu'an Hall as the official body depository, and the documents were also approved.

Mu Huai'an naturally took advantage of the opportunity, and in the name of business, he went to Fu'an Hall every day.

Because of this, when Chu Yan asked Chun Jun to invite Shen Lingxi this time, Mu Huai'an happened to bump into him, so he followed him cheekily.

"You really can't help much." Chu Yan stared at Zhao Dong intently, and said casually, "You can go by yourself."

There was no concealment of disgust in his tone.

Mu Huai'an gasped, the smile on the corners of his lips froze slightly, and he subconsciously went to look at Shen Lingxi.

Shen Lingxi had long been accustomed to them playing tricks all the time, so she didn't listen to them at all.

His eyes only focused on the talisman papers written in cinnabar on the wall.

Seeing this, Chunjun on the side smoothed things over in a low voice, "Right now, Eunuch Chang is taking all the blame for his crimes in prison, insisting that everything is his own idea and has nothing to do with Duke Wei's mansion. The concubine also went to intercede with the emperor, the emperor Thinking of Duke Wei's past affection, I specially asked Eunuch Li to explain that if there is no evidence, we can't arrest people, let alone use torture. Therefore, we can only come to the mansion to find a solution."

Mu Huai'an's eyes revealed a sudden look, no wonder Shen Lingxi was called here.

Apart from the Taoist priests in the temple, I am afraid that no one knows better than Shen Lingxi about exorcising evil spirits and making sacrifices.

What's more, this little ancestor is the best at pretending to be a ghost.

He turned towards Shen Lingxi calmly and lowered his voice, "Why do I feel that this ceremony is different from what you are used to doing?"

"It's different." Shen Lingxi was thoughtful, "These alchemists don't see any origins, and the formations and scriptures are also different from ordinary ones, like wild ways."

"Ye Luzi?" Mu Huai'an clicked his tongue, "Is it just a lie?"

Shen Lingxi curved her lips and smiled.

Chun Jun praised in a low voice: "Young lady is right, these alchemists were raised by the Duke of Wei in the mansion. They said they were found from Taiyi Mountain's "Xunxian Wendao". The origin is unknown, but they can be fooled. .”

When Shen Lingxi heard this, the smile on the corner of her lips froze.

She seemed to think of something, and looked behind herself.

His eyes fell thoughtfully on Wang An, who came to Duke Wei's mansion with her, but was lingering outside the courtyard gate, hesitantly daring to enter...