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The black cat backed away, staring at the prince with oily green eyes, suddenly turned around and knocked down the tablet, stepped into the incense burner and knocked over the candle flame, and then stood behind the long table and growled at the crowd.

"The imperial concubine has appeared." Someone shouted, and many people knelt down in fright, while the crown prince looked at the knocked down memorial tablet thoughtfully.

Song Zheng hurried forward to pick up the tablet that had been knocked down, but when he saw it, he immediately exclaimed: "This..."

Even though she knew they were acting, Song Yuanan still couldn't help being curious and leaned over to take a look. When she saw it clearly, she was shocked, and saw that the four characters "Imperial Concubine Empress" painted in gold on the tablet were all scratched. flower.

Is it so mysterious?They have been guarding here all the time, but no one has touched the tablet. The cat just knocked it down just now. It is impossible for her to read it wrong.

Song Yuan shrank back and stood with Song Chun, looking at the prince in silence.

Other curious people also stepped forward to take a look, and their reactions were similar to those of Song Yuan. They shrank back obediently, wishing to stay away from the black cat.

"Mother Concubine." The prince stroked the tablet with trembling hands, his grief was beyond words.

Something happened to the mourning hall, and soon Chang De rushed over in person. When he came, the black cat was still there, and when he saw Chang De, he let out a low growl. Chang De stopped in fright, looked at the long case, and walked up to Song Zheng Looking at the scratched tablet, his eyes swept over everyone present.

"The emperor ordered to continue to guard the spirit, and we will discuss things tomorrow, and told His Royal Highness not to be too sad, and to take care of his body." After Chang De finished speaking, he looked at Song Zheng and the others: "Young masters, please help His Royal Highness go back to rest. "

Song Zheng held the tablet and asked, "How can I rest when something like this happens?"

"Does the young master want the emperor to get up in the middle of the night to check it himself?" Chang De was not used to them, and Song Zheng choked on a rhetorical question.

They had nothing to say, so Changde took the people away. Song Chun lowered his eyes and remained silent. They all knelt down again.

The prince looked gloomy, with half of his face hidden in the darkness. He took the tablet from Song Zheng's hand, put it back on the case with his own hands, and immediately knelt down. Song Zheng and the others had no time to hold it back, so they could only follow along with one piece. kneel down.

The palace servants re-lit the extinguished candles, and everyone realized that the black cat had disappeared, but no one dared to ask, and they all knelt quietly.

The accident happened suddenly and mysteriously, everyone was not sleepy, they knelt quietly in front of the coffin and thought about it in their hearts.

When the sky was bright, a small servant came in and whispered a few words in the prince's ear, the prince's gloomy eyes became brighter, and his back straightened up.

"Master." The servant in charge of watching the time approached: "It's time, get up and rest."

Song Chun bowed, and when he stood up because his legs were numb, he almost couldn't stand still. The servant hurriedly helped him up, and the other heirs of the palace followed suit. After kneeling for several hours, standing up was really not an easy task.

"My condolences to His Royal Highness the Prince."

Song Chun bowed, and then backed out after speaking, and the others hurriedly followed. Their numb legs made it difficult for them to walk smoothly. When they arrived at the side hall for rest, they hurriedly found a place to sit down. Everyone's face is very painful.

"It's really unlucky, to watch the spirit according to the rules and still encounter this kind of thing."

"Come on, what can we do if we meet each other?"

Some people complained softly, but the others were silent, no one wanted to mention what happened last night, walls have ears, who knows if what is said here will be heard by the emperor.

Song Yuan rubbed her legs and thumped her waist, feeling uncomfortable all over. The servant brought hot water for her grooming to her. She twisted the handkerchief and wiped off her sweat. Before she even drank the tea, there were urgent footsteps outside. .

A servant came in, looked at them and said: "The emperor ordered you to go back to the mansion first to rest."

"Yes." Being able to go home, everyone naturally wished for it, and they couldn't care less about rest. They all got up and walked outside. When they passed the palace alley, the servant was leading Sangong to the direction of Taihua Hall.

What happened last night was not small. During the great funeral, it was spread outside the palace early in the morning. There are various explanations, each of which is more mysterious than the other, so Sangong knew very well what was going on.

When they arrived at the Taihua Hall, they were seated by En Zhun after seeing the ceremony, and Chang De also retreated wisely, leaving only the four monarchs and ministers.

"Last night, what are people talking about outside?" Emperor Taikang leaned on the dragon chair with a very low tone.

Sikong told the truth: "The black cat is psychic, and it is said that the imperial concubine's wish has not been fulfilled, so there is a big disturbance in the mourning hall."

Emperor Taikang kept his face sullen and didn't speak. Only an hour after the palace gate opened, there was such an uproar outside. It can be seen that he had been prepared long ago, and the purpose was to use public opinion to put pressure on him.

What black cat psychic?What's making a fuss?This method can frighten a group of children who have not seen much in the world, and can frighten the ignorant common people, but can it frighten them, the group of people who drink blood and kill high-ranking people?

"Your Majesty." Situ, who has always been calm, opened his mouth: "Although things are absurd, the people are ignorant, and they believe in these superficial and mysterious things the most. If they continue to spread rumors, they will obey the wishes of those who set up the situation."

Emperor Taikang coughed twice, his throat seemed to be stuffed with phlegm, and his voice was a bit vague: "I don't want to be coerced by others."

"The imperial concubine has served the imperial court for more than [-] years. She has raised three princes and four princesses, and has more than [-] grandchildren. It is a great achievement to extend the descendants. As usual, she should be granted the title." Doctor Yu Shi always speaks straightforwardly, Will not take into account too much.

Emperor Taikang's face turned ugly, but he was not stupid enough to challenge Doctor Yushi, but he was unwilling to change his mind casually.

"Among the children of the noble concubine, the crown prince has been the crown prince. He has worked hard for more than ten years. The courtiers have seen it. Although he made a big mistake, the emperor never punished him directly. In the hearts of the people, the crown prince is a loyal and righteous crown prince. Among his brothers and sisters, The four princesses are all married to generals of one side, who hold the military power and guard one side. The two His Royal Highnesses occupy the positions of prefects, and they are all figures who hold real power.

Secondly, the second and third sons of the East Palace are serving in the army. Although the second son has been in Jingzhao for several months, the third son has not yet returned to Beijing. He has [-] new recruits in the spring of last year under his command. The fourth and fifth sons have outstanding political achievements The people have praised the two of them on the table for three consecutive years. The people don't know the power of the monarch and ministers. "

After Situ finished speaking, he saw that Taikang Emperor's expression was a little loose, so he continued: "It is true that the emperor wants to pave the way for the prince, but the princes of the palace are all leading the army at the border. It is true that they guard the border to resist foreign enemies, except No one knows how much they have paid for the people at the border, and in terms of public opinion, the Prince of the Palace must be at a disadvantage, if the matter is allowed to escalate, the Palace will probably suffer even more losses in the end."