Faced with Nala's words, Hongshi showed a solemn smile, "Don't worry, Queen Mother, I have prepared a great gift for Hongli, which will definitely be unforgettable for him." After that, he said with some worry:
"This time, Concubine Xi and Concubine Jin harmed our children so much. It was obvious that they wanted the lives of our mother and son. Although this incident has passed, I don't know what kind of trouble will be plotted to harm you in the future. You must be careful.
"
Nala smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about the affairs in the palace. I have my own opinions. Okay, you still have to be busy with the affairs of the palace, so go back quickly."
Just when Hong Shi was about to leave, Sun Mo walked in hurriedly and said: "Master, I heard some news, saying..." He did not continue talking immediately, but kept looking at Hong Shi.
Nala said somewhat displeasedly: "Tell me, what's the matter?"
Sun Mo did not dare to neglect, and said quickly: "Yes, I heard that the emperor ordered people to dig out Xu's body, whip the body three hundred times, and then throw it into a mass grave."
After waving Sun Mo to retreat, Nala said quietly: "It seems that the emperor really hates the Xu family. He still wants to whip the body after death, making it difficult to live in peace. This is the first time in this dynasty."
Hongshi didn't speak, but secretly clasped his hands in his sleeves. He didn't have any affection for Mrs. Xu, especially when Mrs. Xu would rather die to protect him. Killing Mrs. Xu was a last resort. Now he heard what Yinzhen wanted to say.
Beating the corpse, I couldn't help but feel a pain in my heart.
Nara seemed to have read through his thoughts, caressing Hongshi's shoulder and said: "When Mrs. Xu died, you had nothing to do with her. It didn't matter if she was whipped to death, but she couldn't be thrown into a mass grave.
Whether it's buried in the ground or not, it has nothing to do with you. You must not contaminate it again, do you understand?"
Hongshi looked at her quickly, then lowered his head, "I know what to do."
Nala nodded slightly and said: "It took a lot of effort to get to this point. Neither the Queen nor you are in danger."
After coming out of Kunning Palace, Hongshi took a deep breath and looked at the gloomy sky. He didn't know what he was thinking. After returning to the palace, he felt exhausted after having been tense for the past few days. He wanted to close his eyes and rest his mind, but instead
I fell asleep unknowingly. I don't know how long it took, but suddenly I felt a little chilly. When I opened my eyes, I found that the sky was already dark, the window was wide open, and the wind was blowing in from the window.
Hongshi stroked his forehead, stood up and wanted to close the window, but when he walked to the window, he felt as if he was struck by lightning. His whole body was cold, and even his blood almost solidified. Because he saw a person who should never be here, Xu's hair was disheveled.
He stood outside the window, his face so pale that it was scary.
"Nian Yao..." Hongshi murmured these two words. Isn't Mrs. Xu dead? Why is she here? Is she a human or a ghost?
At this time, Mrs. Xu suddenly disappeared. Before Hongshi could react, a gloomy voice suddenly sounded in his ears, "I treat you like this, why do you want to kill me? Why?"
Turning around, he saw Mrs. Xu standing beside him at some point, staring straight at him, with an indescribably terrifying look.
A chill arose in Hongshi's heart, and he trembled: "I...I don't want to, but I have to do it, Nianyao, don't blame me!"
"Can you just expose this matter without saying a word? You killed me and our children for yourself. You are so cruel." At this point, Mrs. Xu began to sob and tears flowed from her eyes.
The tears turned out to be bright red tears of blood.
"You...what do you want?" Hongshi said this while stepping back. Before he could take a few steps back, a cold hand suddenly pinched his neck, and at the same time, a strange smile appeared on Xu's face, "
I will kill you and let you come to the underworld to reunite with me and my child!"
Hongshi struggled hard to get rid of the ghost claws on his neck, but in vain. His neck was strangled tightly, making him unable to breathe, and his consciousness gradually became blurred.
Just when he thought he was going to die, he suddenly opened his eyes and found that there was no ghost of Xu in front of him, and his neck was not grasped by anything. There was only Wang Zhong standing worriedly underneath. As for the sky was still bright,
It didn't get dark at all.
Just now... it was just a nightmare, and luckily it was just a nightmare.
Wang Zhong looked at Hongshi who was sweating profusely and said cautiously: "My lord, what's wrong with you? Are you having a nightmare?"
Hongshi wiped off the cold sweat on his forehead and said in a cold voice: "I am fine, what are you doing here?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Zhong hurriedly said: "Let me tell you, Your Majesty, a wandering monk came outside and asked to see Your Majesty."
Hongshi frowned and said: "Monk? You must be here to ask for alms. Emperor Amma believes in Buddhism and respects these monks. Just give him some money. Do you still need to report such a small matter to me? It's getting more and more serious.
I won’t be an errand anymore.”
Wang Zhong lowered his head and said: "As for the prince, I originally did the same thing, but the monk was very strange. He didn't want any money and just wanted to see the prince. He also said..." Seeing that he hesitated to speak, Hongshi urged him impatiently.
He said: "What are you doing hesitantly? Tell me quickly."
Wang Zhong agreed and said in a low voice: "He said that if the prince didn't see him, he would be in great trouble, and he also said... this all happened because of a woman."
Hearing this, Hongshi stood up in fear, and got up because of a woman... Could it be that he was talking about Xu? Thinking of the nightmare he had just had, cold sweat broke out on Hongshi's forehead again. After thinking for a while, he said:
"Bring the monk in."
Wang Zhong left as he was told, and soon brought with him a monk in his fifties wearing khaki robes. He watched the kind-faced monk come in. As soon as this man came in, he put one hand on his chest and said: "Amitabha, poor monk
I have definitely met Prince Ding."
Hongshi walked down from behind the long desk and looked at him while saying: "Excuse me, I wonder which ancient temple the master comes from?"
The monk who claimed to be enlightened shouted the Buddha's name again and said: "The poor monk comes from the White Horse Temple in Luoyang."
Hongshi nodded slightly and said: "Since Master is an eminent monk of White Horse Temple, why don't you just practice in the temple and come to this place in the capital?"
"The poor monk left the monastery several years ago and traveled around to seek alms. He just arrived in the capital a few days ago."
Hongshi walked past him with his hands folded, "Since we are traveling around to beg for alms, why did the servants in my palace give the master money, but the master refused to accept it, and instead wanted to see me, but the master doesn't like the money?"
"The prince has misunderstood. The poor monk passed by the prince's palace and found that the palace was shrouded in gloomy energy, which was quite ominous. After careful calculation, he found that there was an evil spirit haunting the palace, and the evil ghost was haunting none other than you, the prince."
Hongshi tried his best to control the expression on his face, looked up to the sky and said with a smile: "Master is joking, how can there be evil ghosts in this bright world? Besides, I have always been upright, so what evil ghosts are bothering me for nothing."