"I know that there are still some real eminent monks who have not come, and Yang Dongzi from Sanyuan Palace has not come. But I am still worried." Yunxi lowered his head, not at all the momentum of driving Taoist priests and eminent monks out just now, and was very depressed.
said.
It doesn’t take Wang Xi to tell Yunxi to understand that there are three Taoist temples and three temples near Guangzhou City that have been registered with the imperial court, and there are also many private temples that have not been registered with the imperial court. These Taoist monks who came today
Most of them are people who visit private temples in order to avoid "inspection" and pay money to go to large temples and temples to show their name. According to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, they should be ordered to return to secular life. The most famous real people who know magic and Zen masters are mostly because of the long journey.
I will wait until tomorrow, so Xiyi was not awakened today, which does not mean that she will not be awakened.
But Yunxi was still worried, very worried. He never knew that he would be so worried about Xiyi.
Seven years ago, Xiyi entered the palace three days after he married Xiyao and became his concubine. Because she was selected as the concubine of the emperor's grandson together with her sister, she looked exactly the same, even though her temperament was quite different from Xiyao's.
, it seems to be Xiyao's trumpet from the beginning, and her presence in the palace is not strong. The other concubines and palace maids and eunuchs always talk to Xiyao when they want to say something but don't dare. On weekdays,
I can't think of her.
Yunxi would not be like this, and doted on her because of her temperament, but he always thought that just like the average emperor doting on his young and beautiful concubine, he would fall in love with a younger, more beautiful woman with a similar temperament, and he would fall in love with her, until today.
It wasn't until today that he discovered that he had already fallen in love with Xiyi, a woman who seemed a bit naive on weekdays and was not easy to keep calm when things happened, but was also very sensible. Instead of a young and beautiful woman who might be replaced by a younger and more beautiful woman
Her eyes and smile have been deeply imprinted in his mind, and she has become an irreplaceable person in his life.
Yunxi sat on a chair and reviewed his and Xiyi's past. From the time she entered the palace seven years ago, to the birth of Wenqi, and to yesterday, he thought about their time together from beginning to end. Unknowingly,
, he has shed tears.
The surrounding palace maids and eunuchs who saw this scene immediately showed incredulous expressions, and were stunned for a moment, staring at Yun Xi blankly.
Wang Xi was the first to react, taking a step closer to Yunxi to block the eyes of others, and softly awakened him who was immersed in his own thoughts.
Yunhe reacted immediately, wiped his face gently, turned his head and looked at Xiyi's still unconscious face, said something softly, then stood up and walked out of her bedroom.
Only then did the other maids and eunuchs react and break away from their dazed state; but they were still a little distracted.
Early spring looked at Yunxi's back, then looked back at Xiyi, thinking: 'Second Miss, you have lived a life worthy of marrying someone like His Majesty.'
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Afterwards, Yunxi had dinner with the persuasion of Li Sha'er, Wang Xi and others, and went to Xiyi's bedroom to look at her. But he was the emperor after all, and although he was really worried about Xiyi, he understood it rationally.
No matter how much he worries, it is of no use; more importantly, he understands that if he gets sick, no one will care about Xiyi, everyone will revolve around him, whether it is for himself or for Xiyi.
Take care of yourself.
So Yunxi came out of Xiyi's dormitory at the beginning of Haishi and went to rest where he usually rested.
But even though he went to rest, he couldn't sleep while lying in bed, thinking not only about Xiyi's evil spell, but also about the case of harvesting and cutting.
In the case of harvesting and mutilating souls, there was a matter of harvesting souls. Qian Minglin's report today also mentioned that they were performing a witchcraft by mutilating the corpses of the victims.
Therefore, Yunxi concluded that the witchcraft practiced by Xiyi was inextricably linked to the mastermind behind the mutilation case.
But there is also a problem. Because from common sense, there is no use in hurting a concubine next to the emperor. Except for a few exceptions in history, few emperors would do anything because a concubine was in a coma or dying. Although Yunxi treated Xi
Yi is good, but she doesn't look like a doting one. The person who put Xiyi under this evil spell probably wouldn't put a curse on her just to hurt him.
But if it’s not for him, then who is it for? Is it completely for Xiyi herself? The enemies of the Xue family? That’s not right. The enemies of the Xue family should deal with Xue Ning or Xue Xiran, Xue Xiyang
That's right, they are not only members of the Xue family, they are much easier to deal with outside the palace. As long as you spend 10% of the effort to deal with Xiyi, you can deal with them.
Yunxi even thought about whether the women in the palace were competing for favor. But he didn't think it was like it. First of all, the queen was Xiyao, so killing her sister would not make much sense; secondly, except for Miaojin, none of his concubines were born.
They were a wealthy family, and this was Guangzhou. Even Miao Jin's natal family, the Xu family, could not have the power to order people to perform witchcraft.
"There is only one exception." Yunxi turned his head and looked at Li Shaer beside him: "She was wandering on the sea before. Although her life was very dangerous, she might not have any old friendships in Guangzhou that could accomplish such a thing.
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'But it doesn't make sense.' Yun He thought: 'She is just a concubine now, and she should understand that she can't be the queen anyway, so there is no need to get rid of Xiyi.'
Yunxi was lying on the bed, turning over and over, and couldn't think of a clue, so he turned around and talked to Li Sha'er next to him: "Sha'er, do you think there is any relationship between Xiyi's evil possession and the mutilation case?
?”
Li Shaer didn't want to discuss the issue of covering up at night, she still wanted to sleep; but she didn't dare not answer the emperor's question, so she could only say: "Your Majesty, I think there may be some connection, but I can't explain the reason clearly.
Something always feels wrong.”
Li Shaer also thought about what Yun Xi thought in the afternoon: no matter what the purpose of the person behind the scenes is, there is no need to target Xiyi, unless this person only has a blood feud with Xiyi. But let’s not care about the blood feud only with Xiyi.
Whether or not such a person exists, Xiyi, who has never left the capital before, cannot have such an enemy in Guangzhou. Moreover, it is impossible to only have a blood feud with her.
The two of them talked for a while. Li Shaer looked at the moonlight coming in through the glass window and guessed that it was already midnight. She said to Yunxi: "Your Majesty, let's think about these things tomorrow."
Yunxi was also a little sleepy. Hearing Li Shaer's words, he knew it was very late, so he stopped talking, closed his eyes and started to sleep.
But that night he had another nightmare. Maybe it was because he talked about the harvesting and cutting case before going to bed, and he thought of many mutilated corpses with mutilated limbs, although he did not see the corpses of the victims with his own eyes.
Then he dreamed of Xiyi lying unconscious on the bed, and dreamed that she suddenly opened her eyes and said, "Your Majesty, our fate in this life ends here, just like when Jia Baoyu encountered five ghosts."
Yun Xi dreamed of this and suddenly woke up with cold sweat on his forehead.
He immediately realized that he was dreaming just now and it was not what really happened. He breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the hand towel next to the bed and wiped his sweat, then closed his eyes and went back to sleep.
But he couldn't sleep after that, not because he didn't want to sleep, but because of external factors: the window kept banging, as if something was trying to break the window and get in.
And the sound is completely irregular. Sometimes the sound is very dense, but then suddenly disappears, and then starts again after a while.
The sudden noise made him confused, so he gently left the bed and put on his clothes. First he looked outside through the window, but found nothing. Then he opened the door and asked the eunuch guarding the outer room to take a look in the yard.
The eunuch was very frightened and went to look at the outer courtyard, but he found nothing in the report. However, he was still very scared even when he said, "Your Majesty, there are no people or animals in the courtyard." Apparently he was thinking of something unscientific.
But since he said nothing, the sound of banging against the window stopped, and Yunxi returned to the back room and continued sleeping.
But soon there was another banging sound on the window, which continued intermittently, making his nerves tense again.
Yunxi couldn't help but think of "ghosts" just like the eunuchs guarding the outer room.
Because science has theoretically deduced that it is possible to travel through time and space, as long as he goes through a 'wormhole', so although he came to the Ming Dynasty abnormally, he doesn't really believe in the theory of ghosts and gods. He can only say that he believes it a little bit.
Nine points are doubtful, which is similar to most people who have read books in this era.
But today, because he saw Xiyi lying on the bed unable to wake up no matter how hard she screamed, she was obviously under witchcraft, so he believed in the theory of ghosts and gods. Coupled with the strange scene outside the house at this moment, he
The percentage of people who believed in ghosts and gods suddenly expanded to five points or more.
He could only keep comforting himself: "According to the traditional thinking of Chinese Taoism, the person sitting on the throne has the destiny of the entire country. Ghosts and gods dare not approach, gods and immortals cannot hurt me, and even ghosts cannot hurt me."
In order to feel more at ease, he even took out a short gun from the side of the bed. This was a very exquisite gun made by the craftsmen who studied firearms under the Imperial Supervisor. It was very powerful and could be aimed within twenty or thirty feet.
Just because it is purely handmade, and some small parts take even the most skilled craftsmen a long time to grind out, it has no promotional value.
Yunxi took off the holster and held the gun in his hand, feeling relieved - it is said that weapons such as swords, guns, swords and halberds can suppress evil spirits.
But the banging from the window never stopped, disturbing his spirit and making him more and more nervous.
At this moment, the sound of "stab...stab..." sounded on the window again, like the sound of a sharp knife cutting through the glass; and from his point of view, there was no one outside the window, and Yunxi immediately shouted
