The emperor obviously knew about this matter before the thunder struck Fengtian Palace.
In this case, there are only two explanations.
Even if he couldn't figure out how to predict the lightning strike in Fengtian Temple, it was obvious that someone was planning behind all this from beginning to end...
Or maybe the emperor had people spying on everyone in his house.
The greater possibility is that both of them exist.
Thinking of this, Xia Tingzhen's eyes grew colder.
At this time, a servant quickly walked into the hall.
"Sir, madam."
The servant who didn't know much about the inside story said calmly: "Eunuch Li from the palace has arrived with a group of officials from the Beijing government."
As servants of the Xia family, because they have enough confidence, they are always much calmer than ordinary servants when encountering problems.
Xue's face suddenly turned a bit paler.
Li Ji came in person?!
Li Ji's coming means that the emperor is here in person!
"Sir... that Taoist priest has just passed by. If someone hadn't stopped him quickly..." It was about the second son she cared about most, and Mrs. Xue was almost so anxious that she ran out of ideas.
"Stop?"
Xia Tingzhen sneered repeatedly in her heart.
What's there to stop?
Since the Taoist was sent to dig it, it was for Li Ji to see.
Furthermore, can it be stopped?
Instead of letting Li Ji open this mouth, it would be better to be more knowledgeable and leave more leeway!
Xue's heart was almost restless. When she was suffering so much, Li Ji and his party quickly arrived in the hall.
After Li Ji and Xia Tingzhen saluted, they briefly explained their intentions, and then said with a smile: "It's just a formality according to the rules. The purpose is to make Mr. Xia and Mr. Xia feel at ease in the future..."
Mr. Xue could hardly laugh.
Xia Tingzhen did not answer the words, but said with a solemn expression: "To be honest, Eunuch Li, it was only after I returned home today that a Taoist priest came to the magistrate's house yesterday. The Taoist man looked at Han'er in the courtyard and said bluntly:
The evil spirit inside is soaring to the sky, and there is fear of something evil causing trouble——"
"Oh!"
Li Ji exclaimed in surprise and said, "...Is there such a thing?"
The internal prison guard who followed him kept his head lowered.
My adoptive father is really good at acting. No wonder I want to take him out to practice and learn today.
"not only that."
Xia Tingzhen's face became more solemn: "That Taoist said yesterday that if this evil spirit is not eliminated, there will be great chaos in the future... And this harbinger will probably appear in Fengtian Hall."
Now that we have taken this step, there is no longer any reason to evade the important and take the easy.
Anyway, what the Taoist said has already reached the emperor's ears verbatim.
Li Ji's face turned pale with fright, and even his high-pitched voice was trembling: "According to this, there was actually a Taoist who figured out what happened in Fengtian Temple last night in advance?!"
Xia Tingzhen nodded, glanced at Mrs.
I returned home, so I failed to report the matter to His Majesty in time."
"But...this, this, this..."
Li Ji seemed anxious and scared for a moment, not knowing what to say.
"Fortunately, there is not no chance of salvation now." Xia Tingzhen said: "The Taoist said that as long as the evil spirit is driven out in time, there will be no more trouble."
Li Ji's eyes lit up and he hurriedly said: "For such a big event, Xia Shoufu must hurry up!"
"It's natural."
Xia Tingzhen said sternly: "I don't care if I don't know about this matter. Since I already know it, I will do my best and will not slack off at all. I have already invited the master to go to the place where the evil spirit is hidden. Let's see clearly the evil spirit first.
What is the source of—"
As he said that, after a slight pause, his expression became colder and colder: "I have heard about the matter in Beijing Yamen. If it is really related to my time, I will not cover it up in the slightest."
Li Ji sighed slightly.
"Xia Shoufu treats Daqing and His Majesty with sincerity. Even this old slave can see it..."
Xia Tingzhen said nothing.
After a while, he raised his hand and made a "please" gesture, and said: "In that case, I would like to invite Eunuch Li to accompany me to the garden for a visit."
Li Ji nodded "Okay", and the two of them led a group of people to Xia Han's residence.
At the Taoist's signal, several nurses from the Xia family began to prepare to take action.
However, because there was a rockery sitting on it, it was necessary to move it. This was time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it did not take a moment. So Xia Tingzhen took Li Ji to sit in the study nearby.
In the bedroom opposite, there were sounds of Lu making noises from time to time.
First there were cries and shouts, and then there was the sound of broken porcelain.
Sitting in the outer hall of the bedroom, Mr. Xue's face became increasingly ugly.
It's already this time...this bitch is still causing trouble!
But she was pregnant, and the wet nurse didn't dare to do anything harsh!
If something really happened to Han'er, she would no longer care whether the child in the other person's belly was a boy or a girl... I'm afraid that what was in his belly was simply a disaster!
Thinking of this, Mr. Xue's eyes were extremely cold, and he looked at the maid beside him with a gesture.
The maid walked to the bedroom knowingly.
After a while, as expected, no more movement could be heard from inside.
…
In front of Xuesheng Tea House, the young man in blue got off his horse.
Mr. Mo, the shopkeeper behind the counter, saw someone entering the hall and hurriedly greeted him.
There's nothing you can do about it, it's a small shop, there's only one waiter in the front hall, and if he goes out to listen to the excitement, doesn't it have to be hosted by the shopkeeper himself?
"Miss Xu has been here for an hour."
Mr. Mo said in a low voice.
Wu Chao was a little surprised.
Miss Xu came so early?
He did not make an appointment with Miss Xu today.
But originally he was going to come earlier, but something temporarily delayed him.
Thinking that people have been waiting for so long, the young man quickened his pace.
Mr. Mo followed him upstairs, but was soon left behind.
Seeing the young man striding across the three stairs with his long legs and doing so easily, Mr. Mo looked down at his legs and sighed melancholy in his heart.
Just don't follow him.
Anyway, he guessed that the young master didn't need him to entertain him, so he had better not go up and be an eyesore.
With this thought in mind, Mr. Mo turned downstairs and continued his accounting.
"I've kept Miss Xu waiting for a long time."
Upstairs, Wu Chao sat down opposite Miss Xu and said apologetically.
"Anyway, we are just waiting for the news." Xu Mingyi said with a smile: "Waiting here, the news will be faster."
Wu Chao nodded and said: "It will take at least another hour to get news from the Xia family."
If nothing happened, Xia Han would not be able to escape today.
By then, Miss Xu will be in a very good mood, right?
Thinking like this, the young man moved the corner of his mouth slightly.
