The Return of the Demon

In the afternoon, Ning Chen and others set out to return to the capital.

Mo Yangshuo had to be brought back to the capital.

The people of Cangjian Villa were detained in Cangzhou Prison.

Cangzhou was temporarily under military control.

Because Cangzhou, from the governor to the clerks in the government office, were all dismissed!

The day after Ning Chen arrived in Cangzhou, the imperial edict came immediately.

All officials of Cangzhou, big and small, were dismissed and investigated.

For no other reason, just because the remains of the late emperor appeared in Cangzhou, and Cangjian Villa was on the territory of Cangzhou, the officials of Cangzhou, big and small, were responsible for negligence.

In fact, the officials of Cangzhou were quite wronged, and they were innocent.

But what can be done about it? The imperial power is supreme, and if you are wrong, you are wrong.

Ten days later, Ning Chen and others returned to the capital.

Ning Chen brought the skull of the late emperor into the palace.

He could imagine that Emperor Xuan would be furious when he saw his father's remains being demolished.

Recently, everyone in the palace has been living in fear, and everyone knows that His Majesty is in a bad mood!

If the ancestral tombs of ordinary people were robbed, blood would splatter five steps, not to mention the emperor.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Nie Liang saw Ning Chen and went forward to greet him.

Ning Chen waved his hand, "Is Your Majesty in there?"

Nie Liang nodded, and then asked hopefully, "Have the remains of the late emperor been found?"

Ning Chen patted the bag behind him, "Only the skull was found."

Nie Liang's face changed drastically.

These bastards actually dismantled the remains of the late emperor.

It's over, Your Majesty will be mad.

......

The little eunuch tiptoed into the Yangxin Palace.

These days, not to mention the palace maids and eunuchs, even birds flying over the palace had to be shot down, for fear of disturbing the Emperor Xuan who was in a bad mood.

"Your Majesty, King Zhenguo wants to see you!"

Emperor Xuan's eyes lit up slightly, "Let him in quickly!"

The eunuch Quan beside him breathed a sigh of relief quietly, even he had been living in fear these days.

It's good that Ning Chen is back!

The young eunuch left.

After a while, Ning Chen came in.

"Your son, I pay my respects to you, father!"

"Get up!" Emperor Xuan raised his hand, and then asked eagerly, "Can you bring back the late emperor's holy body?"

"Uh..." Ning Chen took off the Longyuan sword from his back and presented it with both hands, trying to make Emperor Xuan happy first, so that he would not faint from anger. "Father, Cangjian Villa has a collection of many famous swords in the world. This sword is called Longyuan. Your son brought it back specially for you."

Eunuch Quan hurried down and presented the sword to Emperor Xuan.

Emperor Xuan took the sword, pulled out a section, smiled and nodded, saying: "Good sword, I like it very much!"

I immediately handed the sword to Eunuch Quan, then looked at Ning Chen and asked: "Tell me quickly, can we bring back the holy body of the late emperor?"

"Uh..." Ning Chen hesitated for a moment and said: "Replying to Father, it has been brought back!"

Emperor Xuan's eyes lit up, but before he could be happy, he heard Ning Chen say: "Father, please forgive me, only part of the holy body of the late emperor was brought back."

Emperor Xuan's face suddenly froze.

After a long while, he spoke: "What do you mean only part of it was brought back?"

Ning Chen said with a stiff face: "Your son only found the skull of the late emperor in Cangjian Villa. It is said that the rest was sent to Chongzhou."

Emperor Xuan's face changed drastically, his head buzzed, his eyes went black, and he almost fainted with anger!

Eunuch Quan was also shocked.

"Traitors, these damned traitors, dared to insult the holy body of the late emperor, I will kill all nine of their clans."

Emperor Xuan was furious, his chest rose and fell violently, and veins on his forehead were exposed.

"Father, please calm down. I will do my best to retrieve the late emperor's body."

Ning Chen hurriedly comforted him, fearing that Emperor Xuan would be angry.

"Your Majesty, calm down. The dragon body is more important... Your Highness will definitely welcome back the late emperor's body."

Eunuch Quan also comforted him.

But comforting him is useless. Who can remain calm when their father's tomb is robbed and the bones are torn into several pieces?

Besides, the tomb was robbed, which concerns the face of the great Xuan.

Ning Chen hurriedly took off the package on his back and untied the black cloth outside. Inside was a brocade box, which contained the skull of the late emperor.

"Father, let's put the skull of the late emperor in a proper place first?"

Emperor Xuan quickly got up, staggered to the brocade box, knelt down with red eyes, "I am ashamed of my father..."

.......

When Ning Chen came out of the palace, it was dark.

The skull of the late emperor was placed in the Shouhuang Palace... This is the royal ancestral hall.

It was getting late, so Emperor Xuan asked him to go back first.

When Ning Chen left, Emperor Xuan was still kneeling in Shouhuang Palace to repent.

When they got home, everyone was in a bad mood.

The Ninth Princess had already learned from Pan Yucheng that only the skull of the previous emperor was brought back this time.

If the Ninth Princess was unhappy, who in the mansion would dare to play around?

Ning Chen came back and stayed in Zi Su and Yu Die's room for a while, then came to the Ninth Princess' room.

The usually lively Ninth Princess has lost her smile these days and is unhappy!

Ning Chen took her hand, "Don't worry, I will definitely find all the remains of the previous emperor."

The Ninth Princess said in a muffled voice: "I am just worried about my father's health. My father must be very angry."

Ning Chen thought that he was more than angry, and almost fainted.

"Okay, don't think too much, I will take care of everything... It's getting late, go to bed early!"

Ning Chen took a bath, went to bed and did nothing, and fell asleep holding the Ninth Princess.

After a day of riding, Ning Chen was indeed tired and fell asleep quickly.

But not long after falling asleep, he was awakened by a knock on the door!

He Ye was talking to someone outside, and the voice sounded like Gu Yichun.

After a while, He Ye came to the door of the inner room and whispered: "Prince, someone is coming from the palace!"

Ning Chen was shocked. Someone came to the palace at this time. Could it be that something happened to His Majesty?

He did not dare to delay, so he got up, put on his clothes and went to the front hall.

The person who came was the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict in the palace, and also one of the shadow guards.

"Meet Your Majesty!"

"No need to be polite! Eunuch came to see me so late, but what happened in the palace?"

The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict said: "Your Majesty asked Your Majesty to enter the palace immediately."

"What happened?"

The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict shook his head, "I don't know... But the left and right prime ministers, and several adults from the six ministries have entered the palace."

It must be a big thing!

Ning Chen did not dare to delay and rode into the palace.

The candlelight in the Yangxin Palace flickered, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.

Emperor Xuan's face was ashen, and there seemed to be flames jumping in his pupils.

Li Hanru and others hung their heads and dared not breathe.

The eunuch came in to report, "Your Majesty, the King of Zheng State wants to see you!"

Hearing Ning Chen's name, Li Hanru and others quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let him in!"

"Yes!"

After a while, Ning Chen walked in.

As soon as he came in, he felt that the atmosphere was wrong.

"Your son, I see you..."

"No need to be polite!" Before Ning Chen finished speaking, Emperor Xuan interrupted him and handed the memorial on the dragon case to Ning Chen, "Take a look at this."

Ning Chen stepped forward to take the memorial, opened it and was shocked!

This is the battle report submitted by Chongzhou... The Chongzhou garrison, ordered to attack the Daoyin Sect, ended up in a disastrous defeat, with more than 4,000 people killed in the 30,000-strong army.

It's not that the Daoyin Sect is so powerful, but that external forces intervened.