Wishful Things

The national teacher came to the front of the inner hall and raised his hand to salute through the bead curtain.

"Does the national teacher see any clues?" Emperor Qingming, who came to Yuxiu Palace after the morning court, asked while sitting in his chair.

Concubine Jing, who was still leaning on the bed to raise her baby, stared closely at the national teacher behind the bead curtain, waiting for the other party to speak.

Just now she vaguely heard the word "unlucky"...

Could it be that there are really evil things at work?

After pondering for a while, the national teacher said solemnly: "Return to your majesty, the empress has a dragon heir in her belly, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep it this time."

"What?"

Emperor Qingming's face changed slightly.

Can't keep it?

Why can the national teacher say things that the imperial physicians dare not say with such certainty?

But when she heard this sentence suddenly, Concubine Jing's mind went blank for a moment, and she couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "...how could it be!"

Her face was pale, and she quickly said: "If there is really something ominous, the national teacher can just try to expel it... This child is clearly still in the womb of this palace, how could it be impossible to keep it?!"

"This evil thing is unusual. In addition, the vitality of the young fetus is still weak and cannot withstand the erosion of evil energy, so it is too late now..." The national teacher sighed slightly, "Now the poor can only try to surpass the evil spirit for a while. two."

Concubine Jing's pupils trembled sharply: "It's a bunch of nonsense... Who allowed you to surpass my child! You can't even drive out an evil thing, and I think you are a liar who deceives the public!"

National Division:"……"

Don't say it, I really told you to hit it straight and say it right, that's really what happened.

Emperor Qingming's tone was cold: "My dear concubine, don't be rude to the national teacher."

Hearing this voice, Concubine Jing tightly grasped her fingers, managed to calm down for a while, and said with tears in her eyes: "The concubine just doesn't want to lose this child... Your Majesty, let the national teacher think of a way, and there will be a way." of!"

"National teacher, is there really no remedy?" Emperor Qingming looked at the Taoist and asked with a slight frown.

He naturally valued this child in Concubine Jing's womb.

The problem of heirs has always been the one thing he cares most about.

It is true that Concubine Rong gave birth to a healthy prince for him, but there have been precedents of princes dying in the palace before. A prince, especially a prince who is extremely difficult to get, is far from enough to make him feel at ease.

And Concubine Jing's current situation is more familiar to him...

In the harem, there are at least three concubines who had the experience of being unable to keep their fetuses in their early years.

Therefore, in the past few days, even if the imperial physicians did not say it clearly, and Concubine Jing insisted that she didn't have much discomfort, he already had a premonition and preparation in his heart.

But evil things haunt...

It was the first time he had heard this statement.

The national teacher said: "Your Majesty does not know, this evil thing is extremely hostile, if it is not for the dragon child in the belly of the empress, protected by the dragon's energy, I am afraid it will not be able to survive."

Dragon son?

Caught off guard, Emperor Qingming felt a pain in his heart: "The national teacher sees that the concubine's womb is a boy?"

The Taoist nodded lightly, with just the right look of regret on his face.

"..."

Under such a double blow from the gap between heaven and earth, Concubine Jing, who had been unable to sleep for days and nights, couldn't bear it anymore, her lips trembled a few times, her eyes rolled over and she passed out.

Gong'e exclaimed: "Your Majesty!"

Emperor Qingming glanced at it, and there was no trace of nervousness in his eyes: "Please ask the imperial physician."

With that said, he stood up and left the inner hall.

"National teacher, please follow me to the side hall to speak—"

The national teacher lowered his eyes and followed Emperor Qingming into the side hall.

"I don't know what is the evil thing that the national teacher is referring to?" Emperor Qingming's tone could not tell whether he believed it or not, "I have never heard of it before, and there is such a troublesome thing in the palace—"

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven of the True Dragon. In the imperial palace, there has been the protection of purple energy for generations. It is indeed not a place where evil things breed." The Taoist's inscrutable tone revealed certainty: "Therefore, according to the judgment of the poor, this evil thing is It came from outside the palace."

"Outside the palace?" Emperor Qingming frowned and thought.

"Exactly. Your Majesty might as well ask someone to ask you, when was the last time Concubine Jing left the palace, and where did she go?"

"The last time my concubine went out of the palace was to follow me to the Spring River Palace for Spring Hunting..."

It was also in the palace that the accompanying imperial physician diagnosed her as pregnant.

"Quanhe Xinggong..." The Taoist thought for a moment, and said: "It is likely that my mother was invaded by evil energy at that time, but according to the inference of the poor Taoist, this evil object was born in water and entangled in the body of a stranger. That’s why I’m able to get out of the water.”

born in water?

Entwined with epithets?

While Emperor Qingming was thinking, he heard the Taoist say in a slow voice: "The poor Taoist had suspicions a few days ago, so he set up a formation formation in this hall. When the formation was closed today, he saw scattered evil spirits, not the real body, even..."

The Taoist's eyes were deep, as if he was hiding endless mysteries, making people believe his words unconsciously, and Emperor Qingming couldn't help asking: "How much?"

"Even... Even Your Majesty's whole body has signs of being approached by this evil spirit."

Emperor Qingming's eyes suddenly changed.

He also has?

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, has it been difficult to sleep at night recently, the dragon's body occasionally feels unwell, and often feels short of breath?"

Emperor Qingming nodded slightly with a complicated expression: "Occasionally there will be some..."

In fact, it is not just occasional.

Even at night, I often have nightmares.

He always thought it was because King Yan entered the capital, could it be more than that?

"Therefore, the poor judge judged that this person who is haunted by evil spirit must be in the palace, and most of them are people close to His Majesty. For His Majesty's dragon body, it is better to confirm the identity of this person as soon as possible."

"The people around me..." Emperor Qingming looked at the Taoist, and there was a flash of darkness in his eyes: "Is there a way for the national teacher to find this person?"

"If this person is contaminated with such an ominous thing, it will definitely harm the people around him. There may be precedents. Moreover, this evil thing is provoked from the water. I think this person has probably been flooded." The Taoist said seriously. : "Your Majesty can follow these clues and ask someone to investigate one by one."

Emperor Qingming nodded: "I understand, Master Lao has taken the trouble to remind you."

The national teacher couldn't guess what the emperor was thinking at the moment, but this did not prevent him from continuing to act calmly, and he never took the initiative to mention anything, only said: "This is a matter of the poor."

"I will order people to investigate carefully, and if they find out who it is, is there a way for the national teacher to get rid of this evil thing?"

The Taoist thought about it and said: "It depends on the specific situation. If the evil thing has been haunting people for a long time and has coexisted with people, it may be quite difficult to get rid of it..."

Emperor Qingming nodded thoughtfully.

...

The next day, after the morning court, Emperor Qingming ordered Zhan Yunzhu to go to the imperial study to discuss matters.

This is the normal state after Zhan Yunzhu entered the Zhongshu Province. Many people in the court saw this in their eyes, and they all knew that this Zhongshusheren who had saved him was now highly valued by His Majesty.