She said, and smiled again, "Ageful people think that children are sick because they are entangled by ghosts, especially His Royal Highness, or some children from wealthy families. Some ghosts follow them when they are born. When they are eaten, they pat them, or push them from behind when they are walking, so there are often people who are not well-raised. People in the Taoist practice draw talismans for them. If the talisman is gone, it means that the ghost is caught. If the ghost is caught, the disease will naturally be cured."

I frowned slightly.

Madam Wu looked at me who didn't believe it, and smiled and said, "But this is just a saying. In fact, I heard that there are tricks here. Some people who are not good at practicing Taoism use some special things to add to cinnabar and draw talismans for people. After a while, cinnabar faded and disappeared. They said that their methods were effective, and there were also some."

“…”

I can't speak even more.

Madam Wu looked at my wrong face and asked softly: "Girl, what's wrong?"

I looked up at her, thought for a while, then shook my head: "It's okay, you go and do it."

She hesitated a little, but she didn't seem to be talking about it, so she could only turn around and leave. I slowly walked into Miaoyan's room. The window that had been opened all night last night. Although it was only a line, the cold wind blew in a lot, and the room was not too warm. When I walked inside, I felt the cold air seeping out of my heart.

I don’t believe what Madam Wu said just now that the talisman will disappear after catching the ghost. But I said later that some people with ulterior motives mixed things and drew talismans in cinnabar to coax people, and there might be such a liar.

But it shouldn't appear on Miaoyan either.

After all, the person who draws the talisman is not someone else, but a country-protecting master. A dignified country-protecting master does not need to use this clumsy method to deceive people.

I believe that he must have come to me as promised last night, but after coming in, he found out that the guards were tightly guarded. Especially when he heard the words of those guards, he even knew that Pei Yuanhao was also in my room, so he could only give up the idea of ​​meeting.

But he should still want to leave me something, tell me he has been here, and even-

Tell me something important.

So, the window that opened in the first line last night was naturally because he entered Miaoyan's room; and Miaoyan dreamed of ghosts, and I was afraid that he would see him half-dream and half-awake.

Then this talisman is naturally what he left to me.

Thinking that time is tight, he didn't have time to write anything on the yellow paper, so he just folded the yellow paper in a hurry, replacing the previous talisman hanging on Miaoyan's neck. So I seemed to think that the talisman had been moved, but in fact it had been replaced.

The problem is-

What message does a blank yellow paper convey?

Could it be that it is really as Madam Wu said - "Catch the ghost"?

Catch a ghost?

What the hell? It’s not really a legendary little devil who pesters children, right?

I was thinking, suddenly, a flash of inspiration in my mind - ghost?!

Before, at my house in Tongquetai, the gatekeeper Lao Zhu kept saying that he was haunted at night. A few days ago, Jabixing specially asked Du Yan to come in and tell me that he had caught the ghost!

Could it be this?

But what Che Bixing caught was the ghost in my family. Why did the message left by the Master of the Guardian also say ghosts? Could it be that he also knows this? Could it be that he has any connection with Che Bixing?

Then, the Imperial Guard searched the capital, but could not find Chabixing, who was-

Suddenly, I felt a mess in my mind. When I thought of this, it seemed like I had entered a dead end. There was no way in front of me. But if I had to walk out, I was already in deep fog and could not get rid of it and see the truth.

What the hell is going on!?

...

I thought about it for a long time in Miaoyan's room, but I still couldn't think of a reason. Because I couldn't go out and couldn't find an accurate answer, I was not sure of all my guesses, and I was dizzy, and I just passed by most of the day.

By noon, Eunuch Fu came to give me meals as before. I saw that there was a bowl of sweet soup on the table. Miaoyan was happy at first sight, and Su Su served her a large bowl. I smiled and said to Xiao Fuzi, "Why did the people in the imperial kitchen take care of her so much today and specially sent her sweets?"

Xiao Fuzi glanced at it and shook his head gently.

My heart moved: "Hmm?"

He whispered, "It was the Queen's order."

“…!”

For some reason, just a simple sentence, but I felt like I was hit in the chest with a punch, and suddenly a dull pain came to my heart.

For a moment, the expression on his face also froze. He was silent for a while before saying, "Empress?"

"Yes. The Queen said that the lady and His Highness in this room are afraid they are very frustrated. I send more sweets and make people feel more comfortable."

"...Well, did she say anything else?"

"Not anymore."

“…”

I didn't know what to say or what I could say, but I felt my chest was very stuffy. After a long time, I said softly: "It's hard for the Queen, I still think of us."

"yes."

"What are she busy with these two days?"

"Last night, she worked hard until midnight on Yuhua Palace. I heard that when she came back, she almost fainted. This morning, the imperial concubine was gone, but anyone who looked at the Empress's face was worried about her body, and she was afraid that the next one would fall would be her."

The next one who fell down was her?

When I heard this, I felt like I heard an ominous prophecy. My heart seemed to be stabbed, and my breathing suddenly stopped.

The words Pei Yuanhao said to me were once again clearly echoed in his ears, like a bolt from the blue.

"I never enthroned her because I loved her so much."

"And if I really ruined her, it's not because I no longer love her."

...

If he had said he wanted me to be the queen before, he might have rushed out in desperation to save me, then this time, he had already told me clearly that he was ready to destroy Chang Qing! No matter whether this matter was targeting Chang Qing or the Chang family, I could not sit idly by and watch Chang Qing encounter such a fate.

She is the last warmth I am in this palace!

Thinking of this, the pain in my eyes could no longer be concealed. Xiao Fuzi seemed to feel something. He looked at me and said softly: "Miss, what's wrong?"

“…”

I suddenly woke up, looked up at him, and suddenly said, "Eunuch Fu, can I meet the Queen?"

Xiao Fuzi suddenly opened his eyes wide: "Ah?"

"I think--"

Before he finished speaking, he immediately said, "Miss, this is not a fun thing. The emperor has issued an order to close the place. Others cannot come, and you cannot go out!"

“…”

"I can help with anything else, but this matter is to resist the order and lose my head!"

Seeing his nervous look, I came to my senses. I was stunned. I had told him before that I would not ask him too much questions. Now, I just made such excessive requests. I nodded quickly: "I understand. I just said something wrong."

Seeing that I was a little disappointed, Xiao Fuzi felt a little embarrassed. He hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Or, Miss has something to take out, I can still do this."

If the person the emperor wants to be imprisoned in normal times, he will naturally be closed and he will not have any contact with the outside world. But this time, since he came here for the night last night, Xiao Fuzi and the eunuchs who served in close proximity have probably also seen that my situation is different from being guilty, so I am a little relaxed towards me.

I thought about it and suddenly thought of something: "Okay, wait a moment."

After saying that, I hurried back to the table, flipped through for a while, fetched out a booklet, and handed it to Xiao Fuzi. He opened it and looked at it. It was filled with small words. He asked, "What is this?"

"It is difficult to repay the scriptures by parents."

Because Pei Yuanhao asked me to educate Miaoyan well, this was the only thing I could do now. I taught her to copy scriptures in the morning, and it happened to be a book, and it came in handy at this moment.

"You give this to the Queen."

Xiao Fuzi frowned: "Is the Queen's use of this... what's the point?"

"Just give it to her. The Queen is a smart person and will understand what I mean."

"Oh well."

Although he was still a little hesitant, after hearing what I said, he stopped saying anything. He put the book in his arms, nodded at me, and turned around and left.

I kept watching his back disappear at the door, and then slowly walked back to the room. As soon as I sat down, Susu gave me half a bowl of steaming sweet soup and took a sip with the spoon. It turned out that the taste was very good. There was no sweetness that was greasy, but only a sweetness followed the warm current, gradually warming up the whole body.

Just like, everything Chang Qing has given me over the years.

But at this moment, my heart is bitter.

That scripture should educate children and know that their parents have a deep grace to raise, but now I ask Xiao Fuzi to give it to Chang Qing is a completely different story.

The grace of parents’ raising is indeed like a mountain and a thick soil, but no matter what, you cannot pay for the benefit of the family, or even - your own family!

The emperor already had the idea of ​​having the queen. I didn't know what I should do to dispel his idea, or what I should do so that the Chang family would not suffer the fate of the Shen family. Perhaps other people's lives have nothing to do with me, and I don't need to ask about it, but Chang Qing, no matter what, I can't watch her fall into the abyss!

If she could stop the horse from slid into the abyss and prevent the Chang family from continuing to slide into the abyss, at least - now there are still three days left before the silkworm gift, everything can be saved!
Chapter completed!