After the abolition of the cold palace, I just want to cultivate immortals

Chapter 4 Smarter and Stronger

The night wind howled, and the palace wall encased the entire imperial city like a giant beast's mouth. A beam of blood shot up to the sky from the northwest corner, and Lu Qiyun's eyes froze, something was really wrong!
The patrolling guards found nothing unusual. Yunlong Mountain had overflowing aura, and there should be other practitioners too. The beam of blood was so strangely tight that mortals obviously couldn't see it.

After the empress was abolished, there were three other concubines under the imperial concubine. Concubine Xian was gentle and caring, and Zhou Yichen liked it very much. Not long ago, the eldest prince was born, and the honor and favor were close to that of the imperial concubine. There were even rumors that Zhou Yichen would make her the new empress.

In the Fuyuan Palace where Concubine Xian lived, the girl on duty in the front hall was drowsy, Lu Qiyun sneaked in silently, the lights in the front hall were like beans, and the shadow was stretched out like a ghost.

The surrounding area was quiet, only the sound of her breathing could be heard, and the girl on duty was as quiet as if she had died.

Passing through the atrium is Concubine Xian's bedroom. The two girls fell in front of the door. Lu Qiyun was still angry after looking at it.

There was a sound of "bang bang" in the darkness, Lu Qiyun tensed all over, looked at the closed door of the bedroom, hesitated for a moment, and pushed the door open.

The moonlight came in through the open door, and the vermilion pillars were hit to make a dull sound unique to wood, and a gray face twisted at an incredible angle hung above Lu Qiyun's head.

"Bang, bang."

Two legs bumped against the pillars one after another, the body swayed, the beams creaked slightly, the white silk was tightened, a part of the blood-red tongue slipped out, the eyes were swollen, and the eyeballs were about to fall out up.

Concubine Xian?

Lu Qiyun's back turned cold, and suddenly found that the open window sash on one side of the bedroom was shaking slightly, and there was a faint figure outside the window.

The man ran fast and had a slender figure. When she chased after him, she only saw a touch of blue hem.

Lu Qiyun returned to the palace again. Concubine Xian died in a strange manner. She had just given birth to the prince and there was no reason to hang herself. Moreover, her complexion was very gray and her limbs were like dry wood. She lost most of her blood, but there was almost no blood left at the scene.

Recalling the bloody light soaring into the sky, Lu Qiyun had an idea.

The next day, early in the morning.

Horrified screams broke the calm of the palace.

Letting out a sleepy breath, Lu Qiyun turned over and continued to sleep, Fu Ling didn't disturb her, she gently closed the door, and followed the little girl outside to find out the news.

The news of the Leng Palace is blocked, but money can turn ghosts into troubles. Fu Ling sent some broken silver, and learned about Fuyuan Palace from the guards on duty in the afternoon.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Concubine Xian...is possessed by a ghost."

"The tongue is so long!" Fu Ling gestured, with a look of lingering fear, "The emperor must be very sad, and ordered the closure of Fuyuan Palace."

Lu Qiyun raised her forehead, what was going on in the little girl's head?
The only thing that can make Zhou Yichen sad is that he lost his throne.

"Prince Jin cried so sadly. I didn't expect him to have such a good relationship with Concubine Xian. It's really enviable."

Fu Ling said to herself: "Mother, why did Concubine Xian commit suicide?"

"King Jin?"

Fu Ling said: "Well, Jin Wang's mother is Concubine Xian's aunt. They are as close as siblings. It is said that Jin Wang's mother once thought of making the two families more close. Who knows that Concubine Xian entered the palace later."

"Prince Jin seldom enters the palace after leaving the palace to build a mansion, but this time he has to face the news of the death of his relatives."

This is interesting.

Could that figure she saw last night be him?
The late emperor had four sons, two of them died early and the eldest son was crowned prince, both civil and military. Unfortunately, he was unlucky. When the late emperor was seriously ill, he fell off a cliff and died, which made the late emperor's condition worse. Before he died, he had to pass the throne to the then Zhou Yichen is only 11 years old.

King Jin is the posthumous son of the original prince.

As the only son of the late elder brother, Zhou Yichen was extremely tolerant towards him, and he developed the temperament of a wild crane, ignoring the court, lingering in restaurants day and night, and even suppressing the impeachment of King Jin by the imperial censor.

Fu Ling talked about the secrets in the palace vividly and meticulously, as if she was hiding under someone's bed and eavesdropped, Lu Qiyun shook her head helplessly, sorting out the information, and resting her chin in one hand, she said, "You should go change your medicine. "

"Oh."

Fu Ling stuck out her tongue, looked at her again, and said boldly, "Mother, I think you are different from before."

"Ok?"

"More..." Fu Ling thought for a while, "I'm more energetic."

Lu Qiyun waved her away, obviously she was smarter and stronger.

The Ministry of Criminal Justice was ordered to thoroughly investigate the case of Fuyuan Palace, and after a few days of busy work, there was no clue at all, but they found out several old cases in the palace.

A large number of skeletons were dug up from a well in the harem, most of which were court ladies and eunuchs who had disappeared in recent years. The causes of death were different, and no clues were found.

Facing Zhou Yichen's wrath, everyone in the criminal department was overwhelmed, and the atmosphere in the palace became more and more oppressive. Lin Yushi ignorantly contradicted the emperor several times in person, annoyed the emperor, and was demoted to Fuzhou to deal with the flood.

These few days, Lu Qiyun stayed peacefully in the cold palace.

It's autumn and the weather is getting colder. Zhou Yichen hasn't made a decree about guarding the imperial mausoleum. Maybe there are too many chores to take care of. She can't wait any longer. There is a sense of urgency in her heart urging her, and she is quite distracted. rather.

The higher the cultivation level, the sharper the perception of karma and reincarnation.It is said that the human-god state can predict the future, her cultivation is not enough, but she is more sensitive than ordinary people.

"The emperor is here—"

"King Jin arrives—"

The remote palace suddenly ushered in two of the most honored of the Great Zhou. Zhou Yichen, who was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, had a gloomy expression, his eyes were light blue, and he was much more haggard than the last time I saw him.

Zhou Shangli was dressed in a blue python robe, his expression flickered, and he cupped his hands and said, "Aunt Huang."

His face was thin, his eye sockets were slightly sunken, and the blue boa robe smelled like alcohol. Lu Qiyun sized him up nonchalantly, and then said with a smile: "Prince Jin, it seems like I met you a few days ago?"

Zhou Yichen was dissatisfied with how King Jin called her, and hearing Lu Qiyun's words, his brows tightened even more, "I don't know, not only is King Jin deeply in love with Concubine Xian, but also when did he come to Lenggong to visit her?" My waste queen?"

The words "My abandoned empress" are extremely heavy.

"It's because I'm used to it. If I was negligent for a while, don't blame the emperor."

Zhou Shangli smiled lightly, "Forbidden place in the cold palace, where is the place I came from?"

Then he turned to Lu Qiyun: "It's a coincidence that I saw a person who looked like you at a stall at the city gate that day, and then I heard that you disappeared overnight..."

Zhou Yichen's expression changed slightly, he narrowed his eyes and said, "I see that your body has been hollowed out by wine!"

Touching the tip of his nose embarrassingly, Zhou Shangli saw that there was no panic on Lu Qiyun's face, and he couldn't figure it out for a while, so he didn't continue talking.

He was really not sure that it was her that he saw that day. It was a fantasy that a woman could escape the imperial guards and enter the palace freely. Not to mention he didn't believe it, the emperor wouldn't believe it either.

I have met Lu Qiyun a few times before, and I only think that she is a wooden beauty. Although she has the ability to rule the palace, she has done a lot of things that offend people without knowing it.

Just now, what did she mean by mentioning meeting her?

"Aren't you here just to chat?"

Lu Qiyun obviously had no patience to play charades with his uncle and nephew, so he picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea.

(End of this chapter)