A little devil has arrived at the Marquis's mansion, and all the powerful officials in the cour

"Although the corpse-raising ground is filled with yin energy, it is a good place to practice witchcraft. When the evil energy enters the body, every move will be sharp."

At the Marquis's residence, the old man in black robes looked at Su Tang and spoke earnestly.

Corpse raising?

Su Chengxiao listened with a look of horror on his face. Luckily, he was not the master's disciple.

The next moment, the old man in black robes looked at him: "Before midnight tonight, you will take Su Tang to the corpse-raising ground and make sure that she is not disturbed by anyone while she is practicing witchcraft, including the corpses."

Su Chengxiao's eyes widened, his hand trembling as he pointed at himself: "Master, me? Are there any corpses left in the corpse-raising ground?"

The old man in black robes glanced at him coldly: "Without corpses, why do you call it a corpse-raising ground?"

Su Chengxiao nervously swallowed.

He didn't dare to argue, and weakly agreed.

The old man in black robes noticed his fear and said in a calm tone, "Sitting at the same gambling table as Renbao, you've probably lost all your wealth. I forgot to tell you, Su Tang has returned the luck she drew from Qin Zhenzhen."

Renbao harbors a great secret, which I haven't discovered yet. Su Tang can't change her fate at all.

Su Tang looked up abruptly. No wonder she had been having such bad luck these past two days; nothing seemed to be going right.

"Does the master mean that besides setting up a stall under the floating bridge to absorb the people's good fortune, Tangtang also needs to practice witchcraft to improve her luck?"

Su Chengxiao caught the message in his words.

The old man in black robes nodded: "If she were someone who absorbs great fortune, Renbao would easily find out. Her Taoist skills are superb, and she could easily break through his defenses. But if she were to absorb the fortune of ordinary people, taking half from each person, it would be difficult to detect."

"I understand." Su Chengxiao nodded. "Don't worry, Master, I will take good care of Tangtang."

The old man in the black robe smiled slightly: "Alright."

Su Tang listened from the side without saying a word.

"My lord, someone from the palace has arrived."

As soon as Su Chengxiao stepped out of the old man in black robes' house, the butler came to greet him.

Cining Palace.

The Empress Dowager rested her forehead on her hand, and opposite her sat Prince Qing, who was playing with a cricket in his hand.

"Throw that thing away." The Empress Dowager glanced at him, somewhat disappointed, and said, "If you had put even a little more effort into vying for the throne, it would have been yours long ago."

Prince Qing said impatiently, "You've said this so many times, what's the use? Who told you to raise Fourth Brother in the first place?"

"You!" The Empress Dowager was furious and turned her head away with a cold snort.

Su Chengxiao entered amidst the confrontation between the mother and son.

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, Prince Qing." He knelt down and bowed.

"Alright, get up." The Empress Dowager waved her hand. "I called you here to find out if there are any other ways to help Prince Qing."

She finally understood.

Su Tang is far inferior to Renbao.

Su Chengxiao's heart skipped a beat, and he tentatively asked, "What about Tangtang?"

"She is still young and can be kept by my side. I urgently need more support," the Empress Dowager said.

Su Chengxiao was a little dazed. He racked his brains for a while, then clapped his hands.

"Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, do you know which noble ladies in the capital have been blessed with the destiny of a phoenix?" Su Chengxiao asked deliberately.

The Empress Dowager raised an eyebrow slightly: "Your niece, Su Shuying."

Su Chengxiao nodded: "If Prince Qing can marry my Shuying, she is destined to bring good fortune to her husband and will surely boost his luck."

Upon hearing this, Prince Qing shifted his gaze from the cricket to him and sneered, "Are you talking nonsense? Not to mention that I already have a principal wife, your niece is more than ten years younger than me, and Su Xuance's wife is extremely fierce. Anyone who bullies her daughter will come knocking on her door with a knife."

Are you sure she's willing? What if I get killed before I even get my hands on the throne?

"Nonsense!" The Empress Dowager's heart skipped a beat. She couldn't stand such words and glared at Prince Qing.

Prince Qing shrugged: "What I said is the truth."

The Empress Dowager thought about it carefully and realized it was true! If Prince Qing could marry Su Shuying, the second branch of the Marquis's mansion would be his support, and Su Chengxiao wouldn't need to offer any advice here.

"This path is probably not feasible," the Empress Dowager shook her head.

Su Chengxiao added, "There is another person who has the destiny of a phoenix."

"Who is it?"

The Empress Dowager and Prince Qing both looked at him.

Su Chengxiao said with certainty, "Qin Zhenzhen, the eldest daughter of the Qin family, a prominent family in Jiangnan."

Prince Qing exclaimed in surprise, "There can be two Phoenix Fates?"

Su Chengxiao nodded: "Tangtang's master said that in order to maintain balance, Heaven will not place all the great fortune on one person. Having the destiny of a phoenix does not mean that one can become an empress. It only means that this person has good fortune and has the potential to become an empress."

But ultimately, who wins depends on both their character and their fortunes over the years.

The Empress Dowager seemed to be thinking: "So, there's more than one person destined to be emperor?"

Su Chengxiao was only half-understanding, but in order to gain trust, he nodded firmly: "Of course, the current emperor is destined to be emperor, and so is Prince Qing. The future crown prince is considered by the world to be of noble birth to be emperor, but it is also possible that the throne could be taken away by another person who is destined to be emperor."

Prince Qing listened with great interest: "Qin Zhenzhen? Just the eldest daughter of a prominent family in Jiangnan. If we take her as a concubine and marry her, and with Su Tang's good fortune boosting her luck, wouldn't the throne be within our grasp?"

He became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he were about to ascend the throne.

The Empress Dowager glanced at him and said, "Don't be complacent. Those who achieve great things must be steady and conservative."

"Yes." Prince Qing nodded.

The Empress Dowager looked at Su Chengxiao: "This matter should be discussed further."

Su Chengxiao nodded.

As he left the palace, the thought of raising corpses that night sent a chill down his spine.

the other side.

Renbao was very excited and climbed the wall with Taoxiang and Baoqin.

She was very fast and got up there in no time.

Tao Xiang knew martial arts, and she easily made her way up.

Baoqin was on the verge of tears, but she couldn't get up there no matter how long she tried.

"Miss, maybe I shouldn't go," Baoqin said, not wanting to delay things by having her go alone.

Renbao bent down and reached out his hand to her: "Sister Qinqin, let me help you."

cough!cough!cough!

Tao Xiang saw Pei Yuru and Su Xuance behind Bao Qin, and she coughed violently to remind Ren Bao.

Renbao, head bowed, was focused solely on pulling Baoqin up. Seeing that she wasn't moving, he grew impatient: "Sister Qinqin, give me your hand!"

Pei Yuru placed her hand on it, and Renbao touched it. Hey, this feels so familiar.

"Miss, look up," Taoxiang reminded her, her voice trembling.

Renbao let out a sound, raised her little head, and met Pei Yuru's death stare.

Her mouth opened.

Oops!

They got caught.

Renbao stood at the foot of the wall with his hands behind his back and his head down.

Baoqin and Taoxiang trembled, both keeping their heads down and not daring to utter a sound.

"Mother, Father, I was wrong. It was all my idea. I was the one who wanted to drag Sister Taozixiang and Sister Qinqin to the corpse-raising ground. Please don't blame them for dragging them." Renbao couldn't stand the silence. She raised her head and said in a strong voice.

Pei Yuru laughed in anger; how could someone do something so wrong and still be so self-righteous?

"You," she gently pinched Renbao's cheek, which was smooth and slippery, "Mother didn't stop you from going."

Renbao's eyes widened in surprise, and he exclaimed, "Really?"

Pei Yuru nodded, "Your father and I will go with you."