Demoting my wife to a concubine? After being reborn, I turned around and married into the imperial f

Chu Xunzhen's eyes trembled, and she felt uneasy.

Did you eat the Milky Way?

Children are the most innocent; they would never lie.

Even though Xinghe had lied before under Chen Lianxin's guidance, he was still an excellent child at heart.

"Xinghe, be good. Stay here tonight, and your mother will protect you."

After Chu Xunzhen finished speaking, Nangong Xinghe hugged Chu Xunzhen tightly, clearly terrified.

Chu Xunzhen's doubts grew stronger.

Logically speaking, since the children were wearing amulets, those underhanded and shady methods couldn't harm them.

Chu Xunzhen glanced at Xinghe's neck, only to find that it was completely bare.

"Xinghe, what happened? Where's your amulet? Didn't Mother tell you that you should never take off your amulet under any circumstances?"

Nangong Xinghe's round face was filled with helplessness as she said, "But I secretly opened it that day and saw that the amulet was full of short black hair, and there was blood inside."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xunzhen was stunned.

Her first thought was that it was impossible.

A talisman is a protective object; how could it possibly contain hair and blood?

If there is hair and blood, wouldn't that be a form of witchcraft used to curse someone?

"Where is the amulet? Can I show it to my mother?"

As soon as Chu Xunzhen finished speaking, Nangong Xinghe shook his head violently and said, "I threw it away a long time ago. My sister picked it up. Soon after, she went crazy and started biting things randomly. Even the wet nurse changed; they both wanted to eat me."

The more Nangong Xinghe spoke, the more horrified he became.

"Xinghe, your little sister is still young. She must be teething. Her teeth are itchy, that's why she bites things. As for the wet nurse, she's just teasing you."

As Chu Xunzhen finished speaking, Nangong Xinghe looked completely bewildered.

"is that so?"

Chu Xunzhen nodded and said, "Yes. Xinghe, don't be afraid. Sleep well, your mother will sleep with you tonight."

Nangong Xinghe nodded vigorously.

Looking at his round, chubby face, Chu Xunzhen couldn't help but reach out and gently poke his cheek.

So soft and bouncy.

She lowered her head and gently kissed his cheek.

Nangong Xinghe was in a daze and fell asleep in her arms.

Chu Xunzhen gently placed him on the bed, but as soon as she let go, Nangong Xinghe opened his eyes.

"Go to sleep, your mother is here."

As he spoke, Chu Xunzhen gently patted his pert little bottom.

This child is chubby and looks so cute even when he's sleeping.

Nangong Xinghe's two chubby little hands, like steamed buns, gripped Chu Xunzhen's arm.

A short while later, Nangong Xinghe began to breathe evenly again.

Seeing that the little one was already fast asleep, Chu Xunzhen suddenly walked out of the room and called out to the maid outside, "Summon Eunuch Ankang to see me."

"Yes."

Half an hour later, Eunuch Ankang, with a solemn expression, came to Chu Xunzhen's side and said, "Your Highness, news has come from the palace. The Prince is seriously injured."

Chu Xunzhen's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Why? Is Father punishing him?"

"The specific reason has not been communicated from within the palace. The Prince is currently recuperating in the palace. Imperial Physician Li is taking care of him there."

Chu Xunzhen breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"Investigate again. Make sure you know the Prince's current condition; is he out of danger?"

"Yes."

Ankang has retired.

After thinking for a moment, Chu Xunzhen decided to go to Xingxingju in person.

"Someone, come with me to Xingxing Residence."

Starry Night Residence.

In the past, it was bustling and brightly lit, but now, as night falls, not a single lantern is lit.

Because she was worried that Nangong Xingyuan was afraid of the dark, Nangong Yue had almost all the luminous pearls in the mansion embedded in the entire Xingxingju.

late at night.

Whenever the bright moon hangs high in the sky and its light shines down, the luminous pearl absorbs the moonlight and emits a dazzling light.

In the past, the stars shone as brightly as day.

Today, however, all the luminous pearls are thrown on the ground, and the filthy mud obscures most of their brilliance.

Nangong Xingyuan and her wet nurse sat in the mud, their backs to the others.

The two men, covered in mud, sat motionless in place.

Chu Xunzhen paused, stopping in place.

Behind them, Chunxi and the other maids watched this scene, not daring to utter a sound.

"Send a few guards over, just in case."

Chu Xunzhen instructed Chunxi, who was behind him, and said.

"Yes, Your Highness." Chunxi called for someone to come.

"Raise the torches. This princess wants to see what's going on with the young princess!"

Chu Xunzhen took the lead and headed forward.

The north wind was howling.

Chu Xunzhen, wearing a black shawl, suddenly walked up to Nangong Xingyuan and the wet nurse.

The next instant, her pupils contracted.

Nangong Xingyuan, covered in blood, was playing with a half-dead cat in her hands.

The wet nurse, her mouth full of blood, said, "Hungry, so hungry, eat, eat meat."

The people behind Chu Xunzhen gasped in shock.

The torch illuminated the two men, who immediately raised their hands to shield their eyes from the light.

Nangong Xingyuan played with the dead cat, glanced at Chu Xunzhen, and a hint of longing flashed in her eyes.

"Smells good! Meat! You smell so good!"

As she spoke, Nangong Xingyuan lunged directly at Chu Xunzhen.

She opened her mouth, and her teeth were filled with cat fur and flesh.

Chu Xunzhen's expression hardened, and he delivered a karate chop to her neck.

Nangong Xingyuan stiffened and fell into Chu Xunzhen's arms.

"Eat meat!"

The wet nurse opened her mouth, let out a wild scream, revealing her blood-stained teeth, and lunged at Chu Xunzhen.

Chu Xunzhen raised his foot and kicked her away.

Bang!

The wet nurse's head hit a nearby osmanthus tree, and bright red blood seeped from her skull.

However, in the next instant, as if she had not been injured at all, she got up straight from the ground, got on all fours, and rushed towards Chu Xunzhen.

Chunxi shouted, "Your Highness, be careful!"

The wet nurse ran at top speed and arrived in front of Chu Xunzhen, opening her blood-red maw at her.

Chu Xunzhen suddenly released her protective Gu worms.

The wet nurse grinned maliciously, as if she were about to bite into Chu Xunzhen's flesh at any moment.

However, Chu Xunzhen suddenly snatched the torch from the maid behind her and waved it at her.

The next instant, the wet nurse's expression changed drastically. She stopped abruptly, dropped to the ground on all fours, and looked at Chu Xunzhen with apprehension.

Chu Xunzhen raised his left hand, and in the next instant, an anesthetic needle shot out from his bracelet and directly into the wet nurse's neck.

In an instant, the wet nurse fainted on the ground.

Chunxi breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads.

What just happened was too bizarre.

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, no one would have imagined that the innocent and naive little princess would actually play with a dead cat.

And then there was the wet nurse, who usually spoke softly and had a gentle nature.

People were used to her gentle smile, so her sudden change to this strange appearance was truly frightening.

Chu Xunzhen instructed the maids, "Carry the wet nurse into the young princess's room."

"Yes."

Chu Xunzhen personally carried the little princess into the side room.

As soon as everyone stepped inside, they gasped in fright.

The entire room was covered in blood.

The bedding was torn and chewed. The once warm cotton quilt had been ripped to shreds.

Chu Xunzhen removed the amulet from Nangong Xingyuan's neck.

She opened the amulet and found a lock of hair inside, and the name Nangong Xingyuan was sewn onto the inside of the pouch.

In the side room, Chu Xunzhen also found Nangong Xinghe's talisman. It contained blood and had his name sewn on it.

Chu Xunzhen's face darkened.

If both Nangong Xinghe's and Nangong Xingyuan's brocade pouches have problems, then wouldn't Nangong Xingchen's brocade pouch also have problems?

This brocade pouch was sent by someone sent by Piaomiao.

Piaomiao would never do that. So the only possibility is that the contents of the brocade pouch have been switched.

"Move the wet nurse to another room first. Tie her up."

The maids bowed and agreed when they heard Chu Xunzhen's words.

Chu Xunzhen carried Nangong Xingyuan and walked towards Nangong Xingchen's courtyard.

She glanced at the sleeping Nangong Xingchen and removed the amulet from his neck.

Sure enough, the amulet wasn't clean either.

Chunxi followed behind Chu Xunzhen and asked, "Your Highness, what should we do with these amulets?"

"Burn it!"

As Chu Xunzhen spoke, he handed three peace charms to Chunxi and told her to burn them.

Chu Xunzhen walked to the outside of the room and said to Steward Wu, "Steward, have everyone come over."

"Yes."

Before long, the courtyard was filled with maids.

Apart from the secret guards, all the maids and servants in the entire mansion were here.

Even Granny Hua came to listen in.

"In the past few days, first the eldest young master was injured, then the young princess and her wet nurse were assassinated, causing them to lose their minds. Everyone must be vigilant and not let the thieves infiltrate the palace."

"Also, everyone has worked hard lately. Starting this month, our monthly allowance will double for the next three months."

Everyone looked pleasantly surprised.

"Thank you, Your Highness. We will certainly obey Your Highness's orders."

Chu Xunzhen smiled with satisfaction as he watched the crowd, now energized and no longer showing any fear.

She carried Nangong Xingyuan back to her own courtyard.

Nangong Xingchen's destiny has been temporarily replaced by a rooster.

The rooster resolved the seemingly insurmountable predicament that had befallen him.

Nangong Xinghe realized his mistake early. Because of his mischievousness, he opened the amulet and was frightened by what was inside. He threw the amulet away early in the morning, and by a twist of fate, he also saved himself.

On the contrary, the youngest, Nangong Xingyuan, was completely distraught.

Granny Hua said with concern, "Your Highness, the young princess has lost her soul. It seems we need to perform a soul-summoning ritual to bring her back to normal."

Chu Xunzhen took a deep breath and said, "Go back to the Gu Sect immediately. I need to retrieve the Gu Soul Bell."

Granny Hua said, "That Gu Soul Bell was borrowed by Cang Lan, the sect leader of the Heavenly Sect."

Azure?

"The Heavenly Sect is now in complete disarray. Cang Lan was seriously injured last time. Could the Gu Soul Bell have been seized by someone from the Heavenly Sect?"

Upon hearing this, Granny Hua said, "This servant will go and investigate immediately."

"Thank you for your hard work, Granny. How does your hand feel?"

Granny Hua's face was full of excitement: "I didn't feel anything before, but I've regained consciousness these past two days and can control my hands again."

Hearing this, Chu Xun breathed a sigh of relief.

"Granny, this hand absolutely cannot be moved. The dressing must be changed daily, and it must be immobilized with a splint. Otherwise, if it becomes dislocated, it will never recover."

"clear."

Granny Hua looked at Chu Xunzhen with gratitude.

Everyone says the princess is skilled in Gu poison, but in her eyes, the princess is omnipotent.

Chu Xunzhen's expression was calm: "Search for Cang Lan with all your might, you must find him. Also, have your spies in the Heavenly Sect investigate the whereabouts of Gu Hunling."

"yes."

As Chu Xunzhen was speaking, Nangong Xingyuan, who was in her arms, suddenly opened her eyes.

The next instant, Granny Hua exclaimed in surprise, and Chu Xunzhen's pupils contracted.