Chapter 558: Evil in the Palace
However, as he watched Prince Yi Zhong walk away in a daze, Sun Shaozong actually felt a little uneasy. He always felt that the world of Dream of the Red Chamber was not as simple as he had imagined.
wrong!
As a staunch atheist, how can I easily believe in such feudal superstition?
Playing tricks!
This guy must have been playing tricks just now!
What?
Why do time travelers still believe in atheism?
Please!
It is clearly written in the novel classification of Qidian that "time travel" belongs to the science fiction theme!
In short, Sun Shaozong wished he could tear down the study room immediately so as to completely expose Prince Yi Zhong's tricks and consolidate his almost shaken beliefs.
However, he came here on imperial orders only to deliver birthday gifts. After encountering the incident, it would have been fine for him to take the initiative to inspect the scene, but he clearly exceeded his status by "building a large-scale project" in this palace without asking for permission from the court.
That's all.
Let's go back to the palace first and report to the emperor in detail what happened here.
Thinking of this, he decided to return to the palace to report.
However, how could Liu Yihu and his two companions dare to let him go just like that?
They all gathered around and asked for advice.
"Master Sun, look at this..."
"Sir, after you leave, what should we do with this study?"
"Captain Sun, you saw those secret guards just now, we can't afford to be careless!"
Sun Shaozong raised his hand, and the three of them suddenly fell silent. He then bowed to the north and uttered seven words slowly: "Everyone, wait for the Holy Judgement."
After saying this, without waiting for the three to react, he strode out with his head held high.
'Prince Yi Zhong' is a taboo among taboos in the court. Anyone implicated by him will either die or suffer a fate worse than death - in view of this, how could Sun Shaozong randomly agree to something for the sake of three strangers?
The book does not elaborate.
Sun Shaozong hurried to Xuanwu Gate, but before he could take out his badge and explain his purpose, he was surrounded by two chattering eunuchs, who kept complaining to him.
It turned out that when Emperor Guangde gave the order, he looked nonchalant, but afterwards he asked Sun Shaozong about his behavior several times.
Dai Quan knew that his master was eager to know Prince Yi Zhong's reaction, so he simply sent two young eunuchs to wait at Xuanwu Gate, waiting for Sun Shaozong to arrive and then taking him directly to the Qianqing Palace to meet the emperor.
Who would have thought that this wait would last for a full hour, and even their lunch was delayed. The two hungry eunuchs were so hungry that they were sticking to each other, and naturally they had a lot of complaints about Sun Shaozong.
Sun Shaozong had a huge matter on his mind, so how could he have the time to pay attention to them?
He blocked their mouths with two golden grains and went straight to the Qianqing Palace.
As the emperor's bedroom, the Qianqing Palace is incomparable to the Jingren Palace in terms of grandeur.
However, Sun Shaozong had no intention of viewing it. He just stood in the square and looked at the magnificent main hall for a few seconds, then followed the two eunuchs to the door of the side hall on the west side.
After communicating with the insiders and the outsiders, Dai Quan came out in a hurry and asked bluntly, "Did something happen? Otherwise, why did you come back at such a late hour?!"
Sun Shaozong glanced around vigilantly, and Dai Quan immediately understood what he meant. Without saying a word, he turned around and went back into the hall. Not long after, several palace maids came out and passed by Sun Shaozong without even looking at him.
By the way, the palace maids in the Qianqing Palace are much better than those in the Jingren Palace in terms of appearance and figure.
"Your Majesty has ordered Sun Shaozong to come to the throne!"
As Dai Quan's rhythmic voice came out from inside, Sun Shaozong quickly gathered his thoughts and strode into the hall.
However, the hall was empty, and except for the Arhat bed under Emperor Guangde's buttocks, which was still bright, the rest of the furnishings were dark, which was a far cry from the splendor of the hall.
I haven’t heard recently that Emperor Guangde is going to set an example and promote the glorious tradition of diligence and thrift?
Sun Shaozong took a few steps forward with suspicion. When he was about two meters away from the Arhat bed, he knelt down and said, "Your servant Sun Shaozong comes to deliver the order."
As he spoke, he took out the golden arrow from his sleeve and held it above his head with both hands.
When Dai Quan stepped forward and took the command arrow away, Emperor Guangde asked in a deep voice, "Why did you take so long to come back?"
Although Sun Shaozong did not look up, he could still clearly feel the emperor's cold and gloomy gaze staring straight at his Baihui acupoint.
It seems that although Prince Yizhong was defeated, he still put considerable pressure on the emperor.
Otherwise, it was just a few hours late, why would he get so angry?
"Your Majesty."
Sun Shaozong heard the bad tone and said quickly, "I was ordered to deliver a birthday gift. Who would have thought that Prince Yi Zhong knew my purpose long ago and even pointed out on the spot that what I sent was the spiritual jade !"
As he spoke, he recounted in detail what he had seen and heard in Prince Yi Zhong's mansion, and also informed Emperor Guangde of the results of his search in the study.
I thought that the person Emperor Guangde cared about most was the so-called monk and Taoist priest, but after talking until his mouth was dry, I heard Emperor Guangde muttering vaguely: "Dream of Red Mansions, this Dream of Red Mansions again, but I don't know...what...why..."
The following words gradually became inaudible, but there was no doubt that he had heard of the name "Dream of Red Mansions" before, but he could not figure out what these three words meant.
Uh~
In fact, not only the emperor, but also Sun Shaozong is not sure what is written in "Dream of Red Mansions".
After a long while, Emperor Guangde muttered, "He asked me to accompany my father to see him off. What does that mean?"
Although it seemed like he was talking to himself, Sun Shaozong didn't want to continue kneeling here as a background, so he quickly said, "I don't know - but in my opinion, we might as well start from the study. As long as we can find the secret passage, it won't be difficult to uncover the conspiracy!"
"Solved? Ha...haha..."
Emperor Guangde sneered several times upon hearing this, and suddenly changed the subject and said, "I heard that your beloved Sun is good at judging the living and the dead by day and by night, and is the best at exorcising evil spirits in the world. I have been feeling quite unwell recently, and I think there is a demon in the palace causing trouble. I am afraid that I can only ask you to get rid of this trouble for me."
As expected, the emperor finally heard about this "judging the Yang during the day and the Yin at night".
Thinking about Prince Yizhong's strange behavior, it is easy to think that he was able to predict the future by commanding the gods and ghosts.
Speaking of which...
Is the emperor going to use himself as a door god? !
"Your Majesty, I did not..."
"Come on, I'll show you around."
Just as he was about to deny it, Dai Quan stepped forward and gestured to Sun Shaozong, indicating that he should not speak and go out with him first.
After a slight hesitation, Sun Shaozong had no choice but to follow Dai Quan out of the hall.
"Commander, sir."
As soon as he left the house, he could not help but complain, "I usually solve cases by no trickery, but Your Majesty may have entrusted you to the wrong person this time!"
Dai Quan shook his head and didn't say much to Sun Shaozong. He raised his hands and clapped them a few times. Then two eunuchs came out from a corner carrying a large wooden box.
When the two men came closer, Dai Quan pointed at the box and ordered, "Open it and take a look first."
Bang!
Before he finished speaking, the big box fell to the ground.
What could be hidden in here?
Sun Shaozong walked forward suspiciously and opened one of the boxes, only to see that it was filled with rolls of account books.
Seeing that Dai Quan had no intention of stopping him, Sun Shaozong picked up a volume and roughly flipped through it. He found that it contained detailed records of the purchase of supplies for the palace, covering everything from food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Could this be...
Sun Shaozong sucked his teeth in embarrassment, dropped the account book as if it was burned, and approached Dai Quan cautiously, lowering his voice and saying, "Commander, His Majesty would not want me to investigate the accounts of the palace's purchases, right?"
This is not an easy job. Anyone who can enrich himself in the palace must be a well-known figure in front of the emperor. Even Dai Quan might be involved!
By then, a group of dead eunuchs would rise up to attack him, slandering him in front of the emperor every day. I'm afraid I can only consider directly using the Wushuang power to hold the emperor hostage to control the princes.
"What are you thinking?"
But Dai Quan scolded him: "If we really want to check the accounts, who among the old officials in the Ministry of Revenue is not better than you?"
As he spoke, he pointed at the account books and said solemnly, "All the items recorded here are what Your Majesty will use or come into contact with in the near future - the evil monster must be hiding in them!"
Tsk~
I've always heard that old objects from previous dynasties could become spirits, but in this palace, even the newly purchased objects can become spirits!
