After the battle at Shangqingguan, Xiao Meiniang returned to the palace and informed Sui Emperor Yang Guang that Yuan Ziyan was not in the palace. Yang Guang was furious and immediately issued a sea arrest order to arrest Wang Shichong. Five days later, Xiao Meiniang was arranging for a rest in the palace, and

A servant from Huangmen came to report that Wang Shichong had tied himself up and came to the palace to plead guilty, and was being tried in the court. Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty had implicated the harem in the matter, so he sent someone to invite Xiao Meiniang to attend.

When Xiao Meiniang came to the front of the palace, Wang Shichong had already been untied and knelt on the ground. Xiao Meiniang went to the Ministry of Punishment officials to read the interrogation confessions, and then she learned that Wang Shichong had temporarily stayed in a temple while escorting Yuan Ziyan back to Luoyang.

At night, due to the lights, Yuan Ziyan's undressed figure was reflected on the window lattice, which made some soldiers get interested. So in the middle of the night, these soldiers raped and killed Yuan Ziyan! When Wang Shichong knew about it, the situation

Knowing that he could not escape the blame, he did not dare to rush back to the dragon boat to recover his life, so he escaped with some soldiers. After the decree was issued, Wang Shichong was panicked and felt that he had failed the emperor's favor, so he poisoned all the soldiers who followed him.

I tied my hands and came to apologize.

How could Xiao Meiniang believe Wang Shichong's words? Although Yuan Ziyan was seriously injured by Xiao Zhuo, he was still a cat demon with more than 500 years of age. How could those mortal soldiers subdue him? He raped and killed them all!

Suck her dry! Xiao Meiniang waved her hand after reading the confession, and the surroundings immediately fell into deathly silence.

"Wang Shichong! Since Yuan Guiren has been raped and killed by those soldiers, where is the body? As an escort, if Yuan Guiren's body is exposed in the wilderness, I may not be able to protect you even if I want to!" Xiao Meiniang's

The voice was like clear bells and drizzle, and Wang Shichong didn't know if she meant it. Because although he knew that Yuan Ziyan was not a human being, he didn't know whether Xiao Meiniang was a human being. If Xiao Meiniang was just a person controlled by Yuan Ziyan before, then this

At that time, Yuan Ziyan was dead and Xiao Meiniang was freed. She should be grateful to herself; if Xiao Meiniang was also a monster... Wang Shichong quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty! Empress! Please spare the life of the guilty minister, and the noble body has been buried by the guilty minister.

In the temple, please show mercy to your majesty!" Wang Shichong finally placed his bet on the fact that Xiao Meiniang was a human being.

But Wang Shichong kept kowtowing, but he didn't know that Sui Emperor Yang Guang couldn't hear what he said at this time. Even what Yang Guang saw was what Xiao Meiniang wanted him to see. At this time, Xiao Meiniang said again: "

Then do you remember what Yuan Guiren looked like when he died?"

"The noble man's clothes are ragged, his appearance is uneven, his whole body is covered with bruises, and his face is extremely painful..." Wang Shichong tried his best to think about what it would be like for a woman to be raped and killed, but as soon as he said a few words, his body straightened up involuntarily.

, then Xiao Meiniang's voice sounded behind her: "That's not what I'm asking. What I'm asking is, when Yuan Guiren died, did he look like a human? Or did he look like a cat!" Wang Shichong's body was suddenly twisted around.

, what caught his eyes was not the gorgeous queen, but a cat head with orange hair!

Ah! Wang Shichong screamed, but found that no one in the palace paid any attention to him. Only then did he realize the seriousness of the matter, and his body immediately collapsed on the ground and shivered.

"Tell me honestly how Yuan Guiren died, and I can save your life and make your official career prosperous from now on. You poisoned all the soldiers who knew about it and risked your life to surrender. You didn't intend to die, right?

If so, I can let you die like some soldiers now, but if I do it, the process may not be so glamorous." The death method Xiao Meiniang said made Wang Shichong think of those who had their essence drained by Yuan Ziyan.

As for the soldier who died withered, he couldn't imagine how painful it would be to die if all the essence was sucked out of his body at once (actually I can't think of any, please make up your own mind if you have a good imagination), because those who have experienced it must have already

He died, but he was instinctively afraid of this way of death!

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! My Majesty, please forgive me! It was a Taoist nun, a Taoist nun, she killed Yuan Guiren! When I rushed over, I only saw a dead cat lying next to the Taoist girl... It was Yuan Guiren!" Wang Shichong begged.

"What kind of Taoist nun?" Xiao Meiniang also didn't expect that Yuan Ziyan was not killed by Yuan Tiangang.

"I can't remember the little one, I just remember that she was very beautiful..."

"Huh?" Xiao Meiniang glared and her voice became vicious. Wang Shichong hurriedly said: "But I remember her clothes!" Wang Shichong told the style of the clothes Jingyi was wearing at that time, and Xiao Meiniang immediately shouted angrily: "Yuan Tiangang

!You actually played this trick!"

Because the Taoist robe Wang Shichong said was the same as the Taoist robe worn by Yuan Tiangang during the battle at Shangqingguan, she had to suspect that this Taoist nun was a fellow disciple of Yuan Tiangang and was instructed by Yuan Tiangang to kill Yuan Ziyan.

.As for how Yuan Ziyan died, she was not very concerned. What she cared about most was the remnant soul of her daughter in Yuan Ziyan! If Yuan Ziyan's soul died, then her daughter would have no hope of resurrection!

"Empress?" Wang Shichong didn't dare to ask more about Yuan Tiangang. What he was most worried about now was his own life and death. "Please forgive me for the little man's life!"

"Don't worry! Since I promised you, I will protect your life. Wang Shichong, since you have painstakingly fabricated a lie about Yuan Guiren's body, you must be prepared, right?" Xiao Meiniang was filled with hatred at this time, but in her heart

There is still a glimmer of hope. She hopes that the Taoist nun can discover the remnant soul in Yuan Ziyan's demon soul and show mercy, or that Yuan Ziyan's demon soul can escape the Taoist nun's methods and not be scattered. Otherwise, Yuan Tiangang and

Xiao Zhuo must die!

"Yes, empress!" Wang Shichong explained truthfully: "After Yuan Guiren was killed, the villain knew that the blame could not be escaped, so he comforted the soldiers and said that I would bear the blame alone. Then on the way to take them back to the dragon boat to collect the guilt, the villain looked for

A brothel girl was brought to them for their pleasure, and they were all poisoned that night. The brothel girl's face was completely disfigured and buried at the foot of the temple's hillside. In this way, even if the villain surrendered and the Ministry of Punishments sent people to search for the noble's body to collect evidence, one day

Firstly, it was impossible to determine the appearance of the corpse, and secondly, the lower body of the corpse had intercourse with multiple people, which is consistent with the characteristics of being raped and murdered. Even though the case is suspicious, the villain cannot be punished to death."

"Okay! Just say that, when the Ministry of Punishment collects evidence, I will ask someone to exonerate you. During this period, you will suffer some jail time! But afterwards, you have to do something for me!" Xiao Meiniang was very satisfied with Wang Shichong's performance.

, firstly, he is smart, and secondly, he has no concept of good and evil and is only interested in profit. This kind of person can do anything as long as he can survive! After Li Mi left, she also needed to find someone to entertain the hungry fellows in the harem.

"The villain must do his best!" Wang Shichong knelt down again, Xiao Meiniang waved her beautiful hand, and everyone in the hall began to work on their own. Xiao Meiniang walked to Sui Emperor Yang Guang and whispered: "Your Majesty, since Sister Ziyan

He is already dead. While punishing the perpetrators severely, the body of Sister Zi Yan should also be taken back. Moreover, His Majesty usually loved Sister Zi Yan very much, but this time she passed away without leaving a single word. It is really sad.

Therefore, I want my nephew Xiao Zhuo to enter the palace and leave sister Zi Yan’s former appearance on Xuan Mo to relieve His Majesty’s longing. I also ask for Your Majesty’s permission.”

"What the Queen said is exactly what I want. I have deeply blamed myself for Xuanhua's death in the past. I don't want Ziyan to leave me again today. Alas..." Yang Guang sighed and then ordered: "Come here!

According to my decree, let the Ministry of Punishment quickly retrieve the body of Yuan Guiren, collect evidence, and bury it with ceremony. After the names of the soldiers who killed Yuan Guiren are verified, their families and relatives will be severely punished according to the law." Then he looked at Wang Shichong and said: "Wang Shichong, I love my concubine.

If he dies, you should have taken his body back to the dragon boat, how could you bury it privately! But because of your loyalty, I will punish the person who killed my beloved concubine and put him in jail temporarily pending trial. After the Ministry of Punishment collects evidence, he will be punished as appropriate. "

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Seeing Wang Shichong being escorted away, Yang Guang looked at the eunuch behind him who was delivering the order. The eunuch immediately understood the meaning and walked out of the hall. Xiao Meiniang also left thinking that Yang Guang was preparing a resting place, but she had just arrived.

Outside the hall, the body of the destiny has already rushed into the sky, flying up to see the Qing Dynasty.

When she came to Shangqing Temple, Xiao Meiniang clearly felt that the Shangqing Temple at this time was no longer the Shangqing Temple five days ago. Not to mention that her spiritual power had dropped sharply. When she came here, she should have noticed it based on Yuan Tiangang's cultivation.

But she didn't see Yuan Tiangang show up for a long time, which was so unusual! In her impression, Yuan Tiangang was a man who would rather bend than bend, and it was impossible for him to protect himself because he couldn't defeat her. Unless... Yuan Tiangang was originally

Not in the temple!

"Taoist Master, may I ask if Taoist Master Yuan is in the temple?" Xiao Meiniang grabbed a Taoist priest and asked.

"Uncle Yuan has left this temple five days ago. Donor, if you want to offer incense and pray for blessings, you can go to the front hall. This is our living place. If there is any inconvenience, please leave early." Due to the battle five days ago,

None of the Taoist priests had ever seen Xiao Meiniang, and this Taoist priest only thought that Xiao Meiniang was a lost pilgrim.

Gone! Yuan Tiangang actually left! What about Xiao Zhuo? Xiao Meiniang thought of Xiao Zhuo and turned around and disappeared. When she arrived at Xiao's house, the eunuch who delivered the order happened to be reading out the oral order: "Your Majesty ordered Xiao Zhuo to enter the palace immediately.

Painting! Master Xiao, is your son here?"

"Replying to my father-in-law, please go back to the palace and report to Your Majesty that my son Xiao Zhuo left Luoyang five days ago. Please choose someone else for the painting." Xiao Yu replied.

"Master Xiao, where did your son go? Can he be traced back?" The eunuch who passed the order was also stubborn. If possible, he still wanted to take Xiao Zhuo back to the palace.

"I don't know. Zhuo'er only said that he wanted to relax. He must have gone to Balingyan's house. He used to go there every year. But if he pursues him now, I'm afraid he will miss His Majesty's business!"

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In Dengzhou Prefecture, Qin Qiong, Luo Fang and Xue Liang finally returned to the palace of the patron. As soon as they saw the gate of the palace, Qin Qiong discovered that the palace at this time was actually covered in red and colorful, beaming with joy. Two huge words "Longevity" were pasted on the two doors.

The bronze gate showed what was happening in the palace of the patron prince. Qin Qiong was puzzled, so he asked Luo Fang: "General Luo, is this...?"

Unexpectedly, Luo Fang looked at Xue Liang and replied with a smile: "Brother Qin, I don't know, today is my father's birthday. Before we left, my father had specifically told us that we must arrive before today."

Come back. Originally, according to the plan, we didn’t have to stop all the time when we came back. Who knew that there would be such a strong northwest wind blowing in Luoyang, and we were delayed for a while on the way, so we had to ask Qin Qiong to suffer with us!"

"That's it!" Only then did Qin Qiong understand why Luo Fang and Xue Liang were unwilling to stop all the way after delivering the imperial code to the household department that day. The three of them immediately entered the mansion to hand over the order. After entering, Qin Qiong thought that the mansion would be bustling, but

After entering, he found that it was not much different from usual. Except for a few officials and gentry talking with their patron king, it was completely different from the birthday banquets of other officials he had seen.

"Brother Qin, my father is always frugal and doesn't like to be extravagant, so this birthday banquet is no different from a family banquet. Only some local officials and some of my father's friends will come to celebrate. Let's go, my father is calling us!" Qin Qiong followed.

Looking at Xue Liang, he saw Yang Lin waving to them. The three of them stepped forward. Luo Fang stepped forward first and gave the order: "Father, the imperial guide has been escorted to Luoyang in full. This is the approval document from the Ministry of Household Affairs. Please

Father, check it out!”

Yang Lin took the approval document and read it again, nodded and said: "Well! Fang'er, you have worked hard all the way, go and wash up first, don't delay the banquet later." Qin Qiong followed Luo Fang and Xue Liang were about to leave, but Yang Lin stopped Qin Qiong again.

: "Uncle Bao!"

Uncle Bao! Qin Qiong felt a little uncomfortable because of Yang Lin's sudden change of name. From childhood, except for close friends of the same age and some elders, no one had ever called him that, and he even felt something in Yang Lin's voice.

A touch of care.

"What are your orders, Your Majesty?" Qin Qiong turned around and asked.

"Uncle Bao, the room prepared for... is next to Fang'er. After you wash up, go with Fang'er and the others to see if there is anything wrong. Also, several of your family members came to Jinan Mansion a few days ago.

The letter has been placed in your room, don’t forget to read it.”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." After Qin Qiong said this, she followed Luo Fang and Xue Liang and left. After washing up, she came to her room. When she opened the letter, she saw the following:

My husband, Qin Qiong, please see:

Since my husband went to Dengzhou, everything is fine with my mother-in-law and Yu'er. Two old friends of my husband came to visit the day before yesterday. I heard that my husband has taken up a post in Dengzhou and has returned. Please don't miss me. However, my mother-in-law's birthday is approaching, and my husband's old friends are even here.

If the husband does not return, it may be difficult for the wife to get married, so I am writing this letter in the hope that the husband will return her as soon as possible.

Wife Jia Yunshu

After Qin Qiong read the letter, he was shocked to realize that he had ignored his mother's birth date because his affairs in Dengzhou Mansion were related to his life and death. Now that he thought about it, he realized how serious the matter was. Because he was usually eager for justice, except for people in the government who had relations with him.

In addition to being very good, he also made acquaintance with many heroes in the world. These people in the world gave him face and went to congratulate Qin's mother on her birthday every year. In order to keep these people away from the people in the government, he arranged for them to go to the government.

People celebrate their birthdays during the day, and then let these people from all walks of life come to celebrate their birthdays at night. But now that he is not at home, how can Mr. Jia take care of these things? No wonder he writes a letter home to ask him to go back as soon as possible!

Qin Qiong calculated the time and found that there were still five days left before his mother's birthday. If he traveled from Dengzhou Prefecture to Jinan Prefecture, it would only take three days if he traveled day and night, so he decided to celebrate Yang Lin's birthday before going back. After all, Yang Lin

He also had the gift of saving his life and knowing his fate. If he left just like that, wouldn't it look too cool for him?

At noon, the birthday banquet started. First there was a performance of music and music, and then the Taibao and the guests presented birthday gifts. Only then did Qin Qiong realize that she had not prepared any gifts. But at this time, Yang Lin had already shouted: "Uncle Bao,

come here."

Qin Qiong walked up to Yang Lin and was just about to tell him that he had not prepared any gifts, but Yang Lin had already spoken: "Uncle Bao, I remember that I admired you very much when I first met you in Lanling a few months ago.
To be continued...