A strange phenomenon occurred in the sky, and the Tengu eclipsed the moon.

Emperor Dongming called Qin Tianjian to inquire. He was worried that such a terrible celestial phenomenon was a warning or punishment from God.

Qin Tianjian was kneeling on the ground and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, this is a warning from God!"

Emperor Dongming's pupils shrank, "What warning?"

Qin Tianjian was saying tremblingly: "Your Majesty is a wise king, and the Heavenly Dog eating the sun is a warning to Your Majesty that someone will harm Your Majesty!"

"Who will harm me?" Emperor Dongming sat up straight, a cold light flashed in his eyes. Someone would harm him, and he immediately thought of Dongming Ziyu.

The only one who has the ability to threaten him now is Dongming Ziyu.

Qin Tianjian said in panic: "I can't figure this out at the moment, but the emperor is the real dragon emperor, and God will definitely give a hint."

"Your Majesty, something is wrong!" Gu Lingran came in to report, "Your Majesty, there is a blood letter on the wall of the Imperial Ancestral Temple."

Qin Tianjian's expression changed, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, that may be a warning from God and the late Emperor to your Majesty."

"Block the news! Let's go! Go and have a look!" Emperor Dongming suddenly stood up from the dragon throne. He wanted to see who could harm him, the true Dragon Emperor!

Gu Lingran hurriedly summoned the royal guards to protect the emperor when he left the palace.

Eunuch Zheng hurriedly ordered people to prepare the chariot and arranged for the Royal Forest Army to escort the chariot.

The emperor hurried to the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Under the moonlight, he could see scarlet writing on the wall from a distance. It was not until he walked in that he could see it clearly. It said: The harem is in chaos, Jihai, Xinwei, Gengshen. If it is not eliminated in one day, Dongming will perish.

Emperor Dongming looked a little pale and read the words over and over again. It seemed that the words were not written with red paint, but seemed to seep out from the wall.

"Come here!" Emperor Dongming ordered, "Bring some water and wipe these words off!"

Several eunuchs hurriedly fetched water and washed with cloths.

However, those words were just like embedded in the white dust on the wall. They were wiped off together with the white dust, leaving spots on the wall, revealing the blue bricks inside.

Eunuch Zheng said carefully: "Your Majesty, these words seem to be one with the dust."

The emperor was upset and had to order: "Forget it, knock down the wall and rebuild it again!"

Then he turned back to the palace, stopped in front of the sedan chair, and asked Qin Tianjian Zhengdao: "Among the concubines in the harem, whose birthday is Jihai, Xinwei, Gengshen?"

Qin Tianjian blinked his eyes and said: "There are many concubines in the harem. I can't remember them at the moment. I will check the roster of the Ministry of Internal Affairs tomorrow."

Emperor Dongming frowned and said, "No tomorrow, you can go check it out immediately when you return to the palace!"

"Yes!" Qin Tianjian was busy taking orders.

After returning to the palace, I immediately went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and took out the roster to check. It turned out that the person born in Jihai, Xinwei, Gengshen was the Concubine Xian.

"Xianfei!" Emperor Dongming was also quite shocked.

I kept telling myself in my heart that this was not true. Someone must be targeting Concubine Xian and the Seventh Prince and his mother.

The emperor did not know everything about Concubine Xian's actions these days, but in order to balance the power of the court and Dongming Ziyu, he chose to turn a blind eye or even secretly condone her.

Is this Dongming Ziyu secretly seeking revenge?

After all, the Chu family had burned the navy's rations, had been behind the business partnership of Lao Wu and Shangguan Ruoli many times, and had sent assassins to assassinate Dongming Ziyu many times.

However, the words on the wall of the Imperial Ancestral Temple became a thorn in the emperor's heart.

Emperor Dongming sat in the dragon chair, tapping the armrests of the dragon chair with his fingers, and fell into deep thought. He was weighing the pros and cons of getting rid of Xian Fei.

"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Zheng came in from outside, his steps were a little hasty and his expression was very solemn.

Emperor Dongming frowned slightly, "What's the matter?"

Eunuch Zheng bent his back and said cautiously: "The peonies in Concubine Xian's palace suddenly bloomed. He Palace thought this was a good omen and sent someone to invite the emperor to come and enjoy the flowers, otherwise he would freeze to death tomorrow."

It's the twelfth lunar month of winter, why are the peonies blooming?

"Let's go! Go and have a look!" The emperor's face was solemn and his hands were shaking slightly.

When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. Where does the good omen come from?

Eunuch Zheng supported the emperor and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body. If you believe in some things, you will have them. If you don't, you will not."

Emperor Dongming did not shake his head or nod. As an emperor, it is inevitable to be in awe of gods and ghosts. Even if this matter is not true, he will not take risks for the one in ten thousand possibility.

Nothing is more important than himself, and nothing is more important than Dongming's country.

It's just a woman. There is no shortage of women in the palace.

Emperor Dongming had already made up his mind and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Your Majesty, we're here!" Eunuch Zheng bent down and stretched out his arms.

Emperor Dongming helped Eunuch Zheng's men get out of the sedan chair and looked towards the brightly lit palace courtyard.

"I respectfully welcome the Emperor!" Concubine Xian came out with the maids and eunuchs.

Both the master and the servant were beaming with joy, obviously not knowing what happened in the Ancestral Temple.

The Concubine Xian knelt on the ground, her expression was high and she could not hide her joy, "Your Majesty, the peonies in my concubine's palace suddenly bloomed today, and the snowfall announced the good news, which is a sign of good luck. I invite the emperor to come and enjoy this rare sight!"

As she spoke, she raised her arms slightly and waited for Emperor Dongming to help her up.

Emperor Dongming frowned, and with a gloomy face, he passed by Concubine Xian and quickly entered the palace gate.

A sensible little palace maid had already led the way, leading Emperor Dongming towards the small garden.

Concubine Xian knelt there a little surprised and confused for a moment, but she soon came to her senses, and a bad premonition gripped her heart. She quickly got up from the ground and chased after him in fear.

Emperor Dongming quickly came to the small garden and saw a clump of peonies blooming proudly in the white snow, and his pupils narrowed tightly.

The nun who was hanging the red silk on the peonies saw the emperor coming, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and said joyfully: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor. The peonies are blooming in the snow. This is a sign from heaven!"

Emperor Dongming put his hands behind his back and asked in a deep voice: "What's the omen?"

Mammy said happily: "Peony is the king of flowers, but it blooms in the palace of the Concubine Xian. This shows that..."

"Mammy..." Concubine Xian came in a hurry to stop grandma from continuing.

But it was too late, the emperor already knew what grandma meant.

The peony is the king of flowers, the queen is the mother of a country and the king of women.

This virtuous concubine wants to be a queen!

Sure enough, they took a fancy to his empire!

"I pay my respects to the Emperor!" Concubine De, Concubine Shu and other concubines in the palace came together, and they all saluted Emperor Dongming.

Emperor Dongming exhaled a breath and said calmly: "Why are you here?"

Concubine De's eyes moved slightly, and she said with a faint smile: "Back to the Emperor, my concubines have received an invitation from Concubine Xian to come and enjoy the peonies."

Concubine Shu also said: "I heard that the peonies in Concubine Xian's palace were blooming in the winter. I was surprised and came over after receiving the invitation."

Concubine Xian said hurriedly: "Yes, I also find it novel, so I invite my sisters to come and watch this rare spectacle."
Chapter completed!