Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 263 How about destroying your three clans?

Cining Palace.

When Huang Ye came over, most people had arrived, even the emperor and his men had come. Huang Ye lived too far away, so it was understandable that she came late. Even Xu Rou, who always wanted to say a few words when she saw her, didn't say anything.

The emperor and the empress sat at the top, and below them sat a Taoist priest, who should be the Taoist priest Xuan Chengzi.

Huang Ye carefully observed Xuan Chengzi, who was about forty years old, with a thin face and tall stature. He was holding a whisk in his hand and wearing a yellow Taoist robe. Behind him, there were two young Taoist priests wearing green Taoist robes.

The Queen Mother was still in her chamber. Seeing Huang Ye coming in, the Queen coughed and said, "Everyone is here, Taoist priest, can we start now?"

"Okay, then all of you come to the courtyard. It's morning now, and the Yang energy is at its peak. It's a good time to perform the ritual." After saying that, he turned to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, Queen, please."

The emperor glanced at Huang Ye, who came in last, stood up without saying a word, and walked out first, followed by everyone else.

Huang Ye was walking at the back with a few talented people. She looked up and saw An Ning looking at her with complicated eyes. When she saw her looking at her, An Ning mouthed two words to her. Huang Ye understood what she said: "Be careful."

Huang Ye nodded at her with a smile. This An Ning was good. Her food was not wasted. You know, these days she said she was going to her father's house for a free meal. Later, she was too lazy to go around in circles, so she simply went to Ningyuxuan for a free meal. Now she basically eats at Ningyuxuan every day at noon.

At this time, people were standing in a circle in the yard. An altar had been set up in the middle of the yard. Xuan Chengzi took a sword from the little Taoist priest at the back and muttered something while dancing with the sword vigorously. Of course, this was seen by others, but in the eyes of professionals like Huang Ye and Hong Dou, this sword dance was completely random, as if it was just a joke.

Suddenly, Xuan Chengzi stabbed the tip of the sword in his hand onto a piece of talisman paper on the altar. The tip of the sword lifted up the talisman paper. He muttered something, and suddenly a ball of fire spurted out of his mouth and sprayed directly onto the talisman paper. Then the talisman paper caught fire. Xuan Chengzi shouted, "I am Xuan Chengzi here. Whoever you are, show your true form quickly. I will show mercy and spare your life."

The people who were watching the excitement were still shocked by the fire that Xuan Chengzi had just spit out. They looked at each other in bewilderment. Who was this Taoist talking to? Was he really talking to a ghost?

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense, and almost everyone felt their hair stand on end. If there really were those dirty things, would it be too late for them to run now? The key point was... the emperor was here, who would dare to run.

Xuan Chengzi, who had his eyes closed and muttered to himself, saw that no one was talking to him, so he suddenly opened his eyes again and said, "Your Majesty, I just performed a ritual and saw a black mist escape from the Empress Dowager's chamber and disappear into the crowd. This thing is cunning and has already attached itself to a person. If this dirty thing is not forced out, I'm afraid that with the blessing of human yang energy, not only will the Empress Dowager's life be in jeopardy, but the harem will also never have peace in the future."

"Oh." The emperor said expressionlessly, "I wonder how the Taoist priest can force that dirty thing out?"

"That dirty stuff is yin, and yin is afraid of fire. As long as you burn it with fire, there is no need to worry that it will not come out." Xuan Chengzi said.

"Burning people to death?" asked the emperor.

"Your Majesty, this matter involves the safety of the Queen Mother. Some things cannot be avoided." Xuan Chengzi quickly denied: "Even if someone sits on this altar with dry firewood burning around it, the thing will not be able to withstand the scorching heat and will naturally run out. If the thing runs out in advance, the person will be fine." Xuan Chengzi explained, "Even if the thing runs out, with the blessing of the altar, it will be reduced to ashes when it encounters fire."

"Excuse me, Master, can you tell who the dirty thing is attached to?" Xu Rou asked impatiently.

As soon as Xu Rou opened her mouth, the Queen felt that she was in trouble. What was she doing butting in at this time? She quickly took over the conversation: "Master, this is the niece of the Queen Mother. She is the most filial to the Queen Mother. She is just too concerned..."

Xuan Chengzi looked at Xu Rou in an unfathomable way and said, "Your Majesty, what you asked just now was not wrong. I can see that the dirty thing is attached to a person, but you don't have the power to see it."

"Then please tell me, Taoist priest, who is that thing attached to?" the queen asked respectfully.

Xuan Chengzi pointed the sword at Huang Ye without hesitation: "It's her. That thing just came out and attached itself to her body." As soon as he finished speaking, everyone around Huang Ye ran away in an instant, leaving her and Hongdou standing there alone.

"Huangpin..." The Queen exclaimed, "Master, are you sure? How could it be Huangpin?"

"I'm definitely not mistaken." Xuan Chengzi bowed to the emperor and said, "This matter involves the emperor's concubines. Please order Huang to cooperate and force the dirty thing out..."

The third prince's eyes turned red with anger. Where did this wild Taoist come from? How dare he come to the palace and make up stories? "You are talking nonsense. Huangpin is a good person, but you put her on the fire and roasted her to death. You..."

The Third Prince was panting heavily. He only hated that his brother, Prince Fu, was not here. "Your Majesty, this stinking Taoist priest is clearly trying to kill someone in the palace... Capture him and torture him to see who ordered him..."

Eunuch Yu behind the emperor looked at Concubine Huang who was standing there calmly and without saying a word. Did she know that someone was protecting her, so she was not afraid?

"Royal brother, An Ning feels that the third brother is right. This Taoist priest is obviously a man with evil intentions. He might be here to take Concubine Huang's life." An Ning initially thought that they just wanted to make Concubine Huang suffer, but now she sees clearly that they want to take Concubine Huang's life.

"Your Majesty, I have a clear conscience and would not dare to deceive you." Xuan Chengzi quickly bowed to the emperor and said, "Please Your Majesty, please understand."

The emperor was filled with rage. He had never expected that his mother was such a vicious woman. For the sake of a sewing room, she dared to collude with people outside the palace and not only murder people, but also use such vicious means.

"Xuan Chengzi, do you know that the crime of deceiving the emperor is punishable by death?" the emperor asked, suppressing his anger.

"I have a clear conscience." Xuan Chengzi said the same thing.

"What a clear conscience! If you want to deceive the emperor, I will not exterminate all nine of your clans. How about exterminating only three of your clans?"

Although it was winter, Xuan Chengzi broke out in a sweat. He knelt down and said, "Your Majesty is wise. I have no selfish motives." If he changed his words now, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor, so it was too late. He now... had no way out.