allonlinenovel Chapter 276: Face-to-face with the female ghost
Chapter 276: Face-to-face with the female ghost
The first person to speak was not someone else, but the owner of the Cining Palace, the current empress dowager: "Nonsense, how could my bedroom be haunted!"
The imperial guard said in a trance: "My Queen Mother, it's true, the Cining Palace is haunted, and it's a female ghost!"
When these words came out, everyone was shocked.
"Did I, did I hear it wrong? What did the Imperial Guards say? Is the Cining Palace haunted?"
"No, you heard it right because I heard it too."
"But General Bai just said that the ghost came to seek revenge. Does that mean that there is an enemy of hers in the Cining Palace?"
"How dare you! The Cining Palace is the Queen Mother's bedroom. You are maliciously slandering her."
As soon as these words came out, the person who spoke quickly waved his hands: "No, no, no, that's not what I meant. What I meant was, what I meant was... there are so many people in the Cining Palace, no one can be the Empress Dowager."
"So many people live in the Cining Palace? You really know how to say that. Besides the guards on duty and the maids and nannies who serve, who else lives in the Cining Palace?"
"Why not? Isn't Li, who is standing next to the Queen Mother, living there now?"
"Alright, you were just fooled by Qinglian Zhenren, do you want to be fooled again? Ghosts and gods are nonsense. Maybe the Imperial Guards saw it wrong, or maybe it's an assassin."
"Yes, I have never seen a ghost in my life! If there really are ghosts, I will be the first one to go and see them."
"..."
Ouyang Ming frowned and looked at Bai Wei.
To be honest, after the deception by True Man Qinglian, his suspicion of the stories of ghosts and gods had increased a lot, so when Bai Wei said that, he didn't believe it at all.
Now, the Imperial Guards came to report that there was a ghost...
What conspiracy is behind this?
But no matter what, the Cining Palace was the Queen Mother's bedroom, and making such a big noise was not a good thing. So he would not admit this matter easily, and he must not let the people present treat it as a pastime after dinner.
"Why is the Cining Palace haunted? Could it be that an assassin has sneaked into the palace? How are you doing your duty? Why don't you capture the assassin quickly!"
The royal guard knelt on the ground, trembling, and obviously had not yet recovered from the shock.
"Your Majesty, it's not an assassin, it's really a ghost! It's a female ghost dressed in red. She is pale, her voice is shrill, and her eyes are full of blood and tears. Her blood and tears fall on the flowers, plants and trees, and they will wither and die in an instant.
The distance was also changing, sometimes one, sometimes several. Sometimes they appeared in front of us, sometimes they disappeared, and sometimes they appeared next to our ears, blowing on our necks. The breath they blew was icy and cold, and it was definitely not the breath of a living person.
Moreover, her hair would slowly grow longer and fall to the ground, which was particularly creepy. She was also muttering something, such as "Where are you?", "Where are you?", "Revenge if there is a grudge, revenge if there is a vengeance." The most important thing is that just now we had clearly chopped her with a knife, but she suddenly grew larger and smaller, and then disappeared in front of us. How could a person do this..."
When the Imperial Guard said this, his eyes were full of fear, and his gaze became a little dull because of fear, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. If this was acted out, then we can only say that he has great acting skills.
When the Queen Mother heard this, she became a little unsteady and had to be supported by Li.
Bai Wei looked at the Queen Mother with indifferent eyes.
As the ultimate winner of the previous palace fight, some of his methods are normal.
They say that if you don’t do anything wrong in your life, you won’t be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door in the middle of the night.
The empress dowager was so scared, I guess she must have done a lot of bad things in the past, and now she is facing the consequences.
Ouyang Ming frowned: "Are you the only one who saw what you said?"
Not far away, several people who came with the imperial guard who was speaking also knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, what he said is true. We were on duty at the Cining Palace tonight and saw it all!"
"I saw it too!"
"Yes."
"..."
If only one person said this, he would think that person was crazy. But if all the Royal Guards on duty were together, then things would not be so simple.
"Take me to see it quickly." After saying that, he remembered that Feng Lin was still here, and quickly turned around and said, "Prince Feng, I am really sorry for what happened today. I have to go and deal with it. I will let Eunuch Gui take you back to Sifang Pavilion to rest. We will discuss the peace talks in detail tomorrow... the day after tomorrow."
Feng Lin said with great interest: "Feng Lin has never seen a ghost. Thanks to the blessing of Emperor Dong Qin, I am fortunate enough to see one. Feng Lin also wants to go and see it."
Ouyang Ming frowned and said nothing.
Haunting is not a good thing, not to mention that family disgrace should not be made public, but Prince Feng rushed to see it. However, his words were not a question, but a statement. If he refused harshly, it might affect the peace talks between the two countries.
"Since Prince Feng is interested, then please follow me."
The implication is that the palace is an important place and you should not run around.
Feng Lin's eyes curved slightly as she looked at Bai Wei and threw a coquettish glance at him, "Of course. After all, General Bai just said that the Emperor has the aura of a true dragon, which can ward off evil spirits. Feng Lin must be very safe standing beside the Emperor."
Ouyang Ming looked at Bai Wei and said, "General Bai, please come with me."
Bai Wei: "I obey your order."
Even if he didn't ask her to go, she would still go. After all, she was going to perform the finale herself.
This was not a glorious thing, so the emperor dismissed most of the people who came to attend the Taiping Banquet, leaving only those he trusted and some people who were related to this matter.
Ouyang Yi is a member of the royal family, and although the current empress dowager is not his biological mother, she can be considered his mother, so he will naturally come along.
Because of Bai Wei, the Xiao family also stayed.
The group followed Ouyang Ming and quickly headed towards the Cining Palace.
Xiao Minglou couldn't help but be excited.
Xiao Mingcheng reminded: "Minglou, could you please not smile so obviously?"
After all, the Empress Dowager's bedroom was haunted, which was no small matter. Minglou's exaggerated behavior might make the Empress Dowager unhappy.
Although the Wang family has always had a bad relationship with the Xiao family, they have not yet broken up. Before the incident with Prince Qi came out, my grandfather even told them to get rid of Prince Qi and not target anyone else in the Wang family to avoid trouble.
The smile on Xiao Minglou's face was almost reaching his ears: "I have never seen a ghost in my life, I am so happy!"
Xiao Mingcheng was speechless: "...If you really can't help it, just cover your mouth with your sleeve and don't bring disaster to the Xiao family."
Xiao Minglou: “Oh.”
After saying this, he covered his mouth with his sleeve, but... the excitement in his eyes did not diminish in the slightest.
Xiao Mingcheng: "..."
Never mind, he tried his best.
During this period of time, everyone came to the Cining Palace.
The Cining Palace was already in chaos. The palace maids hid with their heads in their hands. The imperial guards threw away their armor and weapons. They were unconscious and kept muttering, "There are ghosts, there are ghosts, there are ghosts!"
Ouyang Ming glanced at Feng Lin beside him and felt ashamed.
These are all the imperial guards of Dong Qin, and they are so scared: "What are you doing? Where do you place the dignity of Dong Qin? Where is the ghost now? I want to take a good look at what scared you like this!"
As he was speaking, a red figure floated over directly. It was so fast that it appeared in front of him in almost an instant and faced him face to face.