Rebirth: The flatterer prince I raised couldn't be so clingy

Emperor Yu nodded and allowed Concubine De to take him to the statues of the Three Pure Ones to burn incense and pray.

Defei made a seal with her hands, picked up her whisk and swept it a few times, then closed her eyes and muttered something.

"The sky is round and the earth is square, and the laws are nine chapters long; the command of heaven and earth makes all evil retreat."

After a while, Concubine De slowly opened her eyes, looked at Emperor Yu and pondered for a moment before saying, "I don't feel any trace of evil on your Majesty. I guess Concubine Hui didn't come here to scare you."

"Why?" Emperor Yu was puzzled.

"Your Majesty is protected by a real dragon and blessed by the auspicious lotus. According to Taoism, ghosts and monsters will never want to get close to you. Those two sentences may mean..." Defei paused thoughtfully.

"What is it?"

Concubine De knelt before Emperor Yu, raised her head solemnly, and stared at him closely: "The deceased must have had some unfulfilled wish or grievance that prevented her from reincarnating. I'm afraid she had no choice but to appear in your dream. I hope you can do justice for her."

Emperor Yu suddenly remembered what happened in the cold palace that day, and his face turned a little colder.

"What injustice could she have suffered? I know you had a friendship with her in the past, but her murder has long been investigated, you are overthinking it."

Defei's heart sank. She had never expected to hear the truth from Emperor Yu, but when she heard him say it so nonchalantly, she still felt sorry for Huifei.

Never mind. If it were easy, Feng Zhanye could probably overturn the case on his own. Why would he need her to come?

"That's right." She smiled gently at Emperor Yu calmly, "Then your majesty, don't forget to ask the imperial physician to prescribe two doses of tranquilizing soup tomorrow. Now let's rest early."

"Okay." Emperor Yu nodded and stood up.

Concubine De watched Emperor Yu enter the bedroom, but did not rush to follow him in. Instead, she turned to look at Rong Xu.

Rong Xu came up to her at the right time and whispered, "Don't worry, Madam. There are many people from noble families in the Imperial Hospital. The 'Spirit Calming Soup' has been arranged."

Concubine De looked at the dark sky outside the palace and nodded slightly: "Well, let them clean their hands and feet. I want to see if His Majesty can still hold on without investigating, with nightmares every day, sleepless nights, and rumors everywhere."

The next day, Rong Xu passed on to Concubine De the news that Emperor Yu had suffered a nightmare again last night.

Concubine De held the whisk in her hand, looking calm. She directly claimed to be ill and refused to go out unless necessary.

Three or five days later, the news that the emperor had been suffering from nightmares for several days spread to all the palaces.

Some gossipy concubines started discussing this matter when they got up early to pay their respects to the queen.

"Your Majesty had another nightmare when he stayed at my place last night. He suddenly woke up and called out Concubine Hui's name, which scared me half to death!"

"Who says it's not true? It was the same when I was serving His Majesty during his afternoon nap the day before yesterday."

"You say, is there really something unclean in this palace? Is Concubine Hui really going to turn into a wronged spirit and come to take my life?"

"How dare you! What are you talking about?"

The few of them didn't notice that Empress Zou had been standing behind them for a long time when they were gossiping just now.

Empress Zou was still dressed elegantly and gracefully, with the dignity of a queen. She frowned slightly and stared at the few people unhappily: "How can you interfere in His Majesty's affairs? Be careful and keep your mouth shut."

"Yes……"

"Yes……"

Several people kept their mouths shut with lingering fear.

Queen Zou had just finished scolding several concubines and turned to look at Concubine De beside her.

Concubine De pretended to be sick and stepped forward to pay her respects: "Hello, Queen."

"I heard that His Majesty's nightmare started with you, Concubine De, as a cultivator, you didn't anticipate anything, nor did you offer any solutions. What did you learn at Yunsheng Monastery?"

Empress Zou stared at Concubine De and asked half seriously and half jokingly.

Concubine De was not angry, but became more respectful: "What the Queen criticized is that I am indeed not very talented and learned, and I have been ill recently and have not been able to share your worries. It is my fault."

Empress Zou felt as if she had slapped cotton. She always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't show it on her face. So she had to act like the Empress of the Central Palace and give a warning.

"Then study it more, but don't try to think of any unorthodox methods."

Defei sneered in her heart. When it came to framing others, Empress Zou was really an expert at it. She didn't care what the real situation was. With just a few casual words, she linked her to the cause of Emperor Yu's nightmare.

However, Gao Qinyan was not someone who would just sit there and let them throw dirty water at her.

"I will follow the Queen's instructions, but this matter is closely related to the late Concubine Hui, so I can't persuade Your Majesty."

When the name "Concubine Hui" was mentioned, it was obvious that Empress Zou's eyes flashed, but it was only for a moment, and then returned to normal.

"So what if Concubine Hui? Even if there really is an evil spirit, can't you just come and perform a ritual?"

Concubine De shook her head and said, "Empress, there should be a reason for performing a ritual, but I really don't know what Concubine Hui's reason is."

When it comes to this matter, normal people might have a positive attitude, which can be clearly seen on the faces of the other concubines.

Only one person's expression will be abnormal, and that is the murderer.

In fact, the reason why Concubine De mentioned Concubine Hui just now was not to alert the Queen. Of course, she was not the one with the abnormal expression.

"Maybe... Cao Shuyi, do you have any ideas?"

When Concubine De called her name suddenly, Cao Shuyi, who was standing in the corner, was obviously shocked and her eyes were panicked for a moment.

"What clue can I have? What does Empress Defei mean by this?"

"Master, calm down." Xian Zhi behind Cao Shuyi reminded her hastily, and then calmed her down.

Concubine De smiled calmly and turned her head away from her, "Don't be nervous, Cao Shuyi. I'm just asking casually."

Seeing this, Empress Zou hurried out to smooth things over: "Well, if you have nothing else to do, you can go back to your respective palaces. I am tired, and His Majesty will be leaving the court soon."

"Yes."

"Yes."

All the concubines responded and went back to their own palaces.

Rong Xu followed behind Concubine De, a little puzzled: "Madam, since we want to find a way to catch them, why did you tell them about this just now? What if they destroyed the evidence in the past few days, how can we investigate later?"

Concubine De waved her hand: "Of course they want to destroy the evidence, but the more it is now, the more likely they will lose their composure, and the chances of them revealing the truth will be greater."

"But...I see that it has been several days and there is no movement from the emperor. I wonder how much impact the nightmare has had on him. Maybe he doesn't take it to heart at all?" Rong Xu was a little worried.

Concubine De shook her head and said, "No hurry. When His Majesty can't stand it anymore, he won't care whether I'm really sick or not. He will come to me to find a solution."