The stand-in didn't take it seriously for three years, and the minister was furious when they b

"I obey your command. Thank you, Your Majesty."

Reaching out to take it, Beitang Yi turned around and handed it to the servant behind him:

"There is also Lord Laofu."

He responded politely by taking out a purse and stuffing it into Defu's hand:

"I wonder if you know whether this banquet is just a celebration or has some other purpose? Should I travel light or fully armed?"

These are two completely different situations.

"The annual Qiqiao Festival is a good day for the girls and weavers to meet and form a bond. Your Majesty naturally hopes that everything will go according to God's will and be perfect."

"The Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Court Guards are in charge of this palace banquet. My Lord, just relax."

Knowing that this should be an ordinary court event, possibly related to a royal marriage, Beitang Yi did not ask any more questions and returned the gesture of gratitude with a fist.

After a few polite words, Eunuch Defu took his people and left.

Beitang Yi gave a signal with his eyes, and his personal servant Lu Mo took people to guard outside the door. At this time, Si Chao, who had heard the news, and Ying Feng, who was on duty at the door, walked in.

"grown ups……"

Just when he was about to ask why Eunuch Fu came here, Si Chao looked down and saw the small golden porcelain bottle in his hand.

"The emperor sent him to deliver the antidote?"

Si Chao spread his hands, and a red pill appeared in his palm. He put it in his nose and sniffed it:

"No problem, but it seems to be three days late this time."

The pill returned to Beitang Yi's hand again. He just casually clenched his palm and then opened it. The red pill had turned into powder and scattered in the wind as he raised his hand:

"If he's not reminding me or warning me, then he must be dissatisfied with the way I handled a case. Our emperor will not believe anyone except himself."

"No wonder Defu sent him here personally. I'm afraid he wants to see if you are still under his control."

As he finished speaking, Si Chao tilted his head slightly, and vaguely saw the red bloodstains on the back of his neck that spread out like branching branches, with faint traces of black.

"Heh, it's just a poisonous insect, and you want to control me?"

With his eyes closed, Beitang Yi's men exerted a little force and a faint white smoke floated out from the red branches. In a blink of an eye, the trace disappeared without a trace.

Beitang Yi returned to his seat and shook his head. Si Chao did not agree.

"Don't underestimate this 'Puppet Gu'. It is a masterpiece that is a perfect fusion of 'One Heart Gu' and 'Mother and Child Gu'. You may not find another one in the world. The King of Gu can coexist with you and you are almost unaffected. I have never heard of it before."

"I really don't know what kind of talent you have or how lucky you have been through several lifetimes. Before you, none of the hosts chosen by the Gu King to live in could survive for more than three months."

"As the saying goes, 'A man who moves lives, a tree who moves dies.' If this Gu King changes hosts a few more times, it will probably be useless. Once the Gu King dies, the Gu Queen will die immediately. Then what use will the 'puppet eggs' laid by the Gu Queen be?"

"Your Majesty can come up with such a method to control the Imperial Sky Pavilion, which shows how suspicious he is."

"The antidote he gives you every month is only to temporarily suppress the onset of the poison. To completely remove it, you need to get the 'Queen of Gu' from the emperor and the formula for the 'Puppet Pill' he made with the Gu worm."

Seven years ago, when he was carried back, he was already poisoned and dying. It happened that the host of the "Gu King" suddenly died. The emperor was anxious and furious. If it weren't for the unintentional words of the national teacher who made the emperor put the "Gu King" on him first, he would probably not have survived until now.

Inadvertently insert willows and willows.

The body of a person with high martial arts skills cannot withstand the "King of Gu" for three months. At that time, the imperial teacher felt sorry for the loyal family of the general and could not bear to see him beheaded, so he advised the emperor to temporarily keep the King of Gu on him on the grounds that "it might be criticized by others". On the one hand, it would temporarily give the King of Gu a place to stay, and on the other hand, it could take the opportunity to choose the next suitable host. At the same time, it could also let him die naturally and leave a good name for the emperor.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be his success in the end.

After seven years, they still wanted to make him obedient with just a bug. It was simply wishful thinking.

"Speaking of which, this 'Gu King' can be considered as your life-saving talisman."

If there hadn't been this Gu worm, the strange poison he was infected with might have killed him. This might be the real reason why he was able to survive miraculously and why the Gu King's control over him was "only form but not substance".

Glancing at the back of his neck again, Si Chao spoke with concern again:

"By the way, have you felt unwell these days?"

"What else could possibly make me uncomfortable?"

After asking a question in return, Beitang Yi opened the invitation and took a look at it. He felt inexplicably irritated and handed it directly to Si Chao.

His biggest discomfort is heat.

It wasn't obvious before, but it has become a bit serious in recent years. He is not sure whether he needs her because of Gu or because he has developed this habit after having her. In short, Beitang Yi thought of her again, and he was not feeling well again.

This is also the reason why he often hangs purple lanterns at the end of the month or the beginning of the month in the past two years.

He casually picked up a document and diverted his attention.

"The Qixi Festival banquet in the outer courtyard of the imperial palace actually requires the women of each mansion to attend as well?"

Mumbling, Si Chao suddenly raised his head:

"On the Qixi Festival, His Majesty is not going to choose a husband for the prince and princess, right?"

"It's almost certain. When the imperial power was weak, His Majesty wanted more sons, outstanding sons. Now that the major families have almost merged, the Crown Prince's wings have become strong again. If he wants to keep his position, how can the Imperial Sky Pavilion be enough? It seems that even without us adding fuel to the fire, he will push another person to come out. When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman will have a chance to breathe. The Fourth Prince has never married, and the Fifth Prince is already a young man..."

Both of them are possible.

Suddenly, Beitang Yi suddenly remembered the scene where the fourth prince of Jinyulou chased Mu Lianzhi. He turned around and looked at Yingfeng:

"What has she been busy with recently? Why did she go to Baimingfang?"

"After returning that day, I went to Leng Yun and Leng Yu to inquire. Miss Mu has been cleaning up the Marquis' Mansion recently. I heard that she just got rid of a manor manager using the Viper from Yutian Pavilion."

"profound?"

How could that woman who was so scared of even a cockroach have such courage?

Beitang Yi's eyes flashed with doubt, and Si Chao couldn't help but sighed:

"A woman from the inner house is so cruel."

"Leng Yun and the others are not sure why, but they only targeted this one person and did not hurt any innocent people. It is likely that they have some grudges. The Ghost Festival is coming soon, and they went to buy supplies for the sacrifice that day. As for Bai, Baimingfang..."

After glancing at Beitang Yi, Yingfeng lowered his head unconsciously.

"If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you still hesitating?"

"They said Miss Cai Cui looks more like that guy. If Miss Mu wants to go out, she needs a reason, and if she wants to use you as an excuse... then she must go to Baimingfang."

With a cold sneer, Beitang Yi was so angry that he laughed:

"So, she is just trying to bully others just to buy some paper money herself?"

How much does she love her dead husband?