Tragic death on wedding night, replacement doctor concubine reborn to kill the whole family

Within half a day, everyone in the capital knew that the Emperor Emeritus and Empress Dowager were critically ill.

In the latter half of the night, the retired emperor passed away, and the empress dowager also died.

The next morning, Lord Rong also fell seriously ill and soon passed away!

In just one morning, the entire palace was covered in white, and the heavens even cooperated by letting out a heavy snowfall. In just one day, the world was blanketed in white.

Just when the entire court was worried about how to end the scandalous affair between the Emperor Emeritus, the Empress Dowager, and Lord Rong, all three of them died.

Of course, how many people believe this?

Almost none of the high-ranking officials in the court believed it.

Meanwhile, among the common people, because Xiao Yao had Tang An send false information to the storyteller in advance, the storyteller has now spread the 'news' that the Emperor Emeritus, Empress Dowager, and Lord Rong were severely injured more than four years ago when they fought against Old Master Chen, and that they finally passed away.

Today, the vast majority of people believe that the Emperor Emeritus, the Empress Dowager, and Lord Rong were severely injured in that power struggle and sacrificed themselves before reaching this day.

The funeral was held in the palace, and the coffins of the "Emperor Emeritus" and "Empress Dowager" were not buried in the imperial mausoleum until twenty days later.

Rong Xun was buried in the cemetery for the Director of the Imperial Observatory.

After the burial ceremony was completed, Su Yun, Xiao Lusheng, and Rong Xun looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

All three wore veils.

They had already left the capital and arrived in Jinzhou, but they heard the rumor while staying at an inn.

After some investigation, it was discovered that those unspeakable rumors had been circulating among the public for as long as a year.

But a year ago, they were still in the illusion. Who spread the rumors?

One possibility is that he was someone who saw the changes in the landscape painting, but Xiao Chen said that he had kept the landscape painting all along and later sent it to Old Chen Mountain.

Only Chen'er and the guard general Zhao Lei had access to the landscape paintings.

Zhao Lei was promoted by Wei Shuying, so there can't be any problem with him. That leaves only one possibility: Chen Qingshan made arrangements in advance before entering the illusion!

However, when Chen Qingshan entered the illusion, he must have been holding onto the beautiful vision that no one could return and that they would be trapped in that dream forever.

If he's making a backup plan, it might be because he lacks confidence in his own Taoist skills!

Besides this, what other evil intentions does Chen Qingshan harbor?

Was it the scholars and officials he had once helped, or Qing Chang'an, who was Chen Qingshan's closed-door disciple in his previous life and was far away in Lingnan?

When the three returned to the inn, the big yellow dog wagged its tail to greet them and even rubbed against Su Yun's leather boots affectionately.

Su Yun bent down and patted the big yellow dog's head. "Little Yellow is such a good boy."

Xiao Lusheng said, "It should be called Big Yellow now, it's quite big. In a few years, it'll be called Old Yellow—"

Su Yun: “…”

Rong Xun simply smiled slightly.

The three men entered the private room with a dog, and soon after, Shadow Guards arrived.

Xiao Lusheng asked, "Does the palace know about those clues?"

Yu Hui said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor, and the Regent all know about this and also suspect the situation in Lingnan."

"Lingnan—"

Xiao Lusheng muttered something to himself, then took out his personal jade pendant and handed it to Yu Hui, saying, "Go and ask the Emperor for the Weiyuan Escort Agency's token. At that time, I may need to mobilize some troops."

"Yes, I'll go right away." Yu Hui took the jade pendant and immediately left the inn.

Su Yun said, "You've already given the escort agency to Yao'er, why do you want it back?"

Xiao Lusheng said, "Since we are going to Lingnan, we must be fully prepared. There are no soldiers in Lingnan. The only things we can use are the nearest garrison and the connections of the escort agency."

Su Yun didn't actually think Lingnan was a good place, nor did she want to visit it.

It was because of this troublesome matter that the person behind it all was unclear whether it was Qing Chang'an or Chen Qingshan's disciples.

However, the backup plan that Chen Qingshan left behind was definitely not something to be trifled with!

Yao'er was in the open; it was her duty as emperor to order her ministers to investigate. The three of them were in the shadows because, as elders, they were worried about the safety of the younger generation and wanted to nip the matter in the bud, giving evil people like Chen Qingshan absolutely no chance to cause trouble!

"Brother Rong, why aren't you saying anything?" Su Yun asked, noticing that Rong Xun remained silent, only occasionally staring blankly at Da Huang.

Big Yellow scratched its long ears with its hind legs, looking bored and not caring what earth-shattering secrets the people in the room were talking about.

"Nowadays, in the Cangyun land, officials and people in various places get along very well. However, it would be too inhumane to wipe out all those who have received favors from Chen Qingshan at this time."

Xiao Lusheng continued, "I'm not afraid that they were once favored by Chen Qingshan, but I'm afraid that some of them may have been misled and unable to distinguish right from wrong."

Yes, if someone is obsessed with repaying Chen Qingshan and then colludes with rumors to stir up trouble, then the Cangyun Kingdom will be in some trouble.

“In that case, we will go to Lingnan ourselves and act according to the circumstances,” Su Yun said.

Rong Xun and Xiao Lusheng both looked at Su Yun and said in unison, "Lingnan is tough—"

"You speak first."

You go first—

Rong Xun and Xiao Lusheng smiled helplessly.

Rong Xun raised his hand, signaling Xiao Lusheng to continue.

Xiao Lusheng smiled and continued, "Lingnan is a harsh place, and most people die on the way. If it were a good place, we wouldn't be exiling people there."

As soon as he finished speaking, Rong Xun said, "But Lingnan is not what it used to be. The South can also be called the Southern Water Dragon. There will come a day when they rise up."

Nanshuilong—

This was the first time Xiao Lusheng had heard this kind of statement.

Su Yun stared intently at Rong Xun. "Are you saying that the prosperous Cangyun could still be overthrown by the impoverished people of Lingnan? Overthrown by those sinners of generations?"

She thought it was absurd.

However, Su Yun always trusted Rong Xun and knew how capable he was.

Xiao Lusheng felt the same way; he would never allow such a thing to happen in his lifetime. How could Yao'er face the people of the world and the ancestors of the Xiao family?

Rong Xun frowned. "There is a chance, but so far, the chance is very slim."

It's good if the chances are slim!

Su Yun looked at Rong Xun and said, "Sometimes I even think you should stop calculating. Sometimes the answer can really give you a cold sweat."

Rong Xun shrugged, tapping his folding fan against his left palm, and said leisurely, "Yun'er is right."

Xiao Lusheng said, "You'll just keep telling Yun'er that what you say makes sense."

"It's not impossible."

In Rong Xun's mind, everything Yun'er said was reasonable and right.

dong dong dong-

A knock came at the door, and everyone looked towards the entrance. Soon after, two waiters from the inn came in carrying trays.

After the food was neatly arranged, the waiter then promoted the inn's fermented rice wine.

Rong Xun and Xiao Lusheng both refused.

They had agreed beforehand that they would never drink alcohol again in their lives, so as not to get drunk and say things that would offend others.