Reborn, the daughter of the Marquisate went crazy

What connection could Feng Qian's witchcraft have with the Dongling royal family? Xie Qingli was extremely surprised.

Leng Shuang, however, told a royal secret.

"About twenty years ago, when the Emperor had just ascended the throne, Empress Yao was pregnant with the Crown Prince, and Empress Meng was still Consort Meng."

"For unknown reasons, the Empress Dowager, Concubine Meng, and seven or eight other concubines simultaneously developed delirium and became bedridden within two days. The Imperial Medical Bureau's physicians were completely unable to diagnose their condition and were completely helpless."

"The Emperor is a very filial man. The Empress Dowager's serious illness made him extremely anxious. The imperial physicians were unable to help, so he posted a notice seeking a doctor. However, countless folk doctors came, but none of them could do anything. The Emperor also heard that Taoist Lingxu was a skilled doctor, so he sent for him, but Taoist Lingxu liked to travel widely, and there was no trace of him at all."

"Someone suggested to the Emperor that Taoist Master Lingxuan of Xuanjing Temple was extremely famous and a close junior fellow apprentice of Taoist Master Lingxu, so he could be invited to the palace to treat the Empress Dowager. At that time, several seriously ill concubines had already passed away, and the Emperor, desperate for help, sought help from anyone and indeed, invited Taoist Master Lingxuan."

"Master Lingxuan isn't good at medicine, but after a tour of the palace, he concluded that someone had used witchcraft on the Empress Dowager and the others."

"The Emperor was skeptical, but he still ordered a search. Sure enough, several voodoo puppets were found in a concubine's courtyard. They belonged to the Empress Dowager and the concubines in the harem. Each puppet had a person's name and birth date written on it, as well as traces of blood, believed to be the blood of the person who cast the curse."

"Master Lingxuan opened the altar and cast a spell to deal with those puppets. The Empress Dowager, Concubine Meng, and the remaining two concubines were immediately healed!"

"From then on, the Emperor became completely convinced of the matter. Due to the large number of people involved and the deaths of several people, witchcraft became a taboo in the palace. Even the toys of the princes and princesses were not allowed to be in the shape of dolls."

Xie Qingli frowned and said, "This sounds a bit strange. Why would that concubine want to harm those people?"

Leng Shuang thought for a moment before saying, "I heard that she accidentally gained the emperor's favor, and she became a little arrogant because of it, and wanted to kill all women of nobler status than her."

Xie Qingli sneered, "Then why is Queen Yao okay? She is the most noble woman."

She remembered what her grandmother had said, that Emperor Yingtian and Empress Yao were in love with each other, and that Empress Yao had just become pregnant with Chu Yuncang. They had been married for a short time, and their feelings should not have faded yet. The concubine should have hated Empress Yao the most.

Leng Shuang's face turned pale, and she whispered, "After the Empress Dowager recovered from her illness, she vowed to kill that concubine, but she discovered that the birth date and horoscope she used was leaked to her by Empress Yao."

"The Empress Dowager has since despised Empress Yao. She pressured the Emperor to depose her and install Concubine Meng. The Emperor resisted the Empress Dowager's pressure and did not depose her, but he did banish Empress Yao to the cold palace. It wasn't until Empress Yao gave birth to the Crown Prince that the Emperor took the opportunity to release her from the cold palace."

"But Empress Yao refused to live in Kunning Palace anymore, and chose to live in a small, remote palace until her death."

Xie Qingli frowned. She had a feeling that this must be a palace drama, but she didn't know what roles the Empress Dowager, Concubine Meng, Ling Xuan and others played in it.

……

Anding County is less than a day's journey from Shengjing City.

It was noon, when the sun was at its hottest, and the road was deserted.

"Lulu~Lulu~Lulu~"

An ox cart was moving slowly forward, with two neatly dressed young men sitting on it. They looked around leisurely, as if enjoying the scenery along the way.

But behind the oxcart, there was a middle-aged woman and a boy of seventeen or eighteen. They were dressed in tattered clothes, had unkempt hair and dirty faces, were thin and dark-skinned, and walked with a weak gait, their eyes filled with despair, like refugees fleeing famine. These two people were He and Song Tianbao.

The young man in the car waved the whip in his hand from time to time and shouted: "Hurry up, don't stop!"

Whenever they heard the scolding, the He mother and son would take a few quick steps forward in fear.

"Tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick~"

Two handsome horses came galloping from a distance, one in front and one behind, raising a cloud of dust.

The ox cart hurriedly dodged to the side of the road. The horse in front galloped past. When the horse behind passed the ox cart, the rider suddenly pulled the reins. The horse raised its front hooves high, let out a long neigh, and then stopped reluctantly.

The man on horseback had sharp eyes, a full beard, and was dressed like a bandit. He looked at the He mother and son for a few moments, then gruffly asked the young man on the oxcart, "Who are they, and why are you torturing them like this?"

The fatter young man on the oxcart replied coldly, "What's it to you?!"

The bearded man roared, "Grandpa is a chivalrous man. I can't bear to see the people suffer, and I'm always ready to fight for justice. If you don't explain why, I won't let you off!"

The plump, white-haired young man's face turned grim as he said in a cold voice, "This woman is my master's concubine, and that man is the son she gave birth to. My master worked so hard to raise this son, but recently he found out that he wasn't his own. It turns out this woman had an affair with the owner of the silk shop next door. My master is filled with hatred and wants to make them suffer!"

Upon hearing this, the bearded man drew his sword and angrily said, "Your master is so soft-hearted. Why is he still keeping such a woman and a bastard? He should chop them off immediately!"

He was horrified upon hearing this. She quickly pulled Song Tianbao to his knees in front of the horse and begged, "Master, please save us. I'm not a concubine and I don't know the master at all. We are originally from Jiazhou. These two suddenly kidnapped my mother and me and have been torturing us all the way. Please help us!"

The bearded man's eyes widened when he heard this, and he asked sternly: "Who of you is lying?" His sharp eyes scanned around, and suddenly he looked at the young man on the ox cart sternly and shouted: "Are you human traffickers?!" The fat white young man hurriedly shook his head.

Just at this moment, the horse in front had turned back, and everyone could see clearly that the man on the horse was young and had an ordinary appearance, which was far from the temperament of the bearded man.

The bearded man and the man looked at each other, and they seemed to have reached some kind of tacit understanding. Each of them quickly pulled He and Song Tianbao onto the horse's back, raised the whip, and galloped forward.

The fat young man quickly whipped the old cow to drive it away, but the cow continued to move forward slowly. The fat young man whipped it twice and then stopped. How could such a slow cow possibly catch up with the horse?

The plump, white young man watched the smoke and dust drift away and whispered, "Finally, I don't have to work here anymore." He nudged the silent young man with his arm and jokingly asked, "How was my acting just now?"

The young man impatiently waved his hand away and asked coldly, "Who is that bearded guy?"

The plump young man touched his chin and said, "I heard that it was the young lady who sent someone to take over the He family and their son. They must be the young lady's men. Alas, only a fool like the He family would believe his exaggerated acting skills."

The other young man nodded and closed his eyes slightly. His beard really looked like he deserved a beating! His hands were itching!