My eunuch An is a yandere

Because of the addition of the Imperial Observatory, Bai Ningwei only focused on arranging red envelopes for the entire palace this New Year. She pushed everything else off whenever possible, finding someone else to do it for her. She felt listless and had no interest at all.

And no one knew what An Jiu was busy with. Apart from asking Li Xiaojiu to send gifts twice, he never showed up again.

Bai Ningwei believed that such a serious incident should be solved together, but An Jiu deliberately concealed important information.

It would be fine if she didn't know, but even if she knew, she didn't know everything. The rest was all up to her to guess. Even though she had experienced countless open and secret struggles, she couldn't help but feel confused about the unknown.

The New Year passed quickly. After the Lantern Festival fireworks were over, the next day was the grand court meeting.

Bai Ningwei finally pulled herself together and donned a deep purple palace dress with wide sleeves. The collar, cuffs, and hem were decorated with floral patterns in gold thread, giving her an air of nobility. Her hair was tied up high in a bun, adorned with auspicious golden clouds, but without any jeweled hairpins.

Cai He looked at Bai Ningwei who looked a little different in the bronze mirror and couldn't help but speak.

"Your Majesty, you are a little different today than in the past. I feel like something is missing."

"What is the difference?"

Bai Ningwei opened a drawer and took out a gold hairpin with an attic figure made of the same gold. This was a gift from Anjiu. She inserted it into her bun, and now the shortcoming that Caihe mentioned was filled.

"This servant is not good at speaking. But today's Madam is even more unoffensive."

After saying that, Caihe shut her mouth. She had been a little presumptuous in her words just now.

Sitting on the throne, Bai Ningwei had an indifferent expression, majestic without being angry, her body was like a boat of ten thousand hu, riding in the huge waves, shaking but not moving, and unable to be led away; she was calm and composed, yet like a tiger descending the mountain, frightening all the beasts.

Cai He and the other palace maids who were serving her all lowered their heads unconsciously and stood more respectfully, vaguely guessing that something big was going to happen today.

However, no matter what happens today, Bai Ningwei is ready to face it. She will not escape whether it is life or death. Let's see who is more skilled.

At the grand court meeting, the director of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory stepped forward and said the four words "Mars guards the heart".

All the civil and military officials in the court were in an uproar. After hearing this, Xiao Duo's throat tightened and he started coughing violently. He picked up the handkerchief and saw some scarlet spots.

"how is this possible?"

He didn't believe it, as he had clearly seen improvement after taking the pills. But the blood filling his mouth reminded him that this might be true.

Not everyone can withstand the wrath of thunder. The Imperial Observatory's legs went weak and he knelt on the ground, trying to replenish his energy.

"Your Majesty, the Purple Star Emperor and the Greedy Wolf star are in the same palace, vaguely forming a Purple-Vanity conflict pattern."

Tan Lang is the Peach Blossom Star in Zi Wei Dou Shu, representing greed, desire, and pleasure. Xiao Duo, knowledgeable in astronomy, immediately thought of his recent actions and fell into deep thought, wondering if the Imperial Astronomical Observatory was using the celestial phenomena to allude to his absurdity. Or perhaps it was Tan Lang's mischief that had dimmed Zi Wei Star.

"Is there any solution?"

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory can only predict the future by observing the stars. To decipher it, Your Majesty must find the reincarnation of the Greedy Wolf Star."

"A bunch of useless people, what's the point of the court supporting you?"

"Your Majesty, this is a sign of heaven, no one can reverse it."

The Imperial Observatory wanted to say a few words to make amends for itself, but Xiao Duo was so angry that he shut up.

The celestial phenomena are irreversible, which means that he is so absurd that even the heavens can't stand it.

However, in order to find the reincarnation of Tanlangxing, Xiao Duo thought of the three heavenly masters kept in the palace. They should have some magical powers.

Without waiting for the court to end, Xiao Duo summoned the three heavenly masters into the hall.

Luo Tianshi went up to the main hall with a nervous mood. When he heard that they were asked to find someone, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and perform a ritual with the other two Tianshis, using the skills he had learned from street performing.

There was a great deal of hustle and bustle in front of the main hall, attracting the attention of everyone in the palace. For a time, the rumor that there was an evil spirit in the palace spread quickly.

After the performance, Luo Tianshi took out the compass and looked at it, then said in shock.

"There really is a demon causing trouble in the palace, even causing the compass to malfunction."

The same is true for the compasses of the other two heavenly masters.

This unusual scene frightened the ministers and made them even more nervous.

First, Mars was guarding the heart, and then there were demons causing trouble. Some people were really worried that there were demons in the palace and were scared to death. Others were wondering who this drama was arranged for?

The Marquis of Zhenbei, who was standing in the crowd, nodded imperceptibly, waiting for the Taoist priest to take people to the harem.

"Wait for me to use some magic to subdue this monster."

I saw a mouthful of yellow ginger water sprayed on the talisman paper, and the talisman paper turned red out of thin air, indicating that the demon was successfully killed. The compass also stopped at this time and pointed in a direction.

"This... is really strange."

One of the Taoist priests was really confused. He was the only one among the three who knew nothing. He saw his compass spinning randomly and now not pointing south. He had never really believed in ghosts and gods, but for the first time he felt like he had seen a ghost.

"What a hell!"

With a ghostly cry, he threw away the compass and lost his composure, which scared all the ministers present.

Xiao Duo took the compass handed to him by Wang Xi, looked at the compass which was indeed not pointing south, and squinted his eyes slightly along the direction of the pointer.

"Go look in that direction."

The emperor gave the order, and a large group of people followed him in that direction. After walking a hundred meters, Qi Yan realized something was wrong. This direction was not the direction to Lingqi Palace.

As they walked along, the attentive ministers soon discovered some unusual phenomena, and some of them couldn't help whispering to each other.

"Do you think the plants heading in this direction seem a little listless?"

"Indeed."

"The plants here look worse than the ones we just passed by."

"It's really weird. I've never seen anything like this before."

"Compasses are all malfunctioning, plants are withering, could it be that there's really some evil spirit at work?"

Xiao Duo was walking in front and when he noticed the movement behind him, he simply stopped the sedan chair and turned around to ask the person behind him.

"What are you talking about?"

"Your Majesty, I think the vegetation in this direction is a little strange."

Xiao Duo then took notice of his surroundings. Although it was cold, midwinter was over, and the shrubs should be sprouting new buds. They weren't lush and green, but they weren't withered either.

Moreover, this withered appearance is not biased towards anything but the direction of the palace, which seems deliberate and weird.

Qi Yan was already anxious because he realized that this direction was pointing to the eldest prince's residence.

He had orchestrated this whole situation today. He knew exactly whether it was man-made or a natural phenomenon. It was clear someone was betraying him, and if he didn't put a stop to it, he would be making things easier for them.

"Your Majesty, the astronomical theory may be wrong, and we shouldn't blindly believe it. However, the dilapidated state of the flowers, plants, and trees along this path is clearly a deliberate act. Even if there were a warning from heaven, how could it be such an obvious sign?"

Qi Yan's words made sense. Celestial phenomena and warnings were profoundly mysterious matters, and there had never been such clear and deliberate guidance. If the theory of celestial phenomena were 100% reliable, there would be no such thing as a change of dynasties.

But if it was man-made, Xiao Duo looked at the line of trees with a dark look in his eyes, not entirely convinced. There were too many of them. If it was man-made, the workload would be so huge that it would be impossible for no one to notice.