Xia Shouzhong's eyes lit up when he saw the emperor asking him about the birthday of his concubine.

But after thinking for a moment, his expression turned ugly.

Fortunately, Xia Shouzhong was quite clever, "Your Majesty, since the new year is coming, why not let the princes prepare carefully for the New Year's greetings for the Supreme Emperor?"

Upon hearing this, the emperor knew that the concubine had not celebrated her birthday recently, but Xia Shouzhong's suggestion was not bad.

On the one hand, this reflects filial piety, and on the other hand, there is enough reason to send the eunuch to see Prince Anle.

When the time comes, people will naturally spread the news that Prince Anle is crazy.

However, after thinking about it, the emperor still felt that if he suddenly issued an order in the name of filial piety, some people would inevitably become suspicious afterwards.

"In this case, you go to see the queen and ask her to issue an order in the name of showing compassion for the concubines in the harem. Old ladies and ladies from each family are allowed to enter the palace to meet the concubines before the New Year."

Xia Shouzhong immediately understood. When the old ladies and ladies from each family entered the palace, someone would definitely take the opportunity to discuss it.

When the emperor decrees that his sons and grandsons should practice more filial piety, it will appear that he is being forced by public opinion.

This was done passively so that no one would be suspicious.

Moreover, the Supreme Emperor has always wanted to meet any prince or grandson in these years, and just a decree will be enough.

Since the royal descendants cannot be stopped from going to Longshou Palace, they don't care if they go there one more time.

Xia Shouzhong hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "I will take care of it now."

That day the Queen's decree was spread to every family.

While each family was confused, happy, and grateful, they had to immediately praise the queen and express their gratitude.

This turned out to be exactly what the emperor had thought. Soon, ministers came to remonstrate with the emperor and graciously allowed the concubines to meet the younger members of the family.

Next came the prince and his grandson, who actively prepared for the New Year's ceremony, and then went to Longshou Palace to pay their respects.

Now things can no longer be hidden.

The Supreme Emperor was rarely happy to have so many descendants come to accompany him.

When Dai Quan heard that Prince Anle was ill and could not see him, he suddenly became suspicious.

Dai Quan personally took people to see it, and then he learned that Prince Anle had been crazy for several days.

The Supreme Emperor was furious, but he also became as scrupulous and suspicious as the Emperor.

The man ordered himself to be detained in Longshou Palace, but now something happened.

Maybe some courtiers would be thinking, could this be done by the Supreme Emperor?

The purpose is to protect the country and avoid war against each other again.

This guess is really not impossible.

The former prince's rebellion has severely damaged the vitality of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Even if he rests and recuperates for many years, he will never be able to return to the prosperity of the past.

For the sake of their own stable lives, many nobles and court officials will definitely strongly oppose another conspiracy.

Of course, more people must doubt the emperor.

Because Prince Anle is better off going crazy than dead, and the biggest beneficiary is also the emperor.

But this cannot avoid the courtiers thinking that since the emperor's people have infiltrated the Dragon Head Palace into a sieve, does that mean that the Supreme Emperor is really old and can't even manage his own place of residence?

So should everyone side with the emperor?

As soon as this idea came to his mind, the Supreme Emperor hurriedly ordered Dai Quan to go there again with the imperial doctor.

After confirming that Prince Anle was not poisoned.

The old emperor felt nervous. He had been in power for decades. What strange things had he not seen or heard of?

Busy people find Taoist priests to serve them.

This Taoist priest has some real abilities. Although he cannot break the five ghost curse cast by Ma Taopo, he can still see the clues.

He took out the Bagua Mirror, a magic weapon passed down from his ancestors, and took a magic spell to look at Prince Anle. The young prince, who was tied with cotton cloth on the bed, suddenly saw a puff of black smoke coming out.

"Suffered."

Upon hearing the Taoist priest's cry, Dai Quan was so frightened that he stopped breathing when he saw the whole process, and subconsciously retreated out of the temple.

It wasn't until he felt that he was far away from danger that he shouted to the Taoist priest, "Master Taoist, please think of a solution quickly, otherwise the Holy Spirit will blame you and you and I will be punished."

The Taoist cursed in his heart, the benefits of serving the emperor are indeed countless, but when trouble comes, not paying attention will be a death penalty.

He hurriedly ordered several disciples, "Quickly form a formation, recite the mantra quietly, and suppress evil spirits."

When they heard that there was really evil spirits, even among the eight disciples of the Taoist, some of them turned pale with fright.

Not to mention Dai Quan and other eunuchs.

The subsequent commotion in the courtyard inevitably made the Long Xiang guards guarding outside the courtyard feel uneasy.

Feng Ziying even cursed why she spent money this autumn to buy a fifth-grade Longxiang Guard.

Although I don't know what happened inside, anything related to Prince Anle is definitely not a good thing.

Even if Dai Quan subsequently issued a hush-hush order, as long as Longshou Palace did not seal the palace gate, the matter could not be hidden.

And if the palace gate is closed, the consequences may be even more serious.

When Shi Zhongkui learned about this, the emperor had issued three orders in a row, asking several Taoist priests with the title of first- and second-grade heavenly masters to come to the capital as soon as possible, and he couldn't help but feel worried.

At the same time, I understand that although the emperor's will is impatient, he will definitely not be happy with it in his heart.

That day, the Traveling God muttered that Ma Dao Po had been broken by someone's witchcraft. Not only was her magic backfired, but she was also seriously injured.

Fortunately, even a few heavenly masters could not find out who hid the Five Ghost Curse in Prince Anle's pillow.

Ma Daopo didn't even know it. She didn't even know that she was being plotted until she was injured.

Shi Zhongkui felt relieved now.

Later I heard that although King Anle regained consciousness, he had only been force-fed water and some rice soup and medicinal soup for many days, and he was already weak and emaciated.

If you don't raise it for a year and a half, you won't be able to recover.

But Shi Zhongkui let it go without any intention.

This guy and the remnants of the former prince have tried to kill him over and over again, how could he let him go so easily.

However, because there were a large number of Taoist priests guarding Longshou Palace, a heavenly master also appeared in the palace.

Not to mention the Golden-haired Rat, even the City Gods are unwilling to approach these two places for the time being.

If these Taoist priests cannot find out who did this to harm a county prince, they will definitely ask the underworld official.

If they come looking for this, it will be a big trouble.

Moreover, the five ghost talismans are related to the wandering gods of day and night, so of course we have to stay away to avoid them.

Fortunately, the so-called heavenly masters were capable, but they only gave some tributes and incense to the underworld, which could not compare with Shi Zhongkui's merits.

Of course, it is still necessary to show off, lest the emperor or the emperor get angry and order a eunuch to quietly go to the City God's Temple to reprimand the underworld, which would be more gain than loss.

Calling the Golden-haired Rat, "Go and find out which royal merchant provides the medicinal materials, supplements, and even rice and noodles that go into Longshou Palace."

"Yes, Master."

This matter is very simple for the golden squirrel, and it only takes half a day to come back and report.

It is indeed easy to check the royal merchants in Longshou Palace, but Shi Zhongkui soon learned from the mouth of the golden-haired rat that there were 6 merchants who provided tribute rice to the Supreme Emperor, and more than a dozen merchants provided medicinal materials and supplements.

Moreover, a Taifeng warehouse outside the Longshou Palace has always stored enough food for the three thousand people in the palace to consume for three years.

In addition, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which provided food for the Emperor and the concubines, also had its own warehouse.

My heart suddenly became discouraged.

If you want to make a fuss about food, unless you find an internal agent, it is basically impossible.
Chapter completed!