The next day, news of the Queen's death spread throughout Kyoto.
Everyone was surprised, it was the second day of the emperor's funeral, and the queen followed her away, which was too bizarre.
Not only that, driven by the mysterious power in the palace, a rumor spread more and more widely.
It is said that the empress lost her mind and made a fuss in front of the emperor's spirit, saying that it is wrong to pass on the throne to the eldest prince, and that the eldest prince is not filial, the eldest prince has been enduring it, and finally the old emperor couldn't stand it and turned the empress was taken away.
Although this statement is absurd and unorthodox, folks love to hear such bizarre stories and believe in them.
The orthodoxy of the eldest prince has been recognized by the people.
in the palace.
Zhao Si's eyes were dazed and distracted, and it was as if the elderly imperial physician hadn't heard what he said in front of his eyes.
Since he entered the palace, he has been deeply educated that the imperial power is high and inviolable, including the empress.
He has always followed this principle and never doubted that he came to this position and possessed this cultivation level.
When Cao Shu asked him to kill the queen, he was at a loss, frightened, and wanted to refuse, but for some reason, he nodded his head.
Yesterday, when it was time to strike, he hesitated. Seeing the unyielding queen and Ji Wuxin who was about to go berserk, he decided to strike.
Seeing the queen being poisoned to death in front of his eyes, it was as if the sky had collapsed, and she became panicked, and she still hasn't come out of the panic.
Now Zhao Si began to regret that after tampering with the will, he should not continue to listen to Cao Shu's words, but his words were like a magic voice, urging him to move forward.
Now I find that the work has been done, and I will never come back after boarding Cao Shu's thief ship.
His previous gratitude to Cao Shu was gone, and his heart was full of killing intent, but how to kill Cao Shu was another problem.
I have never seen a monk in the foundation building period be so difficult.
The nearby imperial physician didn't care whether he listened or not, and left after giving him a salute, leaving Zhao Si stunned.
"Master Zhao? What did the imperial physician say?"
The voice came from behind, but Zhao Si didn't seem to hear it.
"Master Zhao? Has Wang Taiyi tested it?"
The eldest prince Ji Wuxin asked again, Zhao Si came back to his senses, turned around and saw Ji Wuxin and Cao Shu in mourning clothes.
Cao Shu came to attend the funeral of the old emperor today, and the etiquette stopped for a while, and they came out to see the situation of the imperial physician.
Zhao Si respectfully said: "Prince Wang's examination is still the same as that of other imperial physicians. The Queen's Empress is caused by too much grief, and it's not because someone conspired to poison her."
He has been fooling around for so many years, if he can still be discovered by the imperial physician in the palace after poisoning, it will be in vain.
"Well, I asked the commander just now, and he also said that he didn't find any other abnormalities." Ji Wuxin had a complicated look on his face. He hated the queen when she made trouble yesterday, but the queen died like this. I don't know whether to be happy or not. .
There is no need to worry too much about the enthronement ceremony later, as the queen's position can be replaced.
Cao Shu pretended not to know, "Oh, your Majesty's body just returned to Beijing yesterday, and it's embarrassing that such a thing happened to the empress."
"Your Highness, Your Majesty's funeral is not over yet, what about the funeral at the empress's side, Taichang Temple?"
The funerals of emperors and empresses are all big things, and each one is complicated and cumbersome. Now that the two come together, there will inevitably be some local conflicts, and the officials in charge of sacrifices probably quarreled.
"Yes~" Ji Wuxin took a deep breath and frowned, "I almost forgot about this, the royal father's funeral is not over yet, and the queen mother has gone again, this kind of situation is rare, I have to go and talk to my wife We can discuss it with Changji Temple."
Cao Shu said: "Go down, Your Highness, I will go to the palace later."
"it is good."
After dismissing Ji Wuxin, Cao Shu hinted with his eyes, and walked towards the side of the hall.
Zhao Si struggled for a while, but still followed, because he was afraid that the wall would have ears, so he had to send a voice transmission: "Cao Shu, our family has already made a move, there is no flaw, and we are helping His Highness to fuel the flames, are you satisfied?!"
Cao Shu said calmly: "Lord Zhao, we know in our hearts that this is all for the smooth succession of His Highness, why do you say that the Marquis is not satisfied?"
Zhao Si looked at Cao Shu with resentment, it would be fine to tamper with the imperial edict, and even poisoned the mother of the country, these are all treasonous things, he still had a calm expression, he had never met such a difficult and helpless person.
If eyes could kill, Cao Shu would have died several times.
Cao Shu said: "Master Zhao, don't look at Benhou with such eyes, just talk about today's affairs directly. Benhou still has important things to give to Mr. Zhao."
Zhao Si was the first to say: "Our family just poisoned the empress, is it necessary to continue poisoning Ji Wuwu's mother and concubine, so that Marquis Cao is satisfied?"
After the queen died, it was Zheng Guifei's turn to take charge of the power in the harem, and this person was Ji Wuwu's biological mother, so she had to suspect that she wanted to attack her.
Cao Shu grinned, "Master Zhao will understand by analogy, but this matter is not in a hurry, and I will naturally notify Master Zhao if I want to do it later."
Zhao Si: "You!"
Cao Shu said: "Four days later, there is an important thing for you to do."
Zhao Si stared at Cao Shu faintly, shook his hands and said, "Marquis Cao, you don't want to use our family anymore, our family won't listen to you anymore."
"If Marquis Cao wants to threaten our family with tampering with the edict or poisoning the queen, there is no need to expose it. It will cost two lives."
"It is absolutely impossible for our family to do anything for you again!"
Cao Shu had already been deeply jealous of what he had done before, for fear that he would make him do crazy things again, but now he directly refuses to mention cooperation.
"Master Zhao, don't be in a hurry to refuse." Cao Shu didn't rush to talk about the matter, but put it off first, and said, "Does Master Zhao know about Tianli Pill?"
"Tianli Pill?" Zhao Si said: "Who doesn't know that Tianli Pill is a magic medicine for forming alchemy, and one pill is equivalent to a golden core stage monk."
"That's right." Cao Shu said, "I have a Tianli Pill that will arrive at an inn in the suburbs of Beijing in four days."
"You actually have Tianli Pill?!" Zhao Si was taken aback.
If the old emperor passed away, he would never believe Cao Shu, but after the old emperor passed away, the strength Cao Shu showed was beyond the reach of ordinary people in the city, and what he said was probably true.
Zhao Si's heart skipped a beat.
Cao Shu continued: "Unfortunately, this news has already been known by Ji Wuwu, and they have already started planning to intercept this Tianli Pill."
"Besides, this Marquis has another piece of news that I can tell Mr. Zhao. Besides Wang Wenzong, Ji Wuwu also has a Jindan stage monk."
"Although that guy's cultivation level is two levels lower than yours, I don't think he's as simple as he appears."
"If Ji has no intention of taking the Tianli Pill..." Cao Shu paused, "Master Zhao, think about the consequences."
Zhao Si's pupils gradually shrank.
Tianli Pill itself is precious,
If Tianli Pill was snatched by Ji Wuwu, it would be another Golden Core cultivator!
If the three Jindan stage monks can persuade Ning Guogong, they will definitely have the ability to overthrow the entire capital city!
A sense of crisis, a strong sense of crisis arises spontaneously.
After a while.
"Marquis Cao, let's make arrangements..."