Everyone was shocked when they saw the golden deer fall to the ground.

Emperor Ming and the Northern Liao envoys immediately ordered people to go and check it out, and Emperor Ming even sent someone to invite the imperial physician stationed in a side hall.

When Lin Yushu saw this scene, she felt a lot more at ease. Nan Huaishuo was still the same Nan Huaishuo, just as vicious and cruel as he was in his previous life.

She hadn't known what they were going to do, but now she knew clearly.

The tension in her heart gradually relaxed. Fortunately, Lin Yushu knew Nan Huaishuo, and their trap this time fell accurately into the possibilities she had guessed.

"what happened?!"

"The Golden Deer is dead?!"

Emperor Ming's face changed drastically. As surprised as he was to see the auspicious sign just now, he was now as angry as ever.

The Northern Liao envoy was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and explained in a trembling voice.

"Your Majesty, this golden deer has been with us all the way from Northern Liao and has lived in the capital for several months. It has always been in good health and there is no way it could have died suddenly!"

When everyone heard this, they began to discuss in low voices.

"The golden deer is a symbol of good fortune. Could it be that the good fortune was interrupted by some great omen, causing the golden deer to die suddenly?"

"What nonsense! Today is the Queen Mother's birthday. How can such a bad omen come from here?"

"Your Majesty, do you want to ask the envoy of the Imperial Observatory to reply?"

The Minister of Rites Lin Minglang stepped forward to question Emperor Ming. Xiangrui's sudden death in front of Emperor Ming was definitely a bad omen, and it was reasonable to summon the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to report the unusual celestial phenomena.

But the envoys from Northern Liao were nearby, and Emperor Ming was unwilling to discuss the bad omen for the Great Zhou in front of them. Just as Emperor Ming was hesitating, the empress beside him suddenly groaned.

The queen's face had an unhealthy blush, she held her head with her hands, her brows were furrowed, and she was breathing rapidly, and she seemed to be in great pain.

"Doctor, come and see what's wrong with the queen."

The imperial physician quickly stood up from beside the golden deer and hurried to the queen's side. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It would be much easier to take the queen's pulse than to find the cause of death for the golden deer.

"Your Majesty, the Queen has had an evil wind enter her body, causing her to have body heat and weak qi. I will prescribe some medicine, and she will be well in a few days."

Emperor Ming's brows relaxed slightly, and he signaled the palace maid beside the empress to help her go down to rest.

After two disasters happened in succession, everyone's minds began to think more and more that it was a bad omen.

Emperor Ming had obviously thought of this. It was more important to appease his subjects at this moment. He said to Lin Minglang, "Approved!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a eunuch ran out of the hall and hurriedly delivered the message.

In just an incense stick of time, the chief envoy of the Imperial Observatory arrived at the main hall. He had learned about today's events from the eunuchs, and knelt down to report loudly.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I observed the sky last night and found a red meteor in the northeast of Ziweiyuan, which was likely to collide with Ziweiyuan. In addition, a white rainbow pierced the sun this morning, which is a very ominous sign. This means that a demon woman who is causing trouble for the country has appeared in the northeast of the palace, and she will definitely cause chaos in our Great Zhou!"

There are many official residences in the northeast of the palace, but thinking about what the Golden Deer did just now...

It suddenly died when it was walking towards Lin Yushu and Nan Shuning. Nan Shuning lived in the General's Mansion, which was located to the east of the Imperial Palace, while the General's Mansion was to the northeast of the Imperial Palace.

Besides, women who can be seductresses...are usually beautiful and attractive but can cause trouble.

This evil woman who is bringing disaster to the country is none other than Lin Yushu!

The powerful and wealthy families around were all talking about it, and the looks they gave Lin Yushu were filled with fear, curiosity, and a sense of relief.

Nan Huaishuo sat calmly and drank a glass of wine. He sighed in his heart, it was a pity for such a smart and beautiful woman like Lin Yushu to die. With this glass of wine, he hoped that she would have a good journey...

The voices of the crowd's discussions reached Emperor Ming's ears, and his face darkened. He had not forgotten what the Imperial Master Taoist Lingxu had said.

Lin Yushu is a protector of the country who is helpful to the destiny of the Great Zhou and can safeguard the imperial power. She is called the Protector of the Country Goddess by Taoist Lingxu.

How could a woman who received such high praise from the national teacher be a demon who brought disaster to the country? Could it be that Taoist Lingxu was deceiving him? !

"Go and ask the Imperial Master to come over."

With that, everyone at the table stopped talking. They knew how much Emperor Ming trusted the Imperial Preceptor. If the Imperial Preceptor pointed out that Lin Yushu was a witch who brought disaster to the country, she would probably lose her life.

Even if Emperor Ming didn't kill her for the sake of General Lin's face, Lin Yushu would never have a good end!

Lin Yushu didn't care about the looks and comments of the people around her at all. She just enjoyed the pastries in front of her. They tasted really good.

On the contrary, Nan Shuning beside her was so anxious that her eyes turned red. Even Lin Mingyue and Lin Ling, who were sitting opposite her, couldn't help but cast concerned glances at her.

The families of my eldest uncle and second uncle, who were also sitting in the back, also looked anxious and worried.

Lin Yushu appeared unmoved on the surface, but she was calculating rapidly in her mind. Judging from the hint that Taoist Lingxu, the national teacher, had just given her, he should have no hostility towards her.

But her life and death cannot depend on others, no one can be relied on, only herself!

Leng Dai had already done everything according to Lin Yushu's instructions, and at this moment, she was standing behind her like a tall and slender pine or cypress.

"Leng Dai, go and do one more thing for me. Send someone to find Xiao Xiuyuan and ask him to send a night-shining pearl as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

After saying that, Leng Dai disappeared silently into the corner of the hall without attracting anyone's attention.

Taoist Lingxu, the national teacher, changed out of the black and white Bagua Taoist robe he had worn when he met Lin Yushu, and put on a gray Taoist robe made of light gauze and plain brocade. With his half-white beard and sideburns, he looked like an immortal.

After Emperor Ming whispered this to him, Taoist Lingxu frowned and took three small tortoise shells from the little Taoist priest behind him. He wanted to use the tortoise shells to shake the hexagrams!

Emperor Ming felt relieved when he saw this. After all, he had seen Taoist Lingxu's skill in shaking the hexagrams, and he could say that he was able to predict everything without missing a single thing.

Taoist Lingxu could predict the future no matter it was a major disaster or a minor illness. His predictions were either detailed or brief, but he had never made a mistake, so Emperor Ming trusted him very much.

The "clattering" sound of the tortoise shell shaking attracted the attention of everyone in the hall, and everyone held their breath and waited for the result.

With a "pa pa", the turtle shell fell on the wooden table.

Taoist Lingxu raised his gray eyebrows, stroked his beard constantly, and muttered to himself.

"Imperial Master, how is it?" Emperor Ming couldn't help but ask.

Taoist Lingxu raised his head and sighed, as if shocked by the hexagram, and looked at Emperor Ming with a complicated expression.

"Your Majesty, the hexagrams confirm what the Imperial Astronomical Observatory said. A demon woman has appeared in our Great Zhou, and now is the time for her to gain power. If we cannot get rid of her as soon as possible, I am afraid that the fortune of our Great Zhou will be damaged and the country will be in turmoil..."

After he finished speaking, Taoist Lingxu leaned close to Emperor Ming's ear and added softly.

"I'm afraid this witch will shake the imperial power!"

!!!

If the previous words were not enough to frighten Emperor Ming, then the last sentence "shakes the imperial power" made Emperor Ming tremble with fear and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

"who is it!"

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