There is a fake demigod in the East Palace

The three corpses are things, and they are actually souls, ghosts and gods. *

Sanshitang was originally named Sanshitang. Later, a festive emperor thought the name was unlucky, so he took the meaning of "three people must have my teacher" and changed its name to Sanshitang.

Sanshitang is located in the deepest part of the northwest corner of the imperial city. It is a temple inlaid with gold leaf.Fortunately, this temple had already been completed at the beginning of the construction of the palace. If the royal family wanted to build such a palace now, it would definitely arouse criticism from the people.

Sanshitang is an independent area, away from the living and office area of ​​the royal family.The municipal government originally planned to open it as a tourist attraction, but the proposal was rejected by the royal family as soon as it was put forward.

There is no other reason, but because the statue of Rong Jiuge, the first emperor of the Rong Dynasty, is enshrined in the hall.

According to historical records, Rong Jiuge was burly, majestic, brave and good at fighting.But judging from the statue in this hall, it looks like a pretty girl with a handsome face and a smile.

Continuous bells rang outside the hall, and the last bell of the day rang from the bell tower. Before you knew it, it was already late at night.

There was no offering of incense in the hall all year round, and only two red candles as thick as the arms of an adult man were lit beside the empty altar.Rong Zheng and Zhong Yu knelt and stood in front of the statue, and at first glance they looked like the two guardian statues beside Rong Jiuge.

At this time, three hours had passed since Rong Zheng was punished for thinking about his past, and during this period, Zhong Yu was by his side the whole time.In other words, as long as Rong Zheng knelt in front of the statue, Zhong Yu stood here for as long as every second.

Sanshitang has been built for hundreds of years. Except for regular maintenance, the interior has not been modernized, and it still maintains its original appearance.There is no water, no electricity, and no heating in the hall. Kneeling here to think about your past in such a cold night is no different from kneeling on the side of the main road.

Rong Zheng's two legs were already kneeling and he lost consciousness. He lowered his head and coughed lightly, his voice was a little hoarse.

"The national teacher does not need to accompany me to suffer here." Rong Zheng said to Zhong Yu: "Without His Majesty's will, I will not leave without authorization, you can rest assured."

Rong Zheng never forgot that when he was young, whenever he made a mistake and was punished, Zhong Yu, as a teacher, would accompany him to suffer like this now.But today is different from the past, he and Zhong Yu are not the same people as before.

Zhong Yu stood in the darkness where the candlelight couldn't reach, Rong Zheng couldn't see his iron mask clearly, but he could hear his voice.There was no ups and downs in Zhong Yu's voice, just like in the past: "Since it is His Majesty's order, I will do my best and dare not be lazy."

The empress just ordered Zhong Yu to keep an eye on Rong Zheng, but she didn't tell him to stand by here.Because of the Queen's words, Zhong Yu just stood there overnight in the ice cellar, which shows that the national teacher's loyalty to the Queen is really a lesson to be learned from the sun and the moon.

"So as long as it is His Majesty's wish, will you do your best to fulfill it for her?"

Rong Zheng rubbed his cold hands, looked up at the tall god statue, and said very calmly: "Even if she wants you to do all kinds of hurtful things, it will be tolerated by the world. Even if you don't have a good death, you don't want to die. "

Zhong Yu entered the palace as a prince and teacher, and was deeply appreciated by Emperor Mingde. Rong Zheng also admired this teacher from the bottom of his heart.Later, Emperor Mingde passed away, and the crown prince turned against the national teacher. It had been a long time since the old master and apprentice had such a peaceful conversation.

Zhong Yu said: "Your Highness wants to ask something, you might as well just say it."

Rong Zheng asked: "Did you kill my father and queen mother?"

There was only a "pop", and a string of lanterns exploded from the candle wick, and the candle light dimmed accordingly.

Zhong Yu stepped out from the shadows. He came to the confession, picked up the golden scissors on the table, and picked up the wick on the red candle.

"The first emperor died in an accident. As for Empress Gao's matter, I am also very sorry." Zhong Yu tilted her head and carefully cut the lantern flowers.Under the candlelight, the edges of the national teacher's mask turned white, but he was always the same as Rong Zheng remembered, and hadn't changed for more than 20 years.

"I've seen the most primitive autopsy results." Rong Zheng watched Zhong Yu's movement of cutting the lantern flowers in his hands, and said, "The late emperor died of cyanide poisoning, and there was a pinhole on the side of his neck."

This was the first time Rong Zheng mentioned this matter in front of Zhong Yu.During his most painful and unwilling years, the wings of the East Palace hadn't grown yet, so he could only grit his teeth and swallow blood and tears in his stomach, choosing to hold back.Now he can finally question the culprit of that year face to face without any scruples, but his heart has long been as calm as an ancient well, without any waves.

Zhong Yu did not deny the existence of the autopsy report, he put down the scissors, turned around and said to Rong Zheng, "Why are you so sure that it was me who did it?"

Rong Zheng said: "On the day when the incident happened, I saw you in the imperial father's bedroom."

"Your Highness was still young at the time, so he must have been blinded." Zhong Yu shook his head and said, "Empress Gao suffered a shipwreck abroad, and it has nothing to do with me."

Rong Zheng couldn't refute what Zhong Yu said, and the death of Emperor Mingde was still suspicious.However, the East Palace investigated the shipwreck of Empress Gao for many years and found nothing suspicious.

The hall was brightened up again, and the candlelight illuminated the compassionate statue, and also illuminated Zhong Yu's face.

Zhong Yu hides her head and shows her tail all the year round, and never shows her true colors to others. Over time, she doesn't live like a living person.Today, two buttons on his collar were undone at some point, and he is no longer as meticulous as before.

While the lights were flickering, Rong Zheng suddenly caught a glimpse of a circle of red tooth marks on Zhong Yu's neckline.

The ambiguous tooth marks flashed in front of Rong Zheng, and soon disappeared into the shadows again.This discovery made Rong Zheng feel a little surprised. Just as he was about to confirm again, Zhong Yu had already buttoned up the neckline again very vigilantly.

It is said that men cannot escape from the gentle land, and it seems that even the national teacher cannot escape the vulgarity.It's just that Rong Zheng froze before he could utter the sarcasm.

He suddenly realized that the red tooth mark on Zhong Yu's Adam's apple was exactly the same as the one he left on Ye Zhaoling's neck in a moment of forgetfulness last night.

An absurd idea planted a seed in his heart, Rong Zheng calmly cast his eyes on Zhong Yu again, and Zhong Yu had already stood back in the shadow of the backlight.

Looking at Zhong Yu at this time, his appearance is still the same, but the aura exuding around him is no longer the person in Rong Zheng's impression.

Rong Zheng couldn't see Zhong Yu's expression clearly, but finally he could clearly notice Rong Zheng's gaze.

Zhong Yu asked: "What is your Highness thinking?"

"It's nothing." Rong Zheng withdrew his gaze, temporarily suppressing the strange feeling in his heart.

There was nothing to say the next night, and when the next day was about to dawn, the news finally came from the Yaoqing Palace that the Empress had allowed Rong Zheng to return to the East Palace.I heard that the reason why the empress calmed down so quickly was thanks to the fact that Dr. Zheng Feng personally interceded for Rong Zheng and brought a few colleagues who were over seventy years old to persuasion in front of the empress all night.

As the crown prince, Rong Zhenggui knelt on the cold stone ground all night, he really suffered a lot, and it can be regarded as a small punishment and a big punishment.

Zhong Yu walked up to Rong Zheng, and stretched out his hand slightly towards him.Rong Zheng didn't understand the meaning of the national teacher's desire to help him, so he stood up with his own strength first.

Zhong Yu put his half-stretched hands behind his back as if nothing had happened, and said to Rong Zheng: "This time, it is thanks to His Majesty's grace, I hope you will do it yourself."

"Master Lao, please worry about it." Rong Zheng said.

Yan Tian came in with a group of attendants in a hurry, Rong Zheng moved his legs that had been numb from kneeling, and stepped out of the gate of the Three Masters Hall first.

The author says:

*"The three corpses are things, and they are the souls and ghosts." From "Hetu Jiming Talisman" Volume [-] of "Reconstruction of Weishu Collection"