0p0 Chapter 265 Soul Exchange Jade
Chapter 265 Soul Exchange Jade
The boy, who was only twelve years old, had always been well protected. In addition, there were not many princes in the palace, so his mind was inevitably simple.
Although Emperor Yong later brought the person with him and taught him for quite some time.
But the incident happened too suddenly, and he had no time to react before he was forcibly placed under house arrest in the palace.
Not only him, but also Murong Xin.
It was only because Murong Xin was a princess that the danger was not that great. She was just placed under house arrest and had no freedom.
Murong Yun cried for a while, and felt as if he had vented his anxiety and fear. As he saw the appearance of his relatives, they were slowly digested.
Zhong Ning pushed Murong Yun away and wiped his tears with a handkerchief. Then he said softly, "Sister only allows you to cry this once. You must listen carefully to what I say next."
"Now that my father is seriously ill, the government is controlled by the Queen Mother and Prince Cheng. You are the only prince of Dayong. You must step forward and take back the imperial power."
"Only in this way can you survive, and the people of the world can live and work in peace and contentment."
"If the court is unstable, the country will inevitably suffer internal strife, and then foreign invaders will invade and the people will suffer."
"The Great Yong Empire is bound to fall into the hands of others. Your father, mother, and sister will all meet with murder."
"If you don't stand up, take back the imperial power, and support the entire country, what I just said will happen in the near future."
"Do you understand?"
Murong Yun nodded heavily. He didn't want his father to die, nor did he want his mother and sister to die. He was the prince of Dayong and had to protect the court and the people of the world.
This is his mission!
Zhong Ning touched his head with satisfaction, but then his attention was attracted by the Tai Chi-shaped jade pendant on his waist.
She suddenly looked up and asked in a lost voice, "Where did this jade pendant come from?"
Murong Yun was confused. He looked down at the jade pendant hanging around his waist and said, "This was given to me by my father. He said I've made some progress in my studies recently, so he gave it as a special reward. He also said he's busy with government affairs and can't be with me every day, so he wants me to wear it every day. It's like he's always by my side."
Hearing this, Zhong Ning took a deep breath.
She knew that Duke Fu had a jade pendant on him, and the other one was entrusted to a Taoist monk named Qingyuan.
This Taoist priest Qingyuan owed a favor to the Fujun Mansion many years ago. Buddhism emphasizes cause and effect, while Taoism emphasizes responsibility. Naturally, Taoist priest Qingyuan was happy to fulfill the Fujun Mansion's request.
What's more, he also checked the jade pendant and found that it was indeed top-grade spiritual jade.
Wearing it alone can protect the body and nourish the soul. Since Duke Fu is so loyal to the emperor and patriotic, he is naturally willing to lend a helping hand.
The Duke of Fu County wanted to use the Taoist priest's help to make Emperor Yong wear this jade all the time in the name of seeking immortality.
Unexpectedly, because she designed the imprisonment of the entire Fujun Mansion family, the jade pendant was also taken into the hands of Emperor Yong.
If so, then the piece in Taoist Qingyuan's hand...
"Do you know if the Empress Dowager was accompanied by a Taoist priest when she came to Beijing this time?" Zhong Ning suddenly asked.
Qi Yu's pupils shrank slightly, and his eyes flickered. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "There is indeed a Taoist priest, but... that Taoist priest is traveling outside and doesn't like the prosperity of the capital. He left long ago!"
"Isn't it said that the Queen Mother likes to listen to Taoist Qingyuan's lectures and discussions? Would she let him go so easily?" Zhong Ning looked at Qi Yu with a sneer on his face.
Qi Yu was silent for a moment, thinking about the information he had found out.
Some time ago, His Majesty suddenly summoned the secret guards and ordered them to retrieve something, and specifically instructed them to eliminate the person who was carrying this item.
Later, when he heard that Taoist Qingyuan had suddenly left without any news, he connected the two events together.
Now it seems that there must have been something wrong with Taoist Qingyuan, so His Majesty sent people to secretly eliminate him, and he, the chief of the Black Dragon Guard, was also skipped.
Qi Yu's eyes flickered, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"Sister Ning, what are you talking about?" Murong Yun asked curiously. Zhong Ning touched his little head and let go of the anger in her heart.
She was forcing him to do what he wanted. Qi Yu was originally the emperor's man, so naturally he didn't need to report everything to her.
But the emperor specially gave this jade to the second prince, which clearly showed that he wanted to use this so-called soul-changing jade to buy a chance of life for his own immortality.
Zhong Ning never expected that before Duke Fu could use the Soul-Exchange Jade, Emperor Yong would already be thinking about it.
Perhaps human hearts should not be as pure as we expect from the very beginning.
She is no longer the mentally immature modern young woman, and this is not the modern world she is most familiar with.
She relied on her golden finger to get to where she is today, and she thought she could control people's hearts, but now she realized that she was really too arrogant.
Thinking too simply, and ignoring the unpredictable human heart.
Zhong Ning felt a little sad, but she quickly threw it away. Her expression softened slightly, and she soothed Murong Yun:
"Sister, this jade pendant is really beautiful. Can you take a look at it?"
Zhong Ning coaxed softly, and took out two fruit candies from his sleeve and placed them in Murong Yun's hand.
Murong Yun smelled the sweet taste in his hand and was very excited. He carefully took off the jade pendant and handed it to Zhong Ning. "Sister Ning, let me show you for a moment. This is what my father gave me. You must remember to return it!"
"Okay, sister just misses father. I will return it to you after reading it." Zhong Ning held the jade pendant in her palm, turned slightly, and carefully felt the spiritual power constantly surging in the jade.
Zhong Ning held the spiritual jade in front of her eyes, and to others it seemed that she was admiring the beautiful jade.
But in fact, she secretly practiced the vitality conversion technique. This technique can attract the vitality of all things, so there is no reason why it cannot absorb spiritual power. Zhong Ning accelerated the absorption speed and forced the spiritual power in the spirit jade to be absorbed into the body bit by bit along her fingertips.
However, it is not easy to convert spiritual power into internal power at this time, so it can be temporarily stored in the dantian and converted when there is enough time.
This spiritual power is even more overbearing than the power of vitality, and the time required for conversion will be much longer than usual.
But the good thing is that once the spiritual power is absorbed by her, the jade will become an ordinary jade pendant.
Even if Murong Yun often wore this jade pendant, soul exchange would not happen.
He will never know until his death that the secret attached to this jade pendant is that his father wants to take over his body.
They shook hands for about half a minute, so long that the two of them began to stare at Zhong Ning with puzzled eyes, as if they were looking at a lunatic.
"Royal sister, is there any problem with this jade pendant?" Murong Yun asked cautiously.
Zhong Ning felt that all the energy in the jade pendant had been absorbed, and its luster dimmed a bit, so he returned the jade pendant.
"No, it's just that I thought this jade pendant was given by my father, so I wanted to feel it a little more. Only in this way can I temporarily relieve my worries about my father!"
"Then, Imperial Sister, how about... how about..." Murong Yun handed the jade pendant over with some distress, "How about giving it to Imperial Sister..."
"My father personally gave it to me, how can I give it to someone else? I appreciate Xiao Yun'er's kindness..." Zhong Ning pushed the jade pendant back and then turned to Qi Yu and said:
"Tonight, please have Lord Qi send someone to secretly contact Prime Minister Gu and the other lords who are on leave at home, and ask them to attend the court meeting tomorrow!"