Chapter 724
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"The body has been burned, and one cannot come back from the dead." Xiahou Qing coughed a few times and sat down with Jiusi's help. He slowly said, "However, I have heard of a story in an ancient book. It was about a fox demon who, after being executed, used a corpse to come back from the dead and take over a living person's body to continue harming the world."
Everyone present was either looking forward to it or afraid of it. They all thought that he would say some brilliant words that would enlighten the apathetic and break the current deadlock. They never expected that what they were looking forward to was actually a dish from a wine shop or teahouse on the street. Even a seven year old child felt it was ridiculous and instantly felt it was incomparably absurd.
Could it be that Crown Prince Xiahou was so ill that he was about to die that he was delirious? Was this a joke?
"Using a corpse to come back from the dead?"
In that instant, Cao Hou looked at him with pity in his eyes.
It was like looking at a grasshopper after autumn who knew that struggling was useless but still didn't give up.
Accompanied by this mocking gaze, Cao Hou laughed softly and said, "Then Shizi, in your opinion, who did you borrow Empress Zhou's body? Could it be that it's on me? "
As Cao Hou's voice fell, many people around her laughed in agreement as if they were laughing at Xiahou Qing's extremely unclever trick. Even Tan Shiyuan and the others silently shook their heads. This situation was very unfavorable.
A Cao Family supporter immediately said angrily, "Xiahou Qing, how dare you slander the mother of the nation in front of the true dragon and talk about witchcraft. You deserve to be punished! Do you have any respect for national law? Your Majesty, please immediately sentence him to death! "
Instead, it was Empress Cao who magnanimously waved her hand and smoothed things over for Xiahou Qing. "Ai, back then, it was this empress and His Majesty who personally went to identify Empress Zhou's corpse. This empress can be considered the last person to see her, so it is pardonable to have such a guess. However, if Your Highness insists on saying that it was me, it's useless to just rely on empty words. You have to show some evidence. Otherwise — — I am the mother of a nation. No matter how tolerant and considerate I am, I can't let you live! "
In the face of the teasing from all directions, Xiahou Qing remained calm. "Niang niang misunderstands. You are the Phoenix Mother, so how can demonic aura get close to niang niang niang? The person that Qing spoke of who had reincarnated in someone else's body was not Your Highness. "
Cao Hou raised his eyebrows and smiled with even more interest. "Oh? Could it be His Majesty? "
The night was windy. Thousands of red lanterns in Weiyang Palace illuminated the surroundings as if it were daytime. They cast orange shadows on Xiahou Qing's porcelain white face, making her look like a fragile but sharp porcelain. "You must be joking, Your Highness. His Majesty is protected by the gods. How can he be corrupted by demons and ghosts? Ever since he had been poisoned, he had started investigating the case. It had been eleven years since then, and the person who had come back from the dead had finally been found. Now, this person is outside the palace. "
Xiahou Qing spoke with such seriousness that even Heaven's Choice Emperor's curiosity was piqued. He wanted to see what kind of medicine Xiahou Qing was selling in his gourd. "Oh? Hehe, since that is the case, then bring him up and let us see which demon it is. "
Xiahou Qing nodded and waved his hand at Jiu Si, indicating for him to bring the person into the palace. Everyone looked back and saw a person dressed as an imperial bodyguard. However, the person's gait was particularly unsteady as he was brought to the front of the emperor. When 'his' head was raised and 'his' mask was taken off, that old face full of wrinkles appeared in front of everyone. Cao Hou and Heaven's Choice Emperor's expressions froze at the same time.
Xiahou Qing said, "This person is the previous emperor's eldest son, the crazy crown prince Xiao Minglou's wet nurse. She should have died in the fire, but she changed her appearance and survived until now. She is Nanny Zhang."
The owner of that old face half-opened her wrinkled eyes and sneered at everyone. "Old servant Zhang Jinse greets Your Majesty and Niang niang. Long time no see."
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