Chapter 52: The Female Ghost's Wish

  "What's to be done? This won't do, if the imperial physician finds out your true identity, it'll be disastrous!" I looked at Xuan Yuan Mu with concern, if those officials were to find out that Xuan Yuan Mu was not a real person and reported it, he would be in danger.

  Xuanyuan turned around and glanced at Xue Qiufeng, then changed his clothes: "You put it on, the imperial physician will take your pulse later, you replace me, behind the pearl curtain, they won't dare to be presumptuous. I'll talk, you just sit here and don't move, adapt to the situation!"

  "Good!"

  Last time they sat on a boat listening to music and drinking tea at Fengyue Shui Ge to investigate the situation, they used this method.

  Three doctors came in, each of them took a pulse and then discussed the results together to get the final result.

  "Your Highness, may I request that Your Highness allow me to take your pulse further?" An old man said from outside the beaded curtain, meaning he wanted to come in or have the prince go out.

  "How dare you! The prince particularly dislikes the smell of herbs, and besides, he doesn't like you doctors either. If you're going to take his pulse, do it quickly, otherwise get out!" I saw them persistently pursuing him, and my heart couldn't help but feel anxious for the two people inside.

  "Yes, yes, I'll take the pulse right away!" The old imperial physician didn't dare to speak randomly again. He had come three or four times already, and if he was driven out this time, it would be even harder for him to get in next time.

  Xue Qiufeng stretched out his wrist, and the three imperial physicians took turns feeling his pulse. As they felt his pulse, they nodded in unison.

  "Is there anything unusual?" Xuan Yuan Mu asked from behind the bead curtain.

  "At present, the prince's body is very good, he just needs to pay more attention to the matter of having children!" The old imperial physician said directly what they came for.

  "This is none of your business, go away!"

  "Yes, your humble servant will come again tomorrow!" The three imperial physicians withdrew.

  Xue Qiufeng and Xuan Yuan Mu furrowed their brows. "What did he mean by what he just said? Is he coming back?"

  Xuanyuan let out a sigh: "The meaning is very clear, the Emperor has entrusted the task of continuing the family line to them. As long as I don't have children for one day, they will come for one day!"

  "What's going on?" I tensed up, if things continued like this, it wasn't just investigating the imperial palace's secrets that would require a lot of energy, even dealing with these imperial physicians would need a great deal of effort.

  "You go..." Xuan Yuan Mu stared at Xue Qiufeng with his eyes wide open.

  "What? My Prince, what exactly are you trying to say?" Xue Qiufeng's face turned green.

  "So many women, don't you want one?" Xuan Yuan Mu's eyes turned slightly yellow.

  "Are you crazy?" I reached out and grabbed him, stopping him from continuing: "The imperial bloodline, how can you take it as a joke?"

  "Does this imperial palace still care about bloodlines? We are all tools for my father, the emperor. He is eager for me to have children, but I'm afraid it's not necessarily for the sake of heirs. The empress mentioned that there are multiple children, but we only see Xuan Yuan Zi, so where are the others?"

  I'm shocked in my heart, if it's really like what Xuan Yuan said, then this emperor is too terrifying.

  "No way, I'm a Taoist, absolutely not, I won't betray my master, I still need to preserve my innocence, my master said that this year when I turn 20, there's another trial for me, I can't do it too early!"

  Xuanyuan was furious when he heard this and slammed his fist on the table.

  Xuanyuan Mo's struggle with the Emperor has reached a boiling point. This time, the Emperor used this method, but it's unclear whether he truly wants children or is trying to tie Xuanyuan Mo down. Either way, Xuanyuan Mo has lost a round.

  That evening, Princess Ruqing was feeling anxious and took me to the Imperial Flower Garden.

  "I heard that sister can see ghosts, is that true?" Princess Yo Qing pulled me away from the palace maid behind her and asked me in a low voice.

  "Who told you?" I was shocked in my heart, and didn't expect that such rumors had already started circulating outside.

  "No matter who said it, I want you to meet someone!"

  "Who?"

  She didn't make a sound, but pointed to the front. In the dark corner, I saw a white shadow floating on the ground, with both hands naturally hanging down and hair covering this skull.

  "Who is she?" I nervously asked Princess Ruoyun beside me, who was obviously a ghost.

  She had already withdrawn far away, with a bitter face, apologizing to me: "Sorry, sister, she's very afraid of my royal brother, so she doesn't dare to come find you herself. So every day she comes to pester me, I'm most afraid of ghosts, there's no way, I can only bring you here." Yu Qing said, wiping away tears.

  "Who is she?" I can sometimes see ghosts, but it's always in specific situations, such as when a spirit escapes or when I'm dreaming. Otherwise, the ghosts come to me.

  "Xiao Lan, Yu'e's personal maid!" Princess Ruoye said before turning around and running off.

  I let out a sigh, slowly turned around, my eyes fixed tightly on the ghostly figure. She was standing in the shadows, was she facing away from me or towards me? I didn't know, all I knew was that I had to steel myself to face her.

  I slowly approached her, the female ghost suddenly moved her neck, she was facing away from me, she slowly turned her head to look at me, hair covering her face, but I could see her facial features, blood oozing from the corner of her mouth, one eye swollen, the weight-bearing capacity of her neck was very low, making her head want to lift up and then fall back down.

  Just by looking at her, it's clear that she must have been treated inhumanely before she died. Her face was beaten like that and her neck was also twisted off!

  She glanced at me and then lowered her head to continue staring at the ground. It was very dark here, and it took me a long time to see clearly that there was actually a well hidden in the shade of the trees.

  Was she murdered and thrown into this well?

  Just as I was thinking about it, the female ghost suddenly stretched out her hand and pointed at the well, her gloomy eyes staring straight at me.

  My heart tightened, afraid that she would do something harmful to me. I quickly nodded and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, I will definitely let people salvage your body and bury you with a tombstone."

  The female ghost withdrew her hand and floated away, but then suddenly stopped in her tracks and turned back to look at me with a cold glare.

  Does she want me to follow her?

  That female ghost actually brought me to the bottom of the Wind and Moon Pavilion, I have an abnormal fear of this place. Originally, I wasn't afraid of water, but because of Princess Yulan, I've started to be afraid of it now. And now, will Princess Ruoxi under the water harm me? I still don't know.

  "Do you want me to bring your master up? It's impossible, if Ruo Yu Gong Zhu comes out, then the one going down would be Ruo Qing Gong Zhu, I can't do that..."

  The female ghost just stared at the water surface, without any movement, and then suddenly, she vanished!

  I gazed out at the inky blackness of night, my heart racing with tension, when suddenly I heard a faint sound from afar and hastily hid behind a fake rock by the shore.