The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 167 Burn the Corpse

Just as she was smugly thinking that this beautiful woman was going to let her dispose of the corpses, Shen Sangning said, "Since it is as the master says, then I will order the two corpses to be burned."

She took a sip of tea and watched how Wu Yao would react.

She didn't believe in any of those zombies or resurrected corpses. How could someone who's been burned to ashes possibly resurrect or transform?

Soul? This isn't Langhuai Kingdom! This Wu Yao is spouting complete nonsense. Let's see what kind of tricks she's up to.

Wu Yao's expression changed, and she quickly waved her hand, saying, "You mustn't, Your Highness. The deaths of these two people are suspicious. If we burn them easily, it may cause even greater trouble."

Shen Sangning sneered: "Hmph, what? What are we going to do then?"

Wu Yao lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty, I have a way that may prove what I said is true."

Shen Sangning raised an eyebrow: "Oh? What method?"

Wu Yao looked at the two corpses, a resolute glint in her eyes: "I can use magic to temporarily revive these two corpses, so that Your Majesty can know whether I am lying."

Shen Sangning was genuinely surprised this time, but she didn't show it on her face. She remained calm and said, "Alright, then so be it. If you can truly bring the corpse back to life, I will believe you."

"But if you're just trying to create an illusion, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Wu Yao walked to the corpse, muttered something, and then placed her hands on the corpse's forehead. After a moment, she took a deep breath and withdrew her hands.

The two previously lifeless corpses slowly sat up and opened their eyes.

Everyone in the room was startled and formed a circle around Shen Sangning to protect her.

Wu Yao explained, "Your Majesty, this is just a low-level spell that can only temporarily revive corpses, not truly bring them back to life. Moreover, this spell has a time limit; once the time is up, the corpses will die again."

Shen Sangning pushed aside the people blocking her way and said to Wu Yao, "So they're essentially still dead people."

"Why be afraid of a dead man?"

"Guards! Take the body out of here! Burn it somewhere!"

She stared at Wu Yao, as if she could see right through her through the mask and cloak.

Wu Yao felt a chill run down her spine from the woman's gaze; she hadn't expected this woman to be so difficult to fool.

In the past, people would believe her as long as she could elicit a slight reaction from the corpse; this beautiful woman is not to be underestimated.

"Your Majesty, please reconsider!" she said, trying to secretly use magic to make the two corpses stand up, but the time had passed and the two corpses fell back down.

Wu Yao's hand hung awkwardly in mid-air. Shen Sangning scoffed and said indifferently, "If it's burned, then it's burned."

"It's just a pity that the master went through all this trouble to come here; this exorcism ritual will now be entrusted to you."

"We absolutely must catch that evil spirit!"

She emphasized the word "evil spirit" so much that Wu Yao immediately felt a cold sweat pour down her back.

She came over as soon as she heard the news. As for the old monk, she still had him tied up in that cave, and she didn't know how he was doing.

Evil spirits? I doubt they're as easy to fool as a little brat like Ying Wuyai.

She wanted to bring up the matter of the corpse, but Shen Sangning yawned softly, her voice tinged with weariness, "I'm a little tired. I'll send someone over to discuss the ritual later."

"If you need anything from me, Master, just say the word."

After saying this, she got up and walked out. As she passed the two corpses, she didn't forget to loudly instruct, "I'd like to trouble Eunuch Cui to quickly find a few servants with strong horoscopes to burn these two eyesores."

Wu Yao was so angry she almost stomped her foot, but she could only watch helplessly as the palace servants carried the body away.

Qin Wanyue, who was inside the room, originally wanted to go out and take a look, but she held back when she thought of the bloody scene described by her personal nanny.

Hearing that burning the body would cause even more trouble, she yelled, "Then don't burn it! Isn't the master here? The master can do whatever he wants!"

The personal maid was so frightened by her hysterical state that she knelt down with a thud, whispering, "Her Majesty the Empress has already ordered the bodies of those two servants to be burned, and the master couldn't stop her!"

She had just seen thick black smoke billowing out from outside the palace, which was in the direction of the mass grave.

It's obvious without even thinking that those two corpses are now just ashes.

Qin Wanyue almost lost control and wanted to smash things again, but she managed to hold back because Shen Sangning was outside.

Her eyes were filled with resentment and intense hatred.

Shen Sangning is clearly doing this on purpose! The master already said that burning it would cause even more trouble, so why is she so determined to burn it?

He clearly didn't want Qin Wanyue to have a good time! That damned woman!

Thinking of the funny faces she made last night, she wanted to shrink back into bed, but with so many people in the room, it would be too embarrassing for her to do so.

"Isn't there still one old servant who's alive? Hasn't he woken up yet after all this time?"

"Then splash him awake!"

The scoundrel whose mouth was sewn shut was thrown into the woodshed and is still unconscious due to extreme fright.

His personal maid poured a bucket of cold water over him, soaking him completely, which startled the old eunuch awake.

"Don't kill me! Let me go, please let me go!"

"Let me go! Let me go! Hehe!"

"hey-hey"

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The personal maidservant knew she wouldn't get anything useful out of him by seeing him begging for mercy one minute and grinning like an idiot the next.

Seeing his crazy state, Qin Wanyue kicked him in the chest and said viciously, "If I had known he would become a crazy old man, I wouldn't have removed those stitches!"

"I wanted to kill him as soon as I heard that!"

Her gaze fell upon the old eunuch's mouth, which was covered in needle marks and bloodstains, and she took a few steps back in disgust.

The sight of him reminded her of the female ghost she had seen the night before; her mouth was even uglier and more terrifying than this dead servant's.

The thought that the master would arrive and deal with the female ghost made her feel slightly better. She then said to the old eunuch on the ground, clutching his chest and still grinning foolishly, "I don't think you have the fortune to continue living like this."

"Go back to your side room, you still have two companions there," she said in a sinister tone, a cruel smile playing on her lips.

If the three of them hadn't tortured him to death, the female ghost wouldn't have come looking for her. It wasn't unreasonable for her to send him back to the side room.

Upon hearing the words "concubine," the old eunuch's eyes gradually focused. He immediately lunged forward, prostrating himself on the ground and kowtowing loudly, "No, no, please, Your Majesty!"

"The side room...the side room is haunted! This servant mustn't go back!"

Seeing that he seemed to be normal, Qin Wanyue was delighted. Just as she was about to ask something, the old eunuch chuckled foolishly again.

"Drag him over there and lock him in that room! Don't let him out!"

Qin Wanyue couldn't hold back any longer, so she grabbed a piece of wood and smashed it hard on the old eunuch's head.

Several eunuchs were terrified and tremblingly carried the unconscious old eunuch to a side room.