The biography of Concubine Lin in the harem

Chapter 99

Comb the remnants of clothes in a cloud bun (1)

The moonlight is like water, the stars are faint, and the Tongque Street Lamp and Ruyi Sea Beast Street Lamp are glowing with candlelight, which makes the tall trees that are originally hidden in the dark night and look like fangs and claws have a bit of hazy shadow.Among the shadows of the trees, the moonlight is like a mirror, like a jade wall, and even the arcs of the bluestone bricks are so soft and gentle, like a clear spring flowing.

The chariot walked slowly towards the Fengyi Palace, and the rubbing sounds of the robes of the eunuchs were uniform when they moved.Zhu Rou, on the other hand, was very interested, raised her plain hand slightly, flicked the emerald pearl and coral wishful pattern earrings on her earlobe, and smiled at Jian Yunran again and again: "The queen mother actually gave her favorite earrings to me. well-done."

Jian Yunran felt dizzy, and said with a smile: "The empress dowager has always been busy with political affairs, and the emperor puts extra effort in his homework. We meet each other every day, but according to the rules, even the closest mother and child will be a little cold and alienated. The Empress Dowager hosted a banquet in the Hall of Yiyuan, invited the Empress Dowager, and let Zhuang He, and Shun Chen take the Ninth Prince as companions to share family happiness, the Empress Dowager was naturally very happy."

Zhu Rou nodded approvingly, and praised Jian Yunran: "Thanks to you, I was able to know that the empress has been worried these days, and it was also your suggestion, which made this palace quite admirable by the empress."

Jian Yunran smiled and said humbly: "Your Majesty loves you..." Before saying a word, Jian Yunran suddenly said, "What strange smell?"

Zhu Rou also smelled a bit of a strange smell, and ordered the little eunuch who was carrying the sedan chair to stop, helped Zheng Rong's arm to get off the chariot, and took a deep breath: "It seems that something is burnt?"

Jian Yunran looked around suspiciously: "The imperial dining room is not close to here, why does it smell of burnt?" His eyes flicked across the treetops, Jian Yunran was terrified, subconsciously took a step back, and pressed his chest tightly, as if seeing the phagocytosis. Human ghost, "What is that!"

Zhu Rouze was puzzled, and looked up, but there was a strong wind, and the branches shook for a while, but a mass of black matter fell from the branches, and landed directly on Zhu Rouze's face, choking his nose The burning and anxious air rushed straight over, while Zhu Rou was terrified and couldn't hold back her breath, and immediately passed out.

"The Empress!"

"The Empress!"

"You bastard! They're all bastards!" Xuan Ling stared at him angrily, even the shadow behind him looked so angry, "Why is there such a dirty thing on the elm tree outside Fengyi Palace?"

Jian Yunran knelt down on the ground and kowtowed again and again: "My servant is terrified! This is the first time this servant saw that the thing was not hanging stably, and when a gust of wind blew, it fell off the branch and landed on the queen's face again, the queen Only the empress will faint."

"If it falls on the face of the concubine, the concubine will definitely faint!" Zhu Yixiu was startled and terrified, and kept touching his chest. "It's simply too terrifying. Who has the courage?"

Because the queen fainted, all the concubines rushed to the Fengyi Palace to wait. Seeing Xuanling furious, they felt a little shivering, but you looked at me and I looked at you, and didn't dare to speak to persuade.Seeing this, Wan Mingyu hurriedly told Shang Lan: "Before you pour tea for the emperor, go to the inner hall and see how the empress is doing."

Shang Lanfu was blessed, but before he left the palace, the inner eunuch's shrill voice sounded: "The empress dowager is here!"

A group of concubines hastily bowed down to meet them, and said respectfully, "May the queen mother be blessed and safe!"

Xuan Ling took a step forward and held Zhu Chengbi's arm, apologetically: "It's my son's fault that I disturbed the queen mother at such a late hour."

Zhu Chengbi's face was calm, like the calm water in a pool. She stepped into the hall gracefully, and the golden beads hanging down from the golden steps of the twin phoenixes holding pearls on her temples swayed along with her. His invisible blade slashed across, appearing majestic and dignified, not to be underestimated.

Zhu Yixiu was secretly startled, the empress dowager is so pompous and calm, when will he learn a thing or two?

Zhu Chengbi supported Zhu Xi's hand, sat down slowly on the phoenix seat in the center, glanced at everyone in the hall, and said lightly: "Get up, everyone, the matter is so big, the Ai family will naturally come over. What is it?" Things are so vividly passed on, Concubine Xian, ask someone to show it to the Ai family."

Zhu Yixiu tactfully persuaded: "My son and minister are terrified, so you don't need to look at the queen mother, it's really dirty and filthy, it's unsightly!"

Zhu Chengbi took a cup of calming tea from Shang Lan, turned his eyes on Concubine Xian and Concubine De, and said with a faint smile: "Concubine Xian has a heart, there are many things that are not eye-catching. It’s gone, Ai’s family is not bad.”

Zhu Yixiu bowed and told Li Changdao: "Please bring it in yourself, eunuch."

Li Chang persisted in whisking the dust out of the palace. Before long, he took out a red lacquer plate and covered it with a red kerchief, but it couldn't hide the rancid smell. Some concubines couldn't bear it long ago, and covered their mouths and noses with the kerchief, revealing A little disgusted look.

Zhu Chengbi calmly lifted the veil, but it turned out to be a charred sparrow whose wings and claws had been cut off. The disgusting smell came out, making people sick.

Zhu Chengbi couldn't help being furious, and said sharply: "Is this kind of thing hanging on the tree outside Fengyi Palace? Who is it? Are you impatient?"

Li Changyou said anxiously: "There is more than one such thing, the servant brought the inner eunuchs to find a total of thirteen of them, and they are all hung outside Fengyi Palace!"

Xuan Ling's complexion became even more unsightly: "Queen, I'm afraid someone is planning to do something wrong, and this move is cursing Wanwan!"

Zhu Chengbi's eyes were as cold as ice, and everyone he touched was terrified: "If you dare to curse the mother of a country, it seems that you must think your life is too long! If Ai's family finds out who did it, they will definitely not take it lightly." Forgive me!"

After leaving Fengyi Palace, Concubine De glanced vigilantly at the lush elm tree in front of her, and said softly: "Using thirteen charred sparrows to curse the Queen sounds creepy, where did they come from?" witchcraft?"

Concubine Xian raised her eyes, glanced at the brightly lit Fengyi Palace behind her, and said with a sneer: "This palace cares about the person who cast the curse, so vicious, you see the emperor is so angry, I'm afraid he was found out, that person His fate is even more miserable than that of Concubine Cheng."

Concubine De couldn't help but sneered: "It's miserable, let's just watch a lively show, so as not to be bored all day long. But speaking of it, the empress is really pitiful!"

Concubine Xian sneered, showing contempt on her face: "The dignified queen, who was cursed by the burning bird and passed out, is really laughable to death!"

The case of the Burning Bird soon spread widely, and Yizheng was also very surprised when he heard Gan Xun talk about it: "Is there any result to this matter?"

Gan Xun coughed and said, "It's only the second day, and I haven't found out yet. The Shenxing Division has been investigating all night, and I heard that there is no clue at all. It seems that the person who cast the curse is cautious and thoughtful, so he can hide the place." That's good."

"Did Concubine Xian and Concubine De discover any clues?"

Gan Xundao: "Early this morning, the concubine de concubine sent her confidantes to deliver the news, and indeed she didn't find anything strange, not to mention the situation last night, I'm afraid that no one in the palaces and young masters can sleep peacefully. How could there be such a strange behavior that is easy to be suspected by others? But... now it seems that Li Xiurong has been in Chengming Palace all day long, so there should be no suspicion. The status of concubines is not high, and it is unnecessary to curse the queen, the most suspicious ones should be Concubine Xian, Wan Zhaoyi and Concubine Rong."

"Concubine Xian?" Yi Chen pondered for a moment, then asked in a low voice: "Could it be the Queen Mother's trick?"

"Queen?" Gan Xun was startled and shook his head again and again, "The queen cursed the queen? This is a strange thing that has never happened before, isn't it possible?"

Yizhen knocked on the book case "dudu", only feeling that the whole thing was a mess, after thinking about it for a long time, he felt a faint headache and became more and more confused.Yes, things in the palace have always been elusive.What's more, the woman in Yining Palace is no longer the Zhu Chengbi I know, based on my own guess, what else can I come up with?

"Let Concubine Xian and Concubine De keep a close eye on the empresses and young masters in the harem. If there is any situation, report it to the king immediately!"

In Zhaoyang Hall, sleeping hall, Xuan Ling was lying on the head of the bed wearily, Zhu Yixiu was draped in a thin brocade blanket, lying crookedly on the imperial concubine's long couch not far behind, and fell asleep lightly with his eyes closed.

Although Xuan Ling couldn't fall asleep and his posture was uncomfortable, he preferred to stay by the bed like this.Now lying down and resting like this, my heart is also in a mess, with all kinds of things, I can't live in peace.Since Wan Wan entered the palace, it was the first time she encountered such a horrible incident. Even though she knew that she had not been happy in the past two years, she was still very embarrassed.One is my mother and the other is my wife, both of whom are my most cherished women, how can I easily tell the difference?Fortunately, Wanwan understands her dilemma, and she has always been humble and respectful in front of Zhu Chengbi, and she also puts patience first when dealing with concubines, so as not to fall into the trap of talking and bumping into walls everywhere.

It's a pity that people don't hurt the tiger's will, and the tiger hurts the heart.Even if Wanwan did so well, if something happened in the palace, the concubines would be the first to blame Wanwan, and the subjects would be the first to embarrass Wanwan.Now, there are even more people who can't help but want to curse her with such despicable and vicious methods.

The person on the bed moved slightly, and Xuan Ling woke up in an instant: "Wan Wan? Wan Wan? Are you awake?"

Zhu Rou was extremely weak, and stretched out her hand tremblingly: "Silang..."

"The empress is awake?" Wan Mingyu was startled, and put down the writing brush in his hand, "Did the other concubines go to Fengyi Palace?"

Cai Rong hurriedly said: "The emperor has ordered that the concubines are not allowed to go there, even the concubine Xian, who has been with Fengyi Palace for a long time, has returned to Zhangde Palace!"

Concubine Rong sneered, and stretched out her hand to pick up the rice paper on the desk. The flowers Wan Mingyu drew were very beautiful. The crabapple flowers, woody flowers, and wisterias were so colorful, they were really midsummer scenery. In my eyes, although they were gorgeous It is exquisite and dazzling like Sichuan brocade, but in my heart, I feel more and more that this flowery harem is full of murderous intentions.

"What is sister laughing at?"

Concubine Rong lazily flicked the pink crystal pendant on her earlobe, and said leisurely: "The concubine Xian has worked hard, she has been with the emperor to guard the empress all night, and even helped the imperial doctor to take care of Fang Zi... That group of imperial doctors couldn't let go... But, as soon as the empress woke up, the emperor immediately drove Concubine Xian back to Zhangde Palace. I don't think it's worth it for her. There is a saying in the Central Plains, which is called crossing the river and tearing down the bridge, although it is a poor description It’s extremely accurate, but it’s still a hit three or four out of ten.”

Wan Mingyu said indifferently: "There is another saying in the Central Plains, that the walls have ears, and describing it now, it is a ten-fold hit."

Concubine Rong covered her lips and said with a smile: "My sister understands my sister's warning. But my sister is already Zhaoyi, and the concubine is just around the corner. My sister only needs to rely on my sister, so why should I be afraid of the noble concubine Xian coming to Xingshi to question me?"

Wan Mingyu's nails dyed with bright Koudan slowly scratched across the book case. Although the light white scratch was invisible, but under the sunlight, there was no escape at all. Looking closely, it seemed like a very secret road. , I can't see the starting point, let alone the end point.

"The case of the Burning Bird caused panic. Even Concubine He, who was very popular a few days ago, didn't dare to come to Purple Austrian City again, for fear of getting involved in disputes. At this time, we must act more cautiously. There are so many doubts, if you get involved, you will definitely have no way out. Unless..." Wan Mingyu's eyes slightly raised towards the direction of Yining Palace, "I can choose a good tree to live in, and a good master to serve."

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