The irascible and mad concubine whose soul traveled through ancient times has room

Mo Chenyuan took out the velvet flower from his arms and handed it directly to Chuner

When Chun'er's eyes moved to the velvet flower in Mo Chenyuan's hand, her expression froze slightly, but soon returned to normal. Wen Ning saw this subtle change.

But he didn't say anything

Chun'er took the velvet flower from Mo Chenyuan's hand and asked with a smile

"How come this velvet flower is in the hands of the prince?"

Mo Chenyuan did not answer Chun'er directly, but asked his own question

"You have been serving my mother-in-law for many years. You must know more about my mother-in-law than I do.

I will ask you a few questions, you just need to answer them truthfully."

Chun'er immediately knelt down respectfully, with no trace of anything wrong on her expression.

"What do you want to know, Your Majesty? Even though I am a slave, I will tell you everything you know."

There is no expression on Mo Chenyuan's face

"When did the mother-in-law start to be in poor health?"

Chun'er thought for a while

"When the queen was pregnant with the prince, her health was gradually getting worse. When she gave birth to the prince, she suffered from dystocia and heavy bleeding. In the end, although the imperial doctors tried their best to save the queen's life, the queen was already seriously injured, and her condition became worse day by day. "One day heavy"

Wen Ning keenly caught the flaw in Chun'er's words, but Wen Ning remained silent and waited for Mo Chenyuan to continue asking.

"What did the concubine do before her death? What did she eat? Who did she meet?"

Chun'er thought about it for a while, but it had been too long and Chun'er couldn't remember many things.

"Your Majesty, it has been so long that I don't remember. I only remember that my queen was pruning flowers in the garden that day.

Then the queen suddenly complained that she was dizzy. After the slaves helped her to the couch, not long after, she felt chest tightness and shortness of breath. She could not breathe for less than a quarter of an hour and passed away. "

"Flowers? What kind of flowers does the concubine grow?"

Wen Ning couldn't help but interject

"Back to the Princess Regent, the empress is planting frangipani flowers. The empress likes the fragrance of frangipani the most, so the small garden is filled with frangipani flowers."

Wen Ning knew that frangipani was also a Chinese herbal medicine that had the effects of soothing the liver and relieving depression, promoting qi and relieving pain, and relieving oral inflammation.

But what others don’t know is that frangipani has another name, dead man’s flower.

It is said that in the early Han Dynasty, Zhao Tuo of Nanyue Kingdom was very fond of a girl named Suxin, and her favorite flower was called Yesiming.

Therefore, Zhao Tuo planted a lot of yesiximing in the palace.

When Su Xin died, her tribe moved her body back to their hometown for burial.

Around her tomb, a lot of jesimum grew, so the locals called this plant frangipani.

Frangipani is known as the "Dead Man's Flower" because of its unique fragrance that conjures up associations with death, but also because of its short life cycle and its association with funerary rituals in some cultures.

"As far as I know, frangipani is only found in Nanyue. There is no frangipani in Daqi.

Even if they were transplanted from Nanyue to Daqi, it would be extremely difficult to feed them. Where did the mother-in-law get it? "

Wen Ning was confused and asked the key to the problem.

Chun'er thought for a while and then said,

"Back to the princess, this slave has no way of knowing. This slave has been serving the empress since she

There are frangipani flowers in the palace of the empress. The empress also takes great care of them on weekdays. They provide shade in summer and keep warm in winter. They are extremely precious."

Wen Ning continued to ask

"Then when did you start serving your mother-in-law? Whose daughter was your mother-in-law before she entered the palace?"

Chun'er replied without hesitation

"This slave has been following your Majesty since the moment you agreed.

As for whose lady the empress was before, I don’t know.

However, it was rumored in the palace that the empress’ mother’s family was in a commoner’s home in Xihuai Town.

After being favored, the empress did not contact her mother's family. The empress herself said that her mother's family had no relatives alive.

It is precisely because of this that the Queen is so favored by the Emperor."

Wen Ning also knew that without background, there would be no suspicion. That's why the emperor favored the other party so unscrupulously. There was no need to worry about the other party's impure intentions.

Wen Ning nodded and signaled to Mo Chenyuan if he had anything else to ask.

Mo Chenyuan thought for a moment and shook his head.

When the two were about to leave, Chun'er said again

"The prince stayed behind, and the queen also left something for the prince."

The two of them turned their attention to Chun'er again and asked doubtfully.

"what?"

Chun'er went around to the back of the coffin, gently lifted a tile on the ground, took out a small box from the tile, knelt in front of Mo Chenyuan, and raised the box with both hands.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being disrespectful to the Queen. I have no choice but to hide things here.

It’s just that the empress had told her slaves before her death that she could only hand this thing over to the prince after he reaches adulthood.

But then the prince never came, and the servant never had a chance, so now I will return the things to the prince."

Mo Chenyuan took the box and did not open it, but continued to ask

"What is this?"

Chun'er shook her head,

"I don't know, I don't dare to open it without my Majesty's order."

"When did the mother-in-law give it to you?"

Mo Chenyuan asked again

Chun'er replied

"The queen gave it to her slave when she was poisoned."

"What else did the mother-in-law say at that time?"

Chun'er recalled the situation at that time and replied

"At that time, the empress grabbed the slave's hand and took out this thing from her arms.

The empress only said that when the prince comes of age, she will ask her servant to hand over this thing to the prince.

The thing was wrapped in a piece of red cloth. Later the slave found the box, put the thing in the box, and buried it here.

I will wait for the prince to come one day and then give the box to the prince."

Wen Ning thought for a while and asked

"You said that the mother-in-law is not in good health. What is the specific illness?"

Back to the princess, the empress often suffers from chest tightness, shortness of breath, flushed complexion, blurred vision, convulsions, high fever, vomiting, and bloody stools, etc.

"What did the doctor say?"

Wen Ning continued to ask

"The imperial doctor said that the mother-in-law injured her roots when she gave birth to the prince."

Wen Ning's eyes became quieter and brighter, and his voice became a little colder.

"Which imperial physician diagnosed the empress?"

"It's Judge Zhang"

Wen Ning closed his eyes. The imperial doctor couldn't tell such obvious symptoms of chronic poisoning!

Mo Chenyuan also saw something wrong in Wen Ning's tone, so he stood aside silently.

Analyzing every word Chun'er said carefully, she did not interrupt and waited for Wen Ning to continue asking.

Wen Ning thought for a few minutes before slowly speaking.

"Chun'er, you have served your mother and concubine for many years, and you have worked hard without any merit. After your mother and concubine passed away,

You invited yourself here to guard the mausoleum for your mother and concubine. I am very touched by your loyalty.

I see that you are not young anymore. I want you to be a steward in the Prince Regent's Mansion. Are you willing? "

Wen Ning could clearly feel Chun'er's body shaking, but the other person was kneeling on the ground with his head lowered. Wen Ning didn't see the other person's expression.

But soon, Chun'er adjusted her mentality and answered Wen Ning's words in a normal tone.

"Thank you very much for your kindness, Your Majesty and Princess. I'm used to being here.

Besides, this slave is reluctant to leave his wife here alone.

The queen is used to being served by slaves, and the slave is willing to serve the queen here for the rest of her life."

Since the other party said so, Wen Ning couldn't force him, so he could only nodded.

"In this case, I can't force you to do anything."

After instructing Chun'er to do his job properly, the two of them left the underground palace and walked out of the Palace of Supreme Harmony.

On the way, Wen Ning whispered to Ah Qi

"Ah Qi, find a few skilled people to sneak in and keep an eye on Chun'er's actions, especially those who commit suicide."

Mo Chenyuan did not object, obviously he also noticed Chun'er's abnormality.