Rebirth: Ruyi goes crazy in the harem

In a blink of an eye, Mid-Autumn Festival is here.

In the deep night sky, a bright moon hangs high in the sky like a jade plate. The bright moonlight pours down like a veil, accompanied by the cool autumn evening breeze, which makes people feel peaceful and calm.

Because the emperor was not in the palace this time, the concubines in various palaces all wore casual clothes and, led by Ruyi, went to the Cining Palace to pay homage to the empress dowager.

There are many round red lanterns hanging under the eaves of the Cining Palace. When the breeze blows, the dark yellow warm candlelight in the lanterns sways gently.

Ruyi sat beside the Empress Dowager and watched with a smile as the concubines below toasted and congratulated the Empress Dowager one after another.

"You are all good and filial children. The emperor is not in the palace these days, and Shu Fei and Wan Fei have worked hard to take care of the palace affairs."

The two whose names were called stood up immediately and said humbly, "We are all blessed by the Queen Mother and the Empress. I hope the Queen Mother and the Empress will not look down on us for being clumsy."

Talking about Ruyi, the Queen Mother had to consider the dignity of the royal mother-in-law and daughter-in-law no matter how reluctant she was, and said with a smile, "The Queen is pregnant, so she should take good care of herself.

I wonder if the food and singing and dancing here today suit the Queen's taste?"

Ruyi smiled with narrowed eyes, and said respectfully, "The small kitchen in the Empress Dowager's palace has always been top-notch, so the food must be good."

Then, she looked around and said casually, "It's just that the singing and dancing in the palace banquets have always been regulated. Although it's pleasing to the eye, it always feels a bit old-fashioned after watching it too much.

"I remember that Concubine Rou from Yongshou Palace was an excellent dancer. So why didn't I see her today?"

The smile on the queen mother's face faded, and Fujia hurriedly stepped forward and explained, "The queen has been staying in the Yikun Palace to take care of her pregnancy, so I guess she doesn't know anything.

A few days ago, Li Shu Ren ran away from the cold palace.

Although Concubine Shu quickly captured the man and no trouble occurred, Concubine Rou somehow got the news.

She knew that Li Shuren was not doing well, and she was so anxious that she fell ill. Therefore, today, she sent someone to ask for leave from the Queen Mother early.

Ruyi did not delve into the truth of Fujia's words. She just nodded as if she didn't care, and this little episode was lightly revealed.

The palace banquet was filled with singing and dancing, and the drinking and toasting did not last long, as the empress dowager said she was tired and prepared to end the banquet, asking everyone to return to the palace to rest.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a palace maid came to report that something happened in the cold palace.

Shu Fei, who was in charge of assisting the six palaces, immediately stood up and asked what had happened.

But the young maid was probably young and had never seen the world. She was so frightened that she stammered and could not explain anything, only saying that someone had died.

Shu Fei suddenly felt an ominous feeling in her heart.

She frowned and said, "You came here in such a hurry to disrupt the palace banquet, and said such unlucky words without any context. Why don't you get out and find your housekeeper to receive punishment!"

The cold palace holds criminal concubines and crazy women, and it is common for people to die there.

Some people couldn't stand the harsh environment and long-term mental torture and committed suicide.

Some people also fell ill in that miserable and dark place and died of incurable disease.

But today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the festive day has been disrupted by this little palace maid. If the empress dowager gets angry, no one will be able to save the little palace maid's life.

Shu Fei seemed to be scolding and blaming her, but in reality she wanted to charge the young palace maid with a crime that was neither too light nor too severe before the Empress Dowager did, thus saving her life.

The little palace maid didn't understand all these twists and turns. She just had a sad face and said in a trembling voice, "Noble Lady Rou... Noble Lady Rou is dead..."

The Queen Mother stood up in anger and said in disbelief, "How could she die? She wasn't..."

Fujia's slightly stronger hand supported the Queen Mother, which brought her back to her senses and she stopped talking.

No one dared to breathe, and the originally lively banquet fell into an extremely awkward silence.

Ruyi put down her chopsticks, slowly stood up and tried to smooth things over, "Don't worry, Madam. If someone is dead, there must be some clues. We can just ask someone to investigate slowly.

But this Concubine Rou really behaved strangely. She had clearly asked for leave from the Empress Dowager on the grounds of illness, so why did she suddenly die in the cold palace at this moment? It is really strange. "

"Your Highness, I and Concubine Shu are in charge of assisting with palace affairs. Now that something bad has happened in the cold palace, I would like to go and take a look myself. Perhaps I can find some clues."

At this time, it was Concubine Wan who was the first to stand up and mustered up the courage to say that she wanted to go to the cold palace to investigate.

Ruyi's eyes were filled with admiration, and she was about to nod in agreement when she heard Shu Fei say, "Since the Queen Mother feels tired just now, she should take a good rest.

The Queen is pregnant, so it is not appropriate for her to go to a damp place like the cold palace, let alone see blood.

I will go with Wanpin. After we find out the situation, we will report to the Queen Mother and the Empress. "

Ruyi naturally nodded in agreement.

She was pregnant with a dragon fetus, so there was no need for her to put herself in danger for a noble who had gone to the cold palace for his own bad luck.

But the Queen Mother looked serious and said, "The Queen is not feeling well, she should go back and rest.

But now that something like this has happened, I have no choice but to take an interest in it.

Well, I will go with you two to see what happened. "

The Queen Mother doesn't really want to be a kind and gentle elder.

It was just that she secretly agreed to Concubine Rou being sent to the cold palace.

If the Empress Dowager did not go, it would be difficult for her to defend herself when Shufei and Wanpin found some clues and linked them to the Empress Dowager.

Instead of doing this, the Queen Mother might as well go with Shu Fei and Wan Pin to find out what's going on, under the pretext of being in charge.

After everyone left, Ruyi's eyes were always following the Hetian white jade hair accessory with phoenix and sparrow pattern behind the empress dowager's bun, and the corners of her lips were pursed into an intriguing arc.

The dilapidated gate of the cold palace welcomed the rare arrival of three noble ladies: the Empress Dowager, Concubine Shu and Concubine Wan.

Even though the guards in the cold palace had described the scene to them in advance and had prepared themselves mentally,

But the moment they pushed open the door, they couldn't help but gasp.

On the weed-covered and dusty ground of the cold palace, Concubine Rou was seen lying on the ground in a very strange and twisted posture, wearing plain clothes and a jet-black hood.

Her hideous face, which was black and purple with black blood oozing from all seven orifices, happened to be looking towards the door.

When Bao Yuan, the guard of the cold palace, saw the expressions of the nobles, he immediately laughed twice, walked forward, found a piece of rag, and covered the face of Noble Lady Rou.

Only then did they calm down and walk towards the courtyard.

There was a coroner in the palace who specialized in examining corpses. He quickly came to the conclusion that Concubine Rou had been poisoned to death.

Moreover, at the crime scene, apart from the signs of Concubine Rou herself struggling when the poison took effect, there was no sign of movement.

This proves that Concubine Rou was poisoned in this cold palace.