Jinyiwei factory flower base love story

Gu Huaiqing and Duan Mingchen walked out of the East Factory side by side, the octagonal fringed palace lantern hanging from the palace beam stretched their backs.

Autumn nights are particularly bleak, and a layer of hoarfrost has fallen on the roof, which is as bright and clear as thin snow from a distance.

Gu Huaiqing walked to the door, stopped suddenly, and said to Duan Mingchen: "The people involved in the case have almost finished asking, shall I let them release the palace servants of Compassionate Ning Palace?"

Duan Mingchen glanced at Gu Huaiqing with a smile: "Let them go free, and then secretly order people to watch to see if anyone shows their fox tail. It's a good idea!"

Gu Huaiqing's mind was broken by Duan Mingchen, and he said angrily: "Can't you pretend to be a little stupid?"

Duan Mingchen leaned into his ear, and joked affectionately: "We are very smart, if I am too stupid, how can I be worthy of you?"

Gu Huaiqing's heart was sweet when he heard it, but when he thought of the unresolved case, he couldn't help sighing: "Don't praise me, it's been two days, and the case still hasn't made any progress, so far there is no clue. Can you solve the case on time? I'm really at a loss..."

Duan Mingchen said with a smile: "How can you say that there is no progress? At least we have collected a lot of information and confessions, which contain a lot of clues. Don't worry, we will organize and discuss it when we go back, maybe we will have a clue."

"Wow!" Gu Huaiqing's brows stretched out, "Speaking of which, you've been away for so long, and your Xueqiu has grown up a lot!"

"Snowball?" Duan Mingchen asked in confusion.

"It's that little white cat you adopted! Come here every day to eat and drink, and occupy Hu Niu's nest. If you don't come back, you will become my cat."

Only then did Duan Mingchen think of the thin white cat that Gu Huaiqing gave him, and he couldn't help smiling: "I've been away for so long, thanks to you for taking care of it."

Gu Huaiqing waved his hand and said, "It's okay, Huniu likes it anyway, and I will leave it with any delicious food. I just ask the housekeeper to cook more fish every time."

Talking and laughing, the two left the inner city of the palace, and were about to ride home when suddenly a carved carriage parked on the side of the road approached and blocked their way.

"Lord Gu!" The curtain of the carriage was lifted, revealing a beautiful face with a beautiful face, which was Liang Wan, the Empress Dowager's niece.

"Miss Liang, why are you here?" Gu Huaiqing asked in surprise.

Liang Wan was dressed in snow-white filial piety, her pretty face was pale, the tip of her nose was red from the cold, but she was very emotional. She reached out her hand from the carriage and grabbed Gu Huaiqing's arm: "Master Gu, I have been waiting for you for a long time. Already!"

On this freezing night, even sitting in the carriage, it is difficult to block the biting chill.A delicate young girl endured the severe cold and made a special trip to wait for Gu Huaiqing outside the palace gate. Obviously, it was impossible for her to have nothing to do.

Duan Mingchen stared at Liang Wan grabbing Gu Huaiqing's little hand, raised his sword eyebrows slightly, and his eyes were a little colder.

Gu Huaiqing sensed the coolness emanating from Duan Mingchen's body, so he used a clever effort to break free from Liang Wan's grasp, and coughed softly, "I don't know why Miss Liang is so anxious to find me?"

"This..." Liang Wan glanced at Duan Mingchen rather apprehensively, but Duan Mingchen stood as firmly as the iron pillar, showing no intention of avoiding it at all.

Gu Huaiqing introduced: "This is Master Duan, the Commander of Jinyiwei Tongzhi, and he is the most rigorous and prudent. Miss Liang has something to say, but it's okay to say it, so don't worry."

Duan Mingchen didn't feel relieved just because Gu Huaiqing gave him a high hat, he squinted his eyes and looked at Gu Huaiqing, Gu Huaiqing grinned at him, quite flattering.

In front of outsiders, Duan Mingchen didn't want to lose face, so he gave Gu Huaiqing a warning look, meaning to settle accounts with him after returning home, but said politely: "Miss Liang is waiting here, is it for the Queen Mother?" Come?"

Liang Wan's pretty face showed a bit of sadness, and she said sadly: "I went home to stay for two days because of my mother's birthday, but I didn't expect... the empress dowager actually said that she would be gone... I want to see a Seeing the remains of the Empress Dowager, but was blocked outside the palace gate, and I was not allowed to visit inside..."

Liang Wan's eyes were red, she took out a silk handkerchief to cover her face, her shoulders twitched, and she sobbed silently.

Duan Mingchen and Gu Huaiqing are both big men, and they don't care about women's tears.

Gu Huaiqing persuasively persuaded: "My condolences to Ms. Liang, your filial piety is touching, but don't forget to take care of your body."

"Your Excellency, please don't comfort me. I have already heard that the Queen Mother was murdered and died unexpectedly, right?" Liang Wan raised her tearful eyes and said sadly, "I had expected it a long time ago. Someone deliberately wanted to kill her. The Empress Dowager died, so I went to Dongchang for help, but unfortunately... still failed to save the Empress Dowager's life."

"You are indeed loyal to the Empress Dowager. I can't blame you for this matter. You have done your best." Gu Huaiqing is not good at comforting people, and he racked his brains to find only a few dry words. Duan Mingchen was worried for him, but he was wicked I deliberately kept silent, watching his clumsy response.

Fortunately, Liang Wan was a very well-bred woman after all, she stopped crying after a few times, and asked hoarsely, "I wonder if your lord has identified the murderer who killed the Queen Mother?"

Gu Huaiqing sighed, shook his head and said, "Although we have collected some clues, they are not enough to solve the case. Ms. Liang may be able to help us."

"How can I help?" Liang Wan's tearful eyes showed a hint of confusion.

"Miss Liang must have served the Queen Mother for several years, right? You are from the Queen Mother's natal family. You must know something about the Queen Mother, no matter whether it is open or dark. I believe you will also know the enemies of the Queen Mother. Do you still remember what I asked you when you came to Dongchang for help last time?"

Liang Wan blinked, and said: "Last time, my lord asked me who had a deep hatred with the Queen Mother."

"That's right!" Gu Huaiqing looked at Liang Wan seriously and said, "To be honest, the Queen Mother was tortured and killed in a very cruel way. The person who killed her must be her enemy, and she had a deep hatred, so she used such an extreme method. At that time You avoided this question, so there must be some taboos, but now that the queen mother is dead, I hope you don't hide anything, and tell me everything you know and suspect. Only in this way can we solve the case as soon as possible and find out The real murderer."

Liang Wan sighed softly, and said: "Actually, my lord misunderstood. I didn't answer your question that day, not because I was taboo, but because I didn't think it was necessary. When I was 12 years old, I was selected by the family and sent to the The Imperial Palace has served the Empress Dowager for eight years. She has experienced the changes of two emperors, and she is also used to seeing open and secret battles in the palace. Over the years, the Empress Dowager has made many enemies, but those who can be qualified to be her enemies are no longer here. The world is here, otherwise, the queen mother will not be able to sit on the No.1 throne in the harem."

Duan Mingchen frowned and said, "You mean... those people were all killed by the Queen Mother..."

Liang Wan said calmly: "Lord Duan doesn't know that, although there is no gunpowder, the battle in the harem is more cruel than the battlefield of swords and swords. There is often only one winner in the end. This is the way of survival in the harem."

Gu Huaiqing reminded: "However, even if everyone is dead, there may be relatives and friends who will avenge her? Think about it carefully."

Liang Wanxiu frowned slightly, and said: "My lord reminded me of the death of Grandma Wang. On that day, Grandma Wang suddenly ran back from the outside in a hurry, looking very panicked, she made the queen mother back away. , close the door and talk to the Queen Mother alone. I didn’t go far at that time, and I was playing with the parrot in the corridor, and I vaguely heard Wang Mama mentioning Concubine Zhuang and Qionghua Palace, and then I heard a scream from inside. , but no one dared to break in without the Queen Mother's order. When the Queen Mother called people in, they found that Wang Momo had fallen to the ground and was strangled to death by the Queen Mother... The Queen Mother also seemed to have been greatly stimulated and lost her mind Yelling, smashing many objects..."

"Do you remember what the queen mother yelled at that time?"

"The Empress Dowager said, Concubine Zhuang, you hypocritical bitch, you can't beat me alive, and you're still playing tricks when you're dead. The Ai family is not afraid of you. If you have the ability to survive, let's fight again!"

Gu Huaiqing and Duan Mingchen looked at each other, feeling that this seemed to be a piece of precious information. It has always been a mystery that Wang Momo was killed by the Queen Mother, but now there is finally a clue.

Concubine Zhuang... This new clue is worth exploring.

Gu Huaiqing asked again: "The day you came to Dongchang to ask for help, there were scratch marks on your wrist, did the Queen Mother do it?"

Liang Wan nodded silently, but still explained: "The Empress Dowager is insane, irritable and irritable. When she loses control of her emotions, she tends to violently hurt others. She was not like this before, but in recent days, She suddenly changed her temper, and I couldn’t figure out why this happened. I also secretly had people check the prescriptions she took every day, the food she ate, and even the incense rouge she used, but they didn’t find any toxicity.”

"The people who serve the Empress Dowager, the four court ladies and the eunuch Qian Xi, how do you know them, and what is their relationship with each other?"

"Among the four court ladies, Qing Gui and Su He are elderly people who have followed the Queen Mother for more than five years. I went to the Shang Palace Bureau to select spices, and found that there was a lady-in-waiting fragrance that was very distinctive, so I called over and asked a few questions, and found that she was not only good at blending fragrances and powders, but also smart and meticulous, so I recommended it to the Queen Mother. The queen mother also liked her very much, and was soon promoted to a first-class court lady.

Although there are occasional small frictions between these court ladies due to favors, overall the relationship is quite harmonious.The eunuch Qian Xi was honest, he didn't talk much, but he worked hard.Hmm...Zi Kui seems to have a good relationship with Qian Xi, they are fellow villagers, I once saw Qian Xi wearing a purse embroidered with Zi Kui. "

Gu Huaiqing asked about the same thing. Seeing that Liang Wan's lips were purple from the cold, and her thin delicate body was trembling, she couldn't help but said: "Thank you for the information you provided, it is very helpful to us. I will help you to pay homage to the Empress Dowager in the palace." Tell me, you can rest assured and go back."

"Thank you, my lord." Liang Wanfu saluted, stared at the majestic and towering palace, and murmured, "The Queen Mother has treated me well and taught me many things. I have left the best years here. Now that the Queen Mother has passed away, I don't think I will enter the palace again in the future, and I hope to bid farewell to the Queen Mother. Eight years, it seems like a dream, and now, the dream should wake up..."