Chunyu Qing never thought that Imperial Concubine Wu would be able to enter the bedroom of the Empress in the Central Palace without being reported. The conversation with Wu Yan just now did not fall into that Imperial Concubine Wu's ears, this caused her heart to beat rapidly, almost jumping out of her throat.
But Imperial Concubine Wu's words continued, she pointed at Chunyu Qing and said: "Not mentioning the fact that you live off me and betray me, you are actually still thinking about another man, Chunyu Qing, a person like you should be drowned in a pig cage, should be burned alive. This One will tell these words to His Majesty, This One wants to see, the dignified Zong Sui Empress committing this kind of crime, can your Chunyu family still protect you! "
Imperial Concubine Wu heard such a secret and her heart was really moved. This kind of move, on one hand, was due to Chunyu Qing's daring, on the other hand, it also made her very excited. Because this kind of thing happened, General Chunyu's manor would definitely not be able to protect this Empress, as for His Majesty Li Jian, he was a man, he could tolerate anything, but he could not tolerate this kind of thing. She believed that this time, Li Jian would definitely punish the Empress, and even implicate the Chunyu family. As long as the Chunyu family fell, as long as there was no longer Chunyu Qing's suppression, there would really be hope for her days in the palace.
Seeing Imperial Concubine Wu turn around and walk out, Chunyu Qing became anxious, pointing at Imperial Concubine Wu and saying in a sharp voice: "Do not let her leave, stop her!"
Female guards immediately flashed out from the shadows, Eunuch Wu Yan also quickly walked forward, the few of them working together, immediately dragging Imperial Concubine Wu and the personal palace maid she brought back into the bedroom.
Chunyu Qing personally went forward, forcefully closing the door of the main hall, turning around, the gaze she used to stare at Imperial Concubine Wu with was vicious. She said to Imperial Concubine Wu: "This One can tolerate anything, whatever you did, This One can forgive you. But Imperial Concubine Wu ah, Imperial Concubine Wu, this matter cannot be forgiven! Say, of all the things you heard, why did you have to hear about this matter? Since you are unwilling to forgive, then do not blame This One for being vicious, if you want to blame, you can only blame yourself for coming at the wrong time. "After saying this, she sent a look towards the female guards.
The two female guards did not say anything, their fingers forming claws, reaching towards the throats of Imperial Concubine Wu and that personal palace maid respectively. No matter how hard Imperial Concubine Wu and Imperial Concubine Wu struggled, it was to no avail. In the blink of an eye, two living human lives were strangled to death in the main hall.
Chunyu Qing looked at Imperial Concubine Wu's corpse that fell to the ground, and her mood also became irritated. Killing people in the Imperial Palace was not easy to handle in the first place, moreover, the ones killed were imperial concubines. These two corpses could not be left with her forever, what should she think of?
She looked at Wu Yan. Wu Yan is more experienced than her so he said calmly. "Just throw it into the well. Imperial Concubine Wu is an imperial concubine, His Majesty will definitely investigate, but niangniang need not worry. The coroner in the palace is Old General Mu's people. When the time comes, they can just say that Imperial Concubine Wu slipped and fell. As for this palace maid, she naturally died to save her master. "
"Is this okay?" Chunyu Qing still felt that it wasn't very reliable but she couldn't think of a better idea so she could only do as Wu Yan said.
The corpse was taken away by the female guards. Wu Yan reminded her. "Since Concubine Wu is able to sneak into Her Majesty's chambers without prior notice, it seems like it's time for a change in the servants in the palace."
"En." Chunyu Qing nodded. "Just now, so many pairs of eyes saw Imperial Concubine Wu come to ben gong's place, think of a way to seal the mouths of those servants. As for the suspicious ones, I would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go. Killing an imperial concubine is a big deal but killing a few servants is something no one cares about. "
Wu Yan nodded and silently retreated.
As expected, Imperial Concubine Wu's disappearance caused the entire Imperial Palace to boil over. Everyone was guessing where Imperial Concubine Wu went. Until a harem girl who just entered the Imperial Palace accidentally found two corpses in the well, Imperial Concubine Wu's whereabouts were made public. But what followed was the reason for Imperial Concubine Wu's death. The new Emperor Li Jian handed this matter over to the Ministry of Justice in a rage. From the Empress to the palace maids and eunuchs, as long as the Ministry of Justice thinks they are suspicious, they can be summoned to the Great Hall for interrogation.
Chunyu Qing was really hurt by this matter for a few days. Especially when the Minister of Justice pointed the spearhead at her after a few days of interrogation, she panicked even more.
The mouths of the people in the Imperial Palace were sealed but there were still so many people outside who said that the last time they saw Imperial Concubine Wu was when she was bringing servants to see Her Majesty the Empress. This made Chunyu Qing unable to defend herself. The Minister of Justice is in a difficult position. If this really was done by the Empress, what should he do? Punish the Empress? The Chunyu family is not to be trifled with. But if it is not fair, then what reason should the Empress find to absolve herself?
The Minister of Justice especially hoped that Chunyu Qing could think of a way to offend herself. And Chunyu Qing was indeed thinking of a way but she could not think of a suitable one. The two sides are in a deadlock. Suddenly, someone took the initiative to stand up and said to the Minister of Justice: "That day after His Majesty left Her Majesty the Empress' sleeping palace, I went over to greet Her Majesty. Her Majesty spoke with me until it was almost time for dinner, during this time, I did not see Her Majesty Imperial Concubine Wu come!"
The person who spoke was none other than the Noble Lady who has been doted on by Li Jian recently, Fang Jinse.
Chunyu Qing did not think that Fang Jinse would stand up and speak up for her at this time. While she was shocked, she also knew to cooperate with this act. Therefore, this case evolved into Imperial Concubine Wu wanting to find Her Majesty the Empress to speak. Unexpectedly, she accidentally fell into a well along the way. Her personal palace maid wanted to go down to salvage her but in the end, they lost their lives together.
Li Jian did not say much about the result of this case. He just looked at Chunyu Qing with a slightly more distant gaze. And that Noble Lady Fang's explanation for her actions to Chunyu Qing was: "Since This Concubine has entered the Imperial Palace, it is destined that I will not be able to leave in this lifetime. This Concubine wants to live out this lifetime peacefully in the Imperial Palace so I must have someone to rely on. You are the Empress. This Concubine is willing to live under Her Majesty the Empress' wings. I do not ask for anything else and only ask for self-protection. Don't worry, Your Majesty, This Concubine is not someone who likes to talk. On this point, even His Majesty has praised me before. Therefore, this time's matter, from now on, This Concubine will definitely not say anything else. "
Fang Jinse returned to her own palace courtyard, silently sitting on the soft couch and embroidering an inner robe for the Emperor. The maid who followed her into the Imperial Palace asked: "Are you really going to help the Empress? But we can all see that His Majesty is on guard against His Majesty. I'm afraid that after this war ends, Chunyu family's military power will be taken back by His Majesty. Once Chunyu family loses its value, the Empress might not be able to continue being her Empress. "
Fang Jinse smiled, "So what? At least she is the Empress now and that Imperial Concubine Wu is just an imperial concubine who has already died. I have become a noble lady now and His Majesty often favours me. Unknowingly, I have already made countless enemies in the Imperial Palace. If I do not find a backer for myself, I will not even know how I died in the future. Although the Empress' backing is not stable, but there is no need to be afraid. We still have time. When Chunyu family falls, we should also become strong. "
In the end, Chunyu Qing did not dare to send people to the Jian City area to search for Xuan Tianhua. Imperial Concubine Wu's matter had taught her a lesson and made her more cautious. Although in the eyes of outsiders, it was just the Empress taking care of an imperial concubine, this was a common method used to fight for favour in the Imperial Harem and was not strange. But only she knew the cause and effect of this matter. It also made her understand that she could only keep it in her heart. Once she brought it out in the open, she would quickly receive retribution.
Tong City's gates were still tightly shut. The people in the city lived their own lives. In the first few days, it was not much, but as time passed, the drawbacks began to appear. For example, there were already people who started to worry about the supply of rice and grain shops. There were also some wealthy families that started to stockpile medicinal herbs to prevent the patients who took medicine all year round from not having any medicine to eat once the medicinal herb shops ran out of supplies.
Of course, these were not immediate effects. For the citizens, the biggest effect was that the peddlers who sold eggs, meat and vegetables had not set up their stalls for a few days. The livestock and poultry were all raised in the farms outside the city. The city gates were closed and they could not leave. Once the stocks were sold out, there was nothing left to sell. The peddlers naturally could not set up their stalls. If the peddlers did not have any goods, the citizens would not be able to eat, thus the people began a new round of complaints. They began to beat the drum at the entrance of the government office, having Prefect Tian Ping negotiate with Duan Mu An Guo once more.
Unfortunately, Duan Mu An Guo would not open the city gates. There was nothing that Tian Ping could do. He could only go and discuss with those wealthy families, having them share some of the meat and eggs that they had stockpiled to satisfy the needs of the other citizens for the time being.
Feng Zhaolian continued to live in that inn. The situation in Tong City had already caused him to not eat the delicious pastries from the shop at the end of the street for two days. Because there was a lack of eggs, the pastries shop could not open for business. A sign saying that they were closed was hung up. This caused him to feel very depressed.
It was Yun Duo that went out for a walk. When she returned, she was holding a bag of medicine. She said to Feng Zhaolian: "This servant saw that Master has been coughing recently, so I went to grab some medicine. I said that it would be fine to drink it as tea to help Master soothe his throat." While saying this, she began to brew a pot for him. She then said: "Nowadays, the people on the streets are buying whatever they see. The medicine shops are about to be emptied out. This servant only managed to make this medicine after much difficulty."
Yun Xiao's eyes stared straight at the pot of tea that Yun Duo had brewed. Seeing that Yun Duo had even brought a cup over to Feng Zhaolian, he could not help but stand up and take the initiative to receive the cup of tea: "Leave it there for now. It's too hot. Remember, don't use too hot water in the future. It will lose the taste of the tea." After saying this, he gave Feng Zhaolian a look. He then placed the cup of tea heavily on the table before returning to his original seat.
Yun Duo glanced at Yun Xiao but did not say anything. Placing her hands at her sides, she stood behind Feng Zhaolian. It was just that her small eyes would glance at the cup of tea from time to time. After seeing it for the fifth time, she finally could not hold it in and said: "Why isn't Master drinking it? This servant really managed to squeeze into the crowd to get this medicine. It would be a pity if you don't drink it. You coughed six times the night before yesterday and fifteen times yesterday. If you don't take the medicine, I fear that it will become even worse. "
Feng Zhaolian had indeed been feeling unwell recently. His throat was dry and itchy, and it was extremely uncomfortable. This was actually not a new problem. Back when he was soaked in medicine in Qian Zhou, he had already gotten sick. Every winter, he would have a relapse. In these two years, Feng Yu Heng had given him a medicine that he could keep in his mouth to alleviate the symptoms, making him feel much better. But now that he was in Tong City, where could he go to find that sort of thing?
Yun Duo saw that Feng Zhaolian was stunned and was slightly stunned. She then came to a realization: "Master is afraid that there's a problem with this tea? Then this servant will drink it first. You can drink it after you see that there's nothing wrong! "After saying this, she picked up the cup of tea and drank it all in one gulp. When she put down the cup, she raised her arm and used her sleeve to wipe away the remaining tea stains at the corner of her mouth. Her stubborn expression appeared once again, "You don't need to be on guard against me. This tea is not poisonous. I have already brought you all to Tong City. My mission has already been completed. Poisoning is not within the scope of my duties …"
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