Chunman Palace

Chapter 104 Sleepy Heart
In the Hall of Qingxin, Xuan Yin casually flipped through the memorial, with a hint of melancholy on his brows, holding up a cup of tea, while the nobleman beside him plucked the harp strings, and the notes soaked his soul like flowing water, washing away a little boredom.

After a while, Li Qiao came to report: "Your Majesty, my concubine is already waiting outside the palace."

Xuan Yin put down the cup and signaled nobleman Ling to go out, "Let Concubine Concubine come in."

The nobleman saluted and retreated, and before leaving, he glanced at Lin Qingyu, seeing the apricot flower pattern on Lin Qingyu's sleeve, he quickly understood what he wanted, and couldn't help but quicken his pace.

"The concubine sees the emperor, and the emperor is blessed."

Xuan Yin said lightly: "Get up and sit down." His eyes were still on the memorial, and he did not move away. The moment he drank tea, he looked up at Lin Qingyu, and asked in a deep voice: "The officials who tried your father and brother before, you Remember?"

Lin Qingyu was about to speak, but suddenly remembered that Xuan Yin had not informed her of the identity of the interrogating officer before, and now he suddenly asked, it seemed to be deceiving.

She shook her head lightly: "The emperor never told the concubine, who was the person who tried the concubine's father and elder brother before? But the matter of investigation has already begun?"

Seeing her ignorant look, Xuan Yin sighed, tapped the memorial with his fingers and said: "The governor of Nanchang, Su Wu, who tried the case of your father and brother before, was found hanging himself at home, and left a letter The letter said that he had nightmares every night after being bribed to frame your father and elder brother, and he was afraid that he would be severely punished if he was re-examined, so he committed suicide in fear of crime, and only asked his family not to be implicated."

Lin Qingyu asked: "Who did Governor Su Wu receive instructions from?"

"Although Su Wu insisted that he was bought and killed himself in fear of crime, he didn't say a word about the person who bought him, and he has no clue at present." Xuan Yin stroked the jade wrench on his thumb and said: "Now it has been proved that your father You and your elder brother were wronged, I will give you an explanation... I have ordered someone to take your father and elder brother back to Hexing County, their hometown, and give you 3000 taels of silver as comfort."

Lin Qingyu didn't believe it. Although the governor of Nanchang didn't mention anything about the person who bought him, he could conduct an investigation as long as he checked who had visited Su Wu during that time. It can be seen that the emperor wanted to lightly expose the matter.

How can she allow it?

After the accident at home, the eldest sister Lin Xuanyin came to her every night in her dreams, complaining, and every time she woke up she would cry bitterly, feeling flustered and troubled by her own incompetence.

Now that the real murderer is close at hand, she must not let it go.

She raised her red eyes sadly, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, my concubine's father and elder brother were wrongfully punished and exiled for two years. The man behind the scenes has a vicious heart, and the Emperor will definitely not let it go!"

Xuan Yin's tone became a bit more serious: "I know, but there is no clue yet. If I find out who is behind the scenes, I will definitely make him die." The words these times seemed to be covering up.

Lin Qingyu knew that there must be people among them that Xuan Yin didn't want to move, so she wiped her tears silently, "Forget it, the grievances suffered by the concubine and the concubine's family have been washed away this time. Your majesty, I don't know that the concubine's father Are you better now?"

Xuan Yin narrowed his eyes, and said in a light tone: "Don't worry, your father's illness has been cured now, and there is no persistent illness left. I plan to reinstate your father and elder brother... No, it's a promotion."

Lin Qingyu said indifferently: "The concubine thanked the emperor, but the affairs of the officialdom are too complicated, and the concubine's father is too old to bear the heavy responsibility. I believe that the concubine's brother has gone through these things and no longer extravagantly expects high officials. Lu."

A trace of surprise flashed in Xuan Yin's eyes, he hesitated and said: "Having said that, your father and elder brother's affairs are considered safe, and it would be a pity if they resigned from office and returned to their hometown."

pity?If you continue to stay in the officialdom, I'm afraid you will be tricked even more, so it's better to live in seclusion, it's better than being caught by someone, and you can make use of it.

Lin Qingyu said slowly: "If the emperor has made up his mind, the concubine can't say anything more. It's just that the concubine is really worried about my father and elder brother before returning to Hexing. Even if she wants to do things for the emperor, she can't do what she wants."

Xuan Yin changed the topic, held up the teacup with one hand and said: "After talking for a while, my mouth is a little dry."

Lin Qingyu stepped forward and touched the teapot with the back of his hand, saying: "The tea is getting cold, my concubine is going to make a new pot for the emperor."

After drinking, Xuan Yin said, "Go and come back quickly."

Lin Qingyu nodded, and walked to the side room with the teapot in her hand. Boiling water was burning on the stove. She cleared the residual tea and washed the dross, and took the Yuqian Longjing that Xuan Yin drank from the shelf. Put it back in place, put honeysuckle and forsythia, and pour hot water with just the right temperature.

After a while, she poured the brewed tea into a cup and asked Xuan Yin to taste it.

Xuan Yin frowned, and put down the teacup, "I often use Yuqian Longjing when approving memorials. What do you brew? The taste is too weak, so I changed it."

Lin Qingyu put away the teapot and said, "Go back to the emperor, this honeysuckle tea can dispel heat and poison, cool the blood, and is beneficial for the rash on the emperor's back to disappear."

Xuan Yin let out a sigh: "Don't make up your own mind, go and change a pot and come back."

"Yes." Lin Qingyu withdrew the teapot, and replaced it with Yuqian Longjing.

After a while, Xuan Yin suddenly felt dry and hot, subconsciously raised his hand and moved it to his neck, but miraculously did not feel the slightest itching, he couldn't help but said in surprise: "Every time an attack occurs, it takes half an hour for Doctor Li to personally administer the needle to relieve the itching. , it doesn't seem so unbearable now."

Lin Qingyu explained: "Your Majesty, you are overworked and drink strong tea and cold tea, which is why your condition relapses... Although this honeysuckle tea tastes sweet and not refreshing, it can lighten the emperor's heat and poison."

"Oh? Then why didn't you tell me just now, and instead followed my wishes and changed to a pot of Yuqian Longjing?"

Lin Qingyu smiled and said: "The emperor is the son of heaven, and your concubines cannot disobey your words. The left and right emperors have already drank the honeysuckle tea. If they like it, the emperor will make a clear decision in his heart."

"Very good, I thought your temper was still so stubborn, but now I see that you understand a lot of things within limits." Xuan Yin nodded in satisfaction, stretched out his hand and pulled Lin Qingyu into his arms, and squeezed it lovingly Squeeze her chin, "Wait for me at Huachen Palace tonight."

She suppressed the surprise in her heart, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, Sister Jinfei has just given birth to the fifth prince, you should pay more attention to it, otherwise Sister Jinfei will be very sad."

Xuan Yin smirked and hooked his lips: "What? You didn't tell me that you have to personally experience everything to distinguish good from bad. Why are you so coy now? It's been a long time since I've seen you, and it's become jerky?"

Lin Qingyu bit her lip, her heart pounding: "Your majesty...the concubine didn't mean that."

Xuan Yin lifted her chin, and his voice pierced her ears like a gu: "Become my concubine, you should fulfill your duties as a concubine, don't refuse."

At the same time, Lady Ling has brought the maids to Xuanji Palace to visit Mu Pingting.

The nobleman saluted respectfully: "Concubines see the concubine Jin, and the concubine Jin'an."

Mu Pingting was teasing the fifth prince with her tiger-toe shoes, when she heard Linggui's voice, she smiled softly: "I heard that the emperor is happy with a beautiful woman, but I haven't seen my sister in the morning because of the physical inconvenience during pregnancy. She is truly a beautiful lady.”

She put the tiger shoes aside and sat on the chair, "Sister, sit down."

"Concubine Xie Jin." With a smile on his face, the nobleman Ling slowly got up and sat down, looking at the white and tender face of the fifth prince, he couldn't help saying: "The fifth prince was born handsome, and I think he must be a handsome and valiant man like the emperor when he grows up. "

Mu Pingting smiled, holding up the teacup to cover her expression: "Yes, the emperor's children will naturally inherit some of the emperor's advantages. I just hope that he can grow up safely and healthily. I have nothing else to ask for. .”

Linggui said: "It is good for the fifth prince to be safe, but how can he not get sick if he eats whole grains? If he gets some kind of cold or accumulated food, the emperor must pay special attention to it, right?"

What he said was unclear, but it seemed to be turning a corner to imply something.

Mu Pingting couldn't help frowning, and stared at the person without squinting: "What do you mean by Linggui?"

Linggui slowly took out a puppet from his sleeve and handed it to Mu Pingting.

This puppet is made up of several pieces of white rags, its crooked nose and mouth are sewn with black needles and threads, and a blank note is pasted on the back, which is very weird.

Mu Pingting immediately understood what she meant, and couldn't help but throw the puppet on the table, "Linggui, you are so brave!"

Linggui immediately knelt down, and said sincerely: "Concubine Jin, this concubine has no intention of cursing the fifth prince, and I came here today just to offer advice to Concubine Jin!"

Mu Pingting pushed back the palace servants at the door, "Continue talking."

The noble man continued: "This puppet is very useful, but it is not used to curse, but to the safety of the person who is used to curse. In ancient times, there was a disaster of witchcraft. The two empresses, Empress Xiaowu Chen and Empress Wei, therefore If the emperor finds out that some of his concubines are secretly performing curses, what will happen?"

Mu Pingting said coldly: "Then why are you so sure that Bengong will cooperate with you? If Bengong takes this puppet to see the emperor now, do you think you are still alive?"

"The concubine believes that the concubine Jin will not report on the concubine." Linggui said bluntly, looking at humanity with fixed eyes: "It's just because the concubine has hatred just like me."

"Hate?" Mu Pingting laughed again and again as if hearing a great joke, narrowing her eyes and said, "I don't understand the meaning of Linggui's words."

Linggui pulled up his sleeves silently, and on both wrists hung a black-blue jade bracelet. This jade bracelet was much thicker than ordinary bracelets, but the mouth was extremely narrow, and there seemed to be a keyhole at the joint.She picked up the jade bracelet slightly, and let out a muffled groan, "My lady, please take a look."

Mu Pingting was puzzled, and lowered her eyes to look under the bracelet, only to see a purple-red bruise that was particularly eye-catching.

She couldn't help being surprised: "What's the matter with this bracelet? Who put it on for you?"

Linggui's face was gloomy, and he withdrew his hand with some difficulty, and said sadly: "Actually, the concubine is promoted by the concubine, and the concubine Chang is just helping to introduce. This bracelet is given to the concubine by the concubine."

Mu Pingting asked suspiciously: "You said you were promoted by the concubine? Then why did she give you this pair of bracelets to torture you?"

"This is what my concubine hates the most!" Linggui's eyes were suddenly stained with hatred, and tears rolled in his red eyes, "This concubine is good at playing konghou, and it's not bad to live in the music workshop. One day, the master of the workshop suddenly asked his concubine to meet his concubine, and concubine liked the concubine's skill in harp, so he forced her to flatter her concubine."

She gasped and took a few breaths, and continued: "This is not over yet. The emperor saw that my concubine's konghou skills are very good, so he dotes on him very much. Because of this, my concubine hated my concubine and gave this concubine a bracelet made of black gold stone to torture her." A concubine. A concubine can only take it off for a while when she is sleeping, and she will put it on again when she wakes up tomorrow."

Mu Pingting was suspicious, so she said: "Then why are you still wearing this bracelet? Since the key is with you, you can unlock it secretly! The concubine will not know."

The nobleman Ling shook his head violently: "The palace people around my concubine are all arranged by my concubine. If my concubine secretly took off the bracelet, she would be fined to smear medicine powder on her wrist... This concubine is really unbearable!"

"What kind of powder?"

The nobleman said sadly: "I don't know, I only know that after the powder is applied, the skin will itch unbearably, like an ant gnawing at the bone. Wearing a bracelet, you can't even grab it. It's the most torture!"

Lin Qingyu is quite good at medicine, this seems like something Lin Qingyu would do, with a heart like a snake and a scorpion, and he is good at using poison and medicine, using all these trivial methods of torture.

Mu Pingting sighed deeply, and continued: "Since you can't bear it, why don't you tell the emperor? Why did you come to see me?"

"The concubine knows that even if the concubine tells the emperor, the concubine will not be punished... What's more, if the concubine tells the story, the concubine will definitely kill the concubine!" Linggui's body trembled Shaking, but his eyes were extremely determined: "So the concubine wants to find the concubine Jin, and get rid of the concubine together with the concubine! Only in this way can the concubine get real relief!"

Although Linggui's crying face was fragile, his words were powerful, not like lying.

Mu Pingting was still a little hesitant, and said lightly: "Concubine, she is really too aggressive... She originally came to you just to find security, but she is also jealous, and it is too much to torture you like this for no reason. .”

The nobleman Ling choked up and said, "My concubine asks the concubine Jin to make the decision. If I save my concubine from the fire and water, I will definitely repay my concubine in the future!"

Mu Pingting thought about it, frowned and said: "Get up first, I know that you have been wronged, but this matter still needs to be discussed in the long run. Once the witchcraft incident occurs, the harem will definitely not be at peace. If it causes trouble The consequences of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty at that time, I am afraid that people will panic and the court will be in turmoil."

"Your majesty is a wise king, so I don't think he will be as indiscriminate as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty..." Linggui hesitated to speak, but was forced back by Mu Pingting's gaze.

Mu Pingting waved her hand and said, "There's no need to talk about it today, you're tired too, go back to the palace and have a good rest, and I'll call you when I come to the Japanese Palace and think up a plan."

The nobleman saluted: "Yes... the concubine is leaving first."

(End of this chapter)