Chunman Palace

Chapter 106 The Witch's Longitudinal Gu ([-])

At Xushi, Lin Qingyu had just had dinner, and heard a commotion outside the house, got up to check, and saw Li Qiao brought a number of palace people to Yanxi Palace, and blocked the inside and outside of the palace gate.

Lin Qingyu knew that Lord Ling had already made a move, so he only said, "Eunuch Li Qiao came to Yanxi Palace, but what's the matter?"

Li Qiao bowed slightly: "My concubine, according to the emperor's order, someone in the palace secretly practiced witchcraft to murder the fifth prince. Please come to Fengyi Palace."

Lin Qingyu glanced at the palace servants behind him, and asked suspiciously, "Then who are these palace servants?"

Li Qiao happily said: "The emperor said, let the servants invite the ladies of the palace to search the palace immediately when they go to Fengyi Palace, concubines and concubines, is it convenient?"

"Since it is the emperor's will, Eunuch Li Qiao please." Lin Qingyu glanced at the flying star behind him, then put his hand on Mo'er's arm, "Let's go."

At the same time, the queen and the emperor were sitting in the main hall of Fengyi Palace, their brows were hard to level, and the nobleman knelt on the ground silently. Finally, Xuan Yin threw the teacup on the ground violently, furiously: "You Do you know what you're talking about?"

The nobleman Ling panicked and said: "Your Majesty, everything my concubine said is true..."

The queen comforted her gently: "Your majesty, take care of your health. The concubine has not arrived yet. It would be more credible to let Linggui talk about the details and confront her."

And Mu Pingting hugged the infant fifth prince with both hands, tears fell like rain, and mourned continuously: "Your Majesty, the fifth prince is now in a coma, and even Doctor Li is helpless to find out the illness. Could it be that Qingyu really harmed my concubine?" child?"

The queen sighed and said, "Concubine Jin, the matter hasn't been investigated clearly yet, so don't be too sad." She paused for a while, stroked the armor with her hand and said, "You have been sisters for many years, I think concubine concubine has no reason to do such a thing. thing."

Mu Pingting covered her lips with a handkerchief, sobbing, almost heartbroken: "The concubine regards Qingyu as a sister, but Qingyu wants to use the relationship between the concubine and her to harm the fifth prince, Your Majesty, you You must be the master for your concubines!"

Xuan Yin's face was solemn, his teeth chattered with anger, "Don't worry, Yue'er, I will definitely uphold justice for you!"

Just as he was talking, Lin Qingyu had already arrived, dressed in purple-purple budding hibiscus, and saluted calmly: "The concubine is late, please greet the emperor and empress, the emperor and empress are blessed and safe."

The empress smiled: "My concubine, get up."

Lin Qingyu was about to get up, but was scolded by Xuan Yin: "Do you have the face to sit down for doing such a shameful thing?!"

Her eyes were filled with mist, Liu Mei frowned, and said hesitantly: "What did this concubine do to provoke the emperor to be so angry?"

"You ask me what have you done?" Xuan Yin's face was livid, pointing at Linggui and said sternly: "Since my concubine doesn't understand, Linggui, you should tell me everything in detail and let my concubine take care of it." Listen!"

"Yes." She bowed her head and knelt on the ground, her eyes quickly glanced at the two black stone bracelets hanging on Linggui's wrist, and she looked at the people next to her with a hint of doubt.

Lady Ling bowed her head deeply, bowed to her, and continued: "My concubine, my concubine first thank you for your kindness. After this bow, my concubine and my concubine will have nothing to do with you from now on!"

Lin Qingyu frowned even tighter, and asked in a very soft voice: "What are you talking about?"

Naturally, nobleman Ling would not answer her, only to see that nobleman Ling was looking at the emperor, and his voice was calm: "Your majesty, this concubine is originally from the music workshop, and the concubine wants to consolidate her position in the palace, so she asked the elder The owner of the workshop tried his best to find someone who is good at playing the harp, so he found a concubine."

This link was not included in their original plan. When Linggui finished speaking, Lin Qingyu silently grasped her sleeves as if struck by lightning.

She was afraid of being calculated.

Concubine Shen asked: "But I heard that you were recommended by Concubine Chang, why do you now say that Concubine Concubine recommended you?"

Chang Xiuru couldn't sit still anymore, she was about to stand up while leaning on the chair, but was hinted by Lin Qingyu with her eyes, and she sat back with restraint.

Linggui continued: "Concubine Concubine Chang and Concubine Chang have always been on good terms, so she asked Concubine Chang to introduce concubines in front of the Emperor."

Concubine Shen waved her fan as if watching a play, and said calmly: "No wonder Lady Ling used to go to Concubine Yanxi Palace before. It turns out that the two of them still have this kind of relationship, but Concubine Concubine is too careful. Even supporting a musician has to be done by others, for fear of revealing his deliberate flattery."

Chang Xiuru snorted coldly: "It's funny! I have always been on good terms with my concubine? Linggui, I didn't know that you were bought by my concubine before, but I even recommended you to the emperor. I really regret it!"

Concubine Shen chuckled a few times, her white teeth showing slightly: "Sister Chang's concubine's remorse is not the only thing that happened at the beginning? Linggui hasn't finished talking yet, what are you in a hurry for?"

Chang Xiuru said angrily: "What is there to be anxious about, I just can't see Linggui talking nonsense here."

Seeing Xuan Yin's face getting more and more ugly, the queen said solemnly: "Okay, shut up! The emperor is still here, what are you talking about! Concubine Chang, if Linggui is wrong, you can wait until Linggui finishes speaking before refuting." Not too late."

Chang Xiuru resentfully said: "The concubine understands."

Xuan Yin's eyes became more and more cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Master Ling, continue."

Linggui suddenly showed embarrassment, and gritted his teeth slightly: "Your Majesty, I have a merciless request... Before I say anything, I want to ask the emperor to heal me, because I, I, I can't bear the pain."

Xuan Yin sighed, "What's the matter, tell me."

"Yes." Linggui gently raised his sleeves to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said in a trembling voice: "Seeing that my concubine is favored, she felt resentful and gave her a pair of black blue stone bracelets. "After she finished speaking, she stretched out her hands, and saw two black and blue bracelets almost stuck to her wrists. Although the bracelets were thick and heavy, the mouth was very small, and they were hanging on the wrists.

The queen said in surprise: "Your Majesty, this bracelet..."

Xuan Yin shook his hand, and let the accompanying doctor Li go over to check.

Doctor Li carefully observed the black-blue stone bracelets for a while, found the key point, and said to Xuanyin: "Your Majesty, the pair of bracelets on Linggui's wrists are made of black gold stone, which is extremely hard. Falling on the wrists like this will not only cause serious damage Qi and blood stagnation, over time, will dislocate the joints and cause deformities."

Concubine Shen already exclaimed: "What a vicious thought!"

The queen asked: "Is the hand of nobleman Ling all right?"

"I also ask the empress to wait for the minister to examine it carefully." Li Taiyi went to check again, and inserted a cotton thread into the gap, which was smeared with blood. He was stunned and replied: "Empress, the wrist of the nobleman The wound has burst out, and it has obviously been wounded inside for a long time."

Lin Qingyu couldn't help frowning, deeply immersed in memories.

It is true that she gave this bracelet to Linggui, but it was only to let Linggui play tricks in front of Mu Pingting. Even those scars were suggested by Linggui himself to cover up with soot, and besides, the key was given to Linggui early in the morning. How could he be hurt so badly by the bracelet now?

Obviously, Linggui has been wearing this bracelet for a long time for today.

The queen continued to ask: "Then can this bracelet be untied?"

Doctor Li replied: "You need to find the key to open it. If you destroy it with brute force, I'm afraid Linggui will lose both hands."

At this moment, Linggui gasped for air, tremblingly shaking off a few tears, kowtowed to Lin Qingyu and said: "My concubine, my concubine is in great pain, please use the key to untie my concubine's bracelet."

The queen nodded, and said gently to Lin Qingyu: "Yes, concubine, if you have the key, you can unlock it for nobleman Ling first. She is in such unbearable pain, I'm afraid it's hard to continue talking."

"I'm afraid that Concubine Ling will continue to talk, and she won't untie the bracelet even if she wants Linggui to be tortured to death." Concubine Shen was on the sidelines urging.

Lin Qingyu also wanted to untie Linggui's bracelet, because as soon as she opened it, she could prove that those injuries were all faked by Linggui himself, but the key was only made for Linggui, and now she doesn't have it anymore.

Looking at Lin Qingyu who was standing dumb like a stone, Xuan Yin threw a sentence like cutting ice: "Quick!"

When she didn't know what to do, Mo'er got the key from nowhere, and untied the bracelet on Linggui's hand with a few strokes.

When Lin Qingyu was wondering, Mo'er said: "Although our master said that this key was given to Linggui, we can just make one, but the servant is worried that Linggui will lose it, so he asked the craftsman to make another one."

The queen asked: "Oh? You said that the concubine concubine gave the key to Linggui early in the morning? Then why didn't Linggui unlock it for himself."

"That can only mean that Mo'er is lying." Linggui wept silently, and said in awe-inspiring words: "The key was stored with the concubine's maid from the beginning, so naturally the concubine can't unlock it."

"You're lying!" Mo'er looked coldly, rushed forward and grabbed Lingguiren's wrist, then rubbed vigorously, Linggui screamed in pain, and knocked Mo'er away with his elbow.

Linggui groaned in pain, his legs completely fell to his knees, and his body almost fell to the ground.

The queen snapped: "Presumptuous! What are you doing, Mo'er!"

There were dark clouds all over Xuan Yin's face, and he lost his patience: "Doctor Li, go!" He turned to look at Lin Qingyu, and said coldly: "Concubine, take care of the maid beside you!"

"Yes." Lin Qingyu gently pulled Mo'er behind her, and gave her a warning look.

After being diagnosed and treated by Imperial Physician Li, Linggui's screams gradually subsided, and he said: "Your Majesty, I have bandaged Linggui's wound with medicine, and there is no serious problem now."

Mo'er was shocked immediately: "How is it possible! Aren't those wounds fake?"

Concubine Shen sneered and said: "Fake? The wound on Linggui's wrist is so bright, how can it be a fake thing? Do you still question Li Taiyi's medical skills?"

Mo'er immediately knelt down: "I don't dare."

Concubine Shen raised her brows upside down, and said sharply: "Since I didn't dare, why don't I quickly dig out those useless eyeballs myself! The body of a noble lady, it is so painful to be tainted by the hands of your lowly maidservant. when!"

Mo'er was so frightened that she fell to the ground, her mind went blank.

Lin Qingyu protected her behind her back, and argued with reason: "Concubine Shen, not to mention that Mo'er is my personal maid, she should be punished by me for any mistakes she made, not to mention whether Mo'er's actions just now hurt the nobleman , is also unknown."

Concubine Shen chased after her with a stern voice: "Concubine Concubine, what do you mean? Could it be that you want to protect your palace servant?"

"Cai Mo'er put ointment on her hands just now, she just wanted to use the jade ointment from my palace to relieve the pain of the noble lady." Lin Qingyu took out the ointment and continued: "If you don't believe me, Li Taiyi can dismantle it." Take the gauze from Linggui's hand, and check to see if there is this jade-containing paste smell on Linggui's wrist."

The nobleman Ling gritted his teeth in pain, seeming to harbor hatred: "The concubine really wants to thank Miss Mo'er for her kindness."

The queen smoothed things over and said: "Okay, this inspection is really hard, Mr. Ling. Now that Mr. Ling is healed, let's continue."

"Yes, empress." Lady Ling took a breath, and said slowly: "Since my concubine gave my concubine this pair of bracelets, she has asked my concubine to do some things that my concubine is not willing to do. She is jealous of concubine Jin. After giving birth to the fifth prince, she became jealous and asked the concubine to deliberately approach Concubine Jin to reveal the fifth prince's birth date, curse and murder the fifth prince with a puppet needle!"

Everyone was in an uproar, and the queen couldn't believe it: "Witches and curses are strictly prohibited in the palace, and my concubine actually wants you to do such an outrageous thing and murder the emperor's heir. Linggui, since you know that this crime is serious, why do you want to do it?" Woolen cloth?"

"Empress, my concubine also said that she didn't want to do such a shameful thing! But the concubine threatened not to untie the concubine's bracelet, and even tortured her every day with an itchy medicinal powder. The concubine is really intolerable, I wanted to deceive the concubine Jin and ask for the birth date of the fifth prince, but, but..." At this point, Linggui coughed violently.

She covered her lips with a veil, wiped it hard, and her pupils suddenly dilated. She held the veil tightly and put it in her sleeves, and continued: "The concubine Jin always cares about my concubine, asking her how I am, and hearing that my concubine's younger sister made a mistake." After being imprisoned in Yeting Court, I even gave my best help, and the concubine is grateful to Concubine Jin from the bottom of her heart."

The queen sighed: "Since you are grateful to Concubine Jin, why did you perform the puppet curse on Concubine Concubine's behalf to murder the Fifth Prince?"

Linggui wept blood every word, and his voice was sad: "Because of this, the concubine can't sleep even more with her conscience! The concubine knows that even if the concubine doesn't do this for the concubine, the concubine will find someone else to do it. Curse the fifth prince, so it is better for the concubine to expose this matter, in order to repay the favor of the concubine Jin!"

After Xuan Yin heard the ins and outs, the veins on his forehead popped up, and he could no longer bear it: "Concubine, you are so courageous!"

The nobleman took advantage of the situation and kowtowed frequently, and he didn't stop until his forehead was dripping with blood, "Your majesty, I know that it is a crime to help the king and abuse me! I don't ask the emperor to bypass my concubine's life, but only ask the emperor to let my concubine's sister go out of the palace to be safe." For the rest of my life, don't let her go back to Lefang again!"

Xuan Yin's anger dyed to the end of his brows, and he said in a sharp voice: "Get up! It's not too much for you to know your way back, and I promise to save your sister's life." He turned to Lin Qingyu, speechless for a long time .

Lin Qingyu shook her head dejectedly, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, my concubine didn't ask Linggui to do such a thing, but someone wanted to slander my concubine."

(End of this chapter)