After crossing, she was forced to become the first assistant

Chapter 120 Cold Palace
"The empress conceived You'er about a month after Dan Guiren died."

"That's right." The Queen Mother said weakly, "Ke Youer has nothing to do with Dan Guiren's death."

Wan Tuqian understood the situation, appeased the Queen Mother, and withdrew from the Palace of Compassion, "Dong Xue, lead people to strictly guard the Palace of Compassion, and ensure the safety of the Queen Mother."

After searching around, he couldn't find where Wei Xingzhi was. Li Duobao patted his head, "Your Majesty, Mr. Wei left in half an hour. The guard guarding the palace gate said that he didn't see Mr. Wei go out."

Wan Chengqian looked at the files spread out on the table, frowned suddenly, "Go to the cold palace."

Dan Guiren died in Lenggong, Wei Xingzhi is such a smart person, he must have thought of going to Lenggong immediately.

All the other halls in the palace were lit with charcoal fires, and even the residence of the maids would be lit with one or two pots of burnt black charcoal at night, and there was only one place, which was very cold.

There was a thick layer of snow buried on the ground, and no one had cleaned it for a long time. The front of the cold palace was dilapidated, and the broken tiles hung on the eaves, as if they could fall off when the wind blows.

Before stepping into the cold palace, I felt the wind blowing.

Wei Xingzhi walked towards the door, and halfway there, he suddenly noticed a difference in the touch under Wan Tu Changfeng's feet.

The snow that I stepped on just now was firmly stepped on from top to bottom, but just now, it was only halfway down when I stepped on it.

This shows that someone walked by here not long ago, and then a thick layer of snow was sprinkled later.

Wei Xingzhi squatted down and fiddled with it a few times. Sure enough, the snow that had not been stepped on was soft and easy to clean. The snow that was stepped on the ground was not easy to clean.

Sweep off the snow on the surface to reveal that huge footprint, at least 42 yards, like a man's foot.

How could there be a man in the cold palace?
Could it be the footprints left by the eunuchs who came to deliver meals every day?She heard that there are a few crazy concubines and maids living here now, and there is also a concubine Ling.

Wei Xingzhi stood up, carefully avoiding the footprints, looked at the height of the cold palace wall, stepped on the rocks outside, and jumped up.

Leaping down, entering the palace is all broken.

The situation inside the cold palace was even worse than she had imagined. She never knew that the cold palace in the history books was worse than the villa outside.

Houses that have been in disrepair for a long time have been repaired hastily, heavy snow is pressing on the tiles, the huge palace seems to be crumbling in the cold wind, and it will almost fall apart when there is another heavy rainstorm.

She walked to the window and looked in. There was no charcoal fire here, and the bedding was very thin. There was an old lady with white hair lying on the bed shivering with cold.

"Bam—"

A hand was suddenly placed on his shoulder, Wei Xingzhi was startled, and suddenly turned around and clasped the shoulder of the visitor.

The person in front of him was thin, his hair was half white, his complexion was blue-gray, his face was wrinkled, his eyes were lifeless, and he was wearing patched brown clothes, which were held by Wei Xingzhi. expression.

"Who are you?"

"Heh, you ask a person in the cold palace, who is he?" She spoke with a hoarse voice.

Wei Xingzhi moved his eyes down to the finger ring on her finger, "Are you Concubine Ling?"

Concubine Ling was also favored by the first emperor before, but later she intended to harm Wan Qiqian's mother, and she was thrown into the cold palace after being exposed.

She is about the same age as the Queen Mother, but much older than the Queen Mother.

Wei Xingzhi let go of his hand and nodded slightly, "I offended the concubine, please forgive me."

Ling Taifei withdrew her sinister gaze, "There are still people coming to the Leng Palace. Looking at you, you must not be the concubine of the new emperor, right? Oh, I would like to advise you, in the palace... be careful to sail for thousands of years, otherwise When did it become like this Palace?"

After finishing speaking, she staggered away from Wei Xingzhi's body and walked towards the room.

Wei Xingzhi looked at Concubine Ling's small feet, no wonder she walked silently.

"Ah—don't come here, don't come here, I'm the emperor's favorite concubine, you can't kill me—"

Wei Xingzhi's footsteps squatted at the door, making the concubine look surprised, and walked in as if there was nothing.

The person who spoke was an old woman with white hair and a crazy expression. Her body was covered with chilblains, and some were still bleeding pus.

Wei Xingzhi couldn't help but feel a chill.

Just as she was about to step in, there was a sound of messy footsteps behind her. She turned around and saw a woman wearing a red dress with long sleeves dragging on the ground. weird.

Concubine Ling brushed Wei Xingzhi's shoulder with the kettle.

"Toffee, what kind of clothes are you wearing?"

Concubine Ling turned around slowly, and said expressionlessly, "I picked it up in the cold palace. In the cold palace, who cares about whether it looks good or not, and whether it conforms to the rules... as long as it can keep out the cold, it will be fine."

Wei Xing knew, "Is it Dan Guiren's?"

Ling Taifei's body froze obviously when she heard the words Dan Guiren.

And the woman in the costume with long sleeves just now suddenly opened her eyes wide and screamed, then grinned, stretched out her chilblained hand, squeezed an orchid finger, put it on the bottom of her chin, and sang in a high-pitched voice, " Liu Lang, this concubine will sing another song for you, The Peony Pavilion..."

The thin voice sang opera sounds, and it looked extraordinarily weird when paired with the red water-sleeved shirt.

Wei Xingzhi crossed his arms. She had heard serious Peking opera, and an insider would know that the singing was unstable and the words were unclear. It was definitely not practiced since childhood.

Singing the female role is charming, this woman's eyes are too empty.

"Peony Pavilion, is the best opera Dan nobleman learned in Fuhua troupe..." Wei Xingzhi looked at Ling Taifei, "I heard that the princess entered the cold palace before Dan nobleman, dare to ask the princess, Dan nobleman After entering the limbo, have you ever sung, taught others how to sing, or done other things.”

Concubine Ling turned her back to Wei Xingzhi, and was silent for a while, then turned around, and slightly parted her lips, "She came back to claim her life."

"How do you say that?" Wei Xingzhi raised his eyebrows.

Ling Taifei's eyes moved down, "Since nobleman Dan entered the cold palace, she sang almost every evening...until she died. A few days ago, I heard nobleman Dan sing The Peony Pavilion...it was exactly the same as what she sang before she died... Exactly the same..."

"Aren't you afraid?" Wei Xingzhi asked.

Concubine Ling raised her eyes suddenly, her eyes filled with sarcasm, "I wish she would lock my life, what is the difference between living here and dying, if it wasn't for wanting to hear the news of that bitch's death with my own ears, this palace would have Killed her head... It's a pity, what Dan Guiren wants to lock is not my life, but the life of that bitch... If that bitch kills her child, he will have to pay for his life..."

This bitch is undoubtedly talking about the Queen Mother.

Back then, the concubine was sent to the cold palace because she harmed the queen mother, and it was not a big deal if the two had a feud.

Wei Xingzhi didn't say a word, turned around and entered the room, a bad smell came over her face, and she frowned unconsciously.

Almost all of them were still alive lying on the bed, one of them huddled at the foot of the bed, muttering in his mouth, "Don't kill me, Mr. Dan, it's the queen, the queen asked me to do this, you go to the queen...you go to the queen... "

(End of this chapter)