Don't help me, I can sit up by myself

Chapter 99 Murder

After two rounds of practice, my body was sweating.

Meng Yuzhu held the water tank outside the palace and sighed secretly.

In the past, if I was favored, my face would be radiant, my energy would be good, and I could dance for an hour, my face not changing, my heart not beating.

Now that I have been defeated by the little hooves of Yongfu Palace, I have less grace and no energy to dance. After only two laps, I feel like there are seven or eight rabbits in my heart, thrashing around.

The maid Cashew came over and whispered a few words to Meng Yuzhu.

Meng Yuzhu frowned: "What? Seriously?"

"Seriously, Tian promised to come to our Changle Palace right now. Many people saw it on the road. The servant was afraid that it was not true, so she asked the eunuchs along the way. It turned out that Tian promised to be favored overnight, and Yongfu was driven back in a sedan chair. The news has spread throughout the palace."

Meng Yuzhu had no intention of skating anymore, so she just slipped away.He gave her the promised position and also gave her a place to live in a side hall of Changle Palace.

Outrageous.

The red radish charcoal in Changle Palace burned red.

Cashew used silver chopsticks to gently open up the old charcoal and added two new pieces to it.

Meng Yuzhu walked around the hall holding a heater embroidered with gold and woven mandarin ducks, walked around the screen and passed through the curtains, feeling an evil fire in her heart.The fire burned brighter than coals in her chest, making her face turn red.

She knew that Tian Lingyue went to Taihe Palace to sleep with her.

After all, Tian Lingyue spent a lot of money, and for the sake of those few volumes of scriptures, it was appropriate for the emperor to be perfunctory.The position promised by Tian Lingyue is not a bad thing for Meng Yuzhu. After all, Tian Lingyue wants to be her right-hand man. Tian Lingyue is living well in the palace, which can be regarded as strengthening Meng Yuzhu's power. .

But why does this little hooves want to live in Changle Palace?

Everyone in the palace didn't know that she, Meng Yuzhu, was a special favorite. Now the queen's Jingren Palace was occupied by two concubines. No outsiders had ever set foot in Meng Yuzhu's Changle Palace.Regardless of whether he didn't dare or whether the emperor didn't allow it, this was the dignity that belonged exclusively to Meng Yuzhu.

Tian Lingyue was born in a low-profile family and had a low status. She was so virtuous and capable that she could live in Changle Palace.

Could it be that the emperor is in a coma?

"It must be Tian who promised to ask for it." Cashew Guo helped Meng Yuzhu sit down and gently rubbed her back.

"Even if she begged, the emperor should not agree."

"My slave heard that -" Cashew Guo looked at Meng Yuzhu's face. Meng Yuzhu's expression was gloomy, so she did not dare to say anything further.

The charcoal fire rustled.

"What did you hear? Cashew, you have been beaten several times because of your pretense."

Cashew Guo said hurriedly: "I heard that Tian promised to spend a lot of money."

"Isn't it just those few bloody scriptures? Next time, I can follow suit. Then I cut your hand and half a bowl of blood drips out. How many scriptures cannot be written, or What's the problem?"

Cashew Guo was shocked in his heart. It was Tian Lingyue who opened this end. If Meng Yuzhu learned how to do it, then he, a slave, would not suffer, and even bloodletting would mean killing him. So he quickly knelt down and said: "Mother, it's not because of those few In this text, the servant heard that it was snowing heavily that night, and the emperor was tired, so he asked Tian to promise to go back to Yongfu Palace. Tian promised but did not come back. He knelt outside Taihe Palace in thin clothes all night. Maybe it was Because of this, the emperor takes pity on her, so there’s nothing he can’t agree to.”

"Is she so cruel to herself?"

"It's absolutely true," Cashew vowed.

I didn't expect Tian Lingyue to have such courage.

On a snowy winter night, you might freeze to death if you kneel outside for a night.

Tian Lingyue is exchanging his life for glory.

Meng Yuzhu almost sighed, this bitch is crazy.

In fact, Tian Lingyue not only criticized him like crazy, but also ran faster than Cao Cao.

While talking, Tian Lingyue and his party had arrived at the entrance of Changle Palace.

Not to mention the five or six boxes tied with red silk, there were also several eunuchs and maids waiting on them. Because it was a palace move, people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs also came to take care of them.

Several people holding brooms and dustpans began to clean up the Changle Palace with great enthusiasm.

I wanted to leave some snow to freeze into ice so I could practice ice playing, but now it was all swept away.

The maid who served Tian Lingyue, named Shanzhu, supported Tian Lingyue and entered the room.

This guy was coming with such force. Who would have thought that Tian Lingyue was still living in Yongfu Palace two days ago. She was a low-class showgirl. When there was a morning meeting in Jingren Palace, she almost sat outside the door.

Since it was inevitable for Tian Lingyue to move into Changle Palace, Meng Yuzhu decided to give her a showdown.

Before Meng Yuzhu could take the money, Tian Lingyue stood on the steps holding her head. She had no intention of entering the palace to greet Meng Yuzhu: "My dear concubine, my concubine's head suddenly hurts badly. I want to go first." Take a break.”

Meng Yuzhu was so angry that she had no place to vent her anger.

Thinking that Tian Lingyue could be more assertive than her?On the first day when I entered Changle Palace, why didn’t I pay my respects to the empress of honor and want to go away and lie down?

Naturally, Meng Yuzhu was not used to it: "Cashew, go and ask an imperial doctor to come and take a look at Tian Yao."

Cashew Nut understood and trotted away.

After a while, the imperial doctor came and went to the side hall to take Tian Lingyue's pulse. He shook the snow off his official robe and bowed to reply to Meng Yuzhu: "Tian Zhengxing has a fever and his pulse is thin and weak. I think it's because of the sudden cold weather and infection." It's wind and cold. I've already prescribed a prescription. I'll brew the medicine according to the prescription. The fever will subside in two days, and I'll be fine after another two or three days of recovery."

After sending the imperial doctor away, Meng Yuzhu asked Cashew Nut to cook the bird's nest porridge. Cashew Nut cooked it and brought it to the table, but was ordered to bring the bird's nest porridge to Tian Lingyue to drink.

Cashew Nut didn't understand why he still wanted to wait for Tian to agree?

Meng Yuzhu gritted her teeth: "Although she was a little offended, I also want to use force, but now she is really sick, what can I do?"

"I must have caught a cold in Taihe Palace that night."

"She fell ill as soon as she entered Changle Palace. Wouldn't outsiders spread gossip and say that I suppressed her or punished her? Wouldn't my reputation be ruined? Don't say that the Queen Mother is unable to do anything. To explain, when the Emperor Naruo asks, I can’t explain clearly, so the current plan is to make her get better quickly and then make plans.”

"Your Majesty, don't you care about her anymore?"

"Why do you care? Go into the side hall and strangle her with a rope while she's feverish?" Meng Yuzhu stared at Cashew Guo.

Tian Lingyue was sick intermittently, and she had to take bowl after bowl of medicine.

Meng Yuzhu thought that she had a background in dancing. She exercised a lot and was strong. She hadn't been sick for a long time. As soon as Tian Lingyue moved in, the medicine pot was simmering all day long. Changle Palace had a stronger medicinal smell than Taiyuan Hospital.

The minions brought in by Tian Lingyue seemed to have never served anyone before, and they were extremely diligent.

That mangosteen makes porridge in the morning, makes dumplings at noon and makes hot and sour tripe soup at night. He can also steam a few rolls in the middle of the afternoon. If Tian Lingyue is hungry, he can also make a midnight snack in the dark.

There was no more snow in the yard, it was all swept away, and the sweeping started before dawn.

Every time Meng Yuzhu slept soundly, she would be awakened by the rustling sound of sweeping snow, and she would never be able to sleep again.

The imperial doctor kept coming to check Tian Lingyue's pulse. Now the fever has subsided. After a few days of recovery, her complexion has also improved.There is fresh soup to drink every day, which is much better than the food at Yongfu Palace.

Especially on this day, when she went to Jingren Palace to pay her respects to the queen, Tian Lingyue arrived earlier than Meng Yuzhu.

Everyone in the palace knew that Tian Lingyue had just recovered from a serious illness and died earlier than Meng Yuzhu, which would inevitably make people talk.Even the queen, who was usually dizzy, rewarded Tian Lingyue with a bag of almonds.

Back at Changle Palace, Meng Yuzhu threw away the stove angrily.

Now that Tian Lingyue has recovered from her illness, it's time to teach her the rules.

While Meng Yuzhu was still thinking about finding a reason to establish her authority, Tian Lingyue had already arrived at the door holding almonds.The almond kernels have been peeled off, leaving only the pulp.

When Tian Lingyue picked up the fruit plate, her fingers were exposed, which were scarred and stained with blood.

Mangosteen said: "My dear concubine, these almonds were picked by our master with great care. He peeled them off one by one. He was afraid of getting cold. He even put them on the oven to warm them before bringing them here to show his respect."

"Talk too much." Tian Lingyue scolded Mangosteen while kneeling and holding almonds.

Meng Yuzhu thought to himself that Tian Lingyue would indeed do this.

The Queen Mother was almost moved to tears before, but now she did it again.

Meng Yuzhu just didn't answer, and Tian Lingyue kept kneeling.

After kneeling for about half an hour, Tian Lingyue said in a low voice: "If the imperial concubine refuses to accept my fruit, she is angry with me. Today I go to Jingren Palace to pay my respects. I don't dare to wait for the imperial concubine to go with me. Really It was because I had just recovered from my illness, and I was afraid that my illness would hurt my mother's health. The reason why I went early was because I was afraid that I would go late. Others said that I broke the rules when I entered Changle Palace, and I was afraid of causing criticism to my mother. When the Empress asked about my illness, I also said that it was the Imperial Physician who was personally invited by the Concubine and who cared for me very much. I did not dare to use the almonds that the Empress gave me for personal use. After peeling them off, I borrowed flowers and presented them to Buddha. I also asked the Concubine to forgive me. .”

Sincerely.

Meng Yuzhu couldn't make a mistake.

"Let it go for now." Meng Yuzhu said with a gloomy face.

Tian Lingyue carefully placed the fruit plate on the small table, then took a cup of tea and held it in her hands.

"This is my new tea. This tea needs boiling water to be delicious."

Meng Yuzhu didn't answer.

The tea was piping hot and steaming.

It seems to be hotter than ordinary tea.

Tian Lingyue held the tea bowl, her fingers turned red, and she began to tremble unconsciously, but she knelt down obediently and did not move.

Seeing blisters on her fingers, Meng Yuzhu finally took the tea: "Get up."

"Without the consent of the empress, I privately begged the emperor to move into Changle Palace. The empress was not willing, and the slave did not dare to get up."

"Why do you want to live in Changle Palace?"

"I secretly thought that if I were to be closer to the queen, I would be able to learn more about her if anything happens. If I were too far away from the queen, there would be too many people coming in and out every day, which would be a bad thing."

After hearing this, Meng Yuzhu felt a lot less angry.

"Your hands are not in the way, right? Cashew, go get the ointment and apply it on Tian Yao."

In the evening, Mangzhu applied medicine to Tian Lingyue again.

Tian Lingyue's hand swelled because of being burned by hot water.

"Master, you have suffered. Fortunately, the imperial concubine has forgiven you. All this has been worth it."

Tian Lingyue was thinking about other things: "Have we used all the little eunuchs in the palace?"

"It's useful. From now on, it will be our own people who send news to the family."

"Is there a letter from home?"

Mangkhut looked around to make sure no one was there, then took out the letter from his sleeve.

Tian Lingyue read the letter under the lamp, asked Shanzhu to bring the charcoal basin closer, and put the letter into the charcoal basin to burn it.

There are two letters this time, one is written by her father Tian Guang, and the other is written by her mother's personal maid.

Tian Guang said two things in the letter. First, the family is short of money. Your mother's medical treatment has almost spent all the family money. Dad's annual salary is simply not enough to provide for it. Now the whole family is fighting famine.Second, I heard that you have been admitted to the promised position, which can be regarded as a glorious ancestor. The Tian family has never had a queen. Now that you have become a queen, the emperor must have rewarded you with a lot of good things. Pick up the more expensive ones and get some out of the palace. I just happened to be treating your mother's illness. Your mother was given good medicine every day, and her illness became milder.

And Zhang's maid wrote in the letter that because of the cold weather, Zhang's illness became more and more serious. In the past, several doctors took turns to see her, but now Mr. Tian saw that Zhang was not improving, and said that Zhang couldn't stop. When was the expense, the doctors prescribed some good medicines, such as ginseng, deer antlers, donkey-hide gelatin, etc., but Mr. Tian picked them up and resold them. He lived happily with several concubines, and those concubines were even more They wished Mrs. Zhang would die early so they could straighten her up. Twice, Ms. Zhang was so angry that she vomited blood.

Tian Lingyue concluded that her father's letter was asking for money, and the maid's letter was that Zhang was about to be tortured to death by his father.

Tian Lingyue has been dependent on Mrs. Zhang since she was a child. Mrs. Zhang's suffering keeps her awake at night.

The red plum trees looked beautiful after the snow, and Meng Yuzhu wanted to dance under the red plum trees.

At the end of the year, there are many sacrifices, celebrations and entertainment projects in the palace.

Meng Yuzhu's specialty is dancing, which cannot be neglected.

Tian Lingyue, as a cheerleader, naturally followed obediently.

The snow pressed down on the Imperial Garden, leaving only a few paths.

It is the season when red plum blossoms bloom. Looking from a distance, the plum blossoms look like flames.

Meng Yuzhu danced a song and saw that Tian Lingyue was a little absent-minded, so she asked her, "Is it because I don't dance well?"

Tian Lingyue knelt on the ground in the snow: "There was something wrong with my family, so I was distracted."

The two were talking under the plum blossom tree.

Meng Yuzhu found it strange that the connections she had entrusted allowed doctors to see Zhang regularly, but Tian Lingyue looked sad instead.

"Is your mother seriously ill?"

"One is that my mother is seriously ill, and the other is that my father really doesn't live up to his expectations. He spoiled his concubine and killed his wife. Now he refuses to use the medicine properly for my mother. He has sold it all."

Meng Yuzhu put on a cloak.

This family was in trouble, and if Tian Lingyue wasn't still valuable, she wouldn't bother to care.

"What do you want? Just tell me."

Tian Lingyue made a gesture of wiping her neck.

Meng Yuzhu was shocked.

She knew that Tian Lingyue was not as weak as she appeared, at least she was a ruthless person in her heart, but she did not expect that she would be so ruthless: "Tian Lingyue, your father spoiled his concubine and killed his wife. Now that you have been promoted, naturally you can write a letter to warn you." Father, maybe for your sake, he will restrain himself from killing his concubine in the future, right? As far as I know, your father Tian Guang is greedy for money and lustful, and he has several concubines in his house. Where to kill the concubine? Come here."

"Your Majesty is absolutely right, you can't kill your concubine."

"so?"

"So, just kill my father."

Meng Yuzhu couldn't stand still and almost fell down.

This is outrageous for Heavenly Bodhisattva.

Even though Meng Yuzhu had been a powerful figure in the palace for many years, she was used to seeing women scheming, but only to outsiders. She had never heard of any woman trying to kill her own father.

Meng Yuzhu only thought that Tian Lingyue was talking angrily.

Obviously not.

(End of this chapter)