The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 553 God Crow
On the other hand, Lin Lan, who joined the Punishment Division, was the lord of the first palace. No one dared to torture her until she had actual evidence of the crime.However, in the sweltering heat of May, they burned many charcoal pots in the darkroom, used the darkroom as a steamer, and did not give Lin Lan any water to quench her thirst.

The executioners sat in twos and threes at the door of the darkroom, surrounded by a urn of Ningbing that was steaming cold, and said comfortably: "Empress Defei, seeing you, I should recruit you. It is really impossible to make trouble with yourself."

Just as he was talking, a few women screamed horribly from not far away.

Lin Lan could tell that the voice came from Feiyan.

The executioner frowned and shook her head when she heard the sound, she said with pity: "You look at your stubborn mouth, those eunuchs in your palace have followed suit, and they will suffer."

Lin Lan's lips were white and chapped. She couldn't help licking the dead skin on it with the tip of her tongue. Her bright eyes looked slackened now, but she still stared at the sneering nuns with a slight hatred: "Do you want me to recognize you?" The matter of murdering my sister and child? I have never done anything, and I will not do anything! This palace tells you, if there is something wrong with my palace, and if he is ordered by the Japanese palace to step out from the Department of Punishment, all of you Don't even think about surviving!"

The nuns laughed wantonly when they heard the words, and said with each other: "Your majesty is so majestic! You must know that it is the emperor's will to torture you. We are reluctant to see your delicate skin and tender flesh. The torture instrument of running water greets you!"

"That's right, do you still think you are a noble lady? To tell you the truth, even if you can resist, those palace people of yours will not be able to resist! If the imperial concubine's imperial concubine can't be punished, all the palace officials of Yonghe Palace will be punished." She didn't let go, but the innocence of the concubine de concubine is somewhat believable!"

Lin Lan's heart was shocked, and she said in a choked voice, "How dare you!?"

The leading executioner stood up with a smile, and then picked up the red-hot coals with iron tongs and dropped them into the charcoal basin: "Young lady, just watch!"

For two days in a row, Wan Yu had no intention of entering the Punishment Division to rescue Lin Lan.

Even Yun Chan, who was serving from the side, gradually became suspicious. Could it be that Wan Yu really believed that Lin Lan did this?
So one day when he was waiting by his side, he couldn't help but said: "My lady, three of the palace servants of the Yonghe Palace have already passed away. If you don't go to save the empress, I'm afraid she will too."

While she was talking, suddenly a black shadow rushed up on the Ling window with fluttering wings, and slammed heavily on the outside of the Ling window, before retreating in pain.

Yun Chan clutched her chest with lingering fear and said, "It's scary! There are the most crows in the Forbidden City, and they are always restless in summer!"

Wan Lai glanced at the high-flying crow and smiled calmly.With a sad expression, she returned to Yun Chan's words just now: "Ben Gong is saving her now. If Ben Gong goes to the Punishment Division, Tong Shi will force Linlan to death. Only Ben Gong doesn't go, which makes Tong feel that Ben Gong is a Confused, Lin Lan has the hope of surviving only by believing in that stupid thing."

While talking, Bai Changqing asked to come in from outside, Yun Chan beckoned him to come in, Wan Yu lazily raised her head and met his eyes: "Did you find what I want?"

Bai Changqing slowly took out a piece of silk from his sleeve, the silk was tightly wrapped with three layers inside and three layers outside, when Yun Chan saw it, he wondered, "What is this?"

But seeing Bai Changqing spread it out calmly, Lang Ran said: "I have found the Crane Crown Red that the empress needs, and no one has noticed."

Hearing the word 'He Ding Hong', Yun Chan turned pale with fright, stood in front of Wan Yu repeatedly, and reprimanded Bai Changqing: "What are you doing with this dirty thing for your mother! You." With a terrifying thought, she hurriedly turned her head and squatted under Wanyu's knees to persuade her, "Your Majesty, you can't let it go!"

Wan Yu supported her, then shook her head calmly: "I have never thought more clearly than now."

She took the white silk from Bai Changqing's hand, carefully looked at the maroon powder protruding from it: "How many lives can be poisoned with such a weight?"

Bai Changqing could only say: "More than twenty."

"That's enough. I went to look for Shen Ye to enter the ceremony. Is there any news?"

"At three o'clock in Haishi, Mr. Shen will wait for your empress in the abandoned pavilion."

Wan Lai frowned slightly, and carefully wrapped the white silk and handed it to Yun Chan: "Put it away, and go with me at night."

Such a dangerous incident happened suddenly in the palace, and everyone was in danger for a while, the concubines of the sixth palace ordered the palace people not to wander around in the long streets and corridors, so as not to taint the emperor's anger with right and wrong.

As a result, it was much quieter in the Night Palace.

At three quarters of the night, Wan Lai and Yun Cicada came to the abandoned pavilion as an appointment, and saw Shen Yeli salute to her in the moonlight.

She took the white silk from Yun Chan and ordered her to watch outside, and sat alone with Shen Ye under the abandoned pavilion.

The long and silent silence made Wanyan weep sadly.

Suddenly there was warmth on his shoulders, seeing that Shen Ye's generous palms were resting on his shoulders, his expression was also miserable, but he forced out a warm smile and said to himself: "Fortunately, the lady survived."

Wan Lai moved her body slightly, making Shen Ye's hand free.

She calmly handed the white silk to Shen Ye, and said calmly: "I always thought that adults would not help with such a dangerous matter."

"Where are you talking?" Shen Ye withdrew his hands awkwardly, and smiled awkwardly: "I said, I will protect you well."

He spread out the white silk and saw what was inside it against the moonlight, he was a little surprised: "How could your empress have this thing?"

Looking at the crows not far away on the beam, Wan Yu sighed: "There are so many crows in the Forbidden City. It is really annoying to make noise day and night. I found these red-topped cranes and wanted to Poison all these annoying things to death."

Shen Ye said: "Nurhaci, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, was fighting against the Nine Clans of Yehe. Once, the Emperor Taizu was hunted down by the Ming army. The Taizu committed himself to hiding in a gutter to avoid the Ming army. But at this time, swarms of crows flew over , cleverly covered the Emperor Taizu tightly, thus avoiding the pursuit of the Ming army. Since then, crows have become the sacred birds of our Qing Dynasty. According to the rules, the god crow cannot kill."

Wanyu smiled lightly: "We Manchus regard crows as divine birds, and they believe that they can bring good luck to people. Now if this divine crow can bring auspicious omens to our palace, it will avenge the descendants of the Aixinjueluo family. , is worthy of the word 'auspicious'."

Seeing that Shen Ye was ignorant, she said slowly, "The divine crow raised by the Bird Division loves to eat grains, especially the grains of sorghum. Later, the late emperor thought it was a waste, so he forbade feeding. I used to have nothing to do, I took sorghum grains and threw them in the palace, but I saw crows flocking to them, as if I had never tasted anything new."

"Mistress means"

Wanyu stood up suddenly, and whispered into Shen Ye's ear: "Your Excellency walks between the east and west palaces every day, and I see that the god crows gathered in Chengqian Palace are petite, and they seem to be unable to eat enough on weekdays. If you have compassion, you can feed them some through the palace wall."

(End of this chapter)