Xuanyuan Jue

Chapter 197: The Misunderstanding (2)
"I won't open the door if anyone comes! I'm retreating inside to think about things, don't bother me!"

Su Wang laughed, "Eunuch Cui, do you want to refute even this king's face?"

Cui Hanchen also said: "Father, did you hear that? It's King Su outside!"

"Prince Su? Oh, why didn't you say it earlier!" Only the latch in the room sounded, and then the door of the palace opened, Cui Yugui rushed out, bowed down to King Su and bowed: "Slave Cui Yugui, kowtow to Lord Su!"

King Su smiled and helped him up, "Get up, get up, Eunuch Cui is fine, why are you still meditating like a monk?"

"Let the lord see a joke, I shut the door, I'm confessing to the lord Guan..." After Cui Yugui said, he got up and looked at it carefully, "Hey, I haven't seen you for a few years, the lord is still in good spirits!"

"Aren't you the same?" King Su said, lightly punching Cui Yugui in the chest. "The body is still so strong. I heard people say that you are frightened by evil spirits. This king is still wondering. Thinking of you, old Cui, who is as strong as a bull, how can you be so frightened? Hahaha..."

"Oh, it's a long story!" Cui Yugui looked at Feng Shen, "Who is this lord?"

Feng Shen bowed his head and said, "Feng Shen, I have met Eunuch Cui."

Cui Yugui returned the gift, "Your Majesty Feng, you're being polite. Right now, I'm a poor man, so I should greet you."

Feng Shen hurriedly said: "Where, I really don't dare to do it."

Cui Yugui nodded, and said again: "The palace is very talkative, if you have anything to say, please come into the palace and talk to the prince and Master Feng."

Before the two of them spoke, Cui Hanchen interrupted and said, "Father, can people still enter this palace? You've been inside it for the past few days...don't fume the lord and Master Feng..."

"You brat..." Cui Yugui pointed at the toilet bucket in the corner of the hall, and cursed with a smile, "There is an 'official room' for Xiewei, so if you cover it up with incense ash, what's the smell?"

King Su also smiled and said: "Okay, don't expose your father's faults in front of this king and Mr. Feng! Even if it's really smelly, we just don't hear it!"

Seeing Cui Yugui talking and laughing, Cui Hanchen finally let go of his hanging heart. He kowtowed to the three of them and said, "Father, if you discuss important matters, I won't bother you. I'll see you later. Your lord, Mr. Feng, The villain will leave first."

"Okay," Cui Yugui waved his hand, "Go, Hanchen."

Looking at Cui Hanchen's leaving back, Su Wang said with emotion: "Old Cui, you have got a good son."

Cui Yugui said modestly: "This kid is not very capable, but he has a decent heart. Hey, God is pitiful at last. He told me, an eunuch, to adopt a foster son and go to see the ancestors of Cui's family after death. I can barely have an explanation. "

Hearing him speak frankly, Feng Shen couldn't help getting closer to him.In fact, King Su and Cui Yugui had only met each other a few times, and because of their similar personalities, they met each other.

After the three of them entered the hall, Cui Yugui closed the door of the hall again.Seeing some dried mud footprints messily printed on the ground, Feng Shen couldn't help sizing it up.

Cui Yugui said: "The palace is so dirty that I make Master Feng laugh at it."

Feng Shen said: "Didn't Eunuch Cui keep the palace closed for the past few days? Why did he get muddy?"

"I brought them here on the day of the accident. I spent the night soaking in the mud. When I came back, I didn't even change my clothes, so I went in and hid. You see, there is still a layer of mud on the upper of my shoes..." said With that, Cui Yugui raised his foot.

Feng Shen saw that his shoes were indeed covered with mud.

Cui Yugui patted his shoes, and asked: "My lord, Mr. Feng, you are here this time, but is there anything important?"

Su Wang said: "Old Cui, you guessed it. This king will go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. We are all straightforward people, so I will just say it directly. That's it, a conspiracy happened in the palace. The old queen Order Feng Shen to investigate thoroughly. The case is related to Concubine Zhenxie, and after hearing about the strange things that happened to you, I also got along with Concubine Zhenxiu, so I came to you to inquire."

"Is it related to Concubine Baogui?" Cui Yugui asked: "My lord, how strange is the case in the palace?"

King Su said: "Feng Shen, tell Eunuch Cui carefully."

"Yes." Feng Shen agreed, and then detailed the portrait's appearance for no reason, and the blood and tears shed in front of Cixi for no reason.

Cui Yugui tilted his head to listen, and said "Hey". "Just shed a little blood and tears? It seems that Concubine Zhen hasn't planned to attack the old lady yet!"

"Concubine Zhen attacked the Queen Mother?"

Feng Shen and King Su were both amazed when they heard this. "The concubine precious has been dead for many years, and why did she attack the queen mother?"

"Your Majesty, she... came back to take revenge!" Cui Yugui sighed, and said, "My lord, Mr. Feng, I, old Cui, don't know what's good or bad, so I boldly climb up, and treat you as confidantes."

"That's what you said!" Su Wang said, "We are very good at taste, today this king and Feng Shen have made you this friend!"

"Thank you both." Cui Yugui said again, "I don't have any scruples in front of my good friends. To be honest, it was the old empress who ordered Zhenfei to be executed..."

King Su's heart trembled, "Is this true?"

"It's absolutely true." Cui Yugui was full of remorse, "Hey, the order given by the old lady, my old Cui's hand, alive... killed the empress in the well..."

As he spoke, Cui Yugui burst into tears, and told Feng Shen and King Su about the situation at that time.

After hearing this old story, the two of them remained silent for a long time.After a long while, King Su burst out a few words from between his teeth: "This old godmother... Such a spicy method, such a vicious heart!"

Seeing Cui Yugui's heartbroken, Feng Shen said: "Eunuch Cui, don't blame yourself too much, this matter...is not all your fault..."

Su Wang also said: "Okay, old Cui, you can't do anything at that time... Precious concubine Quanxia knows, and I won't take you."

Cui Yugui wiped away tears and said: "Niangniang Ye's soul is magnanimous, and she has spared me, old Cui, to live... But my heart is still... Sigh!"

Feng Shen frowned and said, "Eunuch Cui, you have repeatedly mentioned that the precious concubine has appeared, what is going on?"

"It's all retribution!" Cui Yugui said, "That night, it rained heavily, but a white candle suddenly floated at the gate of the temple... I was wondering why the candle could not go out despite the rain. Then appeared..."

Su Wang said: "Old Cui, can you be sure that it is the precious concubine?"

"That's right," Cui Yugui said, "Although I haven't seen the face, she is wearing a pearl robe, which was bestowed by Lord Guangxu, the only one in the world!"

Feng Shen said: "Since I didn't see the appearance, maybe someone was pretending to be a ghost."

"Impossible," Cui Yugui shook his head firmly. "Later I chased it out, and saw the soul of the empress flying in the air. No matter how good the lightness kung fu is for a living person, you can't keep your feet on the ground, right? In addition to the soul-calling candle that is not extinguished in the rain... Alas, the empress of the night Led me to the tomb, originally wanted to kill me to vent my anger. At that time, my old Cui was willing to die to apologize, but he kept talking about a lot of old things. After hearing this, the empress didn't know what to think, she just knocked me unconscious , but didn’t do anything to harm me, that’s why I saved my life... These few days, I shut myself in the palace and thought about a lot of things. Maybe the empress has a clear distinction between grievances and grudges, and she doesn’t bother to see me as old as Cui... Feng My lord, it's not that I, Old Cui, have a bad mouth, I'm afraid your case will not be solved..."

Feng Shen said: "Why did Eunuch Cui say that?"

Cui Yugui said: "Isn't this something obvious? Although the empress forgave me, she refused to let go of the real culprit who killed her! The old queen saw blood in the painting, hehe, it's probably just an appetizer..."

"It would be fine if that's the case!" Su Wang said angrily, "Old Qian... the old queen can really be killed by the precious concubine, not only Feng Shen is fine, but even the emperor can feel proud! Alas, this is not the time to enjoy your mouth. , Feng Shen, what do you think?"

Feng Shendao: "As for the theory of ghosts appearing, it is still hard to believe...Eunuch Cui, was it in this Guandi Temple when you first met Concubine Gui that night?"

Cui Yugui said: "It's true! I was in the palace at that time, and through the gate of the palace, I saw the empress standing outside the courtyard!"

Feng Shen asked again: "Have other father-in-laws in the temple witnessed it?"

Cui Yugui shook his head, "That's not true. It was late at that time, and everyone else went back to sleep. I was drinking in the hall, and someone came to look for me, so I stayed for a while..."

"Is someone here?" Feng Shen asked, "Who is it?"

"Oh," Cui Yugui said, "it's a court lady, I remember it's called Ye He."

Feng Shen's eyes lit up suddenly, "Ye He?"

King Su wondered, "What? Feng Shen, do you recognize that maid too?"

"It should be the same person!" Feng Shen turned to Cui Yugui and said, "Eunuch Cui, is she also called Little Yezi?"

"Yes!" Cui Yugui said, "Master Feng, why do you know everything?"

"I happened to meet once." Feng Shen continued to ask, "Eunuch Cui, is this Ye He your old acquaintance in the palace?"

Cui Yugui said: "Hey, what's the matter? When she entered the palace, I was kicked out of the palace long ago. It was also the first time we met that night. But I see that girl Xiao Yezi has no intentions, she must have no intentions in the palace. Be less bullied."

Feng Shen said: "Although we have never met before, why did she come to see Eunuch Cui?"

Cui Yugui bluntly said, "Give me a bank note! It's a thick stack, at least it costs a thousand taels!"

"So much?" Feng Shen said in shock, "She is a court lady, how can she get so much money?"

Cui Yugui said: "That girl is just running errands for others, the one who actually gives money, hey, it's my old Cui's former apprentice—Xiao Dezhang!"

"Xiao Dezhang?" Feng Shen and King Su looked at each other, and said calmly, "It seems that he has not forgotten the old kindness to Eunuch Cui, and is still very filial!"

"Not next to each other! That kid actually gave me money with ulterior motives!" Cui Yugui waved his hand, finished explaining the reason, and smiled wryly.

(End of this chapter)