Chen Palace

Chapter 81 Suspicion
(This is still for the 21st, I am a few minutes late, tears)

Chen Lu sat up with some difficulty, but with a slight movement, the cold sweat dripped down one by one, and the middle coat made of cold silk shone brightly under the lamp, and in a short while, it was already wet.

Qu Yun hurriedly helped her to sit down, gritted his teeth, angry and anxious: "You made it like this when you went out, and you are still so willful!"

At this time, the two maids entered the room without saying a word, so they erected four small ink screens in front of the bed to help Chen Lu undress and change her dressing. Qu Yun said in a dull voice through the screen, "You were pierced by a spear this time. However, he was seriously injured, but fortunately he avoided the vital organs of the heart, but he still needs to recuperate for several months before he fully recovers!"

Chen Lu lowered her head to check her injuries. She was proficient in Qihuang technique, so she knew at a glance that what Qu Yun said was true, so she smiled and said: "You know that I am a good doctor, and I am not inferior to others. If you take a little care, you may not be able to do it. Perfect as ever!"

Qu Yun was too angry to be angry, and his heart was full of worries, so he could only let out a long sigh.

The maids changed the dressings, put away the screen, and bowed out.

Chen Lu felt a coolness in her chest, and the pain eased a lot. She heard the noise outside the palace and it still didn't abate. Thinking of Qu Yun's words just now, she couldn't help asking curiously: "What happened in the palace?"

Qu Yun didn't just answer, after a long sigh, he asked instead: "Guess, why didn't the emperor come to visit you by your bed?"

Chen Lu froze, thinking of those steel-like palms in the turbulent and treacherous undercurrent, seeing Qu Yun's heavy expression, she was startled in her heart: "Could it be that he...?"

"Where did you think of going?"

Qu Yun couldn't help laughing: "The emperor is so infatuated with you that he jumped into Liangchuan to save you in full view of everyone. He was bruised in more than ten places by rocks all over his body, and he might not be able to review the memorial for more than a month—"

He looked at Chen Lu teasingly, but saw the latter with gloomy eyes, and his whole body was bathed in several layers of haze. He couldn't help being startled, but he couldn't continue the teasing behind.

"Does everyone in the palace know about this?"
Chen Lu's eyes were awe-inspiring and indifferent, reflecting the bright sunlight projected by the window, the icy coldness was much stronger than before, Qu Yun looked at her, and instantly felt a slight tingling pain.

He smiled wryly, and replied: "Originally, the Empress Dowager can't hide it no matter what, but everyone in the palace has no intention of entangled in such topics—the current chaos has made everyone's head like a bucket!"

He looked out of the window: "What do you think those noises are? That's Concubine Qi's father, leading a group of courtiers, kneeling in front of the imperial garden to ask the emperor to give his daughter justice."

"Concubine Qi? What happened to her..."

"She died... At the top of the Feiyan Pavilion, the corpse had a sword wound on its chest, and its sternum was almost completely broken - the murderer must be a master of swordsmanship."

Qu Yun was very annoyed, there was a look of anger between his brows, it was within his duty to guard the palace, but now, such a big event happened under his nose, it was a provocation to him!
"Does the murderer have any clues?"

"If not, the world will be peaceful..."

Qu Yun said helplessly: "The night was dark at that time, and her personal maid, Xiangying, was standing in the distance and saw nothing. We were at the scene, but we found a black silk handkerchief with delicate purple buds embroidered on it."

"Black...?"

Chen Lu was shocked: "Is it Concubine Zhou?"

In the palace, she is the only one who likes to wear a black toga, which is full of antiquity.

"Looking at the embroidered pattern, it must have come from her palace."

Hearing the muffled voices of people in the distance, Qu Yun continued: "Someone in her palace couldn't bear to be questioned, and confessed that the maid next to Concubine Zhou secretly went to the post house and visited the army in the afternoon. messenger."

"messenger?"

Seeing the morning dew, Qu Yun was stunned, and explained: "It was an envoy sent by Zhou Jun. At that time, you and the emperor were both injured. Your driver drove slowly all the way. General Zhou specially sent an envoy to the palace to inform you."

As Qu Yun said, he rubbed his brows with a headache: "We searched carefully near Feiyan Pavilion and found another copper nail on a military boot. It was identified by the Ministry of War and it was specially made for the Zhenbei Army. .”

Chen Lu listened carefully, and opened her mouth to express Qu Yun's unfinished meaning: "You mean, Concubine Zhou and the envoy secretly exchanged a song in Feiyan Pavilion?"

Qu Yun nodded and said: "Not only did I think so, but Lin Yuan also realized that something was wrong, and had questioned all the guards at Xihua Gate. As a result, it was confirmed that there was indeed a eunuch in disguise that evening. He entered the palace with the badge from Concubine Zhou's palace - the guards thought he was a newcomer, so they didn't ask any more questions."

"At night, what is Concubine Qi going to Feiyan Pavilion?"

Chen Lu's eyes sparkled and she completely forgot the pain in her chest. She raised her head and asked softly, as if she was talking to herself.

"I'm thinking about this too... Her personal maid was so frightened that she couldn't remember anything clearly. She just insisted that the master is in good health these few days and wants to relax in the palace."

Qu Yun thought of the maid Xiangying who kept crying, and felt a headache again.

"Concubine Qi, who was going to relax, accidentally bumped into Concubine Zhou's tryst with the envoy, and died as a result—is it really such a coincidence?"

Chen Lu murmured while thinking.

"Whether there is such a coincidence, only God knows. It's just that Qi Rong's daughter died for no reason at present, and he refuses to let it go. There has already been a disturbance in the court - he wants the emperor to punish the murderer severely, so as to comfort Concubine Qi's spirit in heaven."

"How is Concubine Zhou?"

Chen Lu looked at Qu Yun and asked.

Qu Yun smiled helplessly again: "Lin Yuan is really supernatural. He actually found out the identity of the messenger from insiders—he and Concubine Zhou were playmates of childhood sweethearts. Being selected into the palace, the talents are separated from each other, and the contact is broken."

He continued: "The evidence is solid, Concubine Zhou has been thrown into the cold palace, waiting for the emperor to deal with her!"

Chen Lu frowned, and resolutely said coldly: "Whether this matter is true or not, it is very difficult - if Concubine Zhou is dealt with, Zhou Jun will not be violent when he is angry."

Qu Yun nodded in agreement: "So the emperor is caught between the two important ministers, it's a dilemma—he hasn't closed his eyes for two days and nights."

The two were talking, only to hear a report from someone outside the corridor: "The emperor is here!"

Why is he here?

The two looked at each other in astonishment.

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