Houmen Yixiang

Chapter 119 It's so fun to play tricks

Lu Xinyan said: "Your Highness, my wife believes that Xiao He will not do this!"

"Then what do you mean, that Ben Gong lied?" Yang Cairen was aggressive.

"Yang Cairen is overthinking, that's not what I mean by my wife." Lu Xinyan lowered her head and took a step back.

Yang Cairen pressed, "Then what do you mean?"

Wu Wan pressed her and asked, "Then what do you mean?"

"My wife believes in Xiao He." Lu Xinyan took another step back, but still only said this sentence.

Seeing the two of them forcing Lu Xinyan back, Xiaohe couldn't help crying, it was because she was stupid that she fell into someone else's trap and made Miss suffer, "Woo, Miss, don't worry about me, it's me Being stupid is used by others, you just let them punish me..."

"Xiao He, don't talk nonsense, with Concubine Chen here, how can you be wronged for nothing?" Lu Xinyan took another step back, her feet were already close to the flower bed.

Concubine Chen wondered: "Mrs. Gong Shao, I won't allow people to be wronged in vain, but I can't let go of the person who killed the queen's favorite hibiscus flower. If you don't have other evidence, I can only think it is Your servant girl picked the flowers and must be disposed of according to palace rules!"

Wu Wan and Yang Cairen looked at Lu Xinyan proudly, to see what else you have to say!
Lu Xinyan took another two steps back, and when she looked up and saw a tall and thin figure coming from a distance, the corners of her lips curled up quickly, "Chen Concubine, Princess, Yang Cairen, my wife has evidence."

Concubine Chen was stunned, "What evidence?"

"Although the hibiscus flower is in Xiaohe's arms, it doesn't mean that she picked the flower in her hand. It may be given by someone else, or picked up!" Lu Xinyan said: "Just find out who used the 'hand' Once you pick it off, you will know who picked it up."

"Isn't this nonsense?" Wu Wan said impatiently, "Don't procrastinate, no one will come to rescue you if you procrastinate."

Lu Xinyan smiled and said, "Chen Concubine, please order Xiao He and Ye Sang to stretch out their hands and check their fingers, so you can know who is lying."

This clarification made Concubine Chen understand, "Ye Sang, Xiao He, stretch out your hands! Palms up."

Xiao He immediately stretched out her hand. The palm of her hand was seriously scratched because she had just put it on the ground, but the whole finger was only wounds, blood and mud mixed with it.

At this time, Qingtong came and put the cloak lightly on Xiao He.

Concubine Chen looked at Ye Sang. Ye Sang's face had turned pale when Lu Xinyan said to stretch out her hand. Now that Concubine Chen's eyes moved over, she was so frightened that her body trembled, and she couldn't help but look at Yang secretly. talent.

Yang Cairen looked away, not looking at her at all.

Ye Sang had no choice but to stretch out his hand trembling, only to see that the finger was stained with green, which was stained when the stem of the hibiscus flower was broken.

Concubine Chen's face darkened, "Princess, Yang Cairen, please step forward and take a closer look!"

Wu Wan and Yang Cairen unconsciously raised their feet, and just as they raised their feet, they suddenly felt something slippery, crawling along their feet into their skirts.

"Ah!" Two screams resounded through the sky, and the flowers in the imperial garden trembled accordingly.

"What crawled into Bengong's skirt? Come on, come and help Bengong catch it!" Wu Wan screamed.

The maid hurriedly stepped forward to shake the skirt for her, and a green snake as thick as three fingers came out, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Yang Cairen here is far more than that, "Ah! I was bitten by it!"

It turned out that when the snake came out of the skirt, it bit her by the way.

Yang Cairen's calf hurt, and he almost fainted when he saw the familiar green snake!
She got this snake from a little eunuch who can catch snakes to Baihua Palace. The little eunuch told her that the snake is extremely poisonous, if it is bitten, if it is not treated in time, it will kill the whole body within half an hour.

In case of being bitten, try to remain as still as possible to slow down the spread of the poison, and get someone to seek medical treatment quickly.

"Don't touch me! Don't touch me! Please call the imperial physician!" Yang Cairen yelled frantically.

Over there, Wu Wan screamed, "Find someone to take them away!"

The voices of the two were shrill and high-pitched, and the maids felt their eardrums prick, and they lost their position for a while.

Lu Xinyan said: "Concubine Chen, I suggest that you send two people to find the imperial physician first, and then send two people to find some eunuchs who can catch snakes, so that the snake will not go to other places and accidentally injure others!"

Concubine Chen was also thrown into chaos by this sudden change. Hearing what Lu Xinyan said, she immediately said, "Mrs. Gong Shao is right! Come and ask the imperial physician, and they said that the princess and Yang Cairen were attacked by poisonous snakes, and the situation is urgent." Linglong, go and gather the eunuchs who can catch snakes in the palace, and make sure to catch those two snakes before dark tonight."

Several maids left in a hurry.

"Concubine Chen, about the hibiscus flower..."

Concubine Chen is in no mood to care about this matter at this time, "Come here, take Ye Sang down and lock her up, I will deal with it tomorrow!"

"Concubine Chen, please spare me! Cairen Yang, please help!" Ye Sang kept calling for help before being dragged away, but no one paid any attention to her.

The hairs of Wu Wan's whole body are standing on end, and the slippery feeling of being in close contact with snakes is like maggots attached to the bones. It always seems that there are countless snakes hidden in her skirt.

Wu Wan was so frightened by her own imagination that she almost collapsed, she couldn't help tearing her clothes.

"Princess!" Her eldest maid, Han Mei, hurriedly pressed her hand, "Please pay attention to your appearance!"

"What nonsense appearance? I'm almost dead, what more appearance do I need?" Wu Wan was so angry that she couldn't choose what to say.

Hanmei was sent to Wu Wan by the empress, mainly to remind her to behave properly. Usually Wu Wan is very polite to her because of the empress's face, but at this time, whoever persuades is scolded! "Drive back to the palace!"

"Congratulations to the princess!"

Wu Wan left in panic and anger, forgetting her purpose of coming here.

"Yang Cairen, this servant will take you back." The maid next to Concubine Chen stepped forward and said.

"Don't touch me!" Yang Cairen screamed, "I was bitten by a poisonous snake and I can't move!"

Lu Xinyan nodded affirmatively, "Yang Cairen is right. Concubine Chen, it's better not to let her be touched! The servant girl looked at the snake, it seemed to be extremely poisonous, and the place where it was bitten was painful at first, and then unconscious , it must be that the venom has entered the blood along the wound, the nerves were damaged by the venom, and began to become numb, and then the numbness will slowly rise from the bitten place, passing through the calf, knee, thigh... After the whole lower body is numb , and then to the abdomen, waist, chest... Once the venom flows to the chest, causing heart paralysis, you will start to feel difficulty breathing and irregular heartbeat..."

Following Lu Xinyan's narration, Yang Cairen felt that he was starting to be out of breath, "My lower body is numb, my waist is numb, and I'm starting to be out of breath!"

Thinking that he was about to die, Yang Cairen's legs trembled like chaff. Immediately afterwards, as soon as his skirt became hot, a foul smell spread.

"Wow..." Yang Cairen burst into tears regardless of her image. How could she be so unlucky, first she was bitten by a poisonous snake, and then she was so frightened that she lost control of her urine on the spot, so embarrassing, she might as well be dead!
But if she really wanted to let her die, Yang Cairen couldn't bear it, so he stood there motionless, letting the tears and snot all over his face, and didn't dare to wipe it no matter how disgusting he was.

Concubine Chen couldn't help covering her nose with a handkerchief and turned her face away.

After a while, the imperial physician came in a hurry, "I have met Concubine Chen, I have met Yang Cairen!"

Concubine Chen hurriedly said: "Physician Zhang doesn't need to be too polite, he should act according to the matter urgently, don't worry too much, help Younger Sister Yang to take a look."

"Yes, Concubine Chen!" Imperial Physician Zhang ignored Yang Cairen's wrist with a piece of handkerchief, and put two fingers on it lightly.

After a while, Imperial Physician Zhang took his finger away, "I report to Concubine Chen that Yang Cairen is fine."

"Nothing? But Sister Yang just said that her whole body is numb and uncontrollable..." Concubine Chen couldn't say the word "incontinence" after that.

But the smell is so strong, Imperial Physician Zhang must have smelled it, "Concubine Chen, I'm sure Concubine Yang is fine, maybe Concubine Chen's psychological suggestion is too heavy, and she feels fear in her heart, which is why she feels numb all over her body!"

Physician Zhang is highly skilled in medicine, and he can't even diagnose and treat things like snake venom, but that green snake is obviously poisonous, so how can it be all right?Yang Cairen was puzzled.

"If Concubine Chen still doesn't believe it, please send someone to check Yang Cairen's wound. If the wound does not turn black, it proves that it is not poisonous." Doctor Zhang said.

"Quickly check on Yang Cairen." Concubine Chen ordered.

Several court ladies stepped forward to lift Yang Cairen's skirt, and the imperial physician turned around tactfully.

The obscene trousers in the skirt were all soaked, the maids endured their nausea, and followed Yang Cairen's instructions to look at her left calf.

After looking at it, several people looked at each other and put down Yang Cairen's skirt in silence.

"How about the wound?" Concubine Chen asked.

One of the leading maids said: "If you go back to your mother, there are only two red marks on Yang Cairen's calf, and there is no wound."

This time, not only Concubine Chen was surprised, but even Yang Cairen was surprised, "How is it possible? I clearly felt that snake bit my leg!"

The maid said: "Back to Yang Cairen, this servant judged that the snake must have had its teeth pulled out, so although it bit you, it didn't bite you, nor was it poisoned!"

Tooth pulled?Only then did Yang Cairen's whole thoughts come back to his mind, thinking of the too heavy psychological hints that Doctor Zhang said just now, he suddenly understood everything.

Yang Cai looked at Lu Xinyan angrily, and he was sure that there was no one else but her!She had someone put the poisonous snake in Lu Xinyan's yard, but Lu Xinyan was fine, she must have seen through her plan, grabbed the snake and pulled out its teeth, deliberately using it to scare her!
After the snake bit her, Lu Xinyan deliberately said that after being bitten by a poisonous snake, the wound became numb, her calf became numb, and her heart became numb...

How dare you tease her like this?Yang Cairen thought of the humiliation of being incontinent in public, and trembled with anger, "Mrs. Gong, just now you said that the whole body went numb after being poisoned. How did you know that this snake is poisonous? You deliberately hinted at Ben Gong and made Ben Gong look ugly in public. Yes or no?"

Lu Xinyan complained, "Yang Cairen, you have to be reasonable! It was you who said that the snake was extremely poisonous and refused to let others move you. The court lady was afraid that they would not understand, so she said some symptoms of poisoning and asked them to obey. Don't let your opinions move you, why did you become a minister's wife instead?"

Concubine Chen was so angry, but what Lu Xinyan said was right, she couldn't find any reason at all, so she could only swallow the resentment of being played for nothing.

"Sister Yang, go back to the palace and change your clothes first." Concubine Chen pointed out, how decent is it to dress like this in the palace?
Yang Cairen also realized his impoliteness, and after giving Lu Xinyan a hard look, he saluted and left.

Li Qinxuan and Yang Liu'er who had been standing in the distance came up at this time, Yang Liu'er was so angry that she wanted to see Lu Xinyan's bad luck, but saw how she turned things around, she was really pissed off!

"I've seen Concubine Chen!" Both of them saluted together.

"No need to be too polite, are you two Miss Li and Miss Yang from the Huayi Festival?" Concubine Chen asked.

"Concubine Chen has good eyesight and good memory." Yang Liu'er hurriedly said: "My little girl, Yang Liu'er, my father is the deputy envoy of Qingzhou Salt Transportation Department."

"It turns out to be Mrs. Chen's daughter, and she is really well-bred." Concubine Chen said politely.

Yang Liu'er said happily: "Thank you, Madam, for the compliment!"

Lu Xinyan couldn't help pursing her lips and chuckling, this Yang Liu'er is really naive, how could Concubine Chen know who it is for a Cong Wupin who is outside, but she really took it seriously when she said it so politely!

Concubine Chen glanced at Yang Liu'er's half-missing sleeve, and Li Qinxuan hurriedly said: "Ms. Concubine Chen, the young lady and the others were trying on Mrs. Gong's shoes in Jingyuan Palace just now, and the young lady accidentally tore Yang Liu'er to pieces." sister's sleeve, and was about to go back with her to change clothes, the young girl and the two took their leave first."

Yang Liu'er didn't want to leave yet, Li Qinxuan secretly pulled her, so she reluctantly said: "Chen Concubine, my little girl will leave."

Lu Xinyan said: "Concubine Chen, my wife..."

She was about to leave when Concubine Chen interrupted: "Mrs. Gong, I heard that your grandmother, Mrs. Gong, is getting better recently. I have prepared some supplements for her. How about you go back to Changxiu Palace with me? ?”

The Feng family and Concubine Chen have never had any contact. At most, when the Queen Mother offered a reward in the past, she would add something symbolically. In this way, I am afraid that there is something else to tell her.

"Yes, Concubine Chen." After Lu Xinyan answered, she turned her head and ordered: "Qingtong, take Xiaohe back to apply the medicine first."

"Yes, miss." Qingtong and Xiaohe bowed, "Chen Fei, go slowly."

The two left in the direction of Baihua Palace first, and then Lu Xinyan accompanied Concubine Chen in the direction of Changxiu Palace.

Yang Liu'er stomped her feet angrily, "There are people in this palace, it's really different! In order to curry favor with the Empress Dowager, Concubine Chen actually left us and took her away with Lu Xinyan alone, she must be going to mention her, it's really maddening! Why? All these good things fell on her head?"

Li Qinxuan said: "Sister Yang, don't be angry, maybe Concubine Chen is really just giving gifts."

"Sister Li, you are so naive! Even if Concubine Chen doesn't say it, wouldn't Lu Xinyan ask about such a good opportunity?" Yang Liuer snorted coldly, "I bet the person who can make the second princess's costume this time , it must be her in the end!"

"It's not the last moment, so it's too early to say anything." Li Qinxuan smiled, "Sister Yang, go back and change your clothes."

"No! I'm not going back! I'm going to spend a long time in this imperial garden like this, who cares?" Yang Liu'er got angry and refused to go back. Walk with her in the imperial garden.

How could Yang Liu'er be in the mood to admire the flowers, she wanted to stand out in tomorrow's performance, but in the end, because of Lu Xinyan's relationship in the palace, her wish might come to nothing, and she was full of anger.

As she walked, she thought to herself, since Lu Xinyan knows the nobles in the palace, she must keep a close eye on where Lu Xinyan will go in the future, maybe she also has a chance to be favored by the nobles, just like just now, if she has the opportunity to spend more time with Concubine Chen A few words of chat will definitely win her favor.

After all, it was all caused by this sleeve, Yang Liuer couldn't help complaining: "Sister Li, you are the one who caused me!" If she hadn't torn her sleeves, how could Concubine Chen think her appearance was not neat? ?

Li Qinxuan said innocently: "Sister Yang, how did I hurt you?"

Yang Liu'er pursed her mouth and swallowed her belly back into her stomach.

Not long after Qingtong took Xiaohe away, Xiaohe saw a familiar figure in front of her, and hurriedly said to Qingtong: "Sister Qingtong, wait for me."

Qingtong glanced at that person, frowned, "Xiao He, what do you want to do?"

"I'll go and say hello and I'll be back." Xiao He said while running, "Sister Qingtong, wait for me here."

Qingtong is speechless: Little girl, although the eldest prince saved your life, I'm afraid he has forgotten you long ago, so what hello do you say?
Xiao He didn't care what she was thinking, and happily ran towards Wu Yuan, "Prince, we meet again!"

Wu Yuan was talking to a little eunuch, when he saw Xiao He who was running over, he smiled gently, and waved the little eunuch away, "Xiao He, I heard something happened in the imperial garden, come and have a look."

He saw that Xiao He was covered in red juice, "This is... the juice of hibiscus flowers? Are you injured?"

"Yes, I just fell and I was not injured." Xiao He smiled all over her face, and suddenly stretched out her hand hidden under the cloak to Wuyuan, with an expression on her face asking for credit, "Elder Prince, look, you just now I took good care of the bamboo dragonfly that was given to me."

The bamboo dragonfly rested on her small and slender palm like it was alive. Wu Yuan's eyes fell on her bloodstained fingers. The dried blood mixed with the soil looked dirty. Complicated and authentic: "It is because of this bamboo dragonfly that your hand was injured so badly?"

"Shh~" Xiao He made a small movement, and whispered: "Slow down, don't let Sister Qingtong hear it, if she tells Miss Baizhi and the others, I will be scolded badly."

"You should be scolded, it's just a bamboo dragonfly, if you like it, I'll give it to you later." Wu Yuan looked at her hand again, "Why hurt yourself?"

"This is the birthday gift you gave me. Of course, the first birthday gift I received is different. Even if there are tens of thousands of bamboo dragonflies in the future, it won't be this one."

Wuyuan's chest was suddenly struck by a heavy object, and he felt a little panicked. He forced his smile away, "Hurry up and apply the medicine, or your lady will be worried."

"Then I'll go first, see you, Eldest Prince." Xiao He waved her hands with a smile, and ran towards Qingtong bouncing around.

She ran towards the direction of the sun, her cloak fluttering with the wind, her whole body seemed to be glowing.

Obviously just experienced a thrilling adventure, but that happy and innocent smile, as if nothing happened, like just admiring flowers in the imperial garden, accidentally fell, and then found a beautiful and novel flower, He forgot all the pain caused by the wrestling, and continued to immerse himself in the wonderful feeling brought by the flowers.

How can someone forget the pain so quickly?Why is there always so much light in the human world?Wu Yuan thought in a daze.

"Sister Qingtong, I'm back, let's go."

Qingtong wanted to talk about her, but when she saw her clean smile, she swallowed her words, "Let's go."

Bai Zhi had already prepared the medicine, and when Shu Yunxueyue heard that Xiao He had been injured and bullied, he walked up and down the room anxiously.

"I'm back!" With Xiao He's cheers, several people immediately surrounded her.

Lueyue worried: "Xiao He, where did you get hurt, does it hurt?"

"I'm fine, sister Lueyue, don't worry." Xiao He said with a smile.

Shu Yunqi said: "Aren't you usually very well-behaved and clever? How come you were framed and violated the palace rules, and almost got spanked? Who bullied you? Did you go back after bullying?"

Xiao He hugged Shu Yun's arm with a smile, and leaned her head on her shoulder, "Sister Shu Yun, don't worry, I just got a little injury, and the lady who bullied me taught me a lesson."

"Who's worried about you?" Shu Yun gave her a white look, but didn't push her away, half-jealously said: "Miss loves you so much, but you always cause her troubles and don't let her worry."

Xiao He blinked, "If something happens to Sister Shuyun, Miss will find a way to help you solve it."

This is true!Looking at the matter of Yueyue, Shu Yun knew that there was no doubt about it, "Then you can't rely on Miss's ability to always cause trouble?"

"Sister Shuyun's lesson is that I must listen to Sister Shuyun's words in the future and never cause trouble." Xiao He immediately said obediently.

"Your small mouth is really..." Shu Yun glared at her, and wanted to make a serious expression, but finally couldn't help laughing, pinching her face, "Okay, let Bai Zhi give you the medicine. "

"Yes, Sister Shuyun." Xiao He giggled, stood up, stretched out her hand, and asked Bai Zhi to wash and apply the medicine for her.

Lueyue asked: "Sister Qingtong, what's going on? How did Miss help Xiao He get revenge?"

"There was a poisonous snake in our yard in the morning. Miss guessed that Yang Cairen who was in charge of arranging the yard had something to do with it. Princess Changping was the only person in the palace who had a problem with her. Put poisonous snakes in it. Later in Jingyuan Palace, Yang Cairen deliberately assigned a few ugly maids to the lady, saying that it was a palace rule, and these court ladies would wear the clothes designed by the lady to perform tomorrow. Not long after, someone came to report that Xiao He picked After picking up the empress's favorite hibiscus flower, Bai Zhi and I accompanied the lady to the imperial garden, just in time to meet Princess Changping's mouth where Xiaohe was in charge.

At that time, the lady was even more sure, she winked at Bai Zhi and me, and asked us to come back on the grounds of taking the cloak for Xiao He. He took a poisonous snake with him, put the snake in the flowers when he arrived, and then secretly sprinkled the medicine on Princess Changping and Yang Cairen. As a result, the two snakes ran into their skirts, and one of them bit Yang Cairen. One mouthful, the two screamed in fright, Princess Changping undressed in public, and Yang Cairen was so frightened that he peed his pants on the spot after being hinted by the lady..."

"Did you pee your pants?" Shu Yun said in shock, "In public? Hahaha, she deserves it, who told her to bully us!"

Yueyue also opened her mouth wide in shock, "Then how did Xiao He's matter be resolved?"

Qing Tong said: "Miss suggests that Concubine Chen check her fingers, those who have picked flowers must have traces on their fingers, that maid named Ye Sang..."

"What will happen to Sister Ye Sang in the end?" Xiao He interrupted suddenly.

"Are you stupid?" Comb Yun nodded her forehead, angrily saying, "They hurt you like this, and you still call me sister, are you still worried?"

When Shu Yun and Lueyue first arrived, they were quiet and well-behaved on the surface, but after a long time, this character was revealed.

Lueyue has a gentle temperament, keeps everything in her heart, looks forward and backward in doing things, and is considerate and considerate.

Shu Yun has a warm personality, dares to think, do and speak, knows what she wants, and will work hard to get it.

Xiao He pouted, "I'm just curious."

"There are palace rules in this palace. Whether we are worried about her or wish her to be severely punished, it will not help." After Bai Zhi finished administering the medicine for Xiao He, she finally blew, "Okay, don't worry about it for a few days. Get wet."

"Thank you, Sister Bai Zhi." Xiao He said sweetly.

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Wu Wan returned to Zhaoyang Palace angrily, before entering the palace, she only took off her underwear, Hanmei couldn't stop her, so she said: "Princess, be careful of catching a cold."

"Take all these clothes and burn them!" Wu Wan ordered loudly, "Get ready to take a bath!"

There is a pool in Zhaoyang Palace, named Yuhua Pool, the water in the pool is as warm as spring all year round, that is, hot springs, since autumn, Wu Wan has to soak for half an hour every two days.

Today, she felt terrified and disgusted by the snake getting into her skirt. When she returned to the palace, the first thing she thought of was to go to Yuhuachi and wash her whole body from head to toe.

Yuhua Pond is steaming, and there are lilac-colored gauze curtains hanging around it, which are as thin as smoke, and the wind brought by people passing by gently can make it fly non-stop.

Wrapped in a light white gauze, Wu Wan stretched out her white and tender jade feet, and walked down the water slowly along the stone steps immersed in the water.

A few jade stools were placed under the water near the pool, and Wu Wan sat on them with her arms spread out by the pool, looking up at her face that had been soaked rosy by the hot spring water, and sighed comfortably.

Suddenly, she felt the hairs all over her body stand on end, and the water flowed slowly, scouring Wu Wan's skin, very much like the wet feeling of the snake sliding against the skin just now.

Are there snakes in this water?Wu Wan screamed and quickly ran out of Yuhua Pond, "Come here! There are snakes in this pool!"

Han Mei quickly ran in with the maid, "Princess, are you alright?"

"There are snakes in this pool! Find someone to catch the snake!" Wu Wan's whole body was wet, and the white gauze was all stuck to her body because of the soaking water. Repeat those two sentences.

Han Mei put on a dress for her, and comforted her: "Princess, I will send someone to arrest you immediately, I will take you back to the palace first."

Wu Wan's complexion was as white as the veil on her body, "If you catch it, you must tear it into pieces!"

"Did you hear that?" Han Mei raised her voice and asked the other court ladies.

"heard it."

Wu Wan returned to the back of the hall and drank two cups of red dates and ginger tea. After warming up, her mood stabilized.

"It must be Lu Xinyan!" Wu Wan gritted her teeth and said, "I ordered Yang Cairen to catch a few poisons and put them in Baihua Palace, and she then released poisonous snakes to bite Bengong and Yang Cairen. Even a poisonous snake can't kill her!"

Han Mei said: "Princess, don't be angry. Mrs. Gong brought five people into the palace this time, and there were only three people who accompanied her out just now, or it was just a servant girl who blocked the disaster for her. But the slave feels that it is lucky that he didn't bite Young Master Gong. Ma'am, if you kill someone as soon as you enter the palace, it's not easy for the empress to explain to the empress dowager, if it's just an insignificant servant girl's death, this matter can easily go away."

Only then did Wu Wan feel her anger subside, and snorted, "Forget her this time! How are you preparing for the night?"

"Princess, do you really want to do this?" Han Mei said, "If Mrs. Gong is so frightened that she becomes ill and cannot perform tomorrow night, the Queen Mother will be disappointed."

Wu Wan sneered and said: "I not only want her not to be in the limelight, but also want her to die!"

Han Mei said: "But princess, I see that Mrs. Gong Shao is very courageous. I'm afraid that she won't be able to scare her with this pretense, and it will be a waste of work."

"I didn't expect to scare her by pretending to be gods and ghosts. I have other tricks!" After Wu Wan finished speaking, a strange smile slipped across her lips, "You don't need to say more, just do it!"

Han Mei could only say: "Yes, Princess."

-

In Changxiu Palace, Concubine Chen asked to bring snacks and two pots of good tea, but she didn't mention that she would give gifts to the Feng family, it seemed that it was going to be a long talk.

Since it's here, let's settle down, and Lu Xinyan sat down calmly.

Concubine Chen nodded, "Mrs. Gong Shao, please have some tea."

"Thank you, Concubine Chen."

Lu Xinyan picked up the teacup and took a sip, but when she put it down, she saw Concubine Chen staring at her blankly.

"But is there something wrong with the minister's wife?" she asked.

Concubine Chen smiled gently, with nostalgia on her face, "You really look like your mother."

"Ms. Concubine Chen knows the minister's wife, Auntie?" Lu Xinyan asked calmly.

Concubine Chen said: "Speaking of it, it happened many years ago. You are young, so you probably don't know that my natal family and your natal family's Ankang Mansion are related by ancestors. It is seldom mentioned. When your mother married into the Ankangbo Mansion, I was young at that time, and once sneaked into the Ankangbo Mansion with a boudoir close friend to have a look. At that time, I thought your mother was really beautiful, a fairy descended to earth It’s just like that, so I’m very impressed!”

"It turns out that there is such a relationship, the minister's wife really doesn't know!" Lu Xinyan followed the words.

"After two years, your father, Ankangbo, accidentally offended a nobleman. My father completely cut off from Ankangbo's house, and he was not even allowed to mention it at home, so now even fewer people know about it." Chen said. The concubine said: "Mrs. Gong, do you know who Ankangbo offended back then?"

"who?"

Concubine Chen said: "What Ankangbo offended was the emperor's younger brother, the empress dowager's own son, the third prince Rui Wang who is now far away in Beizhou's fief! An Kangbo did not recognize the identity of King Rui, and the two sides fought violently. The servants of Ankang's mansion accidentally injured King Rui. King Rui was also at fault for this matter. It was rumored that King Yu Rui had a bad reputation. In addition, the emperor had only been on the throne for a few years at that time, and the government was unstable. For the sake of face, the old lady spared Ankangbo Mansion."

Lu Xinyan thought to herself, no wonder the queen mother was kind to her grandmother and fourth aunt, but she was obviously not kind to her grandmother's granddaughter-in-law. At first, she thought it was Wu Wan who played in the queen mother's ear, but now it seems that the queen mother has a prejudice against Ankangbo Mansion, so Even her, the married lady of Ankangbo Mansion, didn't like her.

"Thank you, Concubine Chen, for the reminder!" Lu Xinyan nodded in thanks, but felt strange that Concubine Chen deliberately told her this secret.

Although the two families are relatives from the ancestors, they have already cut off contact. The queen mother doesn't like her, Wu Wan doesn't like her, and the queen doesn't like her very much. The most noble people in the harem don't like her. Why did the concubine show favor to win her over?
Concubine Chen seemed to know nothing about Lu Xinyan's thoughts, and continued: "Since then, although there were few people who knew about it back then, they all subconsciously kept a distance from Ankangbo Mansion. Others followed suit without knowing the reason, so Ankangbo Mansion It has become a subtle existence in the capital. Some high-level banquets are rarely invited to people from Ankangbo Mansion! However, even many old people in the palace, including Concubine Kong Shu and Concubine Xiao Gui, do not know about this matter, so Hua Yi At the sacrifice, you will be the final winner, otherwise..."

She paused, "This time, the Empress Dowager intends to choose someone to make a costume for Princess Chang'an's birthday. If Mrs. Gong Shao does not come up with something else, this final candidate may not be destined for Mrs. Gong Shao."

Princess Chang'an is the title of the second princess Wu Zhen.

The little favor Lu Xinyan had accumulated for Concubine Chen in the Royal Garden just now disappeared, what was so strange, this clearly implied that she used some means to deal with Li Qinxuan and Yang Liu'er, to make herself the champion!

But what good would it do Concubine Chen?The person in charge is Concubine Yang. Could it be that she wants to take advantage of the mistake in the performance to hit Concubine Yang?
"Thank you, Concubine Chen, for your reminder." Lu Xinyan thanked again.

Concubine Chen smiled, "Princess Chang'an likes to walk around Lanlin. If Mrs. Gong Shao is free, you can go there and have a look. The scenery there is beautiful."

This is to imply that Lu Xinyan is going to make friends with Princess Chang'an. If Princess Chang'an takes a fancy to her, the queen mother may choose her because Princess Chang'an is a birthday star.

Lu Xinyan frowned secretly, wondering whether her previous suspicion was superfluous.

"By the way, I see that you are very familiar with the symptoms of the onset of poison after being bitten by a poisonous snake. Could it be that Mrs. Gong also practiced medicine?"

"Back to Concubine Chen, the concubine knows nothing about medical skills, but there is a maid named Bai Zhi who knows a little bit about medical science by my wife's side. After listening to her talk a lot, I understand a little superficially, which is nothing to worry about!"

Concubine Chen suddenly rubbed her temples in pain, then put down her hands and said enviously: "You are very lucky. You have a maid who understands medical principles by your side. Usually, if you have a headache, you can be cured quickly, and you will suffer less."

Lu Xinyan said: "Concubine Chen is overwhelmed. The imperial physician in the palace is very skilled. If you feel unwell, you will be able to diagnose and treat it quickly, and the medicine will cure you."

Concubine Chen pressed her temples again, and sighed: "Everyone thinks so, but only the people in the palace know the reality. Take my headache as an example, no matter how much medicine you take, it doesn't help, and it hurts from time to time. For a while, sometimes I couldn't sleep all night, I wanted to find a doctor from outside to see, but outside men were forbidden to enter and leave the palace, and the doctor was the same, so I had no choice but to give up and let the imperial physicians of the imperial hospital mess around. "

The intention in Concubine Chen's words is so obvious. Seeing that Concubine Chen was not partial to Xiao He's matter and was based on handling, Lu Xinyan said: "If Concubine Chen doesn't dislike it, it's okay for my wife to ask Bai Zhi to feel your pulse. it is good?"

"Really? That's great!" Concubine Chen was overjoyed, "Is it convenient for me to send someone to pick her up now?"

"convenient."

Concubine Chen immediately called Linglong, the eldest maid next to her, and asked her to go to Baihua Palace to invite Bai Zhi over, and then said with a embarrassed smile: "Look at how anxious I am, I made Mrs. Gong a joke."

Lu Xinyan smiled and said: "This headache is really painful, and my wife understands the mood of Concubine Chen!"

"Mrs. Gong Shao, the scenery of Changxiu Palace in this palace is mediocre. How about I ask the palace servants to take you to Lanlin? If you are lucky, you may meet someone you want to meet." Concubine Chen pointed out. .

"Thank you, Concubine Chen, for your kindness, but when my wife entered the palace, my grandmother specifically told me not to walk around casually, and my wife dared not disobey her old man's wishes."

Lu Xinyan was a little concerned about whether she could design a birthday dress for Princess Chang'an, but after listening to Concubine Chen's words just now, she completely let it go.

Since the queen mother doesn't like it, why bother to make fun of it?And she was not at ease if Bai Zhi was left here alone.

"Young Madam Gong is so calm, I deeply admire it." Concubine Chen's good intentions were rejected, but she didn't look displeased at all, as if she just mentioned those words before.

This kind of natural and casual expression made Lu Xinyan feel that maybe Concubine Chen told her the secrets and showed her favor because she knew about Bai Zhi's existence and wanted Bai Zhi to treat her.

After a while, Bai Zhi came, "Bai Zhi met Concubine Chen."

"Get up quickly." Concubine Chen said with a pleasant face, took a closer look at Bai Zhi, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Gong, I didn't see clearly in the imperial garden before, but now I take a closer look and find that she is a beauty."

"Thank you, Concubine Chen, for your compliment." Lu Xinyan said, "Bai Zhi, Concubine Chen has been suffering from headaches for many years, and I want you to feel her pulse."

"Yes, Miss." Bai Zhi stepped forward, placed two fingers on Concubine Chen's wrist, lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then withdrew her hand, "Go back to Concubine Chen, your headache problem should be caused by bumping your head when you were young and not recuperating in time. Congestion piled up on the head and accumulated over time."

Concubine Chen opened her eyes wide in surprise, and said urgently: "Two imperial physicians also said the same thing, Bai Zhi, you are so powerful! Is there a way to relieve it?"

Bai Zhi said neither humble nor overbearing: "Concubine Chen, congratulations! You can use moxibustion, that is, use moxa sticks to smoke and roast the key acupoints on the head, so as to loosen the tendons and activate the collaterals, and help the congestion to dissolve. After a long time, the headache will be relieved."

"Great!" Concubine Chen's eyes lit up, "Can I moxibustion this Gong now?"

"Is there any moxa sticks in Concubine Chen's palace?" Bai Zhi asked.

"Yes!" Concubine Chen immediately ordered the maid to fetch it, "Because of my severe headache and the inconvenience of having to invite the imperial physician back and forth, I have prepared some common medicinal materials in Changxiu Palace."

The maid brought the moxa sticks, and Bai Zhi said: "During moxibustion, you can't blow the wind, otherwise the wind and cold will enter the body, and there will be adverse effects. After the moxa sticks are ignited, the smell will be a bit strong. Please be patient, Concubine Chen."

"I understand, as long as it can relieve this headache, a little smell is nothing!" Concubine Chen stood up, "You come with me, Madam Gong Shao..."

"My wife drinks tea and eats some snacks here. If Concubine Chen doesn't mind, I will walk around in your small garden."

"The young lady of the palace is free, I'm sorry." Concubine Chen called the maid and told Lu Xinyan to entertain Lu Xinyan well, then took Bai Zhi to the bedroom.

Lu Xinyan wandered around the small garden of Changxiu Palace for a while, drank a few cups of tea, and ate some snacks. After half an hour, Bai Zhi and Concubine Chen came out.

The two of them had a faint fragrance of moxa, and Concubine Chen's face was radiant, and she seemed very satisfied with the effect of moxibustion.

"Mrs. Gong, Miss Bai Zhi, thank you very much. I will do my best to help Mrs. Gong. I hope that there will be a chance for Miss Bai Zhi to do moxibustion for me."

Lu Xinyan said: "Concubine Chen, you're welcome, it's getting late, and my wife will leave first."

Concubine Chen said: "It's a pity that the rules in the palace are strict, otherwise the palace will definitely invite you to eat together in Changxiu Palace. Mrs. Gong Shao, Miss Bai Zhi, please walk slowly and won't see you off."

When the two returned to Baihua Palace, it happened that the palace servants had just delivered the meal. With the lessons learned at noon, the portion of the dinner this time was quite large, although the dishes were not as good as the one given by the Empress Dowager at noon, they were still quite exquisite.

Lu Xinyan and the others ate a lot, walked around the courtyard to digest food, and after washing up, they all went to bed to rest.

Not long after falling asleep, Qingtong suddenly woke up.

She got up quietly, and put her ear to the door quietly, when some unusual sounds came from outside.

Qingtong gently wakes up Shuyun Lueyue, "Shuyun Lueyue, there is movement outside, don't panic, put on your clothes and go to the lady's room with me." When there is danger, only by getting together can we take care of it.

After dark, the Yulin army began to change, and You Lang replaced Lu Pingjie, "Your Excellency Xiao, you have worked hard."

Xiao Yichen said: "Brother Lu, Xiao was sick and asked for leave a few days ago, so you were always on duty for me, these few days Xiao will be on duty for you."

Lu Pingjie said: "Shizi Xiao, you haven't recovered from your illness for long, and you won't be able to bear it for a long time. Just return it to me in a few days."

"Is my sister-in-law giving birth soon?"

Lu Pingjie got married at the end of last year, and Mrs. Lu became pregnant within a few months. Whenever he talked about his lovely wife, he could not help but be filled with happiness, "Hey, Mr. Xiao has a good memory, and he is going to give birth next month."

"Congratulations to Brother Lu first. I heard that Madam Sister-in-law almost fell down today and was frightened. A woman's childbirth is like going through the door of hell. Madam Sister-in-law must be very worried now. Brother Lu will spend more time with Madam Sister-in-law when she returns home, so that she can feel at ease. Give you a big fat boy."

"This..." Lu Pingjie's heart was moved. When he came today, his wife's teary-eyed face was full of reluctance, which made him almost not want to come. Xiao Yichen's mention just hit his nail.

"That's it, I have Lao Xiao Shizi, I am very grateful!"

There is no moon tonight, and there are no lights in the yard, and the lights in the Baihua Palace have not been turned off when it is known, and it is pitch black.

The two of them didn't know what happened, but when they heard Qingtong's serious face and shivering in fear, they nodded and put on their clothes, they followed Qingtong hand in hand, and went to Lu Xinyan's room in the dark.

Lu Xinyan and the others were quickly awakened, and Qingtong said: "Bai Zhi, you watch over the young ladies, I'll go out and have a look."

Angelica dahurica brought a lot of medicines, including drugs and poisons, in case of emergency.

Lu Xinyan said: "Qingtong, be careful."

"Don't worry, miss." Qingtong slipped out quietly and came back soon.

Her expression could not be seen clearly in the dark, but her voice was very speechless, "Miss, someone is playing tricks to scare us. They are outside the yard, and they will come in soon."

"Pretending to be a ghost?" No need to guess, it must be Wu Wan.

Pretending to be a ghost to scare people sounds naive, but the effect is often unexpectedly good, because no matter what era people are, they have a heart of awe and fear for ghosts and gods.

Lu Xinyan whispered: "Which of you is not afraid of ghosts?"

Qingtong said: "I'm afraid of real ghosts, but I'm not afraid of fake ones."

Shu Yun said: "Me too."

Xiao He said: "I've never seen it, I want to see the fake one too."

Bai Zhi said: "I am a doctor, don't be afraid."

Only Lueyue whispered: "I... I'm afraid, I'll follow behind you."

"Come here, listen to me..."

The courtyard door was gently opened from the outside, because there was no light, no moon, no stars, it was frighteningly dark.

A few white shadows floated in from outside, and in such a night, everyone who saw it was terrified.

As soon as those white shadows moved to the front eaves of the house, the door suddenly opened, and the lights were turned on at the same time, followed by a shocking sound of gongs and drums, "Boom, boom, boom."

Someone started shouting, "It's haunted! Come catch the ghosts! It's haunted!"

The few white shadows were completely stunned, and one of them took the lead to flee outside the courtyard, and the rest of the white shadows quickly followed after seeing this.

Qingtong Shuyun and Xiaohe held the gong, and Lu Xinyan Baizhi Lueyue held the lantern, beating the gong and shouting "Haunted!"

A few people chased after Bai Ying without panic, because that Bai Ying did not dare to run to bright places, he only looked for dark places, he didn't run fast, and would stumble over things from time to time, making muffled noises.

When he ran to a fork in the road, Bai Ying, who was leading the way, froze.

The original plan was for them to run to the left. There was a hidden cave over there, and ordinary people could not find it if they hid in it.

But now the left side is brightly lit, and it is impossible to run there.

"Catch ghosts!"

A few hurried gongs sounded from behind, and the maids and eunuchs in some nearby courtyards were startled, and a lot of footsteps were faintly heard.

The leading white shadow gritted his teeth and ran to the right.

All the way to the right is black, and the sound of gongs is like a reminder, and they have been following behind.

A white shadow ran into a palace in a panic, unable to sleep. A beautiful woman in a palace costume who was taking a walk heard drums outside and faint voices, and looked curiously at the entrance of the palace.

"Ah!" Liren screamed after seeing the thing that suddenly broke into her palace, and fainted to the ground.

In the room not far from the beauty, a maid opened the door and exclaimed: "Su Zhaoyi! Come quickly, Su Zhaoyi has fainted!"

The white shadow couldn't move forward, and the sound of gongs and "catch ghosts" came from behind, and he didn't know where to escape for a while.

Hearing someone call Su Zhaoyi again, the whole person was frightened.

Su Zhaoyi is just three months pregnant...

If something happens to the prince in his belly, the emperor is furious...

Bai Ying shuddered, his legs went limp, and he collapsed to the ground, unable to move.

When Lu Xinyan, Bai Zhi and the others came in, they saw the palace people inside panic-stricken. They were carrying Su Zhaoyi, and one of the palace maids, Hanyu, said, "Hurry up, don't panic, go and call the imperial physician, Su Zhaoyi's stomach is full." The Prince of China cannot afford to make mistakes, as long as we keep it, we will be fine!"

"But, but Su Zhaoyi is already popular..." a little maid cried in fear.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Hurry up and boil the hot water!" Han Ju reprimanded.

Lu Xinyan stepped forward, "Sister, my maid understands some medical principles, before the imperial doctor comes, let my maid have a look!"

The white shadow on the ground brought them here, no matter it was intentional or unintentional, if something happened to the prince in Su Zhaoyi's womb, everyone here tonight would have nothing to eat!
"Who are you? Why did you come to Hehuan Palace?" Hanyu asked vigilantly.

"I am the wife of the prince of the Marquis of Guangping, the winner of the Huayi Sacrifice. This time I came to the palace to perform. The Baihua Palace where I live is haunted by ghosts in the middle of the night. I was afraid that the ghosts would go elsewhere and scare the nobles in the palace. Here." Lu Xinyan pointed to the ground, "This is it."

Just now everyone only cared about Su Zhaoyi, how could anyone care about anything else?When Lu Xinyan said this, Han Lu saw the white shadow on the ground. Although his hair was loose and he couldn't see it, he looked like a human. What the hell?

Hanyu approached and asked the two little maids to push the hair off the man's face. As soon as they pushed the hair away, the little maids screamed and ran away.

It turned out that the man's complexion was as pale as flour, with blood and tears hanging from his eyes, and a long red "tongue" sticking out to his chest.

That appearance is exactly the same as the legendary 'hanged ghost'!
Hanyu was also taken aback, Bai Zhi stepped forward and tore off the man's 'tongue', holding it in her hand, and the little maids fled in all directions, "Don't be afraid, everyone! This is a long strip of red cloth sewn!"

Only then did the little maids approach slowly, and Han's face sank, "Take her down and wash her face, I would like to see who is trying to harm the prince in Su Zhaoyi's womb!"

Su Zhaoyi screamed from inside, "My child!"

Lu Xinyan was startled, "Go in and see Su Zhaoyi!"

(End of this chapter)