The psychic Xi ​​Lan

Chapter 82

Thinking of Li Huai's previous world, the princess of Chaoyang packed that world to the brim. For her, who came later, it was obviously impossible to do anything!
Seeing that they were approaching, Xi Lan turned around and tried to escape, but at this moment, Liu Jin who had been waiting for her outside Anwai for a long time saw her and called out from afar: "Concubine Xu, Concubine Xu!"

This voice naturally reached Li Huai and the others. That title was also very harsh to Princess Chaoyang. She curiously looked in Xi Lan's direction and asked Li Huai softly, "Ji Hai, that's your princess." Yet?"

Li Huai looked at Xi Lan's back from a distance. On the stairs just now, he saw her deliberately turn around to avoid it. Now that Liu Jin's voice blocked her, it must be embarrassing, right?

He looked back and said "hmm".

Princess Chaoyang smiled slightly, and said: "I heard that the imperial concubine has praised this concubine very well, I want to get to know her a long time ago!"

Chang Le hurriedly picked up the words and said, "Sister Xiu, Mrs. Huang is a very nice person, let's go and call her..."

After finishing speaking, Changle pulled Chaoyang and ran over quickly.

Chaoyang is not as active as Changle, and he can hardly keep up.

"Changle, slow down!"

"Sister-in-law!" Chang Le stopped, her voice full of joy.

Xi Lan turned her head and smiled slightly, pretending to see them just now. "Does the princess enter the palace to greet the noble concubine?"

Changle nodded, took Chaoyang's hand to accept: "Sister-in-law, this is Princess Chaoyang, my elder sister!"

Xi Lan's eyes moved over, and the other party's eyes were already sizing her up!
Ning Wanzhui is very beautiful, with big and energetic eyes, a small but delicate nose, and soft lines. A person with a very gentle personality, understanding and understanding.

To say that Changle is also a noble-born princess, Chaoyang and Changle stand together, with a grand charm and gestures, more like a princess.

It turns out that what Li Huai likes is like this... Thinking about myself, it is indeed too far away from it, Xi Lan withdrew her scrutinizing gaze, so Li Huai has already approached at this moment!
"Princess Chaoyang is as impressive as the rumors say." She said calmly.

Chaoyang looked back at Li Huai with a smile, and praised: "The princess is gentle and beautiful, and she has a good temper at first glance. Ji Hai is really lucky."

Xi Lan felt ashamed of being praised for being elegant and beautiful.

It is also said that she has a good temper. Although her temper is not weird, it is definitely not good. It's just that she is not what she used to be, and she dare not make mistakes!

At this moment, Chang Le took over the words and said, "Seventh brother is of course very lucky! Sister-in-law, I was talking to my sister just now, Seventh brother is partial, and the picture I drew for my sister..."

"Changle!" Seeing that she was speaking freely, Chaoyang immediately interrupted her and said, "The portrait is from the old year, and I was looking through it in the imperial concubine's bedroom just now, so Changle mentioned it."

Xi Lan didn't feel uncomfortable, this Princess Chaoyang was really understanding, she regarded him as a rival in love, but she was a little interested in her performance.

Changle was interrupted by Chaoyang, and suddenly realized that it was not appropriate to speak to the emperor's sister-in-law like this, and hurriedly echoed: "Yes, that is an old work from a few years ago, the emperor's wife asked Brother Qi to draw a picture, right? Seventh brother's wonderful brushstrokes are sure to be able to draw the emperor's sister-in-law beautifully."

Princess Chaoyang frowned, smiled, and said with crooked eyes like the moon: "That's right, a princess like this looks great in a painting."

Xi Lan was afraid that she would ask Li Huai to draw a picture for her in the next step, didn't Changle say that just now, he listened to his elder sister the most!So, she replied: "I just thought that the prince likes to collect valuable calligraphy and paintings, but I don't know that the prince is also good at painting...but Jinhua doesn't like painting pictures!"

Although she is not good at painting, she still knows something about painting.

What a painter likes to paint is naturally what he loves in his heart and what he likes in his eyes. Just like Li Huai's painting of Ning Wan, he must love it so much that he can paint it vividly. He has no interest in picking up a brush for others ?

Daddy said that the most valuable thing for a person is self-knowledge, which Xi Lan is worth a thousand gold.

"Why doesn't the concubine like to take pictures? Changle thought that all women like to take pictures!"

Although Xi Lan learned how to smile without showing her teeth, she still kept this uninhibited smile. She replied: "Jinhua just thinks that no matter how beautiful the painting is, it is just a painting. Although the people in the painting are different from me They look the same, but they don’t have to be me, and they can’t be me. The person in the painting admired by others is me in the eyes of others, so what does it have to do with me? Then what does this painting have to do with me?”

Chang Le was taken aback by her words, and thought for a long time in his head, but he didn't understand.

On the other hand, Princess Chaoyang immediately understood the meaning of the Zen, and praised: "Wang Hao's wonderful remarks are really interesting, and Wan Zhui thinks it is right. The people in the painting are completely different from us!"

Xi Lan, just smiled and said nothing, she doesn't like to flatter each other, especially the women in the royal family's backyard, it is estimated that only flattering is left in life!
At this moment, she still had doubts, and looked carefully at this woman's body, but she didn't find any flaws.

There is no ghost and evil spirit, it is not the upper body of a ghost, the technique of deceiving the corpse, is it the technique of disguise?

But no matter how clever the disguise technique is, if you look carefully, you should be able to see the flaws on the face.

Maybe it's because my eyes are not sharp enough, so I didn't see it?

Then, she has to find an opportunity to verify the authenticity.

When they came out from the Twelve Palaces together, they said goodbye to Changle and Chaoyang, they all got into their respective carriages, the carriages drove away, Xi Lan and Li Huai boarded the carriages one after another.

Seeing her sitting quietly at the side, Li Huai explained softly: "Seeing that you slept soundly in the morning, this king didn't wake you up."

"It's because Jin Hua fell asleep, I must pay attention next time, I wonder if my concubine minds?" Although she was not angry, she didn't need to be upset with him because of it.

"My concubine knows that you have worked hard the day before, and I hope you can rest well."

After finishing speaking, the two did not continue talking, the carriage passed through the entire imperial city, and finally stopped steadily outside the gate of Prince Xu's Mansion.

Xi Lan got out of the car and saw a carriage parked beside her.

The word 'Ji' was embroidered on the red car roof, and Xi Lan knew that it was Ji Jinjiang who was here!
Sure enough, the two went up the stairs, and Chen Niang came out with the official Sun Bo, who said: "Ji Duwei heard that the prince and concubine will come back from the palace this morning, and has been waiting at the mansion for half an hour!"

Li Huai looked at Xi Lan: "It just so happens that the king will discuss with your elder brother about when to return to Yuezhang's house to visit."

Three days after the wedding, it is a tradition in the Wen Kingdom to hold a home banquet at the bride's house, especially among the nobles of the Hou family.

Xi Lan nodded, and accompanied him to the living room to meet Ji Jinjiang.

After chatting back to the banquet for a while, Li Huai chatted with Ji Jinjiang about the trivial matters in the army recently. The two chatted happily, while Xi Lan sat beside them and listened to their words.

Li Huai temporarily left for a while on the way, and Ji Jinjiang found an opportunity to say to Xi Lan: "The things you asked me to look for in Chang'an Lake last time have now been found."

Xi Lan came to her senses, "Oh? Where is the body now?"

"City North Yizhuang!"

She took out her purse and asked, "Brother, can you find out the identity of the corpse?"

Ji Jinjiang's expression changed, his eyes glanced at the direction Li Huai left, and he replied cautiously: "This matter has something to do with the palace. I found out that the girl's surname is Chen Mingyu. She is from the capital. She is sixteen years old and grew up with her grandmother. , more than two months ago, my grandmother died of illness, and she disappeared immediately. It was her neighbor who had played well since she was a child and reported to the police. I took her to identify the body, and then confirmed her identity."

Xi Lan's eyebrows moved slightly, "It's related to the palace? What did you say her name was?"

The other party replied: "Chen Yu, I checked. Her mother secretly gave birth to her before she was married. Soon after, she concealed the matter and was selected as a maid in the palace. But because of a case in the palace 15 years ago, was executed!"

Xi Lan was startled, stood up from her chair, and asked, "Her mother's name is Chen Fengyue?"

"you know?"

What happened in the palace the day before was strictly prohibited by the emperor. The news is so fast, it should not have spread outside the palace.

But with Ji Jinjiang's ability, she should know soon, so she didn't shy away from it, and roughly told what happened in the palace.

After the other party heard this, he immediately asked: "Could it be that you think that the girl's death was caused by someone in the palace? Could it be Concubine Yu?"

She shook her head: "Probably not. Concubine Yu Gui didn't know at all that Chen Fengyue was still living in the palace, so naturally she didn't know that she was outside the palace and had a daughter. The person who did the murder was naturally another one in the palace. Concubine Yu is the one to die."

Before Chen Fengyue died, she shouted "poor my Yu'er..." Presumably, she knew that her daughter had died, and it was exactly two months ago, when the first wooden figure was found in Luxi Pavilion.

And thinking that Li Huai had found out that Chen Fengyue had a daughter outside the palace a long time ago, it must be because the wooden mantra appeared, so he started investigating, right?
"Brother, you should tell the prince!" She put away the regret in her heart, raised her head and said to Ji Jinjiang.

The other party also related to Concubine Yu Gui because of this matter, so it's good to tell Li Huai.

So on the same day, Li Huai learned that the girl he was looking for had been killed, and he went to the Yizhuang in the north of the city to check on the body.

Chen Yu was strangled to death, tied to a stone slab, and thrown into Chang'an Lake. Her body was not complete, and she was missing a right hand.

Li Huai returned to the palace after dark. After seeing the girl's body, he felt very heavy, and was even more confused by the girl's chopped off right hand.

In other words, for those in the palace who want her to die, Chen Yu only needs to die when they deserve to die, but why does the person who killed her cruelly cut off her right hand?Where did the right hand go?
Xi Lan brought chicken soup into his study, glanced at the young girl's face unfolded on the table, and said softly: "My lord didn't even bother to eat dinner, he'll be sick if he's tired!"

Li Huai pressed his temples on both sides to relieve fatigue, and you replied, "I'm not very hungry!"

Xi Lan gently put down the chicken soup and asked, "Is the prince worried about Chen Yu's missing right hand?"

The other party knew what she must have in mind, and hurriedly raised his head to look at her: "Has Jin Hua already got an answer?"

Li Huai no longer doubted her intelligence.

Xi Lan moved the chicken soup in front of him, "My lord drank the chicken soup, I'll talk about Jin Hua later!"

"I really know how to bargain!" Li Huai was helpless, but wanted to know the reason immediately, and ate all the soup and meat in a few mouthfuls, "Can we talk now?"

She nodded in satisfaction, and replied: "That's why Chen Fengyue changed her name and changed her surname to live in the palace for 15 years, and she didn't attack the concubine until two months ago."

"Oh?"

She said: "Jinhua speculates that 15 years ago, Chen Fengyue was secretly rescued by another power lord in the palace and was not free. However, she has a daughter and mother outside the palace. The person who rescued her must have known it very well, but there is still no Let her go, and even use it as a threat to make her do things willingly. She must have been looking forward to the day when she can escape from the palace and reunite with her daughter and mother, but more than two months ago, her mother passed away and her daughter disappeared. In the palace, she obviously got the news in time, but what she got was the news of her daughter's death. However, when she got the news, Chen Yu was not dead, but was imprisoned at home by a lantern vendor in the eastern suburbs. Fleeing from home, she fell into the hands of those who came out of the palace to kill her, and was finally thrown into Chang'an Lake."

"Cut off her hand? Is the murderer trying to send a message to Chen Fengyue in the palace?" Li Huai seemed to know the answer when she heard her logically reasoning through the whole process.

Thinking of the day when Chen Fengyue cried out her daughter's name before she died, Xi Lan said: "Obviously, the murderer didn't really intend to kill Chen Yue at first, but just chopped off her right hand and went to the palace to threaten Chen Fengyue so that she could attack Concubine Yu." I guess there should be some obvious birthmark on Chen Yue's right hand, so that his mother can recognize it at a glance."

This is just conjecture, although it makes sense, if there is no evidence to prove it, it cannot be counted.

Li Huai raised a question: "According to your calculation, Chen Fengyue was kidnapped by another powerful lord in the harem, so she should hate the person who threatened her even more and chopped off her daughter's right hand? Why did her daughter die in the end? Are you still listening to this person?"

"Your question is right on point!" Xi Lan sat down on the chair next to her, almost forgot her identity, and crossed her legs comfortably. Fortunately, she even realized it!Sitting upright, she said solemnly: "Chen Fengyue doesn't know how to spell witchcraft, but it's been five years, and she has obviously learned some skills. What does this prove? It proves that the lord who threatened her is more powerful than her." In terms of ability, even though her daughter is dead, the corpse and spirit can still be used by the sovereign!"

Li Huai's face sank, "You mean, the person who blackmailed Chen Fengyue used Chen Yu's dead soul to blackmail Chen Fengyue?"

"Yes!"

If a living person goes all out, he may die, and he may still be a good man 18 years later.

But when a person dies, the soul still falls into the hands of others, and it is possible for the soul to be scattered and ashes to be wiped out.

Therefore, sometimes using the dead to threaten is far more effective than using the living.

This shows that the murderer behind the scenes is so cruel that it has reached the point where both humans and gods are indignant.

Now that I think about it, all these developments, if not for the lantern vendor back then, Xi Lan would have no chance to know Chen Yu's story.

I also have to sigh that Chen Yu's mother and daughter are both hard-working people. They were manipulated for 15 years, and they were never known until their death.

Xi Lan sighed a long time and said: "This world is really unfair. Some people are superior and regard human life as worthless. Some people are so humble that they can't even protect their closest relatives and loved ones. Why can people be so cruel? Where is it?"

She has seen so many ghosts, but after all, people are more terrifying.

Hearing her sigh, Li Huai raised his eyes from the long silence, and said softly, "Jin Hua, my lord, please invite that Mr. Long?"

Xi Lan was startled, and asked him with wide eyes: "My lord, why did you invite Mr. Long?"

(End of this chapter)