Chapter 731: Concubine Shu in the Palace Died

The plum blossom grove in Duke Xingguo's Mansion is actually not big. The pavilion is on the other side of the plum grove, a bit far away from where she just came in.

There was a curtain hanging outside in the middle of winter. The curtain was slightly raised towards them. Someone was standing in the pavilion. It was not clear who he was facing, but one thing was certain. That person seemed to be facing their direction. .

"Miss, there seems to be someone over there!" Yu Jie also noticed the person in the pavilion over there. Although he couldn't see his face, he was definitely a man. He could see the dark water-colored robe.

"Let's go!" Shao Wanru shook his head and motioned for her to stop looking. No matter who the person over there was, since he was a man, it was always inconvenient.

"Okay!" Yu Jie nodded, followed Shao Wanru with the vase in her arms, walked back together, and then disappeared behind the plum forest.

Wen Xichi looked at Shao Wanru's departing back through the gauze curtain. After a while, he reached out and rubbed his brow, feeling a very uncomfortable feeling.

Indescribable feeling.

His visit to Duke Xingguo's mansion today was considered a routine matter. He mainly wanted to ask about the poisoning of Duke Xingguo's wife. Because it was related to an incident in the palace during the time of the late emperor, the emperor asked him to go and have a look.

There is no formal filing with the Ministry of Justice. The poisoning of the wife of the noble family seems more like a backyard incident. However, because the poison is somewhat special, it is best to investigate more and find out what is best. If it cannot be found out, What, it doesn’t matter much.

It must have happened during the time of the previous emperor. The harem at that time was not the current emperor's harem.

Because Wen Xichi was right next door to Duke Xingguo's Mansion, the people from the Ministry of Punishment asked him to go nearby. He first visited Mrs. Xingguo and asked a few questions. Shao Hua'an, the eldest son of Duke Xingguo's Mansion, took him to the courtyard. After walking for a while, a boy suddenly came over and whispered a few words to Shao Huaan. Shao Huaan apologized to him and asked him to wait for a while before going out.

There happened to be a pavilion in front of him, and he stood at the pavilion to admire the scenery of the plum forest. Unexpectedly, he saw Shao Wanru and his maid appearing in the plum forest.

Silently watching Shao Wanru looking around under the plum tree for the right plum branch, he would see her talking to the maid next to her from time to time. Although she was far away, she couldn't hear what was said between them. But it could be seen that she seemed to be in a good mood, and her face, which had been a little cold in the past, would smile like a flower from time to time.

The girl with exquisite facial features stood in this plum forest, but the entire plum forest was reflected as the background behind her. She is only so beautiful than a flower!

Wen Xichi had always disdained using sentences in books to describe women, but now he felt inexplicably that he had learned too few words. No matter how many beautiful words he used, they couldn't compare to the beautiful scenery under the tree in front of him, as if he was under the tree. There is such a scene deep in my memory.

The beautiful and indifferent woman walks among the flower branches, and when she looks back occasionally, she is so beautiful that her heart beats faster involuntarily.

He stretched out his hand and pressed his chest. It was indeed beating much faster than before. However, he couldn't explain why it was like this. He felt a little irritated!

There is a vague feeling of being uncontrollable, which is extremely uncomfortable...

The incident of the poisoning of Duke Xingguo's wife, Mrs. Jiang, disappeared silently in the end, as if nothing had happened. Occasionally, someone heard the news and only said that Mrs. Xingguo seemed to have been poisoned by someone who used the drug in the palace. If you have experienced a certain kind of poison, the rest won't matter if you ask about it.

There was nothing wrong with Duke Xingguo's wife, but she was not in good health. She disliked the bustle in Duke Xingguo's mansion, so she took a few maids to live in Yuhui Nunnery for a while to recuperate.

As for the death of Grandma Sheng, who cares how a woman died and what crime she was charged with?

People from the Ministry of Punishment also came to inquire, but they only made inquiries. Neither the victim nor anyone felt that he was wronged. The matter was just a formality and was not filed with the Ministry of Punishment or recorded in the record.

It was almost calm outside the palace. Even when Mrs. Xingguo left to recuperate in Yuhui Nunnery, she did not disturb anyone else. She set off early and even the shops on the street were not open.

But some people said that they saw the carriage of Duke Xingguo. It simply didn’t look like the carriage of Duke Xingguo’s wife. It looked like the most common oil-filled carriage from a noble family. If it hadn’t been for hearing that Duke Xingguo later The lady left early in the morning, and no one expected that the person sitting in the carriage was Mrs. Xingguo.

However, there is another theory that Mrs. Xingguo is not in good health. This time she went up the mountain only for quiet cultivation. She should not make any noise. Naturally, she could not move forward with large carriages and horses, which would disturb others and herself.

Duke Xingguo's mansion was completely quiet because of Mrs. Xingguo's trip, but the palace was not quiet. Concubine Shu was dead!

And he still committed suicide.

It is said that I couldn't think about it for a while, but why couldn't I think about it? There was no news in the palace, and only Concubine Shu's family members were allowed to go in and have a look. After that, the emperor and the empress gave the reward, and then it disappeared.

Concubine Shu had no children, and now she was not favored. In addition, her mother's family had little power in the first place. Although her status was not low, the fact that she had no children and no favors made her feel neglected in the palace, and even she was even neglected. The new concubines didn't pay much attention to her.

Concubine Shu was considered an old man when the emperor was in the dormitory. She committed suicide inexplicably. After repeated searches, nothing could be found. Although some ministers asked the queen to investigate again, and suggested that everyone in the harem should be brought out and they should be carefully examined one by one. He checked, but was angrily reprimanded by the emperor.

His harem doesn't need the careless minister to keep an eye on it.

At this time, a memorial came from the Taiyuan Hospital, which was a good explanation for why Concubine Shu didn’t want to live anymore, because Concubine Shu had a hidden disease that could not be cured. She was in a bad mood, and she was in a depressed mood. Something happened. On that day, another concubine who had just entered the palace had a quarrel and couldn't think about it for a while, so she committed suicide.

The announcement from the Taiyuan Hospital immediately silenced the entire court. No one was looking at the emperor's harem anymore. The concubines in the harem were sick all year round and were depressed. They quarreled with the arrogant new concubine and something happened. , has existed in all dynasties, and this kind of thing cannot be investigated.

However, the new concubine did not fare well and was directly thrown into the cold palace by the empress.

To treat an old man in the palace so arrogantly when he just entered the palace, and she is a high-ranking concubine, is a treasonous thing...

All these various things came to Shao Wanru's ears through Qing'er. Of course, Qing'er also specifically said in the end that the reason why Concubine Shu was in trouble was because the poisonous powder in the hands of Duke Xingguo was obtained from her. I heard that the emperor personally inquired about the matter, and the queen gave him a three-foot white silk ribbon.

As for why this matter was traced to Concubine Shu, Qing'er didn't know, and felt that someone must have tampered with it.

Regarding the death of Concubine Shu, Shao Wanru laughed it off. Although this person had not come into her sight much, he had plotted against her twice with the Duke of Xingguo, which really made her dislike her.

Do you really think you have no rivals in the harem when you are making waves like this? Now that he has fallen into such an end, it can be said that he has reaped the consequences.

In her last life, she had never seen this concubine in the palace. She must have had an accident long before she entered the palace. With her hands stretched out so long and her lack of background, it was normal for her to seek death. of.

On the other hand, Mrs. Jiang, the Duke of Xingguo, was forced to go to Yuhui Nunnery, which was both expected and unexpected.

Jiang thought that she had pinned all the evidence on Aunt Sheng and could hide it from outsiders, but she couldn't hide it from Shao Jing's eyes. The wife might have been deceived at the time, but when she realized it later, how could she not punish Jiang? Jiang was in poor health and was sent directly. This was originally an excuse used by wives and young ladies from wealthy families when they committed crimes.

This time Jiang was able to steal the chicken and lost a handful of rice.

"Miss, is Grandma Xi not coming? It's been several days." Unlike Qing'er, Yujie is concerned about another thing.

"Not coming!" Shao Wanru shook his head and narrowed his eyes slightly.

After such an incident, no matter how low-key the Xingguo Palace is, many aristocratic families are secretly guessing that if Aunt Xi comes back at this time, she will definitely cause a lot of trouble for the Xingguo Palace. This is not the case for the Queen and the Xingguo Palace. Would like to see.

What Duke Xingguo's Mansion needs now is to be low-key and low-key. The Empress also wants to show impartiality. In the past, when no one paid special attention to Duke Xingguo's Palace, she could privately send her nuns to start a small stove for the young lady of Duke Xingguo's Palace. , and even suppressed Shao Wanru. At this time, everyone's eyes fell on the Xingguo Duke's mansion, and the queen would not reach out again.

"That's great. You don't have to follow me from morning to night anymore! The young lady has already learned the rules very well!" Yu Jie was very happy. She really felt that the young lady had nothing to learn from following Aunt Xi. The young lady has learned the rules very well. No matter how picky she is, she can't find any faults in the young lady.

Shao Wanru smiled faintly, but did not respond. There is never the best in this palace, only better!

Besides, no matter how well you study, if someone finds fault and says you didn't study well, how can you still compete with the people in the palace? If you argue, you will be ignorant and you will even be punished. I remember that I was punished for improper saluting. Shao Yanru sent someone to make me bow sideways under the bright sun until I couldn't stand and fainted. He also asked himself to go to Shao Yanru to pay homage to Shao Yanru again the next day.

This palace has never been a place for reason.

This year's winter was extremely cold, and Shao Wanru didn't want to go out. Fortunately, the entire Xingguo Palace seemed to be extremely quiet this year. Everyone seemed to want to have a peaceful New Year, and no one planned to make a fuss.

Although it was the first time for the third lady to take charge of the affairs of Duke Xingguo's palace, she was basically in good order. Everyone slowly accepted the absence of Duke Xingguo's wife. They only said that she was in poor health and was being raised in Yuhui Temple. Her body is of great benefit to her, so naturally she can no longer work hard.

As soon as the Chinese New Year comes, the draft begins. It was originally prepared early. All you need to do is follow the specified time and enter the palace according to the list.

Because there are four young ladies who are going to be selected for the palace draft, the originally sluggish palace of Duke Xingguo becomes lively. From time to time, the wife will give rewards, and she will also invite people from outside garment shops to come directly into the palace to replace some of them. A young lady who enters the palace will sew a few more sets of clothes that fit her well.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, while everyone was still visiting relatives, the beautiful ladies officially entered the palace...