The Queen Mother is dying, and all the noble families will come to the palace to worship her.
In the first two days, everything went according to plan and everything went smoothly.
On the third day, it was Cen Yunchu and Han Zhaoyi's shift.
Who would have thought that Han Zhaoyi fell ill in the middle of the night, suffering from vomiting and diarrhea, and was almost exhausted from the torment.
At dawn, she sent the palace maids to ask for leave from the queen. The queen then sent someone to tell Cen Yunchu: "Han Zhaoyi is ill. Today I will invite Cen Zhaoyi and Song Meiren. Wei Cairen will have to work harder."
After the people in the Queen's Palace left, Cen Yunchu specially sent Fulan to visit Han Zhaoyi with Gorgon Rice Cake.
Han Zhaoyi lay on the bed with a sallow face and said apologetically: "I'm really a failure. I don't do anything on weekdays. I get sick just when I want to do something. I really can't help Sister Yun."
Fulan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please don't say that. Just relax and recuperate! Don't worry about the things ahead. Our Majesty said that she will come to visit you in person after she is done with her work."
"Cuixiu, send Miss Fulan back for me. When I'm well, go talk to Sister Yun." Han Zhaoyi said.
By the time Fulan returned to Cen Yunchu's palace, Song Meiren and Wei Cairen were already there.
"Sister Han is sick, let's three go over." Cen Yunchu said to Wei Cairen and the others, "I think those official wives are coming too."
What they have to do today is just to lead the people who come to worship and burn incense in the front hall of Hyde Hall, then go to the back hall to have a meal, and then send these people away, and that's it.
Before the hour came, all the people who came to worship had arrived.
Many of these people knew Cen Yunchu. Now that I see her, I feel that her demeanor has become more noble and her beauty is even better than before.
In the middle of the front hall of Haide Hall, there is a three-story altar with sacrifices and fruits. In the center of the highest place is the Queen Mother's spiritual throne.
Originally, Han Zhaoyi was older, so she should stand at the front and lead everyone in the salute.
Now she is ill and cannot come, so Cen Yunchu can only do it for her.
There was a master of ceremonies singing orders next to him, and everyone followed the singing orders to pay homage.
When we were praying for the last time, somehow, the Queen Mother’s spiritual tablet suddenly fell from above!
Everyone was shocked and panicked.
I don't know who knocked over the ever-burning lamp. There were several kilograms of lamp oil in the lamp, and it started to burn.
People immediately became confused, and the entire hall almost turned into a pot of porridge.
Cen Yunchu picked up the Queen Mother's body and shouted loudly: "Don't put out the fire with water! Cover it with incense ashes!"
But at this time, someone's skirt was already on fire, and they screamed in fright.
"Don't run, lie down and roll to put out the fire!"
It was difficult to put out the fire, but the front hall was also in disgrace.
At this time, the queen and others had also arrived after hearing the news. Seeing such a scene, they couldn't help but be shocked.
"What do you mean? A good sacrifice ended up like this. Which palace official accidentally caused the fire?" The queen was obviously a little angry. After all, sacrifice is a big deal.
Of course, if something like this happened, the responsibility must be investigated. Fortunately, Cen Yunchu handled it properly, and no one was killed, nor did the Queen Mother's spiritual throne be burned.
"Empress, someone has tampered with the Queen Mother's spiritual tablet." Cen Yunchu's mind raced when the incident occurred, and he knew that this incident must be directed at him.
Han Zhaoyi fell ill and something happened during the sacrifice. All of this was planned long ago.
The purpose he wanted to achieve was also very clear, but the spiritual tablet he took the lead in worshiping the Queen Mother fell off, which is enough to show that he is an ominous person.
If this causes chaos, the hall may even be burned down and people may be burned to death.
At least he will be demoted, at worst he will be relegated to the cold palace.
Even if the emperor tries his best to protect himself, so many people present today are equivalent to dozens of microphones, which will spread today's events everywhere.
At that time, there will be different opinions, coupled with the deliberate guidance of people with good intentions, I will most likely be regarded as Daji who is causing harm to the country.
People say the word "fearful", but more often than not, it is not the fear in the heart of the person involved.
Rather, it will encourage uninformed people to be full of malice towards people and things they do not understand.
Cen Yunchu didn't have to do anything. As long as she was treated as a target, she would be reviled and slandered by millions of people.
The person who came up with this trick is actually very smart, but the current results may not have met her expectations.
After listening to Cen Yunchu's words, the queen frowned slightly and said, "Cen Zhaoyi, you said someone had tampered with the Queen Mother's spiritual tablet. How did you know about it?"
"After the spiritual tablet fell to the ground, I quickly picked it up and found that there were traces of water on the base." Cen Yunchu said, "The spiritual tablet was placed on the top shelf, so it should be impossible for it to get wet. I was standing on a high place just now.
When I was directing everyone, I saw that there were traces of water on it.
Someone must have placed ice cubes under the spiritual tablet in advance, and when the ice melted, the spiritual tablet lost its balance and fell down."
There is a sandalwood base under the spiritual tablet. If someone shifts the spiritual tablet about two inches from the base and places ice underneath, it will be very difficult to detect.
Because the spirit tablet is very high, most people standing on the ground cannot see what the base is like.
It was only later that Cen Yunchu stood on the chair that he could clearly see the situation above.
After listening to Cen Yunchu's words, the queen hesitated: "If there was a fire here just now, water would naturally be used. Didn't water splash on it when we were putting out the fire?"
"If there is a fire caused by lamp oil, you cannot put it out with water. I asked them to put out the fire with incense ashes, but no water was used," Cen Yunchu said.
"The fire in the palace has caused people to panic. Cen Zhaoyi's inference may not be true. Would it be unkind to arrest the eunuch Gong'e again because of this? I'm afraid it would be bad at the time when the Queen Mother is dying." The queen thought for a while and said, "
It's better to let things go as they are, I won't tell the emperor."
The queen's words sounded okay at first, but Cen Yunchu disagreed.
She was originally innocent, but if the matter went unsolved, she would be charged with an unfounded crime.
Moreover, if such matters are not resolved on the spot, there will be endless troubles.
Cen Yunchu was convinced that the person behind this must have other tricks, and it was definitely more than that.
Therefore, she must act immediately and uproot the trouble as soon as it arises.
"Please rest assured, Queen, I will never torture you, I will just ask the people who work here to see if I can find out the person who did it." Cen Yunchu said.
"Okay then!" the queen agreed, "but you can't accuse people unjustly."
"I understand." Cen Yunchu nodded, "In broad daylight and in full view of everyone, how can Yunnan unjustly accuse a good person?"
"Everyone who works here today, come here and tell me what you have done?" Cen Yunchu said to the palace maids and eunuchs present, "I have the roster of people who are working here today. I will compare them one by one to see who is not the best."
to be honest."
There are a lot of rules in the palace, and there is a corresponding person for everything.
Besides, the Queen Mother's longevity is extraordinary, so she doesn't dare to make any mistakes.
There are nearly a hundred palace maids and eunuchs working here today, but half of them are outside the palace, and only fifty of them can enter the palace in total.
