The night is like water, especially cool, and the fragrance of lotus on the Blue Moon Corridor is bursting, and the fragrance at night is even more intense, which makes people intoxicated. Yun Buhui can't sleep, so he takes Bingyue to the Blue Moon Corridor to enjoy the lotus.
After the cuckoo incident, the Blue Moon Corridor was rarely crowded. No one came to enjoy the lotus. It was rare during the day and even less so at night.
This area was very quiet. Yun Buhui and Bingyue had just walked to the Biyue Corridor when they heard a cry and the smell of burning paper money. The master and servant looked at each other and walked over together. The lake was faint and reflected
There was a gray light, and there was a woman crying softly by the lake, burning paper money, and muttering something.
Yun Buhui approached and saw that it was Xiaoping. Xiaoping also saw Yun Buhui and Bingyue, and hurriedly saluted. Burning paper money in private in this mansion was a violation of family rules. Xiaoping was very scared, and she bumped into someone who violated the family rules.
It was Yun Buhui who was in charge again. Xiaoping kowtowed repeatedly to plead guilty, begging Yun Buhui to let her go. Yun Buhui hurriedly helped her up, "Are you burning paper money for Du Juan?"
Xiaoping's eyes were red and she nodded heavily, "Today is Dujuan's seventh day. She walked alone, and no one gave her any paper money. At least, the servant had served her, so she wanted to burn some paper money for her to let her stay.
You can live more comfortably down there.”
Yun Buhui thought to herself that this was a loyal girl. Du Juan was arrogant and domineering, and not many people in the house liked her, and the people in Xiyuan hated her even more. Unexpectedly, Xiaoping remembered her kindness.
Xiaoping said, "Although Du Juan was a bit domineering when he was in power, his nature was not bad. I have served in Xiyuan for many years and I have seen people with worse tempers. The concubine assigned a slave to serve Du Juan. Although she was mean, she never felt sorry for her.
, the slave should burn some paper money for her."
Under the light of the lights, Xiaoping's face dimmed and brightened, with tears streaking across her face. Yun Buhui saw that her tone was still sincere, and he was willing to believe her in his heart. When a person dies, he will not be blamed for the past, and Du Juan is an orphan.
Having grown up in a mansion since childhood, it is appropriate to burn some paper money.
"Prince Princess, please let me go this time. I promise that there will never be a next time." Xiaoping said. Yun Buhui nodded and smiled slightly, "It's late at night and there are few people around. No one will pass by here. You
Give her some paper money as a token of my appreciation."
Xiaoping thanked her repeatedly and burned the remaining paper money. Yun Buhui stared at her thoughtfully. Xiaoping was Du Juan's personal maid, she should know about the sachet on Du Juan...
"Xiaoping, I have something to ask you. I wonder if you would like to tell me." Yun Buhui lowered his tone for fear of startling her. Xiaoping raised her head and replied that she knew everything. Yun Buhui said
Said, "That day we were playing mahjong in the garden, and Du Juan came over. I smelled how fragrant she was. I also like that fragrance. What kind of fragrance does she usually like to use?"
"It's the scent of jasmine." Xiao Ping said, "The young master likes the scent of jasmine, so the cuckoo always carries the scent of jasmine."
Yun Buhui looked like he suddenly realized something, "No wonder, that day I turned my head to look at her sachet, and it was also very delicately made. It turned out to be the fragrance of moss."
"The sachet that the Crown Princess was talking about was given to Du Juan by the eldest mistress. The eldest mistress said that Du Juan was an orphan and no one at home sent any congratulations when she got pregnant, so she embroidered a sachet and filled it with the best.
The spices were put in and given to Dujuan as a gift. Dujuan saw that the sachet was uniquely made and it was a gift from the eldest mistress, so she often showed it off, so she wore it every day except when sleeping," Xiaoping said.
Yun Buhui was shocked. Was it sent by Lou Yanran?
She told Bingyue that she didn't suspect anyone in her heart, but she actually lied. She did suspect Lou Yanran. All of this was indeed a coincidence. First, Du Juan made sarcastic remarks to the two concubines in the garden, and then Du Juan complained and Lou Yanran was punished.
Du Juan was blamed. While she was ill, Du Juan had an accident and lost her child. All of this was planned perfectly, and even the timing was so coincidental.
From the moment Du Juan got pregnant, Lou Yanran had been thinking about how to abort the child without anyone noticing, so she came up with the idea of giving the sachet as a gift. She knew Du Juan's temperament and would definitely wear it and smell it every day.
Wearing musk is bound to be harmful to the mother and fetus. The slightest discomfort will cause a miscarriage. Lou Yanran calculated the time correctly and was punished by being bedridden. Du Juan had a miscarriage, and no one could suspect her.
Yun Buhui sighed in his heart, Lou Yanran had really exhausted all his traps.
No wonder she felt that the needlework of the sachet was so familiar. Lou Yanran rarely did needlework. Only once on Yaoguang's birthday, she gave her a purse embroidered with roses. At that time, Yaoguang also said that she liked peonies.
Why didn't she embroider peonies, so she had some impression.
Now that I think about it, it is indeed the same needlework skills.
It turned out that those illnesses, weaknesses, and grievances were all fake. She was so powerful. Yun Buhui cursed himself for being stupid for actually going to tell Cheng Youtian for Lou Yanran's sake that a married woman should not be angry with someone. It turned out that she didn't need anyone's help.
, she can turn things around on her own.
And it was so clever that no one noticed it.
"Prince Princess, there is something that I don't know whether I should say." Xiao Ping looked at Yun Buhui hesitantly, as if she had something to say. Yun Buhui smiled slightly and encouraged her, "Say it."
Xiaoping bit her lip and said, "After Dujuan gave birth, she was abused by the concubine. The empress said that Dujuan should deserve to die if she killed the child, so after giving birth, her body was not healed and she did heavy work and was beaten with a cane. She begged the eldest mistress for help.
, but the eldest mistress said that she did not dare to offend the concubine. Du Juan was not angry and vowed to take revenge in the future. Although she was hot-tempered, she was eager to live and would never seek death. The slave could not figure out why Du Juan would commit suicide by throwing herself into the lake.
, slave girl is really surprised, the night before she died, she told slave girl that she would definitely get back what she lost."
"Is this true?" Yun Buhui was extremely surprised. Could it be that Du Juan committed suicide by throwing herself into the lake and had something hidden?
"I take it seriously. I will never dare to lie. If there is a lie, I will die a good death." Xiaoping swore, Yun Buhui looked heavy. If Du Juan's fall into the lake was not an accident, someone over there deliberately wanted to kill her.
She has no child and is no longer of use to Lou Yanran. There is no need for Lou Yanran to kill her. Based on her understanding of Lou Yanran, Lou Yanran must hope that Du Juan will watch how she secures her position as the eldest mistress. She would also like to
Du Juan is jealous of her and would rather die than live.
"Xiao Ping, don't mention what happened tonight to outsiders. You also know that Du Juan's family has a lot of grievances. If people find out that you burned paper money for her in private, they will think that you and Du Juan are of the same mind, and they will definitely make things difficult for you in the future.
As for the cuckoo jumping into the lake, if you have doubts in your heart, keep your mouth shut. Don't say more, otherwise you will get into trouble. Don't say a word, including my question about the cuckoo spice. Just treat it as if you have never been here tonight.
Do you understand?" Yun Buhui said in a deep voice.