Hearing the news, Ling Ruo was not too surprised, but Shui Yue shook her hand, and the tip of Jin Haitang's hairpin accidentally scratched Ling Ruo's scalp, which made her frown slightly, and raised her hand from Shui Yue.
He took Bu Yao in his hand, looked at himself in the mirror and stabbed it firmly into his bun, and asked: "How did you die?"
"I heard that he committed suicide by hanging from a beam. When he was found, his body was already stiff."
"What did Concubine Yi say?" The person died in Kangshou Palace, and anyone who found it would naturally report it to Concubine Yi as soon as possible.
"Concubine Jing committed suicide for no reason. Concubine Yi could not think of the reason. Finally, she concluded that Concubine Jing missed the late emperor too much and followed the late emperor. She had already sent someone to inform the emperor. As for Cining Palace, because
The Queen Mother is still ill, and she is afraid that it will aggravate the Queen Mother's condition, so Concubine Yi did not ask anyone to inform her." Shuixiu got these words from the mouth of the maid of Shoukang Palace.
Slowly stroking the neatly combed temple hair with her bare hands, strand by strand, the woman with beautiful features in the bronze mirror slightly raised her mouth. After ten or twenty years of forbearance, she finally got revenge at this moment.
Joy, sorrow, joy, sadness; countless emotions are intertwined in the bottom of my heart, and the taste is so mixed at the moment that I can't tell what it feels like; I can only vaguely hear the laughter in my ears when I was playing with Shi Qiuci in the courtyard when I was a child.
,She was really happy at that time...
If she hadn't wanted to enter the palace at the beginning, maybe things would be completely different now.
It's just, if, it's just if; everything has passed, and from now on, there will be no more Shi Qiuci, and she will not think of it again.
Thinking of this, the complexity in his eyes gradually faded away and returned to his usual calmness. He stood up and let An'er and Shuiyue change his clothes together.
Just as An'er was squatting on the ground to smooth her skirt, there was a knock on the door, but it was Yang Hai. An'er muttered a little strangely, "What's he doing here so early in the morning?"
The people who came from the palace and entered the palace were usually responsible for washing up in the early morning. Yang Hai and Nan Qiu also knew this, so they usually came to say hello during breakfast. It was rare to come here so early in the morning.
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Shuixiu vaguely understood something. After she helped her master come back from Shoukang Palace last night, he had ordered her to summon Yang Hai. Then she saw Yang Hai leading several young eunuchs to leave Chengqian Palace in the rain. Today...
When I passed Yang Hai's room early in the morning, I found that it was quiet inside. It didn't look like there was anyone there. It was possible that he hadn't returned home all night.
She didn't say anything, she just pushed An'er and said, "Why are you asking so many questions? Why don't you open the door quickly?"
"Hey." An'er agreed and walked over to open the door. As soon as the two-edged carved red door opened, she heard her let out a soft cry, and then said: "Eunuch Yang, where have you been? Why are you so wet all over your body?"
, like just fished out of the river?”
Since the door was only opened a small way and she was blocking it, no one else could see clearly. It wasn't until she turned sideways to let Yang Hai in that he saw Yang Hai's appearance at this moment. He was really miserable and soaked all over.
Not to mention, water kept dripping from the brim of his hat, and there were traces of water everywhere he walked.
Facing the jaw-dropping expressions of Shui Xiu and others, Yang Hai smiled bitterly, walked up to Ling Ruo and said with a smile: "This slave pays his respects to the master."
"How?" Ling Ruo asked. She was the only person in the palace who did not show any surprise at Yang Hai's appearance.
Yang Hai quickly gathered his energy and replied carefully: "Master has a clever plan. The servants and others stayed outside Shoukang Palace all night. Sure enough, after dawn, they found Juan'er beside Concubine Jing coming out of the house sneakily. He looked at the direction she was going.
It should be Kunning Palace. The slave followed her along the road, caught her when she passed through a deserted alley, and found a letter from her body."
As Yang Hai spoke, he took out a letter from his arms. Because it was wrapped in oil paper, the letter was not wet at all. Ling Ruo took it and opened it. The next moment, a sarcastic smile immediately appeared on the corner of her mouth. As expected, she
As expected.
In addition to exposing her previous affair with Rong Yuan, she also categorically stated that even after marrying Yinzhen, she still maintained an improper relationship with Rong Yuan. Finally, she even claimed in the letter that she was afraid that the matter would be leaked, so she
Forced her to commit suicide.
If this letter fell into the hands of the queen, I'm afraid it would be really troublesome. She would have an affair with the imperial doctor, force the imperial concubine to commit suicide, any of these things would be enough to make her doomed. Shi Qiuci knew that he could not escape death, so he was facing death.
When he wrote this letter before his death, his heart could not be said to be evil.
Until her death, she never felt any regret. It would be a shame for such a person to die.
"Go get the brazier." Ling Ruo said coldly.
Shui Xiu and others didn't know what the letter contained, but seeing Ling Ruo's unkind expression, they knew it wasn't a good thing, so they quickly agreed and brought the brazier. The flames burned brightly in the copper basin, with sparks popping out from time to time.
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The letter paper and the envelope were thrown into the fire pot by Ling Ruo. The paper was immediately swallowed up by the flames and turned into ashes. No matter what shocking secrets were on the letter paper, it was all reduced to nothing at this moment.
After An'er carried the brazier down, Ling Ruo clapped her hands and said to Yang Hai and Yan, who were still kneeling on the ground: "You did a good job this time. You all went down to change your clothes. It was so cold that you didn't catch a cold."
As for what happened tonight..."
Yang Hai felt a chill in his heart and hurriedly lowered his head and said: "Master, don't worry, this slave and the others will definitely keep their mouth shut and will never let out a word."
"This is the best. As long as you work hard and have a loyal heart, I will not treat you badly." Now that she is in the palace, she will encounter more and more complicated things than when she was in the palace before.
Although the Xiuji people are loyal, they alone are not enough. She needs more available people.
"The slave will definitely not disappoint the master." After saying this, Yang Hai added: "May I ask, master, how to deal with Juan'er?"
Ling Ruo pondered and did not answer immediately. According to the usual practice in the palace, it was safest to silence her. However, Juan'er was just following orders and had no grudge against him.
Although her hands were stained with blood, she still persisted and did not want to commit too many crimes.
After thinking for a while, she said: "You have to decide what to do. If this person is still honest, let her live. On the other hand, if she wants to avenge her master or has other thoughts, just hand it over to the Department of Punishment."
, just say that she stole Concubine Jing’s things and tried to run away but was caught by you, and the Department of Precaution and Punishment will deal with it."
"My slave understands." Yang Hai bowed and retreated, looking at the water traces going away, Shui Xiu whispered: "Does the master really believe him?"
Ling Ruo smiled softly and said: "Have you seen the letter just now?" After Shuixiu nodded, he said: "If Yang Hai has second thoughts, then after receiving the letter, he will definitely try to open it and read the letter on the left and right.
It was just wrapped in oil paper but not sealed with wax. Yang Hai stayed outside Shoukang Palace all night, for
To deceive others, none of them had umbrellas, and no part of their bodies was wet. If the letter had been opened, there would definitely be some traces left on it, but no, the letter was clean, which showed that Yang Hai had not read it.
"As for whether you believe him or not, it's too early to tell. Let's wait and see."