Lihua left. Before leaving, she solemnly said with a bit of humiliation:
"I have already felt Wu Meiren's sincerity in inviting me to Jinghong Palace. You are just a slave. I understand your difficulties, but what you did...that's all. I really have something to do today and can't go. Please take care of Wu Meiren and me.
Say hello."
The people around who were listening to the play with their ears pricked up, combined with what happened just now, immediately knew that Wu Fang'er's maid had resorted to tricks to invite Lihua to Jinghong Hall.
The new concubines secretly sympathized, but there was nothing they could do. They were suppressed by the high-ranking concubines of the lord, and they had to look at the lord's eyes when they went out to visit. How could they dare to take the lead easily?
Su Siru didn't go to say hello today.
After the emperor summoned her to pretend to be sick, she became addicted to it. Like a student who skipped classes, she often pretended to be sick instead of asking for greetings. She didn't want to humble herself and bow to a bunch of people, and just stood there like a fool.
It happened that Concubine Xie, who was in charge of the palace, didn't like the excitement, and she often fell ill and rarely went to greet her. The Queen Mother had become accustomed to it and didn't blame her.
Therefore, the two people in the main hall and the side hall of Huafang Hall are unique in the palace and do not like to go to greet them.
The original concubines mostly took pleasure in the fact that Lihua was entangled by Wu Fang'er.
They wished that Lihua and Wu Fang'er would get into trouble, so naturally they would not help Lihua.
However, there are also sympathizers who lamented to their slaves after returning home: "It's hard for Wu Mei, who has an outstanding appearance, but... alas, being outstanding in the palace is of no use, only being favored is of use..."
The theatergoers were unhappy when they saw that nothing happened between Lihua and Linglong in the end: "It's a pity. I thought Wu Meiren dared to deal with the Jinghong Hall guy. After being treated like this, she still swallowed her anger. It's really useless."
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Linglong looked at Lihua's leaving figure, with a dark light of unknown meaning flashing in her eyes.
As the master said, Wu Mei is smart and astute, and he suspected her after just a few meetings.
Linglong knew that she could no longer take her guard lightly and needed to plan more rigorously.
Just thinking about that idiot in Jinghong Palace, who is always so stupid that it is difficult for people to control, makes Linglong feel terrible.
If she hadn't refused to listen to her advice, went to Tingli Courtyard and left without waiting for anyone, and never refused to go there again, she wouldn't have had to go to such trouble and suffer the aggrievement she suffered today.
Linglong remembered that Lihua had just treated her like a monkey, and she secretly resented it. She must avenge today.
As for that idiot, hum!
After Lihua returned, she thought about Linglong’s behavior and realized that nothing was right.
This kind of wrongness made her feel uneasy, like a prelude to a conspiracy.
She was very sure that there was something wrong with Linglong, as if she wanted to use Wu Fanger's hand to target her.
But why would a slave deal with her?
Lihua thought for a while and whispered to Zhichun: "Go and find out about that palace maid, where she worked as a errand before, where she has been these days, who she has been in contact with, and what is weird about her. It can be anything big or small."
Zhichun was surprised: "Master, you mean..."
"Shh..." Lihua looked around. She suspected that this palace maid had another owner. Only in this way could it make sense!
In the next two days, Wu Fang'er's situation completely calmed down, but Lihua felt a heavy uneasiness in her heart.
She doesn't think that the warning to Linglong has worked. If someone is behind the instigation, then they will definitely not give up until the goal is achieved.
When Lihua learned that Liu Sanzi had made an excuse to go out again, she didn't say anything and let him go with a good temper.
That night, Zhichun reported the news about Linglong to Lihua.
Linglong had previously worked as an errand in the Shanggong Bureau. These days, she had been to many places under Wu Fang'er's orders, such as Hanxiang Palace, Lanyue Palace, Liuyun Palace, etc. They were all looking for new concubines, nothing special. at.
There is one special thing. Linglong is so proud, but Wu Fang'er doesn't let anyone stay in the servants' room of Jinghong Hall.
So Linglong still lives in her previous residence.
Instead, Xiaochan stayed in the best servant room in Jinghong Hall.
Zhichun sighed: "It can be seen that Wu Meiren still has some conscience and did not treat Xiaochan too much."
Zhichun had been in contact with Xiaochan before and sympathized with Xiaochan, but there was nothing he could do.
Lihua shook her head: "Not necessarily."
This little thing seems insignificant, but it is very abnormal.
A bad premonition came to Lihua's heart, as if a storm was about to come.
So Lihua decided to evacuate the room on the west side that was used as a laboratory overnight.
That room was used for experiments on seizing palace seals, and there were many bottles and jars in it.
I do this because I am afraid that one day someone will use these things to make irresponsible remarks and call a deer a horse.
But it takes a lot of effort to get these bottles and cans out, and it would be a pity to throw them all away.
Lihua thought of a place to go: the haunted main hall of Tingliyuan!
The main hall is located in the middle of the courtyard, surrounded by a circle of weeds that have not yet been pulled out. There are rumors of being haunted. It has been dusty for many years and no one will go there.
It was rare for Lihua to stay up late, so she and Zhichun took advantage of the darkness to carry the basket and walked to the main hall of Tingliyuan.
To avoid being discovered by others, no lights were lit.
Zhichun was heartbroken: "Master, I heard from people over at the East Side Hall that the main hall is haunted. Someone saw two clusters of will-o'-the-wisps there last summer, glowing faintly. The person who saw it was so frightened that he urinated and fell ill when he returned home. ."
Lihua didn't take it seriously: "What nonsense are you talking about? There are no ghosts in the world. If there are ghosts, they are caused by humans."
Then she remembered that it was really mysterious that she had traveled through time. She still didn’t know the reason, so Lihua changed her mind again: “Maybe it really does happen.”
Speaking of this matter, Lihua thought of the dog system, which had not appeared for a long time. It had been so long that she had forgotten the existence of the system.
However, Lihua did not call the dog system in her mind. She wished that the dog system would never appear in her life, so that she could do whatever she wanted.
"Miss, don't scare me." Zhichun was shocked. She always believed in Lihua's words, but when she heard that there might be a ghost, even the word "miss" scared her.
Lihua teased Zhichun: "Nothing, if you encounter a ghost, wouldn't you like to see what the ghost looks like?"
"No, I don't want to see it, this slave." Zhichun's voice trembled with fear, and he begged: "Master, we have come here, how about we light a lamp?"
Seeing that she was so frightened, Lihua stopped teasing her and took advantage of the moonlight to look around.
At this moment, they had arrived in front of the main hall. Under the moonlight, the entire main hall stood darkly in front of them.
The two side halls are located in front of the entrance of Tingli Courtyard, one to the east and one to the west.
The courtyard is large enough, and there is a distance between the side hall and the main hall.
But it is not appropriate to light a lamp, otherwise it may fall into the eyes of interested people.
Lihua comforted her and said, "Wait until you enter the palace before ordering. Don't be afraid. Ghosts and gods are just fiction."
"Okay, I'm not afraid, I am not afraid." Zhichun was not telling the truth, and he said bravely: "Master, if anything happens, I will protect you."
Lihua laughed: "You protect yourself first, I don't need you to worry."
The two of them carried the basket and put it down in front of the door.
Zhichun was scared and tried to open the door, but was pulled behind by Lihua.
Lihua put her hands on the door and pushed it slowly. With a "squeaking" sound, the dusty main hall slowly opened.