Yun Shang was startled, Concubine Min? Yun Shang was a little unfamiliar with this name.
Seeing this, Qin Yi knew what Yun Shang was thinking and said quickly, "Concubine Min died early. It is normal for the princess not to know Concubine Min. Concubine Min and Concubine Ming are biological sisters. Concubine Min died when the late emperor was still the crown prince.
Following the crown prince was the crown prince's concubine. However, because the late emperor never gave birth to a son or a daughter, the Li family sent Concubine Ming to the palace soon after the late emperor ascended the throne. Later, Concubine Ming became pregnant, but she didn't know it.
What happened was that Concubine Min suddenly fell seriously ill and died at the age of twenty-five. Concubine Min was so sad that she could not save the baby in her belly. At that time, many people praised the two of them for their deep love as sisters.
"
Yun Shang pursed her lips and said, "Sisters love each other so much. How can there be any sisters in this harem?" Yun Shang lay on the soft couch and thought about these things carefully. What happened between those two people back then and now?
There is no way to verify it, but it is obvious that someone placed the person in front of Concubine Min next to him. Maybe he just guessed that there was no old man around him, so he didn't know much about these things and couldn't think of where to go.
After being silent for a long time, Yun Shang raised his eyes and asked softly, "Where are those two people working?"
Qin Yi lowered her eyes and said, "Those two people are old, but they have been in the palace for many years and are very familiar with the palace rules, so they arranged to teach the palace maids in the side courtyard."
"Oh?" Yun Shang narrowed his eyes, it was a very easy job to win people's hearts.
"Princess, what should we do with those two people?" Qin Yi asked softly, with a bit of guilt in her heart. She was the one responsible for disciplining most of the people in Qingxin Palace. It was her fault that she didn't understand people well and allowed those two people to fish in troubled waters.
Sneaking in, she almost made a big mistake. If she was allowed to decide, she would definitely let those two people die without a burial place.
Yun Shang lowered her head and thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Since he is an old man in the palace, and he is also someone close to Concubine Min, he must know a lot of things, and I am afraid he has some means, otherwise it would be impossible.
They would not gain the trust of the Li family. Qianyin first arrested the two of them and handed them over to Ning Qian to serve. Hadn't Ning Qian been studying interrogation methods? She didn't know how effective they would be, so she asked the two of them to try it.
Tried it."
When Qianyin heard this, a bright light suddenly appeared in her eyes, "That's good. The boss is worried that there is no suitable person for her to conduct experiments. The nuns who came out of the palace must be tight-lipped, otherwise they would not survive.
Now, it’s quite appropriate.”
"Then go ahead and do it." Seeing her impatient look, Yun Shang couldn't help but chuckle twice and let her go.
After Qian Yin left the door, Yun Chang raised his eyes and said to Qin Yi, "Qin Yi, go and find out what Li Fuyi has been doing recently..."
Qinyi didn't know why Yun Shang thought of this, but she didn't ask, nodded, and retreated.
Yun Shang raised the corner of her mouth and suddenly remembered that Li Fuyi was also the queen's sister, and she didn't know if the two of them really had a close sisterly relationship.
Li Fuyi has been waiting at Concubine Ming's side recently, helping Concubine Ming copy scriptures and reciting Buddhist scriptures with her all day long. Yun Shang couldn't help but smile with a cold smile after listening to Qian Yin's report.
, the women in the Li Mansion are not vegetarians. Li Fuyi is also a smart person, staying away from those struggles, but fear is never far away from her heart. Concubine Ming has been in the harem longer than the empress.
It will take a lot longer, and she will naturally know a lot. If Li Fuyi pleases her, he will definitely learn a lot from her.
Yun Shang pondered for a moment, "This month, which concubines did my father spend the night with, and how many times did he go to each place?"
Qin Yi was stunned for a moment, and the corners of her mouth twitched. Her calm and calm demeanor was completely destroyed in an instant, "Princess, you haven't left the palace yet, so it's really... not good to inquire about these people."
Yun Shang raised her eyebrows and looked over, "I have other functions, so don't think too much about it."
Qinyi had no choice but to follow her instructions and check it out, "This month, the emperor spent most of his time alone in the Qinzheng Hall. The concubine slept with him, and he stayed with his concubines for three days, Meng Jieyu for one day, and Fu Meiren.
One day, there will be nothing else."
Yun Shang nodded, look, even though Li Fuyi was with Concubine Ming every day, he still spent one day out of the only five days that his father entered the harem, which is not too big.
sad.
Yun Shang thought for a moment, then asked Qin Yi to dress in plain palace clothes and walked towards Changchun Palace.
As expected, Li Fuyi was in the Changchun Palace. When Yun Shang left, he saw that she was also dressed very simply and elegantly, with only a silver hairpin on her head, and she was concentrating on copying Buddhist scriptures.
Concubine Ming sat aside and closed her eyes to meditate. There was a faint smell of sandalwood in the palace.
"Princess Huiguo is here." Aunt Jade beside Concubine Ming saw her and said softly to Concubine Ming.
Concubine Ming opened her eyes and looked towards Yun Shang. Yun Shang smiled and saluted, "The weather is getting warmer and warmer. Shang'er is a little lazy. She just drank the sour plum soup and felt sour.
The sweet taste is very good, and the Queen Mother will definitely like it. Then I remembered that Shang'er had not had a good time to greet the Queen Mother for a few days, so I sent some sour plum soup to the Queen Mother."
Yun Shang turned around and took the food box from Qin Yi's hand, and Aunt Yu quickly took it.
Seeing that Concubine Ming didn't seem to have any intention of drinking, Yun Shang smiled and said, "I didn't expect that Fu Meiren was also in the Changchun Palace. Is Fu Meiren copying Buddhist scriptures?"
Fu Meiren raised her eyes, smiled slightly at Yun Shang, and put down her pen, "Yes, I don't like to join in the fun. Fortunately, the Dowager Empress took me in, so I hid here to have some peace and quiet."
Hearing this, Yun Shang smiled and was about to ask her about the queen again when she heard Concubine Ming's voice, "The Ai family heard that Prince Jing celebrated his birthday a few days ago and you stayed at Prince Jing's mansion for two days?"
Yun Shang was stunned for a moment, then nodded with lowered eyes.
"Although you are engaged to Prince Jing, you have never gotten married. You have to be careful about your reputation. From now on, you should meet Prince Jing less often." Concubine Ming said calmly, like a strict elder.
Yun Chang responded quickly, "What the concubine taught you is that Chang'er knows."
"You came to the Ai family today to bring sour plum soup to the Ai family?" Concubine Ming's gaze fell firmly on Yun Shang, but there was no emotion at all.
Yun Shang thought for a while and then said, "Originally, this matter was just a trivial matter, and we shouldn't bother the concubine. It's just that the concubine is in charge of the harem now, so she should know about it. Chang'er came back yesterday to listen to the report from the palace maid below.
, there were two people missing in the palace. Chang'er ordered people to search everywhere they could, but could not find them. Yun Chang had previously sent someone to the House of Internal Affairs to inquire. Those two people were also old people in the palace. They seemed to have been with Concubine Min before.
, Well, even the imperial grandfather’s concubine Min served there, and the people in Chang’er’s palace were all junior and had no impression of Concubine Min. Chang’er couldn’t make up his mind, so he came to give Concubine Min a message.”
Yun Shang's eyes fell on Concubine Ming's hand that suddenly clenched the armrest of the chair, and a sneer flashed in her heart.
"Oh? Gone? How come you're missing?" After a moment, Concubine Ming spoke, her voice as calm as before.
Yun Shang gritted her teeth and hesitated. Seeing this, Princess Ming whispered, "Princess?"
Yun Chang seemed to suddenly come back to his senses, frowning lightly, with a bit of panic in his eyes, "This matter is a bit strange. Chang'er grew up in Buddhism since he was a child, and he still has some belief in ghosts and gods.
It’s just that I’m afraid that the concubine will be very suspicious, so Chang’er doesn’t dare to say anything.”
"Don't you dare say it?" Concubine Ming raised her eyebrows, but her expression was blank. After a while, she smiled and said, "If the princess feels scared, then let the maid next to you tell you."
Hearing this, Qin Yi quickly raised her eyes and glanced at Concubine Ming. Her face was a bit pale, which made Concubine Ming slightly startled and a little hesitant in her heart.
Yun Shang sighed, "You know the things reported by the palace maids best, so let me tell you." This was said to Qin Yi.
When Qin Yi heard this, she bit her lip and knelt down. Her eyes seemed a little red. After a while, she whispered softly, "Reporting to the concubine, those two people were found missing early yesterday morning. The princess was not in the palace the day before yesterday.
, the palace ladies were a little distracted, and when it was time to light the lamps in the evening, they gathered together to talk. As they were talking, they saw the two palace men quietly carrying the lamps out of the palace door. Almost all the palace ladies were there with those two people.
Teacher, we have a good relationship on weekdays, so I became curious and wanted to see what the two of them were doing and tease them, but they were allowed to see...saw..."
Qin Yi seemed to be in a trance as she was deep in thought, as if she was frightened. Concubine Ming's face became a little ugly, she patted the armrest of the chair and said, "You should tell me what you saw..."
Qin Yi said quickly, "The slaves only heard what other palace servants said, saying that they saw the two people going to a bamboo forest next to the courtyard where night incense was collected in the west. The two of them brought wine and meat, laid them out, and cooked them.
They took some paper and kept mumbling about how the wrongdoers have their debtors. The two of them were just following other people's orders to do what they did back then. They hoped that the imperial concubine would spare them and not bother them again. Then,
The maids who followed saw white clothes flashing in the bamboo forest, and there were also... will-o'-wisps..."
Concubine Ming's face was a little pale, and seemed to be getting paler. Yun Shang smiled coldly in her heart, but with a bit of fear on her face, she said, "Those palace maids were frightened and ran away in a hurry."
I returned to Qingxin Hall, but those two nuns never appeared again."
Yun Shang frowned and seemed a little annoyed, "It is taboo to worship in the palace. People in Chang'er's palace violated such a taboo. Chang'er was not strict with his subordinates and was very derelict in his responsibility, so he never dared to report it.
Until the maids told what happened that night, Chang'er sent someone to investigate the bamboo forest. There were indeed traces of worship, and there were blood stains on the burned paper ashes. Chang'er felt that something was fishy.
, so he hurriedly came to report to the Dowager Empress..." (To be continued)
