Zhilan's death caused a huge wave in Fulin Palace.
That night, no one noticed that Zhi Lan had hanged herself. Until the early morning of the next day, the little palace maid knocked on the door for a long time but no one answered. She felt panicked and called several palace maids to come and push the door open.
After opening the door, all the palace maids were frightened and screamed.
On the crossbeam, a white silk ribbon hangs down.
Zhilan hung there quietly, her face was green and her body was already stiff.
Yu Qiao, who had been on duty all night, resisted her sleepiness and got up, not daring to wake up Queen Mother Yu, and walked out of the dormitory quietly. A palace maid stumbled over and almost bumped into Yu Qiao.
Yu Qiao glared at him unhappily: "What happened?"
The palace maid cried and said: "Sister Zhilan hanged herself."
Yu Qiao's vision went dark, she grabbed the palace maid's arm tightly, and her voice became sharp and high-pitched unconsciously: "What did you say? How could Zhilan commit suicide?"
The palace maid cried: "How dare I talk nonsense about such a big thing? Sister Zhilan has run out of energy. They are working together to move Sister Zhilan's body down. I am in a hurry to deliver the letter... What should I do now?"
what to do?
Yuqiao's mind went blank. Zhilan Xiuya's gentle face kept shaking in front of her eyes, and her whole body was shaking. Tears had already flowed down her face.
Zhilan, you are so stupid! Why did you go like this?
Yu Qiao couldn't help crying. The cry spread into the bedroom and woke up Queen Mother Yu.
Queen Mother Yu opened her eyes and shouted angrily: "Yu Qiao, why are you making such a fuss?"
Yu Qiao wiped her tears with her sleeves. She had no intention of tidying up her appearance, so she entered the dormitory blankly, knelt down beside the bed and said, "To report to the Queen Mother, Zhi Lan has gone."
Queen Mother Yu had just woken up, her mind was a little confused, and she didn't understand what was going on for a moment. She said angrily: "Where are you going? Go to Xuan Zhilan immediately to wait on you."
With so many maids around her, Zhilan was the most attentive and calm, and her service was thorough and attentive. Empress Dowager Yu could not live without Zhilan.
Yu Qiao's nose felt sore, and tears came out of her eyes again: "The Queen Mother, Zhilan hanged herself last night, and her body has gone cold. She can no longer serve the Queen Mother."
Queen Mother Yu: "..."
All the expressions on Queen Mother Yu's face froze.
Silent for a long time.
The only sound in the bedroom was Yu Qiao's intermittent crying.
…
As the queen, Xie Mingxi also received the news from Fulin Palace at this time.
Xie Mingxi was also a little shocked when she heard the bad news.
Zhi Lan is the daughter of a prison officer. She was sent to the palace as a palace maid when she was young. With her carefulness, composure and ability, she caught the eye of Empress Dowager Yu and got a good job. However, Zhi Lan never behaved arrogantly and treated others peacefully, so she was criticized in the palace.
Quite good.
Xie Mingxi didn't have a bad impression of Zhilan either.
Unexpectedly, Zhilan died suddenly.
Xie Mingxi couldn't help but ask: "Why did Zhilan commit suicide suddenly?"
The palace maid who came to deliver the letter responded with red eyes: "I dare not make any assumptions. However, yesterday Zhilan said something wrong and was punished by the Queen Mother to kneel for an entire afternoon. After that, she entered the house and never came out. She hanged herself in the middle of the night.
Commit suicide."
Three feet of ice cannot be frozen in one day.
Yesterday's forced kneeling was just an introduction. What really made Zhi Lan lose her will to live was the miserable suffering day after day, the pain of having no hope or future.
When people lose their spirit and hope, they lose the courage and motivation to live.
Xie Mingxi sighed secretly and stood up: "I will go to Fulin Palace right now."
Even if an ordinary palace maid committed suicide, she could only be buried under the order of the queen. What's more, Zhilan was the highest-ranking female official in the palace and a confidant of Empress Dowager Yu who relied on her as her right-hand man.
It is reasonable for Xie Mingxi to go to Fulin Palace in person.
…
After a cup of tea, Xie Mingxi stepped into Fulin Palace.
Fulin Palace was now in chaos.
Empress Dowager Yu was too weak to stay. No one knew whether she was annoyed or angry. Most of the maids in Fulin Palace came to Zhilan's room.
Zhi Lan's body has been removed and is lying flat on the ground.
People who hang themselves and seek death will inevitably stare and open their mouths, and the look of death will be a bit ferocious. The gentle and beautiful Zhi Lan is no exception, with a stiff and ferocious face.
The maids were so frightened that they did not dare to take a closer look. They covered their faces and sobbed.
Zhilan was very popular, and everyone in Fulin Palace liked to be close to Zhilan. When Zhilan died, everyone was very sad. Then they thought that they were still hopelessly suffering in Fulin Palace, and they didn't know when they would be killed by Empress Dowager Yu.
Being dragged into the abyss of eternal destruction brings even more sorrow.
When Xie Mingxi walked in, the maids were crying endlessly and even forgot to salute.
Xianghui frowned and was about to open his mouth to remind.
Xie Mingxi's voice has already sounded: "The deceased is dead, and it will be of no use to you to cry any more. Go back and do whatever you have to do."
The palace maids agreed obediently, each glanced at Zhi Lan, who was in a terrifying death state, and silently withdrew.
As a slave, your life is as lowly as grass and grass.
When he was alive, he had some dignity, but after his death, according to the palace custom, he was just a thin coffin, and he could be buried anywhere he chose.
…
Xie Mingxi gave Zhilan a coffin. After that, he ordered Xianghui to go to Yiqing Palace and send a message to Eunuch Wei.
After Eunuch Wei received the message, he was silent for a moment and sighed.
Xianghui whispered: "The Queen has ordered that this matter be handled by you. This is all because of your face, so I will make an exception. You must be grateful to the Queen for her kindness."
Eunuch Wei cheered up and responded: "I am not that ungrateful person. After I finish handling this matter, I will return to the palace to report to the Queen."
Xianghui nodded.
Zhilan and she were hostile and had little contact with each other. They were both slaves, and Zhilan's death made Xianghui feel sad and even more grateful to her master.
After Zhilan's coffin was transported out of the palace, she was not buried immediately.
Eunuch Wei transported Zhilan's coffin to a secluded small house.
After Eunuch Lu left the palace, he lived in this courtyard. He was served by two slaves every day and had no worries about food and clothing. However, Eunuch Lu grew old and decayed rapidly.
After this year, Eunuch Lu fell ill. He took medicine intermittently for several months, but he did not get better. The doctor who came to see him privately said that he had to prepare for his funeral.
Eunuch Lu also knew that he would not live long. The last time Eunuch Wei came to visit, he said half-jokingly: "After I die, you quietly let someone bury me. Don't let Zhilan
Know.”
Unexpectedly, while he was still lingering, Zhilan took the first step.
Eunuch Wei ordered someone to open the coffin and let Eunuch Lu see Zhilan for the last time: "Father, please take a look at Zhilan!"
Eunuch Lu leaned down tremblingly and touched Zhi Lan's stiff and cold face. Muddy tears rolled in his eyes and fell quickly.
