Seeking Immortals

Chapter 5
Ming Wei died.

A piece of white silk, a beam, suicide.

Died on the night of teaching Li Qingrou Shui Qiduanjin.

When Wang Li poured Ye Xiang in the morning, he found that Ming Wei was dead.

After Wang Li put Ming Wei's body away in a white cloth, Li Qing came to Jiayin's chamber.

Then Li Qing and Wang Li carried Mingwei's body to the Jingle Room one after the other, and the eunuch of the Jingle Room carried the body to the Jingle Hall outside the palace for cremation.

The eunuchs, court ladies, internal officials and concubines who had no relatives in the palace were all cremated in Jingletang after death.

On the way back to Lenggong, Li Qing asked: "Have you heard about the matter of Taoist Shengyue?"

"I have heard," Wang Li said casually, "it must be the person who was invited by the Empress Dowager three years ago to ask questions in the palace."

"Ah."

Li Qing nodded.

Aunt Shengyue is Master Mingwei, who was bestowed to death by the Empress Dowager, and Mingwei entered the palace to avenge her master.

Wang Li shook his head and said: "The Taoist aunt didn't know how to measure. The Empress Dowager asked for the Tao, but the Taoist aunt said that the best is like water, and water benefits all things without fighting. Saying this in front of the Empress Dowager is not seeking death."

Since the death of Taizu, the Empress Dowager has been in power, and Daoist Shengyue made the Empress Dowager as indisputable as water, which is indeed the way to seek death.

Li Qing could understand Taoist Shengyue's practice. She practiced soft water Qiduanjin, and her heart and behavior were in harmony with water.

One month after Mingwei's death, Li Qing never went to the Liyuan to watch the maids dance and rehearse.

I really can't understand my thoughts and feel bad.

When I was like this in my previous life, being a craftsman, I could fall asleep very well. This body is incomplete.

He is a eunuch and has nowhere to vent.

……

Concubine Lu Gui entered the cold palace No.30 on the afternoon of the third day, the eunuch Zhang Yong was carried out of the Jiamao wing covered in blood.

There are twelve whips in total, and the whip penetrates into the flesh.

"It's okay." In the dormitory, Li Qing, Zhang Li and others applied trauma ointment to Zhang Yong.

"I can still hold on." Zhang Yong's mouth trembled, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"What's the matter, it's not telling you not to hang around in front of Lu Guifei, it's useless to be beaten to death." Wang Li frowned.

"Hey, don't mention it," Zhang Yong said tremblingly. "In the afternoon, the eunuch in Huanyuan sent back the washed night incense barrel. The eunuch in front of Concubine Lu Gui had something to do, so I had to deliver it. The noble concubine saw me and said that the night incense barrel was not cleaned. , let me lick it clean, and then gave me another [-] lashes, and I was whipped while licking..."

puff.

The eunuch Zhang Bai couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "Yongzi, your mouth is not clean, you are not allowed to have dinner with us for the next three months."

"Damn it, I've suffered so much for everyone, why don't you let me have dinner together." Zhang Yong cursed.

"Concubine Lu Gui has been here for more than a month, why hasn't she come out?" Li Qing said suddenly.

"It's coming soon. I heard that the Empress Dowager will return to the palace in a few days. Our hard days are coming to an end soon." Wang Li said quietly.

Five days later, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager finished worshiping Buddha at Wugong Mountain and officially returned to the palace.

That night, Concubine Lu Gui moved out of the cold palace.

For this reason, the twelve eunuchs in Lenggong made a supper to celebrate.

this evening.

Li Qing tossed and turned on the bed, unable to sleep anyway, so he couldn't help asking: "Everyone, tell me, I've been suffering from insomnia for more than a month, is there any good way to fall asleep?"

"I went to the Liyuan to watch the maids dance and rehearse the music. You didn't go there often. I didn't see you this month. You must have less bad thoughts. Eunuch, you should think more." Wang Li smiled.

"Bullshit, I'm a eunuch, and birds are useless, so what kind of bad intentions can I have?" Li Qing retorted, "That's an appreciation of beauty, you don't understand."

"I see, you might as well choose a eunuch and maid who don't like you, and curse each other a hundred times before going to bed, maybe you can sleep." Zhang Yong joked, he was still lying in bed all day long due to his whip wound.

curse?

Try it!

Li Qing closed his eyes, imagining the appearance of the Empress Dowager in his mind.

Can't imagine.

He has never seen the Empress Dowager.

Then fantasize about ugliness, whatever ugliness you can do.

An old woman with dense wrinkles, sunken eyeballs, split mouth, and loss of hair and teeth appeared in Li Qing's mind.

"You old witch, die early!"

"You are not dead, how dare I practice Roushui Qiduanjin!"

"Death to me!"

"..."

That night, Li Qing had a good night's sleep.

From then on, every night before going to bed, Li Qing would curse the old witch a hundred times.

In the afternoon of the next day after the insomnia was cured, Li Qing joyfully took a walk in the pear garden, watched the maids dancing for a while, but still did not bump into the concubine.

The maid's dancing posture is really good, I really want to see the concubine dancing.

As an eunuch, he doesn't know how to come up with these strange ideas.

Even if Mingwei's death is over, Li Qing doesn't think about it anymore, but he will always remember it.

Another half month later.

The sage issued an order to pardon Concubine Qi's crime of disrespect, to leave the cold palace, and to restore the title of concubine of the second rank.

It doesn't take long for Concubine Qi to be thrown into the cold palace, and she usually stays for a full year. Concubine Qi's release from the cold palace a few months earlier may represent a different meaning.

"Little Lizi, you really don't want to serve by Bengong's side." Before leaving the palace, Concubine Qi invited Li Qing again.

"Your Majesty, my little one's life is cheap, so I should stay in the cold palace. Besides, there are too many rules outside the cold palace. I'm afraid that one of them will offend the emperor or other concubines. If it doesn't mean that it will hurt the empress, then death will be unbearable." Li Qing's voice was sad.

"You, you are still too cautious, which high-ranking eunuch in the palace has no courage." Concubine Qi chuckled.

"Your Majesty, there is a small sentence that I don't know if I should say it or not." Li Qing bowed his body and said.

"Tell me." Concubine Qi glanced at Li Qing.

"The highest kindness is like water, water benefits all things without fighting." Li Qing lowered his head.

Concubine Qi's expression froze, her face turned strange, and she asked in surprise, "Xiao Lizi, have you heard some gossip?"

"No." Li Qing shook his head.

Concubine Qi fell silent.

Finally sighed: "I understand what you said, it's not that easy not to argue."

Say it.

Concubine Qi slowly walked out of the wing, surrounded by some maids and eunuchs, and left the cold palace.

One month later, the Holy Majesty made another decree, stating that Concubine Qi is a virtuous concubine, very in line with the Sacred Heart, and promoted to be a concubine of the first rank, called Concubine Qide.

Hearing this news, Li Qing shook his head: "Concubine Qi still hasn't listened to me."

The situation in the palace is actually very clear.

The Empress Dowager is in power, and Emperor Taikang has been on the throne for five years.

Emperor Taikang didn't want to be a human puppet, but wanted to hold power in his hands, so he would definitely conflict with the Empress Dowager.

Before Concubine Lu Gui entered the cold palace, the first incident was to occupy Concubine Qi's wing, Concubine Qi dared not say a word.

Concubine Lu is the grand-niece of the Empress Dowager, representing the interests of the Empress Dowager, and Concubine Qi is the favorite concubine of Emperor Taikang, representing the interests of the Holy One, so Concubine Lu first suppressed Concubine Qi after she came in.

It could be said that the Holy Majesty deliberately let Concubine Lu Gui into the cold palace to suppress Concubine Qi, the Holy Majesty wanted to arouse Concubine Qi's resistance.

Concubine Qi has the heart to resist, so the Holy Majesty can let Concubine Qi rise to the throne, and compete with the Empress Dowager's harem group for power.

Among them, one link after another.

even.

Concubine Qi was able to leave the cold palace early this time, which was also an exchange between the Holy Majesty and the Empress Dowager, because the Holy Majesty also let Concubine Lu Gui out of the cold palace before.

"The plot in the palace is not what I should care about."

"With this time, why don't you curse the old witch."

"Old witch, you die for me!"

(End of this chapter)