Spring dyed pear blossoms

The rooster crowed, and the sun had faintly peeked out from behind the clouds.

What happened last night involved the empress dowager, the emperor ordered ten days to solve the case, Meng Qiucheng dared not neglect.At dawn, he hurried to the palace.But when he got halfway, he turned back again.

When Master Zhou saw him coming back, he asked curiously, "Hey, isn't your lord going to the palace to meet the princess today? Why did you come back so soon?"

Meng Qiucheng waved his hand, "No, no. Jingzhi, go prepare some refreshments."

Master Zhou raised his head for a moment, looked at Meng Qiucheng and suddenly understood, and hurriedly ordered the servants in the mansion to make preparations.

After half a stick of incense, Princess Jingrong arrived.

Master Zhou personally served the refreshments before leaving the hall, Wei Anrong looked at Xia Lian, nodded slightly, Xia Lian comprehended and bowed out.

Now that Meng Qiucheng has been promoted, although he is not considered a high-ranking official, at least he is much higher than the Chang'an county magistrate.It also has its own separate mansion.

This private mansion was specially rewarded by the emperor, and it was well-organized inside and out by the servants of the mansion.Wei Anrong came in from the door, looked around, and was also very satisfied.

"This place is considered clean. It's better to put someone here with you than to stay in the palace."

Hearing what Wei Anrong said, Meng Qiucheng knew that the man from last night was caught.The worry in my heart was completely let go.Seeing that the tea was placed in front of Wei Anrong, he respectfully handed it over, "Did that person bring it last night?"

"Here, Xia Lian, let An Huai bring her in." Wei Anrong shouted in the hall.

Xia Lian answered outside the door, and after a while, An Huai led someone in.

Meng Qiucheng stared at An Huai, she had met this person before, although it was a hasty glance, she was very impressed.This man used to wield an epee, just looking at his figure, one could tell that he was a practitioner.It's just that we met that day, on the night of the assassination in Yanyu Building.

I thought this person was the assassin, but later secretly ordered Ayu to investigate.Follow him along the way until he enters the palace.Meng Qiucheng had doubted who this person really belonged to.Later, when they saw him appearing beside Wei Anrong, they knew his identity.

An Huai didn't say much, he brought someone in and then quietly retreated out.

The people brought in had obviously been groomed and their clothes were clean.The face is clear and distinguishable, but it has only experienced the baptism of years, and the white hair is covered with silver.

"Is this the female ghost in Jincui Palace?"

Wei Anrong put down the teacup and nodded, "She used to be the personal maid of my concubine's mother. After my concubine's accident, she was sent to the Dirty Clothes Bureau. After that, she went crazy."

"Crazy?" Meng Qiucheng was taken aback.

"It's pretending to be crazy! If she doesn't pretend to be crazy, the queen mother will not let her go easily. It is not safe for her to stay in the palace. Today, the palace can only send her to Lord Meng's house to stay for a few days.

Gui Xiang, Mr. Meng is not an outsider, so please tell Mr. Meng what happened back then! "

The woman kowtowed, her face looked like a five or sixty-year-old old man.But if she was the one who served Concubine Chen back then, she would be around forty at most.

"This servant has seen Master Meng!"

Meng Qiucheng nodded, "No need to be too polite, just get up and talk!"

"Yes!"

Meng Qiucheng pulled his robe and said, "When Concubine Chen was murdered and died, and the emperor was young, the Queen Mother decided on this matter. It is the current Liu Shangshu, Mr. Liu Zimin who is investigating this matter. Mr. Liu is also because of this One thing, all the way up.

It is said that Concubine Chen was framed by Jia Guiren, and Jia Guiren was executed that year.All the maids serving in Jia Guiren's palace were expelled from the palace, while the maids in Concubine Chen's palace went to the dirty clothes bureau because of the crime of being unfavorable to protect the lord.Within three years, these court ladies were all suffering from serious illnesses and unfortunately passed away. "

Gui Xiang hurriedly kowtowed and interrupted, "Master Meng, the concubine Chen was not murdered by Jia Guiren at all. And those maids were not suffering from serious diseases, they were all killed secretly by the Queen Mother's people. If the slaves are not pretending If you are stupid, you can't escape death.

The servant girl was the concubine Chen's personal servant girl back then, and the servant girl's life was given by the empress.The empress was killed by gangsters back then, and the servants lived on their last breaths just to see the princess and tell the truth one day.

When the first emperor passed away, the new emperor ascended the throne and pardoned the world.The princess was also taken back to the palace to reunite with Concubine Chen.But the good times didn't last long, the Empress Dowager has always been jealous of the Concubine Chen and was favored by the late Emperor.Concubine Chen knew the danger in the palace, so in order to protect the princess, she left the late emperor's hidden guards with the princess.

Concubine Chen knew that if she did not die, the Queen Mother would definitely not give up.It is easy to hide a sharp spear, but it is difficult to defend against a hidden arrow. For the sake of the princess, the empress did not hesitate to protect the princess's safety with her own life.

The maidservant still remembered that that day was the last day of the twelfth lunar month, and the empress specially ordered someone to make a new jacket for the princess.Because the pattern on the embroidered surface was not good, I modified it by myself.The servant girl and Yue'e were all serving by the empress's side, but the empress accidentally dropped the needle on the ground and under the bed.The servant girl was short in stature, so she got in.

Unexpectedly, a eunuch suddenly came in at this time, the servants had seen him, he was from the empress dowager's palace.The eunuch closed the door, raised his knife and slashed at the empress.Yue'e blocked the knife in order to protect her mother, and she died immediately.The empress fell to the ground, looked at the servant girl, but secretly shook her head at the servant girl. "

Guixiang's eyes were slightly red, and her voice was full of sadness. This experience has been in her mind for so many years and she has never forgotten it. She has been waiting for this day.

Gui Xiang took a deep breath and continued, "The eunuch was very careful. Seeing the empress looking at the bed, she wanted to step forward. The empress didn't wait to think, she pulled off her hairpin and got up suddenly. So the servant's life was saved by the empress, if it wasn't for the empress Disturbing that person's attention, the servant is already a dead person.

When slaves and maids entered the palace, they were punished to kneel every day by the nuns who were disciplined because of their stupidity.It was the kindness of the empress who asked the slaves to go to Jincui Palace.The kindness of the empress can never be repaid by slaves.I just hope that Mr. Meng can avenge your mother's grievances. "

Gui Xiang put her head on the ground and knocked heavily again.

It's rare for her to be so loyal, and it's no wonder she goes to pay homage to Concubine Chen every day.Meng Qiucheng shook his head and sighed, "Then what happened to Jincui Palace being haunted?"

"Returning to my lord, the maidservant paid homage to the concubine Chen, and was worried about being discovered. So it was rumored in the palace that the Jincui Palace was haunted, so she secretly dug a hole in the corner of the Jincui Palace and slipped in. At the third watch, she cried loudly. After a long time , and the palace couldn’t find anyone, so it was concluded that there was a ghost in Jincui Palace, and no one dared to approach it.”

Meng Qiucheng was quite surprised, "So you have stayed like this for so many years. Do you know what happens to a crazy maid in the palace?"

Gui Xiang nodded, "Your servant knows. I have no relatives outside the palace, and no one will take you out of the palace. What you stay in the palace is like a dog. What you eat is other people's leftovers, and what you drink is dirty. The water is stared at by the people in the palace. It is not allowed to come out during the day. If it collides with the masters in the palace, it will be death.

But the slaves also know that only by being alive can they have the opportunity to announce the truth to the public. "

Meng Qiucheng was quite sympathetic to Guixiang's experience in these years, but admired her for so many years of patience in order to repay her kindness and find out who was behind the scenes who hurt Concubine Chen under such difficult conditions.

But now, Guixiang alone has no way to prove that what happened back then was done by the Queen Mother.Everyone in the palace knew that she was a lunatic, and who would believe a lunatic?

The most important thing right now is to find the eunuch who committed the murder.

Everyone in the palace knew what happened in Jincui Palace last night. Although the Empress Dowager was grounded, the eunuchs and maids of Ci'an Palace were not grounded.Right now, in order not to let people know what happened back then, the queen mother must kill people to silence her.So she had to find out the murderous eunuch before the queen mother did anything.

"Guixiang, do you know the name of the eunuch who killed Concubine Chen?"

Gui Xiang thought about it carefully for a moment, "Master Meng, I have seen him before, he is Tu Hai, the Chief Eunuch of Ci'an Palace."

"Tu Hai?" Meng Qiucheng suddenly leaned forward, "A chief eunuch, huh, is actually one of the Queen Mother's executioners. Princess, this Tu Hai is a key person now. How to attract this person, how to get him to correct the Queen Mother, This is the most important."

A sad look appeared on Wei Anrong's face, "Tu Hai is arrogant and domineering, he has done all kinds of bad things, but he has always been loyal to the Queen Mother. It may be very difficult for him to correct the Queen Mother."

"It doesn't mean it's impossible. After what happened last night, the Queen Mother might not be able to keep Tu Hai. If Tu Hai can be saved, there might be a chance."

Wei Anrong said to Guixiang, "Guixiang, you will stay in Mr. Meng's mansion these few days, go down first!"

Seeing Wei Anrong, Meng Qiucheng deliberately pushed Guixiang away and asked, "Does the princess have anything to say to the lower official?"

"Because the next words are related to personal matters, I have to speak to Mr. Meng alone."

Seeing Wei Anrong's serious tone, Meng Qiucheng also whispered, "Princess, please speak."

"In my opinion, Mr. Meng deliberately met Jin Xi in the palace these few days, which is not helpful to the investigation of the case. I don't know whether Mr. Meng is really serious about investigating the case, or is it for selfish reasons? "

"Your official, of course your official is investigating the case seriously." Meng Qiucheng said with a guilty conscience.

"Heh, is Master Meng so nonchalant about blushing when you lie? I need to remind you that King Liang's people are also in the palace, but I only know that there is such a person, but I haven't found out who it is." What Master Meng should do, I must have the answer in my heart.

Also, tomorrow the Japanese Palace will accompany the emperor to Huatian Temple to pay homage to the Buddha, and the emperor ordered you to go with him. "

Meng Qiucheng was very surprised, "Your Majesty wants to come with you?"

Wei Anrong nodded, "That's right, Master Meng is going, there must be unexpected gains."

Wei Anrong's heart was tense, and she would bring Meng Qiucheng with her tomorrow, she strongly recommended it to the emperor.How much of this is public and how much is private, she herself can't tell.She just didn't want to hear that someone would report to her that Meng Qiucheng was with Jinxi.

Worrying about Meng Qiucheng's doubts, Wei Anrong hurriedly said, "I can't stay too long when I come out, and we can study how to catch Tuhai tomorrow. You only have ten days, but Tuhai may not have ten days. "

Meng Qiucheng thought about it, and it was indeed difficult to catch Tu Hai by herself.If there is a princess to help, it will save a lot of energy.Immediately he also said cheerfully, "Okay, since the emperor gave the order, the next official will take the order!"