Lan Qi expected that Jue Chan agreed readily, but after all, it was troublesome for others to do things, and it was not a good thing. She always had to think more about others, and said again and again: "Your concubine has never treated you badly. I have no position to ask you to do anything for me."
What do I do, and if she knows about it, your life in Xianfu Palace will be difficult in the future. Although I will try my best to protect you, there will inevitably be things I fail to take into account, and you will be wronged because of it."
Jue Chan said, "I just believe that the empress has no intention of harming others."
Lan Qi nodded and sighed softly: "My sister had a miscarriage this time. I don't know if she can save her life next time. I can't let her be wronged and bullied at Niu Hulu's house. If it is really what the imperial concubine did, she
You have to pay a price for this, but if it weren't for her, that would be the best outcome."
"Your Majesty, you have really worked hard for Fujin. I thought you would take action after you came to ask about Brother Six, but you didn't do anything. But this time, you didn't even bother to see me.
Scheming." Jue Chan said with emotion, "Does this count as driving an honest man to death?"
Lan Qi smiled calmly: "I have seen the most desperate world, and I have nothing to fear."
Jue Chan said with a smile: "The same is true for my concubine. What can I do for my empress? Nowadays, I can intervene in many things in Xianfu Palace. Even the tenth prince is mostly taken care of by my concubine. Having said that, I am the concubine.
I never noticed that the imperial concubine wanted to harm Fujin, but now the imperial concubine is very wary of me, and sometimes I hide it from me, otherwise I would have noticed it and would have warned you before then."
Lan Qi said calmly: "My sister was harmed by a large amount of saffron. If so much saffron was used to make Laba porridge in Xianfu Palace, no one would notice it, but Aling'a insisted that no one would pass it on to the imperial concubine privately.
I believe him for the time being. But he is not the only one in Niu Hulu's family. His brother Fakasu also had close contact with the imperial concubine during those days. If the imperial concubine is involved in this matter, there are only two possibilities, either saffron is in the family.
She had put it down while making porridge in the palace, or she had instructed Fakasu and his Fu Jin to do this. For the former, you may be able to find clues in the Xianfu Palace, but for the latter, the evidence is really hard to find. We can only ask Concubine Wen
Own."
Jue Chan is a smart person, so he naturally understands that asking the concubine herself is not as simple and stupid as running to ask her. He listened quietly to Concubine De's next words, but saw Concubine De coming to the door and calling Huan Chun, and the palace door opened.
, Huan Chun handed in a baggage.
Lan Qi unfolded the baggage in front of Jue Chan. There were several brocades of various colors inside, and among the brocades there was also a package of something that looked like medicinal materials. He said to her: "Take the brocade back, and I will know that you are making clothes for Brother Si.
Bring this bag of saffron back to Xianfu Palace, otherwise you would attract too much attention just by taking this bag of medicinal materials. In the next two nights, I will send people to catch wild cats near Xianfu Palace. The sound of wild cats is like a baby crying. I know
This is the sound that the imperial concubine hates the most. In the days to come, if you think of ways to let her see these saffron flowers from time to time, whether they are placed in food or placed casually in the palace, she will definitely be scared if there is something wrong in her heart.
She will be unable to hold back for a long time, and Dongyun will definitely be the person she confides in and vents to. Everything depends on you to observe carefully. If it can be determined whether she has done anything, I will come forward in the future, but before that, it is the same as
I have nothing to do with it, but if the imperial concubine finds out that you are doing these things and does something to you, I will do my best to protect you, and I will not let the imperial concubine hurt you."
Jue Chan touched the slippery and soft brocade and slowly touched the paper package of medicinal materials with her fingers. She was a knowledgeable person and knew that this package of saffron cost a lot of money. Empress De Fei had indeed put in a lot of effort this time.
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"I understand, but this matter needs to be planned carefully. Your Majesty will wait patiently for a few days. In the following days, I will not be able to have much contact with you or related people. The only time I will have is to send clothes to Brother Si. In addition, Your Majesty and
The less contact I have with you, the better." Mrs. Juechan put away her things and said calmly, "The imperial concubine is no longer the same person as before. I have always treated her as a patient. Maybe she is really sick.
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Lan Qi solemnly said: "I'll leave everything to you. I don't want to promise you any big words of glory and wealth in the future, but if you need it in the future, I will try my best to help."
Jue Chan smiled calmly and said: "How can it be that my concubine can live to this day not because of my mother-in-law? It's just that you think those things are natural, but they have extended my concubine's life time and time again. This matter seems troublesome.
, it’s actually simple, I must try my best.”
After the two exhorted each other a few more words, the palace door opened. Lan Qi put on her cloak and quickly disappeared from the door. Jue Chan waited for a while before the fourth elder brother came over with Xiao Hezi. Yinzhen was very polite and said
He wanted to trouble Mr. Jue Chan to make clothes for him. Mr. Jue Chan took his measurements gently. Since they were strangers to each other, they didn’t say anything. When they were about to finish these things, Yinzhen asked Xiao Hezi to bring another pot of charcoal fire.
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"Actually, there is no need to bother moving the charcoal basin. Let's just do it now. In about four or five days, I will send the new auspicious clothes for the fourth elder brother as soon as possible so that you can catch up with the eldest elder brother's wedding." Jue Chan said gently.
He smiled and started to pack his things. He was afraid that Brother Si would see the bag of saffron, so he put it away carefully.
"Thank you, noble man, for your trouble." The fourth elder brother was very polite, but he changed the subject and said, "Your Excellency Juechan, the eighth elder brother already knows that you are his mother-in-law. The eighth elder brother asked me if you are not
I like him, but why do I feel so strange every time I meet him? It’s not our business to ask about adults’ matters. I just feel that Yinsu is a little pitiful."
Jue Chan didn't expect that her fourth brother would say these words to her. She was holding the baggage in her hand and turned her back to Yinzhen. She didn't know how to respond. The voice of the imperial concubine sounded from behind, seeming to be impatient, and asked: "
Why haven't you finished it yet? Yinzhen, it's time for you to go to bed. You have to go to the study early tomorrow morning."
If the Jue Chan family encountered an amnesty, she didn't like to mention the eighth elder brother to others, not to mention that the fourth elder brother was still a child. She immediately turned around and saluted, saying that everything was done, and she was about to leave. The imperial concubine held her son beside her,
He looked her up and down, took another look at the bundle, cleared his throat with a dry cough and said, "I'll leave this matter to you. If you do it well, I will naturally reward you."
Jue Chan raised his head and looked into the eyes of the imperial concubine, guessing what the imperial concubine was referring to, and then thought that since she was doing things for the imperial concubine, the imperial concubine should leave it alone. After agreeing to the promise, she hurriedly bowed and left, and the imperial concubine sent her son away.
She went to rest early, and when she returned to her dormitory, there was snow falling in the sky. The imperial concubine didn't know what she was feeling, so she stretched out her hand to pick up a few flakes of snow in her palms, and sighed for no reason: "I really don't know what will happen tomorrow. What will happen to us in the future?"
Over here, the snow started to fall when Mrs. Juechan returned to Xianfu Palace. As usual, she came to the main hall to see the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine had already heard from the palace maid that Mrs. Juechan had been left by the imperial concubine to be tailor-made by the fourth prince. When she saw her with
When the package came back, I heard that it was the material for making clothes for Brother Si. I didn’t think much about it and just sneered: “As expected, gold will always shine. Even if you live in seclusion here, there will always be people who care about you. You said that the emperor always cares about you?
You have some thoughts, you are probably not in the current situation, maybe you can be the fourth concubine, and maybe you can be the favorite concubine who can compete with the Wu Ya clan."
"I am not so lucky, but I can do a few acupuncture skills, so that you ladies can appreciate me." Juechan responded humbly, and said that it was getting late, so he asked the concubine to go to bed early. He came back as usual, without being in front of anyone.
If there is any abnormality, carefully place the saffron in a place where even the fragrant flowers cannot touch it.
We spent a peaceful night together, but the snow that night was not too heavy but lingered for two whole days. Jue Chan worked hard in the house every day to make new clothes for Brother Si, without seeing anything special at all. But two nights later,
She was awakened from her dream by the cry of a baby. The sound was sharp and harsh, rising and falling, but if she could identify it carefully, she could tell that it was the cry of a wild cat and not a real baby crying.
In the huge Forbidden City, there are always some places that cannot be managed. Cats will climb trees on the walls. The walls of the Forbidden City can lock people in, but they cannot stop these little things from passing through. However, there are always people who are careful around the palace where the master lives.
In the past, we did not allow these little beasts to come and go. It seemed that this was the first time that Lord Jue Chan had been to Xianfu Palace for so long.
The wild cats kept meowing, and sure enough, there was some movement in the main hall. Early the next morning, Xianghe came and told her: "They said there was a baby crying all night last night. Is the queen making any noise? I'm so sleepy. This slave is so sleepy."
I didn’t hear it, Master, did you hear it? It’s really scary, where did the baby come from?”
For a person like Xianghe who has no plans and worries and works hard every day, it is normal for him to sleep soundly at night and not hear the cat meowing. But Jue Chan is surprised that there is snow everywhere these days. He should just check it in the morning.
They found paw prints left by wild cats, why didn’t Dongyun and the others check?
Later, she came to the main hall to pay her respects. As expected, the imperial concubine was exhausted. It happened that Dongyun came back from nowhere and reported to the imperial concubine: "I sent people to check all over, and there were no paw prints of cats or dogs. There was no snow last night, so the footprints would not be covered."
It fell off and there are no traces of cleaning, so I’m afraid it’s not a wild cat.”
"What is it if it's not a wild cat? Didn't you hear?" The imperial concubine's face changed suddenly, pointing at Dongyun and said, "I will send people to go out all night tonight. If the wild cats are caught and all of them are suffocated to death, is it possible that they are really crying babies?
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Jue Chan remained calm and listened quietly. But that night, even though the imperial concubine sent people to patrol around Xianfu Palace, the ferocious sound like a baby crying sounded coldly and faintly in Xianfu Palace in the middle of the night.
, the eunuchs and maids checked over and over again, but found no trace of human beings or wild cats. They gradually felt eerie and terrifying, and even Jue Chan felt it was very strange.
Four or five days later, Concubine Wen almost collapsed, but suddenly one night there were no more weird sounds. It was a rare night for Concubine Wen to have a peaceful night, and she thought she had gotten rid of the weird cries. The next night, the frightening sounds came again.
The sound was even more terrifying than before.
That night, Mrs. Juechan happened to be putting the finishing touches on the clothes she had made for Fourth Brother. She lit the lamp without stopping, and she was used to hearing the cat meowing. But there was something unusual in the main hall. Xianghe hurriedly came to tell her: "Concubine Wen, run away."
When I went out, I said I was going to catch wild cats, but Sister Dongyun and the others couldn't stop me, so they all followed me out."
After hearing this, Master Jue Chan took the idea into consideration, and on the pretext of asking Xiang He to see how Brother Ten was doing, he turned around and took out the saffron from his private place, and quietly came to the imperial concubine's bedroom while the Xianfu Palace was noisy.