The sound of stepping on the floor tiles under the flowerpot in front of the door was sonorous and powerful. Concubine Wen walked in step by step. The people who had just huffed and followed her out didn't know where they were. The only one following her now was Dongyun. Dongyun took a nap before getting out.
The piece of paper in Chan's hand contained a few saffron stamens, and the cup of ginseng and black-bone chicken soup had been dyed red by the soaked saffron. Dongyun's face was ugly, and he said to Concubine Wen gloomily: "Your Majesty, your guess is good.
, it can be seen that the saffron last time was also planted by noble Jue Chan."
Concubine Wen laughed and walked over slowly. The chicken soup in front of her had changed. It was as red as blood, and it looked a bit ferocious and terrifying for no reason. However, she picked up the spoon and took a sip. Dongyun and Juechan were both the same.
Shocked, the imperial concubine frowned and said: "They are so stupid. They put such unpalatable food in Laba porridge and no one eats it? Wu Yalanying is really a stupid woman. Even such a woman is worthy of giving birth to children in our family.
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Mrs. Juechan frowned tightly, and regardless of whether she was dead or alive at the moment, she asked first: "The matter of Fujin's miscarriage is really your fault..."
But before she could finish her question, she saw a whole cup of chicken soup flying towards Jue Chan. The chicken soup spilled all over her head and face, and the soup cup hit her forehead directly. She fell backwards in pain.
Then he rushed over and strangled her neck: "I know you are smart, but do you know that smartness can be mistaken for cleverness? What did you do that night to go to Brother Ten's house? Those saffron flowers are so small
It stuck to your clothes, and then turned around and stuck to Brother Ten's bed. It scared the wet nurse and thought it was a blood-sucking insect, but it made me so happy. It turned out to be my son. He knew how to cry and beckon me over to catch you. Tell me.
I, who told you to do this, is it Wu Yalanqi, right? If you don’t tell me, I will strangle you to death!"
"Mother, you can't strangle the noble man to death. Please calm down." Dongyun ran up and pulled her master away. If he really killed someone, it would be even more unclear. The best way now is to lock up the noble man Jue Chan.
Other matters need to be considered in the long run.
But just as Concubine Wen stood up, she turned around and knocked down all the dishes on the table. She smashed the porcelain on Jue Chan's body, and splashed greasy soup and dishes all over her body. Concubine Wen scolded like crazy:
"How good I am to you, but you actually betrayed me, even you betrayed me. You clearly said you would not betray me. Has your conscience been eaten by a dog? Do you believe that I told you about the matter between you and Nalan Rongruo?
If he shakes it out, he will not be able to live peacefully in death, and his coffin will be opened, his grave dug up, his bones crushed and his ashes thrown away."
Jue Chan was injured on her body, and her forehead was broken and bleeding. When she heard Concubine Wen's words, her heart felt really cold. Only when she was deceived by rape did she feel that Concubine Wen was sincerely helping her.
The imperial concubine pretends to be pious and respects their relationship, but in fact she has always just wanted to take advantage of her. She even feels that this is giving her charity, so she must repay her and give her advice throughout her life to win over those who are not interested at all.
What should belong to her.
"Without me, you would have died a long time ago. Where is your conscience?" The imperial concubine scolded, raised her hand and threw the bowl on the table towards Jue Chan. She turned her head to avoid the blow and watched the porcelain shatter on the ground.
The last bit of gratitude in my heart disappeared. She raised her hand to wipe away the blood flowing from her eyes and said in a cold voice: "When I came to Xianfu Palace, it was the emperor's order. It had nothing to do with the empress. The empress has nothing to do with me.
I have no life-saving grace, and my conscience will not exist for someone who kills his children."
As Jue Chan said, when the emperor noticed Concubine Hui's ambition to raise more children, she would have trouble with her, so he took the initiative to move Jue Chan from a separate courtyard to Xianfu Palace. His original intention was to hand over the child to her.
Although everything that happened after being raised by Concubine Wen was different from what was expected, the fact that Jue Chan came to Xianfu Palace really had nothing to do with Concubine Wen herself. However, she always regarded herself as a benefactor and asked Jue Chan to obey her words.
So many years have passed in the blink of an eye, and today this twisted relationship has finally broken down.
Concubine Wen herself has long forgotten what happened back then. She only remembers how she helped the Juechan clan, how she told her everything about Nalan Rongruo outside, and how she went crazy and drove the Juechan clan's mother and son out.
She had forgotten everything. In her eyes, she only saw Wu Yalanqi's ruthlessness towards her, and only saw Juechan's betrayal of her. Everyone in the world was unfair to her. There was no one in her life.
Things can be done as she wishes. No matter how hard she tries, she can't get what she wants. No matter how well she does, no one will look at her.
An angry woman, how could she listen to such words again? Concubine Wen's face became more ferocious, she leaned over in front of Jue Chan, raised her hand and slapped her in the face, and the slender armor made a mark on her chin.
There was a bloody cut, and he grabbed Jue Chan's collar and said: "No one will let me be a good person, then I will only do evil. If I do evil, you will remember that I am still there, right? I will take good care of you,
Let you live well and see how I take care of her sister and then take care of her."
"Lock her up, lock up Xianghe and the others. If anyone dares to leak a word, I will kill him." Concubine Wen told Dongyun with a cold face, "You have a way to control those palace ladies and eunuchs, you can decide for yourself
Let’s see what the consequences will be if we don’t do this well.”
It was Dongyun who put the saffron into the Laba porridge with her own hands. The red scene before the saffron was boiled and disappeared is still in front of her eyes. She always felt that it was the same color as blood. She always felt that it was the blood from Fujin's miscarriage. What Concubine Wen said made her happy.
She was so frightened that she could no longer escape.
The mess in the dining hall was quickly cleaned up. The uninformed palace maids and eunuchs were also used to Concubine Wen's temper of throwing and beating her. As for Concubine Jue Chan being locked up, those who didn't care just thought it was because she was not feeling well.
If you don't go out from the house, at first glance, Xianfu Palace looks no different from before.
However, Jue Chan was injured in many places on her body. If the scars on her forehead and chin were not treated in time, they would leave scars for life, and her beautiful face would be ruined. It would be better if she was locked up in her own palace.
, but Concubine Wen asked Dongyun to lock her in the room where the utensils of Xianfu Palace were stacked. There was nothing here except cold utensils and furnishings, and there was no charcoal stove or earth dragon. She only had a single piece of clothing on her body.
If the cold climate continues for a long time, her life may not be saved.
And there are still many people in Xianfu Palace who don't know about all this, let alone people outside Xianfu Palace.
When Lan Qi came back from Cining Palace that night, Lu Zhu hurriedly told her something, saying that the people who went to let wild cats out today had not yet taken action, and there were wild cats in Xianfu Palace. The eunuchs and maids were busy around Xianfu Palace for a while.
, I didn’t catch anything, and then they dispersed.
"Are you sure our people didn't go?" Lan Qi felt faintly uneasy.
Lu Zhu nodded: "Our people all went there in the middle of the night. It was dinner time at that time. Who would go there?"
Lan Qi sent Lu Zhu down, but it was the first time she had done such a thing, and she felt a little restless for a moment. She called Lu Zhu and asked them not to let wild cats go again, and all related things were taken care of, but after that, Huan Chun still felt uneasy.
I tried to go to Xianfu Palace to inquire about the news. The palace door was closed early and not even a single person could be seen.
"Maybe there really are wild cats and it's just a coincidence?" Huan Chun tried her best to comfort her master. She could also see that her mother-in-law was really not the type to do such things. She was worried every day. Although she had to persist to the end, it was really hard.
It was enough to torture her.
Lan Qi also knew that there might just be a wild cat, and it was nothing more than anything else, so there was no need to scare herself, but this night was not practical after all. As expected, her worries were answered at the Lantern Festival banquet the next day. That night, Concubine Wen dressed up and attended.
But the noble Jue Chan who always followed him was nowhere to be seen. The tenth prince also followed the wet nurse, and usually followed the noble Jue Chan.
Not wanting to show an uneasy look in front of others, Lan Qi kept a tight smile on her face, but she looked at Huan Chun from time to time. Both the master and the servant murmured in their hearts. Fortunately, Huan Chun was flexible and could chat with the maids casually with just a few words.
After asking some questions, she ran back and said to Lan Qi: "I said I'm sick and I'm recovering in the palace."
"But I haven't heard of the imperial doctor." At this moment, Lan Qi was restless and suspicious of everything. She couldn't help showing anxiety on her face. Huan Chun kept reminding her to be careful. Fortunately, Wen Xian was by her side to pester her.
Being with her distracted her a lot, but the child couldn't sit still and would run away soon. Lan Qi got impatient and simply chased her daughter out of the table. This was not unusual and no one paid much attention to it.
Lan Qi chased her daughter all the way to the backyard. Sure enough, she saw several other children playing here. A young eunuch led them to set off fireworks and light lanterns. Even the eldest brother and the prince were there. The children were laughing and having fun.
Lan Qi's heart sank. The light here was dim. It was not as bright as day at the banquet. She could show the worries on her face unscrupulously. Because she had drunk some wine and was running hastily with her daughter just now, she couldn't help but feel dizzy. She leaned sideways on the couch under the eaves.
I sat on it, leaning against the thick beams.
Watching the children laughing and chasing each other, I felt a little relaxed. Suddenly I heard the voice of a child behind me. I couldn't tell which brother it was for a moment, but I could clearly hear him asking: "Why didn't the noble lady Jue Chan come? Didn't she always bring her with her?"
Are you playing? We are going to set off fireworks later, so let her come too."
"I'm afraid, Bage." A milky voice sounded out, and according to what was said just now, the one who answered the call at this moment should be the 10th elder brother who had been following Noble Jue Chan. Since he called Bage, the child who asked the question should
It's the eighth elder brother.
Brother Ba asked with a smile: "What are you afraid of? Are you not afraid of the noble Jue Chan? Does the noble Jue Chan like you very much? Why is she with you every day?"
"Bago, E Niang is so cruel. E Niang hit someone with a bowl, and Master Jue Chan fell to the ground." The tenth prince said and was about to cry, but when he tried to speak again, it seemed that the eighth prince covered his mouth.
Lan Qi was frightened when she heard this from behind the beam, while Brother Ba whispered, "Yinqi, don't talk nonsense, it will scare people."