Chapter 23: Revenge
Corpse spots refer to the purple-red patches that appear on the skin of the lower parts of the corpse after death, which appear in an average of 2-4 hours after death, and can develop into a diffusion period in 8~10 hours. The distribution of corpse spots is directly related to the posture of the corpse. For example, in a corpse lying flat on its back, the corpse spots appear on the occipital, top, back, waist, sides of the buttocks and the back of the limbs, while in a corpse hanged by Xiang Yingchun, the corpse spots appear on the distal ends of the lower limbs, lower abdomen and upper abdomen, and are mostly purple-red or dark purple-red.
When Cai Wei inspected Yingchun's corpse, she deliberately asked the Empress Dowager Mo to step forward and look at the depth of the corpse spots, and then said: "The Queen Mother can go and see the corpse spots on the princess's body, if her corpse spots are deeper than Yingchun's corpse spots, it proves that she died earlier than Yingchun, and if her corpse spots are shallower than Yingchun's corpse spots, it proves that she died later than Yingchun, and the concubine suspects that the princess was injured by someone with internal force. It proves that the princess's corpse spots are blood in the abdomen, which is dispersed outside after death and cannot coalesce, so it is superficial. The injury was beaten before his death, and his qi and blood gathered into an injury. β
Empress Dowager Mo listened to Cai Wei's words, and it was irrefutable, so she took Bai Zhi's hand and trembled towards the house where Princess Chao Gui was mortuary.
Outside the house, although Li Guogong and the others did not go in, they all heard what Cai Wei said inside, and Li Guogong was surprised: "Your Majesty, what Niangniang said, the servants may not know, how did Niangniang know about it?" β
Nangong Yiqing knew that Cai Wei had learned in her previous life, but she couldn't say it clearly, so she had to say: "The queen loves to read, so she must have learned it from books." β
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When Empress Dowager Mo went to inspect the corpse spots of Princess Chaogui, she saw that the corpse spots on the lower part of her body were lighter than those of Yingchun, but the corpse spots on her back under the abdominal cavity were very deep.
"My poor jadeβ"
Empress Dowager Mo's crying voice came out: "Which one of the thousands of knives hurt you......"
Fei'er's suspicion is finally cleared!
The people in the Liguo Mansion were very happy, and Cai Wei also hurriedly sent someone back to the Mu Mansion to report the news, so as not to worry about her father, Nangong Yi was also relieved because Fei'er was relieved of suspicion, and finally no longer had to suffer from the queen mother's troubles.
The next question is how to catch the murderer.
Who was so bold as to dare to kill the emperor's sister under the emperor's nose? Also, what is the purpose of killing Chaoyue and marrying Fei'er?
Cai Wei doesn't care who killed Chaoyue, what she cares about is whether the murderer will repeat his old tricks and kill other people, this time it's Chaoyue who is down, and the next time she kills, what if it's someone she cares about?
Therefore, the murderer must be caught as much as possible in order to reassure people's hearts.
The task of solving the case was handed over to Dali Temple, and in the evening of the same day, the emperor's holy car returned to Luan, Cai Wei and Nangong Yi sat in the dragon chariot, hugging each other, silent; Empress Dowager Mo went back lying in her phoenix, and an autumn hunt made her lose her beloved daughter, and her heart was broken.
knew that this would be the case, so she let Yu'er marry Xianbei, so that she could still have a life; Or, she didn't bring Yu'er here, Yu'er must still be alive now......
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Time flies quickly, at the end of the year in a blink of an eye, there is no joy for the New Year in the palace, the case of Princess Chaogui has not been solved for a long time, Empress Dowager Mo is seriously ill, Nangong Yi died tragically because her sister was killed, and she was also very uncomfortable, and she personally participated in the case of Chaoyue's murder, but after investigating for a long time, I didn't find a clue, after the murderer killed Nangong Yu, there was no movement at all, and he disappeared....
Cai Wei has lived a very fulfilling life this time, spending time with three milk buns every day, singing to them, teasing them, and watching them grow up day by day, which has infinite fun......
Liu Xi asked Cai Wei for leave as early as two months ago, went to the north to sell his down products, by the way to collect goose feathers and duck feathers, to prepare for next year's production of down products, before departure, Cai Wei asked him to Shen Juhua to send a blue background laurel rabbit pattern makeup satin, as a New Year's gift, this satin is a tribute, there are only four horses in the palace, inch brocade inch gold, the color is brilliant and brilliant, beautiful as the sky clouds, chrysanthemum is one of her few best friends, because of the fetters of the child, Cai Wei will not be able to go to Qingxian for a while, I had to send something over to send Acacia.
He also asked him to give five hundred taels of silver to Uncle Mu in Mujia Village, and his mother told her when he entered the palace that Uncle Mu's family was having a bad time now, originally Uncle Mu and Aunt Mu wanted Lian'er to be reconciled with Ji Wanfu, but they found that Lian'er was already pregnant, in order not to let the child be born without a father, the couple had to dispel the idea of letting Lian'er and leave, and continued to feed the three members of the Ji family in vain.
Uncle Mu's five-spice peanut rice and five-spice melon seeds are still doing very well, but it is still a little difficult to feed three more idlers who eat for nothing at once.
The three members of the Ji family were all scared when Uncle Mu and Aunt Mu asked Lian'er to leave with Ji Wanfu, in case Lian'er really separated from Ji Wanfu, they didn't even have a place to stay, they were afraid that they would have to beg for food on the streets, so after the turmoil of Heli passed, these three people stopped a lot.
Master Ji now knows that he has nothing to do at home, but he helps pick peanuts and chop firewood; Mrs. Ji also knows how to help wash dishes and chopsticks, and feed chickens and ducks; Lian Ji Wanfu doesn't go out to drink and gamble, and occasionally accompanies Lian'er to talk and laugh.
For Ji Wanfu's changes, Lian'er is very satisfied, although Ji Wanfu has no money and no power now, but the kind of luxury in him is not the same as the rich children of their small families here, he is now her own man, and no one can come to share the favor with her...
Cai Wei was speechless for Lian'er's contempt, and she didn't want to see her anymore and hear her news, but no matter what, Uncle Mu and Aunt Mu took care of their family over the years, she will never forget it, and now that Uncle Mu's family is in trouble, she took out a few hundred taels of silver to help them, which can be regarded as a return for the kindness of the third uncle and the third aunt!
On the day of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the snow concubine of the Xianbei country gave birth to a princess, the little princess is healthy and beautiful, and the jade snow is cute, but because she is a princess, Helan Qi is very lost.
He is already in his forties, and his desire for heirs is far greater than his desire for women, after the death of Queen Jiya, he selected a good family of women to enrich the harem, but although there are many concubines, only one is pregnant, originally he was thinking that Xue Fei could give birth to a prince for him, but he didn't expect that in the end it was a princess, which disappointed Helan Qi.
When Queen Chao Gui took the concubines to visit the little princess, she took advantage of the fact that Helan Qi and all the concubines were there, and said in a vague manner: "What a cute little princess, it would be better if it was a little prince, and all the sisters of Ming'er came to ask Concubine Xue for a way to have children, and give birth to more princes and princesses, and our harem will be lively..." β
Concubine Xue never dreamed that Princess Chaogui would have the courage to expose her in front of Her Majesty, so she was immediately stunned, her expression stiffened for a moment, and she said, "What did the queen say?" How can a concubine have any recipe for having children? It's just that His Majesty took pity on him and let the concubine sleep more often, and the concubine was lucky enough to get pregnant and give birth to the princess. β
Chao Gui said "oh" and said: "When the queen was in the Great Jin, I heard that Concubine Xue was the best at pharmacology, so she won the trust of the Empress Dowager Mo. β
As soon as these words came out, a shrewd concubine immediately showed a look of astonishment, and gradually understood something, Helan Qi also raised her head and slowly looked at Concubine Xue.
Although Helan Qi is stupid, he is not a fool, he works so hard every day to sow seeds in various palaces, but in the end he only planted one, which would be suspicious to anyone.
Concubine Xue received so many eyes at once, some were puzzled, some were shocked, some suddenly realized, and some were angry, especially Helan Qi was looking at her with that kind of obscure and complicated gaze, and her heart suddenly furious, and she cheered up and smiled: "The queen is really joking, the concubine said, the reason why the concubine can get pregnant is because His Majesty has let the concubine sleep a little more than the sisters, where is the theory of being proficient in medical theory!" β
Although she was sloppy, Helan Qi was not easy to fool, and after leaving Feixue Palace, she immediately sent someone to call Helan Xue over to interrogate Concubine Xue's past.
Helan Xue used to be the crown princess of Nangong Shi, she has been in the Great Jin Kingdom for five or six years, and she should be familiar with the characters in the Great Jin Palace, if Concubine Xue is really proficient in medical science, the concubines in the palace are not pregnant, and she is inseparable, and he will not let her go!
Helan Xue naturally knew Luo Xue, but she didn't know that the famous Xue Concubine in the palace was actually the former Luo Xue, Helan Xue was just an unfavored princess, because his mother was Queen Ji Ya's confidant, and after Ji Ya died, Helan Qi let her mother die of illness. Because Helan Xue is well-behaved and sensible, and she is a daughter, Helan Qi did not condemn her, but only let her stay in her palace obediently, and she was not allowed to go out unless she was edicted.
Therefore, she didn't know that Concubine Xue was falling snow, because she hadn't seen her at all!
Hearing the opportunity to be summoned by her father, Helan Xue naturally cherished it very much, and immediately did not hesitate to report Concubine Xue's details to Helan Qi, including her outstanding status by the side of Empress Dowager Mo, as well as her proficiency in medical science and martial arts.
Hearing that Helan Xue also said that she was proficient in medical science, Helan Qi's suspicion in her heart became even greater, and she immediately issued a decree to let the queen take over the management of the harem on the grounds that it was inconvenient for Concubine Xue to be confined, and ordered Concubine Xue to rest assured in confinement.
A few days later, when she went to visit the Flying Snow Palace, Concubine Xue retreated, knelt on the ground and said: "Queen, Luoxue knows that she is wrong, she should not underestimate the queen and disobey the queen in the past. β
Chao Gui smiled coldly: "Hehe, I can't imagine that the invincible Snow Concubine also has today, falling snow, I have no grievances with you in the long future, no hatred in the near future, and the well water has always been not against the river water, you have been persecuted and humiliated again and again in order to establish your authority, so that I have no way to retreat, I have to stand up and fight back against you to settle down, the current situation is caused by yourself, I can't complain about others, I want me to forgive you, two words." β
Luoxue asked eagerly, "What?" β
Chao Gui slowly spit out two words: "Dream!" β
Anyway, under the pretext of hot tea, he sent off the two maids beside Concubine Xue, regardless of Luoxue's bitter pleading, and ordered someone to put the two maids in prison, and then ordered someone to interrogate them strictly, and a few hours later, the two maids confessed that Concubine Xue had given birth pills to the concubines in the palace many times in the name of banquets and rewards.
Chao Gui collected the spices, flowers and tea that Luo Xue rewarded the concubines for contraception, and presented these things in front of He Lanqi, the evidence was conclusive, Helan Qi was furious, and immediately ordered the abolition of Concubine Xue's concubine and sent her to the cold palace.
Luoxue never thought that Princess Chaogui, who was gentle and modest in the palace in the past, would be so ruthless and neat in her actions, she knew that she was such a character, even if there was a ghost dragging her, she didn't dare to provoke her, however, now it's too late to regret it.
Helan Qi is a ruthless person, after learning about Luoxue's conspiracy, he immediately became disgusted with her, and it was already very good to not kill her in the face of the princess......
After the falling snow was brought down, Chao Gui gradually attracted Helan Qi's idea and became a well-deserved queen.
However, she is not happy, Helan Qi has to have a few concubines almost every day for the sake of having many heirs, and when she is in her palace, she even does not let go of a few good-looking palace maids in the palace, guarding an old man like a stallion, although he has a high position, but the state of mind that is unbearable in a high place is something that few people can experience!
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After the New Year, in Liaodan's harem, a lady surnamed Du gave birth to a little prince, this little prince was the first child of Saknu, and he was extremely expensive, but when he saw the pink, wrinkled baby, he said with a black face: "It's ugly!" β
However, this little guy who was despised as 'really ugly' by his father Khan became Mrs. Xiao's heart and soul at birth, and she was taken by her side when he was born, not to mention, he had to support the child's biological mother as the Yan clan of Liaodan Kingdom.
Du Yueniang is peaceful by nature, and deeply influenced by feudal thoughts, everything is already a husband, and the ladies in the harem of Sakenu are not jealous of peaceful coexistence, and often persuade Saknu to rain evenly, and give birth to some heirs, in order to prosper the country.
Saknu saw that she was so virtuous, although she was far inferior to the person in his heart, but he was destined to not be able to get that person, so it didn't matter who was the Yan clan, so he followed his mother's wishes and helped Yueniang to be the Yan clan of the Liaodan Kingdom.
After Yueniang became the Yan clan of the Liaodan Kingdom, she immediately wrote to her brother and mother, telling them about their situation.
Du Yongqi was naturally happy to learn that his sister had become the Yan clan of Liaodanguo, Aunt Liao and Du Ruhai were also happy, and Du Yongbang and Du Yongzhi and Du Yongchun were remorseful when they heard about it.
When they were in power, they didn't take Aunt Liao's family in their eyes at all, and suppressed and squeezed them everywhere, causing Du Yongqi to lose a leg, and Du Yueniang was almost married to the old man by them to add a house.
However, even if you can't borrow the light of Yueniang, it's nothing, the Du family not only Yueniang did the Yanshi, but the Du Meiren in the Mengnu Wang's tent is also about to give birth, Tuoba Hong Khan once secretly told her that if she gave birth to a male fetus, she would be made the Yanshi of Mengnu.
Speaking of which, the women of the Du family are outstanding, not only Liaodan's Yan family is the daughter of the Du family, but the future Yan family of Mengnu is also the Du family, although the queen mother of the Great Jin Dynasty is not surnamed Du, but she also has a relationship with the Du family that breaks bones and tendons, otherwise, the Du family commits the big crime of chaos, and it is impossible to just exile and finish the matter, it must be the queen mother who is maneuvering from it, so that their family can escape from death and spend the rest of their lives in Mengnu!
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Two months later, one evening, in the cold north, a red horse galloped on the wide official road, and on horseback, a tired young man clutched the reins and whipped the horse's body, and ran in the direction of the city.
The man has been traveling abroad for a year, and this year, he spent most of his time in Qingluo Kingdom, but when he saw the prince of Qingluo Country drinking tea with the crown princess at the side of the stall, the prince tasted the tea poured by the vendor himself, and only gave it to the princess when he felt that it was not hot, and after the princess drank the tea, the prince personally wiped her mouth, helped arrange the cloak, and put on a hat, he knew that he was finished, and there was no play.
Wan Yan Jingchen loves Xiangyun, he has fallen in love to the bones, he is also a man, he can understand the affection in Yan Jingchen's eyes, there is no one in his eyes, only the smiling and satisfied little woman in front of him, and that little woman, who used to be his, will never return to his side.
That night, he left the country of Qingluo, began to travel everywhere, no goal, wherever he went, now, he walked to this place is the suburbs of Qingxian County, Bianzhou Prefecture, and there are four or five miles, you can reach the county seat of Qingxian, his horse has been running for a day, he has long been tired, he is also very tired, trying his best to find a place to rest.
After running for a while, he suddenly saw a temple in front of him, the temple was not big, covering an area of about one acre of land, it was deserted, only a car was parked outside, and it seemed that the incense was not vigorous.
Mo Zili was very tired and wanted to go in to rest for a while, so after dismounting, he tied the horse under the poplar tree next to the temple and walked towards the temple.
"Bodhisattva, please be sure to bless that dead eunuch who was struck to death by lightning, uh... If you don't think it's good to kill, bless him to be a eunuch for the rest of his life......"
In the main hall of the temple, a young girl knelt in front of the statue of the Bodhisattva, praying sincerely, and when Mo Zili heard this, his feet fell and he almost fell to the ground.
At this time, he heard another girl's voice coming, like a maid's voice: "Miss, we really don't have to come here every day to curse Grandpa Liu, and in order to show your sincerity in asking for the Bodhisattva, you don't take a car, and you walk back and forth for miles every day, it's really tiring!" β
The girl who was kneeling on the ground inserted the incense in her hand into the incense burner, turned around, her face no longer had the solemn and pious appearance just now, she raised her head, looked at the sky in the distance, and said faintly: "But if I don't curse him, I really feel uneasy, especially recently, it has reached the point of tossing and turning." β
"But miss, does it really work for you to curse every day so tirelessly? We have been cursing for three months, but we have not received the news that Liu Gonggong was killed by thunder, and it is spring now, how can there be thunder? β
The woman glanced at the maid and said, "Of course I know it's useless." β
"Then you're still..." The maid opened her mouth in shock, not understanding the young lady's thinking.
The woman said lightly: "He is a celebrity next to the queen, my father's guest, may I ask, can we beat him?" β
"Can't!" The maid is realistic.
"Can I get revenge on him?"
"Can't!"
"So, how do I express the resentment in my heart?"
The maid said with a bitter face: "Miss, Grandpa Liu just loves to laugh, you really don't have to mind so much." β
"Love to laugh? Why didn't he smile when he introduced someone to him, why did he laugh like that when he introduced me Shen Juhua? My father and mother also saw that he was a celebrity next to the queen, and he was a eunuch, so they asked me to eat at the same table with them, I didn't dislike him, but he came to laugh at me? β
Thinking of the scene when she saw Liu Xi for the first time, Chrysanthemum couldn't help but clench her fists, and she was so angry that she was going to die.
The hateful dead eunuch, who had been a serious courtesy to her, became extremely unnatural when he heard her name, and his face was distorted as if he was holding, but in the end he didn't hold back, 'hahaha' laughed loudly, laughing so much that he couldn't straighten his waist, is her name so funny?
Chrysanthemum, what an elegant two words, chrysanthemum blooms in the forest, and the green pine crown rock column. The cold flowers have bloomed, and the chrysanthemum is alone. Such a noble flower, he is a dead eunuch, understand?
What's even more hateful is that every time he sees her in the future, he looks like he is suffocating to death, as if she is funny. A few more times, he didn't hold back, hahahaha laughed out loud, he was really angry with her!
Outside the door, listening to the conversation between the master and servant, the corners of Mo Zili's mouth twitched, petrified in the wind......
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