At dusk, the sky was cloudy and rainy, and the sky was overcast. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 There was a damp smell around info, always like something was going to happen. On the empty eaves, lanterns swaying in the wind sway back and forth. At the Zhongcui Palace, there was a frightened cry of Butterfly: "Quick! Quickly pass on the Imperial Doctor—"

When the imperial physician carried the medicine box on his back and hurried along the corridor to the Zhongcui Palace, it was already late. Chen Xueying's pulse had already slowly stopped beating. His face gradually turned sallow, the imperial doctor shook his head, turned to kneel in front of the couch, and whispered to He Jing: "Niangniang, Niangniang is dead-"

Dead? Chen Xueying died? He Jing's mind was blank, she had just gone to the imperial dining room to prepare dinner, and when she asked Die'er to send medicine to Chen Xueying, she only had a cup of tea. Why is Chen Xueying gone? She looked at Butterfly's pale face and was suddenly shocked.

Originally, Die'er was the maid of Changchun Palace, but later Jiang Lingyan was expelled from the palace. Die'er deliberately threw herself at Wanning, but Wanning always doubted Die'er's loyalty. If you say anything to be tempted, I thought it would be a casual remark, but who knows if it would be an accidental coincidence that Chen Xueying died suddenly when she delivered the medicine this time.

Just as He Jing was thinking about how to deal with it, he heard a rush of footsteps coming from the eaves. She immediately got up and opened the door to greet her, and it turned out to be Jun Hao! She rolled her eyes for a while, and then she knelt on the ground with her legs weak, and cried loudly: "It's a slave maid, and she didn't take good care of her mother......"

But seeing Jun Hao's face, he didn't pay attention to He Jing's words. Instead, he walked straight towards the soft couch, and He Jingtong followed Wanning who followed closely behind. Chen Xueying on the couch had a face like wax paper, and her lips were purple. Even a head of black hair has become slightly yellowish.

I saw Jun Hao stretch out his hand and gently caress Chen Xueying's jade-like face. The circles under his eyes were slightly red, maybe in Jun Hao's heart, he had never treated this queen well. It was later learned that after Chen Xueying's miscarriage, Jun Hao was a little surprised, he didn't know about it.

"What the hell is going on?" Jun Hao's voice was low and hoarse, he was reading a book in the Zhengyang Hall at that time, and when he heard the news of Chen Xueying's death, he couldn't care about the cold weather. In a hurry to rush to Zhong Cui Palace, Wan Ning took the cloak and followed behind.

Hearing Jun Hao's question, He Jing slowly stopped crying, choked up, and said: "The slave prepares a meal for Niangniang, who would have thought that when she comes back, she will ......" Following the direction of He Jing's finger, Jun Hao saw a butterfly kneeling on the ground, and a broken porcelain bowl.

It is very obvious that it must be the medicine sent by this maid, and she died suddenly after being eaten by Chen Xueying. Jun Hao asked in a deep voice, "Is it the medicine you sent?" "Yes, it's the slave," Die'er's voice was so low that she couldn't even hear herself.

It can be seen that Die'er is very scared, and her voice is trembling. How could he not be afraid, He Jing went to the imperial dining room. Only she served Chen Xueying in the house, and now that Chen Xueying is dead, it is natural that she has become the only suspect.

"The emperor probably doesn't know, her name is Die'er, and she was originally from Changchun Palace," He Jing glanced at Wanning behind her, and then told Jun Hao about Die'er, "Recently, the queen is not in good health, and the slave maid can't take care of it alone." So I begged Miss Yan, but fortunately, Miss Yan took pity on her and let Die'er come with her to serve......"

As soon as these words were spoken, He Jing saw Wan Ning's satisfied eyes. The words are good, and the water does not leak. One explains Die'er's true identity, and the person who doubts it is naturally self-evident. The second also shows that it was He Jing who asked for Wanning herself, and Wanning sent Die'er to go, not Wanning's original intention.

What's more, Wan Ning was originally a maid in front of the palace, and she should be responsible for the transfer of people in the harem. If it is not explained that He Jing took the initiative to ask for it, then Jun Hao will definitely think that Wanning is scheming and transferring Die'er to Zhongcui Palace to murder the queen. If it weren't for He Jing's clever tongue, Wanning would have been pulled into the water.

At this time, thunder and lightning sounded in mid-air, and the surrounding flowers and trees were blown back and forth. The moonlight gradually dimmed, and only a thin circle of clouds surrounded it. There was a sad atmosphere everywhere, and Chen Xueying's sudden death added a poignant color to the harem.

In the hall of Zhong Cui Palace, after listening to He Jing's words, Jun Hao's heart gradually understood something. He always knew that Jiang Lingyan wanted the most queen. I have never given up over the years, and I thought that Jiang Lingyan would stop after being expelled from the palace.

Where would she have thought that Jiang Lingyan would send her personal maid Die'er to be her own internal response in the palace? Everything is clear, and there is no need to investigate anything at all. But Die'er cried and shouted: "The emperor is clear! Zhaoyi Niangniang has never instructed the slave maid, Zhaoyi Niangniang is wronged, wronged! ”

Things have come to this point, but Die'er refuses to admit it. Jun Hao's brows furrowed, where would he be able to listen to these words. His face was gloomy, and he turned to the people outside: "Pull her into the torture room and interrogate her severely!" Then two inner guards dragged Die'er away.

"The slave is wronged, wronged--the emperor, the emperor-" Die'er's voice was still echoing on the eaves of the corridor, He Jing hurriedly turned around and closed the door, and then slowly retreated. Wanning on the side looked at the silent Jun Hao, and unconsciously stroked his hand gently.

In this early autumn, the weather gradually becomes colder. Especially Jun Hao at this moment, he must be uncomfortable in his heart. Although I have only been with Chen Xueying for more than a month, I have never been serious about each other. About in Jun Hao's heart, he is ashamed of this queen.

Chen Xueying, who was on the bed, fell asleep quietly. The face is still mixed with the flowers and moon appearance before his death, as if he is alive. Later Donglu National History records the cloud: "The Empress of Donglu Chen is gentle and virtuous, and she has meritorious service in raising her young son." Specially named Shude, Gongren, filial piety, virtuous queen, buried in the royal tomb. ”

Whenever Wanning reads this paragraph, she can't help but scoff. What a "gentle and virtuous lady", what a "virtuous queen". If it weren't for her Wanning secretly helping herself, she Chen Xueying would be nothing. It's just a chess piece on the chessboard, but you really think you're the queen?

"Your Majesty," Wan Ning gently held Jun Hao's hand and gave him a warm relief, "Please also mourn, I believe that Niangniang doesn't want to see the emperor like this." It's better to report to the Ministry of Rites and prepare for the burial of the mother...... "Anyway, this is the top priority."

It's just that Jun Hao didn't seem to hear Wanning's words, and just looked at Chen Xueying quietly. It's so quiet that you can hear each other's heartbeats. How could this beautiful woman in front of her make Jun Hao feel a little familiar. Where have you seen it, where have you seen it.

Seeing Jun Hao's eyes like this, Wanning was a little anxious. She was only afraid that Jun Hao would find any flaws again, or Chen Xueying's identity would be exposed. Then when the time comes, not only will he be expelled from the palace, but he will probably even lose his life, so it is best to think about burying him as soon as possible.

Just when she was restless and wanted to tell Jun Hao to leave. But she suddenly heard a soft cough outside the door, and she sighed softly. Then he turned around and went out, but it was Wang Lianying. He said anxiously: "There is an urgent report from the Ministry of War, asking to present it to the emperor, girl, you see ......"

"The emperor is sad, you put this fold back in the Zhengyang Palace," Wan Ning turned around and looked at the window, the lonely figure, more and more worried. However, the officer and soldier who delivered the letter on the side said: "Please also ask my aunt to be accommodating, it is really an urgent military report!" ”

"What emergency military report? It's also more important than the queen's funeral now? Wan Ning already had something in mind, but now after listening to this soldier's words, she was even more impatient. She just wanted to send this soldier away quickly, and then quickly take Jun Hao away and bury Chen Xueying.

It's just an urgent military report, and it needs to be submitted to Jun Hao. "This ......" The soldier staggered, making Wan Ning frown more and more: "Why, I'm the maid in front of the palace." Even the original queen mother wants to give me three points, so I can't read the military report? You said it, if you want to delay the military situation, you are a capital crime! ”

To the west of the palace is the punishment room for the palace people. The high and uplifted palace, splashing ink on the three terrifying "punishment rooms". Cheng Chunlin has always been in charge, which is where Liang Yuzhen was punished last time. Wan Ning had also been here at the beginning, and all kinds of criminal laws made people feel shocked.

At this time, Die'er had two inner prisoners, her legs and waist tied to a wide bench. Two arms, also tied to a wooden shelf behind the bench. She is like a lamb to the slaughter, whose fate is unknown, and the butterfly seems to smell death.

"Good work," Cheng Chunlin smiled at the two inner supervisors, and then asked the attendant to take out a bag of gold and hand it to them. The two inner eunuchs took the gold, and immediately smiled: "Auntie is really good at talking, the deadline given by the emperor is one day, and my aunt weighs it." It's just that this girl has a hard mouth, I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with. ”

"With her sharp teeth, when she comes to me, she can't help her," Cheng Chunlin said loudly, asking the two internal supervisors to rest assured. Die'er on the side heard these words and suddenly trembled. I had heard earlier that the torture equipment in the execution room was the most vicious.

A table, a candle, a roll of paper. are all announcing to Die'er, as long as Die'er is willing to confess that Jiang Lingyan harmed the queen. Then sign and draw, and everything will be easy to talk about. She can still live her own free life in the palace.

In Die'er's memory, she has always followed Qi Su to work in the treasury of Changchun Palace. Even later, I learned that Chisu left home and left the palace. Die'er was transferred from the treasury to Changchun Palace and followed Jiang Lingyan to do things. It's not just Jiang Lingyan who is the master, she is a maid.

When Die'er was seven years old, her mother died. It was Jiang Lingyan who paid for her mother's burial. Many years later, Die'er is still grateful. A good life serves his master, and he must not be born in vain. But then after Jiang Lingyan was expelled from the palace, she was not so dead-hearted, and turned to Wanning.

Regarding Jiang Lingyan's kindness to her, she will not forget. Die'er is just trying to find her own life in the harem. It's okay to do things under anyone's hands, as long as you save your life. However, how to repay this kindness, as well as Wanning, who she relied on so hard, will also frame her, and she is very resentful in her heart.

Are you doubting her faithfulness? Butterfly really wants to cry without tears. Looking at the charcoal fire prepared by Cheng Chunlin and a soldering iron next to her, her heart rose to her throat, like a beating flame that could devour her small body at any time.

"I won't make a detour, as long as you are willing to find out who is behind the scenes, sign it, and you can regain your freedom," Cheng Chunlin turned the red-hot charcoal fire back and forth with a soldering iron, and the soldering iron was burned red, "Sure enough, I really can't give up your beautiful face......

These words were pulled by Cheng Chunlin in such a long tone that Die'er swallowed unconsciously when she heard it. If the charcoal fire burns on one's body, will not the flesh be scorched? That's not as good as a knife that made her die. She closed her eyes in pain, all she thought about crying out loud.

It has already been said that the inner prison has come because there is still a battlefield ahead, and the queen is waiting to be buried. That's why only one day was given, as long as Die'er was willing to confess her sins and summon behind the scenes. Cheng Chunlin, as the aunt in charge of the execution room, was so easy to get this errand, and she didn't want to live up to the emperor's trust.

I saw her pick up the hot soldering iron, shook it back and forth in front of Die'er a few times, and asked sharply again: "I'll only give you one last chance, who instructed you to murder the queen?" Say it! In Die'er's opinion, Cheng Chunlin's fierce gaze had already made her brain blank, not to mention the soldering iron.

"Ahh It was too late to shed tears, but I felt that the skin and flesh on my chest were suddenly scalded. It's as if the heart in the chest is also bleeding.

At dinnertime, a cloud of clouds shrouded the palace. Occasionally, a gust of wind blew, shaking the faint candlelight. At this time, Die'er had fainted, and her whole body was already weak and weak. The clothes on the upper body were also burned by the hot charcoal fire, and there were many tears.

This girl really can't help but fight. Cheng Chunlin sighed softly while taking the paper on the table, and then took Die'er's already weak fingers and pressed a bloody handprint on the paper. signed and drawn, so that only one signature was needed to hand over the errand, Cheng Chunlin was quite proud.

A basin of cold water poured all over the butterfly's body. Her groggy head suddenly became a thriller at this moment. It seems that the cells all over the body are constantly flipping and jumping. Messy long hair that hides a haggard, thin cheek. All that was left was a pair of deep-set eye sockets and a purple lip.

Under the bleak candle flame, the butterfly seemed to be a dead butterfly. She looked at Cheng Chunlin in front of her blankly, and spit out three words dryly: "Let, I, die." "At this moment, I only want to die quickly. It's better than being tormented like this.

"No, sign your name," Cheng Chunlin took out a brush and handed it to Die'er, "Look at it, you have drawn it, as long as you sign it-" At this time, Die'er's vision was a little blurred, but it was still recognizable, and on the paper was her own fingerprint, which seemed to be made by Cheng Chunlin while she was unconscious.

"You can, press my handprint, and you can sign it for me," Die'er said these words. Because she was thinking about that grace, because Jiang Lingyan was not a murderer at all. As long as Die'er signs, she will live up to this kindness.

Although it was said that it was wrong for her to leave Jiang Lingyan and throw herself to Wanning. She is just, in order to seek her own future life. She admits that she is not a faithful maid, but she would never have thought that Wanning would also rebel! Well, Die'er won't sign even if she dies.

"I'll see how hard your hands are!" After Cheng Chunlin finished speaking, she took out a roll of embroidery needles from the drawer. Slender embroidery needles glow in the night. It was a little chilling, and just when Die'er was wondering what the embroidery needle was for, Cheng Chunlin had already taken out an embroidery needle and stabbed it at Die'er's fingertips.

It is said that ten fingers are connected to the heart, and this time Die'er finally realized it. Slender embroidery needles, pierced deep into her fingertips. The other one, straight between her fingers. It hurts, it hurts. Butterfly's hands swayed back and forth, but it didn't help.

She wanted to hold her hands, but her fingers were already weak. The struggling bone internodes make a creaking sound. She kept twitching her legs, but the rope that was tied was very strong. Then another embroidery needle, while she was in pain, plunged into her finger again.

"Recruit, recruit, I, recruit ......" Her voice was hoarse, so painful that she couldn't scream, and she trembled in pain. Heartbreaking, making Die'er's consciousness blurred. The tears had long since stopped, and she only wanted to end this so-called punishment as soon as possible.

Hearing Die'er say this, Cheng Chunlin smiled smugly. She hurriedly stuffed the pen into Die'er's hand. Then he looked at Die'er, trembling his right hand, and wrote the name "Die'er" very hard. Cheng Chunlin's heart finally let go.

"Okay, right?" Butterfly finished writing her name, and the pen in her hand slipped to the ground involuntarily. Her hand was so painful that she couldn't open it, so painful that she couldn't lift it. She could vaguely see Cheng Chunlin's face full of smiles, and her heart suddenly calmed down.

"If you confessed earlier, why should you suffer these sins?" Cheng Chunlin put away the paper, then loosened the rope for Die'er, signaling that she could leave. Die'er tried to stand up, but her knees were sore. Zhaoyi Niangniang, Die'er is also for her own life, don't blame Die'er......