Chapter 219: Haunted

Liu Zhao stayed in Changqiu Palace that night, firstly, because he had just returned to the palace, he always wanted to give the queen some comfort, and also to accompany the little prince more. Yin Li is naturally happy, since Sui'er entered the palace, the emperor has only favored her once. Needless to say, the difficulty is that even the loneliness of this empty boudoir is extremely unbearable.

Sui'er took Zhao Yu and Su Lan'er to walk slowly towards the West Palace, the dim palace lights could only illuminate the road under their feet, Su Lan'er and Zhao Yu each carried one and followed her side, and the other palace people followed far behind.

Su Lan carefully supported her from time to time, looked at her face, and whispered: "Niangniang, are you sad for the emperor to stay in the queen's palace?" ”

Sui'er shook her head, "No, the emperor is the husband of the harem concubines, so naturally he can't just pamper me." The queen and the other sisters were also pitiful. I couldn't think of these things before, but now I understand them. The emperor's true feelings for me can't be changed, and they are all acting on the spot, so why be serious? ”

Su Lan couldn't figure out her thoughts, so she had to say, "That lady seems to be unhappy, but for what?" ”

Sui'er sighed gloomily, "I look at the appearance of the little prince, and I feel a little sad when I think of my unborn child. Tracing back to the source, it was because someone took care of me inside and outside and robbed me out. If it weren't for that, my child would have been born safely. Boys and girls are just going back, I just hope that there is someone under my knees who will accompany me for life. Who wants it to be gone. So I kept thinking in my heart that the murderer who killed my child was sad in this misty palace. ”

Su Lan'er and Zhao Yu are both sour in their hearts, yes, Deng Sui has been favored the most since he entered the palace, but because he has a cold disease, it is already difficult to conceive an heir, and he finally looks forward to having one, and he was framed again, and he lost his heir, so he wants to say hate. How can you not hate? But the events of that day were not traced at all. Everyone also doubted the Liu beauty in their hearts, and they also suspected the queen of yin, but they couldn't catch the certificate. If you can't find any evidence, it's not easy to move down the first house.

Zhao Yu also said in a low voice: "Niangniang, do you want Yu'er to investigate secretly, especially that Liu beauty." At the time, I suspected that there was something wrong with her. We didn't do anything to her at the time, but she led us out of the palace again and again. Don't you think she's suspicious? ”

"How to investigate covertly? If there is a problem with her, she will be almost completely annihilated during the period when I have not returned to the palace. Let's just be careful! She was brought into the palace by the queen, and she couldn't get out of this matter. I think the problem is still with the queen, as for this Liu beauty, she was just used by the queen. ”

Sui'er stopped and looked at the night sky, which was as black as ink, "They are calculating step by step. It's just that we are too negligent and realize it later! The hatred of this matter will never be forgotten in my lifetime! ”

Zhao Yu said: "Does Miss believe in Providence's retribution?" If there is retribution in the world, why haven't they been punished by God yet! The so-called retribution has never been providential, only man-made. All that they want us to suffer today will be rewarded upon them in the coming day. If God really wants to have mercy on them, he hates us for being vicious. Then it's all on me, Zhao Yu. I just want Miss to be safe! ”

Sui'er's heart was shaken, no matter how many grievances she felt sad, with such a sister by her side, she walked alone in the deep palace. What are you afraid of? She stretched out her hand and hugged Zhao Yu tightly, letting the tears of emotion fall.

Sui'er returned to the palace, thinking that the world was overturned, and she couldn't help but feel like a tide of things, and she fell asleep in the second watch. Although it was February. The ground is still cold. The hall was covered with a thick squirrel tent, and the heating in the smoked cage made it feel a little stuffy and hot. In the dimly lit interior, a crane carved in copper holds a candlestick veil lamp. The light was dim and red, swaying weakly like cotton wool that had been stained by the moisture of the past.

Sui'er slept heavily and sweaty, and unconsciously called: "Sister Yu-"

There was no voice from Zhao Yuyinghe, so Sui'er remembered that it was not Zhao Yu who was on duty tonight. In response, Zhengyin came, and she came over and asked, "Niangniang, but are you thirsty?" ”

Sui'er lifted the tent, drank two sips of tea with her hand, stroked her heart and said, "The dormitory is stuffy, open the window!" ”

Zhengyin hurriedly said: "Niangniang, the wind in the second half of the night is cold, Niangniang has to be careful of her body!" ”

Sui'er touched her sweaty forehead: "Look at the sweat on the face of the palace, just open the window to breathe." ”

Zhengyin hurriedly agreed and walked to the window, only to push open the window, only to see a black shadow suddenly swaying over, frightened eyes straightened, trembling lips and muttering: "Niangniang, Niangniang, there is a ghost!" ”

Sui'er sat in the tent, and she didn't know what she saw, so she asked, "Zhengyin, what did you say?" ”

Zhengyin seemed to be stupid with fright, and turned his face in a daze, as if talking to himself: "Ghost, but am I dazzled?" ”

When Sui'er saw her appearance, she hurriedly put on her shoes and got up, pulled her and said, "What's wrong with you, you opened such a big window and froze to death in the palace." ”

Zhengyin suddenly protected Sui'er with his body and said, "Niangniang, you quickly enter the tent and sit, I'll go and close the window." ”

Sui'er said: "No need, look at your appearance, it seems that you have seen something, I'll go!" ”

"Don't go, I'll go!"

As he was talking, a cold wind suddenly poured in, blowing the cold hairs on the two of them, and they hurriedly tightened their clothes.

Sui'er trotted two steps, lowered the window, and suddenly a huge black figure quickly floated in front of her eyes. Sui'er didn't move, her face turned pale for a moment, where could she still speak, and the "pop" window was put down instantly, closing the black shadow out of the window.

"Ahh

The people in the West Palace were all alarmed, and the little road who was on duty at the door heard the shout, and his hair stood on end in fright, and he didn't care about decency, so he rushed straight into the dormitory, and saw Sui'er and Zhengyin hugging each other, and trembled with fright.

"Niangniang, the slave is bold, what happened to Niangniang?"

At this time, Zhao Yu and Su Lan'er, Sun Jue and Zhou Bo all came over, and the lights suddenly brightened.

Su Lan'er put on her clothes and pulled Zhengyin over, Zhao Yu helped Sui'er sit down, and asked, "Niangniang, what's wrong?" ”

Sui'er's face was pale, her whole body trembled, and she didn't answer, and suddenly burst into tears.

Zhengyin said: "Ghost, my mother and I both saw ghosts just now." ”

Sun Jue said angrily: "Nonsense, how can a good palace be haunted." Niangniang has never killed anyone, how can a ghost come to the door! ”

Sui'er waved her hand and said, "I haven't killed anyone with my own hands, but Li Xia killed the leader of the gang of strongmen at that time, and I also said that he killed well." And my baby. I didn't take good care of him to leave me. Naturally, he hated me and came to me. ”

"Mother, how can you believe this nonsense?" Sun Jue said. "There is a saying that this palace is haunted, and that is the saying of a person who has a ghost in his heart. Niangniang has always been kind-hearted. Even if the strong man died, he deserved it, what does it have to do with his mother. As for the little prince is gone, it is someone else who has harmed us, how can it be haunted to us. Don't worry, this ghost must have been deliberately made by someone. How many years have Zhou Bo and I been in this palace, how can this kind of thing be buried for us, wait until we catch this ghost, and see how those villains are still making trouble. ”

Zhao Yu helped Sui'er to the bed and covered her with a quilt. "Miss, don't think too much, leave the matter here to us, you can sleep in peace, Sister Lan'er and I are here with you!"

Sui'er closed her eyes and said, "I also understand it in my heart, but I always feel that I still have a knot in my heart." Look around, and I'm really tired. ”

Zhao Yu glanced at everyone, everyone went out of the dormitory, and when they arrived outside, Sun Jue said: "We are still too negligent these days. Let the noble man be frightened, no matter who did this, I must find him out! ”

Zhou Bodao: "The trick of pretending to be a ghost is staged in the palace every year. How could such a smart person be fooled? It seems that only by pulling out this ghost can we untie the knot in Niangniang's heart. Xiaoluzi, you've been guarding outside, don't you see anything? ”

Xiao Luzi blushed and said, "My subordinates just felt cold, so they warmed up under the porch." I was dazed and sleepy, and I really didn't see anything, but when I heard the movement inside, my subordinates were the first to rush in. ”

Su Lan'er said, "What's the use of you rushing in?" It's not that the mother is frightened. In the future, if you are sleepy at night, you will have to play the board. Xiao Luzi said with a bitter face: "My Shanggong Niangniang, how can our cheap skin withstand a few boards, and we will die before we are beaten." ”

Zhao Yu frowned and said, "It's strange to say, Niangniang's hall is very stuffy tonight, don't you feel it?" ”

Xiao Luzi said: "I'm outside, and as soon as I come in, I feel hot in my face, but I feel normal, isn't Niangniang afraid of the cold?" It's normal to be warmer. ”

Zhao Yu shook his head: "No, although Niangniang is afraid of the cold, she can't be too hot, in the past, when she slept, the temperature in the hall was just right." Who cares about the charcoal fire today, and why is it so hot? ”

Ling'er came over and whispered: "It's the charcoal fire I watched, when the mother fell asleep, I saw that it was almost extinguished, and the hall was not hot!" ”

Su Lan'er said: "Do you suspect who did it in the fire?" ”

Zhao Yu nodded, "Usually Niangniang is hot and cold, sleeping until dawn, it is precisely because it is hot tonight that I want to open the window, and I will see the ghosts outside the window." So some of us went into the temple to do their tricks. Her gaze swept over everyone's faces.

Sun Jue said: "Yes, what Miss Yu said makes sense. So Ling'er, you have to explain, what's going on? ”

Ling'er immediately knelt on the ground and cried: "I really didn't do it, I really saw that the fire was about to go out, so I went out." ”

"And who entered the dormitory after you?" Sun Jue asked.

"It's Sister Yu, she makes the bed for her mother." Ling'er wiped a handful of tears and said.

Zhao Yu thought for a while and said, "No one will enter after me." Zhengyin, who do you see tonight? ”

Zhengyin was still frightened, but he had calmed down a little at the moment, "I just slept outside the dormitory, and I didn't see anyone!" ”

Su Lan'er pointed at them angrily and said, "When you are on duty at night, you are sleeping, so that you are serving your mother like this?" Now that I scare my mother, should I beat you or punish you? If something happens to the mother, which of you can afford it? This matter must be told to the emperor, how much Niangniang has suffered since she entered the palace, what kind of sin are you going to kill these days! ”

Sun Jue's eyes sank, and a cold star-like light flashed, "No matter what, take care of Niangniang first!" Miss Yu and Su Shang Palace, you will accompany Niangniang in the dormitory tonight, and Deputy Chief Manager Zhou and I will take people to take a look around. ”

As he spoke, he waved to Zhou Bo and Xiao Luzi, and went out of the dormitory to check outside. Su Lan'er and Zhao Yu entered the dormitory, and saw that Sui'er was asleep, but her snort was short, as if she was still frightened. I couldn't help but sigh, and when I looked at the charcoal fire, I saw that it was gradually extinguished. The two of them didn't dare to make a sound, and sat on the ground with their clothes together, looking at the empty and gloomy inner sanctum, stunned.

I don't know how long it took, but when I saw the light of day, I stretched my waist, and felt that the temperature in the temple had dropped, so I went to the pot to burn the fire again. Suddenly, I saw something the size of a fingernail in the charcoal basin, which looked oily and I didn't know what it was, so I wrapped it in a handkerchief and took it out, handed it to Su Lan'er and said, "Sister Lan'er, what do you think this thing is?" ”

Su Lan'er looked at it for a while and said, "I look at pine resin, how can this thing appear here?" ”

Zhao Yu shook his head, "I know that pine resin is coated on wood to make torches, and it can burn for a long time. Could it be that someone added this to the charcoal, and if so, then the charcoal fire, which looks like it is about to be extinguished, can last for a long time? ”

Su Lan'er nodded, "It's this Li'er!" At this time, Sui'er turned over, muttering nonsense in her mouth, Zhao Yu hurriedly went over to check, and saw that her lips were dry, she was startled, and when she touched her head, it was so hot that her hands were hot. immediately panicked, "Sister Lan'er, quickly pass on the imperial doctor, Miss has a fever." ”

Su Lan'er was holding the piece of pine resin, and she couldn't think about anything when she heard it, so she trotted out of the hall.

The doctor came several times, and they all said that they were frightened and feverish. When Liu Zhao arrived, he saw that Sui'er had been tortured to the point that she was not in shape, and she kept talking nonsense, and no one recognized her. was furious, found Zheng Zhong, and asked him to find out who was pretending to be a ghost to harm Deng Guiren in a few days.

On the third day, Sui'er slowly subsided the fever, and the person became sober, and Li Xia entered the palace at this time to ask for a meeting.

He brought four women he had trained, Liu Zhao received him, Li Xia heard that Sui'er was frightened and sick, he was also taken aback, and said to Liu Zhao: "The emperor's women are all equipped with unique skills, and easy people can't get close." In the future, let them guard Sui'er's side every day, and I can rest assured. After they have been educated by us, they will do their best to protect Sui'er, and they will be foolproof. ”

Liu Zhao was distressed for several days, and he lost weight, listened to his words, nodded and said, "Okay, let them stay with Sui'er!" (To be continued.) )