48. Chapter 48
Chapter Forty-Eight: Poison Trial
Ah Lang really didn't know that in such a place, there was actually a concubine of the former emperor who lived here.
There are so many imperial concubines in the palace, and that is because they gave birth to daughters, so they stayed in the palace and became imperial concubines. And those who gave birth to princes had already followed their children to the fiefs of the kings. As for those concubines who did not give birth to dragon heirs, they became nuns in the royal temple.
However, there are so many old people in the palace, but no one remembers that there is also a Zhaoyi Niangniang in Kurosawa Pond. If this Zhaoyi lady also went to the nunnery, perhaps, she would not have to endure so many years of suffering.
When he reached the door, Ah Lang suddenly stopped.
After Lin Yuqing entered the house, he looked at the lifeless Zhaoyi, and felt very uncomfortable. She picked up a shabby sheet next to the bed and put it on Zhaoyi.
Then, she turned around, and the person she thought had been following behind her was behind her. But he didn't see anyone.
"What's wrong with you? Why don't you come in? β
Lin Yuqing walked out of the house and saw Ah Lang standing at the door in a daze.
"I'm not going in."
Ah Lang said it was very sad, but he was determined that he would not go in.
He took a long breath, looked up at the sky and said, "I'm afraid, I'm afraid that when I see Zhaoyi Niangniang's appearance, I will soften my heart." I am a person who cannot be soft-hearted, and only by hiding my soft heart in the deepest part will I not let others take advantage of it. β
Lin Yuqing felt that Ah Lang's words were very strange, but looking at the expression on Ah Lang's face, as if there was some unspeakable hardship, she was no longer reluctant.
"If you don't want to go in, you won't go in! After a while, I can put Zhaoyi Niangniang into the ground alone. β
Ah Lang looked at Lin Yuqing for a long time, and then said, "Don't worry, what you were worried about before won't happen." It's just that I may have to wronged you to live here for a while longer, and I will tell Komatsu and let him bring what you need. β
Ah Lang actually knew Komatsu, and he could also ask Komatsu to bring him food. This made Lin Yuqing very puzzled. She is wondering, is Ah Lang's official position big enough? Or do the two of them have a good personal relationship? Otherwise, how could the little eunuch who was on an errand in the inner palace make friends with the court officials?
However, for her, the most important thing now is the question of life.
Lin Yuqing happily accepted Ah Lang's kindness, because Ah Lang was here, looking at the house, his mood was very heavy, and he didn't stay long before leaving.
Lin Yuqing buried Zhaoyi Niangniang's body alone.
At the beginning, she was sympathetic to Zhaoyi's mother and the friendship of getting along for two days, so in the process of burying Zhaoyi, she only felt sad and did not feel afraid.
However, at night, the screams of unknown insects and other critters made her realize that she was the only one left here.
Lin Yuqing curled up in the damp and musty quilt, and didn't even dare to show his head.
"If you come to the Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Daluo Immortal, you have to bless me! Don't let the demons eat me! β
Inexplicably, I came to this strange world, trying to make the life of the people I care about better, and now, I am alone to bear this loneliness and fear.
Lin Yuqing cried, thinking, and before he knew it, he fell asleep.
Just as Ah Lang said, Komatsu would send things to himself every day, and he would also be kind enough to talk to himself, but Ah Lang didn't come again.
On the seventh day of Lin Yuqing's arrival at Kurosawa Pond, an old and two young eunuchs suddenly came to Kurosawa Pond.
The old eunuch's face was white, as if he had rubbed powder. All the way to Kurosawa Pond, he covered his nose with a handkerchief, but he didn't get rid of the disgusted expression on his face.
"Ouch, the smell of this place is really unbearable. If it weren't for the people who made a big mistake, they wouldn't have been punished for coming here. You two, serve the master well, otherwise, you will be the next time you will be punished. Come here and see if you dare to do anything wrong. β
As soon as the old eunuch stepped onto the ground, he took the opportunity to teach the two little ones around him a good lesson.
Those two little eunuchs, where did they dare to say half a word, only obediently listened to the training, and they didn't forget to claim that they were.
Every time Komatsu came to Kurosawa Pond, he would wait for Lin Yuqing to finish eating, and then take away the food boxes, bowls and chopsticks or something. But today, it's past noon, and Lin Yuqing's stomach has been protesting, but he can't see Xiao Song's figure.
She was standing on the side slope, waiting for Komatsu with antichaηζ, but it turned out that it was these three people who were waiting.
Although Lin Yuqing saw these three people, he didn't speak first, but stood stupidly in place, watching the three people slowly approach.
"You're Shen Xiu, right?"
The old eunuch asked with disdainful disgust, his handkerchief covering his mouth and nose, and his voice was vague.
Lin Yuqing nodded, she couldn't figure out if these people were here to end her life or something else, so she simply pretended to be stupid first, and then improvised.
The old eunuch snorted with his nose, then held his head high, and said uncontrollably: "The queen mother has decreed that Shen Xiu Hei Zechi will be exempted from punishment and go to Yuming Palace to be a palace maid to test drugs. β
Waiting? Attendant of the palace? When Lin Yuqing heard this word, he felt awkward. If she wants to be a scholar, she must be a knowledgeable person, how could she, a person who can only barely understand ancient characters, go to serve as a scholar all of a sudden? Is it a kind of compensation after punishment?
"Slave and maid order, thank the queen mother."
Either way, she was able to get out of this place. She only now understands that the reason why Komatsu didn't come was probably because he had already known that he was leaving Kurosawa Pond, so he avoided it in order to avoid running into the person who sent the message.
The old eunuch was very interesting to let Lin Yuqing pack up his things before leaving.
However, except for Lin Yuqing himself, the rest is garbage, where is there anything worth taking away.
If she could, she would have filled in the place, and then no one would ever come here again. However, she knew that this was just her delusion, and she didn't have the strength at all.
The eunuchs took her, first bathed and changed clothes, washed away the stench all over her body, and then reluctantly ate something before going to see the queen mother.
Lin Yuqing reluctantly knelt at the bottom of the steps of the pavilion, and the woman in the pavilion was talking and laughing and saying hypocritical words.
Lin Yuqing felt that his knees couldn't stand up, and then he heard the Queen Mother say with a smile without a smile: "These days, have you had a good time reflecting on your mistakes in Kurosawa Pond?" β
Regarding the condescending culture of the queen mother, Lin Yuqing could only grovel in response.
"Grandpa Sun told you, right? If you can leave Kurosawa Pond, it's your destiny here. Being the emperor's drug test palace maid, although it doesn't sound good, but it is your blessing to be able to test drugs for the emperor. Don't think anything else. Otherwise, next time it wouldn't be such a light punishment for Kurosawa Ike. β
When she came back, the old eunuch Sun Gonggong also told her.
It turned out that this poison test was not the attendant she thought, it was a guinea pig in front of the emperor, in case someone poisoned the emperor, she would be the first to die.
However, for her, it is best to have this opportunity to get close to the emperor, not to rebuild it, but to find a backer in the palace as a palace maid. So, she didn't have much resistance.
The queen mother took the posture of a bodhisattva and educated Lin Yuqing well.
Lin Yuqing is now greatly discounted for the Queen Mother's kindness, so she will not be grateful to the Queen Mother.