Chapter 342: Dead Bodies in the Lake
After leaving the court, the prime minister's face was embarrassed and depressed, and he felt more embarrassed than ever before when he went to the court today, only feeling that a large number of forces in the court were now dissolved, and few people helped him speak.
So, he secretly sent someone to tell Xi Changzai and let her work hard to compete for favor, after all, now he can only consolidate his position in the court through the harem.
Xi Chang was sitting in front of the bronze mirror, looking at his face, with a displeased expression: "Hmph, it's easy to say, there are so many good-looking new women in the harem now......"
"The little lord is young and beautiful, and he will definitely be able to win the emperor's heart."
The maid next to her patted Xi's fart, and the words only made people feel very comfortable.
I saw Xi Chang picking up a hairpin and throwing it to the ground, with a hint of arrogance between his eyebrows, looking at the maid in front of him, hooking his lips and touching his face: "Reward you." ”
"Thank you, little master!"
The southbound procession returned to Kyoto, and the people in the market stopped to watch, and everyone cheered and applauded, only to see a man sitting on a horse not far away, his eyebrows were three-dimensional, and his deep eyes contained tenderness.
Lan Xuan'er lifted the curtain, Mishu helped her get off the horse, and she saw Wei Xuanyun waiting for her to return to the house at a glance.
"Lord Wang, I'm back." She thought to herself.
Wei Xuanyun directly picked up Lan Xuan'er, and the two rode a horse together, which was an enviable landscape.
After returning to the Wei Mansion, Lan Wan'er is planning to raise the fetus with peace of mind these days, and now her body is getting heavier and heavier, and she often feels tired when she walks a few steps, and she is also very picky about her diet.
Wei Xuanyun held a bowl of hawthorn pears and fed Lan Wan'er with a spoon.
But Lan Xuan'er had no appetite, but seeing Wei Xuanyun so intimate, she couldn't bear to brush off his kindness, so she reluctantly ate a few bites, only to feel that it was difficult to swallow.
There was another nausea in my heart.
"Master, there is a letter."
Mishu walked over with a letter.
Lan Xuan'er was puzzled, even Wei Xuanyun was very curious, and the two looked at the letter together, only to find that it was a letter from Xiandian, and it turned out that Lan Xuan'er was going to invite Lan Xuan'er to live in the palace for a few days.
Wei Xuanyun was reluctant, looking at Lan Xuan'er, she had just come back for a short time, and she hadn't stayed with her enough.
"Lord, my mother asked me to stay in the palace for a few days, and I should accompany her to relieve my boredom, these days are really too boring in the house, you just let me go, I'm really a little bored."
Looking at Lan Xuan'er's appearance, Wei Xuanyun had no choice but to agree.
After all, it is his own mother, and he is also relieved, plus he doesn't want to see Lan Wan'er unhappy, and it just happens that this time makes her more distracted, and it also saves her anxiety.
The next day, after Wei Xuanyun's advice, Lan Xuan'er entered the palace.
Accompanying Concubine Xian these days, Lan Xuan'er can clearly feel that Concubine Xian and Wei Xuanyun are similar, both of them are people they love for themselves, they have such a lot of love, and they are also good to people.
On this day, Concubine Xian called Concubine Li, and several people took a walk in the imperial garden together.
The weather was excellent, there was a hint of mist in the air, the flowers seemed to have just bloomed, and the garden was mostly filled with chrysanthemums, which were pleasantly fragrant.
"Now that Miss Lan is pregnant, this body is easy to be tired, she must come out and turn around, it is also good for the fetus in the womb." Concubine Li is docile, although she is quite thoughtful and meticulous in her heart, but she is still kind and kind.
After all, in this harem, it is not a simple matter for human nature to remain unchanged.
Lan Wan'er bowed slightly, full of etiquette: "What Niangniang said is very true, today I went out to visit the yard with Niangniang and my mother, and my mood is much better." ”
Mishu supported Lan Xuan'er, and there was a small stone on the ground, which she kicked somewhere else.
Concubine Xian smiled meekly, looking at Lan Xuan'er's belly, she was looking forward to the birth of the child in her heart, she seemed to be able to imagine that when the time came, the child would surround her and call her grandmother, thinking of this, her hands were unstable, and the sachet in her hand fell into the pond.
This sachet is different, she has come to make it for the grandson in Lan Wan'er's womb these days, and before she has time to give it to Lan Wan'er, it fell into the pond.
A touch of disappointment slipped across the face of the maid beside Concubine Xian, and she pouted and looked at a few people, and said, "This is the sachet that Concubine Xian prepared for the princess, and Niangniang has sewed it for several nights......
On weekdays, if something else falls into the lake, this sachet is of great significance to Concubine Xian, although it is not a valuable thing, but she is also reluctant.
"Mother, don't worry, I'll ask someone to go down and salvage."
Lan Wan'er looked at Concubine Xian's appearance, and her heart was also touched, she regarded this thing so important, and she definitely couldn't ignore it.
It's just that the sachet sank to the bottom of the lake, and it must have to be fished by the little guy.
So, Lan Wan'er ordered a few people to go down to search for the sachet, only to hear a fluttering sound, and a fierce man jumped in.
A few people stood anxiously on the lake, and there were a few small men with salvage tools around them, and their group gathered around the lake, only to see a few small people freeze their bodies, and then salvaged a corpse.
The bones had long since decomposed, but there was still hair, and the bones of what seemed to be a woman's body were faintly visible, and she was wearing a silk dress, but she couldn't identify her.
Concubine Xian picked up a handkerchief to cover her face, and felt cold all over.
There was a foul smell on the face, and the bones looked even more heart-wrenching, mixed with some weeds at the bottom of the lake.
Lan Wan'er frowned, as a doctor, although she was no longer surprised to see these things, she still felt a little creepy, looking at this corpse, she only felt very uncomfortable.
When everyone saw this corpse, they couldn't help but be disgusted and shocked, and some maids turned their backs and didn't dare to look at it after seeing it, but they didn't expect that they were just fishing for a sachet, but they fished up a corpse.
"Vomit ......"
When Li Concubine saw this scene, she first covered her mouth and vomited in her heart, then walked to the side and held the trunk of the tree, and then fainted on the ground all of a sudden.
"!"
"Concubine Li's ......!"
Then, Concubine Li was sent back to the palace and asked the imperial doctor to check it, and then Concubine Xian immediately told the emperor about the matter.
When Concubine Xian came to the emperor's bedroom, she found that the emperor was tired and had already fallen asleep with his head on his back.
After a moment of melancholy, the emperor woke up and found Concubine Xian sitting next to him.
"Your Majesty, are you ......awake?"
"Well, Concubine Ai came here today, didn't she come to see me sleep?"
"The emperor said and laughed, today I spread in the garden with Concubine Li, the concubine's sachet fell into Longzi Lake, who knew that when it was salvaged, it was not a sachet, but a nameless corpse, Concubine Li's body was weak, she was frightened, and she is now recuperating in the palace."
Concubine Xian told the emperor about today's incident, she must not know what to do with this corpse, and she always felt that this corpse was not simple.
"Well, I know...... This matter, when I go to court tomorrow, I have my own arrangements. ”
After hearing this, the emperor was also a little surprised, this was the first time that the body was salvaged in the lake, and the two talked for a while, and Concubine Xian returned to the palace and went to visit Concubine Li with Lan Xuan'er.
The next day, above the court, the emperor began to arrange this matter, he looked at the ministers in the audience, and finally set his eyes on the six doors of the capital.
"Yesterday's nameless corpse in the lake, I think you have also heard of it, so I will hand it over to the six doors to investigate."
The six doors all clenched their fists, and said with a straight face: "The minister obeys the order." ”
However, the Queen Mother, who was far away in the Buddhist temple, came forward to stop this matter and did not let the emperor investigate this matter, because when she went to the Buddhist hall, she asked for a signature, saying that the harem could not be contaminated with filthy things, and this corpse was unlucky, and because of the face of the Queen Mother, this matter was naturally over.
Li Concubine opened her eyes suddenly, her body trembled, huddled in the corner with the quilt, her eyes widened, and her face turned pale looking at the scene in the wing.
"No, don't come here! Stay back! ”
"Ahh Stay back...... Help me! Help me! ”
As soon as she woke up, she was crazy, wrapped herself in a quilt, leaving only one eye exposed, and when she looked at everyone, she was so frightened that she hid in the corner.
"Niangniang, Niangniang, you woke up, what's wrong with you?"
The maid was about to go up to appease, but Li Concubine picked up the jade pillow and smashed it, and she didn't dare to approach Li Concubine.
At this time, the imperial doctor stood aside and looked at Li Concubine's appearance, and concluded that Li Concubine had gone crazy, which was the sequelae after being frightened, and it was inevitable that for this kind of condition, it could only be recovered by herself.
After the emperor learned about this, he had no choice but to place Concubine Li.
After going crazy, Concubine Li hid in the corner every day, and when she saw shopping, she was very scared.
Lan Xuan'er is now approaching her birth, and her belly is getting bigger and bigger, and everything is inconvenient in the palace of Concubine Xian, and she is embarrassed to continue to stay in the palace.
"Mother, Juan'er went home first, and now that she is about to give birth, she is going back to give birth, and when Juan'er gives birth to a child, she will take the child to visit her mother." Lan Wan'er said goodbye to Concubine Xian.
Although Concubine Xian was reluctant, she had no choice but to agree, and when she left, she handed over a sachet to Lan Wan'er, which she made again.
Lan Wan'er held it in the palm of her hand, and her heart was moved.
Wei Xuanyun waited outside the dormitory early, and personally came to pick up Lan Xuan'er back to the house, when she looked at her, she missed her very much, but she was ashamed to be in the concubine's dormitory, and she could only dare to look at it.
"Mother, Erchen and Wan'er are back first."
"Okay, take care of Juan'er."
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After returning to the palace, Wei Xuanyun took care of Lan Wan'er every day, staying by her side every day, and Lan Wan'er ate and slept in bed for a few days, unable to move at all, and her stomach hurt every time she moved in the later stages of pregnancy.
"Juan'er, does it hurt here?"
Wei Xuanyun kneaded her body.
Lan Wan'er only felt that every inch of her skin hurt, she nodded, only felt that this was happiness in pain, looked at her stomach, and muttered: "Little thing, come out quickly......"