Chapter 55
Meishuang shivered for no reason.
The concubines followed Xiao Luo, and although many eyes had stayed on Meishuang's body, they were only indifferent. To be honest, I can understand the fear of a mysterious woman who openly embraces the emperor.
It is common for concubines to compete for favor and jealousy, and the emperor has always treated which concubine equally, and now, suddenly such a bold woman openly threw herself into the emperor's arms under the nose of every concubine, which is really bold.
What's even more ridiculous is that it is just a matter of openly throwing himself into his arms, and now he has made such a play, kneeling and breaking his legs, isn't it a desire to attract the emperor's attention.
The concubines who went out had different complexions, and their disdainful eyes that sneered and smiled were like swords, and they all shot at Mei Shuang's body in unison before leaving, and said angrily in their hearts, where did the so-called fox spirit surnamed Lin come from, and the demon girl!
Although Mei Shuang only turned around slightly, she already felt the powerful power of her gaze, which instantly pierced her shoulders like a thorn, and her heart involuntarily tightened.
In a short period of time, she has become the public enemy of the concubines.
Only, who will it be?
Xiao Luo and the concubines quickly left the main hall under the leadership of the host, leaving only Meishuang and Yunkong behind her.
Mei Shuang only felt a blackness in front of her eyes, and her body shook.
Suddenly, a pair of strong arms held her. When I came back to my senses, it turned out to be a cloudy sky, and my bright eyes were full of softness.
Such a gaze made Meishuang suddenly feel moved.
After she stood up, she forced a laugh, "Thanks, I'm fine." β
Yunkong also retreated a few steps away, folded his hands, and after chanting the phrase "Amitabha", he said softly in a voice that only two people could hear, "Be careful." β
Before Mei Shuang came back to her senses, Yunkong's figure had disappeared at the door of the main hall.
She stood stunned for a moment before realizing that she was the only one left in the hall.
Courageously looked around, in addition to being quiet or quiet in the towering and magnificent hall, only the smoke of the incense burner that had not yet burned out was diffuse, full of the smell of incense.
She looked up, the image of the majestic Buddha was realistic, overlooking all living beings, and her compassionate eyes seemed to be able to see everything in the world.
Mei Shuang took a closer look at the Buddhas next to the Big Buddha one by one, and her eyes fell on the Bodhisattva whose eyes were rolling, staring at her eyes.
Even the palms of his hands were sweating when he was nervous, but after a while, there was nothing abnormal about the Bodhisattva.
Mei Shuang relaxed suddenly, it must be that she is not suitable to travel today, so she is weird when she goes out.
She turned around to leave the main hall, and at the moment she turned around, something seemed to be moving in her afterglow.
She flickered in her heart, and her gaze slowly turned to the place where it moved.
At this look, she was immediately shocked, and the corners of the Bodhisattva's lips slowly turned up, obviously smiling at Mei Shuang.
When Meishuang ran out of the eerie hall with a scream, it really startled several monks outside.
Outside, the prayer ceremony has ended, and the monks chanting outside have long since dispersed, leaving only a few monks waiting outside the main hall.
Meishuang crawled out of the main hall, and several monks hurriedly stepped forward and urgently asked the donor what was wrong.
"It's moving, no, no, she smiled," Meishuang said incoherently.
Several monks looked at each other, confused, and stretched out their heads to look into the main hall, there was nothing unusual, but the look of horror in the eyes of the masked woman did not seem to be fake, and one of the monks asked, "Don't panic, don't panic, please speak slowly, what-smiling?" β
Standing in the sun, Meishuang was drenched in sweat as if she had just been fished out of the water. After a while, she regained her breath, but there was still fear in her eyes, and when she saw a few strange monks in front of her, she shook her head, "It's nothing, it's nothing." Maybe I'm dazzled."
ββJokhang Temple is the royal temple of the Great Qin Kingdom, built on the mountain, covering a total area of 1,000 acres. In late spring and early summer, the eyes are full of lush greenery.
Meandering along the bluestone path will lead to the mountain behind the temple, where the emperor's palace was built. Usually after worshipping at the temple, the emperor will rest in the palace for a while, or have a meal or exchange Buddhism with the temple host.
Meishuang follows the monks to climb the stairs, the dense forest is shaded, the nine-curved corridor in the palace, the carved beams and painted buildings, the flowers and plants of the late spring are spread all over the palace, so that the ground of the palace looks like a brocade paved, which is very pleasing to the eye.
Fang Cai's frightened heart was slightly relieved in the beautiful scenery in front of him, and Mei Shuang walked slowly on that beautiful scenery, but her mind was full of Fang Cai's strange situation.
First she tripped and fell into the emperor's arms, and then the Bodhisattva in the main hall suddenly had a vision, and then Yunkong reminded her to be careful about what was going on? Was she the only one who noticed the Bodhisattva's vision?
Along the way, her mind was in a mess, and it wasn't until the monk reminded her that she had arrived at the place where she was eating.
Afternoon dinner has already been prepared in the palace, and because the emperor came with all the concubines this time, lunch was set up in the spacious West Fourth Palace of the palace. When Meishuang arrived, the concubines had already taken their seats.
In the center is Xiao Luo, Queen Meiru and Concubine Chen are on the left and right, and the other concubines are sitting in order.
Everyone has the same light meal in front of them.
Mei Shuang stood at the door, looked inside, and found that there didn't seem to be a place for herself to sit, and the concubines looked at Mei Shuang standing at the door, looking at them like aliens. And the one in the middle, sitting upright, didn't seem to tell her where to sit and eat. So, she stood at the door strangely and basked, neither in nor out.
Obviously, her appearance disturbed everyone's meal, Meishuang thought to herself. The gloating eyes of those concubines, if her self-esteem on weekdays would have been unbearable, now even in such an embarrassing situation, she did not have any resentment now, even if she was asked to sit down, affected by the horror of Fang Cai, she did not have any appetite to eat.
Forget it, what if you don't eat it?
She was about to turn around, when she suddenly heard Queen Mei Ru's soft voice, "Your Majesty, do you want Miss Lin to come in?" β
"Hmm," Xiao Luo nodded as if he had just discovered Meishuang's sustenance, which was considered a favor.
"Then add another table and invite Miss Lin to take a seat." Empress Meiru commanded.
After a while, the monk set up the table and stools, and served a meal.
Mei Shuang was not polite, sitting at the bottom of all the concubines, and after Xiao Luo began to eat, she also began to feast.
The more angry you are, the more you test your endurance, and a good appetite is the proof of resistance to blows.
When the concubines had lunch, the silver chopsticks and soup spoons were readily available, chewing slowly, and the movements were elegant, and the entire West Fourth Palace was silent, only Meishuang grabbed the steamed buns directly when she ate, and several concubines were shocked to exchange disdainful glances again and again.
When Meishuang finished eating the meal in front of her, the other concubines were still fighting with the bun. There was only a bowl of soup left in front of her, and Mei Shuang picked up the bowl, and suddenly found that the color of the soup seemed to be slightly darker than that of the concubine next to her.
A reminder suddenly swirled in her mind, and she put the bowl down, pretending not to care, and looked at the soup in front of the other concubines, and sure enough, it was not as dark as her own bowl.
Mei Shuang had an extra heart, and her eyes looked around, and everyone was quietly having lunch, which meant that the possibility of people doing things here was small, and the soup might be strange outside.
Mei Shuang picked up the bowl again, pressed it to her lips, and pretended that the soup was hot and blew slightly into it, but her eyes looked around vigilantly.
Since someone brings her a bowl of special soup, it must be concerned about whether she drinks it or not.
After observing for a while, there was still nothing suspicious. When Meishuang's gaze turned to the corner of the wall, she suddenly exclaimed, "Ahhhh β
As soon as he let go of his hand, the bowl in his hand suddenly fell to the ground.
This abrupt scream and the sound of broken porcelain were particularly terrifying in the quiet West Fourth Palace, and some timid concubines were so shocked that the chopsticks in their hands fell, especially the concubines next to Meishuang, who were splashed on their bodies by the soup on the ground, and the stains on the pink dress were particularly conspicuous.
The concubine was annoyed and angry, and was about to reprimand Meishuang, who was hairy, but looked at the ground and opened her eyes in amazement.
The soup on the floor was bubbling as if it had been boiled, and there was a muffled sound of "snorting".
"Ahh The concubine was frightened, her face turned pale, she picked up a handkerchief and covered her nose and retreated, and suddenly remembered the soup that had splashed on her dress, and hurriedly looked down to see that there were obvious burning marks in the place where the soup had been soaked.
She knelt down at Xiao Luo like crazy, pointed at Meishuang and said that Meishuang wanted to kill her.
With such a fuss, this meal is not needed.
Each concubine's eyes were nailed to the soup on the ground, and its toxicity could be seen from the situation on the ground.
Everyone unanimously set their eyes on Meishuang.
Mei Shuang stood stunned in place, although she had a premonition that there was something wrong with this soup, she never thought that the poison contained in it was enough to seal her throat with blood.
If I hadn't been careful, I'm afraid this little life would have been too bad.
Xiao Luo put down his chopsticks, first came to the concubine who was crying and begging the emperor to be the master, and said with a cold face, "Send her back to the palace." β
Then he came to Meishuang again, stared at Meishuang for a while, and in the shocked eyes of all the concubines, he said lightly, "Pray for the Queen Mother today, but you have been disrespectful repeatedly, come here, take it down, and wait for it to fall." β
- Meishuang sat in a small room, staring blankly as the sun outside the window set directly above the window to the west, and the sky gradually darkened.
For Xiao Luo to arrange himself to pray for the Queen Mother, so that he can openly appear in public, this is a ridiculous thing, but now it is not peaceful from the beginning, there are many terrifying and strange things, and some people even poisoned themselves.
If Xiao Luo arranged himself to pray for the Queen Mother, and the final outcome was to poison himself, then he only needed a cup of poison in the palace, so why bother to come all the way here to do it?
But if it wasn't Xiao Luo, who would it be? It started almost from the beginning, and the timing was right.
Even if Xiao Luo is a fool, he should have seen some clues, why did he actually imprison himself?
The more I think about it, the more I feel that there are a lot of weirdness in this, not to mention others, even Nangong Nuo, and it seems that he has no objection to praying for the Queen Mother. Moreover, he has the name of "Lin Yuxiang", what does this mean?
Before you know it, the sky is as dark as ink.
At night, the wind in the mountains is strong, and it is the cold season of spring, and Meishuang can't help but feel thin.
She got up from her chair and looked out the window at the dense forest, like a ghost, swaying in the wind, especially frightening in the silence of the night.
Suddenly, a black shadow flashed outside the window.