Concubine Shun sat in the Chengqian Palace for a while, and then went back to the palace with Concubine Ling. The step was calmly carried towards the Changchun Palace, and the afterglow of the setting sun stretched the shadow of the concubine for a long time, and the continuous palace road seemed to have no end in sight.

Along the way, Concubine Shun seemed to be thoughtful and silent, until she entered the Changchun Palace, and then sighed in a low voice.

Yuerong was beside her and said, "Niangniang, after you came out of Chengqian Palace, why do you seem to have something on your mind?" ”

Concubine Shun raised her eyes to look at her and asked, "You were also in Concubine Jia's bedroom just now, but you could smell the scent of that coral?" ”

Yue Rong recalled, nodded and said, "There is a fragrance, which is quite special." Is there anything wrong with the smell? ”

Shun Concubine said: "The coral is fished from the bottom of the sea, and after seeing the sky, it will gradually lose its luster. In order to keep it shiny, a layer of glue paint is often applied to it, and the smell you just smelled in Chengqian Palace is emitted by this glue paint. ”

Yue Rong was puzzled: "Is there anything special about this glue paint?" ”

Shun Concubine said: "The lacquer we use is generally extracted from lacquer sap, and the color is dull after painting, and it is easy to lose the lacquer. And Jia Guifei's coral was facing the sun, but it didn't lose its paint at all, obviously mixed with cinnabar. It doesn't matter if it's stored in a cool, open place. But Concubine Jia placed it next to the bed in the dormitory, and the smell was very strong, and it was not good for the body for a long time. ”

Yue Rong frowned and said, "Concubine Jiagui, she has a sore throat and cough, could it be because of this?" ”

Concubine Shun sighed: "I can't say for sure, but that coral is not a good thing after all." ”

Yue Rong was puzzled: "Niangniang, why didn't you say it just now?" ”

Concubine Shun said: "That coral was sent by Concubine Ling, not to mention whether Concubine Ling had it intentionally or unintentionally, if I tell the matter, wouldn't it be a taste for Concubine Jia and Concubine Ling?" Everyone in the palace knows how to protect themselves, why should I go to this troubled water? ”520

Yue Rong nodded secretly and said, "Niangniang, you are right, after all, that thing is not a poison, and it will not kill people for a while." It's just that over time, Concubine Jiagui's body will not be able to resist it after all. ”

A terrible thought suddenly popped up in Concubine Shun's heart, and she murmured, "Perhaps...... She just wants a cumulative effect......"

"She?" Yue Rong asked ignorantly, "Niangniang, who are you talking about?" ”

Concubine Shun suddenly came back to her senses and said lightly: "It's nothing, I'll talk about it casually, you go and prepare dinner." ”

"Yes."

Immersed alone, Concubine Shun slowly took off her makeup, and in the dark bronze mirror, her soft face looked a little unfamiliar. A scene from the past suddenly flashed through her mind.

Once in the mansion, the son of the Dai family told her about the principle of food and mutual restraint. In that year, there was a wealthy family in the county, and the concubine was a concubine who knew that his wife was suffering from thirst, but still served sweets every day.

Everyone praised the concubine's virtue, but they didn't know that the sweets were the life-threatening poison of the wife, but after a year or two, they died in Huangquan.

The honey of A, the arsenic of B.

I don't know why, after returning from Chengqian Palace today, Concubine Shun remembered this case, thinking about it, she only felt a chill down her spine, why did Concubine Ling send a coral to Concubine Jia for no reason?

Isn't it that Concubine Ling is also like a rich man's concubine, and she has moved her mind that shouldn't be moved?

There was a burst of birdsong outside, which suddenly interrupted Concubine Shun's train of thought, it's just that the interpersonal relationship in the palace is complicated, and she has no intention of getting involved, just thinking that she doesn't know anything.