Chapter 61: The palace maid of the White Palace
There was an exclamation from above.
"Niangniang, Duanfei Niangniang, you, what's wrong with you?"
"Don't worry, I'll take a look for you!"
Yue'er said and jumped into the pit, only to see a young woman falling headfirst at the bottom of the pit, her hands and feet had been broken, and her appearance was very miserable.
This woman wore a pink coat, which was a purple cloth dress, and her clothes were not only simple, but also a little shabby, Yue'er felt that she couldn't even compare to half of Mother-in-law Zhu and Wang Niang.
"You are Concubine Duan, why did you kill so many palace maids?"
Yue'er said and went to pull Concubine Duan's head.
After pulling it, Yue'er found that Concubine Duan's neck was broken, and her head was lifted up.
Duanfei combed a Suiyun bun, her head turned over, Yue'er was suddenly startled, this is a potholed face, although she wears a lot of makeup, but it is still very terrifying, her eyes are open angrily, she looks unwilling, Yue'er didn't expect Duanfei to look like this.
"Mother, mother, what's wrong with her?"
Rudong couldn't help but ask.
Yue'er sighed and said, "She died, it's strange that she fell down from such a high place, and her head hit the ground first!" β
Rudong exclaimed at this time: "You, who are you?" She suddenly woke up and said, "You are Sister Suxin, you are not dead yet?" β
Yue'er said: "Yes, I'm Su Xin, I'm not dead after being pushed down, you can help me up!" β
Rudong said with a crying voice: "Sister, I, what should I do, if I kill Concubine Duan, I will definitely be executed!" β
"Oh, you get me out first, let's figure it out together."
Rudong woke up and said, "Okay, you wait." With that, she disappeared into the well.
But in an instant, Rudong ran back and shouted down: "Sister, I suddenly thought that the Baiyu Hall doesn't have such a long staircase, what should I do?" β
Yue'er couldn't cry or laugh, it seemed that this was a stupid girl with no heart and lungs, and hurriedly said, "You go find a longer rope." β
"Okayβ"
"Wait, one is not enough, find a few more, it's not that long, just a few together!"
But the footsteps above sounded, and Rudong had already run away before he finished listening to the words.
Yue'er searched on Concubine Duan's body and found that she only had a sachet and a brocade bag on her body, so she untied it and tied it around her waist.
A moment later, Rudong ran back again.
"Sister, the rope is here, you continue!"
Yue'er saw a finger-thick rope hanging down, but it only landed five or six feet above her head and stopped, and she couldn't help but feel a little depressed.
Rudong shouted: "Sister, did you catch the rope?" β
Yue'er calculated the distance and said, "It's almost, you tie the rope to the cover, don't tie it firmly!" β
"Yesβ"
Rudong's promise came from above, and after a while, she said again: "Tie it up, Sister Su Xin, come up!" β
Yue'er took a few steps back, trotted out of the passage, jumped up and grabbed the end of the rope, and she swung her body and climbed up.
Rudong saw it really clearly, and said with a sigh: "Sister, your hand is so strong, if I can't climb out!" β
Yue'er climbed out of the waste pit, only to see a slightly chubby girl standing at the mouth of the well, she was about the same height as herself, but she gained a lot of weight, at this moment the girl was looking at her blankly, Yue'er breathed a sigh of relief, only then did she understand why Concubine Duan didn't push her down just now, it turned out that her body was too heavy and she couldn't push it for a while.
"Are you Sister Suxin?"
"Yes, it's me, there is no water and food, I'm going to starve!"
"Oh, there is."
Rudong said, took out two pieces of pastry from her body like a trick, Yue'er swallowed one piece, but it was so dry that her throat smoked, and she secretly said in her heart: "No wonder this girl is so fat, it turns out that she has food on her body at any time." β
"Go, you come with me, there is water in the temple."
Rudong saw Yue'er's appearance, turned around and walked towards the palace, and Yue'er hurriedly stopped her.
"Wait, this stinky pit hasn't been covered yet, so it won't be good if anyone sees it!"
Rudong pouted and said: "Baiyu Hall is the same as Kunxi Palace, no one goes, the only difference is that no one in Baiyu Hall is blocked, and there are palace maids like me who enter and exit, and Kunxi Hall is a cold palace, and it is forbidden to go out and enter!" So saying, she went up and laboriously closed the lid of the well.
Yue'er saw that the lid of the pit well was very large, such as winter to cover the lid, and pushed two stones on it, and couldn't help but secretly rejoice, even if she could climb up, she couldn't open the cover, if it wasn't for this incident, she would have to die.
The two walked into the garden one after the other, the flowers and plants in the garden were sparse and lala, the so-called Baiyu Palace, it was just three houses connected together, but the eaves of this house walked on the wall, the structure was beautiful, but it had not been painted for a long time, and the wall was mottled and peeled off, which was very unbearable.
"Sister Rudong, where is the Kunxi Palace, do you know which concubine is locked up inside?"
Rudong pointed his hand behind him and said: "Out of the Baiyu Palace and go west, the locked courtyard is the Kunxi Palace, as if they said that it was the former Concubine De, because it was forbidden to approach, I have never been there, I don't know if it is." β
"Didn't the people inside ever come out?"
"The concubines who enter the cold palace, how can they have a chance to see the light of day, they can only wait for death inside."
Yue'er sighed, the two entered the house, Yue'er found a place to sit down, Rudong brought out a pot of water and a plate of snacks, and said with some distress: "This is my supper today, let's eat it for you." β
Yue'er's eyes lit up when she saw the food, she drank half a pot of water with a clatter, and swept away a plate of dim sum, and then let out a sigh of satisfaction.
"Thank you, Sister Rudong."
Rudong looked at Yue'er and said blankly: "Sister Su Xin, it turns out that you are so beautiful, I, if only I were half as good-looking as you." β
At this time, Yue'er was still dirty, but Rudong saw that her facial features were delicate and moving.
"Okay, now let's talk about what we should do, Sister Rudong, do you think we can escape from the palace?"
"Escaping is a dream, the Imperial City is heavily guarded, unless you turn into a little bird and fly out."
"Oh, why did Concubine Duan kill us?"
"Someone in the palace said that Concubine Duan has a problem with her brain and her psychology is also distorted, I am a newcomer, there is no way, the Jingshifang arranged for me to come, I had to come, sister, you too, right?"
Yue'er nodded and said, "Yes, I just entered the palace, and I was sent here without even learning the rules, by the way, so many palace maids are missing, why didn't anyone check it?" β
"Yes, five palace maids have disappeared from last year to this year, and Gonggong Liu in the worship room has come and walked around every time, and there is no follow-up, as if we palace maids are all sluts, and if we die, we will die."
When Rudong said this, he had just realized the horror of Concubine Duan's murder.
"Then why don't you go over the worship room and report directly to the queen mother or the emperor?"
"Who is going, you or me?"
Yue'er immediately understood.
"I know, there are no concubines to come forward, the respectful room doesn't want to take care of this mess, Concubine Duan is no different from entering the cold palace now, everyone will not go to her for a little palace maid!"
Rudong gave a thumbs up and said, "Sister, you are in the palace before me, and you can see through it better than me!" β
Yue'er sweated on her head, and said secretly: "Where am I earlier than you, I just came in!" But he said, "Our fate is so tragic. β
Rudong said: "Yes, it is bitter in other places, but everyone in Baiyu Hall is reluctant to come, I am also blind, and if the worship room wants me to come, I will come." β
"So, where are the other mothers and concubines better?"
"Not necessarily, they said that Concubine Hui punished a palace maid last year, and she was killed, and the emperor scolded Concubine Hui a few words, but it was over, but other places haven't heard of the missing palace maid, Concubine Duan is too much, she herself was disfigured, but she was angry with us people."
Yue'er thought of Concubine Duan's terrifying face, it turned out that she was disfigured, so she asked, "How did Concubine Duan's mother disfigure?" β