Palace.

The palace people went in as usual every day, bringing the meals in.

Jiang Yuyan waited day by day, looking forward to seeing Feng Zhi.

But Jiang Wu has been away for so many days, and she has never seen Feng Zhi.

Was it because he didn't want to come to see her? Still is...... Or did Xiao Wu not go to him?

Jiang Yuyan thought so.

"No...... Since Xiao Wu promised me, she won't lie to me. Jiang Yuyan muttered to himself.

But if Xiao Wu told him, why didn't he come?

She had an accident and was imprisoned in this palace, and he must have been in a hurry.

Just as she was thinking, there was movement at the door, and she subconsciously raised her eyes and looked towards the door.

The door of the temple creaked open, and the light outside poured in through the cracks, and she slowly moved her eyes when she saw the footsteps entering.

"Concubine Niangniang, it's time to eat."

"Put it there." Jiang Yuyan said lightly.

"Today's meals are all my mother's favorites, so let's use some of them."

Jiang Yuyan frowned and raised his eyes, and was slightly stunned the moment he saw the person coming.

****

There was thunder and dark clouds, as if raindrops were about to fall.

Jiang Wu looked outside, "This thunder has been loud for a while, and the rain hasn't fallen yet, I'm afraid there will be a heavy rain in a while." ”

"Yes, it's going to rain heavily, so I'll let them move all the precious flowers in the yard into the house so that they don't get drenched."

While the two were talking, a bean-sized raindrop fell, "Madame, ma'am." ”

The internal official hurriedly ran in, with a panicked face, and knelt at Jiang Wu's feet, "What's wrong?" What happened? ”

"It's like, what's the matter for you to be so anxious." Nanfu said.

The internal official looked up at Jiang Wu with a strange expression, "Madam, Concubine Jiang...... Concubine Jiang ......"

When Jiang Wu heard this, her face was worried, "What's wrong with my sister?" ”

"Concubine Jiang, she ...... She's dead! ”

In an instant, a thunderclap fell outside, and dense raindrops fell. Jiang Wuxing's eyes were round, and her eyes were shocked and at a loss, "You...... What did you say...... Sister...... Sister won't, did you hear it wrong? ”

"It's true, the news just came from the palace that Concubine Jiang committed suicide."

Pitch ......

Commit suicide......

Jiang Wu's body shook for a while, and Nanfu hurriedly supported her, "Xiao Wu, don't worry, watch your body." ”

Jiang Wu's brain was like being disturbed by a golden hammer at this moment, she got up and went straight out of the hall.

Nanfu hurriedly caught up with an umbrella, "Xiao Wu, it's still raining heavily outside, where are you going?" ”

"I don't believe it, I'm going to the palace, I'm going to see my sister."

How could my sister commit suicide, she didn't believe it, and she couldn't believe it!

The pouring rain poured down, washing the huge imperial city. Jiang Wu stumbled and ran down the palace road, his little face mixed with rain and tears.

"Jiang Wu."

Suddenly, a tall body in front of her blocked her, and she slammed into it straight, and when she raised her eyes, she saw the familiar face.

"Brother Jue......"

Yun Rongjue looked at the little girl's slightly embarrassed appearance, distressed and annoyed, and scolded others, "How do you take care of your master, such a heavy rain, if she is drenched, I want you to look good." ”

"The emperor forgives the sins."

"Brother Jue, Xiao Wu is going to the palace, she is going to see her sister, my sister is fine, right?!" She still clings to that glimmer of hope, hoping that the people below will listen to the wrong words.

Yun Rongjue looked complicated, and said in a deep voice, "Let's go back to the palace first." ”

Yun Rongjue's dodging made her see the clues, and invisibly told her that this was the truth.

"No......" she muttered, "Sister will be fine!" She stretched out her hand to push Yun Rongjue away and walked towards the gate of the palace.

Yun Rongjue frowned and stepped forward to follow, "Sister is obedient!" ”

"Don't, I want to see my sister, Brother Jue, can you let me meet my sister!"

Jiang Wu cried and begged, under this pouring rain, Yun Rongjue couldn't bear to stalemate with her.

Palace. The servants and the imperial physicians are there. Seeing Yun Rongjue coming, everyone saluted.

Jiang Wu looked at it, and there was still a white silk hanging on the high beam of the house, and Jiang Yuyan had been put down.

"Sister Yuyan."

Jiang Yuyan's face was pale, and there was no sign of life.

Jiang Wu couldn't say anything, only cried bitterly.

Yun Rongjue looked at the little girl so heartbroken, a touch of unbearability crossed his sword eyebrows, he turned his eyes and looked at Qi Zuo and the imperial doctor, "What's the situation with the investigation?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the imperial doctor has already checked the diet used by the concubine, which is non-toxic, and Weichen has checked the bruises on the neck of the mother, which is indeed caused by white silk, and the mother committed suicide, and there is no danger."

Yun Rongjue sighed lightly and nodded.

Jiang Wu cried beside Jiang Yuyan for a long time, and he was even out of breath in the end. Yun Rongjue squatted down beside her, took her into his arms, and comforted her softly.

"I will let people bury her well, and allow her to be buried in the mausoleum in the name of the concubine, and all the regulations will be handled according to the regulations of the concubine."

Jiang Wu was carried back to the Spirit Dance Hall by Yun Rongjue after crying and fainting.

After the imperial doctor came to see Jiang Wu and prescribed medicine, he told Nanfu to leave the Spirit Dance Palace.

Jiang Yuyan died suddenly, and there were a lot of things to deal with.

Jiang Yuyan was originally a guilty body, and according to the regulations, he could not be given any name, but Yun Rongjue remembered Jiang Wu and Yun Pei, and still ordered Jiang Yuyan to mourn and honor.

"The sunny day after the rain is really different, it all seems to be new."

"Yes, so although the heavy rain is annoying, it has its good points."

Zhang Ruoyi smiled, "The heavy rain is really heavy enough today, the queen should know about the suicide of Concubine Jiang in the palace, right?" ”

Jiang Sumo sighed lightly, "I know, it's a pity, that Concubine Jiang is not too old, who would have thought that she couldn't think about it like this, and she actually committed suicide." ”

"Actually, there's no pity, she intended to rebel, if the emperor hadn't looked at Jiang Wu's face, I'm afraid he would have executed her a long time ago."

Jiang Sumo's eyes were gentle, "How to say it, it's also a life, speaking of which, this Concubine Jiang is the sister of Sister Jiang's half-father, and the relationship between the two has always been good, but now that Concubine Jiang has died suddenly, Sister Jiang is only afraid that she will be sad." ”

"No, the concubine heard that Mrs. Jiang cried a lot when she heard the news, and then fainted, and now I don't know if I woke up or not."

"It's also pitiful, I heard that the emperor buried Concubine Jiang in accordance with the rules of the concubine?" Jiang Sumo asked.

"But no," Zhang Ruo rolled his eyes, "I want the concubine to say, the emperor is too kind, then Jiang Yuyan intends to rebel, but sinner, the emperor did not execute her, it is already an extrajudicial grace, and now she committed suicide and the emperor still preserved her grief after death, and allowed her to be buried in the mausoleum in the name of the concubine." ”

Jiang Sumo smiled helplessly, "The emperor may be taking care of Sister Jiang," she raised her eyes and looked out of the hall, "It's also sunny this day, let's go see Sister Jiang, and persuade her." ”

Hall of the Dance.

Jiang Wu woke up a quarter of an hour ago, and the whole person was still in grief, difficult to come out, and his bright eyes were red and swollen.

"Xiao Wu, the Queen Mother and Mrs. Zhang are here......" Nanfu hesitated.

Jiang Wu didn't react, and after a while, Jiang Sumo and Zhang Ruo walked in.

"Look at my sister's haggard appearance, my sister should be careful of her body." Zhang Ruo pinched his throat and walked to Jiang Wu, followed by Jiang Sumo.

Jiang Wuxiao's face was pale, his eyes were red, and there was no emotion on his face, even if he saw Jiang Sumo and the others, he didn't react.

Jiang Sumo sighed lightly and said with relief: "Sister, the matter of Concubine Jiang, this palace has also heard about it, it happened suddenly, you have to mourn, don't be too sad." ”

"That's what the queen said," Zhang Ruo answered, "It's better for this deceased sister to want to open some." ”

Jiang Wu didn't react at all, Zhang Ruo glanced at the palace maid beside him, "This palace has brought some good ginseng over to give my sister a good nourishment." ”

Nanfu bowed her head and took the ginseng box in the hands of the palace maid.

"Sister don't be too sad, that's right, then Concubine Jiang doesn't know what to think, if she made such a rebellion, the emperor didn't kill her immediately at that time, it was already an extrajudicial grace," Zhang Ruo said to himself, "Although she took away the title of concubine, but let her live in the palace outside the palace, it is a supreme grace, and she just has a good life, and now she is committing suicide." ”

Jiang Sumo coughed lightly and gestured to Zhang Ruo.

Zhang Ruo pursed her lips and glanced at Jiang Wu. Although Jiang Wuxiao's face was still the same as just now, there were obviously more tears in his eyes. Book 6 bar

Zhang Ruo hurriedly said: "Sister, forgive me, sister, I am also outspoken, my sister knows that my sister and Concubine Jiang have a deep sisterhood, and now that she left suddenly, my sister must be sad and sad, and my sister doesn't want my sister to be so sad." ”

Zhang Ruo's words seemed to be comforting, but in fact, they were all like knives, piercing Jiang Wu's heart.

"Queen Mother, Mrs. Zhang, it's time for our master to drink medicine, and the imperial doctor said that the master needs to recuperate." Nanfu brought the soup bowl and said.

Nanfu's words were submissive, but Jiang Sumo and Zhang Ruo were not stupid and could hear the meaning of these words.

"Mrs. Ben and the Queen Mother are kind enough to come to see your master, are you going to drive Mrs. Ben and the Queen Mother away?" Zhang Ruo was anxious, and his words blurted out.

Nanfu owed, "The slave and maid don't dare, but the imperial doctor did say so, and the emperor also explained, and the slave and maid are also afraid that if Mrs. does not recuperate well, the emperor will blame it, and I can't afford this crime." ”

Jiang Sumo's eyes rolled, and when Zhang Ruo was about to say something, he stretched out his hand to stop her.

"It's okay, Mrs. Jiang has to recuperate well, this palace is thinking about it, and now it's okay, you take good care of Mrs. Jiang." Jiang Sumo told Nanfu.

Nanfu bowed, "The slave and maid will, the slave and the maid will send the queen mother, Mrs. Zhang." ”

After Jiang Sumo and Zhang Ruo left, Nanfu breathed a sigh of relief. She brought the medicine to Jiang Wu's side, "Xiao Wu, drink the medicine." ”

Jiang Wu didn't have any emotion, and he didn't refuse, and let Nanfu feed him spoonful.

After Yun Rongjue dealt with the matter, he came to the Spirit Dance Palace, and stayed in the Spirit Dance Hall to accompany Jiang Wu at night.

Jiang Wu's mood has always been very low, and it is difficult to get out of the emotion of Jiang Yuyan's death.

"Brother Jue, Sister Yuyan, when is the burial?" She asked softly.

Yun Rongjue held her little hand tightly and said slowly.

Three days later......

"Can I go see my sister again? Before she was buried. ”

Yun Rongjue subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when she looked at the little girl's burning eyes full of tears, her heart softened, and the words of refusal fell.

"Okay."

Jiang Wu went to see Jiang Yuyan the day before her burial.

People go to tea and cool, and there is nothing left.

Jiang Wu looked at Jiang Yuyan, she couldn't imagine how she had such a determination to leave.

After seeing Jiang Yuyan, Jiang Wu went to the palace again.

The place where Jiang Yuyan once lived in the palace was empty. But everything is still the same as before, even the white silk on the beams of the house has not yet fallen.

In the past few days, Yun Rongjue has sent someone to investigate whether Jiang Yuyan has indeed committed suicide, so these have not yet had time to be removed.

The white silk fell on the beams of the house, Jiang Wu looked at it, his eyebrows frowning.

Suicide is an extremely painful and protracted thing, and if people want to seek death, they will choose the fastest and most neat way.

She especially remembered that Sister Yuyan told her that she was the most afraid of pain, and when she talked about those who were looking for death, she said that if it were her, she would definitely choose a neat way of death, rather than a long and painful death such as throwing and cutting her wrists.

But now, Sister Yuyan has chosen the most unwilling way to die.

Ginger dances with pantothenic acid between the noses.

Why......

Why exactly......

Is it because ......

Jiang Wu remembered what Sister Yuyan had told her, and what Sister Yuyan wanted to see most was Feng Zhi, but ...... She couldn't bring Feng Zhi to her.

Is it because of Feng Zhi?

"Sister, if it's because of that man, it's too worthless." She muttered.

Feng Zhi only took advantage of Sister Yuyan and had no feelings.

Jiang Wu walked to the edge of the bed and sat down, and suddenly saw something at the head of the bed.

She took it.

It's a half-sewn child's clothes by Sister Yuyan.

This is for Yun Pei.

Jiang Wu looked at it, and the more he looked, the more his brows furrowed, and a trace of doubt existed in his heart.

At night, Yun Rongjue came to the Spirit Dance Hall as usual.

"Tomorrow the concubine will be buried, I am worried that you will feel uncomfortable looking at it, so tomorrow's sister will stay in the Spirit Dance Palace." Yun Rongjue said.

Jiang Wu hurriedly held Yun Rongjue's hand, "Brother Jue, Sister Yuyan is buried, can it be later?" ”

Yun Rongjue was stunned for a moment, and met Jiang Wu's eyes.

………

Following. It was supposed to be the time for Jiang Yuyan's burial, but Yun Rongjue's order delayed Jiang Yuyan's burial, but the reason was not explained, which surprised everyone and made them confused.

Jiang Wu had to allow Yun Rongjue to go out of the palace for a period of time every day to check the palace.

Jiang Wu checked back and forth in Jiang Yuyan's room for a long time, but did not find any special abnormalities.

But Sister Yuyan's death must not be as simple as suicide, this is what she is very sure of.

Just when Jiang Wu was thinking about it, the door was pushed open with a creak, she instinctively turned around, saw the person walking in, and was slightly surprised, "Lord Xiao?" ”

"Why is Lord Xiao here?" She asked.

Xiao Qijin looked around, "Xiao is also curious, so I came to take a look, Mrs. noticed that there was something strange about Concubine Jiang's death, did she find anything?" He asked.

Jiang Wu was a little disappointed and shook his head, "No." ”

"Everyone said that Concubine Jiang committed suicide, and in other words, Concubine Jiang also had a reason to commit suicide, I don't know Mrs., why do you think that Concubine Jiang committed suicide?" He asked.

Jiang Wu walked straight to the side of the bed and picked up the round basket, "This." ”

Xiao Qijin took it, took a closer look, and raised her eyebrows slightly, "This is something that a woman sews and embroiders, but what's wrong?" ”

"This is a small dress sewn and embroidered by my sister, it must be for Pei'er, Lord Xiao looks, this dress is actually almost embroidered, Pei'er is the meat of her heart for her sister, she sews clothes for Pei'er by herself, there is no reason not to finish it, even if she wants to commit suicide, this dress is only a little worse, and my sister should finish embroidering before leaving, instead of leaving this behind." Jiang Wu said.

Xiao Qijin listened, then nodded, "What Madam said is reasonable, indeed, there is no reason." ”

People who commit suicide often do everything well before they die, especially people like Jiang Yuyan, who have children and love their children, should not be so anticlimactic.

Jiang Wu sighed lightly, walked around the room, and watched, "If my sister didn't commit suicide, then she was poisoned, and if someone is doing something, there will inevitably be clues revealed." ”

"I heard that the concubine Niangniang lived after the meal, did the person who came to deliver the meal inquire about it?" Xiao Qijin asked.

Jiang Wu nodded, "I've checked, the one who comes to deliver the meal is the one who usually comes to deliver the meal, it's nothing unusual." As soon as Jiang Wu's words fell, he lowered his head and saw something hidden at the curtain.

She hurriedly lifted the curtain and picked up a tiny rag.

"Is there anything?" Xiao Qijin saw Jiang Wu squatting down, walked over and asked.

Jiang Wu subconsciously put away the rags, chuckled and shook his head, "It's nothing." ”

"It's almost the same today, let's come back tomorrow." Jiang Wu looked at the time outside and said.

Xiao Qijin bowed, and the two left the palace.

Jiang Wu picked up the rags he picked up from the palace room, and his eyebrows were filled with deep confusion.

This rag is jet black, but there is no one in the palace room, from the curtain to the mattress, etc., is this color. Sister Yuyan was imprisoned, and although the clothes she wore were not as good as before, they were all bright colors, and there was no such dark black.

Where would a rag of this color come from?

Suspicion surged in Jiang Wu's heart.

Jiang Wu took the rag and asked Nanfu to check it quietly.

The rags were the fabric used in the clothes of the palace officials.

The clothes of the palace officials, palace maids, and guards are all distributed by the Internal Affairs Office, especially the internal officials and guards, and the clothes used are all the same.

If it is an internal official, then it is an internal official who often comes and goes to the palace and is responsible for the affairs of the palace. And the internal officials, when they enter the palace on weekdays, they mostly send food and goods, if they are just food and goods, how can they leave this small piece of clothing.

And the corners of this fabric seem to have been torn off.

"Can all the internal officials who entered and exited the palace that day find out?" Jiang Wu asked Nanfu.

Nanfu bowed, "The internal officials who entered the palace that day were small leaves, small roads, and small whole children. ”

"Xiao Yezi is in charge of delivering breakfast, and Xiao Luzi and Xiao Quanzi went in later." Nanfu said.

"My sister only passed away after lunch, Xiao Yezi shouldn't be," Jiang Wu said, "That's Xiao Luzi, Xiao Quanzi." ”

"The lunch was sent by Xiao Luzi, and Xiao Quanzi was the one who found out that the concubine had passed away, so ...... It's just a little way? Nanfu exclaimed.