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The cage garden has now become the place where Princess Qinghua rests, except for a few minions who sprinkle and sweep the spirits here, no one else comes.

Because the hard-working princess died at an inopportune time, just before the prince's wedding, she chose not to mourn.

It will not be buried until 100 days after the prince's wedding, and now it has only been more than a month, and it is far from the time to be buried.

The palace maids and eunuchs who are guarding here are all angry bags who are usually not welcomed, and the work assigned to them would be okay if they were changed in normal times, but the rumors of haunting have become more and more fierce these days, and it is difficult to be afraid.

Therefore, these people usually go together to do anything, and they never dare to act alone.

Because every morning and evening, Princess Qinghua has to burn incense and paper in front of the spirit, and it is the turn of two little palace maids to come in with incense, candles, and paper horses to pay tribute on this day.

In front of the princess's spirit there was a large copper basin, which was used to burn paper, and there were incense burners on both sides, which had been placed there a long time ago.

Because there was no movement in the coffin for the past two days, they were also less afraid, and besides, the sky was already bright at this time, and the fear of the sun shining on them was even less.

One palace maid burns incense, and the other burns paper. The two men knelt there, ready to wait for the paper to burn before exiting.

As for the incense, it can't be burned for a while, and it's not an open flame, so you just need to come and see it occasionally.

The little palace maid who burned the paper was kneeling in front of the coffin, and suddenly found that there seemed to be something under the coffin, and she was suddenly frightened, and shouted out without control.

This startled the incense burner next to her, and asked her tremblingly, "What's wrong?" What are you shouting? ”

"Look what's down here? Am I dazzled? "Just called the little palace maid and pointed to the bottom of the coffin for the other to see.

Princess Qinghua's coffin is placed on the spiritual bed, with a measuring stick about the ground, and the bottom is suspended.

Originally, it was all flat and neat, but now there was an extra thing under the coffin, because it was far away and backlit, and it could only be seen that it was a black thing the size of a fist.

"What is this thing hanging on?" The other felt strange and scared: "Let's stop moving, let's call a few people in." ”

The two of them were afraid of living creatures, such as bats and mice.

Then he called the other eunuchs and palace maids in, and the number of people naturally became bold.

One of the little eunuchs shone it with a torch and said, "This thing looks like a mushroom." ”

"Jing Hu said, this coffin is painted, where can mushrooms be grown?" One of the older eunuchs said, "You can poke it with a stick and see if you can get it down." ”

So he found a bamboo pole for the eunuch, and the little eunuch reached out and stabbed it, but it really fell.

Dial the thing closer with a bamboo pole, the palm-sized umbrella cover, the finger-thick umbrella handle, is indeed a mushroom.

"This mushroom is so weird!" One of them, one of the more daring, picked up the mushroom and threw it out again.

The color of this mushroom is blood red, and there are many irregular black lines on the front, which looks very hideous.

"Oops, my hands stink." The little eunuch with the mushroom sniffed his hand, and there was a rancid smell.

Everyone also covered their mouths and noses, and the mushroom was gradually emitting a stench.

"What should I do? Do you want to report this matter? "A lot of people are out of ideas.

The princess's coffin was filled with lime, so the body did not stink. But this mushroom smells so strange, and the appearance of being born on a coffin is so weird, if there is any taboo, they hide it and do not report it, and they are afraid that they will be held responsible in the future.

Therefore, after discussing for a long time, everyone decided to report truthfully.

The eunuch came to see the pavilion, and he also ran out of the house with a stinking smell, but the matter always had to be dealt with, so he asked someone to put the mushroom into a box, and then reported the matter to Bai Lu, the head of Fengyi Palace.

The queen was anxious because of the Yin Star obstructing the master, and when she went to visit the emperor this day, she seemed to ask Concubine Zeng Li unintentionally: "Concubine Li, you have worked hard lately." Why don't you take a break and ask Your Majesty to come to me and recuperate for a while. ”

"The concubine is not hard, but it is also excellent if the emperor goes to the queen to recuperate," Concubine Zeng Li smiled, looking unscheming: "The queen mother is naturally much more thoughtful than the concubine." ”

"I don't dare to say it if I am thoughtful, but if Your Majesty is unwell, we should serve us wholeheartedly, and you can't be burdened alone." The queen's tone was also extremely gentle.

To be honest, the emperor enjoyed this situation where the concubines lived in harmony.

"That's right, Sister Lifei, I still have something to ask you for." Seeing that the emperor did not refuse, the queen intended to move to herself, so she asked Concubine Zeng Li again: "I heard that you have been cooking soup for the emperor recently, I don't know what ingredients you use?" I'm also a little bit more learned. The emperor is used to eating, but I'm afraid he won't get used to changing the taste. ”

"I'm not good at holding the soup." Concubine Zeng Li smiled slightly and said a little shyly: "The emperor actually doesn't like to drink much." ”

"How can it be? Sister, you are so modest, if the emperor doesn't like to drink, how can you cook every day? Right? The queen smiled on her face, but her eyes were fixed on Concubine Zeng Li, watching the changes in her face and eyes.

Sure enough, Concubine Zeng Li's eyes flashed, as if there was a lot of flashing.

"Come on, go and bring the soup that Concubine Zeng Li made for the emperor and let me taste it." The queen pointed to a small bowl of soup on the table and said, "It should be warm!" ”

She deliberately chose the time when the emperor was eating, just to see with her own eyes what kind of soup Concubine Zeng Li cooked.

"Queen, don't ......" Concubine Zeng Li stood up a little out of shape, wanting to stop it.

"What's the matter, sister? Can't I drink it? The queen's tone did not change in the slightest, and she was still gentle and amiable: "Don't worry, I just want to learn, and I won't let your sister cook it for me." ”

"No, Queen." Concubine Zeng Li hurriedly stepped forward with a smile and took the bowl of soup from the palace maid's hand: "This soup is cold, I will ask someone to serve you a bowl again." ”

So saying, he asked someone to take the bowl of soup away.

The more she did this, the more the queen felt that there was something wrong with the bowl of soup, and if she really asked her to take it, there would be no evidence.

Therefore, the tone unconsciously hardened: "If I say it's warm, it's still warm, just bring it to me quickly." ”

"What's there to fight about a bowl of soup?" The emperor felt a little noisy, and he was already upset.

The queen and Concubine Zeng Li both kept their mouths shut, but the queen looked directly at Concubine Zeng Li, and Concubine Zeng Lifei lowered her eyes and did not dare to look at her.

"Concubine Li, what's in this soup?" The queen asked in a very light tone, "Let me taste what I am afraid of?" ”

Concubine Zeng Li knelt down with a puff.