Wei Yining didn't find Wei Lanqi near Huandaiju, so he called the palace maids and eunuchs to look for him together, and instructed: "Don't make noise, so as not to alarm others and cause trouble to the county lord." ”

Now the atmosphere in the palace is calm, everyone is holding their breath and not daring to come out, Wei Yining doesn't want to make a disturbance at this time, Wei Lanqi is already very popular, and some people are rumor-mongering because of this.

Wei Yining himself searched for the northwest again, and met a few people along the way, but they didn't know each other and it was inconvenient to ask.

Before I knew it, I came to the vicinity of the cold palace.

In the deep twilight, the cold palace is like an isolated wasteland.

Wei Yining knew that everyone in the cold palace was also having dinner at this time, so there was hardly anyone moving around.

Wei Yining stood under a faded palace wall, looking at a courtyard in the distance with clear eyes.

She remembered that the last time she came to the cold palace to inquire about the news, she happened to meet Eunuch Ding coming out of this courtyard, and Eunuch Ding said that he had come here to visit an old man.

Thinking of this, Wei Yining really wanted to go in and see who the old man in Ding Neijian's mouth was?

Wei Yining moved his steps lightly, and there would be a gentle rustling sound after the weeds in the brick cracks stepped on.

Most of the doors and windows with peeling red paint were tightly closed at this time, with only a faint candlelight shining through the cracks. People here seem to prefer to close themselves off from the outside world.

Wei Yining walked into the courtyard with a light posture, the wild grass in the yard was growing wildly, and only a path that only allowed one person to pass was stepped out in the middle.

It is about the person who delivers the food every day who tramples on it.

The yard was very narrow, the path was very long, and the door was hidden, and as soon as Wei Yining approached, he smelled a foul smell coming from the house,

It was a musty smell peculiar to a room that had not seen the light of day for a long time and was not ventilated.

Wei Yining looked in through the crack in the door, and the room was pitch black, with no lights. But there were people inside, and they weren't asleep.

Through the rising moonlight, Wei Yining saw an old man sitting in the room, his eyes were abnormally white, he should be blind.

The hair is sparse and white, and even the bun can't be tied up, so it's so loose.

His hands and feet are probably badly deformed because of gout.

When Wei Yining was in Lao Linghe, he saw many such patients, and their lives were extremely miserable, and they couldn't even do the simplest movements, such as grasping chopsticks.

So the old man sat there, with a food plate on the small table in front of him, but he couldn't even use chopsticks, so he could only lean forward and bite the food directly with his mouth.

Wei Yining's eyesight was excellent, even in such a dim light, she could still see that what was on the plate was actually a piece of sauce meat.

Wei Yining Zhenxiu's brows furrowed slightly, the cold palace tried the most unpopular place in the harem, and the diet of people here should be extremely coarse.

But it wasn't this that made Wei Yining frown, if the old man here had something to do with Ding Neijian, then it would not be surprising to eat something good in terms of diet.

It's no wonder that this old man obviously has serious gout, so it is not suitable to eat these greasy things, and it will only make him more painful after eating.

Gout is not a rare disease, and anyone who knows a little about it should know what contraindications are.

In that case, why did he still give this old man sauce meat?

Wei Yining looked left and right, made sure that there was no one behind him, and gently opened the door and walked in.

"This father-in-law," Wei Yining said softly, "Eating meat can aggravate gout, don't you know?" ”

The old eunuch sitting on the ground didn't do anything when he heard someone coming in, he probably regarded Wei Yining as the palace person who usually brought him food, and when Wei Yining opened his mouth, he stopped his movements and sat up in a daze.

"Ahhh......h

It turned out that the old man was not only blind, but also mute.

"Did the Prison Commander do this to you?" Wei Yining squatted down and asked.

The old eunuch nodded frantically.

The reason why Wei Yining dared to come in was because she judged that the reason why Ding Neijian treated this old man like this could only be because of hatred.

Wouldn't it be more relieving to lock up a person who had a holiday with him in a cold palace and watch him suffer every day than to let the other party die happily?

Wei Yining's eyes saw the feminine face of Ding Neijian, the corners of his mouth raised, and he smiled timidly.

"So he caused you to be like this?" Wei Yining asked again.

The old eunuch nodded again.

"That's it, don't eat anything he sent in the future, I'll quietly come over every day to take it away, and then exchange it for some ordinary dry food for you." Wei Yining said: "In this way, you will be able to suffer less." ”

Ding Neijian asked people to bring big fish and meat to the old man every day, and the old man's condition would aggravate the pain all over his body if he ate it, and he would be hungry if he didn't eat it.

Listening to Wei Yining's words, the old man knelt on the ground with a whimper, and kowtowed to the ground with his forehead.

"It doesn't have to be like this, I'm afraid I'll have something to ask you for help in the future." Wei Yining said and stood up: "Take care, I'll come back tomorrow morning." ”

Wei Yining knew that he couldn't stay here for a long time, so he quickly walked out and returned to the Jinwu along the old road.

When she went back, she found that Wei Lanqi was already there, changing her clothes, and Wei Yining knew that she had fallen into the water when she saw her like this.

Hurriedly stepped forward and asked with concern, "Fifth sister, what's wrong with you?" I've been looking for you for a long time, but I haven't seen you. ”

Wei Lanqi wiped her hair and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's all my own playfulness and chasing a cat to run away, and I can't see the road clearly in the dark and fall into the water." ”

Because there were several palace maids around at this time, Wei Yining was inconvenient to ask.

Lord Duanmin came over to take a look, and when he saw that Wei Lanqi was fine, he was relieved.

Today's dinner was a little late because of this, and Wei Lanqi and Wei Yining washed up and went to bed after using it briefly.

Wei Lanqi whispered to Wei Yining what happened before.

He said with palpitations: "People say that the deep palace is more murderous, and I can be regarded as a leader today." Those two people didn't know what they were plotting, but they were bumped into by me, if it wasn't for the Leng Guan Zuo arrival, I was afraid that my little life would have whimpered on the spot. ”

"I don't know if those two people can see that it's you," Wei Yining said: "It's okay if you don't see it clearly." ”

If those two people recognized Wei Lanqi, I was afraid that they would still find a way to deal with her.

"Yining, don't scare me, my guts have been bluffed today." Wei Lanqi said: "In the future, no matter where you go, I will follow you, and I will feel at ease with you." ”

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