When the harem was in turmoil, the one who laughed the most was Lingxi.

In the Deyang Palace, Lingxi sat on a rattan chair with thick cushions on the corridor, watching the five princesses and the five princes play to their heart's content under the scorching sun that is rare in autumn, and the mood is very happy.

Lotus Ye walked out of the middle room, handed Lingxi a hot tea, and said with a low smile, "Niangniang, now this palace is chaotic enough, when will we close the net?" ”

Lingxi took the teacup, shook his head slightly, and said, "No hurry." This has come to the point where there is always a substitute for the dead. Concubine Ying and Concubine Xian had already made a trap for me to drill into, how could they not convict me? Now that I'm dragging them into the water, they're going to find another unlucky one to put an end to this farce as soon as possible. ”

"I just don't know which house this unlucky man belongs to." Qiaozhu chuckled, "Xiao Dezi went out in the morning, and I heard that other palace people were spreading that Miaoyue in the Half Moon Pavilion had gone completely crazy, pointing at the palace maid and eunuch in the Half Moon Pavilion, and she was making a lot of noise. ”

"Oh? So it's crazy? Ling Xi was surprised, and then sneered, "That Miaoyue is also a capable person on weekdays. If it weren't for her, I'm afraid Xiang Er wouldn't have been abandoned by Xian Gui Concubine early. Why did a few red dots scare her crazy now? ”

"Mother, the slave is very curious." Qiaozhu said with a puzzled expression, "How did you get those little red dots flying in the sky?" Which way is this fairy? ”

Lotus Ye laughed heartily when she heard this, and when she saw Lingxi eating tea quietly with a light smile on the corner of her mouth, she said, "Do you remember the eel that Niangniang asked Xiao Dezi to get?" ”

Qiaozhu nodded, "I remember this, Niangniang also said that she must live." ”

"The mystery is in the eel's blood." With a warm smile on his face, the lotus leaf said softly, "Bats like eel blood the most." Xiao Dezi bought the rough slave to smear the fresh eel blood on the doors of the Half Moon Pavilion and the Qiaxin Palace, and every time night fell, the bat would find the smell to catch the eel. ”

"So, the ghost screaming at the door was actually a bat hitting the temple door!" Qiaozhu immediately got through, and said with a smile, "No wonder the mother said that she could invite a real ghost, in this dark night, the speed of the bat flying is extremely fast, isn't it the same as a real ghost." But where did the bat come from? ”

"Cold Palace." Lingxi put down the teacup in his hand, leaned on the rattan chair, and said quietly, "The most indispensable thing in the cold palace is the defeated palace. Those that have not fallen out in hundreds of years of wind and rain are full of these red-eyed bats. No matter how high the walls of the palace are built, can they still stop things with wings like bats? As long as the eel has enough blood and the taste is strong enough, are you afraid that these red-eyed bats will come without looking for taste? Coupled with those incense ashes and the spices prepared by the royal physician himself, these people who have ghosts in their hearts will naturally be haunted in the palace every day......"

"Wise mother!" Qiaozhu was extremely admired, and said with a smile, "The eel blood is red, and the doors of the palaces are also red, there is really no more suitable way than this and not let people find out." ”

Lingxi hugged the hand stove in his arms, and Qiaozhu, who was very interested, said with a smile, "Where is this, you go to the small kitchen to get some rice soup, and then go to the five princes' room to get rice paper, and the unused brush, I will show you another hand." ”

As soon as Qiaozhu heard that there was something funny, he immediately ran away.

Lingxi smiled again and said to Lotus Ye, "You go and take out the medicinal wine that treats bruises on weekdays." ”

Lotus Ye nodded and entered the inner sanctum.

In less than a cup of tea, Qiaozhu, lotus leaves, smoke and jade all witnessed the process of changing the light blue font from scratch on the white rice paper with a surprised face.

Qiaozhu held the small piece of rice paper, and said to Lingxi in a daze, "Niangniang, what spell are you using?" Obviously there are no words, why do they come out in blue? ”

"What kind of spell," Spirit Rhino laughed, "it's actually the same as one spice that turns into poison when it meets another. The starch in the rice soup will turn blue when it encounters the iodine in the medicinal wine, so it will show a blue font......"

Seeing the confusion on the faces of several maidservants, Lingxi knew that what he was talking about was beyond their cognition. So he smiled and said, "That's it, you just treat me as a goblin and can change spells." ”

Qiaozhu put the rice paper in it, rubbed his cheeks, which were slightly stiffened by surprise, and smiled at Lingxi, "That Niangniang must be the most beautiful goblin." ”

The three of them, including lotus leaves, smoke and jade, laughed along.

Xiao Dezi came in from the outside and saw a few people smiling happily, with a smile on their faces.

Seeing that Xiao Dezi seemed to have something to say, Ling Xi said loudly to Xia Qing Xia Tong, who was standing in the courtyard, "You are here to watch the five princesses and the five princes play, if the wind rises for a while, you will carry them back, you must not freeze." ”

Xia Qing replied with a smile, "Yes, the slave knows." ”

After returning to the inner hall and sitting down on the low kang, Xiao Dezi stood on the side and laughed in a low voice, "Niangniang, the slave heard that Miaoyue was crazy this morning, so he ordered Xiao Yingzi to change into the clothes of a rough slave and sneak into the Half Moon Pavilion. Just now, Xiaoyingzi came to report that although Miaoyue was locked up, he still overheard a few words......"

Lingxi's eyes swept towards Xiao Dezi and raised his willow eyebrows, "What words?" ”

"Miao Yue cried and shouted, 'Niangniang, is that medicine still for Xiucairen to drink?' "Niangniang, the imperial doctor said that Xiucai can't stand it" "Niangniang, Xiu Concubine is back, she is standing in front of your bed, and you ask for the eighth prince......"

Lingxi leaned on the kang pillow and fell into deep thought.

Lingxi has always felt that Xiu Concubine's death is not simple. But helplessly, Concubine Xiu died in childbirth under the emperor's eyes, and she really couldn't find strong evidence that others harmed her.

For example, a few words in the madness of Miaoyue pointed out to Lingxi where to start investigating the death of Xiu Concubine.

After thinking about it for a while, Lingxi raised her eyes and asked Lotus Ye, "Do you remember which imperial doctor took care of Concubine Xiu's pregnancy?" ”

Lotus Ye's eyes revealed a trace of confusion, and after thinking for a while, he said, "The slave remembers that it was Imperial Physician Han, and it was Imperial Physician Han who came out to ask the emperor for advice in Luofeng Pavilion that day. ”

"It seems that if you want to know what medicine Concubine Xiu used during pregnancy, you can only start from Imperial Doctor Han." Lingxi pulled the heavy blanket on his lap up and said, "This is the most convenient thing for Imperial Doctor Wang to do, Lotus Ye, you can go to the Imperial Hospital in a while to send a message to Imperial Doctor Wang, and ask him to check all the prescriptions used in Xiu Concubine's pregnancy to see if there is anything wrong, and then apply Imperial Doctor Han's words." ”

Lotus Ye nodded, "Yes." ”

Hanyan turned around and went out, and came back with a bowl of amber potion in his hand. Put his hands in front of Lingxi, and said with a smile, "Niangniang, it's already warm." ”

Lingxi frowned, reached out and took the bowl of medicinal juice into his hand, and muttered again, "By the way, ask Imperial Doctor Wang again, when will I drink this medicine until it is over." It's so bitter, and now when I see this thing, I feel sick to my stomach......"

Qiaozhu picked up the white jade plate filled with candied plums from the table, and grinned at Lingxi like a child, "Niangniang, pinch your nose and go in with a bite, and then eat the plums." ”

In the Zichen Palace, Emperor Yong'an held the fold in his hand, and a three-point indifferent smile appeared on his face.

Seeing that Emperor Yong'an was in a good mood, Gonggong Feng bent forward and said softly, "Your Majesty, you haven't entered the harem for more than two months, but the news has reached the ears of the Empress Dowager." ”

"Hmm." Emperor Yong'an swept the wolf with cinnabar in his hand, raised his sword eyebrows, and said, "What did the Empress Dowager say?" ”

"I didn't say anything, I just said that the emperor ...... you" Gonggong Feng stopped talking and said no more.

"Say to me happily, I will forgive you of your innocence."

"Say you're messing around......" As soon as Gonggong Feng spoke, his waist bent lower.

"Just mess around." Emperor Yong'an didn't care, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he said, "I am messing around like this, so it is convenient for them to mess around in the harem." How haunted is it now? ”

"If you go back to the emperor, the haunting in Guangyang Palace is the most powerful now. The Deyang Hall where Concubine Ying's mother lives and the Half Moon Pavilion where Xian Gui Concubine lives will scream every night. The second is the Qiaxin Hall of the Forgotten Palace, and Concubine Ying was so frightened by the ghost that she couldn't afford to be seriously ill. In addition to these two places, the Hehuan Palace, the Changxia Palace, the Jiyue Palace, and the Mercy Star Palace, all of which were haunted. In almost every palace, there are people who are frightened and crazy, and they say things that make people tremble......"

"Let them make trouble, this boil can only be uprooted until it festers to a certain extent." Emperor Yong'an put the fold in his hand on the board, and sneered as he walked into the inner hall, "The Empress Dowager is right, the first emperor is not as good as me in governing the country, but in terms of the balance in this harem, I am not as good as the first emperor." ”

Pin Ming walked in with a delicate food box with vermilion carved peony flowers, wearing an orange palace dress, with his head tied in a side bun, and two dripping hairpins on both sides. As soon as he raised his head slightly, his watery eyes met the gaze of Emperor Yong'an looking up and down, and a touch of blush immediately appeared on his white and tender little face, and his eyes showed infinite style.

Pin Ming Yingying walked in front of Emperor Yong'an, bent her knees, and said with three points of shyness, "Your Majesty, the food box sent by Concubine Yingniang in Guangyang Palace." ”

Emperor Yong'an smiled in his eyes and pointed to the case, "Put it down, she has a heart, and she has never forgotten it for a day." ”

Gonggong Feng knew in his heart, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, the servant went to the imperial dining room to see how the dinner was prepared." ”

Emperor Yong'an bowed his head slightly and said, "Go ahead." ”

Gonggong Feng bowed again and beckoned to the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace.

Gonggong Feng stood at the white marble screen in the inner hall, watching the eighteen palace people walk out and walk away. Hugging the dust in his hand, as soon as Gonggong Feng turned around, he heard the sound of tea from the inner hall, "Your Majesty, it's daytime............" Ah......h