Chapter 04: You Thought of Me Too Kindly
He Le'an and Xue Huiyu came out of the Buddhist hall, she wanted to instruct the maid to pass a doctor to Prince Qian, take a closer look, and be careful, the little maid hurriedly ran over and said: "Princess Yuejun, there is news from the palace that the nineteenth princess is missing in the Shigu Academy!" β
The nineteenth princess is Cheng Shumei's daughter Zhongsun Zeyao, who is used to having a group of servants around her, and two secret guards to protect her, she shouldn't say that she will disappear if she doesn't see it, He Le'an frowned and said to Xue Hui, who was worried:
"I'll go into the palace to see, you stay in the house and wait for news, first me and then Sister Mei, I always feel that you are not safe, before I come back, or before the prince and brother they don't come back, don't leave if you hear any news. β
Xue Hui bowed her jaw, "You should be careful." β
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He Le'an's uneasiness in her heart before she went out became even heavier, and she instructed the guards guarding the door, "Before I come back, no outsiders are allowed to enter or leave the palace, no reason will work, you send someone to the patrol battalion to request to strengthen the patrol around Prince Qian's mansion, and send another person to the general's mansion, and ask him to pay attention to the movements of the palace of the Marquis of Jinning." β
The guard respectfully received the order and said, "Yes, Princess Yuejun." β
When He Le'an rushed to the palace, Zhongsun Zeyao had already found it, and then ...... The person is dead, and Cheng Shumei is heartbroken. Emperor Huixi was furious, and he was responsible for taking care of all the servants and secret guards of the nineteenth princess on weekdays, and all the masters and students of the Stone Drum Academy, no matter which powerful person they came from, or even which royal relatives, were all temporarily placed under house arrest in the academy, and were not allowed to enter or leave, and were not allowed to visit.
She looked at most of her white and tender faces, all of which were destroyed by sharp blades, and her whole body from the neck down was almost burned, as if she was in pain and young and innocent corpses, she bit her lip, telling herself to be calmer and calmer, and then looked at Emperor Hui Xi, who was coaxing Cheng Shumei in the inner room, and said, "Your Majesty, have you ever summoned the imperial doctor to check?" β
Hearing this, Emperor Hui Xi and Cheng Shumei both looked at her in confusion, and He Le'an said: "The courtiers were in danger yesterday, and the people who blocked the danger for the courtiers also had similar traces on the princess's body, and the courtiers suspected that this series of conspiracy was done by the same person. β
Emperor Huixi waved his hand.
The imperial doctor came tremblingly, tremblingly examined Zhongsun Zeyao, and said with sincere fear: "Back to Your Majesty, the nineteenth princess was burned by the sap of a fig tree, and at her age, she should have died immediately, but the perpetrator was cruel and gave the princess an antidote before poisoning." β
That is to say, before Zhongsun Zeyao died, he had been struggling in the pain of cutting flesh and bones, what kind of person was he, he didn't even let go of children, and he had to be treated so brutally, Cheng Shumei hated it very much, in those red and swollen eyes that cried, the resentment was revealed, and the tears were like beads of broken threads, and he knelt down and begged sadly:
"Your Majesty, I beg you to avenge our poor nineteen!"
Emperor Hui Xi's heart was so distressed that he was almost broken, so he hurriedly pulled her into his arms to comfort her, and then coldly ordered: "Check!" Check it out to me! No mercy! No toleration! Nine Clans! β
At this time, a little eunuch reported in a panic: "Your Majesty, the noble concubine Niangniang, the princess of Yuejun, the guard of the General's Mansion of Shida asked to see the princess of Yuejun outside the palace, and it is about Miss Shao, who temporarily lives in the Marquis of Jinning's mansion." β
He Le'an chuckled in his heart, and bad thoughts flashed, but he still calmly asked Emperor Hui Xi and Cheng Shumei to step down.
Cheng Shumei heard the Marquis of Jinning's mansion, first remembered Xue Huiyu, and sobbed and said urgently, "Huiyu she-"
"I asked her to stay in Prince Qian's mansion and not to leave until I go back, Niangniang doesn't have to worry."
Cheng Shumei instructed, "The abuser is cruel, you should be careful." "She asked Emperor Huixi to send the Imperial Forest Army to protect He Le'an.
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He Le'an made sure that the person who came was Shi Qinghe's cronies, so he went with him, but when he said, 'Please be mentally prepared', she knew that Shao Yingxue was not good, and when she went to a dilapidated and deserted wooden house on the outskirts of the city, Zhong Sun Yue was already there, she looked at the corner he signaled, and saw that her death was exactly the same as Zhong Sun Zeyao's, "......"
When people see through death and persuade others that the deceased is gone, it is only because the deceased is only strange to that person, but the pain is not in his heart, but when the familiar person who cares loses his color and lies in front of him. That kind of sadness only entered the heart and lungs, He Le'an bit his lip, telling himself not to be swayed by emotions.
Zhong Sun Yue took her into his arms and comforted: "If you want to cry, cry, in front of me, you never need to pretend to be strong." β
She was so sad that the sourness seemed to sink into her nose from her heart, "If she hadn't come to me, she wouldn't have ......"
Later, the maid of the Jinning Hou Mansion told them that Shao Yingxue went out alone to sell some silver money for embroidery, but no one thought that she would lose her life when she went out, and then remembered her, and said that she was kind enough to help a pregnant woman who almost fell, and some people learned that she sent a pregnant woman home who was not very comfortable, but when they found this pregnant woman, they found that she was only bought, and there was no other useful news.
In the silence of the room, He Le'an stood by the windowsill, looking at the elegant scenery in the courtyard in a daze, and there was Xue Huiyu next to her, accompanied by many maids, but she was silent and silent, in addition to being in a daze, she was still in a daze, she didn't know what she was thinking, and she didn't know how long it took like this, Zhong Sun Yue came back.
He Le'an didn't look back, and suddenly said, "Is it Meng Duojiao?" "Calm without the slightest doubt.
"But you would never have thought that she poisoned the entire Taining Marquis Mansion." Zhongsun Yue said, "Including Su Songzhan, when I went to the Taining Marquis Mansion, she sat next to Su Songzhan expressionlessly, saw that we were coming, and smiled, as if she had been waiting for us, and said that she wanted to see you." β
He Le'an turned his face and said with a smile: "Then let's go, I want to see her too." β
Xue Huiyu wanted to go with her, He Le'an said, "When I came back from the palace, I invited Dean Yin of the Tai Hospital to take a pulse of peace for my mother, I am afraid that the maids are not careful enough, you can help me to auscultate, and I will tell you about Meng Duojiao when I come back." β
"Okay then." Xue Huiyu knew that she just didn't want her to be sad after listening to Meng Duojiao's harsh words, and Prince Qian's body was indeed important.
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Sitting in the carriage, He Le'an said next to Zhong Sunyue's shoulder, "Actually, Meng Duojiao wants to see the three of us." If she simply speculated by empathy, she could think of what Meng Duojiao wanted to say to her, Xue Huiyu and Cheng Shumei.
"Clever as you." Zhongsun Yue said, "She really asked for so. I let my people suppress it, and His Majesty learned that she did it, and had already ordered the Nine Clans to be punished, and Ah Xuan led the Imperial Forest Army to raid the house. β
This incident not only made them unexpected, but the loss of Su Songzhan, a chess piece that had been used for many years, was also an unfortunate thing for Prince Rui, if only Zhongsun Xuan could search for any useful evidence of Prince Rui's rebellion from Su Mansion.
He Le'an knew what he was thinking, shook his head and said: "It's useless, Prince Rui's city is meticulous, even if he has cooperated with Su Songzhan for many years, he will not let Su Songzhan have any conclusive evidence that can point to him, not to mention the situation that seems to be beneficial to us." The more we have to be careful, although Meng Duojiao's hand caught all of us off guard, but after the death of Su Songzhan, the chess piece closest to Prince Rui, our clues were broken even more. β
In order to prevent the recurrence of such a laughable and unbelievable drama, Prince Rui will definitely step up the handling of his pawns, and as long as there is the slightest direction, that person will surely become the most secret corpse, so that no one can find it.
Zhongsun Yue frowned and said, "None of the people sent to approach Prince Rui over the years have succeeded, either they can't get in, or they die unexpectedly, and they can have such means to prevent the penetration of other people's strength." His penetration ability is also extremely strong, and we have sent people to keep an eye on his eyeliner found in various provinces. β
While speaking, she had arrived at the Taining Marquis Mansion, Meng Duojiao was imprisoned on a tree trunk by a thick iron chain, and when she saw her, she laughed: "I guess too, the king of Yuejun will not be as I wish, but it doesn't matter, I'm already very happy to see you, Su Songzhan said that you are smart, I don't believe it when I am biased, doesn't this still let me take advantage of the loophole and harm Zhongsun Zeyao and Shao Yingxue!" β
He Le'an looked at the madness in her eyes silently. sneered: "What if you took advantage of the loophole and harmed Zhongsun Zeyao and Shao Yingxue, I still stand in front of you without anything, whether it is my face or Sister Mei's face, there is still nothing, what do you have to be happy about?" β
"Also, your heart is so dark, you won't be sad about Shao Yingxue's death, Zhongsun Zeyao is always just Cheng Shumei's child, and you won't be sad anything, but when you dream back to see them at midnight, it's good that you can still be as calm as you are now, hahahahahaha!" Meng Duojiao smiled exaggeratedly, "After all, they don't need to die. But because of you, it's all because of you that they would have died, and if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have killed them! β
"Guess what, they will resent you, I heard that if the dead hide too much resentment in their hearts, they will become terrible ghosts, hahaha!"
He Le'an hooked his lips and said, "If there were really ghosts in the world, Dongfang Nishang would have come to me for revenge." Seeing Meng Duojiao's puzzled look, she said, "Didn't I kill her that day, oh yes, I don't know if your cousin knows that she likes King Yuejun since she was a child, when my husband's status has not yet recovered, I told her that she died resentfully." β
"I also told her that the person she should hate more is you, because you seduced her husband when she returned to Fengzhou City to recuperate, and she was pregnant with a seed, speaking of your seed, where is he?"
The guard next to him said respectfully, "Princess Huiyue County, that child has been poisoned." β
"It's okay, pull the body over." He Le'an commanded, she looked at Meng Duojiao, who was glaring at her hatefully, and smiled like a flower, "You have endured for him for many years, and you did not hesitate to kill your father indirectly, and when you want to poison him, you are also sad in your heart, you know that if he doesn't die, I will torture him by more means, but you think of me too kindly." β
"Even if I die, I will torture, and there will still be more means."
He Le'an said, "But you are really worth it, the nine clans of the Su family and the Meng family are all at the bottom of your corpse." β
"Su Songzhan prides himself on being smart, but how can he not know that water can carry a boat and overturn a boat, he can't see that you have the fierceness of the General's Mansion in your bones, if you resist, you will definitely be able to catch him off guard, no, not only will he die, but the people in the Manchu Mansion will not end well, it is estimated that they are looking forward to you going down to Huangquan as soon as possible, so I can ask you, why are you so ruthless."
"Whew!" Meng Duojiao spat out angrily, "If I am ruthless, he is the demon of this world, since he has always been unable to escape death, I will definitely take him to be buried with him, even if he dies, he will stay in the world better than my son." Let him be humiliated by his step-room in the future! β
She said resentfully, "He Le'an, why are you so happy!" I, I'm just deceived by Su Songzhan, a bastard, so I will go down the wrong path, if Nishang is not dead, what I can live peacefully with her is that you killed her and blocked my way to make amends, even if God wants to punish you, the murderer! Why torture me! β
Meng Duojiao hissed and said, "You are a lowly concubine, why can you be high!" Why! β
"Because I have never envied your noble origin, nor have I envied what you have since been your childhood. I never force what doesn't belong to me, and I never resent what others get easily! He Le'an said indifferently:
"How good you are, you are pampered by your parents, loved by your brothers and sisters, you never know your suffering, you are born with a good hand, and you play so badly, and you blame others for not letting you, why should I deliberately live worse than you because you are a grandfather! Before you hate me, why don't you think about what is wrong with you? β
"Just because I am a concubine, you look down on me, just because I live happily. You are dissatisfied, that effort is happier than mine, the road is all your own choice, the wrong path is all thorns, the soles of your feet are full of blood holes, you also have to suffer, and I didn't force you to take this road, why blame me! β
She looked directly at the heart-rending in Meng Duojiao's eyes, "When you fell into Su Songzhan's sweet words that day, I once told you that it was right to snatch your cousin-in-law, when you were pregnant that day, when you saw that Dongfang Nishang was dead and had to marry into the Taining Marquis Mansion, did I say blessings to you." No, it's all your own choice, it's not good, why blame me! β
"It's not me who pushed you into the abyss, it's obviously all you, again and again, looking for my faults, hurting me, hurting me can't hurt me, and implicating the people around me with poisonous hands, what's the matter, after killing them, are you really satisfied!"
"I've never been satisfied!" He Le'an said, "You still want to kill me now." It's a pity that you can't touch a single hair of me anymore, even if you die, I'll still be happy, and you can't imagine being happy! She approached the hideous her, and shoved a handkerchief into her mouth, and at this moment the guards brought Meng Duojiao's son.
Unlike Zhongsun Zeyao and Shao Yingxue's frightened and terrifying appearance, he was very peaceful, as if he had never felt a little sad, the person was already dead, He Le'an ordered, "Cut off the child's flesh piece by piece and feed it to the dog, boil the bones into soup piece by piece, and bring it to his mother." Tell her to sniff, the smell is still not fragrant, the leader is left, hanging at the door of the house in the wind and sun. β
"People are dead, there is no need to scruple about the action, anyway, when he died, he didn't feel any pain, and there was no body for a child, it didn't hurt or itch."
She said lightly: "As for this poisonous woman, it is too cheap for her to die, and she has stripped her teeth and clothes, and hung them in the castle tower, and she has been beaten twenty times a day with a whip soaked in salt water. But be careful, don't let her die easily, ask her the best doctor to use the best medicine, in this life, let people see her ugly face! β
"An'er." Zhong Sun Yue smiled lightly, "The salt water is too boring, after the skin is opened, sprinkle with honey and let the ants bite, that is the most heart-wrenching itch." He waved his hand and motioned to the guards waiting on the side to drag Meng Duojiao's mother and son down for execution.
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As expected, the Taining Marquis Mansion dug three feet into the ground and didn't find anything useful, even if He Le'an and the others searched for people who had a close relationship with Su Songzhan on weekdays, it was useless, most of them were just blind eyes that he deliberately used.
They have been cautious all this time. It feels like it's all in vain, and now there is only one impermeable Prince Rui left, that is, after Emperor Huixi knew, he couldn't sleep well in the past few days, and he was afraid every day that he didn't know who was threatening his life in the dark, and others only thought that he was sad for the loss of his beloved daughter, and he was sad for his beloved concubine.
Queen Wan saw that Cheng Shumei came in and didn't bother to pay attention to Emperor Huixi, and tried her best to send Emperor Huixi some beauties who captivated the country and the city.
What's even more so that her heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys are almost exploding is that after Cheng Shumei invited He Le'an and Xue Huiyu to go to Xiangguo Temple, people's spiritual qi recovered, and they surrounded Emperor Huixi like they were all right.
Empress Wan angrily swept away the things on the dresser, slammed the table hard, and said, "Damn! Cheng Shumei, this cheap hoof! β
The maid knelt on the ground in fear, the more Queen Wan thought of Cheng Shumei's face, the more angry she became, over the years, no one was more beautiful than Cheng Shumei, but no one dared to be like her, and she was hot and cold to Emperor Huixi.
The woman she is looking for can be more beautiful than her, but there are few people with a family background comparable to her, even if she is comparable to her, who dares to show the cold-faced emperor! Emperor Hui Xi was subjected to her Cheng Shumei's set, but it was her turn to be the queen, and Emperor Hui Xi looked like he was ignoring it! It's a big difference!
In this world, only the Ninety-Five Venerable will treat her like this!
I don't want to think about it, she is also beautiful and fresh, and she has accompanied him to old age and decay!
At this time, the little eunuch cautiously reported: "Queen Mother, General Anton asks to seeββ"
"Please!" Hearing that her younger brother was coming, Queen Wan immediately sank down and said.
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The night was dark, and He Le'an woke up in a cold sweat.
Zhong Sun Yue kissed her forehead soothingly, "It's okay, I'm here." β
He Le'an retracted into his arms, "I dreamed that the throne changed hands and there was chaos. "There is also the collapse of Prince Qian's mansion, the burial of the Marquis of Jinning's mansion, Mrs. He, they are all implicated because of her, everyone around her is dead, but she is still alive, standing in the wind and rain blankly, not knowing how to advance or retreat.
Zhong Sun Yue patted her on the back gently, "I won't call it so easy to mess up, I promised you that I would hold up a place for you to live, don't think about it so much, I'm sorry, if it weren't for me, you wouldn't need to carry so much." β
"I don't regret it." He Le'an hugged him tightly.
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It rained heavily for three days in a row, taking away the heavy heat. He Le'an and Xue Huiyu walked slowly in the lively market, the wind blowing in front of them was full of fresh earthy smell, Xue Huiyu said: "This capital, it seems that there is no big thing, it is not a matter, after a few days, people will no longer worry about it, no wonder it is often said that it is not easy to endure under the imperial city for many years." β
"Little people, it's enough to talk after dinner, it's not about you, and then worry about it. What can I do? He Le'an said with a smile, "Here, it is also a sin to make irresponsible remarks, and it is easy to provoke death, and people are very good." "It's just that some people are spoiled by family forces and get carried away, always thinking that the power they have is enough to protect themselves from being unscrupulous.
Xue Huiyu tugged at the corners of her lips, "My brother came back last night, and the Prince Qian's mansion went first, there is a letter to bring you baboons and spring rolls, he really has leisure and leisure, and on the way back, he also went around the mountains and forests on the outskirts of the city to hunt some game." β
Over the years, His Majesty always wanted to give this prince of the Marquis of Jinning a job. But this prince of the Marquis of Jinning Mansion wanted to be a loser, take care of the children for others, and get free every day, either going to the teahouse to listen to the story, or going to the Qinglou to play the female branch, and kept saying that being an official is too tired, and he has no money, and the drudgery and drudgery, but the people next to him can't look forward to it.
"Hmm." He Le'an said, "My children's handwriting is getting better and better, but I can't see them for the time being, and I can still read the letters." She also wants to be with them every day, but it is too dangerous to be around her.
Xue Huiyu said proudly. "That's it, and I don't look at who taught them since childhood."
"Yes, yes, thank you, Aunt Huiyu."
"I thank you for that." Xue Hui said, I just don't know if her brother can successfully push His Majesty after he has no excuse to take care of the child, in fact, there is no overt appointment, and her brother is also secretly helping to investigate some things, but Emperor Huixi is really greedy, and he vainly tries to use all the talents for him, when it is good, he can grace the heavens, and when it is bad, he will raid the house and destroy the door.
He Le'an walked into a rouge shop with her, "It's almost the Mid-Autumn Festival." The Marquis Mansion of Jinning in Beijing has only you and Xue Shizi, and when the time comes, you still want to be like before, in our mansion, I will prepare some delicious food for you. Thinking of something, she smiled and said, "General Shi has to be alone in his family, and his mother is not involved in the excitement, so it would be better to invite him over at that time." β
At the mention of this person, Xue Huiyu's cheeks drifted with a suspicious flush, "Why do you need to take care of him like this, he is used to being alone." β
"Aren't you sure that he is really coming to you, and he is still hard-mouthed, and others have been trapped with you for half a night."
"Why, I cheapened him, I made the wine, his mouth is stupid, and he can't even say comforting words!"
He Le'an couldn't help but joke and said: "Yes, yes, your eldest lady is willing to let him sit on the eaves with you for half a night, it is a blessing from his reckless husband and three lives, and he is too stingy, he even wants you to drink, the next time I meet him, I will definitely give you a good squeeze on him, I should prepare a seventy-seven forty-nine jar of different wine in the house, and next time I can talk to you about my heart, I can be arrogantββ"
"These wines, you can choose which flavor you like, which flavor you like."
"I don't mind if you take his smell away."
Xue Huiyu's face flushed.