Chapter 17: The Death of Princess Chaoyun
After returning to the palace with Xiao Ran in a very low-key manner, he did not forget to tell him not to go to Jiahe Hall these days, and also try to avoid contact with Princess Chaoyun.
Xiao Ran was extremely impressed after learning that I had poisoned Princess Chaoyun: "You almost lost your life and didn't forget to poison you, you are really a killer with very professional ethics and clever means!" "I was very happy after receiving Xiao Ran's appreciation, and I forgot all about what he humiliated me in the morning, and I have to say that I am a very generous person.
Xiao Ran, who had praised me, suddenly said with a sad face: "I don't know if the canonization ceremony will be postponed for another three ......months after Princess Chaoyun's death," so I also became sad, I thought that the task that could be completed in a few months now seems to take more than a year to complete. For a while, I missed my master very much, I missed Tang Huan very much, and I missed the senior brothers and disciples of Ji'an Hall very much.
For the next few days, I stayed in my room to avoid going out, and if Princess Chaoyun found out that I was not dead, she would have to harm me again, so I had better be careful.
The scorching afternoon sun shone through the window, and I was lying leisurely on the rattan chair in the room in my nightgown to read the notebook that Xiao Ran had gotten for me. Most of the stories written in the book are some sad and lingering aiqing stories, just when I think there is nothing to talk about, a black shadow suddenly flashed into the window, I sat up in a hurry in surprise, and then I saw that it was Tang Huan's half-breed bird - no return.
I was overjoyed, thinking that Tang Huan was back, but then I thought that even if he came back, he wouldn't be able to enter the palace, so I guessed that he would not return to deliver the letter, so that Xiao Ran could go out of the palace to pick him up.
Of course, at this time, I didn't realize that the rest of the men in the palace except for Li Shao and Xiao Ran were all internal prisoners.
"Little-heart-hey-sheep--one-pot-man," he said in his sharp, strange tone. I listened carefully three times, and immediately took Bugui into my arms and comforted: "Senior brother is really inhumane, I actually fed you sheep, rest assured, I will catch insects for you to eat every day in the future." Bugui was extremely moved and rubbed his head on my palm.
When he told Xiao Ran about the matter, he frowned and said: "If Tang Huan wants to sneak into the palace, it is really difficult, I can't use the excuse that he has been serving me before entering the palace, you still don't let him pass a word, saying that everything is going well here, let him go to the other courtyard first, and I will inform him if there is any news." I nodded, but considering that the pronunciation of no return was really worrying, I took up a pen and wrote a letter and tied it to its paws.
After flying away, an internal eunuch came to pass the decree that King Xiao had summoned the prince to play chess in the back garden, and it was obvious that Li Shao had recovered from the grief of the death of the Queen Mother. Xiao Ran took me with him after careful consideration, and in the pavilion in the back garden, Li Shao was dressed in plain white clothes and sat at the stone table with his usual face. I followed Xiao Ran and saluted Li Shao, and Li Shao raised his hand and said, "Get up." It has been almost a month since the death of the Queen Mother, and the widow has not had time to see you during this time, and when he saw that the weather was good today, he summoned you to play chess with the widow. ”
"The son's chess skills are not good, so he wants to make his father laugh." Xiao Ran sat down and looked back at me, I pulled the corners of my mouth and gave him a smile helplessly, and then retreated to the side to stand, hoping that they would not stay too long.
Just as I was staring at the dense chessboard and wandering out of the world, I only heard an inner eunuch say outside the pavilion: "Qiqi Jun, ask for a meeting with Princess Chaoyun." ”
Li Shao's head buried in the chessboard did not rise, and he said in a deep voice for a long time: "Let her come over." ”
I stiffened, and quickly lowered my head, really afraid of something. Xiao Ran held on to the white chess hand and turned his head slightly to look at me.
"Why are you so inattentive when playing chess, and the tassel is really so good-looking?" Li Shao raised his head, and his gaze swept back and forth between me and Xiao Ran. Xiao Ran just wanted to explain, but Princess Chaoyun had already walked into the pavilion with the corner of her skirt. Before she could give Li Shao a salute, her eyes were already locked on me, and as soon as I thought that I had been bumped into anyway, I simply straightened up and threw her an incomparably bright smile.
Princess Chaoyun glared at me in horror, raised her sleeve embroidered with gold-rimmed peonies and covered her chest, gasping for breath. Li Shao saw her so out of shape and was about to ask, but Princess Chaoyun spurted out a mouthful of blood, and then fell to the ground softly. Unexpectedly, she was so frightened by me that she was poisoned to death, and she was a little dumbfounded. Li Shao shouted: "Light song!" Then he picked up Princess Chaoyun and ran to Jiahe Palace.
Xiao Ran looked at me with a strange look and asked, "Will this matter be counted on your head?" I sighed melancholy and said, "If Princess Chaoyun was scared to death this time, I wouldn't have been able to escape, but it's a pity that my appearance is not so harmful!" Then there was a dark laugh from Xiao Ran and I after a successful treacherous plan came from the empty pavilion.
On June 13, Princess Chaoyun of Xiao Guo died at the age of sixteen. Xiao ** recovered from the grief of the death of the Queen Mother, but experienced this incident again, and was so sad that he ordered a thorough investigation of the cause of the princess's death. The coroners worked for a long time to find out that the princess had been poisoned, but they had no idea what poison it was or when it was poisoned. King Zuihou Xiao had no choice but to kill a few maids who were waiting beside Princess Chaoyun, and the matter was completely over.
Li Shao fell ill because of excessive sadness, so Xiao Ran had to go to visit, and I honestly followed. It's just that when he arrived at Jinghe Palace, Li Shao retreated left and right, leaving me and Xiao Ran alone.
I stood on the side with my head bowed a little weakly, not knowing what Li Shao's intentions were. After a long time, I heard Li Shao's hoarse voice say: "Ran'er, the widow has also heard about the fact that Qingge pushed the tassel into the cliff a few days ago, and now that you see the tassel is fine, you don't have to hold too much grudge and light song, after all, you brothers and sisters, and now she is gone...... When the widow will be raised, choose a day when you go to Changqing Temple with the widow to incense. ”
Xiao Ran leaned over and responded: "Erchen doesn't dare to hold a grudge against his sister, and I hope that my father will mourn and recover as soon as possible." ”
"There are two months left before the canonization ceremony, the widow will give you everything you deserve, as for Man Wu, after the canonization ceremony, the widow will point her to General Ji's eldest son, do you think this is good?" Li Shao sat up from the bed, his eyes filled with mist. I think he suspected that Qingge's death had something to do with us, but he felt guilty and Xiao Ran decided not to pursue it, and now he is saying this probably to intercede for Man Wu.
Xiao Ran's body stiffened and fell to the ground, I had to kneel down, looking at the situation, Xiao Ran was about to start acting in an emotional drama, I quickly lowered my head and bit my lip, afraid that I would laugh out loud.
"Erchen recognized his father not for the throne, Erchen just wanted to fulfill his mother's wish, my mother waited alone in Lou for 18 years just to zaijian to his father, and now in this palace his father loves his son in every way, although my mother retreats to the mountains, but I want to empathize with Erchen. As for the matter of Qingge's sister, Erchen will definitely find out. When Xiao Ran Zhengse finished saying this, Li Shao's expression turned around, and then he sighed and said: "I think it's because the widow is too careful, but I just feel that I owe you too much to your mother and son, so I ......."
It seems that Li Shao believed Xiao Ran's words, Xiao Ran first played the family card, and then cleared up the matter of poisoning Princess Chaoyun, he really has the ability. But what method should I use next time I kill Princess Lianqing?