Chapter 41: The Long Night and the Shadow of the Moon (I)
"Let's continue to make a noise towards the Aijiang Palace, and try to make as little noise as possible."
The two of them clasped their hands tightly, their palms were covered with cold sweat, and they walked towards the Aijiang Hall step by step, under the dim sky, this short hundred steps seemed to be impossible to finish, and the Aijiang Hall was always in the darkest dense forest, waiting for the two to go.
In front of the Aijiang Palace, there is a carved stone slab round table, there are four low stools around it, under the night when the dusk has just faded, in front of the round table, there seems to be a person sitting.
Yang Cairen's forehead was sweating like a waterfall, and his feet were trembling uncontrollably, but he refused to stop, still gritting his teeth with Chen Meiren and walking towards the stone table.
By the faint light, the two of them could see more and more clearly everything around the stone table, and there was indeed a person sitting there, and it was a woman.
The woman in front of the stone table had her back to Chen Meiren and Yang Cairen, and seemed to be wearing a dark palace dress, and the beads on her head were not luxurious, but they looked elegant and decent.
Chen Meiren frowned slightly, she felt familiar, but she couldn't remember which concubine's usual dress this was.
Yang Cairen breathed a sigh of relief and asked Chen Meiren: "It seems to be a concubine, I wonder if it's Su Jieyu?" ”
Chen Meiren shook her head and said nothing, approached the stone table slightly, and saluted the woman's back: "Say hello to this sister, I don't know which lady it is, it's so late, and you're still here?" ”
The woman did not answer.
Chen Meiren glanced at Yang Cairen, and the two stepped forward again, suddenly, Chen Meiren's chest seemed to be soaked in countless cold ice, and she felt a cold current penetrate her whole body, almost making her unable to move!
The slightly calm dark palace dress, the simple and elegant headdress, and the hairpin with black hair that was not luxurious, made her think of everything instantly.
This is Concubine Xian!
In the early days of Concubine Xian's serious illness, Chen Meiren went to visit, and at that time, Concubine Xian could still talk and laugh, and Chen Meiren had an impression of this dress in her mind!
Chen Meiren sat on the ground, propped her hands behind her back, her voice seemed to be frozen, and she held back a few words: "Ghost...... Ghost, Hyun, Hyun, this is Hyun! ”
When Yang Cairen heard this, her expression finally returned to normal, and her face instantly became like a blank piece of paper, which frightened her to scream out, and in the deep palace that had just fallen into the night, it looked extremely harsh.
Not far away, Qiao Hua was shocked by this sudden scream.
Qiao Hua was not allowed to think about it, she knew that something must have happened in front of the Aijiang Palace, and Fang Cai's timidity disappeared, and she almost ran up the white marble steps, chasing the source of the screams.
Finally, Qiao Hua saw Chen Meiren and Yang Cairen who were sitting on the ground not far away.
Next to the two of them, there is also a stone table, and in front of them sits a "person".
Qiao Hua's mind was in chaos, she walked forward quickly and helped the two people sitting on the ground.
Yang Cairen seemed to have found a life-saving straw, pulled Qiao Hua, and said tremblingly: "Table, table, front, this, what is this?!" ”
Qiao Hua trembled his hand and gently pushed the woman in front of the stone table.
As soon as she pushed, the woman fell to the ground like a bronze statue, and with a "clang" sound, the beads on her head were scattered in all directions, and her hair was scattered.
Qiao Hua was so frightened that he took half a step back, and Yang Cairen was even more frightened and closed his eyes and didn't look at it again.
I saw that the woman's face was bloodless, there were undried blood marks on the corners of her mouth, her eyes were wide open, and there were red blood stains on her nose and ears, and she had already died.
It's not a ghost of a virtuous concubine at all!
Qiao Hua's heart was sour and burning, as if standing in the cold ice, the corpse that fell to the ground, the bloodstained face, the yin is Caiqin!
Caiqin is dead, she is dead. Qiao Hua was so shocked that she didn't realize the tears in the corners of her eyes. Cai Qin, who said that he should choose a wine girl with him, wrote a letter to himself in the evening, and is now dead.
Qiao Hua was engulfed in a burst of pain, standing in place, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
Chen Meiren finally couldn't help it, and let out a tragic scream again, piercing the silent night of the Great Yin Palace. The originally peaceful palace was boiling again, and the king hurriedly rushed to the Aijiang Hall with the forbidden army and Yulin guards, and the large team of people and horses trampled like a thunderstorm, surrounding the place.
Qiao Hua had palpitations, and his back was soaked with cold sweat. Maybe tonight, some people shouldn't be able to sleep.
The time has passed, all the concubines in the palace have been summoned to the Linde Palace, and the queen came at night, still calm and abnormal. There are too many things happening today, and the cloudy day is the Zhongyuan Festival on July 15, and now the princes are in the palace, and the emperor has passed on the edict again, ordering all the princes and monks to go to the Lin De Palace, so that the Lin De Hall is like a family banquet, bustling with many people.
The palace maids lit the remaining palace lamps in the Lin De Hall one after another, and the flickering lights and the ring bells of the night breeze mixed with the sound of thin skirts echoed in the hall, condensing an indescribable terrifying atmosphere.
Concubine De was unusually today, only wearing a plain palace dress, and she was ready to go to bed, but she was unexpectedly passed to the Lin De Palace.
"I heard that Chen Meiren and Yang Cairen found Cai Qin's body first." Concubine De asked.
Everyone looked at Yang Cairen, Yang Cairen's cheeks were still bloodless, and he looked frightened, thinking that he was frightened, but Chen Meiren was a little more stable, and explained: "Hui Niangniang, it was indeed discovered by the two concubines, and this girl was also present at that time. ”
Chen Meiren said, and pointed at Qiao Hua.
Qiao Hua knelt down and bowed: "Slave Qiao Hua, please say hello to Your Majesty, and please say hello to the queen." At that time, the slave and maid were indeed present. ”
Concubine De let out an "oh" and said, "Chen Meiren, can you tell the palace the ins and outs of the matter?" ”
Chen Meiren calmly said the details of the matter, and when she said that she thought Cai Qin was the soul of Concubine Xian, her voice couldn't help but tremble.
The queen seemed to be indignant, and said: "Presumptuous, Concubine Xian has been gone for almost a year, and she is not allowed to talk nonsense." ”
Chen Meiren knelt down and said: "The concubine knew that she was wrong, the concubine was really scared at that time, not to mention that Caiqin's corpse was made into the appearance of a virtuous concubine, and the slave really thought it was ...... at that time."
The Emperor coughed twice and said, "This is too strange. You just said that you and Yang Cairen came out of the Buddha Hall and walked to the northeast of the Aijiang Palace, and found that there was a black shadow towards the Aijiang Palace? ”
"Yes, what the concubine said, there is no lie, and the situation at that time is still vivid." Chen Meiren's words were sincere, and she was so frightened, so everyone naturally believed it.
Concubine De walked in front of Qiao Hua and said, "That's a coincidence, when Chen Meiren arrived at the Aijiang Palace, Cai Qin had already been killed, and you appeared in front of Cai Qin's corpse impartially." ”
Qiao Hua's eyes were slightly dizzy, and then he calmed down again, and said, "What Niangniang said is true. ”
Hearing this, King Qian's expression suddenly brightened, and he squeezed forward from behind everyone, pointed at Qiao Hua, and shouted: "So, you killed Cai Qin!" ”