It was getting late and the rain was still dropping, pounding on the magnificent buildings in the imperial city. From the crevices of the treetops and branches, it was endless.
In Kunning Palace...
Something fell on the ground, making a crisp sound. It was a porcelain cup that was torn apart and tea overflowed.
Sulian led all the palace maids to kneel down in panic and said with a trembling voice,
"Your Grace, don't be angry!"
Empress Qian stood up in a rage and her eyes were red, filled with a fierce light. She complained loudly,
“Concubine Yu is really powerful now. She doesn't even respect me and take the kid before me. What the will of gods! What ants that gathered together! Now it rains all day and there is no clue about the incident in the Imperial Garden. I even don't know how to investigate it!”
“Hey, I'm really unlucky. As I had worked hard for a long time, the Seventh Prince w
When Leng Qingtang returned to the house, the drizzle outside had already stopped. The night breeze gently made the flower branches sway, wet, and filled with dew.The sky was just dark. The moonlight shyly shone through the window lattice and poured into a faint hazy halo.Gu Yunxi was sitting at the table and waiting for him, with her small white hands resting her cheeks. She stared at the table full of food in a daze.Leng Qingtang was dressed in an expensive gown of bombshell ink, with a ribbon tied around his waist.When the door was opened, he came in with a damp cold wind, and the clothes were swayed. The handsome man reflected the gold edge against the fire candle, so he looked like a figure walking out of the painting.The girl raised her eyes and saw the dazzling stars in the deep sky of the man, shining like gems.He looked at her, slowly fainting the laughter lines at the end of his eyes
The roosters crowed and the sky turned bright.After breakfast, the Fourth Princess Huanan Jiyan sneaked out of Kunning Palace with her palace maids Jin'er and Yaoer.According to reliable sources, a few days ago, Chuxiu Palace was burned to ashes by a huge fire. After that, one imperial bodyguard on duty died and the other was transferred to work in Cold Palace, who was just her Lu Zhu.Hearing that he was on duty in Cold Palace last night, Huanan Jiyan wanted to meet him at this time in the changing of Honour Guards.Walking along the straight main palace road northward, they arrived at Cold Palace after passing Jingqi Pavillion.This place was very peculiar.It was said that every night, even if the moon and stars shone in the sky, people passing by Cold Palace would feel that there were inexplicable gusts of cold wind in front of and behind them, and they would hear many strange sounds like the
In the big yard, sunlight dispersed the morning mist.The girl was stunned when she saw Lu Qiange.The young man looked so handsome with pretty facial features. The uniform of imperial bodyguards made his brows and eyes more detached. Even beautiful stars would be overshadowed by him."You... You are Yunxi?"Lu Qiange stepped stiffly to the corridor. He even couldn't tell whether his own tone was longing or doubtful."..."Tu Muxue pressed her lips tightly. Her delicate facial features were covered by mist. Such an emergency was completely unexpected to her.Her small hands were clenched tight in her sleeves. She was thinking about how she should respond to the situation at this moment.Lu Qiange squinted his eyes. His eyes which were different from those of the people in Central Plains looked especially deep under the sun.The purple eyes were only possessed b
The moon hung in the sky and the night was dark.Before the makeup mirror, Gu Yunyao looked upset."Hasn't Yunxi come back yet?" She had asked this many times.At the time of dinner, the girl told her bluntly that the Fourth Princess Huanan Jiyan invited her to go to the fairs this night.Naturally, Gu Yunyao wouldn’t reject the Fourth Princess and made her sister embarrassed.Song Qin held the jade comb to brush the black hair for her master and glanced at the window lattice, frowning.The silvery moonlight outside shined through the window lattice of green gauze and was reflected on the bronze incense burner in ethereal smoke.Song Qin turned her head to look at the sad face of the woman in the mirror and couldn't help saying,"Master, I want to talk with you."The woman looked directly at the makeup mirror and raised her brows, ready to listen to her.
The night was balmy with constant breezes.Tu Muxue sneaked back to Jingyang Palace before the palace gate was locked and entered the side room in the dark.Because of Gu Yunyao's care, she got special treatment in Jingyang Palace, who could live in a room alone without living with other palace maids.With the usual alertness of people who had kung fu, Tu Muxue clearly felt that there was someone in the room when the door was closed."Who is there?"With a sharp shout, which was as low as a man’s voice, the person waiting in the room was taken aback for a moment."It's me... Yunxi, you are back!"In the darkness, Tu Muxue's eyes turned sullen. But then she changed her accent, saying like a gentle young girl."Sister? It's me. I'm back. Why don't you light a candle?"Tu Muxue walked quickly to the table and lit the candle. The yellow light flickered and instantl
Huanan Jiyan rushed into Jingyang Palace, faced the eastern side room, and yelled,"Xier, you are a counterfeit. You come out! You framed me! What are you?"All the palace maids gathered around the courtyard to watch it.The dignified princess blocked the door of someone else's house early in the morning and she wore a red rose wide-sleeved fairy dress which was wrinkled. Her hair on top of her head tumbled every which way and was stained with a few water plants. Her appearance was really shabby.Huanan Jiyan stood with her hands on her hips. The dazzling glances around her made her feel dull. However, for Lu Zhu, she was not afraid of being laughed at.There was no movement in the side room for a long time. Huanan Jiyan was very upset. She clenched her hands tightly and shouted again,"Xier, come out! In front of everyone, make it clear who you are!""Why is it so noisy?"
Upon receiving the news, Gu Yunxi and Master rushed to Weiyan Chamber together with two guards, followed by Imperial Doctor Jiang, and two eunuchs from the Imperial Ceremony Office.The curtain of the chamber was open and inside were Imperial Doctor Tian and a female medical officer from the Imperial Hospital.The two had just checked Gu Yunjin's body and were cleaning their hands.At this time, when they saw Commander-in-chief of the Eastern Depot bringing people there, their expressions were slightly strange."What have you found out? What is the cause of death?"Leng Qingtang asked in an indifferent tone.He never liked Gu Yunjin.In the past, she bullied Yunxi everywhere as she was favored by the chief maid of the Garden. But after the Eastern Depot was in trouble, she even sought refuge with Ming Lan of the Western Depot. And thus she managed to enter the Palace and help the Wans t
Imperial Doctor Jiang's explanation brightened Leng Qingtang's eyes, which made him feel enlightened.After thinking for a while, he nodded in agreement,"Yes, the man probably replaced the abortion drug with poison, coaxed Gu Yunjin to eat it, and then killed Cai Yue who is in know. By the way, isn't there another eunuch in charge in her palace..."Chang An, the eunuch in the Imperial Ceremony Office, thought of something and said behind the Master,"Master, I have asked people of Weiyan Chamber just now. They all said that Mao was on duty last night. He was seen to go out of the Palace from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., but he didn't come back yet. And yesterday, no strange people came in and out of Weiyan Chamber."Leng Qingtang snorted,"It's no doubt that the murderer is Mao."Gu Yunxi's heart was filled with anger, like a huge stone on it, and her eyes condensed,"Master, who da