Conspiracy

Chapter 183 Porcelain Doll

In the Qiling Palace, the little maids and eunuchs knelt on the ground, their shoulders trembling uncontrollably because of their inner panic.

When Yu Changqing and Su Zhen arrived, the atmosphere inside was very strange, they didn't smell blood, secretly guessed that this lady Jieyu was not assassinated to death.

Suddenly, Su Zhen frowned slightly, how could there be such a strong Yin Qi in this hall.

Shang Yu frame sat in the front seat, his face was full of anger, "Speak! What's going on?"

The palace maid Yueluo was almost prostrate on the ground, because she was so frightened that she stuttered when she spoke.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please spare me! Jieyu's death has nothing to do with the servants! Jieyu was supposed to go to the palace banquet, but she suddenly said that she was not feeling well, and asked the servants to bring some sweet soup to the imperial dining room. But when the servants came back , I saw that the empress had fallen to the ground, not breathing!"

"What about the corpse? I can't even look at the corpse. What use do I need you?"

Shang Yu's chest heaved up and down in anger, the queen hurriedly approached, patted his back to help him calm down, "Your Majesty, please don't get excited. Maybe Li Jieyu just passed out. I mistakenly thought that the person was dead, maybe my sister went to another place after waking up and hasn't returned yet."

Yu Changqing and Su Zhen listened to a few words outside the door, looked at each other, walked into the hall one after the other, bowed and saluted.

"See Your Majesty."

Shang Yu's brows quickly condensed into the word 'Chuan', "Yu Aiqing! I order you to investigate this matter thoroughly immediately! You must find Li Jieyu!"

"Yes, the minister obeys the order!"

No matter how worried Shang Yu frame was, he couldn't ignore the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and their families, as well as Xiao Chuhong, who held a hundred thousand Xiao family troops.

After exhorting Yu Changqing a few words, he handed over the matter to the empress, and left Qiling Hall again.

The queen sat upright on the beauty's couch, her legs were close together, her slender hands were folded in front of her, her brows were lightly frowned, "My lord, what do you think about Li Jieyu's matter?"

"Your Majesty, can I go into the hall to investigate first? Maybe we can find clues." Yu Changqing said.

"Go." The queen waved her hand.

The interior of the Qiling Hall is gorgeously decorated, and there are many treasures sent from other places, it can be seen that the emperor really loves Li Jieyu.

The sweet and pungent incense made them involuntarily cover their mouths and noses with their sleeves. The fragrance is so strong, like the seven dimple incense concocted by Mi Yao.

Su Zhen couldn't find Mi Yao before, so she sneaked into Jiyuefang every night and thought about all the tens of thousands of spices she made.Although some can't identify the ingredients of the formula, most of them can smell it.

Qidixiang is different from Yirenzui on Princess Jingyao. This fragrance is pungent, but after smelling it for a long time, it can make people happy and even addictive.At the beginning, it can make the skin smooth and delicate, but over time, it will accelerate aging until the source of life is exhausted.

The incense niche is made of bronze, with peacock-shaped hollow lines, and wisps of green smoke visible to the naked eye are wafting out.

Su Zhen picked up the tea on the table and extinguished the incense.

"Youning, what's wrong with that incense?"

Su Zhen explained the efficacy of the Qidixiang, and added at the end, "By the way, this Qidianxiang can also be used for flirting between husband and wife. Li Jieyu should use it to seduce the emperor."

Yu Changqing nodded, looked around, and suddenly a piece of the tablecloth caught his attention.

Crouching down to pick it up, the fragment should belong to the category of enamel porcelain.It is one inch in size, light purple in color, and made of special material, which they have never seen before.The glazed surface of the fragments is bright in color, but because the fragments are too small, it is impossible to guess the overall decoration through the gold threads on the surface.

But after searching the house, no other fragments were found.

After a while, the two left the inner hall. Su Zhen stroked her chin and asked, "Yueluo, before you went to the imperial dining room, what happened to your Jieyu's body? Did she do anything unusual recently?"

"This"

Yueluo was a little scared, her eyes wandered back and forth between them.

Yu Changqing said, "This is Su Shaoqing from our Weifu Yamen, you can answer whatever he asks."

"Yes." Yueluo lowered her head, "The emperor has come to Qiling Palace several times in the past two days, but Jieyu has been hiding and refusing to see her, and even locked herself in the room. Today she suddenly dressed up and wanted to attend the palace. Banquet, say. say."

Yueluo glanced at the queen, looked at her slightly scrutinizing eyes, shrank her neck in fright.

"What did Li Jieyu say?"

Yueluo kowtowed vigorously, and soon her forehead became red and swollen, with blood stains appearing.

"My lord, please forgive me! Li Jieyu said that she will soon completely win over the emperor's heart, not to mention Concubine Yu, and even the empress will be pulled down by her and become the master of the harem!"

After she finished speaking quickly, she was relieved and her body limp on the ground.

The queen's expression didn't fluctuate much. In this harem, not to mention the concubines and beauties, as well as the beautiful women who have not yet entered the palace, there are countless female officials and court ladies like Li Jieyu who want to climb onto the dragon bed.

To be honest, she was not drowned, but she was soured to death by the smell of vinegar first.

In the harem, what can protect oneself will never be the emperor's favor, but to find ways to stabilize the position.

Yu Changqing took out the fragment wrapped in a handkerchief, "Yueluo, what's the matter with this fragment?"

"This is Jieyu's porcelain doll. She has always regarded it as a treasure, but she suddenly dropped it two days ago."

"Porcelain doll? What about the remaining fragments?"

"It's buried under the Yutang spring tree in the courtyard."

There are many precious plants in the palace, but very few trees are planted. One is to highlight the solemnity of the palace, the other is to prevent assassins, and the third is to prevent water leakage.

The frame of Shangyu transplanted Yutangchun from the royal garden for Li Jieyu. The flower buds of this flower can be used for medicine and cure headaches.Even the bark and flowers and leaves can also extract aromatic extracts, which can be used for fragrance.

Yu Changqing looked at Jin Lian, and the latter immediately led people out.

Su Zhen felt something was wrong in her heart, but she couldn't tell.

"That's right! Jieyu seems to often meet with people privately in the palace, maybe maybe maybe maybe the empress wants to use fake death to keep private with people"

"Shut up! Yue Luo served her master improperly and was demoted to a third-class court lady. Someone, drag her down!"

Chunyin next to the queen waved her hand when she heard the words, and immediately two court ladies covered her mouth and dragged her down.

After hearing what Yue Luo said, Yu Changqing frowned more and more when he thought about the seven dimple fragrance in Su Zhen's mouth.

"Since Li Jieyu prepared the incense, it must be because she wanted to gain favor again. How could she run away with others? There must be another reason for this."

"My lord, I found it."

Holding a wooden tray, Jin Lian walked quickly into the hall and walked up to Yu Changqing.

The queen and others took a closer look, the surface of the porcelain was covered with mud, and the original appearance could not be seen clearly.

Yu Changqing raised his slender fingers, and the moment they brushed over the mud, he quickly withdrew his hand.At the same time, blood dripped from his fingertips.

Since Su Zhen and Jin Lian were closer than the queen, they clearly saw that Yu Changqing was not scratched, but was bitten by a gray shadow thrown from the debris.

Su Zhen snatched the tray from Jin Lian, Yu Changqing stood in front of the queen at the same time, Jin Lian pulled out the saber from his waist, and everyone looked at the broken porcelain on the ground vigilantly.

The queen sat up from the beauty bed, and Mother Qing looked at them in surprise as if they were facing a formidable enemy, "My lord, what's wrong?"

(End of this chapter)