Don't help me, I can sit up by myself

Changle Palace.

Hearing that the queen had arrived again with her concubines, Meng Yuzhu changed her expression twice in one minute, and finally pretended to be sick and heavy, leaning weakly.

Du Jiyan was wandering outside the hall with a pomegranate in his hand.

The concubines drank tea and studied Du Jiyan's strange behavior.

"What is Du Chang doing? He is sneaking around with a pomegranate in his hand." Meng Yuzhu was in the palace, but her eyes never left Du Jiyan.

The queen was no longer willing: "Du Changzai is not sneaky. I'm afraid you don't know, my concubine. That pomegranate is probably Du Changzai's magic weapon, which can help her find traces of ghosts."

"Really? I've never heard that pomegranates have such magical effects. The queen also believed what Du Changzai said to deceive children." Meng Yuzhu said this, but she was a little panicked in her heart. She winked at the cashew and told her to hurry up. Throw out the pomegranates and other fruits that Du Jiyan sent before.

Du Jiyan searched in the backyard for a while, but could not find the entrance to the cellar.

This is strange. Meng Yuzhu was clearly heard on the surveillance camera asking Dafu to hide in the cellar, and the cellar would not disappear out of thin air. But where is the entrance?

Du Jiyan thought of a strange scene on the surveillance camera. There was a round bathtub in the side hall of Changle Palace. Meng Yuzhu should have often bathed there. On the surveillance camera that day, he saw cashew nuts sitting in the barrel. She went in, but she was not seen coming out. When she saw Cashew Guo again, she had already appeared in the main hall, waiting for Meng Yuzhu to eat.

There's something weird about that barrel.

"I want to see the place where the imperial concubine takes a bath." Du Jiyan held the pomegranate.

Meng Yuzhu gritted her back molars and said, "Du Changzai, don't lose your sense of propriety. How can you see the place where I take a bath?"

The concubines also felt strange, weren't they here to catch ghosts? Why do you want to see the place where the imperial concubine takes a bath?

The queen wanted to catch the ghost quickly, so she said: "Since Du Changzai wants to see it, the noble concubine should let her see it."

"I still have the final say in my palace's affairs. If you want to see it, just go to the emperor and ask for an order." Meng Yuzhu clearly refused to give in.

It takes time to go to the emperor to request an order. The night is long and there are many dreams, and it may be too late to request an order.

Just give it a try.

Du Jiyan clicked on the system and bought a carton of milk in the mall.

While turning her head, she took the milk in her mouth, and then spit it out bit by bit in front of the concubines. The milk bubbled and dripped down her lips, making her blue shirt wet. , also scared everyone.

"What's wrong with Chang Zai? Is it because catching ghosts is too exhausting and he's sick?"

"Are you afraid that you are possessed by a ghost?"

Du Jiyan went behind the gauze tent. Through surveillance, she already knew the location of the barrel.

Du Jiyan climbed directly into the barrel.

Meng Yuzhu stood up in shock, and Cashew had already rushed forward: "Du Changzai, this is the place where the imperial concubine takes a bath. How can you, a little Changzai, sit in the imperial concubine's barrel? Come out quickly."

Du Jiyan pulled at the edge of the bucket but wouldn't come out. Just like when she was a child, she went to the amusement park with her parents and wanted to take a small plane. Her parents didn't allow her, so she would hang on the railing in the park and lie down and play rogue.

"If Du Changzai is so unruly, doesn't the queen care?" Meng Yuzhu put the pressure on the queen.

The queen indeed didn't understand what Du Jiyan was talking about.

After all, Du Jiyan had never reported to her before, so this should be regarded as an improvisation.

"Du Changzai, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

"Back to the Queen, I have epilepsy since I was a child, and I get sick from time to time."

Ah this.

The concubines took three steps back knowingly.

I don’t know how crazy the epilepsy is, if it bites them again.

The queen was quite sympathetic: "I didn't expect that Du Chang was so young. Would you like to ask an imperial doctor to take a look at you?"

"Thank you, Queen Mother, for your kindness. I know my illness myself. I don't need to call the imperial doctor. I just need to clean myself up and take a bath."

In the final analysis, Meng Yuzhu’s wooden barrel must be used.

"My dear concubine, you have also seen Du Changzai's illness, so let her wash herself in this bucket. If you mind, I will ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make another bucket for you in the future."

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because..." Meng Yuzhu had beads of sweat on her temples: "Because I have mysophobia."

"What kind of mysophobia is this? Is it more serious than epilepsy?"

"That's not a big deal, it's just——"

"Since the epilepsy is not serious, let Du Changzai wash it first." The queen still said to Du Jiyan.

Before the palace maid could bring the water over, Du Jiyan had already fiddled with it in the wooden barrel. It was just an ordinary wooden barrel, nothing unusual, and it shouldn't be.

Knock on the bottom of the barrel, there is a loud echo.

There is weirdness.

Du Jiyan touched the barrel again, and soon found a raised piece of wood in the corner. He pressed it inside and the bottom of the barrel retracted. Du Jiyan was caught off guard and fell down.

The concubine exclaimed.

Seeing Du Jiyan sitting in the barrel, why did the barrel fall to the bottom?

Why is there a big hole under the barrel?

The house in the palace is not a shoddy project, there must be a reason for it.

Everyone is eager to eat melon.

"My dear concubine, what's going on with the hole under the barrel?"

"The imperial concubine never knew about such a big hole?"

Meng Yuzhu's expression was ugly. Du Jiyan found the trap, so she had to hide it: "I don't know why there is such a hole in the palace. It looks dark, so I'm afraid it's not safe. Cashew, why don't you hurry up and get rid of Du Chang You are helping me out, what are you doing standing there in a daze?"

Cashew wanted to help him, but Du Jiyan didn't come out.

"Queen, it's so cool in the cave. Let's come in and take a look." Du Jiyan extended the invitation.

The queen had never seen such an invitation before, so she took Du Jiyan's hand and went in.

Then Shi Jing, and then Zhao agreed, and more than a dozen concubines went in at once. Good guy, this cave is really unique, like a big bag.

"Since the imperial concubine never knows, come down and have a look." Du Jiyan invited Meng Yuzhu again.

Meng Yuzhu understood Du Jiyan's thoughts. Du Jiyan must be afraid that all the concubines would go in and she would cause trouble outside.

Guess she's thought it through.

Meng Yuzhu had no choice but to go down to the cave.

"Nijiao, turn on the light and copy the guy."

Du Jiyan gave an order, and Erjo and other eunuchs had already entered the cave with lamps and ropes.

Sure enough, he came prepared.

It's better to say it's a hole than a long passage.

The passage is almost two meters high and winding. Although it is winding, it is spacious. About twenty people entered the passage and it was not crowded at all. It was very hot outside, but it was extremely cool inside the passage. There was no musty smell in the passage. Instructions for frequent ventilation.

Erjo led the way with a lantern, and everyone followed behind. "Du Chang caught a ghost and came down underground. Is it possible that the ghost is hiding underground? Zhao agreed to be caught in the crowd. Even though there were many people, he felt scared. After all, everyone said that ghosts like the dark. This underground The passage is quite eerie.

Bao Guiren kicked something and looked at it in the dim light, and screamed in fright.

It turned out that she kicked an oil umbrella, a big red oil umbrella.

I still remember seeing a ghost in the imperial garden that day, and saw Ming Yingying’s soul floating around. Ming Yingying was holding up such a red umbrella.

However, Meng Yuzhu coughed a few times and said, "It's unbecoming of Mr. Bao to be surprised. It's just an ordinary passage. Maybe it was dug by people from the Ministry of Industry when the palace was built. It's worth making a fuss about."

"Your Majesty, that's the red umbrella that Ming promised." Bao Guiren looked aggrieved.

"What about the red umbrella that Ming promised? After Ming promised to die, all her things were sent to be incinerated by the eunuch. How come there is her red umbrella here."

"Nijo, turn on the light."

Erjo understood, flipped the wick, and added two more torches, and the passage suddenly became much brighter.

After walking about twenty meters, the passage became wider.

At the end of the passage, there are still furnishings.

There was a made bed, an oil lamp, and a square table with a few dishes and a kettle on the table.

It looked like it was inhabited.

"No wonder Changle Palace is haunted. It turns out the ghosts are hiding underground."

"If it's a ghost, do ghosts still sleep and eat? Look, the food on the table hasn't been finished yet."

Du Jiyan touched the kettle, which was still warm.

This shows that there are people living in the passage and the monitoring is accurate.

So where is Dafu hiding here?

Since Dafu was able to escape from Wanru Hall, it showed that he had some skill. He must be on guard when so many people entered the passage.

I searched around and turned over the quilt, but there was still no trace of Dafu. Is there an exit from this passage?

"My concubine, what's your explanation?" the queen asked.

Meng Yuzhu pretended to be ignorant: "I have become ill because of the ghost incident. I don't know the situation in this passage. Maybe someone is ambushing me in the passage and wants to harm me."

Du Jiyan offered her pomegranate again.

She held the pomegranate and turned it around.

Meng Yuzhu was worried when she saw the pomegranate in her hand. Du Jiyan could find the passage in such a secret place, so how could he know that it wasn't the pomegranate in her hand that contributed to the crime? I don’t know what magic weapon that pomegranate is, but it is so powerful.

Du Jiyan searched around but found nothing.

Meng Yuzhu just wants everyone to leave here quickly. After all, the longer they stay here, the greater the possibility of Dafu being exposed.

Du Jiyan suddenly laughed: "Come out, I see you."

Didn't trick him out.

Walking to the table and looking at the rice and a cup of tea in the bowl, Du Jiyan suddenly noticed a reflection in the tea bowl. The reflection is of a human form.

So he took the torch from Er Jiao's hand and raised it.

There was thick smoke from the torch, and soon someone fell from the top of his head.

It is a great blessing.

Du Jiyan's torch almost hit his face, like smoked bacon, which made Dafu's eyes red. He couldn't hold on any longer and fell down.

Usually when cashews come in to deliver food and water, they all give secret codes, but this time there was no secret code. Suddenly so many people broke in. Dafu knew something was wrong, so he stepped on the table and climbed to the top of the passage. Unexpectedly, the reflection in the tea bowl betrayed him.

Everyone was looking left and right, but no one was looking above their head.

The falling Dafu shocked everyone.

Nijo and others also searched a pile of clothes and shoes under the bed.

Xiangyun gauze clothes, a pair of red embroidered shoes and some jewelry.

Isn't this the dress Ming promised?

Zhao promised to be with Bao Guiren in the Royal Garden, but he saw it with his own eyes and was very familiar with this pile of things.

"Is Dafu pretending to be a ghost? No wonder he hasn't been caught. It turns out he's hiding underground."

"Why is he, a eunuch, trying to get into trouble with everyone? The harem has been in such a mess lately that everyone doesn't even dare to go out."

Soon, Dafu was arrested.

As his master, Meng Yuzhu cannot escape the blame.

The opinions of the concubines in the harem were surprisingly unified, and they all believed that the imperial concubine instigated her servants to cause chaos in the harem. At worst, it can frighten people so much that they dare not go out, but at worst, it can cost their lives.

Meng Yuzhu insisted on denying it: "If it was my order, how could I be so frightened that I couldn't stand it? The imperial doctor checks my pulse every day, and the imperial doctor knows my body best. Just because Dafu is my slave, doesn't mean that he is my wife." Instigated, maybe he was instigated by others to frame me? Zhao agreed, and I even said it was you who instigated it."

Zhao agreed.

Good guy, did you eat melon and eat it on your own head? A pot fell from the sky for no reason?

But Dafu insisted that it had nothing to do with Meng Yuzhu. Even though he suffered some hardships in the Shenxing Division, he insisted that it was because he watched his master, the imperial concubine, transform from a beloved concubine to become such a depressed person today. It was all because of those in the harem. The concubine was too charming and used various means to win over the emperor's heart. In order to avenge her master, she made such a trick and often came out to scare people.

Mentioned why he wanted to scare his master Meng Yuzhu.

Dafu also had a reason: "The master is kind-hearted. If he knew that the slave was doing such a thing, he would definitely come out to stop it. There were several times when the slave dressed up and prepared to go out to scare people, but he happened to be caught by the master, so he scared the master.

"Why hide underground? Isn't that passage really just for hiding?"

Dafu then said that he hid underground to make it easier for him to stay and to avoid scaring his master.

As for who sent the food, Dafu said that he stole it from the kitchen. He has some martial arts skills and is the chief eunuch of Changle Palace. It is easy to get food and drink.

Meng Yuzhu turned from fear to pride.

Dafu was a member of the King of Yue. He said that he made a mistake while serving the King of Yue and was sent to the palace as a eunuch, so he was assigned to Meng Yuzhu. Been serving all these years.

Dafu's loyalty to Meng Yuzhu can be seen in the sun and the moon.

Before he died, he was still thinking about Meng Yuzhu.

"Empress, the slave was promoted by the imperial concubine. Not only was he unable to relieve the worries of the empress, but he also brought trouble to the empress and almost ruined the reputation of the empress. The slave knew that he had made a big mistake, so he had to die to apologize and return the favor to the empress. For the sake of your concubine’s ignorance, please don’t embarrass your concubine. I am willing to die to apologize.” Dafu knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the queen and Meng Yuzhu.

The queen was at a loss.

Catching ghosts and catching ghosts, finally caught a slave.

This slave also took all the blame.

Du Jiyan knew very well that if Dafu died, Meng Yuzhu would probably escape, so he hurriedly stopped him. Unexpectedly, Meng Yuzhu handed Dafu a hairpin: "You committed these crimes in the palace, and you deserved to die. Seeing that you were here For the sake of Changle Palace’s service, I will reward you with a whole body.”

Dafu took the hairpin and resolutely inserted it into his chest.

Kill immediately.

Blood splattered.

I checked my breath and found that I was out of breath.

The concubines were shocked that a living person died like this.

The queen was also frightened: "What do you think we should do with this slave noble concubine?"

"Dafu has been serving me for many years, but I don't know that he still has the courage, but his sin is unforgivable. This is also a warning to everyone in the harem. If any slave in the harem dares to commit evil in the future, this will be the consequences. So I thought, Dafu's corpse was left to dry for three days at the burial ground in the northeast corner of the palace courtyard as a warning to others."