I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 7: Dividing the Inheritance

In order to make it convenient for them to be available at any time, the palace maids serving the emperor all lived in Nongyun Garden behind Wenhua Palace, two people in a room.

Chu Liuzheng pushed the door open and entered the room, lighting the oil lamp on the table. He pointed to the bed on the left and said to Cuiyun, "You sleep here. The things on the bed belong to Wan Tang. She is gone now, so you can do with them as you like."

Jiang Wantang had been beaten to death, and her bedding and pillow were all left in the same place untouched.

"Okay." Cuiyun agreed and started to pack up.

Chu Liuzheng opened the cupboard against the wall and took out all the things Jiang Wantang had left behind.

There were not many things, just three sets of clothes, two silver hairpins, a pair of silver bracelets, a jade ring, and five taels of silver.

"Stop working for now and come over to share the things." Chu Liuzheng waved to Cuiyun.

Cuiyun came over and glanced at the things on the table, "Are these all Miss Wantang's?"

Chu Liuzheng nodded and began to divide the inheritance in a familiar manner.

It's not that Chu Liuzheng doesn't remember the old friendship. Jiang Wantang offended the emperor and was ordered to be beaten to death. Even her family members didn't dare to help collect her body, let alone her personal belongings.

Even if Chu Liuzheng didn't take them, these things would eventually be given to others.

Whoever takes it doesn’t take it.
She also needs to save money for her retirement after leaving the palace.

Chu Liuzheng said to Cuiyun: "I don't want the clothes, I want two taels of silver, a hairpin, a bracelet, and this jade ring."

Cuiyun took a closer look at the jade ring.

The ring is made of white jade with good water content. Under the candlelight, it exudes the unique warm luster of jade. It is very valuable at first glance.

Cuiyun also wanted this jade ring, but she had just arrived and did not want to offend her senior Chu Liuzheng.

She nodded obediently and moved the portion allocated to her in front of her.

Needless to say, there were jewelry and silver. She reached out and flipped through the three sets of clothes and found that the bottom one was still new.

Cuiyun tried the new set on herself and found that the size was quite suitable.

Chu Liuzheng took a look and said with a smile: "The color suits you very well."

For her, there is no taboo about wearing the clothes of the dead.

Born into a poor family, it’s good enough to have clothes to wear.

When she was at home, she had no money to buy new clothes, so she even wore her eldest brother's old clothes.

However, the colors of Jiang Wantang's three sets of clothes are all bright, the kind that can be seen at a glance in the crowd, which is really inconsistent with Chu Liuzheng's principle of keeping a low profile in the palace and living safely until the age of 25.

She saw that Cuiyun really liked these bright colors, and what she wore today was quite eye-catching.

After some gestures, Cuiyun kept all three sets of clothes, with a look of joy on her face.

Chu Liuzheng put the jewelry and silver back into his cabinet and yawned.

She doesn't have to go to Wenhua Hall to be on duty tonight, so she can rest early.

Just as I picked up the basin and was about to get some hot water for washing, there was a knock on the closed door. "Is Miss Liu Zheng here?"

It was Xiao Xiazi's voice.

Chu Liuzheng walked quickly over and opened the door. As expected, he saw a short and thin eunuch standing outside. It was Xiao Xiazi, who worked as a handyman in the pharmacy of the Imperial Hospital.

Seeing that Xiao Xiazi looked anxious, she frowned and asked, "What happened?"

"Miss, please go and save Miss Qiaoru." Xiao Xiazi said anxiously, "Miss Qiaoru was arrested and taken to the Ministry of Punishment half an hour ago. If you don't save her, she may not survive."

Chu Liuzheng's face turned pale. He noticed Cuiyun looking out from inside the house, so he stepped out of the door, closed the door behind him, and walked with Xiao Xiazi to the osmanthus tree in the yard. "Don't worry, explain the matter clearly. What did Qiaoru do wrong? Why was she imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment?"

Xiao Xiazi lowered her voice and said, "The Dou family sent a beauty recipe to Doctor Liu, asking him to prepare an ointment according to the recipe and present it to the Imperial Concubine. However, after using the ointment last night, the Imperial Concubine got up with a rash on her face this morning, and she sent the nanny to blame Doctor Liu, saying that he harmed her."

Chu Liuzheng frowned: "The Dou family is the Imperial Concubine's family, and Doctor Liu is the Imperial Concubine's man, how could he possibly harm the Imperial Concubine?"

"That's exactly the reason." Xiao Xiazi said with a bitter face, "All the doctors in the Imperial Hospital have looked at it. There is nothing wrong with the prescription. Regular use is indeed effective in nourishing and brightening the skin."

"So, the problem lies with the ointment?" Chu Liuzheng had a bad feeling and looked at Xiao Xiazi, "Don't tell me that Qiaoru is the unlucky person who delivered the ointment to the imperial concubine."

Xiao Xiazi nodded, "It's just bad luck. Someone mixed oleander juice into the box of ointment. Doctor Liu said that he checked the ointment when he gave it to Miss Qiaoru, and there was nothing wrong with it."

"On the way to deliver the medicine, only Miss Qiaoru touched the box of ointment. Madam Qian of Huaqing Palace determined that Miss Qiaoru wanted to harm the imperial concubine. Miss Qiaoru cried out for injustice, but Madam Qian would not listen at all. She ordered people to send Miss Qiaoru to the Ministry of Punishment and tortured her severely."

"Miss Qiaoru has done me a favor. How can I watch her die unjustly in the Ministry of Punishment? I asked Xiao Yunzi to cover for me and rushed to find the girl for help."

"Girl, you and Miss Qiaoru are like sisters, you must find a way to rescue her!"

"Don't be impatient, let me think about it." Chu Liuzheng paced back and forth with his hands clenched, quietly opening the system to search.

[Oleander juice, poisoning the imperial concubine...]

【found it! 】

[Yun Fei is jealous of the Imperial Concubine's beauty. She is upset when she learns that the Imperial Hospital has sent a beauty cream to the Imperial Concubine. She orders her eyeliner to mix oleander juice into the cream when the Imperial Concubine is bathing, hoping to disfigure the Imperial Concubine and make her lose the Emperor's favor!]

[Frog fun! There is actually an informant of Concubine Yun in Huaqing Palace. Isn't Concubine Yun a silly and innocent girl? She is so well hidden! ]

[Now there is oleander juice hidden in the spy room. As long as this information is revealed to the people in Huaqing Palace, when the real murderer of the imperial concubine is caught, Qiao Ru will be acquitted. ]

Chu Liuzheng walked back and forth with a frown on his face.

But how can one leak the information without exposing oneself?
*
[Poisoning the Imperial Concubine...]

Xiao Jingfan, who was tired from reviewing memorials, went out for a walk to relax. He paused and turned to look at the palace not far away.

At this distance, I could hear the woman's inner voice.

That woman actually wanted to poison the imperial concubine. Who gave her the guts?

"Zhou Yuande..." Just as he was about to order Zhou Yuande to arrest someone, Xiao Jingfan's eyes flashed. After listening carefully to the voice that came over, Yun Fei's beautiful, simple and innocent face flashed before his eyes.

She is actually a femme fatale!

Xiao Jingfan's expression was cold and there was a hint of disgust in his eyes.

These women are really good at pretending.

Zhou Yuande was still bowing and waiting for the emperor's instructions. After a while, he didn't hear anything. He looked up and called out in confusion, "Your Majesty?"

Xiao Jingfan: "Come closer and listen."

Zhou Yuande hurried closer, and after hearing Xiao Jingfan's instructions clearly, a look of surprise flashed across his face.

Xiao Jingfan waved his hand at him: "Hurry and do it."

"I obey your command." Zhou Yuande took the order and left.

Xiao Jingfan stood there for a while and heard no more voices from his heart.

He turned and walked towards another fork in the road.

If he is unhappy, he naturally cannot make others too happy.