Wanqingsi

Chapter 139 Jade Pillow
The clues provided by Sister Fangting complicate the case.The most important thing now is to find out what happened in Fuyang Palace back then?But all the palace servants of Fuyang Palace were executed, and the concubine's mother and the imperial physician who came to treat Concubine Yao failed to escape the catastrophe, and the case seemed to be at an impasse again.

After listening to my narration, Yun Zheng fell into deep thought.I couldn't stand the silence of the room, and worriedly said, "Yun Zheng, we don't have any clues now?"

Yun Zheng raised his eyes to look at me, and smiled: "Not for the time being, not necessarily all the time. There will always be some clues left in Fuyang Palace and Pinxian Palace for such a big event that happened back then."

"Then we have to go to these two palaces to find clues?" My eyes lit up.Yun Zheng shook his head and said with a smile: "The incident has happened for many years, and the two palaces have changed owners many times. I am afraid that any clues have been cut off early."

I nodded, thought for a while, and smiled: "By the way, we can go to Concubine Yao's house to check." There are regulations in the palace. Find a little clue in it.

"Not bad." Yun Zheng smiled approvingly.

Yao Guibin's father was appointed as a fifth-rank Beijing official of the General Secretary of the General Administration. After his daughter entered the palace, the Yao family also had a good time, but this glory came and went quickly. After Yao Guifei died, the Yao family also gradually In decline, the Yao family has been in decline and the number of people has withered over the years. Almost no one in this family remembers that this family once had a beautiful daughter who was the late emperor's favorite concubine.

Yun Zheng and I went to visit, Yao Guipin's father has passed away, and now her younger brother Yao Xianhua is in charge of the family.Yao Xianhua received us with sincerity and trepidation. When we first saw him, Yun Zheng and I were shocked. It is said that Yao Guibin's younger brother is only in his 30s, but he looks like an old man in his 60s or [-]s.The maids and servants in the family also looked old and haggard.I don't know why, but since I stepped into Yao's house, I have had a strange feeling, feeling very uncomfortable for no reason.We explained our purpose to Yao Xianhua, saying that the Empress Dowager was acquainted with Concubine Yao back then, and wanted to take some of Concubine Yao's old things as souvenirs. Yao Xianhua immediately thanked Dade, flattered us for a while, and then took us into a private courtyard.

Stepping into the yard, the strange feeling was even stronger, as if he felt a dangerous atmosphere.I couldn't help trembling slightly, Yun Zheng held my hand, felt my nervousness, turned his head and said, "What's wrong?"

"I don't know." I looked around and didn't see anything wrong.The iron guard followed me, which made me feel a little more at ease.Yao Xianhua opened a room and said to us: "This room contains my sister's old things, please come in."

Yun Zheng led me in, and as soon as I entered the door, my heart beat wildly, and my neck suddenly felt hot. I lowered my head in surprise, and found that the flame in Heilongyu's mouth was a little transparent red, and gradually became hot.I held the black dragon jade strangely, why did this jade suddenly change like this?

This jade is a fetish gifted to me by Mingyan. Last time, I discovered that it can help breathing. Does it have other functions?But what made it change like this?The black dragon jade was getting hotter and hotter, which made my skin feel a bit burning. I quickly pulled the red string with my hand to let the jade hang in the air.I looked around in the room, and this room is no different from other rooms. Mr. Yao said that many of the furnishings in the room were used by Concubine Yao in the palace before. After Concubine Yao died, they entered the palace to put Her relics were brought out.My eyes fell on the bed, the bed was tidy, because no one was sleeping, there was no bedding on the bed, only a green carved jade pillow.When I saw it, the sense of danger suddenly rose, and my hairs stood on end. I suddenly felt that this thing must have a great relationship with the abnormality of the black dragon jade on my neck.

I walked towards the bed in a strange way, reached out to pick up the jade pillow, and the black dragon jade hung back to my neck. Suddenly, there was a burst of fire. I cried out in pain, threw off the jade pillow, and took two steps back. Yun Zheng hurried Holding me up, he looked surprised: "Ye'er, what's wrong? Are you uncomfortable?"

I squeezed the Black Dragon Jade, only to feel that the jade became hotter and hotter.This jade pillow must be weird, I tried to touch it again, and the black dragon jade suddenly burned again, like a piece of flint falling on my neck.I took two steps back and turned to look at Yao Xianhua: "Mr. Yao, is this jade pillow also a relic of your concubine?"

"That's right. This jade pillow is my sister's favorite thing. It is said that sleeping on it is very cool in summer." Mr. Yao nodded.I looked at the jade pillow in doubt: "Where did this jade pillow come from?"

"This..." Yao Xianhua thought about it carefully, "Oh, I remembered, this jade pillow was given to my father by Prime Minister Wei, who was still the Minister of Rites. My lord sent this jade pillow to the palace for my sister to use."

Wei Xiang?Yun Zheng and I looked at each other and immediately made a decision: "Mr. Yao, let's bring this jade pillow into the palace for the Queen Mother, what do you think?"

"No problem, no problem." Mr. Yao nodded repeatedly, stepped forward to pick up the jade pillow, and handed it to me with both hands.My neck was hot again, I took a step back, and said to Yun Xun, "Yun Xun, take it."

Walking out of the courtyard, that strange feeling followed me like a shadow. I glanced thoughtfully at the brocade box containing the jade pillow in Yun Xun's hand. It seemed that all my strange feelings came from this thing.Yao Xianhua invited us to drink tea in the flower hall, but I didn't want to stay any longer. Seeing the disappointed expression on his face, I thought that after the Yao family fell, no dignitaries came to the house for many years.My heart moved, and I couldn't help but said: "Mr. Yao, I have a presumptuous question, I don't know if I should ask it?"

"Madam Ronghua is polite, please tell me." Yao Xianhua hurriedly said.I tried my best to pick out milder words: "Mr. is in his prime, why is his face haggard..."

Yao Xianhua listened to my question, with a trace of pain and helplessness on his face: "I don't want to hide it from Madam, I don't know if my sister's holy family was too long back then, making our Yao family jealous. Not only my sister's life was short-lived, but my sister After his death, our Yao family not only declined, but people in the family also suffered from a strange disease of premature aging. Over the years, we have also consulted many famous doctors from all over the country, but we can't find out. Because of the illness, others say that our Yao family has been cursed by the heavens, and even the servants in the mansion cannot escape the doom of premature aging."

I turned my head to look at Yun Zheng, saw him frowning, I didn't know what he was thinking, then I turned my head and asked: "Is this disease acquired by the people in the family after the death of Concubine Yao?"

"That's right." Yao Xianhua nodded, "It wasn't obvious at first, but it has only gotten worse in the past two years."

Could it be that the cause of Yao Guipin's death and the aging disease in Yao's mansion are related to this jade pillow?What is this?How is it like nuclear radiation after an atomic bomb explosion?Could it be that the black dragon jade became hot to warn me because it sensed the strangeness of this jade pillow?Black Dragon Jade is a divine object, and the things it reminded me of must be evil!
After getting into the carriage, Yun Zheng asked me: "Ye'er, what did you find?"

I told Yunzheng about the abnormal state of the jade, Yunzheng listened, and asked Yunxun to hand him the jade pillow, and as soon as the jade pillow was brought into the carriage, the uncomfortable feeling came again, and the black dragon jade on the neck began to fade again. Just about to move, a strange color flashed in Yun Zheng's eyes, and I said softly, "Yun Zheng, do you see anything weird about this jade pillow?"

"This is not jade." Yun Zheng looked at the jade pillow. The jade pillow was ground from a single piece of stone, and the two sides were carved with exquisite auspicious patterns of a unicorn giving birth.I was surprised: "Isn't it jade? But it looks like jade, isn't it what material jade is made of?"

"I don't know what material it is made of, but what is certain is that it is definitely not jade." Yun Zheng looked through it for a long time and smiled slightly, "Although I can't see what it is, someone must know."

"Who?" I asked in surprise.

"Shen Fu." Yun Zheng said calmly, seeing that I had been pinching the rope of the Black Dragon Jade, and handed the jade pillow out of the carriage for Yun Xun to put away, only then did the heat of the Black Dragon Jade subside.Yun Zheng watched me hanging down the Black Dragon Jade, and said with a smile, "I'm lucky to have you as a treasure today, otherwise we might return empty-handed."

I smiled: "Who is Shen Fan? How do you know that he must know what this is?"

"Shen Fan..." Yun Zheng laughed, "He is the owner of a noodle stall."

"Yunzheng..." I hummed reproachfully.Yun Zheng smiled lightly and embraced me, and said softly: "However, the owner of this noodle stall knows a lot about the past and present, and knows a lot of anecdotes and strange things. Finding him will definitely be rewarding."

Is it?So Yi Shenfan is so knowledgeable?Yun Zheng ordered the carriage to go straight to Yi Shen's house, and I asked curiously, "Huh? Didn't we go to Shen's noodle stall?"

"He only set up a stall at night, and he only sells one hundred bowls of noodles a day. He closes the stall when he sells out, even if there are people waiting in a long line, he just asks them to ask for breakfast tomorrow." Yun Zheng laughed, "Now it's During the day, I can only go to his house to find him."

This Yi Shenwen is really a weird person.The carriage drove into a secluded narrow street and stopped at the entrance of an alley. Yun Zheng helped me out of the carriage, walked into the alley, stopped in front of a courtyard, and knocked on the door.After a while, the door opened, Yi Shenwen saw us, invited us in with a calm face, served tea, and then said calmly: "What do you want from me?"

Yun Zheng signaled Yun Xun to put the brocade box on the table, and opened the lid: "I want you to see, what is this jade pillow made of?"

Yi Shen's eyes fell on the jade pillow, and his calm face suddenly became a little dignified. He took out the jade pillow, held it in his hand and looked it over carefully, his brows gradually frowned: "Where did you get this thing?"

"Don't worry about it, just tell me what's wrong with this thing?" Yun Zheng said.

Yi Shenwen put the jade pillow back into the brocade box, his face darkened: "This is not a good thing, it's best to stay away from it." Then he looked at me: "Especially you, Mrs. Sister-in-law."

"Why?" I asked in surprise.The corners of Shen Yan's lips twitched slightly: "Sister-in-law's wife is happy, isn't she?"

"How do you know?" I blushed slightly.Yun Zheng said with a smile: "Shen Jian's medical skills are superb, you don't need to diagnose the pulse for common diseases, you can diagnose the disease just by looking at your complexion."

"Yeah..." I was a little surprised. In this case, why didn't he open a medical clinic, but set up a noodle stall instead?Shen Yan looked at the jade pillow in the brocade box, and said with a serious expression: "Pregnant women often touch this thing, and it is easy to give birth to deformed fetuses. It's best for my sister-in-law not to touch it."

"What?" Yun Zheng and I both exclaimed in surprise, Yun Zheng pulled me up in a very quick response, retreated to the corner, stared at the jade pillow in the brocade, and a layer of frost suddenly covered his face.Yi Chen took a look at both of us, and the corners of his lips raised slightly: "What to do with such a big reaction, even if it affects the fetus, it will take some time, and the short-term contact is fine."

I felt a chill in my heart, if I often touch this jade pillow, I will give birth to a deformed child. Could this be the truth about the tragedy in Fuyang Palace?Since ancient times, giving birth to a freak is considered an ominous monster, a sign of catastrophe. No wonder the first emperor wanted to kill all the palace servants, imperial physicians, and midwives in Fuyang Palace back then. That's how it is!

——2007, September, 1
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