Mountains and rivers pray for peace

Chapter 157 frame the blame
The Jiaofang Division has recruited a new batch of musicians, and Le Xuan has been busy training these newcomers recently, it can be said that he is too busy to touch the ground.In addition, Le Yun works in Shuchunxuan, and there are many errands on weekdays. The two sisters can only meet each other once in a few days.

Therefore, when Lexuan learned the news that Le Yun had thrown herself into a well and died, it was already the second day after the body was found.

When Lexuan was called by Gong Zhengsi's people to go to the morgue to identify the body, he was still lucky, thinking that maybe Gong Zhengsi had identified the wrong person.But when she lifted the white cloth and saw the body lying on the cold wood with her own eyes, the last glimmer of hope in her heart was finally shattered.

Le Yun's body showed various degrees of decay, her abdomen was swollen, and she could no longer recognize her previous lively and lovely appearance.

But Lexuan knew that this was her sister-Leyun.

The corpse still wore the silver bracelet she had given her earlier on its wrist, and still carried the smell of her sister.

Lexuan wanted to touch Le Yun's face, but his hands were shaking like a sieve and he couldn't touch it no matter how hard he tried.

Seeing her sister who was acting coquettishly towards her a few days ago, turned into a lifeless corpse in the blink of an eye, she couldn't control her emotions for a moment and cried bitterly on Le Yun: "Yun'er, it's my sister who can't help but you……"

She and Le Yun were originally from Suzhou. Her father was a businessman in the silk business, and her mother was diligent and frugal in running the household. Although her life was not rich, she still had enough food and clothing.

But their parents don't love them.

Back then, her father wanted to marry her to a local county magistrate as a successor, in exchange for business benefits.But the county magistrate was notoriously dissolute, and it was fine to keep a bunch of outhouses. There were even rumors that the county magistrate's dead wife hanged herself with a white silk because she couldn't bear her abuse.

How could she bear such an arrogant heart?
As for sister Leyun?
The father wanted to marry with the intention of changing his daughter, and wanted to marry Le Yun to the stupid son who was in charge of the local pharmacy, so as to replace her useless younger brother with a bride for nothing.

So she took Le Yun and escaped from that home, wandering around before sneaking into the palace and becoming a maid.Relying on her excellent piano skills and ability to dance, she was promoted step by step to the fifth rank of Si Yue.

Over the years, she has struggled to walk in the palace, restrained and forbearing, and her life has not been easy.In fact, the fifth prince intends to get close to her, and if she is willing, she can live a more relaxed life in the worldly sense.

But she never thought about clinging to the emperor's favor.

All she wants in her life is a Jiaoweiqin, and her sister can live well.

But who would have thought that a child as young as Le Yun would die as soon as he said he would die?
Sizheng Shaozhen, the chief minister of the palace, had been standing beside her. She and Le Xuan had some friendship. Seeing the always strong Le Xuan fall to the ground with such a fragile expression, she couldn't help but reach out to help her: "Le Xuan, Le Xuan, my condolences."

In fact, if the queen hadn't said that a strict investigation would be carried out, Lexuan would not have had the chance to cry here, and the body would have been thrown into a mass grave.

Le Xuan stopped crying, rolled her dull eyes, and looked up at Shao Zhen: "Shao Sizheng, please tell me the truth, how did my sister die?"

"Even if you don't ask me, I have to tell you. I have sent someone to conduct an autopsy before. The rope marks intersected in a circle on the neck of the corpse. It is presumed that someone strangled the corpse. The corpse has been soaked in well water for two years. At night, there are several wounds that were eaten by fish." Shao Zhen shook her head and sighed.

Le Xuan couldn't help sneering in her heart, which meant that someone must have killed Le Yun!
Who is it?

Suddenly, several faces flashed rapidly in her mind, and the last face was Concubine Shu's beautiful and charming face.

Shao Zhen seemed to remember something, and continued: "The concubine Shu sent someone over at noon today, saying that she was sorry for Le Yun's pitiful death, and that she was your biological sister. She decided to let me arrange a good coffin for you to send Your sister has returned to the family, I hope you can rest assured."

According to the rules, Le Yun is only a third-class court lady, and her body should be dragged directly to a mass grave for burial.Concubine Shu's arrangement was actually a great gift and face to her.

Le Xuan lowered her eyes, and the image of Concubine Shu in her mind faded again, and muttered: "Shao Sizheng, did you find out who killed my sister?"

"Sister Le." Shao Zhen hesitated to speak, hesitated for a long time before continuing, "I advise you not to pursue it any further, and bury your sister as soon as possible, as if this matter never happened. If you come, you may not be able to make decisions for you."

Seeing Le Xuan's questioning eyes staring at her, she pondered for a while, and then continued: "This matter was done cleanly, without leaving any physical evidence at all. If you want to find out the murderer, you must find convincing witnesses. Before I mentioned a few court ladies that Le Yun worked together in Shuchun Xuan, only one named Fei Cui, and said that on the day of the incident, I saw Le Yun running out of the side hall of Shu Chun Xuan in a panic, and never came back. I saw that this matter was unusual, so I reported it to the queen, and the queen sent someone to ask the concubine, but the concubine said she didn't know about it, and even got angry. If the queen hadn't always been gentle and didn't like to argue with others, I'm afraid there will be trouble again."

"What do you mean..." Lexuan asked doubtfully.

"I don't mean anything." Shao Zhen said in a low voice, "It's just that the concubine Zhen's heart palpitations have been excessive recently, and she said she was haunted by ghosts. This master is pregnant with a dragon fetus and is sick in bed. We, Gong Zhengsi, are not good anymore. Go ask for someone. I heard from the Shangfu bureau that Shuchunxuan asked the five newly recruited girls to make Laoshizi's pajamas to exorcise evil spirits, so it can be seen that they are really terrified."

Speaking of this, Lexuan also turned around.

Shao Zhen was hinting to her that Le Yun's death might have something to do with Concubine Zhen.

Concubine Zhen has been known to be unruly and unruly since she entered the palace. She has a bad relationship with most of the concubines, but she still has a good face in front of Emperor Xiaowen.

Don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door.How ridiculous is it that such a master who is not afraid of offending others is now afraid of such monsters and ghosts?

She hesitated in her heart, but she didn't ask any more questions, she just covered her face and wept bitterly.

After crying enough, Le Xuan asked Shao Zhen some details, and then staggered out of the morgue.Turning around the corner gate, I was about to go back to Shangyinyuan to collect some of my saved salary, so as to donate some incense money to offer a longevity lamp for Le Yun to Wanfo Temple.But I saw a court lady in a yellow shirt carrying a food box and heading towards Lin'an Palace in a panic.

But after two steps, the maid bumped head-on into another maid in a green shirt.

The maid in the green shirt stopped the way, tapped the forehead of the maid in the yellow shirt, and smiled teasingly: "Jade, what are you doing in a hurry? What good things are you hiding?"

Emerald?

Le Xuan's heart shuddered.Isn't Fei Cui the maid in the Palace of Zhen Concubines?Seeing her flustered appearance, I'm afraid there is something tricky about her.

She stopped and hid at the side of the corner door to eavesdrop, only to hear Fei Cui say: "Sister Manao, don't make fun of me, if I have something good, can I hide it and not tell my sister?"

In this palace, it is the right way to ask less about other people's private affairs.Agate was also a well-informed person, so she stopped asking questions, exchanged a few words with Jade and left with a smile.

Seeing that the agate was gone, Le Xuan followed Fei Cui closely until she reached an empty corner of the Imperial Garden, and then she strode forward and grabbed Fei Cui by the shoulder.

Fei Cui was so startled that she was on the verge of screaming. When she turned around and saw Le Xuan, the panic on her face not only didn't subside, but amplified a little bit visibly to the naked eye.

Le Xuan is a female official of the fifth rank, but Fei Cui is just a court lady, she cannot disobey at will.I had no choice but to pretend to be calm, and bowed my knees to salute Le Xuan: "This servant has seen Lord Le."

In Le Xuan's eyes, she felt even more haunted by her appearance.Le Xuan smiled and said, "What's in this food box of yours? Why do you look so sneaky?"

"To tell you my lord, no, it's nothing, it's just the hibiscus and lotus seed cake that Concubine Zhen wants to use." Jade said tremblingly.

Le Xuan looked suspiciously at the food box a few times, and snorted coldly: "Are you looking at the official Meng Ben? Fresh lotus seeds are only available in July, and now it's only the beginning of May. Where can the lotus seeds from the secretary be able to make lotus seeds?" Lotus seed cake?"

She didn't want Jadeite to say anything, and as soon as she opened the food box, she saw that the first layer of the food box was full of Sanqi, and when she opened the second layer, the second layer was still full of Sanqi.

It was too late to say that, Lexuan grabbed a handful of Sanqi, threw it directly on Jade's face, and said in a low voice: "Sanqi is a medicinal herb that is warm in nature, activates blood circulation, removes stasis, reduces swelling and relieves pain. Don't tell me , you took it back for the concubine's use!"

(End of this chapter)