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Chapter 319 Wronged

The [-]th day of the seventh month is the Hungry Ghost Festival, because Empress Ning has been in the palace and has not returned to the palace, so she just made a hasty sacrifice and held a banquet in the evening to entertain all the people in the palace.

Royal banquets are always fancy but not tasty. Luo Tian listened to everyone singing praises to Empress Ning and a group of princes and grandchildren for a long time, so he ate two slices of stewed pork and his stomach growled with hunger.

After finally finishing the banquet, the old empress and the others were going to listen to an opera as usual. Luo Tian patiently accompanied him and listened to an opera about "Yi Yi Ya Ya" and then he found a reason and then resigned. I hurried back to "Cuijin Pavilion".She made an appointment with Wei Que to set off the river lanterns together at night.

Sure enough, Wei Que had been waiting in the "Cuijin Pavilion" for a long time, seeing that Luo Tian came back late, he didn't say anything. On the table was the lotus lantern that he had glued up in the middle of the night the day before yesterday.

"Have you eaten yet?" Luo Tiandu asked him.

"Eat." Wei Que was already fully dressed, as if he was about to go out.

"Wait." Luo Tiandu ran into the house, took out a pen and paper, dipped it in ink, wrote three notes, put them away, and said, "Let's go."

Outside the palace is the Qinghe River, a tributary of the clear water. Luo Tiandu stood on the hillside, looking at the stars and lights on the river, the scenery is very beautiful.Because it is a royal palace, there are not many people in the upper reaches of the Qinghe River for dozens of miles. Occasionally, on the way, you will meet three or two people carrying palace lanterns. Most of them are palace people or court women like Luo Tiandu who accompanied Queen Ning to the palace. The voices of people are silent, which is quite different from the bustling scene below.

Luo Tiandu and Wei Que picked up three lotus lanterns and stopped in a deserted place.

On the calm surface of the Qinghe River, there are three or two river lanterns, which are half-lit and never go out.

Wei missed a small piece of candle and put it into the lotus lamp. The dim and warm fire light danced in the white lotus petals, making his face extra soft.

Luo Tiandu took out the wish note he just wrote from his sleeve, carefully put it into the lotus lantern so that it would not be burned by the candle, and then placed the lantern flat on the water.

Three wishes were written on the three notes, one wishing the family health and safety; the second wishing the eldest sister a happy life;

After Luo Tiandu finished making his wish, he watched the water of the Qinghe river carrying the three lanterns rippling on the surface of the river.

A gust of wind blew, and the candles in the lantern jumped twice, almost being blown out, Luo Tian felt his heart ache when he saw it.It is said that the river lantern is the most auspicious if it is not extinguished when the river lantern is set down. Although Luo Tian does not believe this, it would be very disappointing to think about it if the lantern went out right after it was put down.

Wei Que picked a few large leaves, and when he exerted force with his fingertips, the leaves shot out like off-string arrows, spread out, and surrounded the lantern. Soon, the wind stopped, and the candlelight in the lantern flickered , finally struggled and ignited again.

In the dark night, there are only dim lights on the river surface, carrying people's nostalgia for the deceased relatives, carrying people's yearning for future happiness, quietly leading to an unknown distance.

Luo Tian was sitting by the river, watching the few lanterns lit by Wei Que himself gradually mixed with other lanterns on the river, he could no longer tell which ones were lit by himself, and just got up to meet Wei Que Slowly go back to the palace.

Back in the palace, Luo Tian felt that something was wrong. There were many more palace guards, but when they saw her, they all lowered their heads and hurried past her, as if she had some unsightly infectious disease. like.

"What happened?" Luo Tiandu looked at Wei Que and asked.

Wei Que frowned and said, "Go back first."

Arriving at the "Cuijin Pavilion", Luo Tian found that there were a lot of extra people in the courtyard, the few palace servants who were serving before disappeared, and they were all new faces, especially the positions of the doors, which were three floors inside and three floors outside. layer, surrounded by a watertight.She was a fool at this time, and knew that something was wrong, so she immediately called the palace servants over to find out what happened during her absence, which made the palace so heavily guarded.

The palace servant glanced at Wei Que, lowered his head in fear, and hesitantly said he didn't know.

Wei Que glanced over it coldly, and said coldly, "Say!"

The whole body of the palace servant trembled, he really couldn't bear Wei Que's cold air, and whispered: "It seems that someone met privately in the palace, and was bumped into by the empress."

private meeting?Luo Tian's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Who is having a private meeting with whom?"

The palace man was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground, refusing to speak, and just kept shaking his head: "I don't know, I don't know anything."

There was still something Luo Tian didn't understand: "Is it my sister?"

The palace man was so frightened that he lay on the ground and trembled, not daring to lift his head.

"It's okay, let's go down." Wei Que said coldly.

Luo Tiandu said: "I'll go over and have a look and ask clearly, you can rest first, don't wait for me."

Wei Que said, "I'll go with you."

Luo Tian didn't even think about it, and refused: "My sister will definitely not have a private meeting with someone, someone must have framed it, and I don't know what's going on, so you stay at home, I've found out, I'll talk to you again."

Both her and Luo Ming are of low status, even if others set up a frame, they will not get any real benefits. Now that someone is attacking Luo Ming, it must be for her marriage with Fu Jingyuan, as long as it is related to the few princes in the palace It's not suitable for Wei Que to get involved in the matter.

Luo Tian was very anxious along the way, wishing he could see Luo Ming immediately and ask him to understand.When she arrived at the East Garden of the Xinggong Palace, she went to meet the queen first.

The maid serving outside the palace was also changed, replaced by a slightly older and shrewd maid, she saw Luo Tiandu, and said politely and coldly: "The Empress has rested, Madam Wei, what's the matter, come back tomorrow .”

Luo Tian was so anxious that he was about to get angry, he couldn't lose his temper, he could only suppress his anxiety, and quietly stuffed a purse into the hand of the palace man, and said: "My eldest sister has been living here with the empress, I I want to go see her first."

The palace servant knew the rules very well, and resolutely refused to accept Luo Tiandu's purse, and returned her purse, saying: "The eldest lady has also rested, Madam Wei wants to see the eldest lady, please come back tomorrow." A pair of oily and salty appearance.

Luo Tian frowned, and said: "Then I won't see her, I just talk to her outside the door."

The palace man still refused coldly.

Luo Tian had no choice but to stand outside the hall, feeling as if falling into a cellar of ice, unspeakably uncomfortable, until now she hadn't even seen Luo Mingdu's face, and didn't know how she was doing now, Luo Ming could see He looks gentle, but has a stubborn temper. Now that he has been wronged for nothing, he still doesn't know what he will do.

Perhaps the two were arguing too loudly, which alarmed the people in the hall. A young female official came out of the hall and asked, "What's the noise?!"

The palace attendant said straightly, "Mrs. Wei wants to see Mrs. Luo."

The female officer glanced at Luo Tiandu, frowned, and said: "In that case, Madam Wei please."

The two walked around the main hall where the queen lived, and came to a secluded corner of Dongyuan. Outside, there were two rows of guards holding shining spears and halberds. Come and see Mrs. Luo."

The guard looked at her badge, checked it correctly, and let her in.

The guards were so strict, Luo Tiandu's heart couldn't help sinking, and he couldn't help feeling angry. Empress Ning clearly treated Luo Mingdu as a prisoner, even if he committed a crime, he had to go to court first. As for the conviction, it was obvious to Luo Ming that someone had framed her, and Empress Ning locked her up without even asking.

Outside the room where Luo Mingdu was staying, there were two maids guarding the palace. When they saw Luo Tiandu and a female official coming over, they hurriedly got up and gave a blessing.

The female official said: "Mrs. Wei is here to talk to Mrs. Luo, you go down first."

"Elder Sister—" Luo Tian hurriedly opened the door, the room was quiet, the lights were not on, and he could only vaguely see a figure sitting beside the bed.

Hearing Luo Tiandu's voice, the figure replied tremblingly: "Is it... Xiaodu?" The voice was full of panic.

"Elder Sister, it's me." Luo Tiandu heard Luo Mingdu's voice, and a stone hanging in his heart fell slightly. Fortunately, he was fine.

The female officer lit a candle, and in the dim light, Luo Tian could see Luo Minghu curled up on the bed with his knees hugged, with a look of panic on his face, very pitiful.

Luo Mingdu saw her coming in, tears streaming down his face immediately: "Xiaodu..."

Luo Tian was sore in his heart, feeling extremely uncomfortable, but tried his best to hold back, walked over and put his arms around her back, and said, "Why are you crying? What is there to cry about?"

Luo Mingdu saw the little girl, and after being anxious for a long time, he finally felt relieved, and said: "Xiaodu, I didn't meet with anyone privately, but no one believed me."

Luo Tian hurriedly patted her on the back and said, "I know, eldest sister is not this kind of person."

Seeing that they met, the female official didn't talk about the topic for a long time, coughed, and reminded softly: "Mrs. Wei, time is running out, so pick the most important ones first."

Luo Tiandu came back to his senses, pushed away Luo Mingdu, and asked seriously: "Sister, tell me what's going on first."

Luo Mingdu pursed his lips, and then he calmed down, and said: "After you left at night, I accompanied the empress to listen to the opera in the garden. When I went back after listening to the opera, a little maid took the handkerchief you usually use. My son came over and said that you were injured outside when you were setting out the lanterns. I was anxious and followed her. When I passed the bamboo forest, there was a guard in the forest. When I was about to return, the empress and the others Just come over."

After hearing this, Luo Tian's expression darkened, and he said, "That's it?"

If they just ran into each other, and the two had neither contact nor said a word, how could it be called a private meeting?

Luo Mingdu's hands trembled, and he said in a desperate tone: "The guard said that I asked him to meet here, but I don't know him at all."

"What about the maid?"

Luo Mingdu was silent for a while, then shook his head and said: "It's gone." There was chaos at the time, when Luo Ming came back to his senses and wanted to find the little palace lady to testify, the little palace lady disappeared together with the handkerchief in her hand.

(End of this chapter)