The exquisite space of the ruffian concubine

Chapter 131 The Water Well Murder Case
In just a few days, all the maids and eunuchs in Xining Palace contracted this "disease", and with the guards of the Imperial Forest Army, people panicked for a while.

On this day, Qiu Lian went to the courtyard to pick chrysanthemums and put them in Xiao Meng's dressing room. Seeing a few court ladies gathered together and chattering about something, she quietly walked forward, wanting to understand.

"I've heard people say that this Meng Qianxin is an ominous person who killed the whole family before, and now he's coming to kill us again!" A court lady lowered her voice extremely low.

"That is to say, there is a reason why Meng's family was raided. People like her have a hard life, and they will be unlucky even for those around them." Another court lady beamed with joy and spit.

"Of course there is a reason!" Qiu Lian was so angry that she couldn't help complaining about Meng Xiaosuo's injustice, which frightened the sneaky maids, "The Meng family was raided because Miss Meng's father conspired to rebel. What's the relationship with Miss Meng?"

"Why can't it matter? Dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes, the mouse's son can make holes, her father is not a good person, and she is not a good guy either!" Seeing that it was Qiu Lian who was speaking, the court lady showed disdain, "Conspiring to rebel is a serious crime that requires beheading. I really don't know why the emperor didn't kill her at the beginning. Qiu Lian, didn't you catch a cold a few days ago, are you still sick now, wandering around, and you are not afraid of getting worse?"

As he said that, his eyes fell on the Qiuju in Qiu Lian's hand, and he said in a dark voice: "Oh, you still have time to pick flowers, this has caused a plague, you are so brave, you are not afraid at all ?”

"I don't do anything wrong, and I'm not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door! It's just a plague, what are you afraid of?" Qiu Lian was about to continue to defend, when suddenly someone pulled her back, and when she looked back, it was Meng Xiaosuo who pulled her.

Meng Xiaosu came here at some point, her expression was indifferent, and she didn't know if she heard what they just said.

Seeing her, the maids left without saying a word, and the one who spoke the loudest just now had the most cowardly and embarrassing expression.If Meng Xiaoshu wanted to punish them, they would definitely not be able to escape.

But Meng Xiaosuo didn't speak, this kind of gossip was just listened to, it went in one ear and out the other, so there was nothing to worry about.If you really want to care about it, it's a waste of time.

"Qiulian, I just asked you to pick some chrysanthemums. Why did it take so long?" she said.

"Girl, I heard they were talking bad about you, that's why..." Qiu Lian pulled the petals of Qiu chrysanthemum in her hand with a look of grievance.

"I didn't blame you, why are you in a hurry? The next time something like this happens, don't argue, just let them go." Meng Xiaocom said.

"Why don't you argue? It's clear that they didn't make sense." Qiu Lian was a little puzzled.

"If you argue with them, they will admit their mistake?" Meng Xiaocom asked back.

Qiu Lian thought for a while, then shook her head and said, "No."

"Isn't that right?" Meng Xiaocoma smiled faintly, "If you say they are wrong here, they will change the subject again, and if you point out that they are wrong here, they will change the subject again. This goes on and on. , even yourself, you won’t remember what you wanted to say at the beginning.”

"It seems... makes sense..." Qiu Lian nodded, "Then next time, I won't argue with them. But, I don't know if it can be done..."

"Learn slowly, you won't become fat if you eat all at once. Your mind is much brighter than before. I'm not scolding you, but telling the truth." Meng Xiaosuo said.

"Could it be... I was stupid before?" Qiu Lian asked tentatively.

Meng Xiaocom raised her feet and walked forward slowly, and said: "It's kind of stupid, but stupidity is both a shortcoming and an advantage. Few people are as kind-hearted and simple as you. It's just that in this deep palace, kindness Simple people often don't end well, as the saying goes, good people don't live long, and evil people live for thousands of years."

"So it's like this..." Qiu Lian followed behind her, asking doubtfully, "Where are we going?"

"Walk around casually, relax and enjoy the chrysanthemums." Meng Xiaosuo said.

"Girl, it's already this time, do you still want to relax?" Qiu Lian couldn't help feeling a little anxious when she heard her say that.She has always been impatient, seeing this "plague" spread to the entire Xining Palace, Meng Xiaosuo was still unmoved, and even felt a little restless.

"It is precisely because of this time that I am able to relax. You see, the palace is much quieter and there are fewer people. Where is the chrysanthemum appreciation in normal times? It is clearly a reward for people, and not everyone is like you They look just as good-looking." Meng Xiaocom said with a smile.

Qiu Lian blushed: "Girl, you are making fun of me..."

"What I'm talking about is the truth. I've been thinking about it. After leaving the palace, I'll find you a good family and let you marry well." Meng Xiaocom said.

She still has a lot of bracelets and gold in her hand, which were stolen from Duan Tai's small treasury, and she has never had time to spend them.

There are also many poor people in the capital. If one day is free, maybe they can help the poor like before, and see how much merit they can increase.

While the two were talking, they suddenly heard an exclamation not far away, mixed with the sound of panicked footsteps, and the sobbing of a woman.

"Come on, let's go and have a look." Meng Xiaosuo became interested.

Qiu Lian nodded, and the two followed the sound, and saw a lot of people around the well where the maids fetched water for washing.

Could it be that it was found out so quickly that the problem lies in this well?

Meng Xiaoshu frowned, she did not expect that the imperial doctor in the palace could be so quick.

"What's going on?" Qiu Lian stopped a flustered eunuch and asked.

"Something...something happened...someone jumped into the well and died!" the eunuch stammered.

"And then?" Qiu Lian asked.

Meng Xiaosuo listened from the side, breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly admired Qiu Lian's composure—she was able to keep her composure after being killed, which is really not something ordinary people can do.

"Then? What else is there?" The eunuch didn't know what Qiu Lian wanted to know, and pointed to the mouth of the well not far away, "Go and see for yourself, what are you doing to stop me?"

Qiu Lian let go of his grip on his sleeve, and squeezed away the onlookers on the inner three floors and the outer three floors.

A corpse was placed by the well, dripping wet, with exquisite facial features, it could be seen that she was a beauty before birth, but her cheeks were slightly swollen, her complexion was very pale, like a doll.

This person...is actually Huanyan?

The moment Meng Xiaocom saw her face clearly, she couldn't help being startled.Qiu Lian quickly supported her, and the few autumn chrysanthemums in her hand fell to the ground, as if she was afraid that she would faint and fall because she thought she was frightened.

"It's fine, I'm fine." Meng Xiaoshao waved her hand, she had seen a lot about life and death, so she wouldn't be as timid as others.

Seeing that she wasn't very scared, Qiu Lian let go of her hand: "Miss Meng, it's Huanyan."

Huanyan, that scheming and cautious court lady, was just pushed into the well and drowned?

The reason why it was inferred that Huanyan was pushed into the well was because although Meng Xiaoshu didn't have much contact with Huanyan, she still had some understanding of this court lady's character. She was like a weed, cautious in her words and deeds, Doing his best to survive in this deep palace, it stands to reason that he would not commit suicide easily.

As for things like being trapped by love and losing the desire to live, there are nine out of ten things that will not happen to Huanyan.

She is too sensible, too sensible to like someone easily, especially when she is in the palace and her life is not in her own hands.

Of course, this is just Meng Xiaocom's guess. Whether this is the case has yet to be confirmed.

Meng Xiaosuo closed her eyes, her brows slightly frowned, and when she opened her eyes, her complexion returned to normal: "Let's go back."

Qiu Lian said hello and walked to the room with her.

"Aren't you afraid?" Meng Xiaoshu asked while walking in the corridor.

Qiu Lian was silent for a while, and said: "I was young, before I entered the palace, I often saw people starving to death. Some people had no food to eat, so they had to eat dead bodies."

Even Meng Xiaoshu, who had been a killer, sounded a little creepy at this remark, but Qiu Lian had a calm face and a calm tone.

Meng Xiaocoma glanced at her, with both admiration and suspicion in her eyes.

Concubine Lan quickly reported the matter to Emperor Yin, and Emperor Yin ordered someone to thoroughly investigate the matter, and called all the people Huanyan had come into contact with before his death for questioning alone.Then, she questioned all of her beauties and those who had made troubles in detail.

Even Qiu Lian was called.

When Qiu Lian came back, it was already noon, and Meng Xiaosuo knew that she hadn't eaten yet, so she left a portion of her meal.Anyway, the daily food was very rich, and she never finished eating.

"What did you ask, did you find any clues?" She asked Qiu Lian.

"It's nothing more than where I was yesterday, where I was today, what I did, and who saw it. I happen to be familiar with the eunuch under Mr. Zhu who is investigating the case. I heard from him that everyone is the same. What do you say?" What, no one is particularly suspicious." Qiu Lian said while eating.She was visibly starving, gobbling it up, her cheeks bulging.

"It's really red when it's close to vermilion, and black when it's close to ink. You have been with me for only a few days, and you have learned how to eat from me." Meng Xiaoshao poured her a glass of water and patted her on the back. , "Eat slowly, don't choke."

"I can't wait, I can't wait, I'm starving." Qiulian tried hard to swallow a big mouthful of rice, picked up a chopsticks of fatty braised pork, and stuffed it into his mouth, "Because of the plague, these days, The food in the palace is not as good as it used to be, I'm almost suffocated."

"What's the relationship between the plague and eating?" Meng Xiaocoma asked suspiciously.

"There was a plague, which ruined Concubine Lan Gui's face. The maids and eunuchs in the imperial dining room are all snobbish. Naturally, they guessed that Concubine Lan Gui is unlikely to be favored again in the future, so..." Qiu Lian took the last bite of the meal, still unsatisfied stared at the empty plate on the table.

Meng Xiaocoma thought about it carefully. Since the appearance of the "plague", her food has indeed been poor, but she has no time to pay attention to these things. If Qiu Lian hadn't mentioned it inadvertently, she might not be able to do so in a few days. will find out.

(End of this chapter)