Concubine Mi in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 33

Following this scream, the Qixiang Palace suddenly became noisy.

Wang Miheng frowned, and just sat up, the court lady Qiumei lifted the curtain and said to her softly: "Master, please lie down first, and this servant will go out and have a look."

"En." Wang Miheng nodded, feeling faintly uneasy.

After Qiumei finished speaking, she hurriedly walked outside the hall.

After a while, she ran in with a panicked expression.

"My lord, my lord is not well, Ms. Qiuju hanged herself!" Qiumei ran in panicked with a pale face.

Wang Miheng's heart tightened, and he managed to suppress the shock on his face.

Qiu Ju, it turned out to be Qiu Ju!

Ever since she was poisoned, the Qixiang Palace has been guarded by guards to prevent people from entering or leaving, and there is a breathless oppression in the air.

Li Dequan was ordered to thoroughly investigate this matter. Although he was concerned that the emperor in her womb did not make any big moves, but Li Dequan could sit in the position of chief eunuch of Qianqing Palace, no matter how restrained he was in the eyes of others, his methods were quite ruthless.

Under such "high pressure", it is difficult for normal people to bear it.

It's just that she didn't expect that Qiu Ju would choose to end herself in such a way.

You must know that no eunuch or court lady has the right to control or end their own lives after entering the Forbidden City. In other words, their life and death can only be decided by their masters.

Those who commit suicide will have their corpses thrown in the wilderness, and their relatives will be made slaves and even the nine clans will be punished.

So unless there is extreme fear and hopelessness, no one will choose such a way out.

Wang Miheng frowned, and asked, "Did you find any clues?"

Qiumei nodded, and took out an exquisitely crafted white jade bracelet from her sleeve: "My lord, I found this from the hidden compartment of Qiuju's box."

Wang Miheng took the jade bracelet from her hand, how could Qiuju, a little court lady, have such a thing.

This is a gilt-clad copper-coated ice-species white jade bracelet with inlaid treasures. It is translucent throughout and has a fine texture. According to the ancestral system, only concubines and above can wear it.

"Tomorrow, give this thing to Eunuch Li for disposal." Wang Miheng looked at Qiumei standing in front of him, and ordered.

With this bracelet, who is behind Qiu Ju, I believe she will know soon.

After tossing and tossing for a long time, Wang Miheng fell asleep again, but this time she slept very lightly, half asleep and half awake, and when she woke up in the morning, she was lazy and devoid of energy.

After bathing and freshening up under the service of Qiumei, Wang Miheng lay down on the imperial concubine chair and closed his eyes to rest his mind after having some snacks.It's a pity that she has something on her mind now, although she is very tired, she can't fall asleep no matter what.

About half an hour later, Li Dequan walked in from the outside. That's right, there was such a big commotion in the Qixiang Palace last night, and the news would naturally reach Li Dequan's ears immediately.

"Slave pays respects to the young master." Li Dequan bowed and curtseyed, his face full of respect.

Wang Miheng gave a little support, "I'm bothering my father-in-law these few days." Wang Miheng said politely with a smile on his lips.

"I don't dare, I'm doing things for the emperor. The young master is pregnant with the emperor's heir, so don't worry about it." Hearing Wang Miheng's words, Li De's comprehensive expression became more and more respectful.

Although these days the emperor never found out the name of the nobleman, but Li Dequan has been with the emperor for so many years, what the emperor thinks, he can guess nine points even if he can't guess it.

He may not be able to see other things clearly, but he sees exactly how much the emperor thinks of this little lord.Now this little master is pregnant again, if she can give birth to a prince in the future, she will stand firmly in this palace and become the real master.

Wang Miheng glanced at Qiumei indifferently, and said with a smile: "I invited my father-in-law here today because I want to give this thing to my father-in-law."

As soon as she finished speaking, Qiumei took out a jade bracelet from her sleeve, stepped forward, and handed it to Li Dequan.

Li Dequan took the jade bracelet, doubts flashed in his eyes: "My lord..."

"To tell you the truth, my father-in-law, I found this from Qiu Ju's dressing box. Do you remember where I saw it?" Wang Miheng looked at the jade bracelet in his hand and explained.

Li Dequan's face tightened when he heard this, apparently a little surprised.

It is impossible for a small court lady to have such a precious thing. This kind of jade bracelet can only be used by concubines and concubines above.Even if it is a reward, it is absolutely impossible to give this kind of built-in jewelry to a slave.

According to the rules of the palace, the jewelry made inside must be recorded in the manufacturing office, and most of the jade bracelets in the hands of the concubines in the harem were rewarded by the emperor.

The things bestowed by the emperor represent a kind of face, how could they be rewarded casually to a small servant?

unless……

Li Dequan guessed vaguely in his heart, but still said respectfully on his face: "Young master, let me take you back for inspection."

"Then there will be Mr. Lao." Wang Miheng nodded slightly, she did not miss the flash of light in Li Dequan's eyes.

No wonder Li Dequan was so highly valued by Kangxi, in addition to his loyalty, he also had his own abilities.

Wang Miheng thought with some emotion, in this palace, those who have a way out are always those who have a city.

The deeper the city, the bigger the way out.

This conclusion applies equally to masters and slaves.

It's just that she doesn't know, which stage she has practiced to?Beginner or Intermediate?

Wang Miheng thought about it, and felt that he might barely be regarded as a junior, right?Of course, with the increase in experience points, her number of segments also rose unconsciously.

This "poisoning" incident is a strong proof.

At the very least, it can be shown that her acting skills are still very good, and she can fool an emperor like Kangxi through the ages, it is worthwhile for her to rehearse so many times in her heart.

You know, in this palace, things like acting skills are very useful. You can use them when you want to hurt others, and you can use them when you want to be hurt by others.Moreover, practice has proved that the effect of using it is unexpectedly good, which even surprised her.

Take her now as an example, she eats and drinks enough every day, doesn't have to think about anything, and lives a leisurely life.Although a large part of this was due to the light of this little thing in her stomach, she felt that it was more or less related to her acting skills.

The scene of her spitting blood that day really shocked Kangxi, and she can still remember it until now, when Kangxi hugged her body nervously, even his fingers were trembling slightly.

If he hadn't been too impressed that day, he would not have ordered the imperial doctor Zhou to come and check the pulse twice a day, and he also ordered Li Dequan to investigate the matter strictly.

Regarding Kangxi's reaction, Wang Miheng admitted that she was a little moved, but it was only a little bit.After all, the source of everything she suffered was him, the emperor.

If she hadn't met him, if he hadn't forced her into the palace, none of this would have happened.And she doesn't need to learn how to act in front of him.

What's more, being moved for a moment doesn't mean anything. If anyone is as nervous about her, she will be equally moved.It's just that because this person is Kangxi, she was particularly impressed.

Talking about feelings with people in the royal family, unless she is hopelessly brain-dead, otherwise, how could she commit a crime by herself?

Love or something, although I have not tasted it in two lifetimes, it is inevitable that I have some regrets, but it is obviously more important to live than to make up for regrets.

But sometimes she would also think that none of the women in the harem was a real white lotus. Kangxi had seen it for so many years, but he really couldn't see it, or he acquiesced in such deception.

And the poisoning incident that day, could it be just a product of his acquiescence?

As soon as such an idea appeared, it was strangled in the cradle by Wang Miheng, not because he thought it was impossible, but because he did not dare to think about it.If Kangxi is in control of all the big and small matters in the harem, then they all don't want to live, okay?

Therefore, Wang Miheng felt that he should stop making such conspiracy theories, otherwise, he would be nothing but soldiers.

Clean up the palace
Kangxi was sitting behind the dragon case listening to Li Dequan's reply.

"The servant has already asked the head of the manufacturing office. This jade bracelet was made in 27 years. The servant checked the archives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The emperor indeed rewarded this jade bracelet to the concubine Ding at that time."

After hearing this, Kangxi didn't say anything, but looked at Li Dequan standing in front of him with an unpredictable expression.

After a long time, a chill flashed across Kangxi's calm eyes, and he opened his mouth and said to the person in front of him: "The decree is ordered to murder the emperor's heir, deprive him of his title, and put him in the cold palace. If his family members are over 16 years old, the men will be exiled for thousands of miles. Women serve as official slaves."

Hearing this, Li De couldn't help but suck in a breath of air, even though Li De was deeply involved in the whole city.

The wrath of the emperor, laying down millions of corpses, Dinggui has stepped on the emperor's bottom line this time.

Although the current emperor has many heirs, murdering the emperor's heirs is still a first-class felony.

What's more, based on the emperor's concern for that master, it may be that the emperor's heir is second, and the master's life is the most important.

That day he could clearly see the panic in the emperor's eyes. After following the emperor for so many years, even when Empress Xiao Yiren was buried, he did not see such a look on the emperor's face.

In other words, there are a lot of lucky people in this harem, and it is possible that the emperor is so concerned about it, and the secret master is the first one.

Li Dequan secretly sighed in his heart, or say that this person is different from other people, some good luck can't be stopped no matter what, and some bad luck can't be stopped, and some bad luck comes and they take the pole to find their own death, this old saying is true, Good or bad, it all depends on the meaning of God!
That's right, it's time for the one in the Autumn Palace to move out, maybe the Leng Palace is a good place for her!Li Dequan thought, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)