thefictionvixens Chapter 155: Sudden Deaths
Chapter 155: Sudden Deaths
"What does it mean?"
The official historian of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory raised his head slightly and said in detail, "I observed the sky at night and found that the light of the Purple Star was unusually dim today. On the contrary, the Eastern Horn Star and the Southern Ghost Star suddenly shone brightly. The twinkling of these two stars is an ominous call from the harem, which may endanger the master."
As a result, Yinzhen's originally relaxed brows became more and more furrowed.
His black pupils were fixed on Zhengshi.
Zheng Shi raised his head, swallowed, tightened his fingers under his sleeves, and then spoke.
"May I ask your Majesty, is there any lady in the harem who is pregnant?"
Yinzhen took a deep breath and said, "In the harem, Concubine Wan and Concubine Li are both pregnant. What's wrong with that?"
"That makes sense, because the reason why the Eastern Horn Star and the Southern Ghost Star are abnormal is because of the Fangri Rabbit Star."
After the official history was finished, he looked at Yinzhen.
Yinzhen had a gloomy face, as if he was thinking about something.
The official historian understood clearly that the emperor certainly did not understand the reason.
Then he explained, "Fangri Tu is an evil lodge, the fourth lodge of the Eastern Azure Dragon, the belly of the Azure Dragon, the sun in the Seven Luminaries, and the rabbit as its totem, so it is also called Fangri Tu."
"What exactly does it mean?" Yinzhen did not intend to beat around the bush with official history and asked directly.
Zhengshi bowed, a little embarrassed, "This star is located in the belly of the Azure Dragon, where the five internal organs are located. It means that there is a child in the harem. Today, this star often flashes in the morning. I am afraid that this child is in danger. If he is born, I am afraid..."
Yinzhen's sinister eyes froze instantly, his face gloomy, "What!"
Just one sound, and Zhengshi was so scared that he knelt down in a hurry, but he had to say it.
"I'm afraid it might endanger the emperor."
When these words were spoken, even Su Peisheng beside him was stunned.
Concubine Wan and Noble Lady Li were both pregnant, which was supposed to be a happy event, but the horoscope said it was unlucky.
It is still uncertain where these two will go!
Su Peisheng carefully looked at the emperor's face, not daring to breathe.
No one knows what Yinzhen is thinking at this moment.
As a father, he naturally loves his son and looks forward to his birth.
But as an emperor, he would never allow anyone to shake the throne.
He pursed his lips and asked again, "Maybe you can tell whose son he is?"
If it were Concubine Li, he would not care about this child.
But if it was Concubine Wan...
Zhengshi knelt on the ground, thinking about the instructions sent by the queen. He could only bite the bullet and shake his head, "Forgive me for my incompetence. I can't predict the celestial phenomena..."
Yinzhen took a breath, his face turned gray and he waved his hands.
Su Peisheng immediately understood and sent the official history of the Imperial Observatory down.
And Yinzhen just sat there, turning the jade beads in his hand, without saying a word.
When Su Peisheng sent Zhengshi away and returned to the palace, he saw Yinzhen again.
Yinzhen spoke slowly, "There is no need to summon Concubine Wan to come to the Yangxin Palace to serve you later. Go and tell her to have a good rest."
Su Peisheng lowered his head and said, "Yes."
……
Walking out of the Yangxin Palace, Zhengshi kept wiping the sweat from his forehead.
An official nearby asked curiously, "The emperor just summoned you to inquire about the celestial phenomena. Why are you making such a fuss as if you have committed a crime?"
"You don't understand, you don't understand." Zhengshi wiped the sweat off his face with the wide sleeves of his court robe and waved his hands.
The person next to him shook his head and didn't ask any more questions.
The incident with Fang Ritu was indeed true, but it was not as he had just said, that there was a pregnant concubine in the palace with a child in her belly.
In fact, he has not yet figured out the bad omen of Fang Ritu.
But the queen sent people to find him, threatened him and gave him rewards, forcing him to say so.
How dare he disobey the order of the Mother of the Nation?
This time when he entered the palace, the lives of his entire family depended on his waist. In such a dangerous situation, how could he not be nervous?
He sighed, looked at the huge Yangxin Palace behind him, and shook his head.
……
In Jingren Palace.
"Aunt Jianqiu, I have already delivered the things. I saw Aunt Yunxiu take them with my own eyes. She will have an attack soon. Then I will throw her into the well and tell people that she fell to her death. I believe no one will be able to find out."
Hearing the eunuch's report, Jianqiu's heart felt as if it was pierced by thousands of cotton needles.
On your face, you have to act like you don't care about anything.
"Did she ask what it was?"
The young eunuch shook his head. "Aunt Yunxiu didn't ask. When I said it was a reward from the Empress and Aunt Jianqiu asked me to bring it, she took it without a second thought."
After hearing this, Jianqiu clenched her teeth to prevent herself from showing her painful emotions.
After a long while, she spoke slowly.
"Well done. Take this money. You will get more tomorrow when you are done." Jianqiu threw the packet in his hand to the young eunuch.
The young eunuch immediately picked them up with a smile, and even opened them to count how many were inside.
When he looked up again, Jianqiu was gone.
The young eunuch murmured in surprise, "It's so late, why doesn't Aunt Jianqiu go to rest? What is she going to do? Forget it, I have money to drink."
……
The next day.
Overnight.
Suddenly, two lives were lost in the harem.
One is Yunxiu and the other is Ling'er.
When Yunxiu was found, she was soaking in a well and was recognized by the palace maid who lived with her.
It was said that he did not come back all night and might have fallen into the well and drowned due to dizziness.
Ling'er suddenly died in the dark room.
When he died, blood gushed out of all his orifices, which scared Xichun, who was dozing off.
In an instant, the two key people involved in the Nian Shilancha Li family curse were all killed.
This matter has reached the point where there is no further evidence to prove it.
Nian Shilan knew about this early on, and immediately invited the emperor and the queen to the Yikun Palace to discuss the matter.
"Noble Concubine Hua, why did you ask me and the Emperor to come here so early in the morning?" Yixiu put down the teacup and looked at Nian Shilan in a dignified and virtuous manner.
The emperor stayed in her palace last night. At this moment, she was in high spirits and looked very proud.
Nian Shilan bowed and saluted. "Originally, I didn't want to trouble the Emperor and Empress, but the Li family cursed me. We were supposed to find out the real culprit, but today, the two people involved have both met with accidents one after another. I am really scared, so I ask the Emperor and Empress to make the decision."
Nian Shilan tilted her head slightly, revealing her pale and delicate appearance.
That eye-catching face, dressed up in a flattering and pitiful look, is so pitiful that it makes me feel even more sorry for her.
Yinzhen straightened his back and felt strange, "Oh? What on earth is going on?"
"Noble Concubine Hua, I remember that the Emperor had already sentenced Li to death. Isn't Li still dead now?"
"Your Majesty, Empress, I originally wanted to kill Li as well, but when I asked her, I found out that there was someone else who seemed to be cursing me, so I asked her carefully and finally found out the reason."
Nian Shilan raised her face and said firmly, "So I want to investigate further and find out who is behind this. Only then can I feel at ease."
Seeing her confident look, Yixiu sneered, "But now, the palace maids Yunxiu and Ling'er who were involved in this matter are dead. How can you investigate further?"
But it was this sentence that Nian Shilan found the mistake in.
"Eh? Queen, I remember that I just said that two people were involved in this matter and had accidents. I didn't say that they were dead, and I didn't elaborate that they were Ling'er and Yunxiu. How can the Queen be so sure of what I said?"