Millennium drunk

"The evidence of the crime is solid, what else do you have to say!" The Empress Dowager's eyes showed obvious hatred: "Drag it down and die with the stick, and tell the palaces tomorrow, so as to serve as a warning to others!"

"Queen Mother! Queen Mother, spare me! I have been wronged!" Su Lingyu was sentenced to death before she could open her mouth to defend herself. At the same time, there was another burst of lightning and thunder outside. Knocking on the ground, the blood was dripping: "Your concubine Jing! It's clear that your concubine asked me to ask for that walking stick! I didn't give it to you on my own initiative! How would I know that you would ask me for this walking stick?" , The Prophet dipped rosemary on the walker first!"

Xia Ruoqing sat half-reclining on the bed, with red and swollen eyes hanging down, constantly stirring a string of dark green beads between her fingers, without saying a word.

Seeing this, Su Lingyu's expression became even more desperate.She didn't hold an umbrella when she came, and the long hair with the shawl was half-soaked in the light rain. As she kowtowed and fluffed up, the cloak that was on the ground fell apart, revealing the thin underwear inside, and her slender body became more and more slender. thin.Su Lingyu was suddenly shocked, and under the hesitation, he no longer cared about the etiquette in the palace. He knelt on the ground, his eyes swept back and forth on the shadows of the three women not far away, powerless but unwilling, trembling The body murmured: "That bucha was just given to me by Zhen Wanyi a few days ago, even if that bucha was soaked in rosemary, I didn't know it..."

The queen has been in a low spirit and rarely speaks. Seeing Su Lingyu's distressed appearance, Xing's eyes showed a trace of unbearable, she turned her head and said softly to the queen mother: "Mother, there may be something hidden about this matter. If Su Lingyu is killed rashly , maybe it really fulfilled the wishes of others.”

"There are all witnesses and evidence, what else can I say!"

"Mother, the fact that Concubine Jinggui is pregnant has not been rumored by Concubine Jinggui and the Imperial Hospital. Su Lingyu is of low status, so she shouldn't know about it. Shake it up and give it to Concubine Jing? What happened in the Langya Palace in the past..." When the empress mentioned 'Langya Palace', the look of sadness flashed away, and the empress dowager sitting in the center also moved slightly when she heard this.

"The queen mother is also clear about the methods in the palace."

After the empress said this, the empress breathed a sigh of relief, then squinted her eyes and glanced coldly at Su Lingyu: "Since the empress is begging for you, I will leave you a chance to argue. You just said that Bu Yao was a gift from Zhen Wanyi." Yes, what's going on?"

Su Lingyu, who thought he would have no chance, was relieved when he heard this, wept with joy, and kowtowed on the ground continuously: "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your kindness! If you return to the Queen Mother, this agarwood wooden step The shake is a gift given to my concubine when Zhen Wanyi went to Qingtao Garden to meet her concubine Xiaoxu a few days ago, and I have a record of receiving the gift as proof!"

"Oh?" The Empress Dowager raised her jaw to the palace servants beside her. The palace servants understood, and immediately bowed and exited the hall to Qingtao Garden.

In less than two quarters, the palace servants turned back and presented the account books they had just retrieved from Qingtao Garden to the Queen Mother.

The Empress Dowager flipped through the pages, and it was very detailed. The items sent by He Gong on a certain day of the month, and what was given back on a certain day, were all the details of the exchanges with the gifts between the palaces.The queen mother turned to more than ten days ago, and she really saw one of them that wrote: "Nanzhao has not passed the third month, and received a precious Wanyi agarwood wood step shaker."

The Queen Mother slowly turned a few more pages, then closed the account book, and said, "You are careful. Go Chuan Zhen Wanyi and come over to talk."

The palace servants agreed, and went to summon Zhen Wanyi and Liu Shilan.

After taking a short break after taking the account book, Su Lingyu's excitement calmed down a lot. Although her body was still lying on the ground and her body was stiff, she was already sorting out the context of this matter in her heart.

At present, it seems that Concubine Jinggui's tire failure must be true.Being able to conceive a dragon fetus is something that concubines in the harem dream of. In addition, Xia Ruoqing overheard the conversation between Xia Ruoqing and the maid that day in the imperial garden, and she should know how much Xia Ruoqing attaches importance to this fetus, so she definitely wouldn't be the one to do it herself. hands and feet.It was neither Su Lingyu herself nor Xia Ruoqing, it could only be done by Liu Shilan who gifted Bu Yao to her or someone close to the palace who could touch Xia Ruoqing's accessories.

It is impossible to dye the fragrance of the Bu Yao overnight, and with the similar fragrance of rosemary on the hydrangea, Su Lingyu can almost conclude that there is a problem with the Bu Yao when it is delivered to her.

The problem is that Su Lingyu doesn't understand, how did Liu Shilan know that she would give the Bu Yao to Xia Ruoqing? ——After all, even Su Lingyu didn't know that Xia Ruoqing would be half-forced to take this step.If you don't know, what's the meaning of Liu Shilan's gift of Bu Yao soaked in rosemary to her who is not pregnant?

Besides, she had brought Bu Yao with her for several days after all, if Liu Shilan insisted that Bu Yao was good when it was given to her, and that it was the rosemary she soaked in Bu Yao while keeping Bu Yao, she would not be able to prove her innocence.

No matter how you say it, it doesn't seem to work out.Su Lingyu sighed silently, thinking that this time, even if she jumped into the Yellow River, she wouldn't be able to cleanse herself up, so there was more danger than luck.

She didn't do anything, she just wanted to live a peaceful life in the palace, why is it so difficult...!

Not long after Zhen Wanyi and Liu Shilan were brought into the palace, Liu Shilan's round and lovely face was full of uneasiness. After kneeling down to pay her respects, the Queen Mother asked Bu Yao to be brought in front of Liu Shilan: "Zhen Wanyi, this Bu Yao Su The nobleman said that you gave it to her ten days ago, right?"

"Returning to the Empress Dowager, yes. This step is exquisitely carved, elegant and unobtrusive. I think it fits Su Guiren very well, so I sent it to Qingtao Garden." Liu Shilan replied respectfully.

"Oh, I just think it's suitable for her to wear?" The queen mother's smile was still not warm: "You should be honest. Do you have to order someone to torture you before you confess your crime?"

When Liu Shilan heard the word 'big punishment' on her childish face, panic immediately appeared, and she said repeatedly: "Please tell the queen mother clearly, I don't know what crime I have committed!"

"The imperial doctor has checked that rosemary has the function of coagulating fragrance and solidifying fragrance. If the body contains fragrance, soaking it in rosemary water can make its fragrance strong and persistent, while the original flavor of rosemary will Covered by the fragrance of the body. It’s just that it takes more than a month to get this rosemary to soak the object. Mr. Su can only hold the step for more than ten days, and it was all in your hands before, so who else is it if you didn’t soak it?”

Su Lingyu heard from the side and knew that the queen mother deliberately blackmailed Liu Shilan. If the words were true, the queen mother would forgive her and let her get up after checking her account books.It's just that since Liu Shilan had the intention to touch Xia Ruoqing's fetus, she probably didn't have a good heart in her heart, so she wouldn't be blackmailed so easily.

Sure enough, Liu Shilan was confused, and said: "Rosemary? I seldom use incense, and I have never heard of this thing. This agarwood wood step was originally a pair, and my concubine's father saw that it was exquisitely carved, so he gave it to my concubine. In the palace. It’s just that this concubine felt that this step is not suitable for concubines, so I gave one to Su Guiren and the other to Fu Guiren. If the Queen Mother doesn’t believe it, Fu Guiren still has a step to prove my innocence!” After finishing speaking, Liu Shilan turned her head to Su Lingyu again, and cried: "Mr. Su, you and I have no grievances in the past, and we have no grievances in the past. I kindly gifted you the step shaker. Why did you make something on it and still blame me?" superior!"

Su Lingyu's heart was chilled by this questioning, and she said anxiously: "You obviously gave it to me after soaking in incense. You said that you have never heard of rosemary, but I hope you will get it on the day of the Spring Banquet." I could clearly smell rosemary on the hydrangea I prepared! There were so many palace officials and concubines present that day, do you want to blame me for preparing the hydrangea?!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? When did rosemary grow on the hydrangea?"

"Stop arguing! Go pass on to Mrs. Fu, and bring back the hydrangea from that day." The queen mother shouted, as if her brain hurt from the two women's quarrel, she kept rubbing her temples.

The two were reprimanded, and they didn't dare to argue in the hall anymore. Later, Fu Liuying was also brought to Ning'an Hall, and she came with a peony bud that was carved similar to the hibiscus flower agarwood.

Su Lingyu had been estranged from Fu Liuying for a long time, and this was the first time he saw this peony bud.The imperial doctor had already been summoned, and immediately started the examination after taking Bu Yao.Su Lingyu didn't pay attention to the inspection process at all - she knew that since Liu Shilan had taken precautions first, the step must be clean and nothing could be detected.

But when it was time to drink tea, the imperial doctor had already come to the conclusion, knelt down and said, "To the Empress Dowager, this walking stick has not been stained with rosemary."

Su Lingyu smiled miserably, and before she could speak, the palace servants hurriedly presented the hydrangea used for games on the Spring Banquet.The imperial doctor continued to examine the hydrangea balls, and after the same cup of tea, he replied again: "I report to the Queen Mother, I have not found rosemary on these hydrangea balls."

"How...it's possible..." Su Lingyu's hope was dashed again and again, no longer caring about etiquette, he snatched a hydrangea ball and put it under his nose to smell it.It's just that this time there was no more fragrance in her nose, as if the fragrance she smelled that day was nothing but an illusion.

Su Lingyu held the hydrangea ball and looked it over carefully. The hydrangea ball was still as small and cute as before, with a section of green silk tied at the top, and there was no difference at all.

"Su Guiren, at this moment, do you still want to rely on me to soak the hydrangea and Buyao with rosemary to harm Concubine Jing's fetus?"

The connection between the two things has been tested, Liu Shilan's face was bright, and she pointed her hand at Su Lingyu aggressively.

"Su Guiren, what else do you have to say now?" The queen also sighed softly and asked.

"Sister Fu, when Concubine Jing asked me for the Bu Yao that day, you were also among the flowers. I know you saw it. Tell me, did I present this Bu Yao to Concubine Jing on my own initiative, or did Jing Jing give it to you? Your concubine wants to go to me?!"

Every road was blocked, Su Lingyu could only put her last hope on Fu Liuying, and hoped that she would remember the previous friendship and speak a fair word for her.

Fu Liuying glanced at Su Lingyu indifferently, then at Xia Ruoqing who was still silent, and said for a while, "I was looking for hydrangea among the flowers that day, and I saw Su Guiren and Concubine Jing in the forest road, holding hands and shaking hands. .”

Su Lingyu was overjoyed when she heard the words, but Fu Liuying continued, "It's just that the distance is far away. I only saw Concubine Jing take the step shaker, but I couldn't hear the sound. I don't know if it's Mrs. Su." Concubine Jinggui insisted on offering it on her own initiative."

The second half of Fu Liuying's sentence was like a bucket of cold water pouring down on Su Lingyu's head.Su Lingyu was stunned for a moment, then looked at Fu Liuying, with complex emotions mixed in her gaze, she just murmured: "Okay, okay, you're right."

There was silence in the room for a moment, Su Lingyu took two deep breaths, regained her composure, and turned to the imperial doctor who was standing beside her: "Doctor Zhou, may I ask how long it will take for this rosemary to soak through the object and reach the level of slippery tires?" effect?"

"A small amount of rosemary has the effect of coagulating fragrance, clearing the heart and refreshing the mind, and has the effect of treating insomnia and heart palpitations. However, if the amount is too large and the purity is too strong, it will easily cause fetal slippage to the unsteady fetus. The wood of agarwood is hard. In order to thoroughly immerse rosemary in agarwood, it needs to be soaked in an extremely pure concentrated solution for at least five to seven days, and the fragrance will float on the outer layer after a short time, and it will dissipate in a short time."

"Does rosemary give birth immediately after touching it?"

"That's not true. Rosemary is a spice in essence. Unlike musk, it is milder in nature, and it is useless to a stable fetus. In fact, the mother's body is weak and the fetus is unstable. Those who smell the fragrance are directly exposed to the purified fragrance at the early stage. After the rosemary, it will be affected by it, giving birth to a feeling of soreness in the waist and abdomen, and then continue to smell and touch for a few days, and the tire will slip."

direct contact?Su Lingyu recalled seeing Xia Ruoqing's maid wiping the corners of Xia Ruoqing's lips with a handkerchief wrapped in hydrangea ten days ago in the garden. She guessed that the purified rosemary might have entered Xia Ruoqing's body that day.And this step, but only played a role in fueling the flames.

But Su Lingyu believed that even if she asked Xia Ruoqing about the vomiting, Xia Ruoqing would not admit it.One was that she was peeping, and the other was that the fetus was injured by vomiting. How could Xia Ruoqing take the initiative to take care of this kind of relationship now.

Su Lingyu slammed his forehead on the ground again, and said in a deep voice: "The empress dowager, empress empress, I can't argue with anything now, so I just ask the empress dowager and empress empress to listen to my concubine's words. I didn't know that Jinggui concubine was pregnant when I came here. I don’t even know that Concubine Jing’s dragon fetus is not stable. The imperial doctor Zhou also said just now that this rosemary is useless for people with stable fetuses. The concubine is only a sixth-rank nobleman, and she has been asking the empress for days. I don't even have the qualifications to ask for peace, so how can I know the condition of Concubine Jing's dragon fetus clearly? It was only two years ago that the imperial physician of Zhou said that the scent smeller had directly contacted the purified rosemary in the early stage, and then smelled it day after day. The concubine is not familiar with Jinggui concubine, and has little contact with her. The concubine has absolutely no chance to come into contact with Jinggui concubine's daily diet, let alone let Jinggui concubine come into contact with the purified rosemary. The third Doctor Zhou also said that it would take at least five to seven days for the agarwood to soak into the rosemary. It only took more than ten days for my concubine to get this hibiscus flower bud, even if the concubine started to kill Jinggui after getting the bud For the concubine's fetus, it also needs to be shaken and soaked in rosemary day and night. But in the past few days, there was more than one person who saw the concubine not shake during the day. There is no grudge between the concubine and the concubine Jing, and the battle in the palace It's just because of His Majesty's favor, the concubine is not favored and her status is low, so the chances of being favored by His Majesty are very rare. In those few days, Fang accepted the emperor's favor, but frequently came into contact with Rosemary, who knew she would have a slippery tire. Wouldn't it be suicide? If you can be happy once in a while, why should the concubine want to hurt others? Fourth, even though the steps are similar, they are not one after all. Fu Guiren's peony step is tested clean, and my concubine's hibiscus flower step But not necessarily. These are two different things." Su Lingyu didn't care that Liu Shilan started crying again when he heard this, and just continued: "This is all the concubine's words, I hope the Queen Mother and the Empress Dowager will decide arbitrarily."

After this long speech, the only sound left in the palace was the empress' suppressed cough.After a while, the queen mother turned her head to look at the queen: "Queen, what do you think?"

"My son thinks that Su Guiren's words are not completely unreasonable. There are many doubts about this matter, and this matter involves a lot. Your Majesty is already on the way back to Beijing after hearing the news. Why don't you ground Su Guiren first and let His Majesty return to Beijing before proceeding?" Let it go."

"Since that's the case, I will follow what you said. Mr. Su will cut off his title of nobleman and be reduced to changing clothes first. He will be confined in the East Nuan Pavilion of Qingtao Garden and will not be allowed to visit unless ordered. All decisions will be made after His Majesty returns to Beijing in the near future." !"

After the queen mother said this, Su Lingyu was relieved.She knew that the days of being grounded awaiting trial would be even more difficult, but there was always a chance.When the palace servants grabbed her arms and pulled her up from the ground, Su Lingyu's body was completely limp and could only be supported by two palace servants.Before going out and turning around, Su Lingyu glanced at everyone in the room, Xia Ruoqing no longer bowed her head at this moment, the two looked at each other in the air, both of them had a hint of resentment in their eyes.

Xia Ruoqing was doing it for the undesired child in her womb, and Su Lingyu was doing it for this unclear grievance.

The days of being grounded are really hard.

Outside the Dongnuan Pavilion of Qingtao Garden, there are palace servants and palace guards guarding day and night. Xia Ruoqing can't even leave the room.Besides, although she still wears the title of changing clothes, everyone knows that she is wearing a sinful body, not to mention her attitude, even her food is the worst.Later, only two steamed buns and a bowl of pickles were served all day.Su Lingyu said that the officials and eunuchs have never suffered such hardships.At the beginning, I was unwilling to eat, but later I was so hungry that I could only swallow it with tears in my eyes.

The most tormenting person is not only the meal, but the anxiety and suspicion waiting for the trial, which makes Su Lingyu unable to sleep all day and all night, and occasionally has light sleep or nightmares, so she can only hold on to the sleepless night. The small window with most of the seals removed was stunned and weeping.The only thing that comforts Su Lingyu is that at least Qingxiao is still with her, not just leaving her alone.

At noon that day, Qingxiao was called out.Now she is the only servant left in the East Nuan Pavilion, so naturally all matters big and small fell on her head, so Su Lingyu didn't care about it.It's just that Su Lingyu became anxious when no one came back after sunset.She can't go out for half a step, and can only worry in the house.When the light broke through the fog the next morning, Qingxiao still hadn't come back, Su Lingyu couldn't hold back anymore, and could only beg her guards and guards to find her.It's just that with her current situation and status, how can she instigate these people, and even pleading is only in exchange for ignoring.Su Lingyu begged for a whole day, but the people outside the door were unmoved.

After several consecutive days of mental torture, coupled with the fact that she hadn't touched water for a day and a night, Su Lingyu couldn't bear it anymore, and she didn't dare to go back to bed, fearing that she might miss the news of Qingxiao's return, so she curled up in front of the door and closed her eyes. Eyes repose.

Then on the third day, Su Lingyu didn't wake up until the sun was up.I don't know if it was because of the wrong posture curled up in front of the door, her whole body was so sore that she didn't have any strength at all, and the outside sunlight came in through the crack of the door and fell on her body, which was also chilly and couldn't bring any warmth.Su Lingyu felt that she didn't even have the energy to stand up. She stared at the roof for a while with her bewildered eyes, and then fell asleep in a daze.

This sleep, Su Lingyu didn't really wake up until night.

She woke up not because she had had enough sleep, but because of the constant flashes of light piercing the dark sky outside.Another bright light flashed across the sky, and Su Lingyu's sluggish mind paused for a while before she remembered what it meant, and then she immediately panicked and shouted: "Qinghao! Qinghao! Where are you?!"

It's just that her yelling with all her strength actually sounded like a mosquito, and no one responded at all.And as if in response to her fear, another flash of light struck, followed by continuous bangs of 'rumbling'.

Su Lingyu's almond eyes opened wide, revealing a blatant fear that she had never shown even in Ning'an Hall, and she covered her ears and screamed "ah".

The thunder in the sky stopped for a while, and just when Su Lingyu was panting for breath, there was another loud noise, a more coherent thunder fell from the sky again, and at the same time, a flash of light pierced through the window lattice, as if falling on the sky. courtyard.

"Ah!!!" The memory of a long time ago flashed in his mind for a moment. Su Lingyu couldn't stop screaming this time, and his limp body seemed to suddenly gain strength. He crawled to the corner of the room and hid Weeping in the space between the desk and chair.

Accompanied by lightning, there were not only bursts of thunder, but also strong winds.The sound of the wind blowing like a ghost's cry blew the big canopy green bamboos by the window swaying left and right, and the once familiar bamboo shadows seemed to have turned into many monsters and ghosts, whistling and dancing outside the window, ready to choose someone to devour.

"let me out……"

"Come here... open the door... let me out..."

There was a bang of thunder, and it seemed that it would never stop. Su Lingyu climbed from under the table and chair to the door again, shaking the closed door feebly, trembling with shock from another loud thunder.

"Help me...I want to go out...Qingxiao...Qingxiao...where are you?"

"...I want to go out...I don't want to die...who will save me...let me go..."

The long-term confinement and suppression finally collapsed completely under the threat of thunder.

After shouting and muttering, Su Lingyu felt that he was going to die like this tonight, at the same time that Su Lingyu couldn't bear the torment, the door that was pressed against him moved slightly.

Su Lingyu was startled, thinking it was her illusion, then the door vibrated more frequently, and was pulled open by a force from inside to outside.

Su Lingyu's body leaning against the door fell outwards. Just when Su Lingyu thought she would be hit hard and closed her eyes to wait for the pain, she fell into a warm, soft and pleasant embrace.

No matter who it is, Su Lingyu will treat it as a life-saving straw.When Su Lingyu realized that the person who caught her was a person, Su Lingyu immediately grabbed that person tightly with both hands, and almost dug into the person's back with his already weak hands. Tears flowed from the red and swollen eyes again, and said softly: "Help me...don't go...don't leave me...please...don't leave me..."

The man didn't break free from Su Lingyu's clinging, he was silent for a moment, put his hand on Su Lingyu's messy long hair, and gently patted it to show comfort: "It's okay, don't be afraid, I'm here. I won't leave, won't leave you."

The voice was calm and calm, and another bolt of lightning fell, illuminating the guards kneeling on the ground and the person Su Lingyu was clinging to. It turned out to be Concubine Shu, Jun Yihuang, who was dressed in palace attire and had her hair in a high bun.