Chapter 123
Wang Yanqing was silent. After thinking for a while, she asked, "What about the third time?"
"The third time was last night." Yu Wan said, "We were still vigilant as before. When it was about time, there was a female ghost crying outside, and this time the ghost was knocking on the door. It scared us to death. Then, Jin Yiwei came in. "
Wang Yanqing knew about these things, Jin Yiwei heard the palace maid scream and broke into the door immediately, but the yard was empty and nothing was found. Seeing Wang Yanqing's eyes lowered, the palace maids thought that Wang Yanqing had thought of a way to take the ghost, and asked, "Fairy Fairy, what can you do?"
Wang Yanqing thought to herself that she didn't even know what Qi Yunshan looked like, how could she know how to exorcise ghosts? It's all to blame for the second brother's nonsense, and even she has to follow suit.
But then again, why didn't you find out before that the second brother is so good at making up lies?
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Lu Heng: Dangerous.
Chapter 43 Strange Talk
Wang Yanqing was embarrassed and hurriedly said, "You don't have to call me Xianchang, just call me by my name. I just lived in Qiyun Mountain for a few years by coincidence, and I'm not an official disciple."
When Wang Yanqing said these words, she couldn't help feeling guilty. She really didn't know how Lu Heng could make it up so smoothly. Wang Yanqing was embarrassed to continue this topic, and hurriedly asked, "Where is the woman who was vigilant on the twenty-ninth day?"
The palace maids looked at each other and did not see Cui Yuehuan nearby. One of the palace maids volunteered and said, "She should be in the room. I will take Miss Wang to find her."
Wang Yanqing followed the palace maid to the apse. Ciqing Palace sits north and faces south, with five open halls on the front. It is the living place of Empress Dowager Zhang. Passing through the small doors on both sides of the main hall, you enter a small courtyard that is obviously cold and quiet. The main hall of this courtyard is one level lower than that of Empress Dowager Zhang in front, and the foundations of the windows are much shorter.
But even so, the main hall is not suitable for the maids to live in. They are the largest in number, but they are crowded into small rooms on the east and west sides of the apse. These houses are built together with the palace walls, low and squat, in sharp contrast with the magnificent Queen Mother's palace in front.
The palace maid stood in front of a low house, knocked on the door, and asked, "Cui Yuehuan, are you inside?"
After a while, a woman's answer came from inside: "Who is it?"
"It's me. The female layman brought by Commander Lu wants to ask questions. Is it convenient for you now?"
There were hurried footsteps inside, and a palace maid wearing a green jacket quickly opened the door and said, "I don't know if it is the female fairy, the fairy forgives."
Wang Yanqing smiled and said softly, "My surname is Wang, just call me by my name."
Cui Yuehuan should be, a little embarrassed to invite Wang Yanqing to come in: "Miss Wang, forgive me, there is no light here, it is a bit yīncháo. I will pour tea for the girl."
Wang Yanqing shook her head lightly, indicating that it was okay: "I'm just here to ask a few questions, you don't have to bother."
Wang Yanqing said no, but how dare the palace maid neglect Lu Commander's people. She went to the window to pick up the teapot and found it was empty. Cui Yuehuan couldn't help showing embarrassment. The maid who led the way saw this and said, "I'll go get you some hot water."
The maid who led the way grabbed the teapot from Cui Yuehuan and left. Cui Yuehuan brought Wang Yanqing an embroidered pier and nervously asked Wang Yanqing to sit.
Wang Yanqing leaned back and sat down, his eyes swept across the room silently. This room is not big, it is less than half of Wang Yanqing's bedroom in Lu Mansion, but it is full of four beds, and it is difficult to even turn around when people stand in it. The furnishings in the room are clear at a glance, except for the shop, the box cage in the corner, and the case in front of the window, there is nothing else.
Because there is no sunlight all the year round, and too many people are crowded, there is a yīncháo in the room. Wang Yanqing's dress, appearance and temperament were incompatible with this shabby house, and Cui Yuehuan was restless. Wang Yanqing smiled at Cui Yuehuan and said kindly, "You don't have to be nervous. I heard from the maids that you were resting in the room and worried that you were not feeling well, so I came over to have a look. Can I call you Yuehuan?"
Cui Yuehuan's face relaxed slightly, and she nodded cautiously. Wang Yanqing asked, "How old are you this year and where are you from?"
Cui Yuehuan didn't know what Wang Yanqing was asking about, and replied, "I'm twenty this year, I've been in the palace for six years, and I'm from Pingyang."
Wang Yanqing rolled her eyes in surprise and smiled: "You are actually from Pingyang? My ancestral home is Datong Prefecture, so we are from the same town."
Cui Yuehuan has been in the palace for many years and has long lost contact with her hometown. She heard that Wang Yanqing was from the same province, and even though she knew that this woman was from the same province, her heart was relaxed.
Wang Yanqing seemed to be joking, but in fact he had been paying attention to Cui Yuhuan's expression. For most people, talking about childhood and hometown is the easiest way to get a good impression. Wang Yanqing used her fellow villagers to get close, and then asked calmly, "I heard that you were beaten a few days ago, how are you, how are you?"
When Cui Yuehuan heard this, her eyebrows drooped down, and she lowered her head and said, "I made a big mistake. It is already grace that the Queen Mother spared me not to die, so how dare you cry out in pain?"
The day Empress Dowager Zhang met the ghost happened to be Cui Yuehuan's vigil. Cui Yuehuan didn't hear or say anything, and even caused Empress Dowager Zhang to lie on the ground in the middle of the night. If it wasn't for Empress Dowager Zhang's frequent encounters with ghosts during this time, she was in a trance, and she forgot to deal with Cui Yuehuan for a while, she would have to endure more than a slap in the face.
Wang Yanqing guessed that the palace maids were scrubbing the palace outside, but Cui Yuehuan stayed in the house alone, most of which was recovering from her injuries. Wang Yanqing asked: "You are injured, are the tasks in the palace still as usual?"