Chapter 139
Wang Yanqing's eyes were unbearable, like the dark clouds covering the moon, the smoke enveloped the cold water, and it made people feel distressed. Lu Heng took her wrist and clenched it tightly: "That palace maid is Qin Xiang'er's sister - Qin Ji'er."
Wang Yanqing fell heavily, only the place where Lu Heng held her was warm and powerful, like the only support in the vast ocean. Wang Yanqing asked, "What happened to Qin Ji'er?"
"Dead." Lu Heng's words were direct and cold, and there was no emotion in his eyes, "The record in the palace is that Qin Jier was frozen to death at night because of the cold weather. But the old eunuch who handled the matter said that Qin Jier's There were bruises on the neck when the body was thrown out."
The ending is unfortunate, but not surprising at all. The Empress Dowager Zhang did not let go of He Ding, who was in prison, let alone a palace maid? Qin Jier died silently, even if everyone could see that she did not die naturally, no one would investigate the cause of her death. He Ding is a eunuch, and he has no family descendants, and no one will seek justice.
The two of them were like a speck of dust on the gorgeous floor tiles of the Forbidden City, obstructing the master's eyes, and brushing it off with a single sweep, no one cared where they landed. Only Qin Xianger, the sister of Qin Jier who is also a duster, gave up marrying and entered the palace, and served as a slave for 20 years, just to find out the cause of her sister's death that year.
Wang Yanqing finally understood why Empress Dowager Zhang was so resistant to talking about encountering ghosts, and she finally understood why Qin Xianger shouted "so cold" outside the door when she was pretending to be a ghost. Qin Xianger's sister ended up "frozen to death", so it's no wonder that Qin Xianger is worried.
Wang Yanqing asked, "Did she find it?"
"She was in the prison today. She found some traces, but she was not sure that it was Empress Dowager Zhang. She pretended to be a ghost to scare Empress Dowager Zhang, just to know if her sister's death had anything to do with Empress Dowager Zhang. "
The result is needless to say, the Empress Dowager Zhang was so frightened that it was obvious that she could not get rid of her relationship.
Wang Yanqing sighed deeply and asked about the thing that had troubled her for a long time: "The first time she drugged Cui Yuehuan, no one saw her pretending to be a ghost. But the second, third, and fourth times later Damn, she was always by the Queen Mother Zhang's side, why did she make a noise outside the window? I could see clearly the night before, she was in the hall, lying on the bed before the incident and sleeping in front of the Queen Mother. Even if she could pretend to be asleep, the knock on the door and The ghost screams are clearly coming from outside, how can she be divided into two halves by herself?"
Lu Heng slowly rubbed the roots of Wang Yanqing's fingers, and when he heard this, he smiled meaningfully: "Who said it must be a human?"
Wang Yanqing was stunned, but when Lu Heng was about to decipher it, he suddenly sold the secret, shook her hand and said, "When I saw Qingqing, I didn't take my words to heart. I was worried that you would be wronged in the palace. Teach you the contact code, but you don't care at all."
"No." Wang Yanqing was quite aggrieved, and hurriedly defended, "I always remember it, but it's just useless."
Lu Heng took time to relax, and asked in a calm manner, "Really? Then why didn't you notice the bird's chirping?"
Wang Yanqing was stunned for a moment. At this time, she recalled that when she went out the night before, she didn't see anyone, but it seemed that birds did fly by.
Seeing that she understood, Lu Heng smiled and said, "You don't like things like fighting and walking horses. Naturally, you don't know. There is a high-quality bird in the bird market. , it can learn a dozen commands."
Wang Yanqing slowly connected the whole thing. After Qin Xianger found out the cause of her sister's death, she suspected that it was the hands of the Empress Dowager Zhang, so she wanted to pretend to be a ghost to deceive her. Qin Xianger is a female official, and the Queen Mother Zhang can't finish the cakes she can handle. Qin Xianger picks out Cui Yuehuan's favorite desserts, puts a drowsiness medicine in it, and tricks Cui Yuehuan into eating them. Cui Yuehuan really fell asleep that night, and Qin Xianger put on the ghost girl's clothes to scare the queen mother. Qin Xianger and Qin Jier are sisters, their hair is loose and the light is dim, it is almost unreal. After seeing it, the Queen Mother Zhang thought it was Qin Jier's manifestation, and was shocked and fainted.
After that, Empress Dowager Zhang scolded anyone like she was crazy. Qin Xianger saw it and became more and more sure that the person who killed her sister was Empress Dowager Zhang. It's ridiculous that the Queen Mother Zhang killed a young and beautiful palace maid, but she didn't even remember the other party's name. Whenever the Queen Mother Zhang knew that the woman was called Qin Jier, she would never put Qin Xianger, whose name was obviously related, by her side.
Qin Xianger finally determined the real murderer, and after that, she didn't have to take the risk herself. She stayed by the Queen Mother's side openly, and after everyone fell asleep, she whispered quietly, called Brother Myna, and asked Brother Myna to imitate the human voice. If the people inside pushed the window or the Jinyiwei outside broke in, Brother Myna would naturally flutter and fly away, so Qin Xianger didn't have to worry about it at all.
The myna had black and purple feathers, and it was impossible to see it when it was dark. Besides, everyone's attention was on people, who would care about a bird. Neither Jin Yiwei nor Wang Yanqing behind him found a black bird in the courtyard. When Jinyiwei patrolled, outsiders were not allowed to approach Ciqing Palace, but they certainly couldn't take care of the birds in the sky.
Qin Xianger just pretended to be a ghost in front of everyone's eyes. If she hadn't run into Lu Heng, I'm afraid Jin Yiwei would have been played around by her.
Qin Xianger used a whistle to control the bird, but she didn't know that Jinyiwei also had a secret code inside, and Lu Heng was an expert in this area. Wang Yanqing was amazed, and once again realized that there was a reason why the second brother was promoted so quickly.
However, Wang Yanqing was still puzzled, and she hurriedly asked, "What about the second time? I always think the lanterns under the eaves of Ciqing Palace are weird, but I can't tell what's weird..."