vrcanaries Chapter 59 Adding fuel to the flames
Chapter 59 Adding fuel to the flames
Early the next morning, Noble Lady Fucha claimed sick and did not go to pay her respects to the Queen.
Concubine Qi, Concubine Jing, Concubine Xin, An Lingrong and Xia Dongchun went to see her together.
Noble Lady Fucha sat on the bed wrapped in a quilt, still looking like she had been frightened and hadn't completely recovered: "Ghost, there is a ghost!"
"What's going on? Did Noble Lady Fucha see it wrong?" Concubine Xin didn't quite believe it. She thought that Noble Lady Fucha might be too timid and was too tired from praying at night, so she was dazzled.
"It's true!" Noble Lady Fucha saw that they didn't seem to believe it, so she quickly grabbed the sleeve of Concubine Qi who was closest to her, "Your Majesty, there really is a ghost. If you don't believe me, ask Sang'er. She is the smartest maid in my palace! Look at Sang'er, she is so scared!"
Following Noble Lady Fucha's words, several people's eyes fell on Sang'er standing beside them.
Sonny looked dazed, as if recalling what he saw last night: "A ghost, it was really a ghost, with unkempt hair, a long tongue, a cold body, and it kept crying..."
Concubine Qi, Concubine Xin and An Lingrong looked at each other. They were still skeptical, but it seemed that they had already believed it to some extent.
Xia Dongchun's mind was working fast at this moment. She always felt that there was something strange about this matter.
She has never believed in ghosts and gods, so she scoffed at the "ghost" mentioned by Fu Cha Guiren. Since there are no ghosts and gods, then this matter... can only be caused by humans.
As for why it was Noble Lady Fucha who saw it first, it was probably because of her timid nature. Even though Noble Lady Fucha usually acted arrogantly towards An Lingrong, she was actually just a weakling.
Xia Dongchun believed that she came from a family of military generals, but she was never afraid of ghosts and monsters. Even if she believed in them, she just felt that as long as she had not done anything wrong, she would not be afraid of ghosts knocking on her door.
"What do you think? Could this be the woman who died unjustly in the palace?" Concubine Xin also believed it a little. After all, in her opinion, Concubine Fucha had no reason to lie about this matter.
"She must be a woman who died in vain, otherwise why would she come out wandering in the middle of the night and crying all the time?" Concubine Qi confirmed what Concubine Xin said.
"That... isn't that Yu?" An Lingrong murmured in a low voice.
Xin Changzai glanced at An Lingrong and said, "Although you usually keep silent, you have hit the nail on the head now. I heard that Yu refused to die and insisted on seeing the emperor. But at that time, the emperor had already left the capital because of the Henan candidates' boycott. How could he really let Yu wait until the emperor came back? In the end, Xiao Xiazi strangled her to death with a bowstring!"
"Ah? That means..." Noble Lady Fucha was even more frightened. "It must be her. Why did she come to me? It wasn't me who harmed her!"
"So she didn't hurt you, right?" Xin Changzai reminded her, "She just scared you and left."
"Then, who will she look for?" Concubine Qi frowned.
"Anyway, it's none of Sister Wan's business." An Lingrong's words were somewhat superfluous.
But it did provide Xia Dongchun with some ideas.
Yu was instructed to harm not only her, but also Zhen Huan. Moreover, the previous incident of Shen Meizhuang falling into the water was also related to Concubine Hua and others. Would Zhen Huan just watch Yu take all the blame and let Concubine Li and others continue to live at large?
Originally, Xia Dongchun was still unsure, but now that An Lingrong said this, she was certain that the ghost story was related to Zhen Huan.
But... Xia Dongchun's eyes flashed. She would not stop Zhen Huan. What Zhen Huan wanted to do was also what she wanted to do. Since their goals were the same, she didn't mind going with the flow and adding fuel to the fire.
"I heard that when Yu was sentenced to death, none of the concubines who were on good terms with her pleaded for her. When I was young at home, I often heard people say that people who died in this way would always have more resentment." After Xia Dongchun made up her mind, she spoke. Not only did she speak, she also secretly led the matter to Lipin and others.
As she expected, as soon as these words were spoken, everyone present subconsciously thought of Concubine Li, Concubine Hua and others.
After all, who doesn't know that Yu Ying'er was bullying the palace at that time by relying on Lipin and taking advantage of Huafei's power?
At this time, Noble Lady Fucha no longer cared about the old grudge between her and Xia Dongchun. She reached out and grabbed Xia Dongchun: "Are you serious? Then Yu Shi shouldn't come to see me again, right?"
Xia Dongchun staggered when she was pulled by her. Yun Ling was so scared that she quickly supported Xia Dongchun. Xin Changzai also hurriedly said, "Why are you pulling her? She is pregnant. What if she falls?"
Noble Lady Fucha hurriedly let go of Xia Dongchun. Although she was afraid of ghosts, she was also afraid that something might happen to Xia Dongchun. Then Yinzhen's anger would be even more terrible.
"It's okay. After all, Sister Fucha is just too scared." Xia Dongchun smiled at Xin Changzai, looking understanding.
Concubine Qi couldn't help but change her opinion of her a little: "Look, this Concubine Xia is really considerate, but you are pregnant after all, you should also be more careful. This time Concubine Fucha was too careless."
Noble Lady Fucha widened her eyes, not understanding why Concubine Qi was now speaking for Xia Dongchun when she clearly came to visit her and her relationship with Concubine Qi was much better than that between Xia Dongchun and Concubine Qi?
"Well, no matter what, you don't have to worry about this matter, Noble Lady Fucha," Xin Changzai patted her shoulder, "I heard that you are not the only one who saw it in the palace. Many palace maids and eunuchs have also seen it in the past few days. The Queen is also planning to invite the magician of Baohua Palace to perform a water and land ritual to calm the hearts of everyone in the harem."
"If that's the case, then I can rest assured." Noble Lady Fucha heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this. "Didn't the Queen say that she would summon us to Jingren Palace tonight? I guess she wants to talk about this, right?"
"That should be it." Xia Dongchun hid her disgust for Noble Lady Fucha and replied, "I heard that the Empress and Concubine Hua had a dispute over whether to hold this water and land ritual. I just don't know if it's true or not."
"It's true!" Concubine Qi affirmed, nodding her head repeatedly, "You don't know, Concubine Hua, it was the Empress who insisted on holding this water and land ritual so that all the sisters in the harem could feel at ease."
Concubine Qi was dedicated to praising the Queen and stepping on Concubine Hua on every occasion.
When she was in the palace, she and Concubine Hua did not get along well. Concubine Qi entered the palace earlier than Concubine Hua. When Concubine Hua entered the palace, Concubine Qi already had the Third Prince. At that time, Concubine Qi's father, Magistrate Li, was convicted by Emperor Kangxi for corruption. Relying on her family background, Concubine Hua often made sarcastic remarks to Concubine Qi.
Once, Concubine Hua and Concubine Li complained that Concubine Qi was the daughter of a criminal, and said that the Third Prince also had the blood of a criminal. Concubine Qi directly fought with Concubine Hua, and was punished by Yinzhen for this, and was asked to reflect on her mistakes behind closed doors for two months.
So Concubine Qi and Concubine Hua have an old grudge.