The most beautiful lady in the harem

For a moment, Qin Liuse felt as if every part of his body was frozen by ice.

As she thought back to the days before the late queen's death, a wave of speculations gradually emerged in her mind.

Ever since her near-death experience a year ago, the late queen seemed to be getting better, but in fact she had trouble sleeping every night. For some unknown reason, her body would ache at night.

She heard from Concubine De that the pain was so severe that her whole body was drenched in sweat as if she had just emerged from water, but the late empress was afraid that screaming in pain would damage the emperor's reputation.

I held it in every time, and when I couldn't bear it anymore, I would bite something in my mouth. This way, I didn't vent the pain, and the pain went deeper into my bones.

At first, she always reversed her day and night schedule, but such a routine was not good for her health, so the imperial physician prescribed her some medicinal herbs and used new incense.

The incense was of excellent quality. It was a tribute from a small country on the southern border to Emperor Yongjia. This kind of medicine was not available in ordinary pharmacies or ordinary people's homes.

It is said that there are people doing this business in the black market. Some of the rich and powerful people whose families are terminally ill and in unbearable pain are also seeking this medicine, but the price is extremely high, and it is not something that anyone with money can buy.

When Emperor Yongjia heard from the imperial physician that the empress needed this medicine as incense, he opened his own private storehouse and gave it to her without saying a word.

This medicine is great in every way, but there is one downside.

When used in small amounts, it is a panacea, but when used in large amounts, it becomes a poison that will invade the internal organs through the smell of the nose, and no one will be able to detect it.

What Qin Liuse saw in the pit was the residue left after burning.

Normally, those things that were poured out were taken away by the Shanggong Bureau. If people noticed it, they would know that they were used excessively. I guess that was why they poured things here.

The person who did it might have thought that the residue would turn into soil, but he didn't know that it was not easy to decompose and would have to be buried for three to five years before turning into soil.

The intention behind this matter is vicious, and the person who wants to harm the queen must be no ordinary person.

Qin Liuse was wondering who it was when she heard Aunt Mingyue giving a secret signal not far away, and someone was coming over.

Qin Liuse secretly grabbed one with a handkerchief and hid it. She couldn't take the rest, so she pushed all the soil back to cover it up.

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Aunt Mingyue was Qin Liuse's confidant. On the way back, they came to an open place and saw that there was no one around, so Qin Liuse told her about this.

Qin Liuse was not going to hide anything from his confidants, otherwise, all the guesses would hurt the relationship between master and servant.

After hearing this, Aunt Mingyue said, "We can't just let this go."

"The late queen has been gone for so long, and now she's nothing but a bunch of empty talk. The people in the harem have been almost wiped out by those people in the dark. The emperor probably doesn't have any way to deal with it." Qin Liuse said indifferently. There are only thieves who can be thieves for a thousand years, but there is no one who can guard against thieves for a thousand years.

Aunt Mingyue frowned, "So is that the end of it?"

"Although I don't have much friendship with the late queen, she never used her power to oppress me when she was in that position. But of course, I can't let this matter out. It won't be good for me if it gets out of hand."

Qin Liuse was supported by Aunt Mingyue, and she walked while thinking, "But we can't let the bad guys get away with it. I can't make a fuss. The emperor must know about it."

"I understand." Aunt Mingyue said in a low voice, thinking that it was indeed not up to her own concubine to make trouble.

Although they are favored now, their positions are not stable. The first bird to stick its head out will be shot at. If they stand too much of an eye, the people in the dark will then target their concubines.

After turning into the crowded palace road, Qin Liuse didn't talk about this matter again with Aunt Mingyue.

The analysis is brilliant. After much thought, the person who would benefit the most from the late queen's death, besides the four concubines, is Wei Lanxin.

There are only three of the four concubines now, and the position of noble concubine is still vacant. Now that the virtuous concubine is gone, I wonder how Emperor Yongjia will fill this position.

Four concubines are a small matter, but sooner or later someone will take the position of queen.

But among the three concubines, Xianfei, Defei and Shufei, Xianfei is no longer around and Defei will never become the queen. Otherwise, she would have come out to compete for favor long ago.

As for Concubine Shu... Qin Liuse knew that she was quick-witted, but she was not familiar with her. However, she did not look like such a cruel and ruthless person.

After much thought, Wei Lanxin and the one from the Cining Palace are the most likely candidates.

Wei Lanxin had been in the palace for so long, and was originally a toy presented to the emperor by the Empress Dowager Dong, but Emperor Yongjia had not favored her yet.

Wei Lanxin and Empress Dowager Dong must have also realized that Emperor Yongjia had no such intention.

Qin Liuse's eyebrows jumped. Could it be that Wei Lanxin was so naive to think that after the death of the late queen, Emperor Yongjia would be reminded of her and take her in?

That would have caused the death of the late queen in vain, and also caused the virtuous concubine to be pushed out as a scapegoat.

These women are really beautiful but have evil hearts. For the sake of an undeserved favor, they eliminate so many people who stand in their way without blinking an eye.

"Everyone is at Concubine Xian's place, so Concubine Qin has the leisure time to enjoy the spring scenery."

A sudden voice came from the opposite side.

Qin Liuse paused, looked up and saw Wei Lanxin.

Wow, whatever you think comes true.

Following the line of sight, Wei Lanxin's eyes were full of smiles, and I didn't know who looked happier.

Qin Liuse pretended to be calm and said to Wei Lanxin, "Miss Wei, that's not true. I was just afraid that the Xianfei Palace would be too crowded and there wouldn't be room for so many people, so I left early."

"I just went to the late queen's palace." Qin Liuse looked at Wei Lanxin and said, "Today is the late queen's hundredth day. Isn't that a coincidence?"

Qin Liuse's face changed to one of surprise and a little fear. "Today is the 100th day, and yesterday the virtuous concubine was gone. There is such a coincidence in the world."

"I heard this morning that last night the virtuous concubine said that someone seemed to have seen the late queen, wearing palace clothes and crying! They said she shouldn't have been so quick, she was too greedy, too greedy!"

Seeing Wei Lanxin's patience, Qin Liuse suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Miss Wei, what can the queen, who doesn't need much food, be greedy for?"

Wei Lanxin had an expression of disbelief, "A gentleman does not speak of strange things, how could this person be so confused!"

"That's right! I think so too. The emperor doesn't believe in these ghosts and gods." Qin Liuse raised his eyebrows and saw a trace of panic in Wei Lanxin's eyes. He said, "So I just went to Kunning Palace. The sky was clear today, but when I was in front of the late queen's bed just now, I always felt that it was cold inside."

"Tell me, has the late queen returned today? She is fine in the imperial mausoleum, why would she come back if nothing happened?"

"Why don't you go and take a look, Miss Wei? You and the late queen look so much alike, more like sisters than sisters. Maybe if you meet today, the late queen will come to you in your dream tonight, and you can have a chat with her."

"Are you okay?" Wei Lanxin gritted her teeth and ran away. She didn't want to say a word to Qin Liuse. She seemed to have forgotten that she wanted to make up a story about what happened in the imperial study that day.

Qin Liuse turned his head and looked at Wei Lanxin's fleeing back, and felt even more that his guess was correct.