Don't be a salted fish, the daily life of the concubine in the palace

Ever since he offended the state teacher of Shangyue, Mo Xun couldn't sleep at night and had very poor sleep. But after he met this albizzia tree, Mo Xun's insomnia was inexplicably cured.

Shen Wei didn't ask any more questions. There are many weird people in the world, and each has his or her own strange hobbies.

Shen Wei took Mo Xun and went to the Ye Ting in a low-key manner.

Ye Ting was where palace maids who had committed crimes served.

In a remote utility room, Cai Ping spread out two rolls of straw mats, and two horrific corpses came into view.

Mo Xun covered his face with a handkerchief soaked in white vinegar, put on gloves made of sheepskin sausage, picked up a knife, and while examining the body he muttered, "I am an imperial physician, not a coroner. I am not very interested in dissecting corpses. Next time there is such a good thing, please ask the Empress Chen to hire a coroner."

Shen Wei was always good at talking. She stood outside the house and said, "In this palace, I only trust you."

Mo Xun curled the corners of his lips and performed the autopsy more carefully.

Mo Xun walked out of the utility room a moment later. She took off her bloody and smelly gloves and told Shen Wei, "The two bodies were brutally tortured, whipped, and stabbed before they died. One body died of a severed throat, and the other died of a stabbing in the heart."

"The murderer should be young, of average strength, and ruthless and brutal. His methods are insane, and the injuries are random. I think he is a bit hysterical."

Shen Wei was silent.

The murderer was almost certainly the second prince, Li Chengzhen. Although Li Chengzhen was young and had a strange and cruel personality, he was the queen's only son after all, so it was not easy to deal with him.

The prince brutally killed many servants, and if the news got out, his reputation would be almost ruined. But Li Chengzhen would not be sentenced to death, as his status as a prince was enough to save his life.

In this era, there is a distinction between the high and the low. The life of the prince is the life, but no one cares about the life of the servants.

Shen Wei sighed deeply and asked Cai Ping to send Mo Xun back to the Imperial Hospital. After thinking about it, Shen Wei decided to tell the Queen Mother about Li Chengzhen and let her make a decision.

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Cining Palace.

The jade ruyi in the queen mother's hand fell to the ground with a snap, and the fine mutton-fat jade broke into several pieces. The queen mother looked stunned: "Is this true?"

Shen Wei nodded: "Really. I wanted to tell the emperor, but I was worried that the emperor would think that I was slandering the prince. Mother, please give me some advice."

The Queen Mother remained silent.

The Queen Mother had to admit that she was not kind to Li Chengzhen. Even ten fingers have different lengths, and the love of elders is not biased.

Elders often prefer obedient, sensible, smart and well-behaved grandchildren. Li Chengzhen has been with the queen for a long time, and has been educated to be cowardly, perverted, paranoid and jealous. The queen mother does not like the queen, and she becomes increasingly alienated from her grandson Li Chengzhen.

But the Queen Mother never expected that Li Chengzhen would be so vicious.

The Queen Mother closed her eyes and said slowly: "I will handle this matter. After all, it is a royal scandal..."

Shen Wei nodded and stopped interfering in the matter. She went to the backyard to play with Le You and the others for a while before leaving the Cining Palace.

The Queen Mother believed Shen Wei's words and sent people to secretly monitor Li Chengzhen's movements in the palace.

A few days later, late at night, the stalkers brought news that screams were heard in the Second Prince's palace.

Night gradually swept across the Daqing harem. After her grandchildren fell asleep, the empress dowager put on a black cloak, and left the Cining Palace in a low-key manner with two old maids and two eunuchs.

The midsummer night was windy and extremely hot. The Queen Mother walked quickly, and the night wind made a corner of her cloak rustle. When she met the patrolling imperial guards along the way, the old maid took out her badge and said that she was doing something urgent for the Queen Mother. The imperial guards took note of it and did not ask any more questions.

Arrived at the palace where the second prince Li Chengzhen rested.

The palace door is closed.

Nanny Qian, who was following the Queen Mother, knocked on the door, and a guard opened the door impatiently: "What's the matter?"

The palace gate opened, and the Queen Mother's exclusive copper and gold waist badge came into view. The guard's face instantly showed panic. He mistakenly thought that the visitor was the old maid from the Queen Mother's palace, and stammered, "It's late at night, what can I do for you, maids?"

Nanny Qian moved aside, and the empress dowager appeared in a black cloak.

The guards were stunned and kowtowed repeatedly to greet him.

Another guard tried to go and tell the news, but the Queen Mother whispered, "Stop, kneel at the door and don't make a sound."

The two guards fell to the ground, trembling.

The Queen Mother walked into the courtyard. Li Chengzhen was the oldest prince and did not live with the Queen. Li Yuanjing gave him a luxurious palace to live in. It was late at night, the sky was overcast, and Mammy Qian held a palace lantern in her hand and carefully helped the Queen Mother to light the way.

The pale light of the palace lanterns illuminated the dark path. The lights in the main house and the study were off, and only Li Chengzhen's bedroom was brightly lit.

There was an elderly maid guarding the door. When she heard the footsteps of the empress dowager and her group, she angrily scolded, "Stupid thing, I told you not to come to the bedroom to serve tonight! Why don't you get out! Tell Old Li to prepare the straw mat for tomorrow morning."

The palace lanterns illuminated the Queen Mother’s cold face.

The old maid who was on night watch was terrified and screamed, "M-Mother! I pay my respects to the Queen Mother!"

It seemed like he was paying his respects, but in fact he was reminding Li Chengzhen who was committing torture in the bedroom.

The Queen Mother said nothing. Nanny Qian pushed away the old woman who was keeping watch and slammed open the tightly closed palace door.

A strong smell of blood filled the air. The Queen Mother tiptoed over the threshold and saw the bloody scene in the room.

On the ground lay a young eunuch whose life or death was unknown, and on the bed lay a young eunuch entangled in ropes. Li Chengzhen sat on the bed, naked, holding a bloody bayonet in his hand, with a sobbing eunuch beneath him...

Seeing the Queen Mother suddenly appear, Li Chengzhen was stunned, and the knife in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter. He opened his mouth, and his eyes gradually became clear: "Grandmother...Grandmother..."

Half an hour later.

The injured eunuch was sent for treatment, and Li Chengzhen trembled as he put on his clothes and knelt in the hall. His ugliest side was exposed, and he felt ashamed and embarrassed, with all kinds of emotions lingering in his heart.

In the main hall, candles burned slowly. The Queen Mother sat on a chair, looking at this strange yet familiar grandson. In the past, Li Chengzhen was simple and shy, always keeping her head down and following behind her elder brother Li Chengke.

Later, Li Chengke died suddenly, and Li Chengzhen's personality changed drastically, becoming jealous, cruel, and cunning.

Li Chengzhen's tears fell. He raised his head and asked, "Grandmother, are you going to kill your grandson? I... I don't know why this happened. I feel so bad. Only by treating them like this can I feel better..."

"I'm very lonely... My mother ignores me, my father always scolds me, Sister Yao ignores me, and my brother never comes to me in my dreams... No one likes me... They always want to take away my things..."

Sometimes Li Chengzhen felt like a rat in the gutter, unable to see the sun.

He was in pain, struggling in the mire, his breath being taken away bit by bit.

The Queen Mother stood up and lovingly touched Li Chengzhen's head, saying calmly: "You should have a good rest these few days. You don't have to go to the Imperial College to study, and you don't have to go to the Anguo Temple to learn riding and archery... I asked the imperial physician to prescribe some soothing medicine for you."