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

The autumn wind was blowing, and pedestrians on the streets were going about their business as usual.

Mo Xun picked up the black Putou hat that fell on the ground, frowned, and muttered to himself: "Did I see it wrong?"

After observing carefully for a while, he found that every street and alley was normal and no one bystander could see any flaws.

"Doctor Mo, it's time to go into Xie's house. What are you looking at?" the old doctor beside him reminded.

Mo Xun came to his senses, chased after him, and said loudly: "I'm coming."

Led by the Xie family's servants, Mo Xun and another imperial physician walked into the Xie family's mansion.

At the corner of the street not far away, a black figure slowly appeared. The corner of his black clothes embroidered with ancient and intricate patterns swayed slightly in the wind.

Under the veil covered with black gauze, a pair of eyes like a deep pool stared at the gate of Xie family. Until Mo Xun's figure disappeared, he lowered his eyes sadly, with a bit of elusive sadness in his eyes.

He and she were once husband and wife, and they had loved each other regardless of everything.

But now...

She forgot the past and stayed away from him.

A young man who looked like a servant asked, "Master Imperial Master, do you want to take the lady back with you?"

The wind blew, revealing a corner of the black veil. The tall Yue State Master said calmly, "No need."

He felt relieved after taking a look from a distance and making sure she was safe.

Xun was pushed into a corner and she didn't know where to run.

There was still a lot of time left, and he had plenty of time to bring her home.

The Imperial Master turned around and walked deeper into the alley. The alley was deserted, with yellow sycamore trees on both sides and yellow leaves swaying and falling. The Imperial Master's footsteps suddenly stopped as his black gold-embroidered boots stepped over the sycamore leaves.

At the other end of the alley, two tiger guards in black armor came over. There were ferocious tiger totems on their arm guards. They had sharp eyes and steady steps.

The Tiger Guard bowed and said politely, "Master Imperial Master, the Emperor invites you to the palace for a chat."

The Imperial Master raised his eyebrows: "How did Emperor Qing know I was here?"

Tiger Guard said: "The whole world belongs to the king. You have entered the territory of Daqing, and the emperor will naturally be able to detect it."

The Imperial Master said no more, and there was no trace of embarrassment on his face. He walked with steady steps and followed the Tiger Guards into the palace.

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As dusk approached, Concubine Lan brought her maids to Yongning Palace.

Just half an hour ago, Lanpin received a message from the maid of Yongning Palace, saying that the imperial concubine invited her to have some tea. Lanpin had a bad feeling in her heart.

In the main hall, Shen Wei was tasting delicious snacks, and the faint fragrance of osmanthus filled the room.

Next to Shen Wei stood Doctor Mo from the Imperial Hospital.

Lanpin frowned secretly and knelt down to salute: "I pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine. I wonder why the Imperial Concubine summoned me today?"

Shen Wei put down the osmanthus cake in her hand and said, "Today, Doctor Mo went to the Xie family to take Wu's pulse and diagnose her illness."

Lanpin's heart almost jumped into her throat: "Doctor Mo, is there any hope for my mother's illness?"

Mo Xun spread out his palms and said helplessly: "The poison has entered his lungs, and he will die within three months."

Lanpin was stunned and stammered, "Poison? What kind of poison?"

Mo Xun told the truth: "Today, I went to Xie's house to check Madam Wu's pulse. Her superficial symptoms were caused by the cold entering her body, which led to the loss of Qi and blood. In fact, it was heart and lung failure caused by toxins. Based on my many years of medical experience, this should be caused by long-term drinking of some kind of poisonous wine."

As he spoke, Mo Xun rummaged in his wide sleeves again and pulled out two silver bills of very large denominations.

Snapped--

Put it on the table.

Mo Xun said, "When I entered the gate of Xie's house, countless eyes were staring at me. Especially Lady Lanpin's aunt Zhao, she wanted to follow me all the time. When I left Xie's house, Zhao enthusiastically stuffed two silver bills into my hand."

The tense string in Lanpin's heart finally broke.

The silver note on the table has the Xie family's seal and totem on it, and cannot be forged.

Mo Xun took out another letter and handed it to Concubine Lan: "Although the Zhao family is on high alert, I still found an opportunity to tell Madam Wu my intentions. Madam Wu, please give this letter to me and pass it on to Concubine Lan."

Lanpin took the crumpled letter with trembling fingers.

The letter was old, and it was obvious that it had been written a long time ago. But for some reason, it could not be delivered to the outside world, and had to be hidden by Mrs. Wu.

"Go back to the palace and read the letter yourself. Judge for yourself what is right and wrong." Shen Wei waved her hand, and Cailian asked Concubine Lan to leave Yongning Palace.

Lanpin put the letter in her sleeve, bowed to Shen Wei, and left silently.

In the main house.

Shen Wei hooked her finger at Mo Xun and asked eagerly, "In addition to the osmanthus cake, I also want the barley cake and water chestnut cake from the East Square. Where are the cakes?"

Mo Xun was speechless: "My Lady, I am going out of the palace to diagnose a lady of the imperial court. It is enough for me to buy a box of osmanthus cake on the way. If you want to eat other cakes, please send the palace maid to buy them."

There were no outsiders here, so Mo Xun sat back on his chair, and told Shen Wei with lingering fear: "The Xie family was on high alert from top to bottom. When I felt Madam Wu's pulse, no less than three pairs of eyes were staring at me. Fortunately, I have been in the martial arts world for many years and I am smart and clever. I found an opportunity to gain Madam Wu's trust and got her letter for help."

"Mrs. Wu is so pitiful. She has several kinds of poisons accumulated in her body. She had miscarriages many times in her early years because someone poisoned her. Over the years, her body has been seriously damaged. Even I can't save her."

Mo Xun chattered away, eating osmanthus cake as he spoke.

Shen Wei fell into deep thought.

Wu is now a lone boat in the ocean, being held hostage by the Xie family and unable to move forward. The head of the Xie family and Aunt Zhao are in collusion, waiting for Wu to die and hand over the Xie family to Aunt Zhao's son.

Fortunately, when Wu was on the verge of death, she realized that she had been deceived for many years. Shen Wei thought for a moment and thought that Wu's accumulated hatred for many years might become the key to overthrowing the Xie family.

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When it gets dark, the palace lanterns in the courtyard of Yongning Palace are lit one by one.

After Shen Wei finished dinner with Li Yuanjing, she couldn't wait to pull him into the bedroom and quickly closed the door.

Li Yuanjing raised his eyebrows and jokingly asked, "Weiwei, are you so impatient tonight?"

Shen Wei rolled her eyes silently in her heart.

She pulled Li Yuanjing to the bedside, her dark eyes rolling around, and she raised her index finger and waved it in front of Li Yuanjing: "Your Majesty, I have discovered a shocking secret! It is about the Xie family, you must be shocked to hear it!"

She lowered her voice deliberately, with an expression as if she had just heard something shocking.

Li Yuanjing couldn't help laughing.

He liked to talk to Shen Wei in private. Without any outsiders, the two of them would sit close together, sharing their inner thoughts and gossip.

It’s fun, it’s playful, it’s relatable.

He sat down beside the bed and patted the soft bed with his big hand: "Sit down, I'm listening."

Shen Wei sat obediently aside: "Your Majesty, this is what happened. Today, Mo Xun went to Xie's house to check Wu's pulse..."

The autumn moon was crescent outside the window, insects were chirping in the yard, and Shen Wei in the house was telling gossip vividly.

She exaggerated the story of Mrs. Wu's poisoning and told Li Yuanjing.

Li Yuanjing's expression was very gentle at first, but after hearing what happened next, his handsome face slowly turned cold.