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At the beginning of the year, Fu Wei proposed to repair the courtyard for Shen Zhiqiu, but later it was delayed because of Empress Yide's illness. Now that Shen Zhiqiu is a concubine, it is not suitable for him to live in a small place like Ganquan Palace, so he needs to move to another place. Shen Zhiqiu didn't want the palace, he felt that Ganquan Palace was clean and elegant and comfortable to live in, so Fu Yi had no choice but to bring up the idea of ​​repairing the courtyard, Shen Zhiqiu didn't refuse this time.

The Ganquan Palace will be doubled in size, and a door will be opened on the side of the Meilin, and a small garden will be built next to the Meilin. This is a big project, and Shen Zhiqiu can only move out temporarily. Went to Chengguang Hall.

The Empress Dowager Zhou objected in words, and Fu Wei had his own set of arguments. Nowadays, most of the palaces that can live in people live in concubines. It is inconvenient for a man Shen Zhiqiu to live in the same courtyard with them. Light Temple is suitable.

The Empress Dowager Zhou was speechless. The rules and etiquette she had received since she was a child were extremely strict. Even if she wanted Zhou Yixin to live in Chengguang Palace and Shen Zhiqiu to move to Yuxiu Palace, she couldn't say it out. Go to the small Buddhist hall of Yongshou Palace to copy the scriptures, and copy the scriptures until midnight every day before letting him go back, which fundamentally reduces the time he and Fu Wei spend alone.On the other hand, she has been working more and more diligently to give Zhou Yixin medicines to help her conceive, and she has to keep an eye on the movements in the court, which is really exhausting.

Bian Qi brought up the scriptures copied by Shen Zhiqiu in the past two days, but the Empress Dowager Zhou threw them aside in disgust without even looking at them, looked at the sky outside, and said: "He has been copying very fast these days, and he finished it so early. Give him another one tomorrow."

"Yes, but is there any problem with His Majesty? Yesterday and today, Xuezhu from Majesty's side came to pick up people. In another day, His Majesty may come in person." Bian Qi carefully reminded.

The queen mother snorted softly, "Since he wants to raise him in the Chengguang Palace and pamper him, so what if the Ai family makes him suffer a little bit, but it's just copying the scriptures and worshiping the Buddha. This is a matter of virtue, and the emperor dare not do more say what."

"Yes, this servant girl will add another book to Mr. Yunyu tomorrow."

The Empress Dowager didn't care much about these things, she raised her eyes and asked Bian Qi, "Why is there still no movement in mind and body? The Ai family looked at this year. Although the emperor favored the Shen family the most, he did not miss the Yuxiu Palace. Given the medicine, you shouldn’t be unable to conceive all the time.”

Regarding this matter, Bian Qi was also very puzzled, she said: "Why don't I find an imperial doctor for Lady Zhaoyi to look at?"

The queen mother nodded, "Send out the word and let Yun'er find a doctor outside the palace. The imperial physician Aijia in the palace doesn't look down on any of them. Take a look at it as soon as possible. If there is something wrong with your mind and body, you should do something else early." Looking at it with cold eyes these years, I am afraid that the Liu family will not be able to do it, the emperor has no affection for her, and now that Shen Zhiqiu has come, it is even more forgotten and useless."

Bian Qi knew that the Empress Dowager was in a bad mood, so she didn't dare to touch bad luck, so she hurriedly responded obediently, "Don't worry, Empress Dowager, I will go to see the doctor tomorrow."

The Yaohua Palace where Liu Guiren lived was not far from Fu Yu's Chengguang Palace. She stood in the yard, shaking a round fan embroidered with pink peaches on both sides of gold silk, looking at the palace alley not far outside Yaohua Palace. , Xuezhu and several eunuchs led Shen Zhiqiu to Chengguang Hall with palace lanterns, his face was cold and jealous, "A man, who has flattered His Majesty for so long, is still pestering His Majesty to move to Chengguang Hall. There are no rules at all." , I really underestimated him."

It's autumn now, and it's getting colder at night. Standing beside Liu Guiren, Ruhua is chilled by the fan brought out by Liu Guiren's hand. Mr. Yunyu is the only one who can contend against Mrs. Zhaoyi..." Before she could finish her sentence, she felt an extremely cold look on her, and Liu Guiren asked coldly, "You mean that this palace has already Out of favor?"

Ruhua knew that she had said something wrong, so she slapped herself twice, hurriedly knelt down, and pleaded guilty: "I don't mean that, my servant is stupid, this servant is guilty, please forgive me."

Liu Guiren glanced at her, ignored her, turned around and went back to the house, Ruhua hurriedly followed after seeing this, took the calming tea from the palace maid, and personally offered it to Liu Guiren, saying in a flattering manner: "Your servant means, Lady Zhaoyi and Mrs. Shen are the same breed, so why don't master think of a way to let them fight dog-eat-dog, so that master can reap the benefits of being fisherman."

Liu Guiren drank Anshen tea and stared at Ruhua, "Zhou Zhaoyi belongs to the Empress Dowager, so she can't move. Are you stupid?"

Ruhua scolded herself bloody in her heart, blaming herself for forgetting such an important relationship, and said regretfully, "It's the servant who didn't think carefully."

Liu Guiren took the tea cover and slowly rolled the tea, pondering and said: "If only I could find a way to get close to the imperial concubine, it would be great. When Empress Yide died, seeing the sad appearance of the imperial concubine, it turned out that the two of them were still the same. Friends, if you can convince the imperial concubine that it was Shen Zhiqiu who killed Empress Yide, then this palace will be able to reap the benefits."

As soon as she finished speaking, the little eunuch from Yaohua Palace stumbled into the room and fell in front of Liu Guiren, which shocked Liu Guiren and Ruhua. Liu Guiren immediately slammed the teacup on the table. As soon as she was about to get angry, Ruhua stepped forward and kicked the little eunuch on the shoulder, scolding: "What are you doing to barge in like this! Do you want to die?"

The little eunuch seemed to be quite frightened, shaking violently, he kowtowed to Liu Guiren tremblingly and said: "My lady... something is wrong..."

"Why are you so flustered, you have forgotten all the usual rules!" Liu Guiren said with an angry look.

The little eunuch was trembling, "In the well next to Yaohua Palace, found... a dead body..."

"What did you say!" Liu Guiren stood up in shock, the tea cup in her hand was accidentally knocked over by her, and the tea spilled all over the table.

Ruhua was also shocked, and hurriedly asked, "Why is there a corpse in the well of Yaohua Palace? Did you read it right?"

"Your servant is absolutely right. Sister Ruhua also knows that although the well outside our palace has water, it has long been abandoned. The servant is on duty today. I passed by there at night and smelled a bad smell coming from the well. , so I went to find out with a lantern, and I was almost frightened when I saw it, there is indeed a corpse floating in the well!" The little eunuch seemed to be terrified, and his face was pale with fright.

Liu Guiren frowned and asked, "Can you see who it is?"

The little eunuch hesitated and said: "The slave took a rough look, and it looked a bit like... Sister Caiwei from Yongning Palace..."

Liu Guiren seemed to have been drained of strength all over her body, and suddenly fell down on the chair. An unprecedented sense of fear swept her body. She had been looking for Caiwei for so long, but she died in the abandoned well of Yaohua Palace. is a nightmare and a silent warning.Ruhua was also terrified that the corpse in the well was Caiwei, but she didn't care about herself, she hurriedly stepped forward to support Liu Guiren, worried: "Ma'am, are you alright?"

Liu Guiren took a deep breath, stabilized his mind, stood up with picturesque hands on his face, and said solemnly, "Go and see."

Ruhua subconsciously stopped her, "Your Majesty, don't go to that filthy place, let Sanquan clean up the corpses."

Liu Guiren said with a cold face, "Since someone sent such a big gift, how can I not go and see it myself, Sanquan, you lead the way."

Sanquan hurriedly got up from the ground, carrying a palace lantern, and led the way towards the abandoned well. Thinking of the scene he had just seen, his back was wet with cold sweat.Passing through the two side halls of Yaohua Palace and a small alley, the abandoned well appears in front of you, surrounded by weeds, the weeds grow as high as a person's calf, completely covering the mouth of the well.

Ruhua helped Liu Guiren walk towards the abandoned well step by step, and also smelled an unpleasant smell, only felt that Liu Guiren was holding her hand harder and harder, the whole palm was as cold as water, Ruhua turned her head to look at Liu Guiren, thinking He said not to go if he was afraid, but seeing Liu Guiren's expression, he swallowed back the words of persuasion.

After approaching the abandoned well, Sanquan swallowed his saliva, and the hand holding the palace lantern trembled more and more. He hadn't been in the palace for a long time, and he hadn't seen a dead person yet, so he couldn't help being frightened.

Liu Guiren ordered: "Come closer, and take a clear look at the situation in the well."

Sanquan turned his head to the side, and lifted the palace lantern to the abandoned well. The situation in the well was clearly photographed. Liu Guiren leaned over to look, and saw a person floating on the water at a glance. His face had been soaked in blisters for a long time, it was swollen and white, almost transparent, and his hair was floating around his face. Such a horrifying scene came out from the mouth of the small well, and the huge sense of fear hit people's hearts. Liu Guiren's legs went limp, Almost lost his composure and fell to the ground, but luckily Ruhua held him firmly.

Although the corpse was soaked like that, it was indeed Caiwei, that’s right, Caiwei was bought by Liu Guiren when she was in the palace, and has been working for Liu Guiren in Yongning Palace, not only Yongning Palace, but also many other things It can be said that the secrets she knows are not as good as Hua Shao. Liu Guiren sent her to the Clothes Bureau before, and also wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of her for a while, but she didn't expect that she would disappear from the world. Appearing in the abandoned well of Yaohua Palace, this is unusual no matter how you look at it.

Liu Guiren's frightened heart did not recover for a moment, Ruhua helped her stay away from the abandoned well, walked to the side hall of Yaohua Palace and sat down, Liu Guiren just came back to her senses, her forehead and back were already covered with cold sweat.Ruhua patted Liu Guiren on the back to comfort her. Liu Guiren sat for about a quarter of an hour before fully recovering. She looked up at the two people in front of her and said coldly: "None of you is allowed to say what happened today. Go out, if a fourth person finds out, I will not spare you."

"Yes, slaves/servants will never reveal a single word!" Ruhua and Sanquan knelt down and swore together.

Liu Guiren firmly grasped the corner of the mahogany round table, and ordered: "Sanquan, you dispose of the corpse overnight, and you must not leave a trace."

Although Sanquan was afraid, he was even more afraid of being punished by his master, so he had to bite the bullet and agree. Liu Guiren didn't want to stay in this kind of place for a moment, so he stood up and returned to the main hall holding picturesque hands.

The main hall was brightly lit, but Liu Guiren still felt chills all over her body. Caiwei's pale face was firmly imprinted in her mind, and she couldn't drive it away. She really regretted that she didn't listen to picturesque advice, that she shouldn't go see it.Ruhua added a handful of benzoin to the incense burner, came over to massage Liu Guiren's temples, eased her fear, and asked cautiously, "Master, could it be that someone took Caiwei away, asked something, and then returned She was thrown into the well in our palace, trying to blame us."

Liu Guiren closed his eyes, "Is there even a need to ask? But I'm afraid it's not a blame game. After all, no one else can get to the well except the people from Yaohua Palace. This is probably a warning. A warning to Bengong. What the palace does."

Ruhua was startled, "Then who is this person?"

"I don't know, anyone can do it. Shen Zhiqiu has always disliked this palace, and Wang Meiren and this palace are only a superficial friendship. Concubine Zheng and Zhou Zhaoyi seem to be calm, but who knows what is hidden in their hearts." Liu Guiren said coldly road.

"Then what should we do?" Ruhua asked.

Liu Guiren snorted coldly, "Since it's a threat, then I will wait and see what he wants to do next. A sinister villain who dare not show up, I am afraid of what she will do!"

Although Liu Guiren said so, but she was not so calm in her heart, but she was holding on to her anger on the surface, and when she turned off the lights and lay on the bed, Caiwei's face emerged inextricably, clearly like It was like it was on the top of her head, she couldn't fall asleep at all, and finally managed to sleep with benzoin for a while, but she always had nightmares again and again.

Several days passed like this, and that night Sanquan ran in again like a lost soul, saying that there was a will-o'-the-wisp in the well, and Liu Guiren threw the book in his hand aside, with an unstoppable irritability on her haggard face, she Unbelievably going to see it again, Ruhua saw the uneasiness of the master in the past few days, and stopped desperately, Liu Guiren said angrily: "What kind of ghost is not a ghost, San Quanzi, a coward, was so scared by the dead that he started talking nonsense. I don't believe there are ghosts in the world!"

The few people had no choice but to go forward again. This time, Liu Guiren did not step forward, but just stood at the window of the side hall and watched. The surrounding area of ​​the abandoned well was pitch black, and there was nothing. Just when Liu Guiren was about to get angry, he saw the direction of the well mouth suddenly drift There was a faint light blue light, and groups of blue flames floated aimlessly, and extinguished themselves after a while.

Sanquan was so frightened that he fell to the ground, pointed at the lights tremblingly, and cried, "Mother, that's the will-o'-the-wisp, which never existed before. It's Caiwei, and Caiwei is back!"

"Nonsense!" Liu Guiren scolded him furiously, "How can the dead come back? It's just a trick of the living. Tomorrow, move a stone to seal the well. I will see who dares to come back!"

When this incident happened, Liu Guiren couldn't sleep well. Although she knew in her heart that someone might have done it on purpose, she was unavoidably afraid. That kind of fear that came from the bottom of her heart could not be suppressed with words. Huagong made a thorough investigation, trying to find out what suspicious person appeared in Yaohua Palace in the days when Caiwei's body appeared, but found nothing. This result made her even more worried. Light the lamp.