"Carry her out and say she died from climbing a tree for fun."
Concubine Jin took the medicine bottle and went to find Concubine Rou. When she passed by Ahui's body, Ahui was still alive. She opened her eyes wide and glared at Concubine Jin with hatred.
"You are too stupid as a human being. When you go to the underworld, remember to be a smart ghost."
Concubine Jin left with a smile. Ah Hui's death was insignificant, and there was no ripple in Concubine Jin's heart.
Concubine Rou is quite knowledgeable in medicine. She picked up a little medicinal powder with her armor and sniffed it. "The smell is right. How did you get it?"
Concubine Jin did not give a direct answer, but said: "Ahui fell to her death while climbing a tree."
"Ahui, Aqiu grew up with you, are you willing to let him go?"
"Say Ah Hui, isn't it worthwhile to get rid of Concubine Yi?"
“It’s a good deal.”
"Rou Fei, if it was Shuanglu who died today, would you be willing to let her go?"
"She's just a girl, why would you be reluctant to give her up? Her life and death are in my hands, so of course I have the final say."
The more they talked, the deeper the smiles on their faces grew.
Shuanglu and Aqiu, who were waiting outside the door, looked pale. Aqiu secretly slipped a note to Shuanglu, asking her to meet him in the tea room.
Shuanglu was unwilling to betray Concubine Rou and did not come as promised.
Aqiu looked up at the sky, with a crescent moon hanging on her face. The palace was close to the mountains, and she still felt cold even though she was wearing a cotton jacket.
…
The queen turned over in a daze and saw a female corpse lying on the bed. She was so scared that she fell off the bed and broke her leg.
"Someone, come quickly."
The night began to get lively. Torches were lit one after another, palace servants beat drums and gongs, and everyone got up.
"Queen, why are you screaming in the middle of the night?"
"Someone is trying to assassinate me."
The Queen Mother sent people to search, wave after wave of them searched carefully, but found nothing.
The queen was so disturbed that she started to investigate after daybreak.
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