Chapter 287 Wei Yanwan 27
“It’s snowing.”
Wei Yanwan looked at the white snow outside the window and asked in a daze, "What day is it today?"
Chunlei, who was standing by, calculated the days and replied with a smile: "My dear, today is the Little New Year."
"Xiao Nian," Wei Yanwan suddenly changed the subject and asked with a frown, "Has Rui Ji not been to Yongshou Palace for a while?"
"Yes, after winter came, I heard that Princess Jingyan caught a cold, so Master Mei hasn't come for a long time. But Master Shu is becoming more and more like a child now, and she likes to come to Yongshou Palace to keep Master company."
"She's afraid of getting us into trouble."
Wei Yanwan's voice was so low that it was almost inaudible. Without waiting for Chunlei beside her to speak, she suddenly stood up and ran out of the hall.
"Master, master! It's snowing outside—"
Chunlei hurriedly followed him out, holding her cloak and hand warmer, and ran all the way to the gate of Yongshou Palace. The palace servants were hurriedly opening the gate of Yongshou Palace.
Who else could be standing outside in a daze but Concubine Mei?
Wei Yanwan quickly took the cloak from Chunlei's hand, completely covered the petite Concubine Mei under the wide cloak, and pulled her into the house.
Concubine Mei kept her head down the whole time. If she wasn't still breathing, one would almost suspect that she had been frozen into an ice sculpture.
As soon as she entered the room, the gentle temperature made Concubine Mei tremble all over and she was about to fall down.
Chunchan, who heard the noise, looked at the scene. Although he didn't know what happened, he immediately ordered someone to cook brown sugar ginger soup. He and Lan Cui helped Concubine Mei up and let her sit on the warm kang.
Wei Yanwan ordered someone to bring the leather mattress over and put it around her. Rui Ji held both of her hands tightly, so she sat on the warm kang and kept comforting her:
"Ruiji, it's okay. I'm here. It's okay."
It was not until she drank a bowl of steaming brown sugar ginger soup that Bai Ruiji felt like she was back in the world.
She held the porcelain bowl in her hand, not even paying attention to who was around her, and just said, "Yan Wan, I have avenged my child's death."
Fortunately, the people around her were always sensible. After settling Concubine Mei, they all left tactfully. Only Chunlei, who was on duty today, stayed outside the door.
Yan Wan did not show any surprise or panic at her words. Instead, she became more gentle and held Rui Ji's hand. Her warm fingertips kept rubbing Bai Rui Ji's cold palm.
"Really? That's great. You won't have nightmares anymore."
The calmness infected Bai Ruiji, and she gradually woke up, tears welling up in her eyes: "Yes, I will probably sleep well in the future."
Crackling——
There was a candle on the table with a happy look on it and it was bursting into flames.
Bai Ruiji blinked violently, tears streaming down her face. "I originally thought it was Concubine Xian who had murdered me. Later, I thought it was the deceased A Ruo, and perhaps the Imperial Concubine as well... But in the end, Mo Xin, who was beside the Imperial Concubine, brought up the Empress."
"They've used me over and over again. Yanwan, I'm a really good knife, don't you think?"
"You are Bai Ruiji."
"Yes, I am Bai Ruiji, but I haven't been Bai Ruiji for a single day." Concubine Mei sighed deeply. "Concubine Xian, Concubine Shen, Concubine Gui, the Empress... and that Concubine Jia, they all treated me like a fool. Haha... They've used me so many times, they should at least allow me to give something back, right?"
"Yongcong—Yongcong—"
"ah--"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, go call the imperial physician!"
Changchun Palace is not far from Yongshou Palace, and the Queen's heart-wrenching scream was so shrill that it almost penetrated the entire sky of the Forbidden City.
Wei Yanwan lowered her head to look at her. Concubine Mei had a happy smile on her lips. She picked up the ginger soup and drank it all in one gulp, as if she was drinking with this tragedy.
"Is this the result you wanted?"
"No, this is just the beginning~"
Bai Ruiji's delicate and lovely face showed a big smile, with a childlike innocence.
A silent atmosphere surrounded the two of them, and Bai Ruiji's smile was still as stubborn as before.
Wei Yanwan raised her right hand and pointed her orchid finger at Bai Ruiji's forehead. Then, under the other party's puzzled gaze—
Bang~~
A crisp and loud bang on the head.
"Hiss—what are you doing!"
"Wake up and remind this beautiful lady in front of me that you have a little daughter at home who needs to be fed. I hope you don't forget this when you are enforcing justice for the people."
"After all, you are so capable now. You must have thought of a way out for poor Jingyan, instead of being an irresponsible mother and abandoning your own daughter to someone else to raise."
"Of course I have a plan!" Bai Ruiji saw the other person's expression of "Really? I don't believe it" and immediately became anxious: "Really, I really used my brain this time."
"As soon as that Zhenshu came to me, I felt something was wrong. After listening to Moxin's story, although I did have doubts about the Queen, that Concubine Jia was definitely not innocent either."
At this point, Bai Ruiji snorted coldly, "Oh, they're simply playing me for a fool. Everyone in the palace knows that Concubine Jia is dependent on the Queen, yet now she's so eager to help a servant like Mo Xin expose the Queen's crimes. How ridiculous."
"So how did you do it?"
"Of course I said on the spot that I couldn't help, and ran away for fear that they would implicate me."
Bai Ruiji said this with a bit of pride, "But actually, I sent someone to secretly follow Zhenshu, and sure enough, I found out that she had taken the smallpox-stained handkerchief from Moxin."
"So you figured out a way to kill two birds with one stone?"
Wei Yanwan took the empty bowl from her hand and looked up to see her expression of disbelief.
"How do you know?"
"Maybe it's because I have a brain too."
"Hey! You're laughing at me again!"
"So you came up with a brilliant idea to kill two birds with one stone?"
"...Isn't the Queen's Eighth Prince weak? I quietly had someone spread the rumor that it was Concubine Jia's Ninth Prince, who was born on the Ghost Festival, who was suppressing the Eighth Prince. Coincidentally, the Eighth Prince was born on Buddha's Day. Doesn't that confirm the previous rumors about one Buddha and one devil?"
"The Jia Concubine's scoundrels have always been in good health, so naturally they suppressed the Empress's scoundrels. Sure enough, although the Empress said nothing and sent people to suppress the rumors, she later distanced herself from the Jia Concubine. Even the Emperor had doubts in his heart and has not set foot in the gate of Qixiang Palace until now."
After hearing her plan, Wei Yanwan hurriedly looked at it carefully.
Oh my goodness, is this really Bai Ruiji? Could it be Wei Yanwan from her past life possessing her? Otherwise, how could this feudal superstition be so sophisticated? It's even more subtle than her past life.
but……
"In this case, shouldn't Concubine Jia protect the Queen's legitimate son? After all, if Yongcong dies now, her Ninth Prince will be even more difficult to clear."
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