Chapter 124 The Curse of the Eastern Palace
When leaving Huang's house, Fenghuang was unable to move because she was fainting from blood and her legs were weak.
Li An Ning walked in front with Fenghuang on his back. He felt two soft pressures on his back, which were soft and bouncy and quite comfortable.
When she crossed the threshold, she even shook it on purpose.
The sense of oppression is intermittent, comfortable and interesting.
This suddenly made her stunned and she realized something.
Did Li Nuo feel the same way when he carried her on his back?
Li An Ning suddenly stopped, and Li Nuo, who was walking behind him, almost bumped into Fenghuang's butt.
He asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"
Li Anning said, "It's a bit heavy, take a break."
Phoenix lay on her back, his expression changing slightly.
Heavy?
What does she know?
Is this what you call heavy? Song Jia and Nightingale are both very light. Does she want to become like them?
Li Nuo thought it was normal.
Heavy?
Heavy is right.
With a height of over 1.7 meters and a curvy figure, how light can she be?
She herself is not necessarily much lighter than Phoenix.
After carrying Fenghuang onto the carriage, Li Anning breathed a sigh of relief, looking as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders.
Fenghuang sat in the carriage. Even though she was rolling her eyes in her heart, she still said shyly on the surface: "Thank you for your hard work, Your Highness."
Li Anning waved his hand and said, "It's nothing. You helped us last time."
Her makeup on the first day was done by Phoenix, so the two of them were not strangers.
She is also one of the few outsiders who knows her identity.
The two of them sat side by side in the carriage, and Li Nuo sat opposite them. It was really like looking at a mountain from the side and seeing a peak from the other side.
This scene was so visually impactful that he didn't know where to look, so he simply closed his eyes and pretended to take a nap.
When the carriage passed by the Ministry of Justice, Li Anning went back to the Ministry to investigate first.
Li Nuo sent Fenghuang to Yuyin Pavilion.
After a short rest, she felt better, but still needed help to walk.
Li Nuo helped her into Yuyin Pavilion, handed her over to the girl of Yuyin Pavilion, then got on the carriage and turned around to drive towards the Ministry of Justice.
In Yuyin Pavilion, two women carefully helped Fenghuang up the stairs.
The guests in the building were all envious.
Looking at the way Phoenix Girl walks, one can imagine how fierce the battle just now was.
The woman whom they could never get in their dreams was treated so rudely by others.
In Chang'an, the gap between people is greater than that between people and dogs.
These days, the son of the Dali Temple Minister has come to Yuyin Pavilion only a few times.
Many people are wondering if he is tired of playing.
For such a big shot, changing women is like changing clothes, and it is normal to get tired of playing with them.
It seems that his interest in Miss Phoenix remains unabated.
This has put a damper on the idea of connecting to the disk for many people.
When Li Nuo returned to the Ministry of Justice, there was already a pile of files on Li An Ning's desk.
These are the files of the theft in the East Palace ten years ago.
Li Nuo flipped through it and took a quick look.
When the crown prince died, the Eastern Palace fell into chaos.
Some officials of the Eastern Palace took advantage of the situation and stole a large amount of property from the Eastern Palace.
Eastern Palace artifacts frequently appeared on the black market, eventually alarming the imperial court.
His Majesty was furious and ordered the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple to conduct a thorough investigation. A large number of people were punished, and countless officials of the Eastern Palace lost their heads.
At that time, some property was recovered, but some of it was lost among the people.
After investigation, it was found that the property in the underground secret room of the Huang Mansion did belong to the Eastern Palace.
Not only that, the Ministry of Justice also made an unexpected discovery.
Mr. Huang's wife, named Zeng Yan, was once a female official in the prince's inner palace.
As the crown prince and future emperor, the structure of the Eastern Palace is similar to that of the imperial court, and it is like a small court.
The Prince's Inner Palace corresponds to the Emperor's Harem.
Zeng Yan was originally the treasurer of the prince's inner palace. She was an eighth-rank female official in charge of the inner palace's gold, jade, jewelry, valuables, cotton, and silk. Her duty was to manage the inner palace's property.
After the crown prince died, the officials of the Eastern Palace all went their separate ways.
Female officials in the inner palace who had connections were transferred to the harem, while those who did not had to fend for themselves.
Zeng Yan was selected from the public to enter the palace. She was an ordinary palace maid at first, and was later seconded to the Eastern Palace, where she gradually climbed up from a palace maid to a female official.
As the treasurer of the inner palace, it is certainly easier for him to steal the inner palace's property than for others.
It is obvious that these things from the Eastern Palace were stolen by Madam Huang before she left the Eastern Palace.
At that time, after the imperial court had handled the prince's funeral, it discovered that a large amount of property from the Eastern Palace had been stolen, and began to investigate.
Those Eastern Palace officials were investigated one by one.
Logically speaking, as the person in charge of the treasure, she must have been the focus of investigation at that time.
But for some reason, the imperial court missed such a big fish.
Over the years, she had obviously been very careful and hadn't revealed any clues.
She was selected from a civilian beauty pageant and had no background. After leaving the Eastern Palace, she found a girl from a good family to marry.
Although they owned a mountain of gold, the couple only dared to open a small restaurant, probably to avoid being noticed.
Considering her identity as the treasurer of the Eastern Palace, it is not surprising that Gu Youzhi's "Mountain Dwelling" appeared in the Huang Mansion.
Speaking of which, this case is really full of twists and turns.
In order to find the murderer, they first looked for the thief.
Finally, the investigation led to the theft in the East Palace ten years ago.
In the end, the thieves were gone, the treasures stolen from the East Palace were recovered, but the case itself remains unsolved.
In the past few months, Li Nuo has encountered several cases related to the Eastern Palace.
He even wondered if there was some kind of curse on the East Palace.
These Eastern Palace officials, both men and women, did not have a good end.
Zheng Yuanwai was murdered by his concubine and her lover.
Gu Wenhan's family was exterminated by the Dali Temple, leaving behind only a daughter who is still in prison.
Mrs. Huang stole so much property and hid for ten years. She evaded the court's pursuit but could not escape the murderer's knife.
However, she had stolen so many treasures from the Eastern Palace. If the court discovered it, both she and her husband would be sentenced to death.
The file of the thief Zhao Dong has been invalidated, and the life span that was deducted from him has been added back.
Li Nuo looked at Li An Ning and said, "I'm going back now. I'll leave the rest to you."
Li Anning sat behind the table and nodded slightly.
This case involved the Eastern Palace, which brought back some sad memories for her. She was not in a good mood at the moment. She waved her hand and said, "You can go back..."
After Li Nuo left, she sat on the chair for a while. Feeling a little thirsty, she planned to eat an orange. When she reached for the fruit plate, she found that the oranges were gone.
There were clearly three of them just now!
When she realized what was happening, a look of anger appeared on her face.
Dog man!
And stole her oranges to feed Song Jiaren!
Li Anning's chest was heaving with anger. He took a gulp of tea and wanted to whip Li Nuo a hundred times. But after being so angry at that guy, he didn't seem to be as sad as before...
Li Nuo, with three oranges in his arms, did not go home but came to the prison of the Ministry of Justice.
Although he was not yet a member of the Ministry of Justice, coming to the Ministry was like going home.
As long as he does not hold trials in public, the supervisory officials will not be able to do anything to him.
Unlike the county government, the prison of the Ministry of Justice is separate.
Once you enter the prison, the men's prison is on the left, the women's prison is on the right, and going straight ahead is the death row. They are not connected to each other.
The women's prison was originally relatively empty, but because a lot of female thieves were caught in the past two days, it became lively again. Li Nuo came to a cell and saw a white-haired old woman lying on the bed in the cell.
In addition to being sentenced to prison and exile, she was also given three hundred strokes of the cane.
Considering her age, if she really received 300 strokes of the cane at once, she would definitely die.
Caning would not usually kill someone, so after comprehensive consideration, she decided to spread the 300 canes over ten days, so the punishment would be lighter, but physical pain was unavoidable.
Hearing the noise coming from outside the cell, the old woman looked up at him, her face showing anger, and gritted her teeth and said, "You traitor!"
He has mastered top-notch stealing skills, but he actually joined the government. He is a shame among thieves!
Li Nuo was stunned: "You can recognize this?"
The old woman sneered and said, "There are not many people who are still virgins at this age. Even if you change your appearance, you can't change this fact!"
Anyone who can become the messenger of the Thieves' Sect must have extraordinary qualities.
Although he had no cultivation, he could tell at a glance whether he was a virgin, which almost ruined his and Li Anning's plan.
Li Nuo was very interested in her ability.
He leaned against the bars of the cell and asked, "How did you know I was a virgin?"
The old woman said coldly: "This is a secret that cannot be passed on. I will never tell you even if I die!"
After saying that, she turned her head and stopped talking.
Li Nuo thought for a moment and suddenly asked, "How much of your cane do you have left?"
The old woman looked up at Li Nuo and blurted out: "What does it have to do with you..."
She stopped talking abruptly. After a moment's silence, she took out a yellowed booklet from under the bed and said, "This 'Art of Viewing People' is the result of my life's hard work. I don't have many years left to live. I hope you can find someone who is destined to pass it on. This way, I will die without regrets..."
Li Nuo had the cell door opened, put the booklet away, and said, "Don't worry, your hard work will not be lost..."
A moment later, when leaving the women's prison and passing by a cell, Li Nuo paused slightly.
A petite figure huddled in the corner of the cell. The only bed in the cell was occupied by several other female prisoners.
Li Nuo coughed lightly, and the figure raised his head. When he saw him, he was slightly stunned, ran over quickly, and said in surprise: "Master, why are you here!"
When Li Nuo is outside, he is usually called "Young Master".
Only people from the Li family call him Young Master.
Li Nuo looked at her dry lips, took out an orange from his arms, handed it to her through the bars of the cell, and said, "If you have nothing to do, take a look around. This orange is for you..."
Gu Yanran hesitated whether to take it, but Li Nuo had already stuffed the orange into her hand.
It was impossible to eat fruit in the cell, but the female prisoners sitting on the beds did not dare to have any thoughts when they saw the orange in Gu Yanran's hand. They all sat up from the bed and stood in the corner in fear.
This little girl, who can talk to the noblemen outside, is definitely not someone they can afford to mess with.
Thinking of their previous attitude towards her, the female prisoners were suddenly terrified.
After giving Gu Yanran an orange, Li Nuo left the cell.
A moment later, the female prison warden came to the cell, opened the cell door, glanced at the female prisoners hiding in the corner, and said, "You guys come out and go to the cells next door..."
The prisoners' cells are not fixed. When there are few prisoners, it is possible that each prisoner has his own cell. When there are many prisoners, several prisoners have to share one cell.
There are already several female prisoners in the cell next door. If a few more were to move in, it would definitely become crowded.
Gu Yanran was holding the orange given by Li Nuo in her hand and was about to walk out of the cell when the prison boss smiled and said, "You don't have to. Just stay here..."
…
Leaving the Ministry of Justice, he got on the carriage back to the Song Mansion.
Li Nuo was flipping through the yellowed booklet in his hand.
This booklet records how to judge whether a person is a virgin by looking at his or her face.
The world is so big that there are all kinds of strange things.
He really didn't expect that there would be people researching such an unconventional field.
According to the old woman, besides being a messenger of the thieves, her outside identity is a matchmaker. She has been matchmaking for decades and has seen many virgins.
Daxia attached great importance to women's chastity. If the bride was a virgin, the man would be willing to pay more for the betrothal gift.
If the bride is no longer a virgin or is remarried, the betrothal gift will be less.
Over the years, she has often encountered women who pretended to be virgins in order to obtain high dowries.
Afterwards, the man came to her house, and she, as the matchmaker, not only had to return the matchmaking money, but also had to compensate for the loss.
In order to avoid losses, he developed this skill over time.
She can tell whether the bride is a virgin or not at a glance.
Later, she even conducted in-depth research on how to identify whether a man is a virgin.
This booklet contains very detailed records, with in-depth analysis from multiple aspects such as facial features, facial expressions, movements and postures, etc. It is illustrated with text and pictures, and is concise and easy to understand.
After closing the booklet, Li Nuo couldn't help but sigh, it is true that a thorough understanding of the world is a source of knowledge.
This mission almost fell on the boy.
At this time, the carriage slowly stopped.
Li Nuo lifted the car curtain and walked into Yuyin Pavilion again.
It was he who invited Fenghuang to the Huang Mansion. After sending her back just now, he hurried to the Ministry of Justice. He didn't know how her health was now.
It is moral and reasonable to visit her.
The second floor of Yuyin Pavilion.
Nightingale looked at Phoenix, not caring about her manners, and laughed so hard that she fell backwards. "I am dying of laughter. You said that your charm skills are invincible and there is no man you can't win, but in the end he just asked you to look at the paintings and he doesn't even want to carry you on his back..."
"Bah, I am pure and innocent, how could I let a man carry me on his back?"
"Just admit that you are not good enough. What's the point of learning those seductive skills? You dress up gorgeously every day and try to please others, but they won't even look at you..."
"Did he look at you more?"
"Have you forgotten who he served tea and poured water to last time in the Song residence, and who even had to pour a cup of tea himself?"
"That's because he's blind. What's so good about having no breasts and no butt? It's hard to even give birth to a son!"
"I'm going to kill you!"
“Come on!”
…
This is the scene on the floor when Li Nuo walked into Fenghuang's room.
Phoenix rode on Nightingale's body, with her hands on her chest. Nightingale's skirt was lifted above her thighs, and her two slender legs were tightly wrapped around her waist. Phoenix's hair was messy, and one side of her clothes had slipped down to her shoulder, revealing a large area of white and greasy shoulders...
Not only Li Nuo stood there in a daze.
Even the mandarin ducks beside Li Nuo were stunned.
Because Nightingale was in Fenghuang's room, she brought Master Li in directly.
But I never expected this to be the situation in the room.
Fenghuang looked back and saw Li Nuo standing at the door. She put on her clothes silently, pulled down Nightingale's skirt, and then stood up and said, "My lord, I'm sorry for making fun of our quarrel between sisters..."
After a moment.
Li Nuo and Fenghuang sat on either side of a low table. Nightingale served him a cup of fragrant tea and then stood silently behind Fenghuang.
Li Nuo took a sip of tea, glanced at them, and then asked, "Is Miss Fenghuang okay?"
Fenghuang smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for your concern, sir. I am much better now."
Li Nuo nodded. Her body was indeed much better and she looked very strong. Otherwise, she would not have been able to pin Nightingale under her and make her unable to resist.
I can't believe that the most beautiful girl, Phoenix, is actually...
Recalling the exciting scene just now, Li Nuo couldn't help but blush.
He used the skills he had just learned to observe for a while, and judging from the content in the book, Phoenix and Nightingale were still virgins.
It is not easy to open a music hall in Chang'an and keep it clean.
No wonder Song Yu likes mandarin ducks so much.
Fenghuang looked at him and asked, "Sir, why are you here at Yuyin Pavilion?"
Li Nuo said: "There is nothing else to do. I just came to see if Miss Fenghuang is feeling better. Since Miss Fenghuang is fine, I should go back."
Fenghuang was very surprised to receive Li Nuo's concern for her for the first time. Seeing what Yuanyang was holding, she smiled and said, "I am very happy that you are here, so you don't need to bring anything..."
Yuanyang moved her lips. The thing in her hand was given to her by Young Master Song, and she had not had time to put it back.
Li Nuo was slightly startled. He was just passing by and taking a look, and he didn't prepare anything.
Hearing Fenghuang's words, he was silent for a moment, took out an orange from his arms, and said: "This is a tribute orange from Jiangnan, a fine product cultivated by farmers. It is not only sweet, but also can beautify the skin and strengthen the body if taken regularly..."
Putting the orange on the table, he slowly stood up and said, "Ms. Fenghuang's physique is still too weak. When I pass by Yuyin Pavilion tomorrow, I will bring you a set of health-preserving exercises. You can practice it when you have nothing to do. This set of exercises is very helpful in strengthening your physique."
Fenghuang Yingying bowed and said, "Thank you for your concern, young master."
Li Nuo didn't do this out of concern.
The main thing is that he only asks others for help when he has something to do, but never contacts them when he doesn’t, which makes him seem like a scumbag.
She is the owner of Yuyin Pavilion. Yuyin Pavilion receives a lot of money every day and has everything it needs. It would be better to give her a sincere and practical gift.
Li Nuo had personally experienced that set of exercises, and the effect was immediate, making it the most suitable for her.
After practicing for a few months, when someone provokes you, even if you still can't fight back, at least you will be able to dodge.
After Li Nuo left, Nightingale glanced at Fenghuang and said in surprise, "Doesn't he care about you a lot?"
"Is this what you call caring? How can you give a woman a method of keeping healthy? And an orange? And you only gave her one..." Fenghuang peeled the orange, took out a segment and put it in her mouth. She looked down at her hand and said in surprise, "But this orange is really sweet..."
Nightingale stretched out her hand and said, "Let me try it..."
Phoenix opened her hand: "No, go drink your tea!"
Nightingale reached out to grab it, but Phoenix pressed her down on the table and took advantage of the situation to push her body down.
Li Nuo walked in from outside and saw Fenghuang holding Nightingale next to him. After a moment of hesitation, he pointed at the flower arrangement on the table and said, "By the way, can you give me this vase of flowers?"
Phoenix got up from Nightingale and said, "If you like it, take it."
In fact, it was not Li Nuo who liked it, but mainly because his wife liked it. Li Nuo picked up the vase, walked to the door, turned around and said: "I'm really leaving this time, you guys continue..."
…
After spending some time in Yuyin Pavilion, lunch time was already past when I returned to Song Mansion.
But there is no need to worry. Every time Li Nuo comes back late, his wife will leave a meal for him.
Song Jiaren brought the hot food back to the room. Li Nuo took out the last orange from his arms and said, "There is only one orange left today. My lady, you can eat it. I will bring another one to Mu'er tomorrow."
After dinner, Li Nuo thought of something and said, "Oh, my lady, when I was investigating a case today, I asked Miss Fenghuang for a small favor. She also helped us a lot in the previous case. I plan to give her a gift to thank her. What do you think of giving her the health-preserving exercises I practiced?"
Although Song Jiaren never asked anything actively, she actually liked listening to him talk about these things.
She handed half of the peeled orange to Li Nuo and asked softly, "Why did you give her the technique?"
Li Nuo explained: "Her body is too weak. She will faint when she sees blood. Today at the crime scene, it was the princess who carried her to the carriage. I think she needs to exercise her body..."
Song Jiaren said: "The set of exercises you practice is only suitable for men. I will find a set suitable for women for you."
Li Nuo smiled and said, "Okay."
Song Jiaren looked at the flower arrangement on the table and asked, "Is this a gift from Miss Fenghuang?"
Li Nuo said: "I asked her for this. If you like it, I'll bring it to you next time."
It was just a pot of flowers, not worth much money, and it was just something she had to do with her own hands.
Next time, give her a few of Li An Ning's oranges and ask her for a vase of flowers. She won't refuse.
Song Jiaren looked at the vase of pleasing flower arrangement and said, "Ms. Fenghuang is really versatile."
Li Nuo shook his head and said, "What's the use of being multi-talented? My lady, you have no idea how timid she is. Today, she was so scared when she saw some dried blood that she became weak all over and couldn't even walk..."
A moment later, Li Nuo was practicing archery in the yard.
Of course, practicing archery is just a process.
In the yard, Song Muer sat at the stone table, supporting her chin with one hand, looking at her beautiful sister who was teaching brother Li Nuo archery, a look of satisfaction on her little face.
They finally looked a bit like a couple.
It's worth her hard work...
(End of this chapter)
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