Chapter 193: Read All
It was already July, and the entire imperial city had become much more lively, with many beautiful girls from all over the country coming to the capital.
It just so happens that the autumn examination is about to begin this year, and there are a lot of students from all over the country taking the exam.
At this time, Pei Ji, the eldest grandson of the Pei family, had actually been in the imperial city for more than a month.
He also wanted to take the exam. He had studied hard for more than ten years, and this time, he was determined to win.
However, the Pei family did not have a house in the capital, and did not want to have any dealings with the Shen family, so they stayed in an inn.
It was not until the exam was about to begin that he went to the Shen family to pay some polite visits.
It was also at this time that Shen Chuliu learned that her cousin, whom she had never met in name, had come to the capital to take the exam.
I just asked Yuanxiao to leave the palace and deliver some things.
Pei Ji was still very polite to Shen Chuliu. After all, she was his aunt's only child.
In the inn, the servant followed Pei Ji to see Yuan Xiao off and asked, "Master, why don't we stay at the Shen family?"
I can't understand it. Even though my great aunt is gone, the Shen family is still a legitimate relative.
When my aunt was alive, she was the legitimate wife of the Shen family, nothing else.
"My aunt was only eighteen when she passed away." Pei Ji snorted, "If they had taken better care of her, how could she have died so early?"
"Didn't she say she died during childbirth..." The servant was puzzled.
"Even so, my cousin is all alone, would they have the heart to send her to the palace?" Pei Ji snorted.
"The queen is doing well now." The servant was still puzzled.
"What if it's not good? What if she dies?" Pei Ji said coldly: "Forget it, let's not talk about this. The Shen family has nothing to do with us, so there's no need to talk about it anymore."
The servant quickly replied yes and didn't dare to ask any more questions.
The Shen family invited Pei Ji several times, but Pei Ji just said that he wanted to study hard. The people staying in the inn were all people who were taking exams, so it would be beneficial for them to learn from each other.
The Shen family had no choice but to give up.
On the Mid-Autumn Festival, Pei Ji took the initiative to tell the Shen family that he wanted to go and burn incense for Pei.
Although Pei died early, she was a legitimate lady after all and was buried with the second master of the Shen family.
Of course, incense and annual worship are indispensable.
This nephew Pei Ji came back to burn incense for the first time.
There were also sacrifices in the palace during the 15th day of the seventh lunar month.
It was just a unified sacrifice. All the things to be burned were prepared by each palace and brought together in a special place in the imperial palace for this purpose.
Then there were monks chanting sutras, and all kinds of paper items were sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
This was prepared by the women in the palace for their natal families or other relatives, and also for those who died unjustly in the palace.
As for Qi Yixiu’s ancestors, there is naturally no need to mention them. People can just go to the Taimiao to burn incense.
Shen Chuliu also asked people to do a lot of things, but because she was pregnant, it was inconvenient for her to attend today.
They were stopped by Zi Rui and others, and only Zi Rui and Yuan Xiao went.
Apart from Shen Chuliu, only Concubine Yi and Concubine Ying did not go.
Yingmei's life is difficult. She has been in confinement for a long time and has not come out yet.
Concubine Yi was ill and could not stand these collisions, so she was naturally spared.
The queen led everyone to do these things behind Tingfeng Pavilion.
I thought it would be the same every year, but I didn't expect something unexpected to happen this year.
First came Concubine Jin, who returned to the palace after burning the paper. She was the closest to here.
So he went back first, but when he reached the palace gate, he suddenly saw a ghost in white clothes floating past.
Not only she saw it, but the servants also saw it. They were terrified and started screaming at the time.
He had a high fever at night.
The eldest princess was also frightened by her and fell ill.
When Qi Yixiu went to see her the next day, he heard Concubine Jin mumbling that she had seen a ghost.
Qi Yixiu scolded him and gave him some rewards, but he didn't take it seriously.
And that night, Li Chongrong also said she saw a ghost. At the same time, Ning Chongyi said he saw a person, Yuchan, who was beaten to death a few days ago.
After hearing this, whether out of suspicion or something else, Concubine Feng also became ill and cried and called for Yuchan.
Being crazy is actually outrageous.
The queen was furious: "Where did these ghosts and gods come from! They are all rebelling!"
"Your Majesty is right. If you have not done anything wrong, you need not be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door. Why are these two people so scared?" Concubine Yi came to pay her respects despite her illness.
"I don't know. I heard that person say that the death was unjust. From the voice, I can tell it's Yuchan." Ning Chongyi looked unhappy.
"My servant also heard about it. She said Yuchan said that she was taking the blame." Ning Chongyi frowned: "Who is she taking the blame for?"
"You are getting more and more outrageous!" The Queen threw the tea dregs on the table and said, "Pass on my decree. Investigate immediately! See if those desperate people are playing tricks!"
Seeing that the queen was furious, everyone didn't dare to say anything, but the situation still made people panic.
The ancients believed in these things the most. They would talk about things that didn’t exist, let alone shadows.
After all, Yuchan and the others had just died not long ago, and they were beaten to pieces.
Everyone hasn't recovered from the shock yet.
Now that Yuchan was found, how could everyone not be afraid? Look, Concubine Feng did not get up, and Concubine Yi struggled to come to pay her respects, but she fell ill.
You know, this is the first time Shen Chuliu has seen Concubine Feng Shu so sick in the past few years since she entered the palace. She is in good health.
After coming out of Fengzao Palace, Shen Chuliu held Zhemei's hand and said, "It's cloudy today, and it doesn't look like it's going to rain. Let's go for a walk in the Imperial Garden."
"Yeah." Yao Baolin nodded.
Yuanxiao and Yinhu followed.
After all, my belly is bigger now, not like before, so it’s better to be alone.
"Where are you going, Sister Jing?" Su Baolin caught up.
"Let's go for a walk in the Imperial Garden. If you want to go, come with us." Shen Chuliu said.
"Okay, that's exactly what we need to do." Su Baolin said.
When the three of them went to the Imperial Garden, they felt it was desolate and there seemed to be fewer people serving them.
This was in broad daylight. Shen Chuliu burst out laughing: "Don't say this is just a trick. Even if it's a real ghost, it can't do anything if it's alive. How can it be dead? After all, the person who killed her has a culprit. How can you just find someone else?"
"Sister Jing is right. This is what I think." Su Baolin picked a leaf and said, "In this world, ghosts and gods are nothing to be afraid of."
Shen Chuliu smiled and didn't respond. The three of them went into the pavilion together.
The imperial physicians were busy, seeing patients in both Fuyang Palace and Taiping Palace.
The frightened Li Chongrong and Ning Chongyi both wanted to see it.
That night, in a remote place in the North Palace Garden of the Imperial Palace, two eunuchs dragged a gagged palace maid away.
The palace maid was dressed in white and was struggling desperately.
However, she was no match for the two eunuchs' strength and was soon forced headfirst into a well.
Those living in the Beigong Garden were all the concubines of the previous emperor. They were all people who had children or were granted the grace to stay in the palace. There were not many of them in total.
(End of this chapter)
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