Chapter 216 Murder
In the dark night, this scream resounded throughout the entire palace.
The just quiet Bauhinia City suddenly became lively.
Since they are closest to the Hehuan Palace, they naturally get the news the fastest.
"What on earth happened?" Shen Fu sat on the couch and raised her hand to rub her eyebrows.
She had been sleeping less since she got pregnant, and had difficulty falling asleep these days. I had just dozed off for a while when I was woken up unexpectedly.
Chen Fu felt a little nervous.
I had a nightmare just now when I fell asleep, and my heart is still beating violently.
Shen Fu put her hand on her heart, feeling as if something big was going to happen: "Have you sent someone to check it out?"
"Don't worry, my lord."
Zi Su reached out and put a cloak on Chen Fu. She shook her head when she heard this. The noise in the middle of the night was very creepy, but they didn't know what happened.
"Don't worry, my lady. Xiao Guizi has gone to see it and will come over when she has the news."
Just as he finished speaking, there was a hurried sound at the door.
Xiao Guizi pushed open the door and stumbled in: "Little... little master..."
Xiao Guizi seemed to have been running like crazy all the way here. He was covered in cold sweat, with beads of sweat on his forehead as big as soybeans, and his face was pale as if he was terribly frightened.
"What happened that makes you so flustered?" Zi Su saw Xiao Guizi like this and quickly stepped forward and asked, "What if you scare the young lady later?"
As she spoke, she stretched out her hand and sent the rest of the palace maids out of the room.
After everyone in the room left, Zi Su went over and closed the door.
"What's wrong?" Chen Fu knew something was wrong when she saw Xiao Guizi like this, and she straightened up all of a sudden from her half-leaning body.
She looked down at the ground and asked, "What happened?"
It was the middle of the night and there was constant noise outside. Shen Fu's heart was in turmoil and she felt a little uneasy for a moment.
Xiao Guizi was already holding her breath, and the worry was always on her chest.
Now that the door was closed, his knees softened and he knelt down.
His knees hit the ground with a loud thud. Swallowed hard. After swallowing the dry feeling in her throat, Xiao Guizi spoke tremblingly: "Little... Little Master... Someone has died in our palace..."
"What did you say?"
Shen Fu sat up with her body half straight.
"Someone drowned in the lotus pond at the entrance. The guards are trying to salvage the body. Now all the palaces have received the news. I'm afraid they will rush here soon..."
When Xiao Guizi said this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
The death of someone in the palace is no small matter, especially when someone died in the lotus pond at the gate of the palace.
This carelessness is a serious crime of murder...
Shen Fu's uneasy heart suddenly stopped. After the fake pregnancy, the harem had been silent for too long.
She guessed at that time that something would happen, but she didn't expect that today she would get such a big surprise.
"Who died?" Chen Fu's eyes were as clear as a mirror as she stared at Xiao Guizi.
Noticing the young lady's gaze, Xiao Guizi's eyes flickered, and she lowered her head and whispered, "It's He Cairen."
"What a talented person..." Chen Fu murmured. She was not surprised at all when she heard these three words.
"How could it be He Cairen?" Chen Fu didn't respond, but Zi Su beside her was startled.
Although He Cairen had been banished to the cold palace, she was still a member of their Hehuan Palace.
Now he has died in the lotus pond of the Hehuan Palace. When this news gets out, what will others think?
"Cai He is dead, and he died in our palace. This... this matter will not be blamed on us in the future, right?" This matter was so serious that Zi Su even thought of the key to it.
She looked at Chen Fu with a pair of eyes, her eyes were timid and uneasy: "My lady, wasn't He Cairen imprisoned in the cold palace? Why did she appear in Hehuan Palace for no reason?"
"Still...still drowned in the lotus pond?"
"Of course someone framed me." Shen Fu said coldly.
Why did He Cairen appear in Hehuan Palace out of the blue? And drowned in the lotus pond again?
How could all this be a coincidence?
In addition, He Cairen had been insulting her every day in the cold palace some time ago, and the whole harem knew that she and He Cairen were irreconcilable.
Now that He Cairen is dead, it is no longer possible to doubt his name with justification.
Shen Fu's palm fell on the center of her eyebrows, and she stretched out her hand and twisted it hard.
A person who had been banished to the cold palace appeared here with her.
He also died inexplicably at the gate of her palace. If this was not directed at her, who would believe it?
"There are constant disturbances in the harem." Chen Fu stood up with a sneer, stretched out her hand to gather her cloak, and said, "Help me go over and take a look."
"My lady, you are still pregnant, you can't go over there." Death is unlucky after all, and now Chen Fu is pregnant with a child.
If this happens, it will be a big deal.
Shen Fu shook her head and sneered: "What if I don't go?"
"Since it's coming for me, I have to go and take a look."
There were noises outside one after another. As soon as I walked out of the door of Hehuan Palace, I heard the noisy noise outside.
Chen Fu held Zi Su's hand and walked out. Xiao Guizi must have seen something and his face turned blue with fright.
But he still followed behind with weak legs and feet, reporting everything he saw to Chen Fu at a rapid speed.
"The first one to discover it was Lady Zhou." Xiao Guizi followed behind him, raising her hand to wipe the cold sweat from her forehead.
During the day, the lady asked him to follow Concubine Zhou, and he saw with his own eyes that Concubine Zhou entered the gate of the Palace of Heavenly Purity and then went back. But no one expected that Concubine Zhou would leave the Qianqing Palace and return to the Hehuan Palace in the blink of an eye.
This is too much of a coincidence...
Xiao Guizi muttered, "Lady Zhou was terribly frightened, and the maids beside her were so frightened that they lost their minds and made a lot of noise for a long time..."
The heart-wrenching cry just now came from the palace maid.
"The noise startled many guards passing by. Now many people have come to the lotus pond. My lady, please don't get too close since you are standing here."
Dead people are not clean after all, not to mention that they drowned in a lotus pond.
I don't know how long he has been dead, but his body has already changed beyond recognition.
If you get too close, you'll probably be scared if you see it.
"This incident happened in front of the gate of Hehuan Palace. It was completely targeted at you, young lady." It would be better if Chen Fu didn't show up at this time.
"If I don't go over, how can this play go on?"
As soon as I went out, I saw that the lotus pond was brightly lit and servants were standing there holding torches. The light of the fire illuminated a huge group of people on the lake.
When Chen Fu reached the lotus pond, she saw that the body had been pulled out.
The person who died was indeed He Cairen.
The body was damaged and it was obvious that it had been soaked for several days. The body had become swollen.
The boss with blisters on his limbs had exposed skin that became as white as paper with a bluish-purple tint on it. There were many fish in the lotus pond, and the corpse was eaten a lot, with enough meat residue to be seen in some places.
Fortunately, it is autumn now and the corpse has not yet become smelly. But even so, the corpse looked scary.
Even so, judging from his facial features and the clothes he was wearing, he was indeed He Cairen.
That day, He Cairen was wearing this dress while accusing her of faking pregnancy to win favor.
After that, she was imprisoned in the cold palace and never had the chance to come out again.
Many palace servants around couldn't help it and stood there retching with their hands covering their mouths. Even the guards who had seen blood didn't dare to look closely.
Chen Fu stared at the hand with purple spots on the corpse, but before she could see clearly, a figure in front of her blocked her view:
"Concubine Shen is pregnant, why did she come to a place like this?"
Chen Fu raised her head and saw that it was Concubine Shu who spoke.
"Your concubine pays homage to Concubine Shu Gui." Chen Fu looked at the way Concubine Shu Gui looked at her, lowered her head, bent her waist and knelt to salute.
"This happened at the gate of my palace. I have to come out and take a look."
He Cairen died in Hehuan Palace. Although Chen Fu was not the master of a palace in Hehuan Palace, she and He Cairen were the only ones living in Hehuan Palace.
Now that such a big thing has happened, if Chen Fu hides and doesn't come out, I'm afraid there will be countless rumors at that time.
"Concubine Shen is really trying hard. She even came to such a filthy place. She is not afraid of causing bad luck."
"Of course, I am not as good as the noble concubine." The noble concubine Shu is well-informed.
Chen Fudu had just come out, but this Concubine Shu was already dressed, and even arrived earlier than herself.
"Your Majesty seems to have arrived earlier than me." Chen Fu stood up, holding Zi Su's hand, her eyes falling on Concubine Shu's face with a head full of pearls and jade.
At Concubine Shu's birthday banquet, the matter of Chen Fu's fake pregnancy was thoroughly exposed.
Shu Guipin was already very dissatisfied with Shen Fu before, and now that this incident happened, she hated her even more.
The two of them had always been at loggerheads with each other, and after what happened last time, it was impossible for them to reconcile.
Since you've already fallen out, why bother pretending to be sisters?
If there was anyone in the harem who would treat her like this, and would want to take her life.
The Shu Guipin in front of us now is naturally one of them.
Chen Fu said, staring at Concubine Shu's face, and her words were tentative: "Whether I come or not, I'm afraid this matter has nothing to do with me."
"Jieyu Shen is quite self-aware." Concubine Shu raised her eyes and looked at He Cairen's corpse in the crowd.
"This happened in Hehuan Palace, and the person who died was He Cairen, who framed Concubine Shen for a fake pregnancy and hated Concubine Shen to the core."
When Concubine Shu said this, she sneered and looked at Shen Fu with a look of gloating: "Concubine Shen should think about it carefully. When His Majesty comes later, how should you explain it to Him?"
"Then there's no need to worry about it, Concubine Shu." Chen Fu said, walking towards the crowd.
The imperial physician had already arrived, and several brave eunuchs stepped forward and covered He Cairen's body with a layer of white cloth.
The extremely creepy corpse was finally covered up, but the fishy smell of decay could not be concealed.
Chen Fu took a look and quickly looked away. Zi Su beside her felt weak in the knees and feet, and dared not even look. She followed behind with evasive eyes: "My lady, where are you going?"
Shen Fu ignored Zi Su and walked straight to the corner of the crowd.
The first person to discover He Cairen was Concubine Zhou, so Chen Fu naturally wanted to find Concubine Zhou to ask about the situation.
Shen Fu searched for a long time before she found Lady Zhou in the corner.
Everyone gathered around the corpse, but no one noticed that in the corner, Concubine Zhou was sitting on the ground, curled up. She was trembling all over, and even her teeth were chattering violently.
"Perilla." Seeing Lady Zhou like this, Chen Fu frowned.
She called behind her, "Cover her with my cloak."
"My lady..." Zi Su pouted, obviously a little reluctant.
Concubine Zhou went to the Qianqing Palace to see the Emperor without telling the young lady. The young lady is quite good, she doesn't care at all, she actually doesn't care?
Zi Su was extremely unwilling in her heart, but looking at the lady's expression, she could only reluctantly take the cloak and cover Lady Zhou with it: "Lady Zhou, are you okay?"
When Zhou Shuyun heard the noise, she raised her head stiffly and her eyes fell on Shen Fu's face. After a long while, she hugged her cloak and burst into tears.
She must have fallen into the water, her clothes were soaked, even her hairpin fell off, her long black hair was a mess: "Thank...thank you, Concubine Shen..."
Seeing Zhou Shuyun like this, Shen Fu couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
Zhou Shuyun was a lady from a wealthy family after all, with an outstanding temperament. Seeing her in such a miserable state at this moment was even more painful than killing her.
"Help Lady Zhou up." Chen Fu instructed Zi Su, and then looked at the palace maid beside her.
She remembered that the palace maid was called Hongxiu, and was Zhou Shuyun's personal maid. Zhou Shuyun doesn't like having too many people around her, so she only has this person with her.
Now Hongxiu was sitting on the ground, looking like she had lost her soul: "There is a head."
"Where did you find the body?" Shen Fu squatted down and wanted to ask some details.
But Hongxiu just crossed her arms over her chest, her lips trembling, and she only kept saying: "Someone is dead...someone is dead..."
The head floated on the lake, He Cairen's eyes were wide open. In the dark night, those eyes were as big as lanterns.
When Hongxiu thought of this, she shook her head frantically: "Someone is dead, someone is dead!"
Chen Fu looked at Hong Xiu like this and knew that she probably couldn't get anything out of her.
Hongxiu was the first one to discover the body. She thought she could get some information out of her, but seeing her condition, she could only wait until she woke up before asking.
“Let’s go…” Shen Fu rolled her throat and was about to leave when a person stood in front of her.
"You are pregnant, why are you still watching these?"
A figure appeared above her head and landed directly in front of her, a dark mass directly blocking Shen Fu's way.
When Chen Fu heard the sound and raised her head, she saw the anxious gaze of His Majesty falling on her in the dark night. His Majesty always appears to have a cold face. Even if he is worried in his heart, his facial expression will not easily reveal it.
But now, Xiao Yu stood in front of Chen Fu, and the look in his eyes when he looked at her was full of obvious worry.
When Shen Fu looked at His Majesty's eyes, she was also stunned, and for a moment, their eyes met.
Ever since that day at Concubine Shu's birthday banquet, they had only met once before, when His Majesty was drunk.
This was the first time that we looked into each other's eyes so openly.
More than half a month is not a long time, but it is not short either for the concubines who have to survive in the harem by winning the favor of the Emperor.
Now, when His Majesty saw her, his eyes were full of worry.
Shen Fu's heart was in turmoil, and she knew that His Majesty's concern for her was not fake at all.
"Your Highness..." As soon as she opened her throat, Shen Fu realized that there was a hint of crying in it.
She bit her lip immediately.
The dark eyes trembled slightly, and a bit of grievance appeared in Shen Fu's eyes, and then her eyes turned gently: "This concubine pays homage to His Majesty..."
Shen Fu knelt down and was about to salute, but before her knees were bent, a hand grabbed her wrist and pulled her up:
"I'll take you back."
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