Chapter 7: Dividing the Inheritance
In order to make it easier for them to be on call, the maids serving in front of the emperor all live in Nongyunyuan behind the Wenhua Palace, with two people sharing a room.
Chu Liuzheng pushed the door open and entered the room, lit the oil lamp on the table, and pointed to the bed on the left to Cuiyun, "You sleep here, the things on the bed belong to Wan Tang. She is gone now, so you can do whatever you want with these things. ”
Jiang Wantang had been beaten to death with a cane, and her bedding and pillows were all in their original places, untouched.
"Okay." Cuiyun agreed and started to clean up.
Chu Liuzheng opened the cabinet by the wall and took out everything Jiang Wantang left behind.
There were not many things, including three sets of clothes, two silver hairpins, a pair of silver bracelets, a jade ring, and five taels of broken silver.
"Stop working so hard now, come and share things." Chu Liuzheng waved to Cuiyun.
Cuiyun came over and glanced at the things on the table, "Do these belong to Miss Wan Tang?"
Chu Liuzheng nodded and started to divide the inheritance.
It's not that Chu Liuzheng didn't miss his old relationship, Jiang Wantang was killed by the emperor because he angered the emperor. Even her family didn't dare to help her collect her body, let alone her relics.
Even if Chu Liuzheng doesn't take them, these things will eventually become cheaper for others.
Who takes it or not?
She still needs to save money to leave the palace and support herself in her old age.
Chu Liuzheng said to Cuiyun: "I don't want clothes. I want two taels of silver, a hairpin, a bracelet, and this jade ring."
Cuiyun took a second look at the jade ring.
The finger ring made of white jade has a good water head and exudes the unique warm luster of jade under the candlelight. It is very valuable at first sight.
Cuiyun also wanted this jade ring, but she was new here and didn't want to offend the senior Chu Liuzheng.
She nodded obediently and pulled her portion in front of her.
Needless to say jewelry and silver, she reached out and flipped through the three sets of clothes and found that the bottom set was still new.
Cuiyun put the new set on her body and found that the size was quite suitable.
Chu Liuzheng glanced at it and said with a smile: "The color suits you very well."
Here, there is no taboo against wearing the clothes of the dead.
Coming from a poor family, it would be nice to have clothes to wear.
When she was at home, she had no money to make new clothes, so she still wore her elder brother's old clothes.
However, the colors of Jiang Wantang's three clothes are all bright, and they are the kind that can be seen in the crowd at a glance. This is really not in line with Chu Liuzheng's principle of keeping a low profile in the palace and living safely until he is twenty-five years old.
She saw that Cuiyun liked these bright colors, and what she wore today was quite eye-catching.
After many gestures, Cuiyun kept all three sets of clothes, and her face became more joyful.
Chu Liuzheng put the jewelry and silver back into his cabinet, opened his mouth and yawned.
There is no need for her to go to the Wenhua Hall on night duty tonight, so she can go to bed early.
As soon as I took the basin and wanted to get some hot water to wash up, there was a knock on the closed door, "Is Miss Liu Zheng here?"
It was Xiaoxiazi's voice.
Chu Liuzheng hurried over and opened the door, and sure enough, he saw a short and lean little eunuch standing outside the door. He was Xiao Xiazi, who worked in the pharmacy of Taiyuan Hospital.
Seeing that Xiao Xiazi was anxious, she frowned and asked, "What happened?"
"Girl, please go and rescue Miss Qiaoru quickly." Xiao Xiazi said urgently, "Half an hour ago, Miss Qiaoru was taken into the Sentence Department. If she is not rescued, she may not survive."
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Chu Liuzheng's face turned pale, and when he noticed Cui Yun looking outside the house, he stepped out of the threshold, closed the door behind his back, and walked with Xiao Xiazi to the osmanthus tree in the courtyard. "Don't be impatient and explain the matter clearly. What mistake did Qiaoru make and why was she imprisoned in the Criminal Punishment Department?"
Xiao Xiazi lowered her voice and said: "The Dou family entrusted someone to send a prescription for nourishing beauty to Dr. Liu, who asked him to prepare an ointment according to the prescription and present it to the imperial concubine. However, the imperial concubine woke up this morning after using the ointment last night. With a rash on her face, she sent her grandma to accuse Dr. Liu of harming her. ”
Chu Liuzheng frowned: "The Dou family is the imperial concubine's natal family, and Dr. Liu is the imperial concubine's family, how could he possibly harm the imperial concubine?"
"That's exactly the reason." Xiao Xiazi said with a bitter look on her face, "All the doctors from the imperial hospital have seen it. There is nothing wrong with that prescription. If used regularly, it does have the effect of beautifying and brightening the skin."
"So, the problem is with the ointment?" Chu Liuzheng had a bad premonition and looked at Xiao Xiazi, "Don't tell me, Qiaoru is the unlucky guy who delivered the medicine to the imperial concubine."
Xiao Xiazi nodded, "Isn't it unlucky? The box of ointment was mixed with oleander juice. Doctor Liu said that he had checked the ointment when he gave it to Miss Qiaoru. There was nothing wrong with the ointment."
"On the way to deliver the medicine, only Miss Qiaoru touched the box of ointment. Aunt Qian of Huaqing Palace decided that Miss Qiaoru wanted to harm the imperial concubine. Miss Qiaoru cried out for injustice, but Aunt Qian did not listen at all, and ordered Miss Qiaoru to be killed. He was sent to the Criminal Punishment Department and told to be severely tortured.”
"Miss Qiaoru was kind to me, how could I watch her die unjustly in the Sentence Department? I asked Xiao Yunzi to take over the job for me and ran to find the girl for help."
"Girl, you and Miss Qiaoru are sisters, so you must find a way to rescue her!"
"Don't worry, let me think about it." Chu Liuzheng clasped his hands and walked around, quietly opening the system and rummaging around.
[Oleander juice, poisoning the imperial concubine...]
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【Found it! 】
[Concubine Yun was jealous of the imperial concubine’s beauty. She was displeased when she learned that the imperial hospital had given the imperial concubine a beauty ointment alone. She ordered the concubine to mix oleander juice into the ointment while the imperial concubine was bathing, in order to disfigure the imperial concubine and lose her favor! 】
【Frog Fun! There is actually Concubine Yun's spy in Huaqing Palace. Isn't Concubine Yun taking the stupid and sweet route? It’s so hidden! 】
[There is still oleander juice hidden in the eyeliner's room. As long as this information is revealed to the people in Huaqing Palace, Qiaoru will be acquitted when the real murderer of the imperial concubine is caught. 】
Chu Liuzheng walked around with his brows furrowed.
But how can we reveal the news without exposing ourselves?
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【Poisoning the imperial concubine...】
Xiao Jingfan, who was tired from reviewing the memorials and went out for a walk to relieve his fatigue, paused and turned to look at the palace not far away.
From this distance, I could just hear the woman's voice.
That woman actually wanted to poison the imperial concubine. Who gave her the courage to do so?
"Zhou Yuande..." Just as he was about to tell Zhou Yuande to arrest the person, Xiao Jingfan's eyes flashed. After carefully listening to the voice coming from his heart, Yun Bin's beautiful, innocent face flashed before his eyes.
She is also a femme fatale!
Xiao Jingfan's expression was cold, and a look of disgust flashed in his eyes.
These women are really better at pretending than the last one.
Zhou Yuande was still bowing and waiting for the emperor's instructions. He didn't hear what was going on for a long time, so he couldn't help but raise his head and called out in confusion: "Your Majesty?"
Xiao Jingfan: "Come here."
Zhou Yuande quickly approached and after hearing Xiao Jingfan's instructions clearly, a look of surprise flashed across his face.
Xiao Jingfan waved to him: "Hurry up and do it."
"Slave, I obey." Zhou Yuande accepted the order and left.
Xiao Jingfan stood there for a while and heard no more voices from his heart.
He turned around and walked towards another branch.
If he is unhappy, he naturally cannot make others too happy.
(End of chapter)