Chapter 2441 The Waste Princess 29
Mrs. Jiang Shu jumped up from the coffin and stared with blood-red eyes: "Why did she go to the lake? To find evidence that can exonerate her, or to see something funny?"
As he spoke, a ferocious smile appeared on his lips, he waved his hands and shouted: "Go quickly, throw this bitch into the lake and drown her to death, and bury her with my beloved son!"
"Stop talking! If you keep messing around, I will kill you first!!!" Prince Liang was completely angry. Normally, he was okay with talking, but at this time, Mrs. Jiang Shu had disheveled hair, like a crazy woman, and she was not as charming as usual at all, and she kept asking for help. Killing his own daughter is disgusting to watch.
If he is really dead, first of all, the Queen Mother cannot let him go. Then the clan elders jumped out to impeach him one by one, saying that he doted on his concubines and killed his daughters, doted on his wife and killed the royal family's heirs indiscriminately, which will be remembered in history books for thousands of years.
When Prince Liang got angry, Mrs. Jiang Shu was stunned for a moment, then turned around and lay on the coffin, patting the coffin and crying: "Son, they say no one dares to bully a son. You just left, and as a mother, you were raped by your father. . I’m just waiting to force my mother to go with you one by one, ah ah~~”
King Liang's eyes turned white and he sighed to the sky. My life is so miserable, by the way...
He thought of something and asked the chamberlain who was still kneeling in front, bowing his head in fear and saying nothing: "What is Princess Mo going to the lake for?"
The waiter replied with fear: "Princess Mo is serving wine by the lake."
King Liang thought he had heard wrongly, but no matter how panicked the servant was, his voice was indeed clear and crisp: "You said she was making wine by the lake. What was she doing?"
The chamberlain said: "Princess Mo said that it is difficult to get drunk with peach wine, not to mention that the King of Liang cared about his children. The amount given to each prince and princess last night was only half a count. So Princess Mo was serving wine by the lake to show her innocence. That day Those who are resting and not on duty can go to the lake to receive half a cup of wine. They are required to drink it on the spot and sleep on the table next to it for half an hour. ”
Can it still be like this? It seems feasible.
The chamberlain continued: "It will last for seven days. There will be an incense burner and a brazier next to it. Before everyone receives wine, they will light an incense offering and burn some paper until the young master returns to the funeral to express condolences."
When King Liang and Mrs. Jiang Shu arrived, five or six people were already lying by the lake. Because there were not enough mats, some people simply brought their own mats or burlap, or even slept on a relatively clean ground under the shade of a tree.
There are also those who have just arrived. Only the king, queen, and the prince and princess can drink. They must taste whatever they want. Given seven days in a row, there will always be one day during the seven days when I am not on duty. It would be good to have a drink and sleep by the lake for a while. It just so happens that the weather is sunny today. If it rains, it may be cancelled.
"The king has arrived! Madam Jiang Shu has arrived!" As soon as he shouted, everyone knelt down and saluted.
Mrs. Jiang Shu looked around and did not see Princess Mo. The people distributing wine were all palace people. On the table next to it, there are some tribute fruits, and a few sticks of incense are burning in the incense burner in the middle. There is also a brazier in front of the desk, and someone is kneeling there, burning paper non-stop.
Seeing that it was done well, King Liang turned around and asked: "Look, do you want Mo'er to be buried now?"
Mrs. Jiang Shu was speechless for a moment. She looked at the table next to where the wine was being served, and there were several bottles of wine. The volume was indeed not large, only enough to pour three or four small cups.
I could only wipe my tears with my sleeves: "My son died unjustly, oh oh oh..."
King Liang sighed: "Order the Duwei Mansion to solve the case as soon as possible, within five days."
There are several golden osmanthus trees outside the kitchen, and the osmanthus flowers are in full bloom at this time. Xining leaned on the lounge chair and watched Chun'er collecting the osmanthus flowers. On the small low table next to it, there is a cup of boiled tea, two-color dried fruits, and a plate of steamed candied date cake.
This is life, even in an era of scarce resources, try to live a better life.
Chun'er came over with a small dustpan and asked with a smile: "Princess, is this enough?"
She glanced at it and just flatly covered the bottom: "It's not enough, at least half. When it's time to use it, it will be too little."
"Okay, my maid will do it again." Chun'er went back happily, picked up the bamboo pole and kept hitting the branches, and the sweet-scented osmanthus fell like rain on the linen cloth spread on the ground.
In the past, it was usually dried in the sun to make dried sweet-scented osmanthus, but she wanted to pickle it and make a rice dumpling soup in winter, scooping some of it. The sweet-scented osmanthus that looks fresh and plump should make the Queen Mother happy.
A maid came over and took Ziling's advice. Not long ago, King Liang ordered to solve the case as soon as possible.
"I know, thank Aunt Ziling for me." After the maid left, she sighed slightly. This matter will most likely become an unsolved case.
Life went on like this, and the young master's death still cast a bit of a gloom on the palace.
Xining went to school with Chun'er by her side.
Halfway through, I heard a noise coming from not far away.
"What's going on?" She stopped and looked over.
There was a group of people there, coming and going at a courtyard gate.
Chun'er said softly: "It's not that the Tingwei Mansion is investigating the case. The rooms of the palace maids and chambermaids have been searched in the past few days. That's where the imperial maid Lingji lives."
Lingji came from a humble background, and most slaves had no names. Lingji was originally called Ling'er, and she was the footwasher of a certain beauty among the concubines married to Teng Jiang, Empress Liang. After the beauty died, in order not to be buried, she used all the money she had saved to buy a piece of information about the behavior of King Liang.
Let King Liang "occasionally" see her and burn paper in a corner for his master.
At this time, there were not so many taboos in the palace. During festivals, palace residents were allowed to burn paper to commemorate their master and family members.
The king of Liang was immediately attracted and favored the maidservant. Because of Ling Ji's humble status, she was granted the title of concubine.
Ling Ji has always been infertile, so she has always been in the position of a concubine.
Chun'er was in her ear, trying to lower her voice: "It is said that someone gave her the decoction of Duan Si. Could it be Mrs. Jiang Shu?"
I felt a little pity for a moment. Lingji could only say that she could save her life for the time being. If she had no heirs, she would not be able to escape the fate of being buried in the future when King Liang died.
Fortunately, she hugged the Queen Mother's thigh. In the past two days, the high-ranking person was doing well. From time to time, people from the Tingwei Mansion and the palace guards would come to check the places where the beauty lived. Because it was under the order of King Liang, the people under investigation dared not speak out in anger, so they could only pick up the messy clothes thinking they were unlucky.
"No, I won't go. Help, Your Majesty, help me!" Ling Ji was dragged out of the yard and escorted away.
Chun'er was so frightened that she hid behind her and whispered: "I heard that arrests started last night."
Three days have passed, and there are less than two days left before the five-day limit. But there were still no clues, so Tingwei Mansion began to bring people to torture him.
Xining thought for a while and walked over.
Chun'er was anxious: "Princess, let's not worry about this. When we were down, who took care of us?"
After a few days of these good days, you have to meddle in other people's business. That was the Tingwei Mansion, where many ministers and dignitaries were convicted and their lives were lost. If you want to know which children are crying and making trouble, just tell them to be careful and they will be arrested by the Tingwei Mansion, and they will not dare to make trouble again.
He said that he was already facing him.
A group of people couldn't help but stop when they saw a girl of about ten years old in front of her with a maid holding bamboo slips and a study box.
Someone actually dared to stop the people from Tingwei Mansion!
Anyone who dares to block the road, this is the palace again, is either bold or a little powerful.
The leader frowned slightly, and the men next to him stepped forward, raised a hand to cover their ears and whispered: "It's the fourteenth princess Mo, who is fostered under the name of the Queen Mother."