The First Empress - Chapter 161

Chapter 161 Cold In Linglong
All the concubines in the courtyard came. Hui Qi looked at these women who looked like beautiful flowers and beautiful moons. He threatened with a harsh voice, “If you don’t go back to sleep, what do you want to see?”

When the concubines heard the reminder, they quickly retreated in embarrassment. Seeing that the concubines were about to leave, Linglong said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is just a lesson from the past. When everyone returns, they should also take good care of the candles in the Closing Palace. Don’t let such a thing happen again.”

Huiqi and Ji Zhuhua both looked at each other with admiration. Linglong knew that she had crossed the line, but she still blurted out these words. After she finished speaking, she regretted it. Originally, she wanted to apologize, but now, a coroner had already come over. The two of them went into the inner hall with all their might.

Linglong, Huiqi, and Ji Zhuhua were waiting outside. Linglong felt uneasy inside and felt a little piercing. She wanted to help Ji Zhuhua sit down, but Ji Zhuhua let Linglong sit as well. Before Linglong could sit down, she felt like she was sitting on pins and needles. She could only stand up and say, “Why don’t I go back first?”

Huiqi’s fair and flawless skin became even paler, and he only said one sentence, “You stay.”

Linglong had no choice but to wait blankly.

After a while, the coroner had already come out. Ji Zhuhua’s pale face revealed a faint red powder and asked, “How is it, is it Royal servant or?”

Linglong’s clear and bright pupils looked at the two coroners. The coroner raised his head slightly and said, “Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please look at this.”

As he spoke, he handed over a dirty white jade pendant. Huiqi did not stretch out his hand to receive it. He only glanced at it and said, “What, do you mean, this is a member of the royal family?”

Because only people from the royal family could wear such a jade pendant, Linglong couldn’t help but have doubts in her heart. She then looked at the jade pendant. The words “Emperor’s grace is vast” were engraved on the jade pendant. On the other side, there was a line of faint handwriting. Linglong chanted, “Great Li Dynasty’s Third Prince Hui Zheng Zhi.”

As soon as she read this, Linglong saw that Huiqi’s expression was changing. Even Ji Zhuhua’s face turned deathly pale, as if he had encountered a ghost. Linglong carefully looked at the handwriting engraved on it, and then nodded affirmatively, “I did not mispronounce it. The Emperor’s divine eyes are like lightning, please take a look.” As he spoke, the coroner had already placed the jade pendant on the table beside his hand. Huiqi waved his hand and the jade pendant fell to the ground, splitting into pieces.

“Impudent!” Huiqi looked at the coroner’s work. The two coroners were silent and could only kowtow repeatedly.

Seeing Ji Zhuhua’s strange expression, Linglong gently waved her hand and urged the coroner to go down. Only then did the two coroners tremble. Ji Zhuhua’s eyes stared at the broken jade pendant on the ground. Then, he raised his eyes and asked, “Your Majesty, why is it the Third Prince of the previous dynasty?” Linglong could clearly see that Ji Zhuhua’s bright red lips were slightly raised, and there was a cruel beauty inside.

Linglong did not understand the situation at all. She looked back at Huiqi and Huiqi sneered, “There was a fire in the cold palace, but not a single concubine was burned to death. It’s really strange that a ghost soul was burned out.”

At this moment, Linglong did not understand what the two of them were talking about. She could only ask, “Why hasn’t this Third Prince’s concubine heard of it at all? Could it be …”

Ji Zhuhua nodded slightly and said, “It’s normal that you haven’t heard of him. The Third Prince was originally the prince of the previous emperor. His name was Hui Zheng Zhi. The Third Prince …” Ji Zhuhua’s eyes fell on Huiqi and he said, “I vaguely remembered that the Third Prince had disappeared a long time ago. It has been about ten years. This … What exactly is going on?”

Ji Zhu Hua’s hands trembled violently. Linglong was a little afraid when she heard this. According to Ji Zhu Hua, the Third Prince had disappeared for no reason for ten to twenty years. Now that he had been burned out of his bones, it was more or less like he was trying to mess around.

Linglong only felt chilly. Coincidentally, the crow above her head dropped a piece of snow from the treetop and hit Linglong’s collar. Linglong only felt chilly. At first, she didn’t care, but after a while, she felt even colder.

Linglong looked at Huiqi. Huiqi did not panic or panic as he had expected. “It seems that someone is doing something wrong. I don’t believe that there will be ghosts in the sky. The old prince has been dead for more than ten years. At that time, I was not the Storage Lord. I vaguely can’t remember.” His long eyelashes trembled slightly as he spoke. “Go find someone to hide the old prince’s corpse and bury him.”

Linglong didn’t dare to say a word, Linglong was completely confused about what had happened today. Everything had become so strange and complicated since Xunmei stepped on the snow. It was so complicated that Linglong felt that she was where she was now, in her dreams or in reality. She kept pinching her wrist, which proved that everything in front of her was the truth.

Ji Zhuhua’s cherry lips curved slightly, and Gao Hua carried a hint of gentleness. “Your Majesty, I’m afraid this is difficult to convince the crowd. The old prince is the humerus minister of the previous emperor, so it would be better to chase him down.”

When Hui Qi heard this, his thin lips slightly lifted up and he said, “How about chasing after the posthumous title of ‘Prince Yi’?”

Looking through the moonlight, he felt that Huiqi’s skin was so white, as if it was going to turn into a piece of white paper. Linglong was still thinking about the cause and effect, and the coroners had already moved this completely different corpse out of the inner hall. Linglong clasped her hands together and covered her eyes.

Originally, he didn’t want to see this corpse, but he still saw it.

“Prince Yi? The Emperor has considered everything thoroughly. This concubine sighs in admiration.” After he finished speaking, he calmed down. Huiqi glanced at the Empress and said, “I’m tired tonight. Go back early.”

Huiqi’s thick eyebrows trembled. A gentle ripple appeared in his eyes as he looked at Linglong and said, “You’re tired too. Go back early and don’t get cold.”

Linglong nodded her head repeatedly. Feeling unwell, she left early. She didn’t expect that Lan Sou Yu had yet to leave. She had just collided with Ling Long. Ling Long lowered her head and walked to the front. The corner of Lan Sou Yu’s mouth revealed a dazzling smile. “What is Lady Jie Yu doing in such a hurry? It doesn’t seem to be over yet, does it?”

Linglong ignored Lan Shuyu’s mocking innuendo and turned her gaze back. “This palace feels cold, so let’s go back first. If you like to stay here, you can stay here for a while longer,” she said.

Lan Sou Yu sneered, “Then I won’t be sending them away. This palace doesn’t like this place, but this nameless fire should be investigated. What does Empress Jie Yu think?”

Only then did Linglong recognize the tit for tat in Lan Shuyu’s words. She stood still and asked faintly, “Naturally, I need to investigate. However, Sister Zhaoyuan’s words have made me a little overwhelmed.”

After Linglong finished speaking, she stepped aside. Lan Sou Yu walked over and looked at Linglong with her pair of unique ethereal eyes. She said, “This palace guarantees that Your Highness is still at a loss for what to do. Don’t think that I don’t know the background of today’s matter. This palace only managed to get hold of it with great difficulty. Your Highness, please beg for your fortune.”

Linglong didn’t want to get into any trouble with Lan Sou Yu. She could tell that Lan Sou Yu was trying to provoke her. Linglong turned around and said, “Then, I’ll wait and see. I also want to find out the reason for this fire. This palace naturally also secretly visited.”

Lan Sou Yu’s pink lips, which were as tender as rose petals, were dyed with a faint layer of sweetness. “Then let’s investigate together. It’s a matter of the Imperial Palace. It’s also very good that you and I agree together. I believe the Emperor and the Empress are also waiting to see.”

Linglong smiled coldly and took a step forward.

With great difficulty, she walked into the Cloud Phoenix Hall. Qin’er could already tell that Linglong’s expression was not good. She hurriedly handed over the stove and changed into a new cloak.

After taking off the silk cloak, Qin’er was greatly shocked. The snow that had fallen earlier had now turned into a pile of wet water stains. “Your Highness, how are you feeling now?”

Linglong only felt a chill coming from behind her collar. She forced a smile and said, “It’s just that she was pounced on by the snow. It’s fine.”

Qin’er was very anxious. She quickly covered Linglong with the blanket and cooked the ginger soup before sending it to Linglong’s side. She felt good just now, but now Linglong felt tired. Qin’er hurriedly called the imperial physician over.

Linglong waited for Pei Minghai’s pulse to be checked. Her curled eyelashes flickered and she coughed, “Is that in the way?”

“It doesn’t matter. I’ll just have to make two prescriptions for you.” Pei Minghai lowered his head and wrote quickly. After he finished writing, he handed the prescription to Xiao Zhuozi. Xiao Zhuozi hurriedly arrived at the Taiyuan Hospital. Seeing that Pei Minghai was about to leave, Linglong hurriedly kept Pei Minghai.

“Qin’er, serve tea to Imperial Physician Pei.” Pei Minghai could only sit on the stool and accompany him. Linglong Nian was very mature in Pei Minghai and her words were very credible. Thus, she supported her illness and asked, “Does Imperial Physician Pei also know about the Third Prince Hui Zheng Zhi?”

When Pei Minghai heard this name, his white eyelashes suddenly trembled. After pondering for a moment, he said, “It’s all a matter of accumulated years. Why did Your Highness come here to talk about this?”

“Last time in the cold palace … cough cough …” Linglong’s stamina was shattered by her slash. Pei Minghai was a kind-hearted doctor. He looked at Linglong and said, “Third Prince was originally a capable general assisted by the previous emperor. Before he disappeared, he was the Crown Prince. Later generals said that he disappeared because he said that the Crown Prince was a virtuous person. However, the Imperial Concubine and this lowly official were both people who stayed out of this situation. Naturally, they were just talking nonsense.”

Linglong’s expression did not change. The doubts in her heart had already disappeared a lot. She then smiled and said, “Does this mean that the heir to the crown prince has not been decided before the old prince disappeared?”

At that time, Pei Minghai blinked his muddy eyes and looked at the caisson in the sky. His memories were also ethereal. “Indeed, there was no Crown Prince. At that time, the situation was not as clear as it is now. Not only was there the Emperor and Seventh Prince, there were also many five princes.”

Hearing this, Linglong roughly understood some things. She smiled faintly and said, “Today’s words are just a casual question from this palace. Imperial Physician Pei’s left ear goes in and out of his right ear. Imperial Physician Pei is here to treat this palace. Is Imperial Physician Pei right?”

Linglong hurriedly grabbed a handful of golden melon seeds and handed them to Pei Minghai. Pei Minghai looked around and saw that no one had caught them. Then, he hurriedly placed them in his sleeve. Then, he said seriously, “Actually, there is still an inside story to this matter. Your Highness will understand after thinking about it.”

Linglong waited for Imperial Physician Pei to finish her sentence before her astonished expression subsided. She replied indifferently, “That’s right, you and I are both from outside Fang. We shouldn’t have cared about these things. Qin’er, send Imperial Physician Pei to this palace.”

Qin’er hurriedly walked out from behind the screen and sent Pei Minghai away.

Because Linglong was suffering from a cold wind, and because she had something to worry about, Pei Minghai’s medicine did not stop. However, it did not cure her illness. Instead, it became more and more intense. She did not dare to get out of bed every day, so she could only reluctantly say a few words. Her sullen expression made people look listless.

Qin’er was busy taking care of her, but it still had no effect.