Are there ghosts in this world
Liu Qiaoer trusts no one except herself.
There are no ghosts in this world, there are people with ulterior motives.
It was right for Concubine Chen to be beaten to death. The Queen was the mistress of the harem. If she didn't use tough and resolute means, there would be so many women in the harem with so many tricks, and they would all bully the Queen.
By that time, the emperor still thought that the queen was not capable of leading the harem.
Concubine Chen was in the harem and was a guard, so it was not wrong to beat her to death no matter what.
But why did someone use her to fabricate a ghost and say that Concubine Chen died unjustly
Liu Qiaoer didn't know how a woman who cheated on her man could be wronged.
Early in the morning of that day, Liu Qiaoer had already come to the plum forest to pick some plums.
Since the ghost appeared in Merlin, Liu Qiaoer felt that it was better to close the door and beat the dog.
In the evening, Nanny Xing settled everything, led three or four palace maids and eunuchs, and quietly followed Liu Qiaoer to the outside of Meilin's yard.
"It's okay. There are no ghosts in this world. Don't be afraid. Just follow the instructions."
Liu Qiaoer asked them to guard the four corners in groups of two, and then gave each of them a string of firecrackers and a fire starter.
"If there is any movement, light the firecrackers and throw them at the person, and I will appear soon."
Four groups of people guarded the four corners of Merlin, Nanny Xing guarded the door, and Liu Qiaoer summoned Long Batian again and asked him to lie on the roof to avoid revealing his whereabouts.
Nanny Xing was very curious about Long Batian.
"Miss Qiao'er, why don't you see him as a guard on weekdays? When did he appear without any sound?"
Liu Qiaoer had no choice but to explain: "The secret guard is usually not in the palace. He will only appear when I call him. He is highly skilled in martial arts and can walk around the palace as if it were flat ground. The ordinary palace guards are no match for him."
Long Batian’s kung fu is very advanced. Nanny Xing has seen it with her own eyes. It is very rare and she also wants to train one, but her ability is limited.
Without saying much, she and Liu Qiaoer guarded the only door in Meilin's yard, waiting for the person pretending to be a ghost to appear.
Just when everyone was getting impatient and thought that the ghost would not come out tonight.
At three o'clock in the morning, a ball of fire was seen flying around in the woods in Merlin.
Nanny Xing was the first to notice it. She was shocked and squeezed Liu Qiaoer's hand tightly: "Look, it's a will-o'-the-wisp."
Liu Qiaoer narrowed her eyes slightly. What kind of ghost fire is that? It was obviously phosphorous fire, and this phosphorous fire was suspended by a very thin silk thread. As for where the end of the silk thread was.
It was too dark and Liu Qiaoer couldn’t see it either.
However, she quietly came to the will-o'-the-wisp and quietly wrapped the silk thread of the will-o'-the-wisp around the tree branch.
The will-o'-the-wisp fire could no longer be pulled, so Liu Qiaoer followed the silk thread all the way to the wall.
Because it was in the middle stage, it created a blind spot for the four people guarding the corner.
However, the bright ghost lights in the forest can be seen.
When Liu Qiaoer came to the wall, she looked around and saw that the four people were trembling with fear.
"Shh, don't be afraid, wait for me to catch a ghost for you."
As he spoke, he saw a person in white clothes and long hair floating on the wall twice, and suddenly fell directly into the wall.
The four people in the corner covered their mouths in fear.
As luck would have it, the ghost in white clothes and long hair happened to land in front of Liu Qiaoer.
There was a shock, for this happened suddenly in the dark night, and even Liu Qiaoer was startled.
But after seeing the material clearly, Liu Qiaoer reached out and grabbed the paper man.
It turned out to be just a frame with long hair tied on it, a layer of paper pasted on it, and a white cloth covered on the paper. It looked scary, but it was actually just a paper man.
Liu Qiaoer stuck the paper man on the branch again.
Suddenly, someone pulled a few times but failed to move it. At this moment, a "ah" sound was heard.
Liu Qiaoer looked towards the roof and Long Batian made some gestures to her.
Meaning there was only one person, and this person had been caught by him and shot in the leg.
Liu Qiaoer's eyes rolled and a plan came to her mind, but she did not go and catch the man directly.
Instead, she tore off the white cloth and wig, put them on herself, threw them on a rope on the wall, and flipped over from the wall.
Jumped to the next door in an instant.
Then I heard a scream of "Ghost!" from next door.
Liu Qiaoer stepped forward and kicked him over: "If you scream again, I will eat you..."
The man quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Empress Chen, don't be angry, I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong, I shouldn't have used your name to mess around, but don't blame me, it was Empress Shufei who asked me to do this."
"The Concubine Shu said that as long as the Queen is told that she is arrogant and domineering, that's enough. I didn't mean to disturb you. I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong."
Liu Qiaoer didn't expect that this little eunuch confessed everything before she even asked anything.
When Nanny Xing saw Liu Qiaoer climbing over the wall, she followed with her people.
Although he was shocked when he saw Liu Qiaoer's outfit, he was still very angry after learning the truth.
"I didn't expect that it was Concubine Shu who was behind this. She seemed so weak and timid on weekdays, and occasionally competed for favors, but Concubine Shu didn't care about her. I didn't expect that she was such a person in private."
The culprit was caught, and Nanny Xing brought the young eunuch and all the belongings to the Queen.
Nanny Xing recounted what had happened indignantly, while the Empress listened indifferently.
Although there was the young eunuch's confession, it was not an easy task to bring down Concubine Shu in a short period of time.
The Empress did not pursue the matter further, but instructed Nanny Xing: "Hand the man over to the Ministry of Punishment, burn these things, and burn some paper money for Concubine Chen, and burn these things for her."
"Then, spread the news quietly that the man that Concubine Chen is dating in private is actually Concubine Shu's lover."
Nanny Xing had been with the Queen in the palace for so many years that she could tell what the Queen meant with just one look from her eyes, and they had a very good tacit understanding.
She just smiled sinisterly and said, "Your Majesty, I know what to do. I just want to spread some rumors. Once it reaches your Majesty's ears, someone will naturally investigate it."
The queen smiled and nodded, then took off a bracelet and gave it to Liu Qiaoer.
"You are really smart and clever. The prince has good vision. Don't go back to the Marquis' Mansion in the future. Just follow me. Don't worry, when you are old enough to leave the palace, I will definitely find a good marriage for you."
Liu Qiaoer had been thinking about how to stay in the palace. The palace was well-informed and she would definitely be able to find out about Cui Boxiao.
And if Cui Boxiao could come back and wanted to look for her, the maidservant beside the queen would be the easiest to find.
Liu Qiaoer immediately agreed: "I am willing to share the Queen's worries."
The palace fighting has little to do with Liu Qiaoer. Her current mission is to protect the queen and the baby in her belly from any mishap.
The hidden mission is to find the person who subverted the court.
My task is to wait for news from Cui Boxiao.
The Queen was worthy of being the Queen, the winner of the palace fight. Less than a month later, the news that Concubine Shu had cheated on him reached the Emperor.
In fact, it was already considered slow, mainly because the queen didn't want to be discovered, so she slowed down on purpose.
Shufei's father was the Minister of Personnel. During the busiest time at the end of the year, the Emperor found him several times to cause trouble, and the Minister of Personnel didn't even know what he had done wrong.