blood-stained
Nangong Shun suppressed the doubts in her heart, slowed down and walked towards the mourning hall.
Through the open door, you can vaguely see the coffin parked inside, but the strange thing is that there is still no crying.
Soon Nangong Shunv also discovered the abnormality: with the honored status of Concubine Hui in the harem, the palace servants should wear sackcloth and filial piety and kneel outside the mourning hall...
But the courtyard outside the main hall was empty, and although the palace people had put on the sugu, there were no worshippers at the door.
All the palace maids, servants, hurried, bowed their heads and hurried.
It just so happened that Nangong Jingnu came out of the main hall mourning hall, and Nangong Shunv stopped and waved to the other party.
Nangong Jingnu also changed into a plain-colored palace uniform, and all the accessories on the top of her head were removed, leaving only a pure black hairpin.
She came to Nangong Shunv with a strange expression on her face and whispered, "Concubine Hui Gui has passed away."
Nangong Shunv nodded: "I already know, is the royal father here? What did the imperial doctor say? What about the second and fourth brothers?"
Nangong Jingnv's lips moved, she looked back, took Nangong Shunv's hand and walked to a secluded place, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "It's an accident, it's been a long time since my father came here. His temper returned, and I heard Eunuch Sijiu say that the emperor wanted to hand over this matter to the Inner Court Division, Zongzheng Temple and Dali Temple."
Nangong’s beautiful girl frowned slightly, and the two yamen before the imperial concubine’s funeral should be involved, but Dali Temple ranks among the nine divisions, which is directly under the hands of the kings of all dynasties. Ministry of Punishment.
Nangong Shunv: "Dali Temple, how did this incident disturb Dali Temple? Could it be that Concubine Hui...was murdered by someone?" Apart from this possibility, Nangong Shunv really couldn't think of what Dali Temple would do, and Concubine Huigui... The health has always been very good, and the sudden death is also likely to be the reason.
Nangong Jingnu's face was solemn, and after a long silence, she slowly said: "The concubine Hui Gui died suddenly and suddenly, the servants who served the palace first went to the imperial doctor, but after the imperial doctor came, the concubine had already gone. The incident naturally also alarmed the father. The father was furious when he saw the body of the noble concubine, and ordered the palace to be sealed, and every person on duty was recorded in the book. He also called the inner court army to search the entire Cheng'en Palace. ,result… "
Nangong Jingnu took a deep breath and showed a lingering expression: "As a result, a box was searched under the Buddhist hall, which contained two dolls..."
Nangong Jingnu didn't say any more, and the two sisters looked at each other in silence.
Witchcraft! Unexpectedly, this kind of thing that appears in the past dynasties will be accompanied by bloodshed in the court and even the change of dynasties, and it will appear in this dynasty!
Nangong Shu Nu's heart was pounding, and she looked around for fear of an unknown person standing beside her, and heard this "secret of the palace".
At this moment, she felt that the sky had turned gray, as if it was covered with a black haze.
There are two dolls in total, and it is self-evident that one of them represents who, what about the other one
Nangong Shunv swallowed her saliva and took a step forward. She was almost close to Nangong Jingnv and asked in a very low voice, "Whose is that other doll... Who is it?"
Nangong Jingnu's face was also very ugly, with a hint of horror in her eyes, and she whispered back: "It is said that the little man has the birth date of the eldest brother on his body."
Nangong Shunv only felt a thunder explode in her mind, the hairs on her back stood up, and a cold air rose from the lower plate and went straight to the top of her head.
Nangong Shunv's body swayed, she took Nangong Jingnv's hand and felt that both of their fingertips were equally cold.
The two entered the mourning hall, and almost all members of the royal family came, except for the two underage princes.
There was also a case of witchcraft in the early years of the founding of the previous dynasty. There are very detailed records of this in the history books. Not only the concubines and the entire family of the concubines involved were executed, but even the prince who was very likely to inherit the throne was also punished. Linked up, banned for life...
And the people involved have been caught from the inner court to the imperial court, and nearly 10,000 people have been sentenced to beheading...
In order to close the case as soon as possible, we even had to change the long-standing rule of "three quarters at noon". All the executioners from all over the country were called to the capital, and more than 100 executioners were executed in groups of ten in rotation. Nearly ten hours late...
Heads and corpses were rolled everywhere, and the corpses were piled up into mountains, and crows and doves and birds swirled around for months on the mass grave.
It is said that that section of Caishikou was depressed for several years in a row, and blood seeped into the cracks of the slate. A hundred years later, if a certain floor tile is uncovered again, dark bloodstains may still be seen.
This is the consequences that will be faced once the witchcraft technique is discovered.
It was quiet in the mourning hall. The second prince Nangong Wei and the fourth prince Nangong Zhen were kneeling beside the coffin, with no blood on their faces. The timid fourth prince was trembling with fear, and he could hardly kneel.
The death of the biological mother is a certain grief. But when such a big thing happened with witchcraft, I was afraid that the sadness had long since been diluted. The moment the inner court guard found the box, the entire palace servants of Cheng'en Palace were all guilty. It's still unknown after this calamity.
The mourning hall is extremely simple, not even a brazier. The choice of the coffin is not the size of the imperial concubine, which shows how angry Nangong is about this.
Throughout the audience, only one person was the happiest.
That was the third prince, Nangong Wang, who had been standing in the corner with his head down.
Concubine Hui Gui was already guilty, so he didn't have to kneel. The reason why he lowered his head was because he was afraid that he would accidentally laugh out loud.
For him, Jingjia's eleventh year can be said to be a period of time and good luck.
The first is to get the beauty that he longs for: Jiya. Then the second and fourth children who have been pressing on their heads all the time are finished like this!
Even though the fifth lame man was still in custody, Nangong Wang still felt that it was unlikely that the emperor would pass the throne to him. The eldest eldest died, and the old sixth was unbearable and could not be used for much. The old man, the old man, and the nine hairs have not grown together, so he is not qualified to compete with himself.
Nangong Wang, who lowered his head, couldn't hold back the ecstasy in his heart, and the corners of his mouth twitched. He even thought: After dealing with this matter, the emperor's father couldn't take it anymore, and he stomped his legs and died, then the throne would be Own it!
Everyone was immersed in their own thoughts, and no one noticed Nangong Wang's expression, except for one person...
Nangong Jingnu looked away from Nangong Wang, the third brother kept his head down, she couldn't see the other's expression, but she still saw the movement of raising his hand to cover his lips just now.
Sadness is impossible, so... are you laughing
Nangong Jingnu looked at the second and fourth emperors who were half paralyzed on the ground. Concubine Hui was lying quietly in the coffin, wearing a pure white tunic. She died violently in her sleep, and she was found to have something to do with witchcraft before she even put on her clothes, so she could only wear this body and be placed in a thin coffin.
Nangong Jingnu felt that her hands and feet were cold, and everyone around her felt unfamiliar to her. She turned around and exited the hall, went down the steps and took a few deep breaths to get better.
The birth date of the emperor has always been a top secret, and Concubine Hui is the old man beside her father. It is not surprising to know, but the problem is...
The first prince, Nangongping, has a low status and has been kept outside the palace. How did Concubine Hui know his birthday
It is true that the eldest prince died very strangely, but it has been almost a year since he passed away. With the mind of the concubine, how could he continue to keep the witch and villain who have no effect
Look at the second and fourth brothers who were paralyzed on the ground and hadn't shed a single tear from beginning to end. Isn't the death of the biological mother less important than Mingzhe's protection
Also, the third brother who was dressed in plain clothes and snickered in the corner, the sixth brother who was drunk all day long, and the fifth brother who was silent on crutches...
The more Nangong Jingnu thought about it, the more frightened she became, as she looked at the hurried maids who walked by from time to time.
These people are still alive at the moment, and it is impossible to say when they will be dead.
Concubine Hui died, and she didn't even have a chance to defend herself. The entire palace staff of Cheng'en Palace would be sentenced to death one day in the future.
Not to mention there are hundreds of people! The death of these hundreds of people is a predictable death, a destined death, Nangong Jingnu knows it, and they know it too!
The scary thing is that he is watching them, they are alive.
A burst of footsteps and the sound of iron chains interrupting Nangong Jingnu's thoughts, she looked up, and saw a majestic man in a red official uniform walking towards the main hall with a team of more than a dozen people.
The man in the red official uniform in the lead had a majestic phoenix embroidered with gold thread on the patch on his chest.
Legend has it that the dragon has nine sons, and the seven sons are named: 狴紴; he is fond of lawsuits in his life, and he is also powerful.
Looking at the entire court, the only person who is qualified to use gold thread as a lead, and embroider the embroidery on the patch of the official uniform, is only the Dali Siqing.
Dali Siqing raised his right hand beside his ear, holding a bright scroll in his hand.
Nangong Jingnu's heart sank: After all, what should come has come.
Dali Siqing also saw Nangong Jingnv, but he just bowed slightly to Nangong Jingnv, and walked towards the hall with people.