It’s the sixth day of October, sunny and slightly windy.
This is a rare good weather. The high-hanging sun sheds warm light, dispelling the coldness that has shrouded Chang'an City recently. But outside Qianqiu Hall to the west of Liangyi Hall, Wan Xuandao was in a trance and felt chilly on his body.
Wan Xuandao had just come out of the Yeting Bureau. He was originally planning to eat something... I heard this word from Li Shan. If he could find out something, he might be able to earn a share of the credit, but he didn't expect it to be so big. of a melon.
This melon was so big that Wan Xuandao couldn't bear it. He walked out of Yeting Bureau, passed through Chengqing Gate, Baifu Gate, and Yi Qiu Gate, and almost reached Liangyi Hall, but he still didn't wake up completely.
Should we just ignore it?
It would be terrible if something happened and it involved him.
"Daosheng, where are you going?"
Wan Xuandao raised his head and saw Shangshu Zuopu She Pei Ji. He forced a smile and said, "Mr. Pei, my nephew is going to pay homage to his sister."
Wan Xuandao lost his father when he was young, and was always raised by Li Yuan and Concubine Wan Guifei. Li Yuan had a lot of contact with Pei Ji back then, and they were quite familiar with each other.
After chatting for a while, Wan Xuandao had to go north. After reporting, he passed the Manlu Gate and entered the back hall of Taiji Palace. The Manlu Hall was the main place where Li Yuan summoned clan members and relatives, and he often summoned clan members here to have drinks. He lived in Ganlu Hall for more than half of his days, so this was actually Li Yuan's palace.
After bypassing the Ganlu Hall, Wan Xuandao had no choice but to turn west, pass through the Thousand Steps Corridor, and enter the Shujing Hall, which was the bedroom of Concubine Wan Gui... At this time, Wan Xuandao did not dare to go to other palaces.
Concubine Wan Gui had already received a report from the palace. Seeing her brother's sad face, she couldn't help but reprimanded him: "Don't you need to go to the Yamen today?"
"I took a day off this morning to take a bath." Wan Xuandao's face was so wrinkled that he couldn't even look at it. He just said this sentence and remained silent.
Concubine Wan Gui is not young anymore. She chatted for a long time, telling her brother to be careful and not to cause trouble. If she has free time, she can go to Sun Moon Lake to consult King Wei Si. He is recognized as a man of mixed knowledge. As long as you learn the same thing, you will be fine. Enough to establish the world.
After a while, Concubine Wan Gui realized that her younger brother was the most impatient with her nagging in the past. She left the palace last year, partly because she was too old to live in the back hall, and partly because she disliked her nagging. Why did she leave the palace today? Not even a word of refutation?
Concubine Wan Gui closed her mouth and looked at her carefully for a while. After a while, Wan Xuandao came back to her senses and said: "Sister, it's true."
"What happened?" Concubine Wan Guifei raised her eyebrows and lowered her voice: "No matter what happens, you can't speak at will, you can only talk to your sister here."
"Yes, I won't say it... outside." Wan Xuandao stuttered a little, "The teacher also reminded me the day before yesterday that if anything happens, I must inform my sister."
"Li Huairen?" Concubine Wan Gui was stunned and asked, "Is it related to him?"
Wan Xuandao shook his head repeatedly and wanted to speak but closed his mouth.
Concubine Wan Gui was anxious now. Her younger brother had always been a big talker, and why he was so silent today. It was certainly not a small matter, but no matter how big it was, his younger brother was so young and had little experience or knowledge. It was not even an exaggeration to say that it was nothing. The ability is definitely not affordable.
"Say!" Concubine Wan Gui's face was as cold as frost, and she drove out all the maids and palace attendants.
Wan Xuandao knew that his sister was really angry, so he gritted his teeth and whispered: "I went to Yeting Palace to check the pharmacy today..."
"Pharmacy?" Concubine Wan Guifei's face changed slightly, "Why should we check the pharmacy?"
There is a Xiguan Bureau under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, for palace people to take medicine. If they are concubines, they usually ask medical officers from the Imperial Medical Office under Taichang Temple. Only when there are secret matters that are difficult to disclose, the pharmacy in Yeting Palace will come to mind... ...certainly not a good thing.
Seeing Wan Xuandao's cheeks twitching, Concubine Wan Guifei was also a little nervous and asked in a low voice: "What kind of medicine is it?"
There are no doctors in Yeting Palace, and the pharmacy only dispenses medicine.
“Rhubarb, achyranthes…safflower.”
If it was just one of them, it might be other diseases, but all three are the main medicinal materials for miscarriage. Concubine Wan Guifei's face turned pale, and she grabbed Wan Xuandao's arm, "Who wants it?"
"A palace maid aged seventeen or eighteen is already dead." Wan Xuandao said in a low voice, "It should be the handiwork of the East Palace."
"Why?" Concubine Wan Gui asked and immediately came to her senses. Wan Xuandao would not dare to talk about such things, there must be evidence, and the only person who could ask for this medicine in the East Palace was Prince Li Jiancheng.
No wonder my brother was so nervous and panicked just now.
And if a concubine or a maid in the East Palace is pregnant, there is no need to have an abortion. Even if the woman is of low status, the most important thing is to elevate her to the throne. Anyway, although the eldest son of the prince died young, he still has five legitimate sons.
Besides, can’t Dong Palace get this medicine?
As for letting people sneak into the pharmacy in Yeting Palace?
The more she thought about it, the more flustered Concubine Wan Gui became, "Which...which palace does that...that palace maid belong to?"
"Chengxiang Hall."
"Chengxiang Palace?" Concubine Wan Gui was stunned, "Concubine Yang...impossible, she gave birth to Twenty Lang earlier this year."
"The palace maid died of illness at the end of August last year. She had a sister who also died of illness at about the same time." Wan Xuandao lowered his head, "Her sister was the palace maid of Acacia Palace and is said to be very trustworthy."
Concubine Wan Gui's eyes almost fell out, "Zhang Jieyu?"
"How could it be her?!"
Wan Xuandao grimaced and remained silent. He originally thought that a palace maid who asked for abortion medicine suddenly died, and was found to be related to the East Palace... He is not stupid, so he naturally knows that there must be something wrong here, Prince There are so many confidants, as for asking people to go to the pharmacy in Yeting Palace to pay bribes to ask for these medicinal materials?
That's why Wan Xuandao wanted to check, maybe this could be the reason for His Majesty to depose the crown prince... But he didn't expect to follow this route and find Zhang Jieyu of Xiangsi Palace.
Zhang Jieyu gave birth to Li Yuan's ninth son, Li Yuanfang, in the second year of Wude. In the fourth year of Wude, she was named King of Zhou. Zhang Jieyu herself was extremely favored by Li Yuan.
After Li Shimin returned to Beijing in the fourth year of Wude, Zhang Jieyu once asked for land for her father, but Li Shimin refused. For this reason, Li Yuan severely reprimanded Li Shimin... This was also the starting point of the rift between Li Yuan and Li Shimin.
Wan Xuandao was also numb. If he ate such a big melon, something big might happen!
For such a big matter, Concubine Wan Guifei did not dare to believe her brother's words casually. She repeatedly asked Wan Xuandao about the details and process of the investigation, and even confirmed whether there were any witnesses or physical evidence.
Then, Concubine Wan Gui called the palace maid, and then fell into silence until more than half an hour later, Li Yuan walked into Shujing Hall.
Generally speaking, when I write history, even if it is fiction, I make it up based on the analysis of historical data. There are two reasons for choosing Zhang Jieyu. One is that she conflicted with Li Shimin when her father asked for more than ten hectares of land. This reason does not make sense. , the history books say that those lands have been awarded to Li Shentong by Li Shimin, but Zhang Jieyu has no reason to only want those lands, unless there is a conflict with the King of Qin, which explains Zhang Jieyu's position. The second is that on the eve of the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Shimin accused the prince and King Qi of promiscuity in the harem, and named Zhang Jieyu and Concubine Yin De. However, that night, Zhang Jieyu secretly informed the prince.
(End of chapter)
