After Jin Yu'e left, Shi Dianjin came to deliver the meal.
"Miss Xue, this food is not bad. Today is the birthday of the tenth princess. Concubine Ying specially gave everyone below a red egg and a small bowl of mutton soup noodles.
I'm going to take your share, otherwise you'll have to eat and take more of that shameless thing. "
Shi Dianjin's round face was full of sincerity. After he said this, he comforted Xue Hengzhao: "Miss Xue, you will not live under others for a long time. Besides, your family was just implicated. Once your anger is relieved, our Lord will definitely think about it." stand up.
Forgiving your father's sins is nothing more than a matter of imperial decree. Until then, you will still be a noble lady.
Just be patient for now, and be sure to take care of yourself. "
"Thank you very much," Xue Hengzhao smiled slightly and asked him to sit down. "Thank you very much, Eunuch Shi, for looking after me. Please sit down and have a cup of tea!"
Shi Dianjin hurriedly waved his hand: "Forget it, girl, you can eat noodles first!"
Chi Su came back later, smiled and said to Shi Dianjin: "Eunuch Shi is here! Sit down for a while, why is today's meal so good? Who else is taking advantage of you?"
Shi Dianjin said: "Today is the birthday of the tenth princess, and Concubine Ying gave it to her."
Concubine Ying's surname is Ma. In this palace, if Concubine Yao is ranked first, she can be ranked second.
The two of them were originally cousins, and Yao Ziyun's biological mother was the daughter of the Ma family.
This tenth princess is now eleven or twelve years old, only slightly younger than the ninth prince born to Concubine Yao.
Although Concubine Ying was quite favored, she was quite unsatisfied.
She gave birth to a son a few years ago, but unfortunately he died young.
The remaining ten princesses became ill and mute again.
Perhaps because of this, Concubine Ying loved the tenth princess very much.
Every year on her birthday, she would pay for the monks to chant sutras and give money to the poor.
As well as the birthday noodles and eggs for the palace servants, she also used her own money to spend them.
Therefore, although Concubine Ying could be called domineering, many servants in the palace thought of her well.
"I asked why a magpie kept screaming at me when I was outside! Sure enough, something good happened." Chi Su picked up his bowl of noodles with a smile, and picked most of the mutton inside into Xue Hengzhao's bowl, " You eat more, you will have enough mutton for three to nine days!"
Xue Hengzhao did not thank her, but turned to Shi Dianjin and said: "Eunuch Shi, you have been in this palace for a long time. I want to ask you, when did this Zhiwu Courtyard become unclean? What are the reasons? Isn’t it a good place to be close?”
Shi Dianjin was a little embarrassed after hearing her words, and said: "Miss Xue, why are you asking this? You live here now, and it would be better if you don't know. If you know too much, you will only be more scared."
"We're not afraid, just say it." Chi Su said hurriedly.
Shi Dianjin looked at the two of them, and indeed did not see the look of fear on their faces, so he sighed softly and said: "This matter is a bit long to talk about.
There are several places in this yard that are considered dangerous, and people dare not approach them easily.
The first one is naturally the main hall of Miwuyuan. You also know that Liu Guiren committed suicide there.
Some people say they have seen ghosts and crying sounds there.
Fortunately, the main hall is now locked, so there is no need to go in to clean or burn incense.
But apart from there, there was another place that was not very auspicious, which was the dry well in the northwest corner of the yard.
It's strange to say that the well used to have water, but somehow it suddenly dried up last summer.
Liu Guiren knew about it and did not dare to say anything. "
Shi Dianjin paused for a moment when he said this. Although he knew that there was no one else in the courtyard, he couldn't help but glance outside the door a few times. He lowered his voice and said, "You two must also know that His Majesty hates him the most." Something ominous.
Therefore, Mr. Liu told everyone not to speak out, for fear of upsetting His Majesty.
But we all know about it. Think about it, how could this matter be completely hidden from everyone's eyes?
Just don't tell your superiors. "
Liu Guiren was not favored in the first place, and he was not on good terms with Yao Guifei and others. He was afraid that someone would make a fuss about it, so it was reasonable to keep it secret.
Shi Dianjin continued: "At the beginning of autumn, a little palace maid in Miwuyuan made a mistake and was punished by the eunuch in charge here.
Who knew that the little palace maid was so angry that she threw herself into a dry well and died.
Some people also say that she didn't want to die, but just sat on the edge of the well crying, and somehow got confused and fell in.
In any case, the little palace maid died in the well.
Although there is no water, the well is very deep.
Later he was found, dragged out of the palace and buried.
Because of this incident, Liu Guiren even received a warning. "
"So the dry well must have been covered with stone slabs." Chi Su said.
When she and Xue Hengzhao were walking around in the yard, they did see a dry well in the northwest corner, but it was already covered with thick stone slabs.
"That stone slab was covered after Liu Guiren committed suicide." Shi Dianjin said, "Sealing a well is not a trivial matter, especially in the palace."
What he said is not nonsense, the wells in the palace are all very particular.
It is related to the royal yun and cannot be easily moved.
"After Liu Guiren committed suicide, the eunuch in charge of the courtyard also threw himself into the well and died." Shi Dianjin said, "Some people say that the little palace maid asked for his life. In fact, I don't think it was a request for life. Liu Guiren has gone, and it is difficult for him to find a place in this palace.
Moreover, there was a lot of chaos at that time, property was stolen from the palace, and many things were lost in Miaowuyuan.
Naturally, he couldn't escape his involvement. Instead of being tried and tortured, it would be better for him to die early and be clean. "
"Who is so bold and dares to steal things from the palace?" This is the first time Chi Su has heard about this.
"Who knows?" Shi Dianjin shook his head, "There are tens of thousands of servants in this palace, and there are bound to be some who are wearing the skin of thieves.
Later I heard that a few pieces were found outside the palace, but most of them were probably changed hands and gone out long ago.
The palace was in such chaos at that time that by the time I thought about rectifying and investigating, it was already too late.
Because two people died in this well, it is considered a place of great danger. I don’t know who asked for permission. In short, this well was covered before you entered the palace.
As for what to do next, we have to wait until the weather gets warmer. "
After saying this, Shi Dianjin felt a little regretful, and comforted Xue Chi and said: "They all say that if you are not surprised, you will lose yourself if you are surprised.
You two have been here for so many days and nothing has happened to you. It can be seen that you are both blessed people and you don't dare to mess with ghosts.
Go and eat quickly, it will be cold in a while. It's time for me to go back, I still have some errands to do. "
After Shi Dianjin left, Xue Hengzhao picked up the mutton in his bowl and gave two pieces to Chi Su, saying, "Eat it quickly!"
She herself only ate half a bowl, and only two or three pieces of mutton.
"This noodles tastes good, why don't you eat it? Besides, we only have one meal a day." Chi Su stopped using his chopsticks when he saw that she didn't eat.
"I was thinking that Lin Fufei would be bullied over there, and I was afraid that she wouldn't be able to afford this meal," Xue Hengzhao said, "We asked her for chopsticks, which was considered a favor."
When Chi Su entered the courtyard, she heard someone in the room and quietly hid the chopsticks.
But Xue Hengzhao had sharp eyes and had already seen her move.
"You're thoughtful, I'll send it to her right now." Chi Su said, putting the remaining half of the noodles in his own bowl with what Xue Hengzhao had left, making it a full bowl.
"I'll send it to her right away."
