Zhao An carried the food box and hummed a tune and went straight to the clan house in the North District. From a distance, he saw some maids talking under the door wall. When they saw him, they were just stunned for a moment, not too much. Pay attention.
"Concubine Lan is bullying someone again."
"Poor Concubine Jade has a weak body and cannot bear the torture. If she continues like this, she will still have a few more days to live."
"Who can say otherwise? Last time it was said that Concubine Jade was against the law when picking flowers, and now she is said to be unruly and having an affair with an eunuch."
The maids' voices were very low, but Zhao An's ears were extremely sensitive and he heard them clearly.
When they saw the little eunuch still standing aside with a shy and gossipy face, they immediately became angry and said, "Where is this little eunuch from? He doesn't understand the rules like this."
Zhao An is happy.
It turned out that they didn't know his identity, and that's right. Originally, the late emperor's concubines were not under his control.
This is the first time for me to visit the concubine in the clan house.
Thinking of this, Zhao An flicked his fly whisk and said with a smile: "Sisters, I was entrusted by someone to deliver medicine to the Jade Concubine. I just heard you talking about the Jade Concubine. Could you please tell me."
"The little eunuch is talking nonsense. Who outside would dare to deliver food to Concubine Jade."
The ladies-in-waiting were all pretty, and they spoke domineeringly with their hands on their hips.
Zhao An smiled crookedly, took out a few ingots of silver from his sleeves and handed them over. The women took them with great joy, and then dragged him to the corner.
It turns out that Concubine Lan took care of Concubine Yu yesterday and said that Concubine Yu was having an affair with the eunuch Chen Mao. Chen Mao also admitted it, but he suffered a lot from Concubine Yu. She was emptied of the maids around her and was alone in the palace. die.
Zhao An felt something was wrong.
The late emperor is gone, but the concubines are still fighting over each other. They are all lonely and helpless women, shouldn't they join a group to stay warm and survive?
After all, Luo Qingshuang was too lazy to care about them.
The maid Ah Huan joked: "What do you know? The clan mansion is nominally under the jurisdiction of Prince Ning."
Well, Zhao An understood it instantly.
The late emperor is gone, but his concubine can compete for Prince Ning.
After all, he is a leader.
"Then who is Concubine Lan?"
"Concubine Lan was the acting steward among the former imperial concubines. Now that the Queen Mother doesn't ask about it, it's hard for Prince Ning to come, so everything here is under Concubine Lan's management."
The maids were chattering, and Zhao An finally figured out the situation.
Concubine Lan's status in the clan house was like that of a queen in the harem, controlling the women of the late emperor.
There are no tigers and monkeys in the mountains who are kings. If Luo Qingshuang were here, Concubine Lan would probably not dare to fart.
After finding out these things clearly, Zhao An asked A Huan to lead the way to meet the Jade Concubine.
Ah Huan's head shook like a rattle when she heard this. She didn't have the guts. No one knew who would be punished if he touched Concubine Jade. Everyone was like the god of plague, wishing to stay away.
Not going?
Zhao An was not in a hurry, and casually took out a hundred taels of banknotes and handed them over.
Ah Huan hesitated. One hundred taels was already a lot. It would be enough for her to live without worries after leaving the palace, but life was more important.
Hehe, don’t agree? Then keep throwing money at it!
Zhao An took out five treasure notes this time. Several maids swallowed their saliva when they saw this. Ah Huan also stared at the treasure notes and hesitated to speak.
Zhao An smiled slightly and gave each of the other maids a treasure note, which is called hush money.
As expected, they both took the money and ran away to save trouble. Ah Huan accepted the money and signaled to follow closely.
Looking at her nervous look, Zhao An felt like a thief.
In fact, he is not afraid of being discovered. He is the most popular person in the Imperial Palace and Cining Palace. If Lan Fei finds trouble, he will dare to slap her!
Well, the kind that sucks you to death!
The area of the clan courtyard was larger than expected, occupying almost one-half of the area in the north of the palace.
The two of them passed each courtyard one after another. Some concubines took the palace people for a walk and cast suspicious glances.
They are all young, probably in their thirties, and because they don't have to work, they are all well-kept and their charm is still there.
Zhao An suddenly felt that he had arrived at the treasure land, and the soul of Cao Thief was burning.
They all look moisturized.
Further into the depths, there are some inaccessible places, and the feeling of desolation becomes heavier and heavier. The withered yellow leaves leave traces of haze in the sky.
"Here, this is it."
Ah Huan shrank and pointed at a dark door.
When Zhao An was about to speak, she directly applied oil on the soles of her feet and disappeared.
Is it because she is as timid as a mouse, or is Concubine Lan too strong?
Zhao An walked to the door in two steps and knocked twice. The door opened with a creaking sound like a ghost door, and the smell of decay penetrated his nose, which was creepy.
At first glance, the hall was dark, the sun's mottled halo was full of fine dust, and there was a faint smell of urine and stench.
Zhao An pinched his nose and shouted, "Is Concubine Yu here?"
The voice fell to the ground, but no one responded.
There were only some decayed furniture here, as if no one had lived there for eight hundred years. There was a woman lying on the bed in a corner. Her quilt was wet, as if someone had deliberately poured water on it. She was shivering from the cold, but she was still. No strength to get out of bed.
She is the Jade Concubine, with exquisite appearance and scholarly atmosphere that rivals that of the Yun Concubine. But now she has reached the moment of death, her sallow face is hot, her hair is disheveled and disheveled, she is only wearing a damp white dress, and there are a few black paint dogs beside her. The painted rats slithered into the broken wooden boards and poked their heads.
Zhao An looked at Concubine Yu blankly, opened his mouth and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
This is so cruel, he intends to kill her alive.
Her forehead was hot, and her fever was estimated to be close to forty degrees. She was shaking violently now, and there were undried tears hanging from the corners of her eyes.
"You're in luck when you meet me."
Zhao An took out the medicine and found that there was no water bottle.
A sense of alarm suddenly arose in my heart.
King Ning told him to take care of Concubine Yu for no reason. He obviously knew that Concubine Yu was in a bad situation, and it was Concubine Lan who harmed Concubine Yu, but the dignified King Ning did not stop her. This illustrates a problem.
Concubine Lan has a strong background. For some reason, Prince Ning did not want to offend her, so he asked the chief steward to block the gun.
"Did I come a little too recklessly?"
Zhao An scratched his head, but this woman was pitiful and she would definitely die if she didn't help.
"That's all, I am a good young man from the future. Let me, brother, weigh Concubine Lan's weight."
Zhao An strode out and shouted, "Where have all the people died?"
Two eunuchs ran quickly from a distance, looked up and down, and threatened viciously: "Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?"
"Hey! I've blinded your dog eyes! Are you saying you don't recognize Mr. Zhao now?"
Zhao An quickly kicked him, and a eunuch was kicked to the ground with a roar. He covered his crotch and shouted, "Why are you still beating me?"
"It's you idiots who were beaten. Concubine Yu is so seriously ill, are you all dead?"
"Guan, it's none of your business!"
"Hey, I'm so grumpy!"
Zhao An rolled up his sleeves and rode on the opponent, giving him a slap in the face.
The latter cried for his father and called his mother, "I am from Concubine Lan, you dare to hit me! Be careful, Concubine Lan will deal with you!"
