binnovel Chapter 469: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (219)
Chapter 469: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (219)
Chapter 469: The Imperial Concubine Is Pure and Elegant (Two Hundred and Nineteen)
When Ji Wei heard the dull bell, she immediately opened her eyes, sat up from the bed, and called Xiao Fu, who was on guard, to ask about the situation.
"Xiao Fu, why is the bell ringing? What happened? Who died?"
Xiao Fu didn't dare to say anything, and whispered, "I don't know either. I'm afraid something big has happened. How about I go out and ask around?"
Ji Wei waved her hand, not letting Xiao Fu go out.
"If you go out in the middle of the night and run into the Imperial Guards, and they mistake you for a thief and arrest you, I will not rescue you. Just wait, someone should be here soon to report the incident to all the other palaces."
"Yes, then I will go open the palace gate and wait for the arrival of the guests."
After Ji Wei nodded, Xiao Fu went out to guard.
Soon she welcomed the chief steward Le Chang.
"General Manager Le, I didn't expect you to come to Caiwei Palace. What happened in this palace?"
"Reporting to Her Majesty, the Empress has suddenly fallen ill and passed away tonight."
Concubine Ji could hardly hide her joy. The woman who was hostile to her finally died.
"How could this happen? The Queen is in good health, this..."
"Alas, Madam Ji, I, under the order of His Majesty, must inform you of something. I hope you will remain calm after knowing the truth."
"What's the matter? Chief Steward Le, tell me, I'm listening."
After learning from Le Chang that it was Ji Shilan who was harming her, Ji Wei was so angry that she knocked over all the tea sets on the table.
"Is she really dead?"
"Empress Ji, the Queen has suddenly fallen ill. The imperial physicians were unable to cure her, and she has passed away."
"Really? Don't lie to me."
Le Chang said cryptically, "Your Majesty, this is an order from His Majesty himself."
After Le Chang left, Ji Wei laughed three times.
And Wu Lan also came in quietly.
Ji Wei laughed fiercely and said, "You came at the right time. Send someone to find out the news. If Ji Shilan is not dead, you know what to do."
When the empress passed away, the concubines and the imperial concubines were still in confinement and did not need to go to Kunning Palace to keep vigil. Instead, the ladies of state entered the palace one after another and prayed and kept vigil for the empress together with the concubines.
According to the Empress's last instructions, all ceremonies were kept simple. Three days later, ten palace maids from Kunning Palace were sent to guard the imperial mausoleum, and were forbidden to leave the mausoleum for the rest of their lives. These maids were usually sent to guard the mausoleum as punishment for committing serious crimes, or they volunteered to guard their masters.
The Liang State Imperial Mausoleum was a hundred miles away from the capital. On the way to the mausoleum, a palace maid was hanged from the beam late at night.
The death of the palace maid was just a trivial matter, but it caused the eunuch in charge to exclaim in surprise, and he even reported the matter to the emperor.
After Liang Sheng learned about this, he sent someone to go to Ji's house.
Ji Jiuyuan sat in the courtyard. After the people left, he smashed the wine bowl and said angrily, "She has already gone to the imperial mausoleum and will never come out again in this lifetime. Why can't we let her go!"
He didn't believe that his sister would commit suicide. If she wanted to die, she would have done so in the palace long ago. Why would she wait until she left the palace?
Besides, mother is still alive, why would my sister want to die?
Ji Jiuyuan understood that it must be Concubine Ji who was taking revenge.
Thinking of what his sister had done, Ji Jiuyuan smiled bitterly and said, "Concubine Ji harmed me, and I retaliated against her, and in the end, I even lost my life. When will this cycle of revenge end? Sister, in your next life, find a good birth and never enter the palace again."
"My Lady, it's done."
"Did she beg for mercy before she died?"
The man shook his head, hesitant.
Ji Wei snorted, "Tell me, what did she say?"
"She said that she was waiting for you in the underworld, watching you fall into the mire and die a miserable death."
Ji Wei said disdainfully: "A dead man is still talking nonsense. Alright, get out of here."
The truth of the matter has been revealed, and Ji Wei has begun to arrange to send her sick son out of the palace.