Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 162 Death of Mei Niang

In Qingfeng Garden, Li Ling Jingshu had just finished washing up. Li Ling was hugging his beloved wife and comforting her, saying, "Did the events in the palace scare you today?"

Jingshu said leisurely: "It's quite scary. Concubine Wei is so young and she's gone as soon as she says she's gone."

She sighed: "It can be seen that not everyone can stay at the top of power for a long time. If there is no scheming in the city, I am afraid that I won't know whose hands it fell into until death."

Li Ling patted his wife and said jokingly: "So your temperament is only suitable for marrying a man like me."

Jingshu asked: "What do you think of this?"

Li Ling hugged her and said, "I am the only woman like you. I won't let you suffer all those intrigues. I just want you to be simple and kind forever."

The two of them were lying in bed, and Danzhu hurriedly knocked on the door and said, "Your Majesty, your wife is not well. Just now Xiyuan came to send a message, saying that Aunt Mei was poisoned to death."

Inside Bi Tang, Xu Wanning took off her clothes and jewelry after returning, but she still couldn't help but talk about today's events.

"Hey! Who did you think was responsible for murdering Concubine Wei today? Could it be Meng?"

Li Xian glared at his wife and scolded him angrily: "I haven't told you yet. Why can't you get rid of your long tongue? Are you able to make irresponsible remarks about these things?"

Xu Wanning glared back at Li Xian and said angrily: "Isn't this what I'm telling you behind closed doors? If something like this happens, can you stop me and ask?"

Li Xianbai looked at Xu Wanning and reprimanded: "No one in the palace said anything today, but you said it there, you said that you are now the wife of an important minister in the cabinet, how come you don't have the slightest scheming in the city, and you are so careless all day long?" , what does it look like.”

When Xu Wanning saw that her husband was disgusted with her again, she threw the golden hairpin she had taken off on the dressing table with a loud "bah!" and said angrily: "Don't make me angry here, hurry up, let's go Since the two of us have nothing to do with each other, we will see each other less often in the future."

Li Xian sneered and said: "Do you think I am willing to be here with you? All the places in the middle of the night are closed. Which hospital do you want me to go to?"

The two of them were quarreling here. It was reported that the mother-in-law ran in angrily and replied in shock: "Master, madam, it's not bad, Aunt Mei has been poisoned and died."

Li Xian and Xu Wanning were shocked when they heard this.

Li Xian ran into Chenxi Pavilion and saw Mei Niang lying on her back on the bed, bleeding from all her orifices, her eyes wide open, and she was dead in a miserable state.

Li Xian was horrified. He looked at Xiao Hong, who was stunned with fear, and asked, "What on earth is going on?"

Only then did Xiaohong come back to her senses. She was so frightened that she quickly knelt down and cried: "My aunt just ate the moon cakes she shared early in the morning, and that's all she did after eating. I really don't know about the rest."

The Aunt Yao Mei clearly told her that it was Guo Cuiyan who gave her the abortion pill. The original plan her master had discussed with Guo Cuiyan was for her to take the pill and abort the child in her belly, so that she could blame the Xu family and help Guo Cuiyan rise to power. Guo Cuiyan also promised to let Mei Niang stay in the house forever after the matter was completed.

Unexpectedly, his master died after taking the medicine, which shows that they were fooled by Guo Cuiyan.

This woman is so vicious, and now, Xiaohong has no choice but to insist that it was because she ate mooncakes, and how dare she tell the truth out of context.

At this moment, Xu Wanning, Jing Shu and Li Ling also rushed over. When Aunt Qiu next to Xu Wanning heard Xiaohong's words, she immediately realized that she was trying to frame her aunt. She hurriedly defended herself: "This mooncake was given to me early in the morning by someone who ordered me to share it. There are them in every house. How could there be such a thing?" question."

Meiniang was of low birthplace. Even if she died in such an unknown manner, she did not need to report to the official. The laws of Daqi did not protect such a woman without her native place. But after all, he was given by the Holy Spirit. If he died like this, for the sake of Li Xian's official career, it would be better to hide it from others.

Li Ling ordered: "Just order someone to bury the person quietly. Just say that he suddenly fell ill."

Li Xian sat paralyzed on the ground, thinking of the flesh and blood that would be born in two months, and recalling Mei Niang's usual good life. She stared at Xu Wanning with red eyes and said: "If you let me check, If it’s you who did it, I won’t be able to spare you.”

Xu Wanning was also frightened by Mei Niang's death. When her husband said this, she didn't know how to defend herself.

However, Aunt Qiu was relatively calm. When she saw that Li Xian was really suspicious of her aunt, she stepped forward to protect Xu Wanning and replied to Li Xian: "Master, please don't wrongly accuse a good person. This charming aunt has to give birth to a child." Even if she moves out of the house, it won't bother our wife, so why should she poison her?"

Li Xian pointed at Xu Wanning and said, "I don't know about you. You have always regarded Mei Niang as a thorn in your side. If it weren't for you, who else could do it?"

Jing Shu stepped forward to defend Xu Wanning and said: "Sister-in-law doesn't want to see this beautiful aunt, but there is no need to poison her. My eldest brother doesn't even think about killing her. If the news gets out, it will definitely affect my eldest brother's career. This is not right." What’s the benefit of sister-in-law?”

Li Xian replied angrily: "Huh! This woman probably wants me to be kicked out of the cabinet."

Li Ling stepped forward to comfort Li Xian and said: "Brother, please stop being so impulsive. We still have to keep this matter a secret. If it is really publicized, it will be detrimental to you. Besides, after all these years since my sister-in-law has been married into our family, don't you know who she is? Sister-in-law." He is definitely not such a vicious person, I'm afraid there is something fishy about this matter."

After listening to Li Ling's words, Jingshu ordered the confidant: "Put the person into the coffin quietly, and lock up the people in Chenxi Pavilion for the time being."

The Zhenguo Palace was dealing with Mei Niang quietly and secretly. Early the next morning, the memorial to impeach Li Xianzong's wife for killing the pregnant concubine flew into Emperor Ming's study room like snowflakes.

The pregnant concubine of Emperor Ming had just been poisoned to death for no apparent reason, and something like this happened again in the family of an important minister in the cabinet. It was like a timely knife, stabbing hard into Emperor Ming's already bleeding heart, making him couldn't help but think of the pregnant concubine who had just died tragically in front of him.

Emperor Ming Long Yan was furious and immediately issued an imperial edict, depriving Li Xian of his qualifications as an assistant minister in the cabinet, expelling him from the cabinet, demoting him two levels, and sending him to serve in the Ministry of Industry.

Li Xian worked hard to get to this point, but now he was expelled from the cabinet because of the back house incident, demoted two levels, and sent to the poor Ministry of Works. After listening to the imperial edict, he suddenly The blood rushed to his heart and he fainted.

　　After everyone carried him back, Xu Wanning poured two large glasses of water into him to revive him.

When Li Xianyou woke up, he looked at Xu Wanning in front of him, raised his hand tremblingly and slapped her, saying bitterly: "You jealous Xu family, now you have harmed me like this, how can you?" Just let go of your hatred."

Xu Wanning received this slap, pushed Li Xian and cursed: "Are you crazy? Do you really think I poisoned that Gong Ji?"

Li Xian waved his hand and replied decisively: "Now that the situation has come to an end, we have ended our relationship as husband and wife. Let's just make peace with each other."

 (End of this chapter)