mesbooks Chapter 304: Sudden death?
Chapter 304: Sudden death?
"I had no choice but to make up a lie that 'a little maid from the Jiang family was my lover' and that I went to the Jiang family every day just to have a secret meeting with the little maid.
After hearing my explanation, the person who collected the slop smiled and felt relieved.
He doesn't have to work, but he still gets paid, and I bribe him with extra money. He is eager to send me to have a "secret meeting" with the maid every day.
On the eighth day, Jiang Bin still did not return to the Jiang family. I was originally anxious because of the news of Concubine Yun's death, but somehow, I suddenly felt much better.
After all, if Concubine Yun really passed away, even if Jiang Bin was working in the palace, he should find a way to come out and tell me the news in person.
Because, Li Yifan, Yun Fei and I had already formed a deep friendship in that short period of time.
For Li Yifan and I, Yun Fei was the first ancient person we met after traveling through time, and she was our first impression of this strange era.
The beauty and gentleness of Concubine Yun give us beautiful fantasies about this strange ancient time.
For Yunfei, Li Yifan and I were her saviors. We told her many novel stories and invisibly allowed her to appreciate a spiritual world that can only be possessed across hundreds or even thousands of years of time and space.
If something really happened to Concubine Yun, Li Yifan would definitely come and tell me in person, I thought firmly again.
It was on this day, when I thought I had returned empty-handed again and my mood had become calm, that I overheard a casual conversation.
At that time, I had already poured all the swill from the Jiang family's kitchen into the swill bucket I brought with me and was preparing to load it into the car and leave.
At this time, the voices of several kitchen maids chatting could be heard.
For some reason, I stopped what I was doing, and moved closer to the kitchen, hiding under the small window, and listening attentively.
At that time, I didn't know that the news I was about to hear would make me feel cold all over.
It turned out that among aristocratic families like the Jiang family, the matter of Concubine Yun had long been widely spread. Now even the servants knew about it and began to discuss it secretly.
Through casual conversation in the kitchen, I learned that Concubine Yun had passed away a month ago, and not recently as rumored.
Moreover, Concubine Yun did not die of illness, but was ordered to be executed by Emperor Taizong!
I find it ridiculous because Li Yifan once told me that Emperor Taizong doted on Concubine Yun very much, so how could he be willing to order her execution?
I hid in the dark, my face pale and my whole body trembling.
The time for collecting swill has passed, but I still don't want to leave. I hope to hear more news from the kitchen maids.
Then, I heard a person who looked like a housekeeper carefully looking around. Seeing that they were the only ones in the kitchen, she lowered her voice and gossiped to the other housekeepers:
"Guess why the Emperor executed Concubine Yun?"
The other maids were intrigued by her mysterious look and urged her to stop keeping them in suspense and speak quickly.
The housekeeper's vanity was greatly satisfied, her expression became more excited, but her voice became lower.
I tried to prick up my ears, but I couldn't hear clearly. However, one word hit my ears firmly, which was:
Resurrection from a dead body!
In an instant, it was as if a huge thunderbolt fell from the sky and smashed me into pieces. I felt like my whole body was falling off and I felt numb as if my soul had left my body.
I don’t know how I got home. My legs seemed to have their own consciousness and carried me home.
The phrase 'resurrection from the dead' kept coming back to my mind.
'Reincarnation through a corpse' means 'travel through time', but Emperor Taizong used this crime to execute Concubine Yun. Why this crime?
Who came up with such a strange charge?
Who is it?
I dare not think further.
When I was almost home, I heard someone calling me.
Hearing the familiar voice, I couldn't help but shudder. I looked up and saw that it was Li Yifan.
He was standing at my door with a bad look on his face.
He asked me why I was dressed like this. I looked at Li Yifan with a sense of loss, and somehow I replied: "Cosplay!"
Li Yifan was stunned. This was the first sentence he said to me after he traveled through time and space. When I said it aloud at this moment, both of us present had a magical feeling of time and space interweaving.
In order to hide my inner strangeness, I continued to explain:
Huineng is a celebrity, and if I go out on the street with a bare head, I'm afraid it will attract attention. But I also want to see the beautiful scenery of Kyoto, so I have to disguise myself!
Li Yifan did not comment.
I unlocked the door and brought Li into the small room where we often drank together. I asked him to sit down first while I went to take off his wig.
Since I moved into this small house, I stopped shaving my head regularly to maintain the appearance of a monk. In just a few months, my bald head has grown into a buzz cut.
Li Yifan watched my hair grow little by little and often teased me, saying that I would need to grow it for at least two years before it became as long as the hair of an average Daliang man. To be honest, I was quite looking forward to seeing how I would look with my hair tied up.
But today, Li Yifan was not as playful and joking as usual, and I also had no interest in preparing modern food to entertain him.
I came out with a buzz cut. Li Yifan looked at my very modern hairstyle with a half-smile, but I could see the obvious complexity and pain in his eyes.
My heart sank, and I didn't intend to beat around the bush, so I asked him directly:
'Yun Fei, is there really an accident?'
I heard my own voice was pitifully small, with an imperceptible tremor, and my eyes were fixed on Li Yifan's mouth, hoping to hear the word "no" coming out of it.
But I was disappointed.
Li Yifan's lips trembled, as if a fish bone was stuck in his throat, and he choked.
I was annoyed by his hesitant manner. My temples were throbbing wildly and my head felt like it was being controlled by something and was about to explode with pain.
'say!'
I suddenly yelled out loudly.
Although Li Yifan's pale face and confused eyes already revealed the answer, I still wanted to hear his answer with my own ears.
Li Yifan fulfilled my wish. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes as if he didn't want to face it:
'Yes, she is dead.'
I felt like I was thrown into an ice cellar, and bone-chilling cold and pain permeated my whole body.
After a pause, I asked Li Yifan, how did Concubine Yun die?
Li Yifan said that the hidden wound from falling off the cliff suddenly flared up for some reason and the imperial physician was unable to save him.
He comforted me, but it seemed like he was comforting himself, saying that Yunfei passed away suddenly and did not suffer much pain.
So, that’s how I got the answer.
An answer that Li Yifan wants me to know about Concubine Yun’s death.”