Chapter 119 Enemy Elimination Game

[Holy crap! As expected of a killer, Lady Wen actually attacked and killed the Queen!]

Chu Liuzheng was stunned by the latest gossip. After reading the whole story, he felt a little complicated.

[As expected, love is something you shouldn't touch. Even a calm killer can be driven insane by it. The dagger is retractable, and there's a small mechanism at the handle. Press it and it snaps into place, randomly switching between fake and real death.]

Originally, Lady Wen had prepared a way out for herself. She had a powerful insider who knew about the earrings she gave to Concubine Gao, and she could have used that witness to implicate Concubine Gao. However, she was so enraged by the tyrant's actions that she lost her mind and, in a fit of rage, activated a trap, intending to kill the Queen and cause chaos in the harem.

Unexpectedly, the tyrant had always been wary of her. When he discovered that Lady Wen was involved in Xiao Xuanzi's death, he sent Brother Xiao Qi to guard Xuexiang Garden just in case.

[Tsk tsk, if it weren't for the tyrant's defense, even if the queen didn't die, the child in her belly would be in danger.]

Chu Liuzheng sighed secretly, and crossed out the three words "Miss Wen" in the little notebook of enemies in his heart.

【Wuhu~One less enemy!】

Her current enemies include: Concubine Rong, Concubine Yun, Concubine Gao, Zhang Baorong...

Chu Liuzheng is in the positive numbers, and the system has revealed some new gossip.

She raised her eyes as usual and her gaze paused.

The number of enemies is reduced by two.

Zhang Baorong is dead.

[Is today an auspicious day for the enemy elimination game?]

Chu Liuzheng clicked it to take a closer look.

Zhang Baorong suffered severe burns on his hands and feet. Concubine Rong, displeased with his inability to work and his constant wailing, which disturbed her beauty sleep, sent someone to escort Zhang Baorong out of the palace to seek medical treatment.

Unfortunately, Zhang Baorong had many enemies. The young eunuch who escorted him out had been repeatedly beaten and scolded by him, and was already filled with resentment. He simply found a random clinic, dumped Zhang Baorong there, and returned to report without even paying for the medicine.

Chu Liuzheng raised his eyebrows. Is this the case of evildoers getting their comeuppance?

She continued to read.

Zhang Baorong had no money, so the clinic refused him admission. He arranged for someone to take him to the Dou residence, but he was struck by a runaway carriage on the way and died moments later. His body, unclaimed, was thrown into a mass grave by Shuntian Prefecture officials.

[Tsk tsk, this is what they call misfortunes never come singly. I need to see if the owner of the carriage that avenged me is... Cai Xin?]

Chu Liuzheng felt as if he had seen this name somewhere before. After thinking about it carefully for a moment, he suddenly exclaimed "Ah" in his heart.

[Isn't this Cai Xin a member of the Imperial Guard? He's the one who often follows Lord Xie around, and he's a little henchman that Lord Xie values.]

Chu Liuzheng flipped through the book and saw the life story of Cai Xin.

【Frog Fun! It’s him after all!】

"That's not right. According to the system's time, shouldn't Cai Xin be accompanying Master Xie to bring Feng Nu to the palace? Why is he driving a carriage around the streets?"

Chu Liuzheng flipped forward according to the line of events.

[Oh... Got it! It was all Master Xie's orders. He disliked Zhang Baorong and decided to take him down to prevent him from causing harm for generations to come... Well, Master Xie, you're quite a nice person, huh?]

Chu Liuzheng clapped his hands in his heart. He really liked the way Lord Xie would get rid of harm to the people without any disagreement!

[However, how come I don't know when Zhang Baorong and Mr. Xie became enemies?]

She was about to flip through it when she suddenly remembered that Zhang Baorong was dead. It would be useless even if she knew the answer, so she decided to save her energy.

[By the way, how are things going with Tyrant and Miss Zhu? ]

Chu Liuzheng crossed out the name "Zhang Baorong" in his mind and was about to go look for the live broadcast melon when Moxiang suddenly pushed the door open and came in, followed by three people.

Chu Liuzheng propped himself up with his elbows and turned around to look. Only Yuzhui was a familiar face. The other two palace maids looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old. One was dressed in pink and the other in blue. Both had double buns on their hair. Their hairbands were the same color as their clothes. There was a clarity in their eyes that belonged to young people.

"I'll bring them here to introduce themselves." Yu Zhui smiled, pulling one by each hand and introducing them to Moxiang and Chu Liuzheng. "Her name is Chenxing, and her name is Siyue. Eunuch Zhou selected them from the Imperial Household Department. They will both serve tea in front of the Emperor from now on."

Chen Xing, wearing a pink palace dress, smiled and bowed, two dimples appearing on her cheeks. "Chen Xing greets Sister Moxiang and Sister Liuzheng. I hope you will give me guidance in the future."

Siyue, dressed in a blue palace dress, also stepped forward and bowed. Her voice was softer than Chenxing's, "Siyue greets the two sisters. Chenxing has a lively personality and may disturb your peace in the future. I hope the three sisters will bear with her."

Moxiang looked at the two people's faces, which didn't look alike, and was a little surprised: "Are you sisters?"

Chen Xing tilted his head and leaned on Miyue's shoulder, blinking: "Don't my sister and I look alike?"

Chu Liuzheng and the other two: "..."

Not only are they not alike, they are like apples and bananas, a world apart.

Miyue reluctantly pushed Chenxing's head away and explained to the three of them, "Chenxing looks like my mother, and I look like my father. When we were still at home, people always said that we two sisters didn't look alike."

After her explanation, Chu Liuzheng and the other two understood.

"I've heard that Sister Liu Zheng is the brave warrior who caused a big disturbance in Huaqing Palace. Today I finally see her in person." Chen Xing came forward without any hesitation, staring at Chu Liuzheng with his big eyes blinking, as if he wanted to engrave Chu Liuzheng's appearance into his heart.

Chu Liuzheng felt uncomfortable with her focused gaze on him and couldn't help but lean back.

"Be careful!" Chen Xing held her shoulders and quickly stuffed a pillow behind her.

Chu Liuzheng was stunned. The reaction was so fast that even the afterimage flashed before her eyes.

She was about to ask when Miyue suddenly said, "Chenxing and I haven't packed our things yet. Let's go back to the room and pack them first. We can come back and talk to the sisters when we have time."

"Sister Liu Zheng, I will tell you a story in the evening." Chen Xing smiled, and the dimples on both sides of her cheeks were revealed again, which was quite cute.

Chu Liuzheng: ???

No, isn't this girl a little too familiar?

Siyue took Chenxing away. Yuzhui had already told them everything she needed to, but she didn't go with them. She closed the door and sat down at the table. Without waiting for Moxiang and Chu Liuzheng to ask, she started talking about the origins of Chenxing and Siyue.

"They were originally serving Concubine Gong. Last year, when Concubine Gong passed away, according to ritual, those close to her were to be buried with her. Fortunately, His Majesty and the Queen Mother were merciful and spared the ritual of burying living people alive. They were able to stay alive and were transferred to the Imperial Household Department to do odd jobs."

"Eunuch Zhou saw that they were both well-proportioned and eloquent, so after examining them and examining their manners, he appointed them and transferred them to serve in the imperial court."

Chu Liuzheng asked, "Isn't there only one missing?"

Yu Zhui shrugged, "It was Eunuch Zhou's idea. He said it would save the three of us from having to pour another one. There would be no one smart enough to serve tea in front of the emperor."

"It's really lucky for these two sisters." Moxiang sighed softly, "The two sisters can work together and can look after each other."

Hearing this, Yuzhui couldn't help but think of his sister, and a hint of sadness appeared between his brows.

Seeing this, Moxiang hurriedly said, "I said something wrong and made you sad. I poured you some tea to apologize."

As she spoke, she picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of tea for Yuzhui.

With her interruption, the worry between Yuzhui's brows dissipated a lot. He took the teacup and gave Moxiang a glare, "I'll drink it."

"Yes, yes, yes." Moxiang sat down, "I'll pour you another drink after you finish it."

While the two of them were arguing, Chu Liuzheng quietly opened the system.

[How could an ordinary palace maid be so agile? Could these two be copies of Lady Wen? Hmm... I'd better check first.]