The two old eunuchs wanted to object, but their master, though young, was very opinionated.

Seven days later, as the little boy was checking if his chickenpox had subsided, two old eunuchs followed him in. "Your Majesty, the matter of Consort Su has been investigated thoroughly, and the culprit has been caught."

"Who is the murderer? Where is he now?"

"The murderer is Consort Su's personal maid. She's currently... currently... currently..."

The little boy saw that he was "there" for a long time but didn't come out, so he asked again.

"Where are you now? Tell me."

The old eunuch gritted his teeth. "As soon as the Emperor found out it was her, he had her killed on the spot."

The little boy: "..." It's surprising enough that it was Consort Su's personal maid who did this, and she died so easily... "She's not the murderer."

The two old ladies who overheard this were very surprised.

"Huh? She's not the murderer?"

"Huh? She admitted it herself."

The little boy gave a cold snort. "Since she was Consort Su's personal maid, she must have done many evil things for Consort Su. When Consort Su was alive, no one dared to touch her. Now that Consort Su is dead, do you think no one will dare to touch her?"

"Furthermore, Consort Su was murdered and her personal servants didn't even know. Shouldn't they atone with their deaths?"

"Since we're going to die either way, we might as well sell out the Emperor so he won't take his anger out on us."

The two old eunuchs understood. But, "If she admits to killing Consort Su, can she still curry favor with the Emperor?"

"Hmm. Consort Su was murdered in her own palace. If we can't catch the culprit, won't people think that killing someone in the palace is an easy thing to do?"

"Furthermore, since the Emperor has reluctantly pinned this on a palace maid, wouldn't the real culprit think he's very clever? Wouldn't he be very proud of himself? People are prone to becoming arrogant when they are proud of themselves."

"Father's move will not make people think that the Imperial Guards are just for show, and it will also lure the enemy out of their hole."

Now the two old eunuchs understood completely.

The next day, the two old eunuchs told the little boy that he had guessed correctly.

"Your Majesty, you are truly wise. Everyone in Consort Su's palace has been punished. Those who served her closely have been put to death, and the rest are either cleaning toilets or emptying chamber pots."

The little boy smiled. "When I get better, I'll tell my mother that all those who harmed her are dead. Also, I'll tell my mother that if she finds out who killed Consort Su, she should appear in that person's dream and tell that person not to be too smug."

Seeing how happy the little boy was, the two old eunuchs talked about Consort Su and her palace. As they talked, they came to the topic of the missing palace maid.

"Your Majesty, do you remember a few months ago when Consort Su's people picked out a new palace maid who looked somewhat like Her Majesty the Empress?"

"I remember. Is that little palace maid still alive?" None of the previous palace maids lasted more than a month. Although he's struggling to even protect himself now, he can prepare. He is determined to avenge his mother.

He discovered that ever since the Empress had rendered Consort Su infertile, Consort Su had taken to having newly arrived palace maids chosen to resemble the Empress. And those maids all died within a month of entering Consort Su's palace.

Fortunately, new palace maids didn't enter the palace every day, and not every new maid looked like the Empress. Otherwise, who knows how many more young maids would have died at the hands of Consort Su.

The old eunuch leaned closer to the little boy and whispered, "That little palace maid has disappeared. I originally thought she had been beaten to death by Consort Su long ago. But when I casually asked the little boy, he said that the little palace maid had been staying in the small room behind Consort Su's palace, but she disappeared after Consort Su died."

Xiao Guizi was their spy planted in Consort Su's palace. Having spent their entire lives in the palace, they must have some connections.

However, neither of them had the ability to get Xiao Guizi into Consort Su's side, so they could only let Xiao Guizi do odd jobs in Consort Su's palace.

The little boy was surprised to hear that the palace maid had persisted for so long. He didn't think Consort Su had become any more humane than before.

Since that little palace maid was able to hold out for so long, is it possible that she could have killed Consort Su when she was off guard?

Adults might overlook the young palace maid, but a little boy wouldn't. Because he's a child too, and he also has the ability to kill Consort Su when she's not paying attention.

The reason he kept holding back was that he didn't want to fight to the death with Consort Su.

That little palace maid is different from him. If that little palace maid doesn't kill Consort Su, she will be beaten to death by Consort Su.

The more the little boy thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

If Consort Su was indeed killed by that little palace maid, then where is that little palace maid hiding now?

Sneaking out of the palace was impossible. First, the palace was heavily guarded; second, she was unfamiliar with the palace and had no idea which way to get out.

Since she's still in the palace, where is she hiding now? And what has she been eating and drinking these past few days?

Thinking about food and drink...

The little boy thought of a place that not only had food and drink, but was also a place familiar to the little palace maid.

The little boy looked at the two old eunuchs. "Go tell the gatekeepers that I've been cooped up here for so many days and I'm going to go out and play. Tell them I won't make things difficult for them; I'll wait until everyone is asleep before I go out."

"Besides, I won't go to the places where my father, mother, and brothers and sisters are. I'll just wander around the places where the palace maids and eunuchs are."

"Also, tell them that if they don't help me make arrangements, I'll burn this down."

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