The fifth prince felt much more relieved. He was just a criminal slave. It was a great blessing for him to be noticed by the prince. He should be extremely nervous and fearful.
"In that case, go back and rest. You don't have to work today. Get ready. I will come to find you tonight."
Ji Yunhuan pretended to be filled with gratitude and kowtowed to the Fifth Prince, "Your servant respectfully bids farewell to His Highness."
Before leaving, the Fifth Prince condescendingly tossed Ji Yunhuan an exquisite little hand warmer. "This is a reward for you. It would be a shame to let such beautiful hands crack due to the cold."
It was not until the Fifth Prince walked away that Ji Yunhuan stood up with her aching body. She stared at the exquisite little hand warmer on the ground with disgust. She thought anything related to the Fifth Prince was dirty!
She must find a way to leave the slave camp, otherwise she will definitely not be able to escape tonight!
Not far away, several young eunuchs were carrying a corpse. There were bloodstains under the white cloth, and the exposed gray-white arms were covered with knife wounds of varying depths.
"What bad luck! It's a beautiful day, but we have to carry a corpse. Not only do we get no reward, but we're also frightened."
"Please be more polite. This is the third person to die this month. I think the one in the East Palace has gone crazy. I don't know who will be the next victim."
"If you lie in bed every day, unable to move, and need someone to take care of you, you'll go crazy..."
Ji Yunhuan stood against the wall and heard the discussions gradually fade away.
Others avoided the Eastern Palace like the plague, but Ji Yunhuan knew that the deposed Crown Prince Xiao Yan was the ultimate winner.
The system helped her to be reborn, so she had to complete her mission, give birth to an heir for Xiao Yan, and keep the Xiao Kingdom stable so that it would not fall into war.
She had originally planned to find an opportunity to go to the Eastern Palace. If she could go to the Eastern Palace to serve today, then the Fifth Prince would have no way to do anything to her.
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