"Why be so pessimistic, father-in-law? As long as you are willing to cooperate with us, I guarantee that you will live a happy and comfortable life for the rest of your days."
"Cooperate with you?" Xiao Shunzi deliberately emphasized the word "you".
"Things have come to this point, and I think even if you talk yourself hoarse, Consort Shu will not believe you are innocent." The midwife had a smug look on her face. "To tell you the truth, I am actually Consort Zhuang's person."
"What?" Xiao Shunzi's pupils contracted rapidly. "How is this possible?"
“Why is that impossible?” the midwife clicked her tongue in amazement.
"But aren't Consort Zhuang and Consort Shu good sisters?" Xiao Shunzi asked, looking bewildered.
"Good sisters?" The midwife shook her head with a chuckle: "You're still too young, sir. I've served in the palace for decades and I've never seen any good sisters. Even if they are sisters, they will still plot against each other to win favor."
"Ha!" Xiao Shunzi sneered, "Just like you framed me when we had no grudge against each other?"
The midwife gave an awkward smile: "Father-in-law, you can't blame me. I'm just following my master's orders, just like you."
Pooh!
Same as you?
The master and servant were in cahoots; neither of them was any good.
"Yes! It's not your fault, it's my fault! It's my bad luck." Xiao Shunzi said through gritted teeth, enunciating each word clearly.
"Young Master Shunzi, please don't say that." When the midwife saw that persuasion was not working, she began to play the victim: "This old servant has been in the palace for more than 30 years. What kind of grievances haven't I suffered? Now that I'm old, I just want to make some money and leave the palace to live a few days of freedom."
"Even if you want to leave the palace, you can't frame Consort Shu like this!" Xiao Shunzi said indignantly.
"How can you not see clearly, sir? I have never seen a concubine who is confined to her quarters and banished to the cold palace. Don't think that just because Consort Shu gave birth to a child, the child will live to grow up. Who knows if, in this palace, being out of favor means death. I am just helping her get out of this predicament sooner."
Xiao Shunzi: ...
Shouldn't he thank her on behalf of Consort Shu?
"You're really too kind-hearted. You're locked up here yourself, yet you're still thinking about helping Consort Shu get out of this mess." Xiao Shunzi sneered, "Granny, you shouldn't be deceiving yourself here. If Consort Zhuang really wanted to save you, she would have come to plead for you long ago. She's just hiding now."
"Your Highness did not hide." The midwife said excitedly, "Yesterday someone came to tell us that as long as you are willing to cooperate with us, at midnight you should meow three times like a cat, two long and one short, and someone will come to pick you up tomorrow."
"Do you have an inside man?" Xiao Shunzi asked immediately.
The midwife was taken aback: "There are some things that it's better for you not to know, sir. Once Consort Zhuang brings down Consort Shu, we will naturally be released."
"What if I don't want to?" Xiao Shunzi asked.
"I don't want to!" The midwife's face also darkened. "Do you think Consort Shu will let you off? If you dare to spread what I just told you, Consort Zhuang will be even less likely to let your sister off!"
"You..." Xiao Shunzi's fingertips trembled with anger: "You're shameless!"
He really wanted to kneel down in utter disgust at their shameless actions.
However, he also admired Consort Shu's uncanny foresight.
They were one step ahead of them in protecting his sister.
Xiao Shunzi trusted Consort Shu even more from the bottom of his heart.
"Have you thought this through, sir?" the midwife asked.
"Do I even have a choice?" Xiao Shunzi gritted his teeth.
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