"Who are you?"
The prince's voice was cold and wary.
The palace maid turned around inadvertently and looked behind her.
The second prince raised his hand, and two guards suddenly jumped out from the surroundings, held down the palace maid, and made her kneel on the ground.
The maid spoke calmly, "I am Xiao Cui, serving Madam Liang in the cold palace.
I wanted to take advantage of the fact that no one was around and go out for some fresh air, but I didn't expect to run into the Queen and the Crown Prince. I couldn't hide and was discovered."
The voice was calm, but filled with coldness.
"Who allowed you to come out at this time? Does Concubine Liang know?"
The maid who called herself Xiao Cui shook her head and said, "I sneaked out without permission, and Concubine Liang didn't know about it.
Please forgive me, Queen. I was just feeling depressed for a moment. This is the first time I have slipped out. Please spare my life, Queen and Your Highness!"
The Queen glanced at Jun Baozhu and said to the Crown Prince and the Second Prince, "Forget it, since she is Concubine Liang's person, I haven't found anything wrong yet...
Baozhu is here, don't scare her, let the guards send her back!"
The Crown Prince and the Second Prince nodded respectfully, and the guards loosened their grip a little, allowing her to stand up, but they still controlled her.
"Don't run around anymore! Otherwise, even if we spare you, your master may not spare you when you return."
The Queen warned.
The palace maid knelt down again, bowed to the Queen, the Crown Prince, and the Second Prince, then left with the Second Prince.
As if her interest was disturbed, the queen carried Jun Baozhu and went back towards Kunning Palace.
The Crown Prince and the Second Prince followed behind silently.
After returning to the palace and making sure that no one was around, the Second Prince opened his palm, revealing a two-finger-wide paper roll.
The second prince slowly opened it and saw five crooked red words.
"Please use me as your sword."
The second prince held the paper roll to his nose and said seriously, "It's blood."
To show one's will with blood.
The queen asked, "Have you heard of this maid before? Why did she suddenly appear? Could it be..."
The queen recalled the bloody scene that Jun Baozhu had revealed about the cold palace.
But then I thought, this might just be a fuse. With so many deaths in the cold palace, the palace maids must have become numb to it.
But the grievance and pain in the eyes of the palace maid named Xiao Cui just now made the queen unable to shake off the feeling.
The second prince replied, "The palace maids serving Concubine Liang in the cold palace are often vacant, and the staff are awarded to Concubine Liang through the fake queen mother...
The Ministry of Internal Affairs doesn’t have much information, but they arranged for the imperial doctors to check two days ago, and the cold palace was not included in the statistics.”
The queen nodded and fell into thought.
Jun Baozhu spoke up and asked the system:
[Who was that palace maid just now? ]
[The maid in the cold palace is responsible for washing? ]
[Wait, starch washing...]
[She was one of the two palace maids who were diagnosed with internal organ discomfort by the doctor who was invited to the cold palace? ]
[Another palace maid was ordered by Concubine Liang to have her belly cut open alive? ]
【She is another one? 】
The queen looked up in surprise and exchanged glances with the crown prince and the second prince.
All three of them sat down and listened patiently.
Jun Baozhu's eyes flickered as she listened carefully to what the system revealed.
[Why did she appear in the Imperial Garden? ]
[Is it because of fear, or something else? ]
[Without Concubine Liang's consent, no one can walk out of the cold palace alive? ]
There is a question that Jun Baozhu really wants to ask, so she asks the system:
[In such a huge cold palace, is it possible that there is only Concubine Liang and no other concubines? ]
[What? Before my father ascended the throne, he only had one legal wife, my mother? ]
[After ascending the throne, in order to balance the forces of all parties, he selected several concubines from the concubines? Did your mother also enter the palace in this way? ]
[At the beginning, it was the Queen Mother who requested the re-selection of concubines, and only then did my mother and the other two concubines enter the palace to serve? ]
[The other two concubines were banished to the cold palace by their father because they offended the empress dowager? ]
【Later, where were they? 】
[Dead? Died within less than half a month after entering? ]
【What is the reason? 】
[The imperial physician examined him and said he committed suicide? ]
[What happened? Was she hung up by the eunuch guard who served Concubine Liang? ]
[That is to say, there were not many people in the cold palace, and the rest were dealt with by Concubine Liang? ]
Jun Baozhu sighed deeply:
[Fortunately, my mother was lucky and did not go to the cold palace! ]
The queen frowned slightly when she heard this.
Then I heard Jun Baozhu say in my heart:
[So, this palace maid named Xiao Cui came out of the cold palace with Concubine Liang's permission? ]
[Why? Why did Concubine Liang agree? ]
[Or is it because of the poisonous insect? Xiao Cui volunteered to help Concubine Liang and find out more? ]
[Did Concubine Liang really believe it? Which of the expert eunuchs around Concubine Liang is not better than Xiao Cui? ]
[Why did Concubine Liang agree? 】
[Because it's fun? ]
What's interesting?
[Liang Fei herself told the maidservants beside her that she looked at Xiao Cui like an ant...]
[The doctor diagnosed that there were two palace maids with internal organs discomfort. They were in charge of the kitchen, but no poisonous insects were found. In Concubine Liang's eyes, this palace maid was already dead? ]
[She saw Xiao Cui struggling to survive, what did she find interesting? ]
[Although, there is no way she would let her go? ]
[Is she sick? She's a pervert! ]
[Xiao Cui is responsible for washing, but not for eating. So what does it mean that she has a bad stomach? ]
[Just because of suspicion, can you easily kill someone? 】
[Did Xiao Cui come out of the cold palace to gather information for Concubine Liang? ]
[Shouldn't it be? Because, the note she gave to the second prince's brother? ]
[How do you know this isn't a trap? ]
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