This person is Cher.

She entered the palace at the age of eleven and was assigned to be a maid sweeping the room beside the crown prince.

Xue'er and Bing'er are sisters. Xue'er is older, so after the prince died, she was released from the palace along with a group of palace maids.

She was not very familiar with them, after all, she was away from home all year round, and they were both inconspicuous maids around the prince. Unexpectedly, they were the ones who knew the details of the prince's death.

Although they did not see the prince being murdered with their own eyes, they knew that the prince did not die of illness. They also indirectly told her that another important witness, the man cured by Miss Jun, was still alive.

If that man is alive, her father should also be alive. This is the ironclad evidence that the prince was murdered.

She died, but fortunately she came back to life, but Bing'er died and Xue'er also disappeared. I thought there was no hope, but unexpectedly she appeared in the room of the son of the Duke Cheng in the deep Chengguo Mansion in the quiet night.

Miss Jun was a little flustered and confused.

This is not the right reaction when the person you've been looking for suddenly appears before you.

She should be overjoyed.

But at this moment, she was at a loss.

Cher was also obviously at a loss and shocked. When those words came out, her expression changed slightly.

"What do you want to say, miss?" she said, with a surprised look, "Who are you looking for?"

No matter how insignificant a palace maid who has stayed in the palace is, she will not be timid when encountering any trouble.

She was hiding her identity and disguising her response just now.

Miss Jun understood immediately.

It happened so suddenly that she didn't know what to think.

"Who is the young lady looking for?" The other maids also came to their senses and asked.

Miss Jun looked at them. They also looked surprised and puzzled, but this surprise and confusion was not feigned.

It seems that these girls don't know Xueer's identity.

"Come and ask the prince to come." Miss Jun said, pointing at one of the maids.

The girl responded without hesitation and turned away.

Xue'er looked slightly relieved, looked at the other girl carrying the wooden barrel, lowered her head and was about to leave.

"Wait a moment." Miss Jun called them.

Xue'er's body stiffened visibly.

"Wipe this place again." Miss Jun pointed to the bathroom.

This place has been wiped. A maid wanted to say this, but was stopped by another maid.

"Yes," she said, winking at Cher and another girl carrying a bucket.

The two men came back carrying the wooden barrel.

Miss Jun walked out as if nothing had happened.

Miss Jun sat down and wanted to pour a cup of tea. Her shaking hands made the teacup make a slight clinking sound, which was particularly loud in the quiet room.

She calmed herself down, drank the hot tea, and thought about things before Zhu Zan came.

At that time, Bing'er said that Xue'er lived in Guan Temple.

The first time she went to see him in the capital, she didn't see him, but she met Zhu Zan in Guan Temple.

Later, she went to the temple again and asked Xueer's neighbors, who confirmed that Xueer had indeed been there all the time and had only left recently.

If someone who was living well in a place suddenly leaves, it must be an accident.

She didn't and couldn't pursue it any further.

Xue'er was a very important person. If we weren't careful, she would have died like Bing'er, and died inexplicably.

She thought that Xue'er had been kidnapped, and that Xue'er was still living in the temple after Bing'er died, perhaps as a bait. However, she never dreamed that Xue'er was actually in Duke Cheng's mansion.

Could it be that meeting Zhu Zan in Guan Temple that time was not a coincidence?

Miss Jun held the teacup tightly and sat up straight.

Could it be that Zhu Zan is also doing this for Xueer?

And from what the neighbors said, we learned that Xueer was still living at home at that time.

So it was Zhu Zan who took Xueer away?

How did he know about Cher? What else did he know?

"What?"

Zhu Zan's impatient voice came from outside the door, and at the same time the door was pushed open.

Miss Jun raised her head and looked at him.

"Why did you call me here in the middle of the night?" Zhu Zan asked again.

Miss Jun pointed in front of her.

"Please sit down," she said.

Zhu Zan looked at her and took a step back.

"What do you want to do? Why do you look so strange?" he asked, looking alert. "Are you going to drug me?"

Although she was confused, Miss Jun was still amused by these words.

"I don't have the time," she said. "My medicines are very expensive."

Zhu Zan looked at her suspiciously.

Just as Miss Jun was about to say something else, a few maids came out from the bathroom.

"Miss, it's done." they said.

Zhu Zan sneered.

"Why are you wiping it? It's good that I don't mind you." He said, "Is this what you asked me to come to see?"

He waved to the girls as he spoke.

"Roll, roll, roll."

The maids lowered their heads and walked out hurriedly.

"Xue'er, wait a moment." Miss Jun put down the teacup and said.

Her voice was as gentle as usual, and the teacup made no sound when placed on the table, but the atmosphere in the room suddenly changed, as if it froze for a moment.

There were only two people who were frozen, Zhu Zan and Xue'er, while the other maids looked puzzled.

Who is Cher?

Xue'er lowered her head and held the barrel tightly.

"Su Jin stays, and everyone else leaves." Zhu Zan said.

His voice was calm as usual.

Xue'er answered yes, and the other girls couldn't help but look at her, then lowered their heads and hurriedly retreated.

"What's going on?"

"Miss, do you know Su Jin?"

"Is Su Jin and the prince..."

"Don't talk nonsense..."

The maids who were walking away stopped whispering after a few words, as it was a big taboo for servants to discuss the master's affairs.

It was quiet outside and quiet inside.

Miss Jun didn't say anything, she was thinking about what to say.

Footsteps were heard, and Zhu Zan took two steps in the room.

"So that's why you asked me to come here," he said, waving his hands.

Miss Jun looked at him and was about to speak when she saw Zhu Zan suddenly straighten up and rush towards her with a cold aura.

It took only a glance for her to realize that Zhu Zan had grabbed her neck and lifted her off the chair.

Xue'er let out a scream, then covered her mouth with her hands and trembled.

Miss Jun was almost suffocated, and she seemed to be back to the scene in Runan.

At that time, I called out Zhu Zan's name, and he killed him just like this.

Zhu Zan's eyes were gloomy, and his breath brushed over her face which was so close to her.

He held Miss Jun's hands behind her back with one hand, and her feet were also held down so that she could not move.

Beware of the poisons and hidden weapons that are everywhere on her body.

"You'd better tell me why you don't want me to kill you." He said in a low voice, "Forget about the fact that you saved my parents' lives. That was just part of your plan."

There was a slight space in Miss Jun's neck, and she took a few quick breaths to calm herself down.

"Is that why I recognize her? It's the same reason why I recognize you." She looked at Zhu Zan with calm eyes, "Because, I am the Nine-Year-Old Princess."

Without waiting for Zhu Zan to react, she moved closer and stared into his eyes.

"Zhu Zan, look at me, you can see it."

"I am Chu Jiuling."

Her eyes were as deep as a pool, her voice was hoarse as if it came from hell, her breath was warm when she was close to him, but it made Zhu Zan's hair run down and his scalp numb.

Chu Jiuling.