Chapter 789 Traitor
The group moved quickly. The wet nurse held the little princess, who kept crying. Jiang Fenghua had no choice but to hold her in her arms and comfort her. Outside, there was a bloody storm, and she couldn't help but sigh at how much this child had gone through since birth.
Jiang Fenghua said gently, "Little Yue'er, be good. Your mother will protect you. Be good and don't make a fuss."
Xie Lingyue seemed to understand, staring at Jiang Fenghua's face with her big, round eyes, and even smiled.
Xie Hongyou and Xie Ziyan suddenly pulled out their own small wooden swords. Jiang Fenghua asked, "When did you get these weapons?"
The two children are also very well-behaved. "Our swords are hanging at the head of our beds, just like our mother's. We will protect our mother and our younger siblings."
Jiang Fenghua felt a warmth in her heart. "Are you afraid of the assassins outside?"
"Don't worry, Father will come to save us," Xie Ziyan said.
Xie Hongyou also said, "Youyou is not afraid. Youyou will protect Mother and sister."
Jiang Fenghua just hoped Xie Shang would come quickly. Black Bee had said that the palace was full of their people, so any news from the palace should have reached Xie Shang's ears by now!
She prayed silently that everything would be alright. She had martial arts skills to protect herself, but these children were still so young.
Just then, several children suddenly clutched their stomachs and cried out in pain.
"Mother, Yan'er is in pain too."
"Youyou is in pain too."
Jiang Fenghua said, "I was fine just now, how could my stomach suddenly hurt?"
She went to look at Xie Hongyuan again, and for some reason, Xie Hongyuan also started crying loudly.
Xie Hongyuan was too young to speak properly, so he pounded his stomach hard.
Lin Yu asked, "What did they eat last night?"
Lianye said, "It's just a normal meal. I cooked it myself."
Unable to find the reason, Jiang Fenghua turned her attention to the wet nurse.
The wet nurse was also very anxious. "This servant doesn't know why the prince and princess have stomach aches. I ate the food last night, and they don't feel any pain! Miss Lin ate, and Granny Wang ate too. Does Miss Lin feel any pain?"
Lin Yu said, "It doesn't hurt."
Jiang Fenghua's eyes were full of coldness: "It seems we haven't seen Granny Wang since we came back."
Lianye said, "She had dinner with the princes and princesses and then went to do her work."
Hongxiu said, "This servant didn't see her either."
Lin Yu also shook her head: "It seems that I didn't see Granny Wang."
A tremor ran through their hearts. They had been on high alert ever since the arson incident, and Kunning Palace had been heavily guarded, with layers upon layers of protection, not daring to let anyone near.
Jiang Fenghua asked Xie Ziyan, "Did Granny Wang give you any special food?"
Xie Ziyan was in so much pain that sweat beaded on her forehead, her face turned pale, and her whole body curled up in a ball.
Xie Hongyou was also in pain, and he said, "Sweet cake."
Jiang Fenghua remembered what Consort Chang had said; how could she have forgotten this? "Go find Granny Wang quickly."
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In the servants' quarters, Granny Xi was seen clinging tightly to the money box, peering out the window. She was trembling all over, praying to God that the assassins would not come in.
Just then, Granny Wang suddenly stood behind her and patted her on the shoulder. Granny Xi was startled. "Who patted me?"
Granny Wang smiled and said, "It's me."
"Granny Wang, it's you! You scared me half to death! How come there are so many assassins in the palace? And why are your clothes all wet?" Granny Xi quietly hid the money box in her bosom.
Granny Wang pretended not to see anything, saying, "I don't know, how could there be so many assassins?"
"Let's hide quickly, we can't stay in this palace anymore, people are dying." Now that she has money, she has to find a way to escape from the palace. When Empress Dowager Cheng returns, she will definitely suffer. Empress Dowager Cheng is simply a crazy woman.
"Don't panic, the assassin wouldn't kill us servants if he wanted to." Granny Wang said calmly and unhurriedly.
Seeing her so calm, Granny Xi asked in confusion, "Aren't you afraid?"
"Of course I'm afraid, but what's the use of being afraid? Will being afraid stop the assassins from breaking in?" Granny Wang continued, "What are you going back to Cining Palace to get?"
Granny Xi hid the money box inside, saying, "It's nothing."
"How did Granny Wang know I went back?" she asked again.
Granny Wang said, "Not only do I know, but Miss Lin Yu also knows."
Seeing the cold glint in her eyes, Granny Xi felt a little scared. "I...I just went to get my things back."
"What is that?"
Granny Xi stepped aside. "Granny Wang, you've been in the palace for so many years, you must have your own savings, right? Just some private money."
Suddenly, Granny Wang snatched the box from her hand, only to find it full of valuable jewelry. "These must all belong to the Empress Dowager. How did they end up in Granny Xi's box?"
Granny Xi stammered, "I...I...We've been by the Empress Dowager's side for so many years and haven't gotten any benefits. I'll give you half, just pretend you didn't see it. You're now a favorite of the Empress, with power and money, while I have nothing. I should at least leave something for my retirement!"
Granny Wang closed the box and handed it back to her. "I don't want it. Granny Xi can take it if she likes it! In all these years in the palace, my only friend is Granny Xi. I've almost forgotten why I came to the palace."
"Ah!" Granny Xi exclaimed in surprise, "What's the purpose?"
Looking at the rain outside and the assassins and guards fighting in the rain, Granny Wang said softly, "The only person I have ever wronged in this life is Her Majesty the Empress. I long to see her one more time, but unfortunately I will never see her again."
Granny Xi was completely baffled. "Isn't the Empress in her bedchamber? With so many Imperial Guards and protectors, the Empress will surely be alright."
Granny Wang then asked, "Do you want to know where I just went?"
Where did you go?
"I went to see someone; he was my former master."
"Ah!" Granny Xi sensed danger. "Wh...what mistress? Has the Empress Dowager returned to the palace?"
Granny Wang continued, "Do you remember when we went to serve Empress Dowager Cheng together? You gradually became the Empress Dowager's personal maid, while I gradually became a lady-in-waiting in the palace who taught etiquette. Life was very ordinary. Although we didn't have much money, we didn't need much money in the palace. It was a simple life. I prided myself on being clever and cunning, but I never helped Empress Dowager Cheng. Whenever I saw her arguing and going crazy with the late Emperor, making sure she would never receive his favor, I just found it funny."
Granny Xi felt like she was going crazy. Had something gone wrong with her ears? Empress Dowager Cheng had always had a bad temper. What did it have to do with them, the palace maids, if she argued and went crazy with the late emperor? They had tried to persuade her, but she wouldn't listen!
"Later, I was sent to the Jiang family to teach Empress Jiang. She was smart, eager to learn and hardworking, and I suddenly found it very interesting." She changed her way of life because of one person, and that person was Jiang Fenghua.
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