"Are you telling the truth? Can you really save our family?"
Upon hearing Lü Qiang's words, the palace maid raised her head and looked at Lü Qiang with hopeful eyes.
"If your answer satisfies me, I don't mind lending you a hand. I can get you away from the Empress Dowager without you even noticing, and you should know my capabilities!"
Lü Qiang did not give the palace maid a direct answer. Sometimes, speaking too definitively can backfire and fail to achieve the desired effect.
The palace maid nodded weakly. From the moment she was sent into the palace, she had thought about the fate of herself and her family. Unfortunately, she was at the mercy of others and had no choice but to accept it.
Lu Qiang asked, "So tell me! Who are you? Where are you from?"
The palace maid said softly, "We were originally from the families of officials who had been convicted in Jizhou. We were originally sent to the government office to work as singers. Later, someone spent a lot of money to buy us sisters and then we were sent to the palace."
"Who is that person?"
The palace maid shook her head. "I don't know. He never revealed his identity, but..."
Lu Qiang asked urgently, "But what?"
"However, when we boarded the carriage, I vaguely remembered that there seemed to be the Lu family's mark on it!"
"The Lu family?"
Lu Qiang frowned. He knew about the Lu family. The Lu family of Fanyang was one of the top families in Jizhou. He didn't expect that this matter would be related to the Lu family.
Lü Qiang continued, "Then what is your purpose in entering the palace? How do you plan to contact them?"
"They just gave us a few instructions and asked us to inadvertently reveal them to the Empress Dowager. They didn't give us any contact information, only saying that someone would contact us if needed!"
Lu Qiang then asked some other questions. Although he learned that the matter was related to the Lu family, he did not get any useful information.
Just as Lü Qiang was frowning in worry, Zhao Zhong brought a thin man into the secret room and stood in front of Lü Qiang.
"Lord Lü, His Majesty has sent this servant with someone to assist you!"
Zhao Zhong and Lü Qiang then went to the side, and Zhao Zhong relayed Liu Hong's plan to Lü Qiang.
Lu Qiang nodded, then looked at the man and said politely, "Then I'll leave it to you!"
Wu Lian quickly cupped his hands to Lü Qiang and said, "You're too kind, Lü Changshi. It is my honor to serve His Majesty!"
Lu Qiang smiled and said, "It's rare that you have such a kind heart. Do a good job, and you'll be rewarded handsomely!"
Wu Lian's face lit up with joy. "This humble servant thanks Attendant Lü in advance!"
Then, at Lü Qiang's prompting, Wu Lian went to several palace maids and carefully examined each of their appearances and figures.
When he arrived in front of the last palace maid, he saw a scar on her face and quickly went up to her.
"Phew, thankfully it's just a minor cut! It's not a big deal, it's still usable!"
After seeing the wounds clearly, Wu Lian slowly exhaled.
Wu Lian then took out a lump of paste, made it into thin sheets, and gently applied them to each person's face.
After a short while, once the thin films had dried, Wu Lian removed them from their faces. The films, which had taken the form of masks, were then put away by Wu Lian.
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