Yu Jin smiled and said, "It's not impossible, otherwise he would feel guilty. But if it really has something to do with him, I'm very curious about how he did it."
"The Crown Prince should have no chance of harming Father."
"Maybe I'm overly suspicious. Let's just wait and see what happens. After the instigation of the fourth brother, the prince will be desperate." Yu Jin said with a smile.
It's not just the instigation of the fourth brother, but also his threat. If the prince had done something wrong, he would probably panic.
After all, stupid people have poor tolerance and are not as patient as him.
Just as Yu Jin expected, the prince returned to the East Palace and became more and more anxious the more he thought about it.
The method of casting a spell with a puppet that the little palace maid taught him worked. This was a great thing. As long as his father died, he could ascend the throne legitimately.
But did Lao Qi notice something?
During the trip to Qianhe County, he had discovered that Old Seventh Ghost was very cunning, not to mention the dog who only had magical powers.
The prince was worried and unknowingly walked to the little palace maid.
The little palace maid came forward and said, "Your Highness—"
The prince stared at the young palace maid, causing her to pause.
“It really works.”
"What?"
The prince placed his hands on the little palace maid's shoulders and said excitedly, "It's just using puppets to kill people without anyone noticing. It really works!"
The little maid curled her lips: "That's good..."
The prince's eyes suddenly turned cold as he looked at the little palace maid.
He used a puppet to harm his father. If his plan is exposed, he will surely die without a burial place.
At present, apart from heaven and earth, only he and the little palace maid knew about this matter...
The prince's hands on the little palace maid's shoulders moved towards her neck and suddenly pinched her neck.
“Your Highness… Mmmm…” The little palace maid widened her eyes and tried to pry the prince’s hands apart with both hands.
At this moment, the power difference between men and women is clearly revealed.
The prince's hands tightened, and after an unknown amount of time, the little palace maid gradually became motionless.
The prince loosened his grip, took a few steps back, and fell into a chair.
The chairs in the maid's room were not as good as those in the prince's bedroom. They were bare and had no soft cushions. The prince felt they were hard and cold.
He stared at the little palace maid lying on the ground with her eyes wide open, gasping for breath.
He killed the young palace maid with whom he had slept for several years!
The prince raised his hands and stared for a moment, then suddenly laughed.
It’s better to kill him. If you kill him, you won’t have to worry about the secret being leaked out.
The prince breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and walked out.
The late autumn sunshine was not that hot. It fell on the body lukewarmly and could not illuminate the prince's gloomy heart.
In such a huge palace, who knows how many slaves died quietly every year. It was not difficult for the crown prince to cover up the death of a little palace maid.
The prince quickly instructed his personal eunuch to deal with the aftermath.
The Crown Princess brought Chun Ge'er to visit Emperor Jingming and came back. She didn't see the Crown Prince and rubbed her brows.
I don’t know whether my father is happy or worried that he is willing to see the prince today.
It was getting dark before they knew it. The Crown Princess had dinner with Chun Ge'er and ordered someone to send Chun Ge'er back to his residence. She was the only one left in the room.
The lit lamp burst into a candle.
The palace maid came over and whispered, "Crown Princess, Hongyu wants to see you."
The Crown Princess frowned, thought for a moment and said, "Let her in."
If she remembered correctly, Hongyu was one of the few palace maids who were favored by the prince.
Soon, a pretty maid in blue was brought in. When she saw the Crown Princess, she knelt down and said, "I pay my respects to you, Crown Princess."
"Wake up, what do you want?"
Hongyu got up and glanced at the palace maid beside the Crown Princess.
"If you have anything to say, feel free to say it." The Crown Princess said calmly.
She didn't think there was anything to do with the prince's favorite little maid.
In terms of status, she was the Crown Princess, and she was just a palace maid. She didn't care how the Crown Prince doted on the little palace maid, but if she did not follow the rules, she would not care about the Crown Prince and let a little palace maid act unruly.
Hongyu lowered her head and whispered, "Crown Princess, this matter really shouldn't be known to many people..."
The Crown Princess pondered for a moment and signaled the servants to leave, leaving only a personal maid behind.
She wanted to know what the little maid was trying to say, but a gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall, so it was not acceptable to leave the little maid alone with her in a room.
"Okay, you can talk now."
Hongyu also knew that the person who stayed behind was the Crown Princess's confidant, and it was impossible to send him away. She bit her lip and said, "I want to expose someone..."
"who?"
"Green shirt."
The Crown Princess's expression changed slightly.
Someone just told her today that Cuishan had an acute illness and passed away...
"What do you want to expose Cuishan?"
"I accidentally saw Cuishan carving something with paulownia wood... Cuishan and I are from the same hometown. There is a kind of witchcraft popular in our place. If you carve a doll out of paulownia wood and write a person's birth date on it and bury it in a specific place, that person will suffer bad luck -"
"What kind of misfortune?" asked the Crown Princess in a sharp voice.
"It depends on where the performer inserts the silver needle into the doll. If you just want to make the person feel pain, you can insert the needle into the waist, shoulders, hands and feet, etc...."
"What if it takes someone's life?"
Hongyu pursed her lips and said, "Stab it into that person's heart."
The Crown Princess stood up suddenly.
At the heart, at the heart... Thinking of Emperor Jingming's sudden heartache, the Crown Princess held the armrest of the chair with one hand, staggering and about to fall.
"Crown Princess—" Hongyu seemed to have not expected such a big reaction from the Crown Princess and shouted in surprise.
The Crown Princess ignored Hongyu, her face looked frighteningly ugly, and her body was shaking uncontrollably.
Could it be that my father’s heart disease is related to the green shirt?
And Cuishan is from the East Palace——
"Go and ask the Crown Prince to come over..." The Crown Princess ordered, then changed her mind, "Wait, you don't have to go yet."
Hongyu and her personal maid were both looking at the Crown Princess.
The usually steady Crown Princess was like an ant on a hot pot. She turned around several times before finally stopping and said expressionlessly, "Follow me to Kunning Palace!"
The palace lights were already on outside, and the Crown Princess hurried to Kunning Palace with several palace maids.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Princess requests an audience."
The Queen was slightly startled, and quickly ordered someone to invite the Crown Princess in.
The Crown Princess knelt down as soon as she came in.
The Queen was even more surprised. She personally stepped forward to help the Crown Princess up and said gently, "Why are you kneeling for no reason? Let's talk it over."
The Crown Princess looked up, her face already covered with tears.
The queen's expression changed: "What happened? Could it be——"
Could it be that the prince is committing suicide again?
Since she's not my biological mother, it's hard to ask this question.
The Crown Princess slowed down and talked about the green shirt.
The queen's face turned pale when she heard the last part. She trembled and asked, "Have you searched the maid's residence?"
The Crown Princess shook her head and said softly, "This is a serious matter. I dare not investigate it rashly, so I come to ask the Queen Mother to make the decision..."
The incident happened in the Eastern Palace, and she, the Crown Princess, couldn't explain it clearly. If she investigated behind closed doors, she would only get herself deeper into trouble.
The queen also thought of the serious consequences.
Once the puppet of the Cursed Emperor is found in the East Palace, the entire East Palace will probably be overturned...