A subject must always obey his sovereign.
"Alright, you guys go ahead and get busy."
"Yes, we servants will wait in that hall. Farewell."
As the group filed away, Xie Lingqin's gaze, which was about to turn away, suddenly fell on the maid at the head of the group, who was following closely behind the old woman.
The maid was very well-mannered and beautiful. She walked with a graceful gait, yet she was also very proper.
But something seems off.
Suspicion arose in Xie Lingqin's mind, and she waited until everyone entered the side hall before quietly following them. She slipped in unnoticed and found the maid from before.
"Sister Qin, you'll be standing next to the Crown Prince, close to the Emperor. That's wonderful, you'll be able to see His Majesty's face."
Beside that maid, two other maids were surrounding her, their faces full of envy.
The maid called Sister Qin smiled and said, "You people are really something. You are all from the Prince Qing's mansion. Don't embarrass the mansion. Be careful in the future. So what if I am close? As servants, how dare we look up at the Emperor? He is the Emperor. I would be scared to death."
"Pfft..."
A young maid laughed, "What Sister Qin said is really scary."
"Alright, alright, you can go now. It'll be our turn soon. I'm just going to wipe my face."
"Okay."
Seeing that the two maids had left, and taking advantage of the moment when no one was around, Sister Qin glanced at the cup of wine on the tray beside her.
She was about to take the wine to Prince Yi and hand it to the Emperor.
"You're not a maid from the Prince Qing's mansion, so who are you?"
In an instant, a chill ran through her as Xie Lingqin pressed her dagger against the maid's neck and demanded an explanation.
The maid's eyes turned cold, and she reacted quickly, slipping her hand into her sleeve and slashing a dagger straight at Xie Lingqin's brow. However, she was a step too slow for Xie Lingqin, who twisted the maid's wrist, and the dagger pierced the maid's neck, killing her instantly without her even having a chance to utter a sound.
"Grandma Qin, hurry up, we need to go into the palace."
At that moment, people outside the door began to urge them on.
Xie Lingqin then looked at the wine on the tray beside her, picked it up and took a gentle sniff.
There's something wrong with this wine.
This maid must have been bribed long ago.
"Knock knock knock—"
There was a sudden, urgent knocking at the door.
In the blink of an eye, Xie Lingqin's thoughts raced like lightning.
He immediately came up with a solution.
Everyone just assumed this maid was from the Prince Qing's residence. A moment later, she went to serve the Emperor wine, and the Emperor was poisoned…
This maidservant is definitely not one of An Shangning or Zhuidamu's people. She had just spoken with An Shangning, and she knew that if it involved the Emperor's death, An Shangning would definitely agree and wouldn't hide it from her. Moreover, to be able to infiltrate the palace, this maidservant...
---Aside---
The marriage was just arranged, and nothing good has happened yet~
The Crown Prince was deeply saddened; he hadn't even had a chance to properly receive the imperial decree of marriage.
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