In the palace, a beautifully dressed woman is abusing a young palace maid, while four older palace maids stand around her.
The young palace maid was about eight or nine years old.
At first, the young palace maid begged for mercy. Gradually, she stopped moving.
The beautiful woman threw the whip she was holding to the ground. "Apply medicine to her, don't let her die."
"yes."
The beauty kicked the palace maid before leaving.
The four senior palace maids had a clear division of labor: two followed the beauty to help her wash up, while the other two stayed behind to apply medicine to the junior palace maids.
The little palace maid lay on the ground with her eyes closed, not daring to move an inch. If she moved even slightly, the demons would know she wasn't unconscious and would continue to beat her.
She didn't know why these demons were hitting her. She asked the demons, but they wouldn't answer.
She was just an ordinary young girl who came to the palace to earn a living after her family suffered a disaster and could no longer survive.
Her home was far from the capital, and her family had never been to the capital before, so it was impossible for them to offend Consort Su.
After entering the palace, she followed the instructors to learn etiquette and never offended anyone. However, as soon as Consort Su saw her, she locked her in this room and started beating her.
She couldn't take it anymore; if she did, she would be beaten to death by these demons sooner or later.
She came to the palace seeking a way to live, not to die.
The two palace maids left after applying the medicine.
The young palace maid slowly opened her eyes, her gaze filled with murderous intent.
Consort Su was fast asleep when she suddenly felt a small, cold hand on her eyes. Just as she tried to pull the hand away, a sharp pain shot through her neck…
Consort Su died before she could even cry out.
The young palace maid's lips curled into a smile. Ever since this woman knocked her unconscious for the third time, she had wanted to kill her.
Now, she finally killed the woman, using her own hairpin.
This woman deliberately locked her in the back of her palace so that it would be easier for her to beat her. This woman never imagined that this would not only make it easier for her to beat her, but also make it easier for her to kill her.
The woman and her accomplices all thought she would remain unconscious for a whole day, just like when she was first beaten. They didn't know that after three months of brutal beatings, she was no longer the same person.
The palace maid covered Consort Su's face with a pillow. This woman wouldn't tell her why she was beaten, would she? Well, she wouldn't let this woman know who killed her either?
The young palace maid pulled the hairpin from Consort Su's neck, wiped it, and hid it in her sleeve. This hairpin was both her trophy and her weapon.
The young palace maid wanted to light the bed curtains, but she was too far from the candles. If she went over, she might disturb the palace maids on night watch outside.
The palace maid hesitated for a moment, then quietly crawled away.
She's already killed that wicked woman, so even if she gets caught, it's not a loss.
The next morning, before the Empress could even process her anger, she heard a commotion outside. Just as she was about to ask what was wrong, a maid rushed in. "Your Majesty," she said, "Consort Su was murdered last night. The Emperor is furious and has ordered the Imperial Guards to investigate thoroughly. They've surrounded this place."
The Empress could hardly believe her ears. "Consort Su is dead?" She had fought with her for so many years and still hadn't managed to kill her, how could she suddenly be dead?
The old nanny breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the Empress's surprise. Consort Su was the Emperor's most beloved concubine; if the Empress had done this, the Emperor might have turned against her. "Your Majesty, Consort Su is indeed dead. Your Majesty, what should we do now?"
"Tell everyone to cooperate well with the Imperial Guards." Consort Su is dead? That's really unexpected.
"Yes. Your Majesty, would you like to go and comfort His Majesty?"
She wasn't going to go looking for trouble. "His Majesty must be busy catching the assassin right now. I'll wait until the Imperial Guards have investigated the matter thoroughly before I go to comfort him."
After the nanny left, the Empress began to wonder who had killed Consort Su.
The Empress immediately thought of General Liu. General Liu was a military officer with the ability to infiltrate the palace and kill people, and he also had a blood feud with Consort Su for killing her daughter.
But upon further reflection, I realized that wasn't the case.
Even if General Liu hated Consort Su, he would not sacrifice his entire family to make his daughter pay the price.
The Empress thought for a long time but still couldn't come up with a solution.
On the other hand, the Imperial Guards were also clueless.
The Imperial Guards did notice that a young palace maid was missing from Consort Su's palace. But how could a little girl not even nine years old possibly kill Consort Su?
Moreover, that little girl was beaten to the point of near death by Consort Su.
As for why the palace maid disappeared?
The Imperial Guards thought that the person who killed Consort Su took pity on the little palace maid and rescued her.
The emperor was so angry that he wanted to have all the Imperial Guards executed after they had searched for so long without finding anything.
Because of Consort Su's affair, everyone in the palace was on high alert, fearing that they might inadvertently become the murderers of Consort Su.
Those outside the palace lived cautiously as well. Powerful families feared the Emperor would use Consort Su's case to investigate them. Ordinary people worried that officials might take their anger out on them if they were in a bad mood.
For a time, panic gripped the people everywhere.
Inside the palace, a little boy covered in chickenpox was desperately drinking water. An old eunuch rushed in carrying a food box. "Master! Master! The food is here! The food is here!"
The little boy didn't even look at it. "Is it spoiled or rotten?"
The old eunuch said excitedly, "It's neither spoiled nor smelly. This old servant has examined it."
"Then it's poisonous."
The old eunuch: "..." How could he have forgotten about this? "This old servant will give you a taste."
"No need. I don't have many people around me to begin with, if you..."
Before the little boy could finish speaking, an old eunuch rushed in from outside. "Master! Master! The head of the Imperial Medical Academy has brought a group of imperial physicians to examine you!"
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