Next, everyone began to confess the mistakes they had made in secret, and some even recounted their confrontations with a palace maid in the courtyard.
Even the Empress Dowager couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at the variety of answers.
However, Gu Jinxi remained calm throughout.
The little child is more composed than most adults.
The Empress Dowager couldn't help but admire him more and more.
This child truly has the makings of a born emperor.
And all of them just sat there in the courtyard, listening to the servants recount what they had done.
After they finished speaking, the Imperial Guards would immediately verify their statements. If any lies or concealments were found, they would be dealt with accordingly.
Gu Jinxi would simply order the person to be killed.
With a swift motion, the knife fell.
The palace maids and eunuchs, who had been hoping for the best, were so frightened that they told everything, big and small.
After everyone had finished speaking, only one palace maid remained, kneeling trembling on the ground.
Gu Jinxi finally stood up and looked at the palace maid.
"Tell me, what did you do?"
The palace maid looked at Gu Jinxi's face and spoke tremblingly.
"This servant did nothing..."
"Whoosh—"
Luo Ziqian drew his knife, stood it on the ground, and made a soft sound as it rubbed against the ground.
The palace maid trembled slightly in fright and immediately knelt down to beg for mercy.
"Your Highness, I am not lying. I really did nothing."
She kowtowed again as she spoke, and as she raised her head, she seemed to remember something, slowly lifting her head and stammering:
"Oh, right, I... I remember now, I... I broke one of His Highness's dolls a few days ago..."
As she spoke, she quickly added.
“This servant knows that your mother made this doll for you by hand. I was afraid that Your Highness would be sad if you saw it, and I was also afraid of being punished by Your Highness, so I secretly took the doll back to try to fix it…”
As she spoke, she glanced up at Gu Jinxi discreetly. Seeing that his expression remained unchanged, she continued kowtowing:
"Please spare my life, Your Highness. I have repaired this doll and I can give it to you now."
Upon hearing this, Luo Ziqian immediately rebuked him.
"You have quite the nerve, girl! How dare you touch His Highness the Crown Prince's things!"
You know it was made by the Crown Prince's mother herself, what kind of behavior is it to secretly repair it?
"This servant was wrong, please spare my life, Your Highness."
The young palace maid knelt on the ground, trembling.
Luo Ziqian: "Hurry up and bring the things over!"
Upon hearing this, the palace maid shakily stood up, looking clearly frightened.
And in that instant when she turned around...
Luo Ziqian suddenly spoke up: "Take her down!"
The palace maid immediately tried to run away, but was stopped by the imperial guards. Seeing that she couldn't escape, she actually slapped the imperial guard blocking her way.
Suddenly, she created an opening in the densely packed Imperial Guards, and just as they were about to escape, someone rushed up from behind.
When Luo Ziqian realized that this woman was no ordinary person, he immediately rushed over with his knife and engaged in a fierce fight with the palace maid.
Seeing that she had no hope of escaping, the palace maid turned her gaze to Gu Jinxi.
Taking advantage of a lull in his fight with Luo Ziqian, he immediately rushed towards Gu Jinxi.
Luo Ziqian immediately chased after her, but he was a step too late. He was shocked to see the palace maid's sword piercing straight towards Gu Jinxi.
Just before that, Gu Jinxi, worried that the Empress Dowager's health might not be up to par, had Xiaoman help the Empress Dowager to her room to rest.
Therefore, he now only has ordinary palace maids and eunuchs by his side.
When they saw the palace maid's sword coming towards them, they immediately rushed forward to protect Gu Jinxi, but they were too late.
Just when everyone thought that Gu Jinxi was going to be injured or die on the spot.
Gu Jinxi finally raised her eyes and slightly raised her hand.
In an instant, the table beside him was lifted up and blocked the palace maid's sword.
This one action caused the palace maid to momentarily slow down.
This momentary hesitation allowed Luo Ziqian to arrive quickly, and also enabled all the people around Gu Jinxi to stand in front of her and protect her tightly.
This also gave the other imperial guards time to come over and capture the palace maid as quickly as possible.
Soon, the palace maid was arrested and forced to kneel on the ground.
Luo Ziqian held the sword to the palace maid's neck and gritted his teeth as he sneered.
"You little rascal, you're quite the expert. I almost fell for your trick."
Gu Jinxi walked up to the palace maid, her small body gazing down at her.
The palace maid's eyes were filled with resentment.
How did you find out?
She's a professionally trained assassin, perfectly suited to hiding herself, and possesses extremely keen senses.
When the nanny asked them all to come out, she wondered if she had been exposed.
But then I thought, Gu Jinxi is just a child, how could she possibly find out?
Only then did they lower their guard.
But now she realized that Gu Jinxi was clearly after her.
Everything I've done today is for her.
She looked up at Gu Jinxi, her eyes filled with resentment.
How did you find out?
Gu Jinxi didn't answer, but stared at her and said sharply, "Tell me, whose person are you?"
The young palace maid kept her mouth shut and did not speak.
Luo Ziqian used his sword to lift her face up.
"I'm asking you a question, why aren't you answering?"
Gu Jinxi: "You don't need to say it, I already know that you are Mo Junxing's person."
One sentence made the little palace maid's pupils shrink for a moment.
But it was in that instant that Gu Jinxi caught a glimpse of it.
He slightly curled the corners of his lips.
"Oh, you guessed right."
The young palace maid then realized she had been tricked, and she was so angry that she gritted her teeth, her face turning bright red.
Gu Jinxi smiled and continued:
“My mother said, ‘It is impolite not to reciprocate.’ Since you have told me where you came from, I will also tell you how you died.”
Gu Jinxi: "Because, apart from the people around me, no one knows that the doll was made by my mother."
The young palace maid never expected that this was the reason.
The reason she took this doll was because Mo Junxing had mentioned that Gu Jingchun liked to make dolls for Gu Jinxi.
After all, she had been by Mo Junxing's side for many years, and she had seen that doll before.
Therefore, at a glance, it was clear that the doll was made by Gu Jingchun himself, not to mention that it bore Gu Jinxi's name.
So she immediately chose the doll and gave it away.
But to my utter surprise, this is what exposed me.
Thinking of this, she suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
"What a joke!"
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