In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Queen sat upright, glancing towards the door from time to time, secretly thinking about the passage of time.
Sima Zhan and Jiang Meiyu have been gone for a long time, but have not returned yet.
The queen couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth, revealing a smug smile, thinking:
"Hmph, this must have been a success. The little prince must have met with an accident. Now, no one can threaten my position as empress!"
Concubine Wu, who was sitting on the side, was fidgeting. She tightly grasped her handkerchief and her eyes were wandering.
Although she was not directly involved in the Queen's conspiracy, she was well aware of the inside story.
However, out of consideration for her own interests, she chose to remain silent.
After all, if the Queen could succeed this time, it would be beneficial to her.
Even if things go wrong, she can just stay out of it and not be implicated.
At this time, Sima Zhan had already blocked all related information and secretly instructed his men to go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to spread false information.
All I heard was a loud shout:
"Oh no! Something happened to the little prince in the lotus pond! He's either dead or alive!"
This sudden bad news was like a thunderclap, instantly causing an uproar in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Everyone was in a panic, looking at each other, completely confused as to why the little prince, who had been fine just a moment ago, had suddenly encountered such a disaster.
For a moment, the Hall of Supreme Harmony fell into chaos and panic.
The ministers all looked pale and had beads of sweat on their foreheads.
They knew very well that the emperor doted on the little prince, and now that such a big thing had happened, the emperor would certainly be furious.
When they thought of this, everyone's heart trembled, fearing that they would be implicated for no reason and suffer the consequences.
As a result, everyone's heart was beating like a frightened rabbit, and the feeling of uneasiness was beyond words.
When the queen heard the words "life or death unknown", she couldn't help but feel panicked.
She clutched the handkerchief tightly in her hand, frowning, wondering whether she would live or die.
And would the little eunuch accidentally expose the secret between them? Thinking of this, the queen's heartbeat became more and more rapid.
Then she quickly cast a suggestive look at the personal maid beside her.
The maid understood what he meant and quietly left the Hall of Supreme Harmony without making a sound, as if she had blended into the shadows around her.
At this time, an intense interrogation operation was underway in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Except for the young eunuchs who stayed here to serve, everyone else was interrogated and examined one by one.
However, at this critical moment, two figures suddenly appeared at the south gate of the palace.
Looking closely, the people who came were actually the queen's trusted nanny Ji and a maid.
I saw Nanny Ji holding the Queen's token, and she said in a hurry that she was going out of the palace to do something.
Seeing this, the palace guards immediately stepped forward to block the way and shouted loudly:
"Your Majesty has ordered that no one is allowed to leave the palace without permission!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Ji's face darkened, and she glared at the guard with wide eyes, saying sternly:
"What a daring servant! I've been ordered by the Empress to leave the palace on business. If you dare to stop me and delay the Empress's important affairs, who among you can bear the responsibility for this crime?"
After hearing this, the guards looked at each other, hesitant for a moment.
One of them whispered:
"This...I'm afraid this matter still needs to be considered carefully."
Another person echoed:
"Yes, after all, His Majesty's order cannot be disobeyed, but it's not easy to offend the Empress..."
After a brief discussion, the leading guard finally made up his mind and waved his hand helplessly:
"Never mind, if that's the case, then go quickly!"
After saying this, he stepped aside to make way and watched Nanny Ji and the maid hurriedly walk out of the palace gate.
Nanny Ji, with a nervous look on her face, walked quickly towards the palace gate with her little maid, her steps hurried, as if she wanted to escape from this place of trouble as soon as possible.
The guards stood by the palace gate, staring sharply at their receding backs.
Suddenly, he felt that the little maid's back looked a little strange. Upon closer inspection, he found that it looked like a man in disguise.
The guard was startled and shouted loudly:
"Stop! Stop right there!"
However, after hearing the shout, Nanny Ji not only did not stop, but instead quickened her pace and lowered her voice to the little maid beside her,
“Run!”
However, these guards were well-trained and agile. They reacted quickly and rushed towards the maid like an arrow.
Although the little maid ran as fast as she could, she was ultimately no match for the guards' speed.
After a while, the little maid was firmly caught by the guards.
One of the guards swung the stick in his hand mercilessly and hit the decoration on the little maid's head.
With a loud "crash", those exquisite headdresses fell to the ground.
Everyone took a closer look and saw that it was indeed a genuine man! The guards looked at each other in confusion, thinking to themselves.
At this moment, someone suddenly remembered that the palace was investigating the missing eunuch tonight. Could this person be related to this?
Thinking of this, the guards did not dare to delay and immediately escorted the man and Nanny Ji to the front of the imperial guards.
Upon seeing this, the imperial guards first looked the two men up and down, and then began to question them about the whole story.
After a detailed examination, it was finally confirmed that the man was actually a eunuch.
If that's the case, then why did he dress up as a maid?
Could it really be related to the missing little eunuch?
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