"Ah!" A gasp, a scream, and then the sound of someone falling to the ground came from the other side of the wall.
Ye Qingxue didn't even glance at it, forcefully pulling the rope that was stuck in the tree out, and yanking it with all her might—
Finally, it broke!
Autumn deepens, and freedom arrives in an instant!
The poisonous bees had already swarmed in front of her. Ye Qingxue used the rope as a whip and lashed it at the bees, sending them crashing to the ground in a dense swarm.
But this can only buy them a brief respite.
Her hands were covered in blood. She grabbed Qiu Shen's arm and turned to run towards the door, but it was already locked.
"I'll unlock it!" Qiu Shen pulled out the hairpin from her head. Ye Qingxue stood behind her and knocked down some more poisonous bees, but they were inevitably stung.
"Click!" The lock clicked shut, and Ye Qingxue and Qiu Shen ran out, closing the door behind them to block most of the poisonous bees.
...
The Ninth Prince fell from the wall—he wasn't hit by any stones because the eunuch beside him shielded him.
The boulder struck the eunuch's shoulder, and the eunuch knocked the Ninth Prince and another palace servant off the wall!
The palace servants guarding the bottom of the ladder were also hit, and all five of them screamed in pain.
The most severely injured was the eunuch who was hit by the stone. He felt that his left arm was completely useless, and he was in so much pain that he was sweating profusely and crying.
"You're all a bunch of useless trash. That bitch Ye Qingxue actually found out! Luckily the door was locked, they can't escape. You—"
The Ninth Prince's voice abruptly stopped.
Fear gradually appeared in her beautiful eyes.
His lips trembled, and his body kept moving backward as he stared intently at Ye Qingxue, who had suddenly appeared before him.
The dim candlelight made her face appear deathly pale. Her face was expressionless, yet she gave off a chilling, demonic aura.
"Ye Qingxue, how dare you injure my servant! You've been causing trouble in the palace late at night, disturbing my sleep. That's why I came to check on you. What do you want to do?!"
Four eunuchs were tasked with protecting the Ninth Prince.
But they couldn't protect them, and Ye Qingxue simply kicked them away.
She bent down, grabbed the Ninth Prince's collar, pulled him up from the ground, and dragged him toward the gate of the Cold Palace.
"Ye Qingxue, how dare you lay a hand on me! If my father finds out, he will surely have you beheaded! Release me!"
The Ninth Prince struggled incessantly in Ye Qingxue's hands.
Four eunuchs rushed forward, trying to snatch the Ninth Prince back, but they couldn't outrun Ye Qingxue who was dragging the Ninth Prince.
Ye Qingxue kicked open the door to the Cold Palace, and a buzzing sound suddenly came out, almost shattering everyone's eardrums.
The Ninth Prince's pupils constricted sharply, and he screamed, "Ye Qingxue, you can't..."
Before he could finish speaking, Ye Qingxue threw him into the gate. Seeing the eunuchs staring in disbelief, Ye Qingxue kicked three of them inside as well.
A eunuch was left standing there, his face ashen and trembling.
Ye Qingxue gave him a cold look: "What are you still standing there for? The Ninth Prince was playing around and accidentally wandered into the Cold Palace, attracting poisonous bees. Go quickly and ask someone to save him!"
The eunuch finally came to his senses and stumbled forward.
He ran while shouting for help, his voice trembling with tears.
Ye Qingxue stood there, her gaze icy as she watched the four people in the Cold Palace wave their arms and swat at the poisonous bees, occasionally being stung and screaming in pain.
Qiu Shen was extremely worried: "Miss, he is the Emperor's most favored prince at present, what if..."
A drop of blood fell from Ye Qingxue's palm. Qiu Shen saw it and immediately shut his mouth.
After a short while, a guard finally came with a torch and eliminated the poisonous bees in the Cold Palace.
During this process, the guards witnessed Ye Qingxue, along with her maid Qiu Shen, protecting and rescuing the Ninth Prince.
Immediately afterwards, the Emperor and Consort Xian arrived.
Numerous guards, eunuchs, and palace maids followed beside or behind them, holding lanterns in their hands.
Countless lanterns quickly illuminated the desolate palace, making it as bright as day.
Of course, the light emanating from those lanterns also illuminated everything at the entrance to the Cold Palace, including the Ninth Prince lying on the ground, and the three eunuchs who had been stung while protecting him.
When the Emperor and Consort Xian saw them like this, their brows furrowed and their pupils almost dilated, especially when they saw the Ninth Prince.
His face, which already had a rash, now had several large bumps, making it almost impossible to see his original appearance.
The bag made her originally beautiful big eyes look very small, and her mouth was swollen because of the bag, as were her cheeks.
In addition, there were signs of being trampled on his body—he had fallen while trying to avoid the poisonous bees, or rather, he had been knocked down by the eunuchs.
The eunuchs were already in a state of panic, and when the Ninth Prince fell to the ground, they became even more terrified. Their fear intensified their panic, and they involuntarily stomped on the Ninth Prince several times!
The emperor spoke up: "What's going on here!"
Consort Xian spoke up: "My son, what has happened to him? Why aren't you all going to help the Ninth Prince up!"
The Emperor and Consort Xian spoke almost simultaneously, and immediately a nanny stepped forward to help the Ninth Prince up, while someone went to fetch the imperial physician.
Immediately afterwards, the Emperor and Consort Xian noticed Ye Qingxue and their brows furrowed.
Consort Xian said in an unfriendly tone, "Ye Qingxue, it's you again! You poisoned my little Jiu'er this morning, and now you've caused him to be stung by poisonous bees!"
Consort Xian said sternly, "Because of your false accusations, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor have already punished me and Xiao Jiu'er. Why are you still not satisfied and have to bring him here to harm him! What has my Xiao Jiu'er ever done to offend you! Tell me!"
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