"My lady has a miserable life. If the former Crown Princess had been well, how could she have ended up like this? No matter how powerful Concubine Ji is, she is not the former Crown Princess after all. I envy you for serving the former Crown Princess before. Fortunately, it is because of this that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still looks up to you."
Mingxin sighed again.
"Your Highness... Your Highness will you still protect me?" Xie Feng's voice was trembling and out of tune. The quilt was pulled to his forehead, and his whole body was curled up into a ball.
"Of course I will. Of course, you have to tell His Highness everything. His Highness will then consider the former Crown Princess's old relationship." Ming Xin said gently, bringing her a glass of water. "Even if I follow the young lady in the future, I can live a better life. Otherwise, I might be arrested one day because of the young lady's affairs."
Ming Xin showed a trace of sadness when he said this, "The girl Shui Ning who was beside Concubine Ji was also beaten to death before. It was because she failed to serve Concubine Ji well that such an incident happened to her."
Xie Feng feels sad for the fox who escaped death. She and Shui Ning were competing fiercely for favor at that time, and both of them disliked each other. But when she thinks about it now, she feels that... it’s not a big deal.
"If the girl is just Concubine Ji's maid, she will probably die this time." Mingxin said again.
Xie Feng's face turned pale with excitement. He stretched out a hand from under the quilt and grabbed Ming Xin's sleeve: "Ming Xin... I... What should I do now?"
She was afraid that she wouldn't know how she would die, and she didn't even know what to do now.
"I don't know about this. After all, I am not the maid of the late Crown Princess. But for the sake of the late Crown Princess, His Royal Highness will keep an eye on you. But now..." Ming Xin sighed again. The whole East Palace was in a state of panic. Not to mention the servants, even the masters had a hard time. "I heard that His Royal Highness was very sad and basically didn't see anyone."
"Your Highness... Your Highness has been missing for a long time?" Xie Feng asked anxiously.
Ming Xin nodded, put down Xie Feng's hand that was tightly holding her sleeve, lowered her head and pinched the corner of her clothes: "If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince saw you, he would definitely think of you and protect you. I'm just afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will never think of you, but someone else will think of you... How will this end, I really dare not say!"
Who else will remember me
In the government? In the Crown Princess's office? In the palace
Every place is not a good place to go. Xiefeng shuddered and her face became more and more pale. She was at a loss and didn't know what to do. If possible, she would rather leave the East Palace and stay away from it from now on.
After Ji Youran died, those thoughts of currying favor with the rich and powerful no longer existed.
In her eyes, Ji Youran was amazing. How could she not be amazing? Even the Crown Princess died at the hands of Concubine Ji. But what about now? Concubine Ji was actually dead, and died in such an undignified way.
So will I be the next one
"What...what should I do?" Xie Feng once again tightly grabbed Mingxin's sleeve and walked with rapid breathing. The only person she could hold now was Mingxin, and only Mingxin.
There is no one else she can trust in the entire Eastern Palace. Only Mingxin is trustworthy, and only Mingxin will help her.
"I don't know... Or maybe you can mention the matter of the former Crown Princess to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, then His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may see you... If not, forget it. And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't know what you are talking about."
Mingxin pointed out.
“Your Highness doesn’t know... I... I don’t know either..." Xie Feng stuttered, her mind was blank. She couldn’t think of anything at this moment, only fear made her tremble deeply.
Ming Xin spread her hands, "Then I will know. But young lady, you have been with the late Crown Princess for so long, could it be that you really don't know anything? Doesn't the late Crown Princess value you? It is said that you are the most intimate maidservant of the late Crown Princess, isn't that right?"
Mingxin was very surprised when he said this, and he deliberately looked Xiefeng up and down a few times.
Xie Feng hurriedly waved her hands, fearing that if she waved too slowly people would think she was useless: "I know everything about the Crown Princess, but these things are useless. It's impossible for me to specially ask to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to talk about such things at this time."
Even if her mind was completely blank, she knew that if she bothered the Crown Prince with such matters at this time, she might lose her life.
"Then find someone that Your Highness is interested in, and who is not clear about it. It would be best if it has a close relationship with Concubine Ji and the Crown Princess. If I don't ask Your Highness to protect me at this time, I'm afraid that I will die along with the girl. I'm an orphan anyway, so it doesn't matter if I die."
Mingxin patted Xiefeng's hand and saw that his face was also pale.
"Do you know something?" Xie Feng became more and more panicked as he listened. Mingxin was an orphan, but she was not. She had family outside, and it was the Crown Princess who redeemed her family.
She doesn't want to die yet, she still has a future...
With a desire in his heart, he became more sober. He pulled Mingxin's sleeve and refused to let go. He stared at Mingxin and said, "Tell me... did you hear something just now?"
Ming Xin did not struggle this time: "Miss, when I went to get lunch just now, I did hear some bad things. I heard that the Crown Princess is in a bad mood now, and she dealt with a large number of servants. Many were beaten to death directly, and some did not die, but were... disabled. I'm afraid they will not get better in the future. I'm afraid they will find out about us at any time."
"Miss, you... you are in no way unconnected with this matter." Ming Xin didn't look angry at all. "I will serve you for a while longer, so that you and I can have someone to accompany us on our journey to the underworld. I just hope that I won't die like you, beaten to death with a big stick, an unclean death, covered in blood."
"No... no, I don't want to die." Xie Feng pulled Ming Xin as if he was holding on to his life-saving straw.
"Young lady...if there is a way, please think of it quickly. I am afraid that by the time you have thought of it, the Crown Princess's punishment will come." Mingxin looked at her, shook his head and said bitterly.
"No... no, I have something to report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Xie Feng suddenly pulled Ming Xin up and walked out.
"Girl, you should wash up first. His Highness won't see you if you look so disheveled."
Mingxin grabbed her.
"Then hurry up... hurry up..." Xie Feng was afraid that Liu Jingyu had already sent someone over, so she said in fear that she had something to report to His Highness...
"Your Highness, the maid named Xiefeng is kneeling outside and wants to see you." The eunuch came in to report.
"No." Pei Luoan said worriedly. Now, let alone a maid, even if Liu Jingyu wanted to see him, he might not be able to.
Looking at everything in the East Palace, he felt troubled.
"Your Highness, she said there is something important about the late Madam.
"It's from Consort Zi and Consort Ji." The eunuch knew what Pei Luoan was concerned about, and said carefully.
If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have come in to report.
Coming to report at this time would be annoying, but since it concerns the former Crown Princess, he dare not treat her disrespectfully.
"Let her in." Pei Luoan paused and snorted coldly.
The eunuch retreated and soon came in with a slanting breeze.
As soon as Xie Feng entered the room, she knelt on the ground with a plop and cried sadly, "Your Highness... I... I have something important to report to you."
"What's the matter?" Pei Luoan glanced at the maid in front of him with a cold look and asked.
“It’s about what happened to the Crown Princess that day… I… I think the Crown Princess wasn’t… not me… it was because… it was because of Concubine Ji…” Although he had thought it through before coming here, Xie Feng was still trembling.
"What did you say?" Pei Luoan suddenly raised his head.
"I... I think that night... that night..." Xie Feng stuttered, trying hard to calm the panic in her heart, "I later... later heard what Concubine Ji and Shui Ning said... what they said privately, it seemed... it seemed that the former Crown Princess was... was pushed... pushed down by Concubine Shu..."
Pei Luoan pushed the chair away, strode out, put his hand on Xiefeng's neck, and lifted it up with force.
Xie Fengshuang held Pei Luoan's hand, but did not dare to use force. He just looked at Pei Luoan pleadingly, his face flushed red due to difficulty breathing.
My body lifted up a little involuntarily.
"What did you say?" Pei Luoan asked gloomily, with disgust in his eyes.
“Your servant… Your servant thinks that it was… Concubine Ji who harmed… harmed the late Crown Princess… Your servant… Your servant overheard Concubine Ji and… talking.” Xie Feng’s eyes slowly popped out of their sockets, in unbearable pain.
"Tell me, what's going on?" Pei Luoan lowered his head, looked at Xie Feng's ugly appearance, and suddenly shook his hand away. Xie Feng stumbled and fell to the ground, unable to get up. "Think it through first, and then talk about it. If you haven't thought it through... think about whether you have the life to say anything else."
Pei Luoan turned back to the desk, picked up the handkerchief on the desk and wiped his hands.
Xie Feng also came here at the risk of her life, so how could she dare to hide anything at this time? She repeated what she had heard while crying.
Some of what she said she heard were actually what she saw, and some were guessed.
After finishing the story, Pei Luoan sat on the chair with cold hands and feet, "Why didn't you tell me before?"
“The concubine is here, I dare not say more… I am afraid that the concubine will take my life, so I hid in the mourning hall. I… I dreamed that the Crown Princess came to me in my dream.” Xie Feng covered her face and cried, “Your Highness… Your Highness, the Crown Princess…”
"Shut up!" Pei Luoan picked up a brush washer in front of him and smashed it down hard.
The brush washer hit Xiefeng in the face, causing blood to ooze out of her head. Xiefeng screamed in pain, reached out her hand and touched it, which was covered in blood. She screamed immediately and fainted on the ground...
Behind the desk, Pei Luoan looked gloomily at Xie Feng, who was lying on the ground with blood all over his face, and his hands holding the chair were twitching...
Han Yue didn't jump down by herself, she died at Ji Youran's hands, is this true