After hearing this, the palace maid was shocked and angry, and immediately asked: "Where is the princess now?"
"I hid her in the rockery in the garden of the side hall. She is safe for the time being. However, she was drugged and is still unconscious. It is not convenient for me to take her away. I can only use a hosta to send a message and ask Concubine Wen for help.
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Xiao Lingyue explained briefly and then said: "The eighth princess's situation is not very good. You'd better find a way to take her to Wenxiu Palace without disturbing others."
The palace maid knew the seriousness of the matter, and if the news leaked out and became known to others, she would be afraid of damaging the Eighth Princess' reputation.
The best way is to pick up the eighth princess without anyone noticing.
As long as people are safe, they can adapt to whatever happens next.
This palace maid was also Concubine Wen's confidant, and her ability to do things was not bad. She quickly asked about the location of the side hall, thanked Xiao Lingyue in a low voice, and left in a hurry.
With the people from Wenxiu Palace taking over, Xiao Lingyue sent away the hot potato that was the Eighth Princess, and everyone felt relaxed.
Next, we should carefully investigate who is behind this scheme.
Xiao Lingyue turned around and walked towards the waterside pavilion.
She could be sure that the mastermind behind the scenes must be at the banquet, and according to Hu Hongzhi's explanation, this person must have something to do with Jinhua Palace.
Who could this person be?
Xiao Lingyue and the Eighth Princess are both targets of each other's schemes, which proves that the mastermind behind the scenes must have a grudge against the two of them, and the grudge is not small, otherwise he would not have come up with such vicious means to harm people.
For Xiao Lingyue, the mastermind behind the scenes wanted her life.
But for the eighth princess...it seems that he wants to ruin her reputation and make her life worse than death.
Xiao Lingyue suddenly stopped and thought deeply in her heart.
Why is there this difference?
There were many people in the capital who had grudges against her, but at the same time, there were not many people who wanted to destroy the Eighth Princess.
There happens to be one in the palace.
A figure flashed in Xiao Lingyue's mind, with a cold light in her eyes.
If it were her, no matter in terms of identity, means or motivation, it can be said that she is very satisfied.
But how did she get involved with Mrs. Meng?
By the way, Meng Wanqing!
Xiao Lingyue almost forgot about her.
She remembered that Mrs. Meng came to the palace to beg for mercy, and she almost gave birth to a baby, but the prince was annoyed and kicked her out.
Hu Hongwei of the Hu family is said to be very fond of Meng Wanqing and will probably try his best to plead for her. With this relationship, it is not impossible for Mrs. Meng to be connected to Jinhua Palace.
Xiao Lingyue stood in the darkness outside the water pavilion, listening to the excitement at the banquet from a distance, and sorted through her mind quickly.
After a while, she found the small medicine bag that had been hidden in the middle of her clothes, put it in her sleeve, and walked towards Shuixie as if nothing had happened.
When the maid guarding the door saw her approaching, she hurriedly bent down to salute, and raised the soft curtain respectfully.
The warm heat and the aroma of wine hit your face.
As soon as Xiao Lingyue walked in, she heard Concubine Shu's voice: "Why is Sister Wen so free today and came here to congratulate me on my birthday? I received the congratulatory gift from you before and thought you wouldn't come.
Where is it?"
Concubine Wen smiled and said: "I felt a little unwell when I woke up early. I thought I was infected with the cold. I was worried that the illness would be passed on to the imperial concubine, so I didn't dare to come over without permission. Later, I called the imperial doctor to take a look and found out that I had misunderstood.
It is such a big happy event for your concubine's birthday. Since I am fine with it, I naturally want to come over in person so that I can congratulate you in person.
It’s just that I came a little late, so please don’t take offense, sister.”