The palace maid suddenly turned pale. She was in the palace and didn't know what burning incense meant. Naturally, she didn't doubt who the person covering her mouth was.
"I'm going to wash my face, and you stay here."
"yes."
The palace maid did not dare to leave.
Luo Jiuli quickly turned around the corridor and leaned against the wall, his chest pounding non-stop.
At this moment, footsteps sounded outside Zhichun Pavilion, and then a man's figure appeared.
The man was not very tall, but his steps were very fast. Because his face was hidden in the darkness, and it was dark, Luo Jiuli did not recognize him for a while.
"Did anyone bring it?"
The man deliberately lowered his voice.
"In, in."
The maid's voice was timid.
The man quickly pushed open the door, stretched his neck and took a deep breath, as if he was intoxicated.
"Incense of acacia plus the strongest charm medicine, bitch, I will ruin your reputation tonight."
As he said that, he closed the door with a bang.
Luo Jiuli leaned against the corner, gritting her teeth with hatred. Although she couldn't see the man's appearance, she could hear his voice.
Sun Ting turned out to be Sun Ting who failed to assassinate her last time.
She touched the scalpel in her hand. At this time, it was not the time to kill Sun Ting. Obviously, it was no accident that Sun Ting entered the palace.
But as for who brought Sun Ting in, it will probably be revealed soon.
The palace maid stood at the door, listening to the noise coming from the room, blushing and running towards the corridor with her head lowered.
At the end of the corridor, she saw 'Miss Shen Er' with her back to her.
"Miss Shen Er."
She called out.
Luo Jiuli turned around suddenly, holding a gleaming knife in his hand, and grinned at her.
Under the dim palace lantern, her smile was filled with awe-inspiring and crazy eyes, which sent shivers down the spine of the palace maid and made her retreat in an instant.
"You, Miss Luo, Miss Luo, ah!"
"Whoa!"
"Snapped!"
Outside the corridor, a flying knife penetrated the palace maid's back, and from the front, Luo Jiuli also struck her neck with a hand knife.
The palace maid's vision went dark, her back hurt, and she fell limply to the ground, her back a bright red.
"Who are you?"
Luo Jiuli held the scalpel in his hand, moved back step by step, and looked at the person coming warily.
The person who came was not tall and was wearing eunuch clothes. He stepped forward and dragged the dead maid while he said calmly.
"Miss Luo Er, I am here to save the second lady on the orders of the Nine Kings."
"Nine Kings?"
Luo Jiuli was still very vigilant.
The eunuch glanced at the door of Zhichun Pavilion.
"They are coming. Second Miss, please follow me and take shelter."
"Wait a moment."
Luo Jiuli stretched out her hand to stop him from approaching. At this time, she did not dare to trust anyone.
"You said you are from the Nine Kings. What evidence do you have? What if you use the name of the Nine Kings to harm me?"
The eunuch was stunned. He didn't expect Luo Jiuli to be so vigilant.
"The prince only asked his servant to protect the safety of the second lady and the Duke's wife, and did not give him any token to prove his identity."
"If the second lady doesn't believe it, I'll go and dispose of the palace maid's body first."
The eunuch pointed to the innermost wing on the west side.
"That wing is for storing sundries and is not locked. The second lady can go and escape."
With that said, he picked up the body of the palace maid, turned around and disappeared into the vast night.
Luo Jiuli's eyes darkened, and he was already sure that the eunuch who helped him was indeed Xiao Mingxuan's person, so he turned around and walked to the innermost wing on the west side.
The wing room was indeed as the eunuch said. It was a utility room that no one had ever lived in. The room was very small and filled with a musty smell. The corners were filled with various worn-out tables, chairs, benches, dirty brooms and other miscellaneous items. things.
Luo Jiuli was not a germophobe either. He half-closed the door, pushed aside the obstructive bench, and looked through the crack in the door at the gate of Zhichun Pavilion.
From this position, you can have a clear view of the room and everything happening in the yard.
It seems that the eunuch is well aware of everything in the palace, at least Zhichun Pavilion. One door blocks two worlds, but it does not hinder the dirty things happening in the room now, nor does it hinder Luo Jiuli's eyes. Those two balls of fire could kill people.
Despicable, shameless, obscene, and sinister are not enough to describe what happened.
She stood at the door of the room, sorting out the causes and consequences of this incident over and over in her mind. Those people had probably set up a dragnet from the moment she stepped into the palace door, just waiting for her to be revealed.
If she hadn't understood medical skills, if she hadn't seen through the evil-minded Shen Miaoqian who kept calling Sister Li, if she hadn't discovered the albizia incense in the room in time, if she had really been tricked, what would have been the consequences how?
She was thinking about Shen Miaoqian who was in the room with Sun Ting now, and the eunuch who just said they were coming.
Who are they? The Emperor, the Queen Mother, the Ninth Prince, everyone at the palace banquet?
If we follow this step-by-step plan, will everyone come to Zhichung Pavilion for some reason? Then they will see pictures of disheveled clothes in the house that are even unsuitable for children.
Then Luo Jiuli's good reputation? The reputation of Yiguo Duke? Even her mother's face will be completely destroyed because of this glass of wine and this incense.
It's like killing two birds with one stone! It's such a calculated and vicious method.
Just thinking like this, Luo Jiuli couldn't help but a thin layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.
As for the initiator behind this incident?
Is she the Queen Mother? Although she did not have a direct conflict with the Queen Mother, she reconciled with King Zhao, rescued Mrs. Fengde, used the emperor's imperial edict to suppress the Queen Mother's decree in the Jiuwang Mansion, and bet with He Xiangyan, thus losing the face of Da Sima.
One after another, if she had the identity of an ordinary person, I'm afraid she would have died countless times.
As for Concubine Hu and Mrs. Hu, they are not excluded. One is for her son and the other is for her daughter. It is not impossible that they regard her as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh.
As for Hu Bingyu who wants to marry the Ninth Prince and Princess Xiyun who wants to be favored by Prince Zhao.
These two women have always been on this chessboard, but they have stayed out of it very well.
"Ha! What kind of immortal physique do I have that can attract so many people's attention?"
It's really difficult for those people, each of them has different goals, but the goal is the same.
After figuring this out, Luo Jiuli couldn't help but sneer secretly, and a look of rage burst out in his eyes.
At this moment, the half-opened door of Zhichun Pavilion was kicked open by someone from the outside, and bursts of rapid and chaotic footsteps came in, as well as the faint sound of someone speaking loudly.
"Did you come quickly enough?"
Luo Jiuli narrowed his eyes slightly and looked outside.
The one who kicked open the door was the guard who followed the Queen Mother at the palace banquet, wearing a dark black brocade robe and a sword on his waist.