"That's it, listen to the master. For your little life, the master has been planning for so long and finally snatched you back from the Palace of Hell. Why don't you cherish it?"
Qiao Yue's eyes were filled with heat. She knew that her status was low. No matter whether she was a palace maid or a craftsman, no master would make a living for a lowly slave.
But unfortunately, this woman whom she once "looked down upon" the most saved her twice and even left a way out for her before the incident happened.
Qiaoyue's voice was choked with sobs as she thought of all the things she had done in the past and her narrow escape now.
"Slave, thank you, Miss Second."
Luo Jiuli said nothing and smiled lightly.
Nan Zhu helped Qiao Yue get into bed.
"Qiaoyue, let me ask you, you said that King Zhao and Concubine Hu found helpers to deal with me, do you know who those helpers are?"
Qiaoyue shook her head.
"Replying to the second lady, since the slave was sent back to the palace, the Queen Mother has sent the slave to work outside the palace, doing menial tasks such as cleaning, miscellaneous and laundry. There is no summons for the slave in the inner palace, so the slave cannot enter at all."
"The occasional news that I found out was all overheard secretly by my slave while I was delivering a change of clothes."
"This time, I also heard the concubine and Prince Zhao discussing in the palace. The servant was shocked to realize that this matter was serious, so she met the little eunuch that night."
"It's just that this time I was too careless and was seen by others."
"If the second lady hadn't planned a way out for this slave, I would have been dragged to a mass grave and fed to wild dogs."
Luo Jiuli knew that Qiao Yue had not lied.
As for Qiao Yue's situation in Changchun Palace, she had also heard about it, but Qiao Yue's identity was destined to prevent her from lending a helping hand.
Fortunately, her life should not have been taken, and she escaped death this time.
"That's all, you paid the price to find out such important news for me."
Qiao Yue lowered her head with some guilt, searching carefully for the unusual things that happened in Changchun Palace in her mind, and spoke with some hesitation.
"Second Miss, there is one more thing. I don't know whether I should be suspicious or not."
Luo Jiuli was stunned.
"What's up?"
Qiao Yue said doubtfully:
"A few days ago, my slave also went to the inner palace to deliver hot and washed clothes, and unexpectedly saw that there was a maid serving at the Queen Mother's side."
"It stands to reason that if the Queen Mother is closely serving the favored palace maids, such as Linlang and Green Hairpin, or Grandma Sun, Eunuch Li, and other celebrities in front of the Queen Mother, the palace officials and eunuchs below will know about it first, so as to avoid encountering them in the future.
I accidentally offended you."
"But the eldest maid that I saw, apart from standing beside the Queen Mother, she did not do any of the menial work of serving the Queen Mother, serving tea and water."
"On the contrary, Lu Hao was very busy. In fact, Lu Hao not only did not complain about the eldest palace maid, but actually spoke to her respectfully."
"And the Queen Mother was also extremely kind when talking to the eldest palace maid."
When Luo Jiuli heard this, his nerves suddenly became on edge.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
"Do you know the name of that palace maid?"
Qiaoyue shook her head.
"This slave has not been in the palace for long, and I don't know the name of the eldest palace maid."
"Originally, I wanted to inquire after I came out, but I asked many eunuchs and maids openly and secretly, and no one knew about this person's existence."
"As for the people in the palace, they are all old men from the Changchun Palace and close confidants of the Queen Mother. They don't say a word inside or outside. The servants... didn't find out."
Beside, Nan Zhu and Nan Xing looked at each other.
"Master, I think this matter is very suspicious."
Luo Jiuli nodded.
"It's really suspicious."
"Qiaoyue, have you seen the appearance of the eldest palace maid?"
Qiao Yue said:
"This slave only saw her profile."
"Side profile."
Luo Jiuli bit his lip.
"Nan Zhu, go to the carriage and get the medicine box."
"By the way, please come in, Your Majesty."
"yes."
Nanzhu didn't know what his master wanted to do. But he asked and left the house without hesitation.
After a while, Xiao Mingxuan walked in.
"What's wrong?"
Luo Jiuli studied what Qiao Yue said just now with Xiao Mingxuan.
Xiao Mingxuan frowned, his eyes gloomy.
"I will send someone to investigate this matter. If it is really a new palace maid, there will be a record of it."
Luo Jiuli nodded, knowing what was going on in the palace, only Xiao Mingxuan could speak.
At this time, Nan Zhu also came in carrying a medicine box.
"master."
Luo Jiuli took the medicine box, opened it, and took out a carbon pen and cut straw paper from the bottom layer.
"Qiaoyue, please describe to me the side face of the palace maid, and I'll see if I can draw it."
Although she studied medicine in her previous life, she was also required to have a certain foundation in painting. After all, the morphology experiment required drawing some pictures. If she could draw, her experimental score would be higher.
Therefore, in order to score points, she actually studied painting for a period of time.
Otherwise, how could she have had those copper pot designs at her fingertips?
Qiaoyue was a little surprised, she didn't expect the second young lady to be able to draw.
On the other hand, Xiao Mingxuan and the others were not surprised.
Qiaoyue closed her eyes and tried to remember, thinking and talking at the same time.
Luo Jiuli listened to her words and began to draw on the paper according to her description.
I don’t know how long it took, but Qiao Yue stopped talking and Luo Jiuli also stopped his hand.
"But this?"
Luo Jiuli showed Qiao Yue a profile sketch.
When Qiao Yue saw it, she was stunned and took a long time to speak.
"Second Miss, the painting is very similar, except that the corners of the eyes are slightly raised, and the bones on the face are more prominent."
"The bones in the face? You mean the cheekbones?"
Luo Jiuli asked and changed at the same time.
When she showed it to Qiaoyue after the modification was completed, Qiaoyue couldn't help but admire it.
"Like, really similar."
"It's a pity that I only saw the side of her face."
Luo Jiuli handed the painting to Xiao Mingxuan and looked at Qiao Yue with a smile.
"Whether it's positive or negative, this news is a major discovery."
"Qiaoyue, if this palace maid really has a problem, you have done a great job."
Qiaoyue also smiled.
"I don't care whether I have meritorious service or not. As long as I can solve the second lady's problems, the beating I received will be in vain."
"What's more, if the second young lady hadn't saved this slave's life by helping me find a way to make a living, I'm afraid I wouldn't have told the second young lady about this as an accident."
"After all, there are new maids coming into the palace every day, and no one will think that this is a rare thing."
"Yes, I understand. It's good for you to recover from your injuries."
Luo Jiuli nodded.
"When you recover from your injuries, I will give you a new look and let you live a new life."
Qiao Yue was startled and suddenly looked up at her, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Really, Second Miss, I, can I really live a new life?"