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In the evening, under Chu Huanyan's arrangement, almost all the palace residents in Fengyi Palace were questioned.

But no one saw anyone suspicious, and no one could provide any clues.

But this inquiry, in the eyes of many people in the harem, was enough to slap the Queen in the face.

When Chu Huanyan left the palace, she met several waves of eunuchs and maids along the way. When they saw her, they bowed outwardly and turned around to whisper.

Xianyue was still a little uncomfortable being looked at by these eyes, but Chu Huanyan was very calm. When passing by the imperial garden, she stood by a rockery for a while, and then continued to walk out of the palace.

"Chu, Miss Chu..."

Not far away, a voice as thin as a mosquito came from the right. Chu Huanyan turned her head and saw a timid little palace maid.

"Are you calling me?" Chu Huanyan asked.

"Yes, Chu, Miss Chu, she is a slave..." The little palace maid raised her head.

"It's you." Chu Huanyan recognized the other party. She was the little palace maid who looked up at her in the clothing bureau before.

"Shouldn't you be in the clothes bureau? Why are you here?"

"The palace maid who is responsible for delivering clothes on weekdays is not feeling well, so I, my slave, came to deliver washed clothes to the nobles instead." The little palace maid lowered her head as she spoke, her thin and slender body shivering.

Chu Huanyan nodded slightly, looked at the other party and asked again: "Did you have something to tell me last time?"

The little palace maid shivered even more, her whole body swaying, her fingers clenching her sleeves tightly, "Slave, slave..."

"Don't be nervous. If you have anything to say, just say it." Chu Huanyan encouraged her in a gentle tone.

"Slave, please save us!" The little palace maid gritted her teeth and suddenly knelt down to Chu Huanyan, "Eunuch Zhang has a cruel personality and always abuses us. I have sisters who are almost tortured to death by him!"

As she said that, the little palace maid rolled up her sleeves, revealing a lot of bruises on her arms. The old and new were overlapping each other, which looked shocking.

Chu Huanyan frowned and looked at the injuries, and signaled Xianyue to step forward and help the person up first. After all, they were on the palace road, and people were coming and going. Kneeling like this, if anyone passed by, it would be too eye-catching.

According to the little palace maid, her name is Pan'er, and she went to the Clothing Bureau half a year ago.

But after arriving, I discovered that the most terrifying thing was not soaking in cold water all day long to wash clothes, but Zhang Changxi, the father-in-law in charge of the laundry department.

The other party is basically a lunatic. He seems very kind on weekdays, but he takes pleasure in torturing the maids of the Clothing Bureau. In the Huanyi Bureau, almost the vast majority of the pretty palace ladies had suffered at his hands to one degree or another.

"Have you never thought about resisting?" Xianyue looked at Pan'er's arm sympathetically.

"The entire Huanyi Bureau listens to Eunuch Zhang. On weekdays, except for washing clothes, we cannot leave the Huanyi Bureau at all. The maids and nuns who are responsible for delivering clothes to various palaces are basically Eunuch Zhang's confidants. , they get the benefit and won’t tell the matter at all.”

"Someone also complained before when the eunuch in charge came to inspect, but in the end not only did they fail to punish Eunuch Zhang, but..."

Pan'er's eyes were red, her body was shaking, and she gritted her teeth hard before continuing.

"And she was found the next day, drowned in the laundry pool."

Afterwards, Eunuch Zhang just reported it as an accident. Not only did nothing happen, but he also attacked more severely. Within two days, he directly tortured a sister from the Huanyi Bureau to death.

From then on, everyone no longer dared to file a complaint. Even after learning who had the idea of ​​​​complaining, they would all persuade them to give up.

Chu Huanyan remembered the situation when Pan'er wanted to say something but was stopped by the people around her, "Then why did you file a complaint with me?"

"I want to make a bet." Pan'er took a deep breath, "I can't explain why. The first time I saw you, I felt that maybe you could help the slaves."

"Aren't you afraid that not only will I not help you, but I will also tell Zhang Changxi about this matter?"

Hearing Chu Huanyan's words, Pan'er shuddered again, obviously very scared.

But the next moment, she raised her head and met Chu Huanyan's gaze.

"Miss Chu, I really can't live in such a life. You can't wait for God to bless you and kill evil people with thunder. I'm willing to take a gamble!"

He was still thin and frail, still trembling, but in this frailty, there was a sense of bravery, even loneliness.

Chu Huanyan looked appreciatively, and after a moment, she nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'll help you with this matter."

"Really?" Pan'er looked surprised, but afraid that this was just perfunctory.

"Really." Chu Huanyan nodded, "It's just that although I go in and out of the palace, I have no right to interfere with the palace or the clothes department. Therefore, I will report this matter to Concubine Xue."

"The imperial concubine..." Pan'er looked hesitant, "Will the imperial concubine really help the slaves?"

"Don't worry, the imperial concubine is kind-hearted. Even though you are just maids from the Clothing Bureau, you should not be tortured like this. She will definitely help you. But when the time comes, you must be brave enough to testify."

"Okay, I will definitely testify. Thank you, Miss Chu. Thank you, Miss Chu!" Pan'er kowtowed in thanks.

Chu Huanyan asked Xian Yue to help her up, and then told her to go back to Huanyi Bureau now, but the journey would be slower and not to be too anxious. After returning, she should not tell anyone about this matter to prevent Zhang Changxi from knowing about it and silencing him in advance. Or intimidation.

Pan'er responded repeatedly, looking at Chu Huanyan with gratitude in her eyes.

After Pan'er left, Chu Huanyan also took Xianyue and walked in the direction of Zhaoxia Palace, but not very fast.

After walking through two palace passages, Chu Huanyan stopped when she saw Qin Li appearing in front.

"It seems there is no need to go to Zhaoxia Palace?" Chu Huanyan asked Qin Li in a low voice as he approached.

"Yes, the Queen has sent Tao Yao to lead people to Huanyi Bureau." Qin Li replied.

Chu Huanyan nodded, and Queen Wei secretly sent someone to keep an eye on her.

"what about now?"

"Don't worry, Miss Chu. No one is following you in the dark now." Qin Li said immediately.

I think I just went back to report the news, and I haven't had time to follow up yet.

"That's good." Chu Huanyan paused, "Now that Queen Wei has come forward in this matter, Zhang Changxi will not be spared lightly. Pan'er and the others are at least safe for the time being."

Although to many people in the harem, the maids of the Huanyi Bureau were not worth mentioning at all, once this incident spread, Empress Wei would more or less have a reputation for not managing the harem strictly.

I think it was because of this that the other party hurriedly sent people over, hoping to resolve the matter before Concubine Xue knew about it, so as not to leave a trace to others.

"Miss Chu, my subordinates don't understand." Qin Li looked at Chu Huanyan doubtfully, "Since we got the news yesterday, after all, Zhang Changxi is just in charge of the small Huanyi Bureau, why not deal with it directly? , still have to borrow the Queen’s hand?”