Liu Yuyao suddenly spoke up and shuddered in disgust.

"I will walk on my own, get out of the way!"

The two imperial guards who were escorting her looked back at the queen, and only let go quickly after she nodded slightly.

The slightly taller Royal Guard on the far left curled his lips and spoke in a low voice.

"It's as if we really enjoy holding you hostage. How unlucky."

Liu Yuyao glared at him angrily and was about to scold him, but she saw the imperial guard raised his head and looked back at her. Instead, Liu Yuyao swallowed the words back.

Hua Sijin raised her eyebrows slightly, with a faint smile at the corner of her lips.

"I forgot to sympathize with my eldest sister-in-law. How can I let two outsiders take her away? Aunt Sha, please send two strong and caring maids to help Princess An go to the Ministry of Punishment."

Aunt Sha is a wonderful person and she understands things quickly.

He looked towards the two maids not far away who had been doing heavy work all year round and had also learned some torture techniques in the Ministry of Punishment.

The two maids understood immediately. That's right, if the palace servants didn't have good sense, they wouldn't be able to survive under the Queen's nose.

Liu Yuyao felt a little regretful at this time. The two maids looked at her smilingly, and their grip was stronger than that of the two imperial guards.

At least the two royal guards were sympathetic and knew that the person they were arresting was Princess An.

It would be fine if Princess An was completely overthrown, but if Princess An was safe and sound in the end, the two of them would definitely be liquidated.

But the maids in the Queen's palace did not have so many taboos. Princess An could not reach her hands into Fengyi Palace no matter what.

When Nanny Sha was selecting people, she also took another condition into consideration.

The two chosen maids were both married and stayed in the palace. They had no children, not even nephews or nieces.

Even if Princess An really wants to take revenge in the future, she won't be able to find anyone to do it for her.

Hua Sijin smiled and looked at Su Wanning who was stunned at the side. "The eldest sister-in-law has left. I want to ask, how long do you plan to stand here?"

Su Wanning was stunned, and looked at Hua Sijin blankly, and finally she obediently stretched out her bleeding hand slowly.

"Card it and take it away!"

Hua Sijin spoke again only when Fengyi Palace returned to peace.

"Madam Sha, you personally take people to search Fengyi Palace inside and out. Even the flower beds, rockery, and grass fields must be searched carefully by me."

"By the way, don't forget to go to the Ningshou Palace of the Queen Mother. Go there and come back quickly."

She lifted her skirt and turned around to go back to her room to talk to the Empress Dowager. When she was about to reach the door, her beautiful brows frowned again.

"Someone is coming."

The person who was called over this time was not Nanny Sha, nor the little palace maid sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but Zhuifeng.

Hua Sijin smiled and patted Zhuifeng's shoulder gently. She was worried that there were too many things to do in the palace and Nanny Sha couldn't handle it all by herself.

"How did you get into the harem? Have you done everything His Majesty asked you to do?"

Zhuifeng nodded heavily, his voice full of excitement.

"In reply to the Empress, I am glad to have accomplished my mission and even gained something extra. Zhuyue, Yuan Zhoulu and the others are now on their way to Jinling, leaving me to return to the palace to protect the Empress Dowager."

Hua Sijin's smile deepened. "It just so happens that I have an important matter that needs help. You can go now."

Zhuifeng nodded hurriedly, agreed, and then asked Hua Sijin what he wanted him to do.

If it were usual, Hua Sijin would definitely tease him. But now the matter was urgent and she had no time to tease him.

"I suspect that the secret passage in the cold palace has been discovered, or someone has dug a secret passage into the cold palace."

The palace is heavily guarded, and it is extremely difficult to enter and exit the palace at will.

There are only two possibilities, either someone in the harem is colluding with others to provide convenience for others, or there is a problem in the weakest part of the defense.

The other concubines of the late emperor in the harem had been sent away long ago, and now there are only a handful of masters in the harem.

Su Wanning did not live in the palace before, so it was naturally not her who provided the convenience.

Although Liu Yuyao had lived in the harem for a long time, it was only after they all left Beijing that she entered the harem to help take care of the normal operation of the palace servants.

At most, these two people can be regarded as accomplices, or people who knew about the crime but did not report it.

Feng Juxu would not look for someone to overthrow the great Feng, nor would he mess with his own imperial power for no reason.

The Queen Mother had finally come to a happy life after suffering so much hardship, and she would not waste such a good time by making trouble.

I would definitely not look for something to do. After all, I'm very busy every day, and I'm exhausted by the zombie issues.

After checking over and over again, perhaps the only problem is with the cold palace.

But the cold palace is remote, and although it has never been populated in the past, she has been there before.

When she was still a princess, she went with Su Wanning to deliver things to her aunt.

A thought flashed quickly through Hua Sijin's mind, but unfortunately it was too fast for her to catch.

"Chasing the wind, we should not only check the cold palace, but also all the palaces and houses near the cold palace that have been inhabited by people."

Thinking about how during the previous emperor's time, there were almost more women in the harem than palace maids, Hua Sijin became furious.

Fortunately, the late emperor died quickly, otherwise in a few years, all the women in the world would have been sent to the palace.

Looking at Zhuifeng's receding figure, Hua Sijin reached out, pushed open the door, and slowly walked in.

"Mother, are you feeling better?"

The Queen Mother was talking to Nanny Guizhi. Upon hearing what was said, she smiled and waved to Hua Sijin, motioning her to come over quickly.

"My dear child, you have suffered so much. As the Queen Mother, I have to look after the harem all day long, but I still make you worry about it as soon as you come back. I am sorry for you."

Hua Sijin smiled and patted the back of the empress dowager's hand, her smile gradually warming.

"Mother, what are you talking about? If you hadn't helped to look after her on a daily basis, when my daughter-in-law came back, I'm afraid the harem would be in chaos."

"Speaking of which, if there is really an apology to be made, it should be the daughter-in-law who should apologize to the queen mother."

Hua Sijin smiled and leaned her head on the Queen Mother's shoulder, her voice becoming softer.

"Mother, I have an unwelcome request, but I wonder if you can agree to it."

The Queen Mother smiled and raised her hand, gently stroking the head that was leaning on her shoulder. The wrinkles at the corners of her eyes became deeper.

"tell me the story."

"My daughter-in-law wants to look through the records of the late emperor's daily life and the women in the harem."

Hua Sijin said this, then slowly stood up, looked at the Queen Mother seriously and continued:

"The royal royal records only record low-ranking women who have given birth to children, as well as women above the rank of concubine. There are also many women who have no children and no status, but I don't know if there are special records for them in the harem."

Although the Queen Mother had long lost her affection for the late Emperor, they were still husband and wife after all, so it was inevitable that she would feel unhappy when she mentioned these things. But...

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