The dim back

After dinner, Liu Zhongqing packed up and wanted to go to the palace.

Zhang Yulu blocked Liu Zhongqing's way and asked, "What are you doing in the palace? Are you going to help the Queen Mother find the crying voice?"

Liu Zhongqing nodded: "Why do you think I'm going out to do this? Am I going out to play with others?"

Seeing Liu Zhongqing's aggressive tone, Zhang Yulu was a little angry: "It seems that you are suffering from some kind of injustice? I had already solved the problem, but you insisted on standing up, so the Queen Mother made things difficult for you."

Hearing Liu Zhongqing say this, Zhang Yulu shook her head: "Do you think the Queen Mother will let you go if you do this? You are obviously looking for trouble with us."

Liu Zhongqing thought it made sense: "Let's do this for now, and we'll talk about it when something happens."

Zhang Yulu, this person, usually has a stubborn temper and always feels that things are not simple: "I must take you to the palace today to see and help you find out the truth of the matter."

Liu Zhongqing did not refute: "Then come with me and see what happened."

The couple had just arrived at the palace, but they found that the palace gates were already closed.

Several palace maids came over and saluted Liu Zhongqing: "Hello, Your Majesty."

The prince asked one of the palace maids, "There have been strange noises coming from the Queen Mother's place recently. I don't know what you know?"

There was a little palace maid nearby, who stood out tremblingly: "Your Highness, I don't know if you have heard recently that a little palace maid named Xiaoyu died in the Queen Mother's palace."

Zhang Yulu felt very strange: "Did this little palace maid die unjustly? Otherwise, why would she cry in the middle of the night?"

Another young maid tugged at the clothes of the young maid who was speaking: "We must not talk nonsense. If the Queen Mother finds out, she will pull out our tongues."

Hearing these words, Zhang Yulu said with a smile: "How can it be so serious?"

Liu Zhongqing also felt strange and nodded: "What do you mean? Didn't I tell you very clearly? Some things are not suitable to be said casually."

A little palace maid slowly came over, her eyes shining brightly as she looked at Liu Zhongqing: "Your Highness, I heard that Xiaoyu is in contact with a popular person around the Queen Mother, and that person is Lin Xuefeng."

After hearing this, Liu Zhongqing said viciously: "Why are there people like this everywhere? It really makes me feel sick."

After hearing these words, the little maid began to worry: "It seems that this is all my fault. I really shouldn't talk nonsense. Please don't forgive me, Your Majesty."

As the others were talking, the old maid next to the Queen Mother came out and said, "How dare you talk about the Queen Mother behind her back? It seems like you don't want to live."

All the palace maids were so scared that they hurriedly walked out with lanterns in hand. The old nanny said to Liu Zhongqing, "Your Highness, the Queen Mother will let you stay outside the store by yourself. As for the princess, if you feel tired, please find a side store to stay."

Zhang Yulu immediately began to object: "As a husband, I must follow him, no matter if there are mountains of swords or cauldrons of oil ahead. Thank you, Queen Mother, for your kindness."

Seeing Zhang Yulu's determination, the old nanny shook her head and said, "Don't worry, I will say what I should say, and I will definitely not say what I shouldn't say."

After the old lady left, Zhang Yulu shook her head and said, "Things have come to this point. I really have nothing more to say to you. Let's just leave it at that for now. Let's just do our job well."

The two had just arrived at the Queen Mother's palace and felt a little cold outside, so Liu Zhongqing put his cloak on Zhang Yulu and said, "It's so cold, why did you come here? Why don't you just stay at home?"

Zhang Yulu raised her head and said, "Instead of watching Qiu Feng and Princess Tailian talking in the house, I might as well come back quickly. Otherwise, who would I help if I stood there?"

Liu Zhongqing thought it made sense: "So you came out with me to get some quiet time. You are really smart."

After hearing this, Zhang Yulu sighed: "Having only one mother-in-law is enough for me, and now there is another one. The eldest princess is in a bad mood recently. It seems that you have to accompany her more."

While the two were talking, they heard someone talking outside.

The two palace maids were the ones who spoke. They said to the lakeside, "Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor. I didn't kill you, so please don't come looking for me."

Another young palace maid also said, "It was indeed not me who picked up the handkerchief that day. If you want to blame someone, blame Prince Qing's concubine. It was Concubine Qiu who did it."

When Liu Zhongqing heard this, he quickly stepped forward and said, "Who did it? Tell me the truth quickly, or I'll kill you."

After hearing what Liu Zhongqing said, the two young maids stood up in fear and kept apologizing: "Your Highness, please forgive us, we said the wrong thing, we will never speak nonsense again, please forgive us."

After hearing this, Zhang Yulu laughed: "If there is something wrong, tell us everything. What is going on? Tell us."

The two young palace maids smacked their lips, and one of them said, "Some time ago, the Empress Dowager secretly called Concubine Qiu over, and the two of them talked for a long time."

Another person continued, "When Concubine Qiu came out, Xiaoyu accidentally bumped into her. Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother was very angry and asked Concubine Qiu what to do?"

Liu Zhongqing felt that the point had come: "So what did you say?"

The little palace maid began to tell Liu Zhongqing: "Concubine Qiu was wearing white clothes and said that the ink on her body was caused by this little palace maid."

Zhang Yulu felt that something was wrong: "How can a piece of ink lead to such a big incident? What is going on?"

The little maid started crying, "It's all my fault. I will never do such a thing again. Can you please ask the princess and the prince to help me?"

Liu Zhongqing felt very strange: "What exactly is going on? Tell me about it."

The little palace maid sat on the ground and began to talk about the past: "It's all in the past. When Concubine Qiu entered the palace, she was reluctant, but she was very happy to leave the Queen Mother. Xiaoyu was also unlucky at that time, since she had offended the concubine."

Hearing the little palace maid say this, Zhang Yulu was very angry: "How can someone say such a thing? It is so irresponsible. Let's discuss it together when we have time."

Another young palace maid told the truth: "I don't know why, but Xiaoyu died the next day. But I heard that it was the Queen Mother who strangled Xiaoyu alive. Her death was indeed very tragic."