As soon as she opened her eyes, she was forcibly carried back to the East Palace by the paranoid pri

In the bedroom at night, Nanny Lu adjusted the wick to make the fire brighter.

He Yue, who had injured her foot, leaned lazily on the head of the bed. Ning Rushong had a lot of official business piled up, so it was naturally impossible for him to accompany her at this time. She felt relieved instead.

She held the notebook with embroidery patterns in her hands and looked at it slowly. The light shone on her face, adding a gentle expression to her face, making her look beautiful and charming.

Turning the page, He Yue asked, "Where are Xiao Taozi and Xiao Lizi?"

There are some very realistic things in front of us that cannot be ignored.

Madam Lu sighed and came to He Yue's bedside, saying bitterly, "They failed to take good care of the Crown Princess and allowed the robbers to take advantage of them. Their crimes are unforgivable, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is kind-hearted and spared their lives. They are now recuperating in the side room and will be back on duty in a few days."

Nanny Lu thought to herself that she would have to give them a warning tonight, otherwise if they had any evil intentions, she would have to obey the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and get rid of them!

You can't blame her for being cruel. We are all servants, and our lives are in the hands of our masters.

He Yue closed the book with her delicate and beautiful hands, half closed her eyes, and spoke in a difficult tone, "It is I who have implicated them. Go find some good medicine for them."

He Yue twirled the corner of the page with her fingers. She felt very hypocritical at the moment, but she could only do so much. People are always multifaceted, with a mixture of good and evil, and gray areas. She could only spare a little time to look at others while considering her own interests.

She herself was an ordinary person, and even though she couldn't help feeling guilty towards Xiao Taozi and Xiao Lizi, it would be a fantasy to say that she would tie their lives together with her own, take care of everything, and be kind in every way.

"Am I too selfish and cold-hearted?" He Yue lowered her eyes, muttered to herself, and actually said what was in her heart.

"Ouch!" Ma Lu was horrified. She knelt at the foot of the bed with her wrinkled hands resting on the edge of the bed.

Madam Lu looked up at He Yue's face, which was incomparable to Chunyue's, and spoke sincerely and openly, "How can you be put in the same category as the word selfish and cold-hearted, Crown Princess!"

"Little Peach and Little Pear failed to protect their master, so they should be punished. Even if they lose their lives, it is what they deserve. This is their duty as slaves."

Aunt Lu's round, slightly plump face was full of sincerity, and her tone was firm, "The Crown Princess is willing to give us the good medicine, which is already a great favor. They will only kneel down to thank you and shed tears of gratitude."

"You are the most charitable master." Madam Lu said this with finality.

He Yue raised her eyes, but since Nanny Lu was kneeling, she blocked the light a little and she could not see clearly. So she raised her hand and placed the notebook under her chin, tilting it slightly to the side, and then studied Nanny Lu's expression, inch by inch, centimeter by centimeter.

Nanny Lu didn't dare to resist, and the flesh on her cheeks trembled slightly.

"I can't see you clearly." He Yue said this in a lonely tone.

It is difficult to distinguish true from false.

Nanny Lu smiled awkwardly and dared not look up at He Yue again. For the first time, she felt the indifferent power from the gentle Crown Princess.

What does the Crown Princess need to see clearly?

For a moment, Madam Lu, who was usually good at speaking, opened her mouth several times but didn't utter a word.

"It's late, Madam Lu, you should go back and have some rest." He Yue put down her hand and handed the notebook to the second-class palace maid who was standing by with her hands hanging down.

As the head nanny, Lu Ma was old, so naturally she didn't have to do the night watch.

Nanny Lu stood up tremblingly, and the second-class palace maid next to her helped her.

"I'm leaving now." Nanny Lu bowed and left the bedroom.

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As senior palace maids, Xiao Taozi and Xiao Lizi had their own side rooms, but in order to facilitate medical treatment, they slept on the same kang. Moreover, it was cold in winter, and perhaps to punish them, Madam Lu reduced the charcoal supply by half, so the two of them could only make do with one room.

"Squeak." The door of the ear room was opened, and Madam Lu came in with the palace maid behind her.

The ear room was pitch black. The palace maid groped her way to the table and lit the oil lamp.

Seeing that it was Aunt Lu, Xiao Taozi on the kang said respectfully, "Aunt Lu, why are you here?"

Xiao Lizi followed up and asked, "Does the Crown Princess have any instructions?"

Naturally, the news that the Crown Princess returned to the East Palace today also reached the ears of the two of them. They cried bitterly and finally felt relieved. They finally saved their lives. This time they really knelt in front of the gate of Yama Palace.

"The Crown Princess is kind-hearted and gave me some good medicine." Madam Lu raised her hand and the palace maid placed a box on the table.

Xiao Taozi and Xiao Lizi couldn't get out of bed, so they bowed in the direction of the main hall of Biyuan, "Thank you, Crown Princess, for your kindness!"

After putting down the box, the palace maid consciously left the ear room and closed the door tightly.

Madam Lu picked up the chair beside the table and put it next to their kang. She took Xiao Taozi's hand and said softly, "You two have suffered a great punishment this time, but it can be regarded as a lesson."

"Tell me, Madam, do you feel resentful in your heart?" Madam Lu patted Xiao Taozi's hand gently, her eyes wandering between the two of them.

Xiao Taozi shook her head violently and said quickly, "Don't blame me, it's all the fault of those robbers. I am loyal to the Crown Princess."

She entered the palace at the age of thirteen and it has been five years now. She knows everything well. This is just a warning, and she has nothing to complain about. As a slave, her life is worthless. Following the gentle Crown Princess is already much luckier than others.

Besides, Lord Bai, as a third-rank court official, has to bear the same punishment as them. If she dares to feel resentful, I'm afraid His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be the first to take her life!

Little Lizi didn't respond, she pouted, with a look of grievance on her childish face, "I dare not."

Xiao Lizi has always been a lucky person. She entered the palace at the age of thirteen and studied with the housekeeper nanny in the Internal Affairs Department for two months. She didn't suffer much, at most she was treated a little harshly. Then she was assigned to the Biyuan to serve He Yue.

He Yue saw that Xiao Lizi was the youngest and had a lively and likable personality, so she promoted her to the head maid and never let her do any hard work. The other maids in the Biyuan flattered her, and outside, she had a dignity that others could not match because of her title as the Crown Princess.

Over time, her temperament changed, and she took advantage of He Yue's favor to lose her duty as a servant. After this incident, she really felt a little resentful towards He Yue.

"Pa! Pa! Pa!" Madam Lu frowned, stood up, bent down, grabbed Xiao Lizi's clothes on the kang, and slapped her several times with great force. Xiao Lizi's pretty face suddenly became red and swollen.

"How dare you!" Madam Lu's face changed and she cursed, "You shameless slave!"