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

A sense of silence and heaviness suddenly spread in the palace, lingering in the hearts of every palace servant. The air became stagnant, and the palace servants all knelt down silently, waiting for the Crown Prince or the Crown Princess to punish Li Momo.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not be afraid of a mere concubine in the harem. Even if she was pregnant with an heir, she would have to be able to give birth to the child. If she was lucky enough to give birth to a prince, she would have to hope that the prince would grow up safely. The harem was treacherous, and the high-ranking concubines were not easy to deal with. Empress He, who was firmly seated in the palace, had dealt with countless concubines like Concubine Liu over the years.

But this does not mean that a lowly palace maid can take the initiative to cause trouble. Her miserable life is not enough to make up for it once. If a servant asks the master to help clean up the mess caused by the servant, what good end can there be? It would be good if she died quickly.

He Yue almost felt her head was buzzing. She put one hand on the table and supported her forehead with two fingers, without saying a word. Ning Rushong did not punish Li Momo immediately. She knew that it meant handing Li Momo over to her for disposal.

Li Momo was her personal palace maid, and Ning Rushong would never openly offend her.

"Come over and explain it clearly." The Crown Princess said slowly and calmly, her tone calm.

Li Momo was still in great fear and did not react for a while. It was Xiao Guanzi who pushed her from behind that allowed her to stagger and crawl over on her knees.

When she arrived in front of the Crown Princess, she did not dare to raise her eyes, but only stared at the Crown Princess's luxurious skirt. She tried her best to organize her words and added some more to what she had just said, "…Madam Liu ordered the palace servants to beat me with a stick. Eunuch Guan arrived in time and said that I was your personal maid, so Madam Liu let me go."

Ning Rusong beside him snorted, picked up the cup, and took a sip of tea to moisten his throat. His eyes were cold, and Li Momo was not so afraid of Yueyue. She knew very well in her heart that even if Yueyue had become an unattainable figure for her, she was still kind in nature and would still miss the old love.

The stupid palace maid who has no tact and is only looking for a way to die, if she is timid, she should be completely timid instead of showing unnecessary kindness in front of certain people.

The Crown Princess used her other free hand to lift up Li Momo's face, her eyes lingering on her young and immature face, "Why did you go to save her? I know you. You are timid and cowardly. Not to mention in the palace, you don't have such courage even outside the palace. Who gave you the confidence? Who instigated you subtly?"

Xiao Taozi, who was kneeling in the corner of the hall, had a calm expression and a respectful posture without any flaws.

Li Momo finally looked at the Crown Princess's beautiful and elegant face. She moved her gaze upwards. Her willow-leaf eyes contained too much regret and solemnity. She was stunned for a moment, her lips opening and closing, not knowing what to say.

The Crown Princess's eyes were shrouded in the light and shadow of spring, full of sorrow and melancholy. Li Momo suddenly woke up completely. She cried and gasped while hugging one of the Crown Princess's legs, crying out of breath and shaking her head all the time.

"Crown Princess, I have caused trouble for you. I was bewildered for a moment. I dared to act like this because I relied on your love for me!"

Li Momo was obviously a little overwhelmed. She was too young and could not stand it at all. She leaned her face on the Crown Princess's lap, just like she did in Li Village. Her shoulders trembled uncontrollably. "But, I'm so scared! Boss He, I'm so scared! I'm just a country girl who knows nothing. I was tricked into signing a slave contract and was brought to this East Palace for no reason!"

She was indeed an innocent victim. She did not hate He Yue, but she was always afraid. Xiao Taozi and the palace people said that the Crown Princess would protect her, so she slowly gained courage.

This time, Li Momo was just insane. What should she do? She regretted it. She wanted to live! She wanted to go back to Lijia Village!

Except for the Crown Princess, everyone in the East Palace is so scary!

"I'm not as smart as Boss He! I'm the dumbest person in the East Palace! I believe everything others say, and my brain is not very smart. One day I will do something wrong, if not today, then tomorrow. Boss He, Sister He, Crown Princess, please love me and let me go back to Li Village!"

Li Momo could no longer hold back her tears and burst into tears. Her tears fell on the gorgeous jade floor of Changxin Hall in the Eastern Palace, and an overwhelming suffocating pain swept over her.

She let go of her hands and sat on the ground, pounding the floor in anger, "Why did Li Xiaoshu treat me like this! I have never offended her, what a heartless and filthy thing she is!"

All the palace maids in the hall knelt calmly, with no ripples in their hearts, so Li Momo's excessive behavior became more obvious.

Ning Rushong glanced at Xiao Guanzi, who understood and waved his hand. Several palace servants stood up, picked up the crying Li Momo, and were about to drag her out.

"Let her go!" He Yue ordered. He was uneasy for a moment and turned his head to cough suddenly, "Cough! Cough!"

Ning Rusong raised his arm and held her in his arms, gently stroking her back, "Listen to the Crown Princess."

"She's not worth it, Yueyue." Ning Rusong said gently, lowering his eyes, "She's not worth Yueyue's big feelings at all."

He placed He Yue's face on his chest, and Junhua's face was gentle, "If Yueyue wants this palace maid to live, then let her live. If you are impatient for her to stay in the East Palace, I will grant her the favor of leaving the palace early in May along with the palace maids who have reached the age of leaving the palace."

"Concubine Liu is nothing." Ning Rusong stroked He Yue's black hair and said slowly, "I will solve it."

After all, Concubine Liu was jumping around too much, and her mother would not tolerate her for long.

He Yue clearly didn't say anything, but Ning Rushong had already figured out most of what she was thinking.

If Ning Rushong had not really imagined that Emperor Jingmu and the Duan family would be involved with He Yue, He Yue's plan to fake her death and leave the palace would have been unfeasible from the beginning and would not have progressed so smoothly.

Ning Rushong is now blinded by various factors and truly believes that He Yue has a congenital disease, which has caused him to be uneasy in recent days.

Li Momo was put down. She saw that the Crown Prince had a gloomy face and was cowering in a corner, crying silently. She knew that her life was saved.

"Yes." He Yue's face turned pale and she nodded slowly, "Let her leave the palace. She shouldn't have stayed in the palace in the first place."

He Yue raised her hand and placed it on the back of Ning Rusong's hand. Her fingers were slender and plump. She looked up at Ning Rusong's phoenix eyes and said softly, "I don't know if the little Li Zi in the past is doing well. I think she is not doing well. But Li Momo, I want her to live a better life, okay?"

This sentence has already revealed that He Yue has long known that Xiao Lizi did not go to another palace to serve the Concubine Dowager, but had died long ago.

Except for Mo'er, all the palace kneeling in the hall felt a chill down their spines and their nerves tense. It was clearly spring and the weather was comfortable, but they still broke out in cold sweats.

When did the Crown Princess find out that Xiao Lizi was dead? Who was the one who told the secret?

The desperate Moer knelt upright, not panicking at all. It was impossible for He Yue to give him away, as he and He Yue were tied to the same rope.

Ning Rushong's expression remained unchanged, and her voice was pure and gentle, "Okay, I promise that she will leave the palace safely in May."

Li Momo's life was not important at all and was not worth causing a rift between him and Yueyue, but he felt that the punishment he had imposed on Bai Fu was too light.