Harem Daily Life

The pill Tao Yanyan received was very hot, so she carefully took it herself and returned to Changle Palace.

"Did the Queen Mother blame Her Majesty? I can see that Her Majesty looks very unhappy." Qingfeng felt that the Queen looked very worried after coming out of Changchun Palace, and couldn't help asking.

Tao Yanyan sighed: "It's nothing, it's just that there are some things that I haven't made up my mind about yet." Although she has been in this world for many years, she still doesn't like to use power to oppress others, and even more so doesn't like to take people's lives.

The Empress Dowager had obviously given up on Shu Cairen completely. There was no longer any affection between them as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, or as aunt and niece.

As soon as he returned to the palace, Tao Yanyan called Chang Tai over.

"I asked you to keep an eye on all the palaces before. Now, withdraw the people from other places and just focus on Liufang Pavilion." Since it has been determined that the recent events were all caused by Shu Cairen, there is no need to continue to keep an eye on other places and waste manpower. We only need to deal with Liufang Pavilion.

Chang Tai glanced at Tao Yanyan and said, "Yes, I obey your command."

Shu Cairen waited for several days, and when she saw that the rumors in the palace had gradually died down, she finally put her anxiety at ease. She was very happy when she thought that the queen had suffered a setback and could not find the source of the problem.

"Xiao Xin, Xiao Lan, you two are my most trusted maids. From now on, you must give me good advice and think more about how to trouble the one in Changle Palace. I don't want to see her suffer, and I will make sure she is uneasy every day."

Xiaolan quickly expressed her loyalty: "Yes, I will definitely help your Majesty think of some good ideas."

Xiao Xin was not as enthusiastic as Xiao Lan. She said calmly, "Yes, I understand. Talented lady, the prescription for promoting blood circulation and relieving pain prescribed by the imperial physician has been delivered. I will go and make the medicine for you right away. If you take a few more doses, your body will feel less sore."

Shu Cairen waved his hand to let her go down. Xiaoxin went out respectfully, but Xiaolan was left inside.

Xiaoxin only took a few steps before quietly turning back. Seeing that there was no one around, he put his ear to the window and eavesdropped.

"I told you to keep an eye on Xiaoxin. Has she behaved abnormally recently?"

"Reporting to Cairen, Xiaoxin was probably frightened by Xiaotang's incident and has been a little absent-minded these past few days. But don't worry, she is still doing her work very efficiently and has not been delayed."

Shu Cairen snorted coldly and said, "I see she wasn't close to Xiao Tang on a daily basis, so why is she acting so hypocritical now that someone's dead? Well, keep watching her. If you find anything wrong with her, report it to me immediately. Xiaolan, you're my favorite of the rest of you. Just serve me well, and I'll promote you to a first-class maid. Remember?"

Xiaolan nodded in thanks and said, "Yes, I know that, and I will always remember your promotion."

Outside the house, Xiaoxin's eyes turned cold and he quietly left the yard.

After a few days, Shu Cairen always felt that half of her body was numb, and it seemed to be more sore and swollen than before taking the medicine. She was a little worried, so she asked someone to go to the Imperial Hospital to invite the imperial physician to come and see her.

Imperial Physician Zhao examined Shu Cairen for a long time and found that her symptoms were indeed more severe than before. He frowned and said, "Cairen, you should walk around more often to relax your muscles and promote blood circulation to relieve the pain. In addition, you should eat a lighter diet and avoid greasy and fishy foods. I have reviewed the prescription I wrote before and it is the right medicine for your condition. There is nothing wrong with it. You can continue to take it."

Shu Cairen was a little annoyed. The imperial physician kept repeating the same few words over and over again, and had no way to cure her illness.

Because of the illness, Shu Cairen's temper became worse and worse. He often screamed in pain in the middle of the night and could not sleep well all night.

"Someone, come and give me a massage. I'm in so much pain, I'm almost dying!" In the middle of the night, Shu Cairen shouted outside.

Tonight was Xiaoxin's night shift. She came in wearing a coat and was about to light the lamp, but was stopped by Shu Cairen.

"Don't light the lamp. How can I sleep if you light it?"

A hint of disgust flashed in Xiaoxin's eyes. He put down the lighter and went over in the dark to give Shu Cairen a massage.

"Use more force, rub it to the sides, and press it down there, that's where it hurts the most."

Xiao Xin's hands pressed gently on Shu Cairen's cervical vertebrae. Suddenly, Xiao Xin grabbed Shu Cairen's neck and strangled him tightly from behind.

Shu Cairen, who was out of breath, struggled desperately, kicking his legs and prying Xiaoxin's hands hard with his hands, trying to break free from the fatal restraints.

But Xiaoxin has plenty of strength when she works on a daily basis, so she held on tightly and didn't let go at all.

"Come... someone come... someone come!" Shu Cairen wanted to call for help, but his voice couldn't come out. It was intermittent and no one outside could hear it at all.

"Why...why..." Why do you want to kill me? Shu Cairen couldn't say the rest of the words.

Xiao Xin showed no sign of loosening her grip. She stood expressionlessly behind Shu Cairen, listening to her heavy breathing as she angrily said, "You've done so many evil things that you even poisoned a loyal maid. Do you think I'll remain loyal to you? Someone as cold-blooded as you deserves a low rank, deserves to be deprived of His Majesty's favor, and deserves to be trampled under the feet of the Empress!"

With every word she spoke, the strength of her hands increased, and she was determined to kill him.

"Ever since you used me to bring poisonous bird's nest to Xiao Tang, I will never be loyal to you again. Following you is not worth it! I endured humiliation and hardship just waiting for an opportunity—an opportunity to kill you when my patience is exhausted!"

Shu Cairen's face flushed and he began to roll his eyes.

"Aren't you always in pain and bloating? I actually changed your herbs and added dead branches that have no effect at all. Cairen, just go with peace of mind. Xiao Tang will be waiting for you in the underworld. When you get there, she will definitely question you and ask you why you gave her that bowl of poisonous bird's nest!"

Shu Cairen was terrified. As the eldest daughter of the Shu family, she always looked down upon the lowly maids. But she didn't expect that it was this lowly maid who wanted to take her life.

"If you...let me go...I will make you a...first-class...palace maid."

Xiao Xin sneered, "Who wants to be your first-class maid? To be your first-class maid means doing bad things against your conscience, and in the end you'll poison me to death!"

Xiaoxin was very angry, but the strength in his hands did not decrease.

"Kill... me... and you will... die too."

Xiao Xin laughed loudly, and laughed harder and harder: "Then let's die together. Go to hell!"

Late at night, in the Liufang Pavilion, Shu Cairen gradually showed no signs of struggling, and her twenty-nine-year life came to an end.

The next morning, Xiaolan came to help Shu Cairen get up. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Xiaoxin hanging from the beam. She was so scared that she dropped the washbasin in her hand, screamed and ran out to call for help.

"Help! Help! Someone's hanged himself!"