Qi Ning glanced at Yun Jing, her tone tinged with contempt: "Princess, I had no choice but to impersonate you. Who told you to dare to run away?"

"Not only that, before you escaped, you and Shen Yixiao actually tried to kill me. You were ungrateful and unjust first. I wanted to find a way to survive, so what's wrong with impersonating you? Is there a problem with that?"

Upon hearing Qi Ning's words, Yun Jing's expression changed drastically.

"So, you were already awake before Shen Yixiao and I left that night, and you even heard what we were saying?"

"So what?"

Seeing Qi Ning's reaction, Yun Jing gritted her teeth inwardly.

She said bitterly, "If I had known, I would have killed you no matter what before we left that night!"

"Unfortunately, it's too late to say all this now."

Qi Ning stood up and walked to Yun Jing.

"You should be glad you didn't kill me back then, you should be thanking me, otherwise, if I hadn't pleaded for you when you were captured yesterday, do you think you would still be alive?"

"you?!"

Yun Jing looked at her former maid, who was now so arrogant in front of her. Her chest heaved violently, and she almost couldn't stand up even while holding onto the table next to her.

The wound on her buttocks was throbbing with pain, so much so that cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

"Believe it or not, I'll expose your identity to Yue Zeyuan. If Yue Zeyuan finds out that he, the emperor of a country, was actually fooled by a mere servant, do you think he will let you off the hook?"

"Then go ahead and expose me."

Qi Ning remained undaunted by Yun Jing's threats.

With a smug smile on her face, she said, "If you expose me, neither you nor Shen Yixiao will have a good ending."

This is true.

Yun Jing gripped the corner of the table tightly, and the veins on the back of her hands bulged out.

Qi Ningwei tilted her head back and said, "Don't even think about threatening me. I'm not afraid of your threats."

"If I die, neither of you will live. In fact, even if you two die, I might not die."

If Yun Jing and Shen Yixiao really expose her, Qi Ning isn't afraid. She has her own ways to escape and make a comeback.

"What do you mean by that?" Yun Jing stared at Qi Ning with wide eyes.

"Don't worry about it."

Qi Ning walked up to Yun Jing and lifted her chin: "You just need to obediently serve as a palace maid by my side, and I can spare your life for now. Otherwise, you're just courting death."

After saying that, she let go of her, returned to the small couch, sat down, and picked up her teacup to sip her tea.

Yun Jing took a deep breath. She knew that she could only do as Qi Ning said and obediently serve as a palace maid by her side.

At least, she had to endure it until she rescued Shen Yixiao.

Yun Jing remembered her main purpose in coming to find Qi Ning.

She snorted coldly: "Ning'er, you should know that the three of us are now bound together. Since that's the case, you help me find a way to rescue Shen Yixiao, and I promise I won't expose your identity to Yue Zeyuan."

Qi Ning found Yun Jing's words rather amusing.

Yun Jing thought the three of them were in the same boat, their lives tied together, but little did she know that Qi Ning was the one who wanted the two grasshoppers dead.

"why are you laughing?"

"I laugh at your stupidity. Didn't I tell you that Yue Zeyuan won't kill Shen Yixiao? Your worries are unnecessary."

Yun Jing frowned: "How do you know Yue Zeyuan won't kill Shen Yixiao? Did he tell you?"

“Yue Zeyuan didn’t say he wouldn’t kill Shen Yixiao, but he’s already suspicious of Shen Yixiao’s identity. He said he’d continue the interrogation and find out more about him before deciding how to deal with him,” Qi Ning said slowly.

"what?"

Upon hearing Qi Ning's words, Yun Jing became even more anxious.

She wanted to approach Qi Ning, but the pain was unbearable, so she could only stand still.

"Yue Zeyuan suspects Shen Yixiao's identity and wants to interrogate him. If he finds out Shen Yixiao's true identity, won't he kill him?"

Qi Ning began to doubt the structure of Yun Jing's brain, wondering if it was filled only with romantic love between men and women.

She sighed: "If Shen Yixiao were really just an ordinary guard, Yue Zeyuan would definitely have killed him."

"But if Yue Zeyuan finds out Shen Yixiao's true identity, he won't kill him, understand?"

"Why?" Yun Jing asked, her face full of confusion.

Qi Ning chuckled and said, "Because Shen Yixiao's identity is useful. Compared to killing him directly, he has other uses."

Since the death of Prince Yun, General Shen has gradually taken over the position of Prince Yun.

Even if he couldn't compare to the status of the former King Yun, who was not of the same surname, General Shen was still considered one of the top military generals in the Chu Kingdom.

As General Shen's eldest son, Shen Yixiao is certainly more useful alive than to be killed.

Even if Yue Zeyuan hadn't said it, Qi Ning could guess that he wouldn't kill Shen Yixiao directly.

We won't kill him until we've used up all his value.

Qi Ning was too lazy to explain much to Yun Jing. After saying a few words, she told her to obediently stay in her palace as a maid and then had Yu Lan take her away.

When Yun Jing came out of Qi Ning's bedroom, she still only had a vague understanding of what Qi Ning had said.

However, after thinking about it more, she finally understood what Qi Ning meant.

Although it is unknown how Yue Zeyuan will deal with Shen Yixiao, he certainly will not kill him easily.

Yun Jing was still worried about Shen Yixiao's safety. She was afraid that he was too stubborn and would not reveal his true identity, which would anger Yue Zeyuan and lead to his death.

Therefore, she rested in bed for a few days until she felt better and could get out of bed and walk again, and then she began to try to find out about Shen Yixiao's situation.

Yun Jing knew that Shen Yixiao was being interrogated in the Shenxing Division. That day, taking advantage of Yulan's inattention, she secretly slipped out of Yaohua Palace and headed towards the Shenxing Division.

Unexpectedly, just as Yun Jing arrived near the Shenxing Division, before she could even get close, she ran into Eunuch Xu and his entourage.

Yun Jing instinctively wanted to turn around and run away, but was stopped by Eunuch Xu.

"Halt, you palace maid in front."

Yun Jing paused in her steps.

"Turn around," Eunuch Xu said sternly.

When Yun Jing turned around, Eunuch Xu immediately recognized her.

"Oh, isn't this Yu Tao from Consort Ning's palace? What are you doing at the Censorate?" he asked, squinting slightly.

Now that she had been recognized, Yun Jing glanced in the direction of the Censorate and decided to go all the way and ask Xu Deyou directly.

"Eunuch Xu, what happened to the man who was arrested with me that day?"

Eunuch Xu chuckled twice, then his face turned cold: "How dare you! Do you think it's a matter for a mere palace maid like you to meddle in the affairs of the Censorate?"

"But he was arrested with me."

"That won't do either, let's go!"

Yun Jing never expected that she would be so vulnerable, like a tiger fallen into the plains being bullied by dogs, and that she would be arbitrarily scolded by a eunuch.

She suppressed her disgust, lowered her head, and rolled her eyes.

After a moment, she raised her head and said, "Eunuch Xu, it's not that I want to ask, it's that Consort Ning instructed me to ask."

Eunuch Xu raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Did Consort Ning send you to ask this?"

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