Transmigration: Experiencing Life's End - Dying Peacefully in One's Sleep

Another guard was keeping an eye on the people in Jingxuan Palace, and she, the newly arrived palace maid, was naturally also being watched.

It seems that Helian Zhou already has a plan in mind.

The others, apart from the eunuch Shuhe who always followed the Fourth Prince and served inside, were all present.

The rest of the people were only allowed to work outside and were not allowed to enter the palace.

Moreover, she discovered that the two eunuchs and two palace maids were either people who couldn't be transferred due to lack of funds, or they were honest people.

The fourth prince indeed had a low profile; he couldn't even attract other people's attention, and no one sent anyone to keep an eye on him.

They probably looked down on him, thinking he wasn't favored by the emperor and didn't have any family support.

However, even in this situation, when new palace maids were transferred to Jingxuan Palace, Helian Zhou would keep an eye on them; he was quite cautious.

Qingdai, who was boiling water, stood up when she saw Shuhe enter from outside and said, "Eunuch Shuhe, what brings you here?"

"His Highness wants to see you, hurry up and go!" Shuhe naturally had nothing to say to an ordinary palace maid.

Upon hearing this, Qingdai followed, thinking to herself that the Fourth Prince had probably found out about her request to be transferred to Jingxuan Palace.

She's been behaving herself these past two days, and the people watching her haven't noticed anything wrong. They probably want to send her out to test her.

As expected, the people in the palace are all extraordinary, let alone the villains.

Upon entering the hall, one sees Helian Zhou sitting on a soft couch, reading a book.

He was dressed in a simple white casual outfit, with delicate and well-defined features, including sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. He held a book in his hands with distinct knuckles.

"Your Highness, Qingdai has been brought!"

Qingdai stepped forward and bowed to the person: "This servant greets Your Highness the Fourth Prince."

Fortunately, in this world, one doesn't usually need to kneel or squat to greet others; just bending one's knees slightly is enough. Otherwise, she would have had to use illusion magic.

"Get up!" Helian Zhou raised his eyes and looked over, speaking in a cold voice.

Upon hearing this, Qingdai stood up and looked at the person in front of her: "I wonder what business Your Highness has with me?"

She didn't refer to herself as a servant, partly to see how Helian Zhou would react, and partly because she genuinely didn't want to use that term.

When Helian Zhou met her direct gaze, he was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected this new palace maid to be so bold.

However, he didn't say anything: "I heard that you requested to be transferred to Jingxuan Palace?"

The book beside her widened its eyes slightly, as if surprised that this palace maid dared to be so presumptuous.

Not only did she dare to look directly at His Highness, but she also referred to herself as "I." Although His Highness was quite easy to talk to, he didn't mention it or blame her. It was really strange.

Helian Zhou glanced at him; the guy's surprise was too obvious.

"Shuhe, you can go down now!"

Upon hearing this, Shuhe instantly snapped out of his daze, composed himself, and bowed, saying, "Yes, Your Highness."

After everyone left, Helian Zhou's gaze fell on the palace maid in front of him.

Qingdai smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness, I asked the head steward to help me get them assigned. The laundry department is working too hard."

That's all she can say right now. If she had said she was there to help him rebel as soon as she arrived, people would have thought she was crazy.

Helian Zhou seemed alright for now; at least he didn't put on airs towards her or blame her for being rude.

Helian Zhou had already investigated her reasons: "Why choose Jingxuan Palace? Why not another palace?"

Although Qingdai's reasoning was reasonable, Helian Zhou still felt that something was off.

He found this palace maid strange; she spoke to him neither servile nor arrogant, and was quite bold.

Was she sent by someone else to spy on me? Does she have someone backing her up?

“Because it’s quieter here, Your Highness,” Qingdai said.

He hadn't expected her to say that. Helian Zhou remained outwardly calm, but his mind was racing. "From now on, you will stay in the palace and serve."

He wanted to see if this palace maid was actually sent by someone else.

"Yes, Your Highness." Qingdai didn't say anything; she could probably guess what he was thinking.

After all, a palace maid who actively sought to be transferred here would always arouse suspicion.

However, all she could say was that Helian Zhou wasn't wrong; it was just that his thinking was different from what she wanted to do.

When Qingdai went inside the palace to serve, she didn't have much to do. Her main tasks were serving Helian Zhou tea, serving dishes, and handing him handkerchiefs.

"Qingdai, His Highness is about to have his meal. Please go in quickly."

Shuhe looked at the palace maid with a scrutinizing expression, trying to figure out what was so special about her that His Highness didn't want him to serve her anymore.

"Understood!" Qingdai stepped into the palace, and Shuhe quickly followed, as His Highness still needed him.

Helian Zhou was already seated at the table. Seeing her come in, he said, "Let's serve the meal!"

Qingdai's lips twitched slightly. Was this man deliberately waiting for her to come and do the work? He had specifically sent the book and the eunuch to call her.

She stepped forward, opened the food box, took out the food, and placed it on the table.

Shuhe reminded her from the side, "Serve His Highness a bowl of soup first."

Upon hearing this, Qingdai took a bowl and scooped out some soup. Helian Zhou looked over and inadvertently caught sight of her hand scooping soup with a spoon.

Her fingers were slender and her hands had fair, smooth skin, unlike the hands of palace maids who worked in the laundry department year-round.

Although no one has ever seen the palace maids working in the laundry department, everyone knows it's a place where they do hard labor.

Helian Zhou withdrew his gaze, thinking to himself that even an ordinary palace maid probably wouldn't have hands like these; they didn't look like hands that had ever done any work.

Qingdai had just noticed the person opposite her, who was now looking at her hands. Without changing her expression, she handed over the soup, saying, "Your Highness, please enjoy your meal."

She wasn't afraid that Helian Zhou would find out something was wrong, since he wouldn't be able to find out anything anyway, she was the original owner of the body.

As for what's wrong with her, it's precisely because something's wrong that people become curious.

Helian Zhou glanced at her, and just as he took the soup bowl, he noticed something was off. He felt that this palace maid seemed to have become more beautiful.

Although he only glanced at it yesterday, he has always had a good memory and can remember people and things after just one glance.

It must be an illusion. How can someone change their appearance every day and suddenly become more attractive?

This reason didn't really convince him. Helian Zhou was a cautious and meticulous person, and he felt that there was always a reason for strange things.

No matter what thoughts were churning in his mind, he remained calm on the surface, calmly looked away, and lowered his head to drink his soup.

Qingdai and Shuhe stood by the dining table, waiting for His Highness to finish his soup before serving the dishes.

"Xiao Qi, this is the first time I've ever served someone a meal like this," Qing Dai complained to Xiao Qi.

Xiao Qi comforted him, "Host, it's just a small matter anyway. Once you gain Helian Zhou's trust, you can be a little more willful."

"You make it sound so simple. I'm full of loopholes right now." Qingdai raised an eyebrow. She said that, but she didn't seem worried at all.