Chapter 26 (1/2)

As expected, as they stepped into the deeper parts of the ba behind Luo Wei and E Wu shouted, ”There's someone there!”

Luo Wei could also see a wavering figure in front of them, hidden between the bamboos

As the lanterns lit up, an old servant was pressed to the ground by two guards carrying sabers

”Your Imperial Majesty,” Zhao Fu, the head eunuch of the Hall of Eternal Light, was also acco the E Wu, ”This is an old, close servant of Her Ihness, Consort Liu”

At this, the old servant shook like a leaf in the wind, and almost fainted

”What's in that basket?” Luo Wei pointed at the basket beside the old servant, ”Is she out here digging up bamboo shoots for food?”

E Wu pointed

A guard approached to check the basket As he opened the package wrapped in black silk within the basket, the contents startled hih to make him take a few steps back

Under the light of the lanterns, everyone present saas inside the package that the guard had opened Unbelievably, it was the remains of a fetus

Luo Wei shouted, then quickly covered histowards the emperor with a fearful expression

”Don't be scared,” Ehtened and pulled the kid into his aruards behind hi Master Luo back to the Hall of Eternal Light”

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”Don't be scared, nothing happened,” The emperor's face was dark, but he still coo back first and wait for ood”

Luo Wei was escorted away by the guards

It was only after this that E Wu put his hands behind his back and looked down at the old servant, laying face down on the ground

Zhao Fu shouted a question at her, ”What are you trying to do?”