C74 (1/2)
It was a silver needle, about five inches long. The sharp tip of the needle flashed with a cold light. Behind the slightly trembling cold light was a face filled with hesitation and fear.
Stabbing, or not stabbing?
Her delicate hands kept trembling and her expression kept changing. Stabbing or not stabbing, she might not be able to continue living. If she just stabbed, there might still be a chance for her to survive. If she didn't stab, she would definitely die miserably, implicating her family.
In the middle of the red swaddling was a small and weak baby. Its snow-white face was weak and overly pale, making this baby even more pitiful. His skin was almost translucent, an unhealthy color, and his long eyelashes cast a shadow over his tightly closed eyelids.
On the bright red swaddling, embroidered with golden dragon patterns, was a sandalwood crib. Inside the room, a medicinal fragrance wafted in the air.
Closing her eyes, she was going to stab down eventually. The life of her family was in her hands.
”Your Highness, please don't blame this servant for being heartless. Even if you stay, it will only be a suffering. Mo Ru will follow Lady Shuhui!”
The infant was actually the only prince of the Southern Champion Kingdom, and was also the child that Ji Tian Ning had spent great effort to save.
The sleeping child frowned slightly, as if he had sensed danger.
”Wow …”
The child suddenly started crying. The maid's hand trembled and the needle fell onto the ground. She picked it up quickly and put her hand over the child's mouth. The child's crying would startle the others.
The needle in his hand no longer hesitated as it pierced towards the child's head.
A red figure flashed by and grabbed the maid's hand with one big hand while the other gently lifted the child up. With a slight wave of her arm, the maid's body flew into the air and heavily slammed into the wall.
He lowered his head and carefully looked at his child. There was no longer any trace of coldness in his eyes, but was instead filled with gentleness.
”Wa, wa …”
The child's small hands held onto it and began to cry. He seemed to feel the warmth of it as he grabbed onto the reverse scale's sleeves and began to squirm his head against its chest.
Seeing that the child was unharmed, the reverse fire scale couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. If it came later, the child would have been killed.
Some people had long since seen the emperor run into the prince's chambers in a flash. The maids and eunuchs hurriedly entered to serve him, but when they saw a maid lying on the ground, they couldn't help but panic, not knowing what had happened.
”Who is on duty today to serve the prince?”
He did not turn his head back as he gently hugged his own child. This was his only son, the first prince of the Southern Champion Kingdom.
”To report to Your Majesty, the people on duty today are Bi Rui and Peaches.”
”I once ordered that no one is allowed to leave this place day and night. Where are the people who are on duty now?”
An older maid reported in panic, ”Reporting to Your Majesty, we've already gone to search. It's all this servant's fault, please grant us punishment.”
”You all deserve to die. If I didn't arrive in time, my prince would have been killed by this lowly bitch.” ”Who is this lowly slave?”
When he looked back, his eyes were filled with killing intent. No matter who it was that dared to harm his only son, he would not let them go. Even if it was her, or the power behind her, he would not let her go.
The maid lay quietly on the ground, her silver needle shining with a cold light as it fell.
Someone hurried forward to pull the maid, and the maid's face was exposed. Her dark green face was bleeding from all seven orifices, and she glared unwillingly. The servant girl was so frightened that she let go and sat down on the ground.
”Humph!”
An icy breath shot out from her nostrils. She had truly forgiven him for committing suicide like this. However, as a result, the clues were also cut off.
”Men, bring the lowly slave who's on duty here today!”
Two eunuchs ran in from outside the door and knelt on the ground in a fluster. ”Reporting to Your Majesty, Bi Rui and Ling Hong are already dead. They died due to the poison.”
No one knows when, but Fifth De was standing next to the reverse scale, bowing slightly and saying in a low voice, ”Reporting to Your Majesty, Bi Rui and Mouthy found them in the passage beside us, they were obviously poisoned and dragged there. This palace maid who committed suicide by taking poison is the little palace maid, Qing Lei, who was serving in the Rain Listening Pavilion. ”
His eyes narrowed into a dangerous arc, he actually thought of the Rain Pavilion? Was it for the kitten, or was it trying to stir up the water in the harem?