That ice-cold sensation spread throughout his body, causing Zhong Miao Yi to scream and fall backwards. His head knocked against the table just behind him.
She felt her whole body shaking violently. She even thought, "Could there be something like that in the weeds outside?"
She didn't dare to look. She just stayed there for a while with a burning head before she gradually regained her senses.
It was very common for dead people to exist in the palace. The brighter and more beautiful a place was, the more terrifying the darkness would be.
The empress dowager wasn't a merciful and compassionate person to begin with. She wanted to take care of a few palace maids and forget to release them. The possibility of her death was indeed very high.
Zhong Miao Yi looked around the pitch-black house, trying her best to recall the layout of the house during the day.
Since there weren't many weeds in the room, and they were all piled in the corner, and her line of sight was attracted by the huge painting, she subconsciously thought that the weeds should be something that existed in every room.
Right now, she didn't know what she should do, or if anyone would answer her by shouting for help. She even thought that the empress dowager had purposely let her be alone with these things.
Zhong Miao Yi swallowed her saliva, and her hands and feet became numb as she moved closer. She touched the top part of the grass, and sure enough, she found something hard in the pile of weeds.
There was a high chance that he was a dead man, so the Zhong Miao Yi crawled out from under the table and stumbled back to the door. He was anxious and crashed into the chair, almost tearing up from the pain.
The pale white moonlight at the side looked even more terrifying. Zhong Miao Yi slowly moved closer to the boundary of the two houses and stretched her head out slightly to take a look.
There was nothing out of the ordinary, and the various voices outside did not stop.
She slowly walked over to the door. Although the weeds were still far away from her, she still felt a chill run down her spine.
Moonlight seeped in, indicating that there was nothing hidden.
Zhong Miao Yi calmed herself down and held her trembling hands together. Taking a deep breath, she tiptoed towards the nearest hole.
All she could see was a very partial picture. It was hard to tell what it felt like, and it was hard to imagine it was the same place as the day in the dim light.
After all, she did not expect this to happen during the day. She did not have the time to look around and only saw a few people before she was thrown inside.
There was no one outside, at least not as far as she could see.
Zhong Miao Yi retracted her gaze, steeled her heart, and patted on the door with all her strength: "Is there anyone here?"
After a long period of silence, the voices outside also quieted down.
Zhong Miao Yi frowned, not knowing what to do in that instant. She pulled at her collar, and standing there, she could feel the wind blowing inside.
"Princess, stop shouting. Be more honest."
Just as Zhong Miao Yi was about to squat down, an obscure voice came from outside.
Zhong Miao Yi trembled, there was someone outside?!
"Are you always here? There was someone in the room! She. "He seems to be dead." It was a pleasant thing to be able to speak out the fear that had accumulated in his heart.
Zhong Miao Yi instantly felt that it was not that scary anymore. As long as there was someone present. Even if a person was here, it would still be good.
The voice outside the door was silent for a long time. Just as Zhong Miao Yi was about to knock on the door again, the voice spoke up, "The empress dowager doesn't remember. Princess' luck is bad, but you don't have to be too afraid. "
In other words, there was indeed a person who was imprisoned here previously. If it wasn't for the fact that Zhong Miao Yi came in to find out about it today, it would have been fine.
"Then the empress dowager doesn't remember. You all always remember, but this person has been locked up just like that?" Zhong Miao Yi's heart clenched. Not many Little Maid could the empress dowager call out their names, so they had to make a mistake in entering the palace. When the time came, all of the aunts below would come to get them.
Could it be a great disrespect? No one dared to let her go before the empress dowager could speak out. Other than that, Zhong Miao Yi really couldn't think of anything else.
"The princess has too many questions." Her tone was cold, like someone without emotion.
It wasn't her fault. Living here all year round, what kind of person hadn't she seen before? He was already used to it.
Zhong Miao Yi did not ask anymore questions. She was too busy taking care of herself and had not even solved her own problems. She simply did not have the energy to care about a dead servant.
She sat down against the door, relieved to know that there was someone behind her. She was no longer as shaken as she had been before.
She clearly remembered that she was awake, and she didn't know when she fell asleep.
But when the door was pushed open, she too was thrown to the ground.
There were three or four people who entered. They seemed to be the aunts from yesterday, but Zhong Miao Yi could no longer clearly see their faces. Her head was extremely heavy, as if she had caught a cold last night.
"Princess Miaoyi? It's time to go. " Someone called to her.
Zhong Miao Yi calmed herself down and felt that she was better than before. Only then did someone come over to help her up.
The journey to the empress dowager's chamber was long. Zhong Miao Yi was in a daze as they walked, raising a hand to rub her forehead.
However, no one cared whether she was feeling well or not. The empress dowager was waiting to see her. Even if she had to lift her, she would have to carry her to the empress dowager first.
When she reached the door, there was no one to help her. The head aunt spoke up in a low voice. "The princess can go in herself. The empress dowager is waiting inside."
The Zhong Miao Yi thanked him softly. He stood by the door frame for a while before making sure that his steps were steady.
"Greetings to the empress dowager, welcome to the empress dowager." Zhong Miao Yi slowly walked in and knelt down and kowtowed.
Yun Mengqi sat beside the empress dowager and massaged her shoulders, not looking at Zhong Miao Yi.
When the Empress Dowager saw the Zhong Miao Yi come in, she let her stand up and speak.
"Have you thought it through clearly last night?" The empress dowager pursed her lips. "Do you know where your crimes are?"
Zhong Miao Yi's body swayed as she closed her eyes to rest. She softly said, "Miaoyi doesn't know. Please enlighten me, Empress Dowager."
"Even if I don't have any evidence, you should know that having too many thoughts is not a good thing. Now that you are here, I advise you to confess as soon as possible so that you won't suffer so much." The empress dowager's voice turned cold. After being locked up for an entire night, it seemed as if the Zhong Miao Yi had still not learned his lesson.
If he were to confess to deliberately murdering Yun Mengqi's child, beating him to death was something that was expected of him.
Even if she did, it would be impossible for her to admit it, much less do it.
Her Majesty had forced her to admit it or suffer. It was all the same.