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The night was deep and quiet.

The crescent moon hid behind the dark clouds. Every household had their candles extinguished and the entire street was shrouded in darkness, making the empty street look even more eerie.

In the shabby room, the light of a candle was illuminating the entire room. A young maid was sleeping on the bed, her hair tied up in a bun.

The door was pushed open gently, and the person quietly entered the room. He stood in front of the young maid's bed and stared coldly at the sleeping young maid.

The young maid on the bed seemed to have sensed that someone was watching her. Without opening her eyes, she reached out and pulled a corner of the person beside the bed. "Stop messing around, go to sleep." The fabric is very smooth and feels good to the touch. High-grade clothes were definitely not something that a maidservant could afford.

Suddenly, the young maid opened her eyes and looked at the person standing beside the bed with the help of the weak candle flame. Her eyes widened as she looked at the person in front of her with surprise and coldly questioned, "What are you doing here?"

The person beside the bed scoffed disdainfully, her voice hoarse, making it impossible to tell if it was male or female. "What? I want you dead! " After finishing her sentence, she stretched out her hands to grip the young maid's neck tightly.

The maidservant did not expect that the person would dare to grab her by the neck. Before she could react, she struggled with all her might, but it was to no avail. Soon, her hand fell under the bed.

The backyard of the prime minister's residence was pitch black. The only source of light came from the lantern hanging high in the front yard. The young maid took advantage of the light to return to her own residence while beating her waist. She turned her head to look at the brightly lit front yard, and pouted with dissatisfaction, "They are both maidservants, but you can just stand there and enjoy yourselves. You can even see the beautiful singing and dancing performance. As for us, we'll have to wash clothes in the backyard until now! "This is so infuriating." After saying that, she kicked a small tree to vent her anger.

When she reached the dark, lightless place, she tripped over something and her center of gravity gave way and she fell to the ground.

"Aiya. So painful! It was truly bad luck for a person to be filled with cold water after drinking a mouthful. You actually fell when you were walking. " The young maid rubbed her aching knees as she used one hand to prop herself up from the ground. As her hand was resting on the ground, her palm seemed to press down on something. She held something in her hand and touched it; it seemed to be a round object, smooth and patterned.

The young maid's intuition told her that the item in her hand was a piece of jade. She looked around to see that no one was around and then …

Putting his things into his pocket, he got up from the ground and hurriedly ran towards his own residence. She kicked the door open and quickly closed it.

She touched the table in the dark and lit up the candle. She took out the jade pendant from her pocket and carefully looked at the pendant in her hand. It was glossy and smooth. It was a high-quality jade pendant.

"I'm rich." The young maid's mouth was so beautiful that it could not close.

She carefully held the jade in her hand. She looked up at the bed and said excitedly, "Xiu-Er, stop sleeping. We are rich!"

When she looked at the bed, she saw a woman in white, with her hair hanging loose, hanging from the beam. She was hanging her head in the air.

The young maid's heart suddenly stopped beating, and the jade pendant in her hands fell to the ground. Her legs couldn't help but slump to the ground, and she blankly stared at the sky above her head. After a long while, she finally let out a scream, "AHH! "He's dead!" He then got up and ran out of the room.

The front courtyard of the Prime Minister's residence was brightly lit and bustling with noise and excitement. It was already past the Hai hour, and there was still an unending stream of guests within the residence.

In the lobby. The banquet had already been prepared, and the prime minister was seated at the head of the table, smiling at the guests who had come to congratulate him.

From time to time, the guests would raise their cups to congratulate the prime minister. The prime minister would return the toast with a smile on his face.

The center of the hall was bustling with noise and excitement.

Outside the hall, a woman dressed in noble clothing was holding a snow-white kitten in her arms as she slowly walked towards the hall with a smile on her face. Behind her was a young maid.

A man dressed in noble imperial guard attire was holding an exquisite box as he passed by the woman. He hurriedly walked towards the hall.

The woman slightly furrowed her brows. She stopped and coldly looked at the back of the guard. "Stop."