Chapter 81

"The palace treats you so well, why did you betray the palace?" Leng Qingyan asked in a deep voice.

Zhuzhi's body softened, and her frightened eyes fell on Leng Qingyan. "Niang, I didn't betray you." she knelt and moved forward a few steps to Leng Qingyan.

Leng Qingyan looked at her. "Bamboo branches, are the things on your ears rewarded by the palace?"

The bamboo branch trembled, and the fingers of Leng Qingyan's palace clothes trembled even more. A trace of panic flashed through the bottom of her eyes, "the imperial concubine and empress forgive me, maidservant, maidservant... Maidservant was confused for a moment."

"Lilac!" Leng Qingyan stopped looking at the bamboo branches at his feet and shouted out in a cold voice.

Lilac came in slowly from the outside, holding a pear wood carving food box in her hand, walked to her cold face and knelt down, "your imperial concubine, what you asked me to prepare is ready."

Bamboo branch stared at the food box at clove's feet and opened her eyes in horror. She remembered the food box. Clove came out with this food box when Leng Luohua died that day. The bamboo branch looked very white. It knocked several heads heavily, and its forehead was broken without stopping.

"The imperial concubine spared the maidservant. The maidservant knew it was wrong, and the maidservant dared not again. The maidservant would no longer report to the queen. The maidservant knew it was wrong..." the blood drops on the forehead of the bamboo branch fell, and the bright red blood stained the water red ground.

"Lilac, take out the things!" Leng Qingyan looked at lilac and said.

Clove slowly opened the lid of the food box and revealed three things inside, a pair of scissors, a cowhide rope and a dozen white papers. They were all killing things. The bamboo branch stood up and ran. Clove stopped her and dragged her to Leng Qingyan.

"Bamboo branch, for the sake of you and my master and servant, the palace will leave you a whole body. Choose one!" Leng Qingyan said.

"No... no, don't die... Don't..." the bamboo branch cried and shook his head.

"When you chose to betray the palace, you should know what will happen today. You don't choose the palace for you." Leng Qingyan stood up and walked over to look at the three things on the table.

"The scissors are sharp, but it's too easy to die. This rope is good!" Leng Qingyan said, pinching the rope and pulling it, "en! Good, very strong." he walked slowly to the bamboo branch, pulled the rope in front of the bamboo branch and said, "the hanging rope should be like this, neither thick nor thin, en! You can't strangle your neck. Do you do it yourself or do you need the palace to help you?"

"No... no... don't... Don't die, your imperial concubine and maidservant... You spare your maidservant, and she knows what you've always wanted to know." Zhuzhi's face was full of tears and snot, and she kept shaking her head.

Leng Qingyan's action was a pause. She looked at the bamboo branch and asked, "what did you say just now? Say it again?"

"Maidservant... Maidservant knows why noble Qing was thrown into the cold palace. You are the only one who spared her, and she will tell you." bamboo branch wiped his tears and looked at Leng Qingyan standing in front of him.

"Clove, you go down!" said Leng Qing, with a slightly heavy face.

"Empress..." Lilac wants to stay. The bamboo branch is different from the orchid branch. The bamboo branch is weak on the surface, but it's actually weird! If there's anything wrong with your mother, she's to blame!

"You dare not listen to the words of the palace." Leng Qingyan stared at her.

"Madam, the maidservant is waiting outside. If you have anything to do, call the maidservant loudly." clove said and stepped back and closed the door.

Leng Qingyan went to the bamboo branch, played with the rope in her hand and said, "tell me what you know, and the palace will spare you." she always wanted to know the truth of that year, but even if she checked it again, she couldn't find out who was behind the scenes.

"Maidservant is..." just as Zhuzhi opened her mouth, suddenly something flew in and hit her neck. Her neck turned purple and began to rot, and her body turned into a pool of blood.

Leng Qingyan stared round and stared at the pile of blood on the ground. His eyes were dull. Just now he was almost one step away from the truth.

"Lilac!" shouted hysterically at the door.

Lilac came in and was stunned. Where's the bamboo man! She looked at the cold Yan who was about to crack her canthus and asked, "madam, where is the bamboo branch?"

Leng Qingyan glanced at the blood on the ground, turned to lilac and asked, "someone came just now."

"The maidservant has been guarding outside, and no suspicious person has been found." clove said truthfully.

no one!

She was cold and dignified. Just now, it was clear that something flew in from the window. She almost didn't find it. There must be a problem with the death of the bamboo branch.

"You've been outside, but what sound do you hear?" Leng Qingyan asked.

"I heard a cat just now and went out to have a look..." Lilac suddenly opened her eyes, "isn't it!"

Leng Qingyan's eyes grew colder and colder. "Fool!" fell into someone else's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

"Madam, the maidservant didn't go far and came back soon. That man can't avoid the maidservant's murder." clove patted her chest and promised.

"You clean up here first and don't leave any traces." Leng Qingyan said.

Lilac nodded and went up to pick up. There was nothing left on the ground. Even the jewelry was melted. What did the killer use? I have to tell your majesty about this. There are such powerful people in the palace.

After clove cleaned up, she went to Leng Qingyan and asked curiously, "madam, how did the bamboo branch die!"

Leng Qingyan glared at her. How do you look at the unpleasant palace maids? Bamboo branch is considerate and LAN Zhi is smart and capable. Even this little peach is lively and lovely. Two of her three big palace maids betrayed her and died. This clove belongs to the emperor. Even if she goes to say something to the emperor, she has no choice. The emperor's people were not easily disposed of by her.

"Clove, curiosity will kill you." Leng Qingyan glanced at her.

Clove shrunk her neck, hurriedly closed her mouth and stood aside. She didn't want to die.

"Can you make dumplings?" Leng Qingyan asked.

Dumplings!

Lilac is full of bitter color. What the hell is dumpling? She hasn't seen it before. As the emperor's dark guard, she eats all the food given by the emperor. They have strict requirements for the food, with up to one piece of meat per meal. Since she met Leng Qingyan, she has grown a lot of delicious food. But this is the first time I've heard of dumplings.

"What are the dumplings, madam?" Lilac asked, scratching her head with embarrassment.

Leng Qingyan silently helped her forehead. She looked at the muddled lilac on her face. Did the emperor give it to the palace maid? She's suspicious! Even if a palace maid gossips all day, she can't make food, even if she can't make food. She doesn't even know dumplings. Isn't it a fool!

"All right! You step back!" Leng Qingyan waved and said.

"Niang, slaves and maidservants can learn. Don't drive them away." Lilac said quickly.

"The palace didn't drive you away! Go down first!" Leng Qingyan frowned.

"Maidservant..."

"Get down!"

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