Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 87

Chapter 87 The Imperial Palace Was in Chaos
The little palace maid whispered more and more. In the end, she didn’t dare to say anything. She only looked at Huyan Mingshuo’s panicked expression and Huyan Mingshuo asked impatiently, “What did she say? You originally said that I forgive you for being innocent.”

After the palace maid heard that she was not guilty, she dared to say, “Nanny Lin said that His Highness the Crown Prince poisoned and placed the Emperor under house arrest. She also said that she wanted to kill all those who had previously disrespected the Empress. Therefore, everyone in the palace who had previously disrespected the Empress was packing their luggage. She wanted to take advantage of the fact that His Highness had yet to enter the palace and quickly escape.”

Hearing this, Fu Yingran felt an incomparable atmosphere in his heart, so he asked coldly, “So you guys have disrespected the Empress before?” Even a small palace maid dared to be disrespectful to the mother of a country. Then, was there anyone in this palace who took the Empress seriously?

When the palace maid heard this, her body immediately trembled like a sieve of chaff. She kowtowed and begged for mercy like garlic, “Your Highness, please spare my life. Concubine Ni has a life. When there is no outsider, you are not allowed to salute the Empress. The servants dare not disobey. Otherwise, Concubine Ni will have to cane the servants to death.”

“What a princess. She is indeed worthy of being called the Princess of the Southern Region. She is as sinister and vicious as the Soul Devouring Gu she raised. You guys get up. Go and coax Nanny Lin over. Tell her that a dragon robe has been found in the Crown Prince’s bedroom hall and let her deal with it.” Fu Yingran had a premonition that this Nanny Lin was definitely not simple.

When the palace maid heard this, she replied, “This servant obeys.” Then, she got up and was about to run away.

Fu Yingran saw that she was running towards the entrance of the palace. He immediately saw what she was thinking and casually said, “This palace only allows you one incense stick of time. If I can’t deceive Nanny Lin, this palace will annihilate your nine races. I believe that this palace will definitely be able to accomplish it.”

After hearing this, the palace maid was stunned for a while before she turned around and ran in the opposite direction. Fu Yingran immediately whispered in Huyan Mingshuo’s ear, “Send someone to follow her and listen to what they said? There’s something wrong with this palace maid.”

After hearing Fu Yingran’s words, He instructed the Dark Guard to follow him in front of him. Right now, he didn’t even know who were in the palace. Huyan Mingshuo looked at the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace. His face was filled with anger. He actually didn’t know that the Empress Mother was living such a life in a place where no one saw her. It seemed that Father Emperor should have slept for a while longer.

Everyone felt a gust of wind flash by and the hidden guard silently followed the palace maid. The palace maid turned left and right all the way to a dilapidated palace. After looking around for a long time, she pushed open the door and walked in. She lowered her voice and shouted, “Is Nanny Lin here?”

At this time, the door suddenly slammed shut. A white-haired old woman walked out with the help of a middle-aged woman. When the palace maid saw this, she quickly knelt down and said, “This servant greets Concubine Ni.” Was this old woman Imperial Concubine Ni? The Dark Guard squatted on the roof and almost fell in fright when he heard this address. He had seen Concubine Ni before, and although she was not as beautiful as a city, she was still elegant and graceful. In just a few days, she had actually become like this. It was truly unbearable sighing. However, this was not something a Dark Guard should care about, so he withdrew his attention and continued to stare at the commotion in the room.

Imperial Concubine Ni’s aged voice said, “Get up. What are you looking for Nanny Lin for? How are you doing with the things I told you to do?”

The palace maid slowly got up from the ground and said, “Reporting to Imperial Concubine Ni, this servant has informed Eunuch Zhang that she wants to rescue Madam Mu and assist her in returning to the southern border. This servant has also spread Imperial Concubine Ni’s orders throughout the entire palace. Now, the eunuchs and maids in the palace are packing their luggage and planning to secretly escape from the palace.”

Imperial Concubine Ni nodded in satisfaction and said, “Very good, then what are you doing here now?”

The palace maid paused for a moment and said, “Reporting to Empress Concubine Ni, servant had always been a palace maid in the Crown Prince’s bedroom, Today, while servant was packing his luggage, he suddenly saw a dragon robe in a hidden corner. Servant had served the Crown Prince for many years. He knew at a glance that it was customized according to the Crown Prince’s size. Servant felt that the matter was of great importance, so he quickly ran over and told Nanny Lin to tell the Empress what to do with the dragon robe.

Although this palace maid was from Concubine Ni, she could only choose to betray Concubine Ni in the face of life and death and the punishment of annihilating the nine races. Besides, she was originally a subject of Ye Lan, and the Crown Prince who had taken refuge in Ye Lan was not a betrayal.

Imperial Concubine Ni’s eyes lit up when she heard this. This hidden dragon robe was a crime of rebellion. It was necessary to sit down together. Once this matter was convicted, not only would Huyan Mingshuo be finished, but even the Empress Clan would be guilty of annihilating the nine clans. Imperial Concubine Ni asked the palace maid excitedly, “Are you telling the truth?”

This palace maid probably lied too much and was already used to it. She said without blushing or beating her heart, “It’s absolutely true. This servant was afraid that she would reveal the news and let Little An Zi stay there to guard her.”

Imperial Concubine Ni believed it now. She turned around and instructed Nanny Lin, who was beside her, “Quickly bring our people to the Crown Prince’s bedroom. Also, send someone to invite a few important officials of the court into the palace. This is called catching thieves and getting dirty. We must make sure that Huyan Mingshuo never flips over.”

As soon as Imperial Concubine Ni finished speaking, Nanny Lin immediately agreed, “Imperial Concubine, don’t worry. This old servant will definitely handle this matter well. I won’t let Imperial Concubine suffer such grievances in vain.” This Nanny Lin was married with Concubine Ni, so she was quite protective of Concubine Ni.

“Nanny Lin, this palace naturally trusts you. Right now, only you and Eunuch Zhang are around this palace. If you don’t even trust me, who else can I trust?” Imperial Concubine Ni couldn’t help but recall how glorious it was when she married into the Crown Prince’s Mansion.

Look at her now, Chicken-skinned crane-haired old man. The people around her also left her one by one. Only Eunuch Zhang and Nanny Lin were still working for her. Thinking about it, she couldn’t help but feel sad. She was the princess of a country, the former Ye Lan Crown Princess, and even the later Concubine Ni Consort, who was also the Pet Crown Hall. She didn’t expect her evening scene to be so desolate.

Seeing that Concubine Ni was stunned again, Nanny Lin knew that she must have remembered the glory of the past, so she interrupted her, “Your Highness, there’s no need to think too much. This old servant will go to the Crown Prince’s bedroom now. When things are done, I will immediately come back to accompany Your Highness.”

“En, go, quickly go back.” However, Nanny Lin and Concubine Ni did not expect that this would be their last conversation. Nanny Lin was destined to never return because the hidden guard who had been eavesdropping on the roof had already returned to the Crown Prince’s dormitory before them and told Huyan Mingshuo what he had just heard.

After saying that, the hidden guard immediately disappeared. Huyan Mingshuo lowered his head and whispered to Fu Yingran, telling her what the hidden guard said. After Fu Yingran finished listening, he turned to look at him. Huyan Mingshuo nodded to show that it was true. Thus, Fu Yingran asked, “Who is Little An Zi? Stand out!”

One of the eunuchs stepped forward and replied, “This servant, Little An, greets the Crown Princess.” Fu Yingran saw that the thieving-eyed man looked like a spy. He immediately instructed the guards from the Crown Prince’s Mansion, “Come, arrest all the palace maids and eunuchs who are packing in the palace. They are accused of disrespecting the mother of the country. Bring this Little An Zi down and serve him well.”

“Yes, Crown Princess.” A pair of guards walked in and carried Little An Zi out. Then, the palace was in chaos. There were fleeing palace maids and eunuchs everywhere. Fu Yingran and Huyan Mingshuo sat on the main seat and waited for the palace maids to bring Mammy Lin.

After an incense stick of time, The palace maid brought Nanny Lin into the Crown Prince’s bedroom. When the two of them walked in and saw Huyan Mingshuo and Fu Yingran were also there, Mother Lin immediately knew that they had been tricked. She immediately pulled a hairpin from her head and intended to stab it into her heart. Huyan Mingshuo saw that, and the hidden weapon in her hand came out and shot straight into Mother Lin’s right wrist. Mother Lin was in pain, and the hairpin in her hand fell in response.

Fu Yingran stood up and took a few steps forward. I know that people like you are usually motherless, childless and lonely. Nothing can threaten you or ask anything from your mouths, so I don’t intend to ask you anything. You are useless to us right now.

“The only thing that can be used is your body. I believe that since you are not even afraid of death, I will send you to the barracks to comfort my soldiers in Ye Lan. You should not have any objections, right? Although you can be the mother of the soldiers at your age, it is better than nothing, right?”

Nanny Lin has been flaunting her prestige with Concubine Ni all these years. ‘”You witch, it’s all because of you that Princess Ling Hua ended up like this. It’s all because of you that Princess Ni Fei became like this. Now she wants to insult me. Let me tell you, Fu Yingran, even if I die, I won’t let you off. I won’t let you off even if I’m a ghost.”

Hearing Nanny Lin’s heroic words, Fu Yingran dug his ears with his pinky finger and said to Huyan Mingshuo, “Husband, she scared me. My body is so scared, you have to make the decision for me.”

Huyan Mingshuo looked at Fu Yingran like this. His back was covered in goosebumps and his hair stood on end. He looked at her helplessly. Then he heard the guard beside him say, “Break her limbs, seal her dumb acupoints, bring her to the army, and send people to secretly monitor her. Everyone who spoke to her will be arrested.”

The two of them are indeed worthy of being husband and wife. They are really good role models. As long as Fu Yingran starts, Huyan Mingshuo will know what she wants to do. After giving the order, he looks at Fu Yingran and asks, “Ai Fei, does this palace’s treatment suit your heart?”

Fu Yingran glanced at him and said, “This is the only way. It’s just that he has wronged our Yelan soldiers. Such a person is unappetizing to look at and has to be sent to the army to pollute their eyes. This palace is wrong. It seems that we can only make up for them in the future.”

Fu Yingran looked at the palace maid standing beside Nanny Lin with a helpless expression. He then instructed, “Bring this palace maid to the army like Nanny Lin. It can be considered as compensation for the generals. It’s a pity that they didn’t learn well at such a young age. Ah … take her away.”

After the palace maid heard this, she knelt on the ground and pleaded, “Princess, please spare my life. For the sake of this servant deceiving Nanny Lin, please bypass this servant.”

Fu Yingran only looked at her coldly and asked, “This palace asks you, did you know that you are still a subject of my Yelan?” Treason is a capital crime. Do you know that the Empress is Yelan’s mother? You curry favor with Imperial Concubine Ni, disrespecting the Imperial Mother is a capital offense. Do you know that the rise and fall of a country is the responsibility of everyone? When you were helping Concubine Ni work for Nanjiang, did you ever think about it? Once Imperial Concubine Ni and the others succeed, you will become a subjugated slave like us? “He said.

When the palace maid heard Fu Yingran’s question, she was speechless. Thus, Fu Yingran waved his hand and said, “Take it away.”