nashuaworldcup Chapter 286 An Unbelievable Betrayal
Chapter 286 An Unbelievable Betrayal
That evening, Yingyu received a handkerchief from the address Lianqiao had given her. The blood-written words on the handkerchief had turned brown, and the crooked handwriting showed how difficult the Crown Prince's situation was. There was also a mark in the lower right corner that only the two of them knew.
If the document says to give the item to Shen Li, she still won't give it to her, but the document says to give it to the Empress.
From the concubine to the empress, it must be a safe bet; the empress couldn't possibly help Shen Li harm her own son.
She steadied herself, put the handkerchief in her bosom, and walked back to the main hall of the East Palace.
Behind her, a figure on the treetop hid when she turned around; it was Chaoyang, his face veiled.
Meanwhile, several unfamiliar eunuchs had almost completely guarded all the exits of the Eastern Palace.
When Yingyu returned, Zhou Qianqian had just taken her pregnancy-stabilizing medicine and fallen asleep. She sent the night watchman away and quietly went into the dark room to take out a package.
Zhou Qianqian seemed to have heard something, and frowned slightly as she asked, "Yingyu?"
"Consort, it's me. I'll help you organize the hairpins and rings for tomorrow." Yingyu said to the curtained room, clutching a small bundle of neatly folded notes.
"No need, I don't need those things anymore. You should go to sleep too. I'll call you if I need anything." Zhou Qianqian turned over: "Don't make a sound."
"Yes, this servant will wait in the outer room right away." As Yingyu spoke, she had already stuffed the small package into her clothes and secretly took it out.
Zhou Qianqian closed her eyes. She originally wanted to sleep, but she couldn't shake the feeling of unease, as if something was about to happen.
She then sat up and called out to the outside room, "Yingyu, help me up."
No sound came back from outside.
Zhou Qianqian was puzzled. She couldn't possibly fall asleep right after going out, so she called out again, "Yingyu?"
There was still no sound.
Zhou Qianqian instantly became alert, threw off the covers, and ran barefoot towards the dark room. She opened the hidden compartment and found it empty.
Her face turned deathly pale in an instant.
How can it be?
How can it be?
No matter how capable Shen Li is, she could never bribe her personal maid, who had grown up with her since childhood.
Moreover, she never saw Yingyu and Shen Li interact.
How could it be bribed?
No, they haven't gone far yet.
She quickly pushed open the door to the outer room and saw that Yingyu was indeed not there. She immediately shouted, "Someone come here! Someone come here!"
The eunuch on night duty was summoned in. He was somewhat confused to see the Crown Prince's concubine wearing her undergarments, with her hair loose and even barefoot. He wondered if the Crown Prince's concubine had fallen ill.
"Where is she?" Zhou Qianqian asked one of the eunuchs. "Where is Yingyu?"
"Miss Yingyu said she had an upset stomach and just went to the outhouse." The eunuch pointed outside: "Over there."
"Go, bring them back to me! Bring them back!" Zhou Qianqian was almost hysterical.
That was her child's lifeline; she could die, but her child couldn't...
Although the eunuch was bewildered, he still went.
Soon the palace maids in charge were also awakened, and the entire palace was ordered to search for Yingyu.
They searched for a full half hour before finally finding her in a patch of grass near the East Palace. But by then, Yingyu was already lying there lifeless. Apart from her clothes and a little bit of silver, she had nothing else on her.
Looking at the corpse that had grown cold and stiff in the winter, Zhou Qianqian felt herself growing colder, a bone-chilling cold.
What happened?
She'll never know... everything's gone...
"Shen Li!" She practically spat out the name through gritted teeth.
She only used her a little, so why the ruthlessness? Couldn't they even tolerate a child like her?