C13

The next night, when Qiu Rong was dressing as usual, Lin Shuqian suddenly slipped. Qiu Rong quickly reached out to support her, but the golden bracelet on her arm cut the empress dowager's arm.

Lin Shu Qian's arm had a big cut, and he was bleeding profusely. Upon seeing the wound, Lin Shu Qian fainted on the spot.

The empress dowager's injury was a huge matter. Not only had they sent out half of the imperial palace, but the empress dowager had also sent a group of princes and princesses to guard the empress dowager's palace for the greater part of the night.

The imperial physician had to work so hard to finally stop the blood on the empress dowager's arm. He had no idea how the golden bracelet could have left such a deep wound.

However, Qiu Rong was the only one who waited upon him. The bracelet was also stained with blood. No matter what, Qiu Rong would not be able to escape.

In the end, it was Lin Shu Qian, who was lying on the bed with a pale face, who spared Qiu Rong's life. However, it was impossible for her to be a palace maid from the Phoenix Perch Palace.

Qiu Rong had been beaten to a pulp and sent to the Xin Xin Dynasty to do the dirtiest and most tiring work. Furthermore, she would never be able to turn her body over in her entire life.

Lin Shuqian laid on the bed, her hands wrapped in thick gauze. In order to change her appearance, she had put in a lot of effort, though she didn't know if there would be any scars left behind.

With a sneer, Lin Shushang got up and found a flower pot. He hid the bloody blade in the dirt.

"..."

When the palace maid, Qiu Rong, was sent to the Xin Xin Xin Vault, the palace maids at the empress dowager's side naturally had to rearrange the arrangements.

The empress was responsible for this, but she sent three of them over before the empress dowager sent them off with great care.

The empress dowager had taken away three of the palace maids who were well-known throughout the palace. For a time, the people of Phoenix Perch Palace felt insecure, fearing that the empress dowager would chase them away in a fit of rage.

The empress was also having a headache. Other people's aunts would only lose their temper for four to five days, while the empress dowager's temper lasted half a month.

It was a good thing that the empress dowager was finally satisfied with the fourth palace maid.

This palace maid was called Lingxi. She had served beside a concubine of the late emperor, but after the imperial concubines had all gone to the imperial monastery, she had nothing to do.

Lingxi wasn't the empress's confidante, but the empress had three of her trusted aides taken away by the empress dowager in a row. The empress began to suspect that the empress dowager was suspicious of her.

Later, a mama by the empress's side advised her not to send people directly from her side.

The mama had recommended one of her daughters, Consonance. Not only was he meticulous in his work, but he also had a well-behaved appearance.

The empress thought that this mama was one of Imperial Concubine Jia's men, so she sent the recommended person to Lin Shushang.

Lingxi helped Lin Shuqiang change the medicine, and the two of them were alone in the room. Lingxi lowered her voice and said, "Empress, Madam Lin asked this servant to serve you well."

Lin Shu nodded, the frown on her face finally easing up.

Although Lin Shu Qian's influence in the palace couldn't compare to Imperial Concubine Jia and the Empress, it didn't mean that she didn't make a move.

Ever since she had entered the palace, her parents had been planning things out for her. The palace had always been a chaotic place, and as long as one had money, they could buy people to work for them.

In just a few years, she had managed to gain a group of her own men in the palace. However, there weren't many people, so she had no choice but to hide.

At first, Lin Shushuang did not want to use these people, but after careful consideration, she decided that she still needed her own people to handle the situation.

Lin Shushuang stretched out her arm to let Lingxi change the medicine for her. "As for the empress, just do it half-heartedly. Just don't let her suspect you."

Lingxi's stepmother, Xiao mama Xiao, was also one of her own, so it wasn't that easy to get involved.

All along, Imperial Concubine Jia and the empress had only thought of adding spies to Lin Shushang's side, but they never imagined that they would already have someone on their side.

"..."

Even though the personal palace maid had been replaced by her own, most of the people in the Phoenix Perch Palace were still sent by the empress.

After half a month of waiting, he finally had an opportunity to visit his eldest aunt.

With the excuse that her elder aunt had a bad temper during the period of her marriage, Lin Shushang grabbed hold of the wrong part of a palace maid's temper and punished a large number of people.

This time, the Queen didn't dare to find everyone by her side. Instead, she arranged some people from all over the place and sent them to the Phoenix Perching Palace.

After all the commotion, there were only half of the empress's people left in the Phoenix Perch Palace. There were even three or four that belonged to Lin Shuqian himself.

The amount of spies around him had lessened, and the feeling of having his hair standing on end had lightened.

Lin Shushuang stretched lazily as if a heavy burden had been lifted off her shoulders. Lingxi stood by the side and reported on the movements of everyone in the Phoenix Perch Palace.

The feeling of having control of the situation was great.