C192 Consort Lan's Secret

The palace.

After leaving the Imperial Court, Yu Longchen walked past Yu Longtang, avoiding the eyes of the crowd, and entered through the side hall path.

Along the way, he kept looking back, but no one followed him. He walked very quickly and carefully, and even the eunuch who was patrolling didn't see him.

Yu Longchen's expression didn't look too good. His face was gloomy, and his sword-like eyebrows and sharp eyes only had a fierce gaze. The imposing manner he exuded made no one dare to provoke him.

When they arrived at the depths of the palace, there were two young eunuchs standing guard in front of the abandoned palace. One of them saw that it was almost noon, so he urged the other to play a 'little game'. The so-called little game was a little game that the eunuch and palace maid privately opened, and it was located in a nearby garden.

The two Gonggong's hearts were itching. They looked around and thought for a while. But they still couldn't resist the temptation. After all, they had been guarding the palace for seven or eight days and hadn't seen a single person. Moreover, only the two of them were guarding the gate. In the past, they would take some time out to gamble.

The two eunuch led them away. The eunuch who had suggested this turned his head slightly and saw a figure flip over the wall. Then, he chatted and laughed with the other eunuch, saying how much money he wanted to win.

Yu Longchen entered the palace. The palace was still as desolate as before, and every door in the palace was locked. This was an order given by the Emperor because the last time Yu Longchen came to pay his respects on Consort Lan's Day of Sacrifice. It was an order given by the Emperor when he was discovered. It could be imagined how unwilling the Emperor was to mention Consort Lan, not even his and Consort Lan's sons.

This aroused Yu Longchen's desire to seek the truth. Consort Lan's death was something that the entire Imperial Palace did not dare to mention. Back then, those who knew about it were all beheaded by the Emperor. Yu Longchen could not find a way to investigate it even if he wanted to. Only today did he have some clues.

Yu Longchen picked up a piece of dried grass and played with it in his hand. Suddenly, the door rang. The door was locked with iron chains, and could be pushed open by a small crack. The palace maids were thin and weak, and they could squeeze in through the crack in the door.

"This servant greets Your Highness." The palace maid saw Yu Longchen and gave a big bow.

This palace maid was the one who stopped Yu Longchen at Xuan Wu that day and asked him for help.

"No need for formalities. If you lie to this king, you should know the consequences." Yu Longchen had a lazy look on his face. His voice was cold and emotionless.

The palace maid shivered and goosebumps appeared on her skin as her heart rate sped up. She was afraid, "This servant dare not lie to Your Highness at all."

"The youngest palace maid to enter the Palace is nine years old. It is impossible for you to be in the Palace. Even if you were in the Palace at that time, you would at most be four or five years old. How could you remember it so clearly?" Yu Longchen threw away the withered grass in his hand and held his wrist. He was full of threat.

" This servant is indeed not in the Palace but this servant's biological elder sister is here. She is the second grade palace maid that served Consort Lan and Your Ladyship at that time. " The palace maid raised her head a little and her tone was certain.

"What is your elder sister's name?" Yu Longchen walked in front of the palace maid and stared at the palace maid who did not get up.

"Yun Lan, it is also the name given by Consort Lan and Your Ladyship. Elder sister's real name is Liu Fern. Because of the poverty in the family, there are four more children. When elder sister was ten years old, my father sent elder sister to the Palace. " When the palace maid mentioned her elder sister, her words were sincere and sincere. There was a bit of sadness, the longing in her eyes could not be faked.

Yu Longchen thought for a while. Indeed, Yun Lan, who was beside Royal Mother, said not a single word wrong, "This king feels that it is strange. Why did you enter the palace? You offended Your Ladyship and were demoted to the service room?"

"Same as elder sister, I was sent into the Palace by my father. In order to marry the two older brothers in the family." When the palace maid said this, she felt a little helpless and sad. Usually, people prioritize males over females. As long as she treats her son well, it doesn't matter what happens to her daughter.

At first it was the elder daughter. When the elder daughter died, they were only sad. In the future, they didn't send out monthly reports to maintain their livelihood. When they were older, when they reached the age of entering the palace, they sent them in again.

"This servant was originally a level 3 palace maid serving the pavilion. Due to some matters, she became a scapegoat. She was sent to the service room and was also informed of this servant's background by Ping Zhao Yi. After making arrangements, life became a little better. A few days later, there were no more Ping Yang arranging things. Gonggong became fierce towards this servant again and this servant secretly ran out. Meeting His Royal Highness... "The palace maid paused for a moment and was slightly disappointed," After being caught and beaten up, Ping Yang sent someone to make arrangements. Only then did this servant keep her life. "

" Ping Zhaoyi? " Yu Longchen looked down and muttered. This Ping Ping Zhao Yi was a sister on the surface when Royal Mother was still alive, but who knew in the dark? She had long lost her favours because she had given birth to a princess and lived with great difficulty.

"Whoosh." Yu Longchen unknowingly took out a short dagger and pressed it against the palace maid's neck. The sunlight extended his shadow and covered half of the palace maid's face. "Speak, if you speak without a head or tail, then you don't need to live anymore."

"Your Royal Highness..." The palace maid's eyes were filled with tears and her face was deathly pale. The hand that was placed on the ground trembled slightly. "The first three days of Big Sister's death were the routine days of visiting relatives in the Palace. At that time, this servant was four years old. She came with my father. At that time, Big Sister was very unhappy and did not tease me. When she left, I grabbed her clothes. I was fiercely flung to the ground by her, and my elbow hit a big hole. My sister cried as she went forward to hug me and gave me a piece of brocade cloth. She told me to keep it well and that no one should look at it. She kept saying that she kept saying... I was frightened by her. That was the most clear memory I had when I was young. "

As the palace maid speaks, she pulls up the right sleeve, and with a turn, a black scar can be seen.

"What is the content of the brocade cloth?" Yu Longchen did not want to believe it, but he could not control it. Perhaps it was because he wanted to know the truth too much, even if it was fake, he also wanted to hear it.

"This servant does not know." The palace maid shook her head, "After returning home, this servant sewn the brocade cloth into a small bag and kept it close to her body. No one had seen it and this servant was illiterate. Only after entering the Palace did the sisters who worked together teach me a few."

"Lies!" The short dagger never left the palace maid's throat. Yu Longchen gritted his teeth and became fierce, "You are only four years old, what do you know?"

"Your Royal Highness is able to resist Empress's oppression at the age of five, why does this servant not know anything?" The palace maid was afraid but also somewhat stubborn.

"Ah." Yu Longchen eased up a bit, not knowing if it was praise or sarcasm, "You are a smart one."

"Here is the brocade cloth left by my sister." The palace maid took out a small bag from her bosom, the cloth was ordinary linen. The original color could no longer be seen, only a greyish black piece. The needles were also crooked, although it was said to be a bag, the shape could not be seen.

Yu Longchen believed it when he said that the purse was made by the child.

Yu Longchen took the purse and took it to spin around. It was not even half the size of his palm. A few lines were removed at the place where the mouth was sealed. He pulled out the brocade cloth that was stuffed in a mess.

Some of the words on the brocade cloth had been grinded off. There were not many words on it. The words were twisted and crooked and there were many wrong words. The general meaning was that Consort Lan and Your Ladyship had been depressed recently and disappeared for seven days in the Palace. At that time, the Fifth Prince was taken away by the Emperor and after Consort Lan and Your Ladyship returned to the Palace, they only let the mother and son meet. Consort Lan and Your Ladyship said that there was not much time left and wanted us to make the best use of our time to do our own things. Otherwise, we will regret it after death.

That was the only part of the message.