Chapter 83: The poisonous hand sets up a plan to catch the traitor
On the Queen's birthday, Xue Hengzhao and others were on duty at Tian'en Hall.
Birthday gifts from officials came in like a stream, making the already splendid palace even more magnificent.
Yao Wanyi arrived quite early today, and went to Ronghua Palace with her mother and two sisters-in-law to greet the queen in person.
Then he pointed and said he wanted to go somewhere else, and came out of the Queen's Palace.
Her mother and sister-in-law stayed behind to chat with the queen, thinking that she was too young to be able to talk to her and would be bored, so it would be better to go out for a walk.
Yao Wanyi went straight to Tian'en Palace after coming out of Ronghua Palace, pretending to come to see the excitement, but in fact she came here for Xue Hengzhao.
Her two maids, Xiuzhu and Hanxiang, accompanied her, and some eunuchs and maids who liked their stinky feet had already come to flatter her.
"Eunuch Xiao Liang," Xiuzhu said to Liang Xiao, "why haven't you seen your master?"
Liang Xiao hurriedly said: "My master was here just now, and he should be going to Yangze Palace to seek His Majesty's orders now."
When the other maids and eunuchs saw that they were only talking to Liang Xiao, they wisely backed away.
Then Yao Wanyi pretended not to care and said: "I heard that the batch of palace maids who entered the palace last winter solstice were very outstanding. I wonder if any of them are here to serve them today?"
"Yes, yes," Liang Xiao agreed and pointed to them, "the one who puts snacks on the table over there is called Mao Siqiang.
The person putting the fruits over there is called Lu Qing.
And the thin one at the entrance of the palace, his name is Xue Hengzhao..."
Liang Xiao pointed out seven or eight people at once, but they only paid attention to Xue Hengzhao.
When the goal was achieved, Yao Wanyi said: "Eunuch Xiaoliang, you still have a lot of things to do, so I won't delay you anymore. I'll take a look here and then leave."
"The county magistrate is so considerate! The young one has just stepped down. Please do it yourself."
After Liang Xiao left, Yao Wanyi whispered to the two maids: "Come over and see what kind of virtue that person named Xue has."
Because Xue Hengzhao was standing outside the door, they just pretended to go out and walked up to her naturally.
There were two palace ladies standing with Xue Hengzhao, both of whom were mediocre in appearance, which made her even more outstanding.
When Yao Wanyi saw Xue Hengzhao, her heart was filled with oil, burning like a fire.
She herself is not good-looking, but she is proud of her prominent family background.
I often feel that what about those who are more beautiful than me? They are never as blessed as me.
But when I saw Xue Hengzhao today, although she was dressed as a palace maid, she was naturally beautiful, neither charming nor seductive.
What stung her even more was that Xue Hengzhao's beauty was not different from ordinary beauties. She was uniquely beautiful, yet undeniable.
If you are born like this, no matter how low your background is, you will still be favored and admired by others.
Didn’t that person just fall in love with her?
Xue Hengzhao and the other two palace maids lowered their heads to greet Yao Wanyi. Yao Wanyi did not stay too much, let alone speak.
Not far away, she asked the two maids: "Do you recognize her this time? We will go back to the original plan."
"That Nizi is born with a charming look, which is really annoying!" Xiuzhu scolded, "But, in a while, she will be ruined."
"More than being ruined?" Another maid Hanxiang said, "I can't even save my life."
Then the two people looked at each other and chuckled.
Amidst their laughter, Yao Wanyi's eyes narrowed slightly: "I changed my mind! Xiuzhu, go find Zhang Changlong later and tell him that it's not just about tearing clothes.
I want him to completely destroy that bitch’s innocence! Do you hear me?”
If she hadn't seen Xue Hengzhao's appearance just now, then she wouldn't have such hatred.
The more beautiful Xue Hengzhao is, the more she wants to destroy her!
Xiuzhu was stunned for a moment, but immediately responded: "County Lord, don't worry, I will tell Zhang Changlong right away."
About half an hour later, Yao Wanyi's maid Hanxiang came over and called to Xue Hengzhao: "Come here and run an errand for me."
Xue Hengzhao recognized her as the maid of Lord Yao at a glance.
To be honest, County Princess Yao is the ugliest among all the noble ladies, and her two maids are also the most ugly.
Therefore, it is particularly easy to recognize.
"I wonder what my sister's orders are?" Xue Heng asked.
"Go to the row of buildings to the west of Qiuyue Gate and bring a brocade box to the innermost one. There will be someone there to help you. Just say it was the Lord Duanhui who asked you to go," Hanxiang said.
"Then after I take the brocade box, where should I hand it over to you?" Xue Hengzhao asked again.
"Just come back here, I'll wait for you here." Hanxiang said.
Xue Hengzhao agreed to go, but Hanxiang stopped her and said, "I'm telling you, since this job has been entrusted to you, you can't entrust it to anyone else.
What bothers me the most is those bastards. I only asked you to go because you looked like a smart person. You don’t know what is good and what is bad.”
She saw Xue Hengzhao heading in that direction and rushed to Tong'an Palace.
It's very close to Tian'en Temple, just a few steps away.
Hanxiang called Jin Yu'e directly and told her: "The prince is at the guard station. Go and find him. Hesitantly say Xue Hengzhao's name and lead him to follow you.
You and Xue Hengzhao entered the palace together, so it is more credible for you to say it.
You take the prince to the last building inside Qiuyue Gate, and your job is over."
"Sister Hanxiang, what on earth is going on?" Jin Yu'e didn't know why.
"It's not a big deal, so don't ask any more questions. Anyway, after you finish it, the county master will arrange for you to go to Ronghua Palace as an errand."
The reason why Hanxiang didn't tell Jin Yu'e was because she knew that Jin Yu'e was smooth and unwilling to offend others easily.
If he told her that he was going to catch a rapist, she would definitely find an excuse to refuse.
After all, it was about Yu Guming, and she didn’t want to be the bad guy on the outside.
And she also believes that when Jin Yu'e sees the scene there, she will be able to adapt accordingly.
As for Xue Hengzhao, she has been very suspicious since she took this job.
If it were another palace maid, she would happily take the errand and go do it. After all, this is the order of the county lord.
Moreover, it is common to run errands for others.
But she felt that this matter was abnormal.
Why do Yao Wanyi and the others go to Qiuyue Gate to pick up things?
I didn’t mention it at all, and the place was very remote.
So Xue Hengzhao kept it in mind and stopped when she reached a place where she could see the Qiuyue Gate in the distance.
Here Jin Yu'e hurriedly ran to the guard station, pretending to be anxious and said to Yu Guming: "Your Majesty, can you take a step to speak?"
She was from the Dowager Palace, and Yu Guming recognized her. Seeing her panic and eagerness, he thought something had happened in the Dowager Palace, so he walked with her to a secluded place.
"Your Majesty, please take care of her..." Jin Yu'e hesitated before speaking.
Sure enough, Yu Guming became anxious when he heard Xue Hengzhao's name: "She...what happened to her?"
"Your Majesty, you'd better come with me! I can't explain this for a while." Jin Yu'e is very good at acting.
