C146 (1/2)
”In reply to your highness, those people are too stubborn. Two of them have already died, and no one has said a word.” The guard looked at Ye Feian with an awkward expression.
Ye Feian took in a long breath. After a long time, he finally let it out in a somewhat dejected manner.
”Whatever, if they don't want to admit it, then so be it. Write down their confession for them. After drawing their bet, find a place to deal with them.” ”This matter must be kept a secret. No one else should know about it.” As he spoke, he left the study.
These past few days, Xiao Cui hadn't been able to sleep well. She'd hear screams in the dead of night, a sound she'd thought she'd misheard, but that night when she was dressing for esteemed wangfei, she'd heard her mutter the same thing.
Xiao Cui did not dare speak to her master like that. She had entered the palace at the age of ten, and six years had passed now. Although she was still a servant girl, she knew that there were many secrets hidden in the palace. Once there was a servant who came out to the latrine in the middle of the night and saw the ghost. He screamed in fright and disappeared the next day. Everyone said that he was taken away by a ghost, but only Xiao Cui knew that the servant was taken care of by the prince because he had seen a secret that he should not have seen.
Xiao Cui knew that the scream this time was definitely the same as the one that the servant had just seen. He could only pretend to be stupid, or else he might lose his life.
”Xiao Cui, do you think that the Prince's Mansion is haunted?” Just as Xiao Cui was distracted, she heard her master's gentle words.
”Reporting to the Empress, when our King's Manor was first established, it took us more than half a year to choose one. Many masters said that our King's Manor is a land of treasure, and demons and devils did not dare to approach it rashly. ”Empress, you must take good care of yourself.”
Although Xiao Cui knew what was happening, she did not dare say it to anyone. He could only pretend to be confused.
After a busy day, seeing that the sky was getting dark, Xiao Cui finally had some free time. She went back to her room to sleep. The mansion did not lack any rooms, but only the steward and a few maids had rooms of their own. Xiao Cui happened to be one of them.
Xiao Cui had just finished washing up and was lying on the bed, when she heard the tormenting ghostly wails resounding once again.
Xiao Cui was terrified, the sound was even more terrifying than the previous times she had heard. This time, Xiao Cui's rationality still could not overcome her curiosity. She knew that she might lose her life, but she still chose to peek.
Xiao Cui put on her clothes, quietly opened the door, and followed the sound to the forbidden area of the Prince's Mansion.
The closer they got, the clearer the screams became.
”Ye Feian, you're a sinister man from the Central Plains. Even if I become a ghost, I won't let you off!”
At this time, Xiao Cui could faintly hear what the voice was shouting.
Her heart tensed, she knew that she knew what she shouldn't know, and was about to turn and leave when she heard a burst of footsteps. Xiao Cui knew that she was too late, so she quickly decided to hide inside a cave made of fake rocks.
Not long after she hid, a group of armored personal guards came to the courtyard.