5000

Chapter 5000: 5.0752 Demanding Explanations

The three young palace maids were terrified, frantically kowtowing and begging for forgiveness repeatedly to Qiao Mu, who sat there.

Qiao Mu sat expressionlessly, her eyes coldly staring at the three kneeling on the ground. Yuan Zhen gestured to a nearby palace maid. That maid quickly stepped forward, grabbed one of the wailing young palace maids from the ground, and asked in a cold voice, "Speak, who instructed you to spread rumors? What is your purpose?"

"Aunt, spare us."

"Crown Princess, spare us."

"Crown Princess, spare us. We, we don't know, we don't know."

The little Crown Princess's eyes coldly swept over them. With a wave of her hand, three Proverb Talismans "whooshed" and flew into the bodies of the three.

"Speak, who instructed you?"

"It was Eunuch Yang, Eunuch Yang. He gave us some Xuan coins and food, to, to make us come and speak, speak a few words."

Yuan Zhen's face instantly turned very ugly. She, of course, knew this Eunuch Yang. He used to be a respectable person serving Empress Liu, and now he was considered one of the most capable chief eunuchs beside the Empress Dowager. But why would he, dutifully working in his Renchuan Palace, inexplicably come and provoke the little Crown Princess? Didn't he know the little Crown Princess was not to be provoked? What he was doing was utterly foolish!

"Send someone to inform His Majesty."

"Where is that Eunuch Yang?" the little Crown Princess asked coldly.

Yuan Zhen felt that things were not good and her heart sank slightly. She quickly replied, "Eunuch Yang is the eunuch in Her Majesty the Empress Dowager's Renchuan Palace."

Qiao Mu's face was impassive as she stood up and walked out. "To Renchuan Palace."

"Crown Princess, are you going personally?"

Although His Majesty had never had any interactions with this Empress Dowager Liu since his ascension, and never favored her, if the Crown Princess were to go like this... Yuan Zhen kept winking at the palace maid behind her. The maid understood, quickly and quietly retreated, and ran swiftly towards the main hall. This matter today was likely far from over.

"Bring them along," the little Crown Princess ordered coldly, her face unperturbed. Since her first day entering Cang Palace, her days had never been peaceful. Earlier, a palace maid had tried to poison her repeatedly, and she had finally lost her patience and slapped her to death. Now, someone else had come to provoke her. Did Lord Qiao Qiao's demeanor make others feel she was a soft persimmon that anyone could step on? When a persimmon got angry, it could also choke people to death!

Qiao Mu, her small stoic face grim, stepped out of the hall and, led by the crowd, headed towards Empress Dowager Liu's Renchuan Palace. The three young palace maids cried disheveledly, their faces contorted with snot and tears, dragged along by ropes, letting out continuous muffled sobs along the way.

"What are you crying about?" Qiao Mu snapped impatiently. These people were truly sick. They didn't have the ability, yet they loved to provoke others everywhere, and then when caught red-handed, they'd always pitifully play the victim, making her seem like she was incredibly cruel. If people weren't constantly provoking her, she wouldn't bother with anyone for a hundred years.

"Gag their mouths first," Yuan Zhen silently pleaded to the little aunt, hoping her Emperor would appear quickly. Looking at this situation, it seemed not only Eunuch Yang would be unlucky, but Empress Dowager Liu would probably be implicated as well...

The three young palace maids trembled all over. After their mouths were gagged, they could only make fragmented muffled sounds. With her ears much clearer, Qiao Mu's mood finally improved slightly.