After the replacement of the delicate imperial concubine, my emperor will never come to court again

The nanny was terrified, but she didn't dare to persuade him now, for fear that Concubine Qi would become even angrier and more determined to do it.

I had to wait until Concubine Qi calmed down before I could try to persuade her.

In Ci'en Palace, the old maid came forward and reported: "Empress Dowager, all the assassins hired today were killed on the spot, not a single one was left alive."

The Queen Mother rubbed her temples and closed her eyes and said slowly: "You killed them all without asking any questions?"

"Yes."

"This is a bit strange. It doesn't make sense to kill him without asking any questions. Is the news confirmed?"

The old maid bowed her head and replied, "Yes, I also felt something was wrong, so I asked a few more questions. The people below said that they were afraid of missing someone, so they moved the bodies of the assassins today together and checked the people. It turned out that there was indeed no one left alive."

The Queen Mother snorted and sneered: "Your Majesty, this is quite novel."

The old maid echoed, "Anyway, these assassins were hired from outside, so they can't trace us back. Your Majesty might think the same, so he doesn't even ask."

The Queen Mother slowly opened her eyes and stood up.

The old lady immediately stepped forward to support him.

"This is His Majesty. If he had such a simple mind, I would not have been forced to return power to him so early. He has improved over the years. This behavior is not normal."

The old nanny helped the Queen Mother to the back hall to rest, and asked hurriedly, "What do you think is the deep meaning of His Majesty's actions?"

"You'll have to ask our people."

"Who are the people involved in hiring assassins? Arrest and interrogate them all. It's possible that some of them leaked the news."

"What the Queen Mother meant was that His Majesty knew about this before we took action, so he didn't ask a single question on the way and just killed them all."

"Ask first to make sure our people are alright, then try to guess what His Majesty is thinking."

The old maid agreed and waited on the empress dowager until she had a rest before going out to give instructions.

The lights in Ci'en Palace were dim. An old nanny sat at the table, taking off her bun in front of the mirror.

The gray and white hair is a reflection of her years in the palace.

She hadn't looked at herself in the mirror like this for a long time. Just as she was about to put down the comb, she heard the sound of a piece of paper sliding across the ground behind her.

Turning around, he held up the candle and looked around, and found a note thrown into the crack of the door.

The old lady held the candlestick and watched for a long time, which was very unusual in Ci'en Palace!

The people in Ci'en Palace are all the most trusted confidants. Even a maid who sweeps the floor has been selected through layers of tests.

Therefore, it is impossible for an outsider to secretly send her a note!
The old lady opened the door and looked outside, but there was no one there.

She didn't pick up the note on the ground, but closed the door and walked out.

I found the patrolman and asked, "Did anyone suspicious enter Ci'en Palace just now?"

The patrolling guards heard this and shook their heads and said no.

"Are you sure? Who was the person who slipped the note through my door?"

The patrolling guards came to the old lady's door and saw a note on the ground.

"We just came around here. We should be able to see this side from the corridor over there, but we didn't see any suspicious figures."

The old nanny snorted coldly: "It's still the middle of the night, you should investigate carefully. The Queen Mother will naturally question her tomorrow."

When the patrolling guards heard this, they were all terrified and immediately began a thorough search of the entire hall.

The old nanny did not go back to her room either. She held up a lamp and went to the place where the palace servants were resting to check on them.

Everyone who was not in bed at the moment, or who had gotten up and gone out, was called out.

There were seven or eight people in total, all for their own reasons, standing in a row, not knowing what had happened. The old lady did not say anything, but just looked at their faces one by one, her face full of sternness, and anyone who felt guilty would definitely lose their composure at this moment.

However, these people did not show any fear. Instead, they were all confused and did not know what was going on.

The old nanny did not let them go either. She had them taken out to be watched, and she personally led people to search the rooms of the palace maids and palace servants.

Everyone was woken up and stood outside the house, panicking and wanting to know what had happened.

By the time the Queen Mother stood up, the old nanny had already thoroughly checked the Ci'en Palace.

"Your Majesty, this is the note someone slipped through my door yesterday. I have never seen it before, please have a look, Your Majesty."

"Why don't you look?"

The Queen Mother was drinking ginseng soup from a green bowl.

"Of course, I have to wait until the Queen Mother has seen it before I can see it."

The Queen Mother handed the bowl to the maid, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and threw it into the hands of a maid, then said, "I know you are loyal, Madam. I said this just to let you take a look. If it is something boring, I will not read it."

When the old maid heard this, she immediately asked, "What do you think of this old slave now?"

The Queen Mother laughed and said, "They are all presented. I am curious too. Bring them here!"

The old nanny handed the note over with both hands. The Queen Mother opened it and saw that it said "I know the secret of Ci'en Palace."

The Queen Mother turned the note over and there were no other words on the back.

"You see."

The old lady took it in her hand, looked down, and immediately frowned.

"What does it mean?"

The Queen Mother glanced at the old nanny coldly and said quietly, "Nanny, think about who you have been in contact with and where you have been in the past few days. Be careful of being plotted against!"

The old maid immediately knelt on the ground and said, "The Queen Mother has never gone out, and neither has this old servant. I have always been serving in the palace, and I have never met anyone else, and I have never said anything that cannot be said!"

The Queen Mother naturally knew it, but she said it deliberately to see the old nanny's reaction.

People's hearts are hidden, and she will never trust anyone in her life.

"I know. I just said one extra word. Look how scared you are. Get up!"

The old lady had no choice but to stand up, her back already covered in cold sweat.

She knew that even if she did nothing, the Queen Mother already had a grudge against her.

The Queen Mother asked faintly, "What is the secret of Ci'en Palace?"

The old maid didn't dare to look at the Queen Mother, but said respectfully: "I don't know what this means either."

The Queen Mother sneered: "Be careful, the person who sent the note might come to negotiate terms."

The old nanny nodded and reported the results of last night's patrol.

Some of the problematic palace maids and servants were already waiting outside the palace for punishment.

"Deal with them all. We can't keep people like this!"

The old lady agreed.

Those kneeling palace servants and maids were all going to be killed just because they hid things or traded things privately. The old nanny felt more insecure than ever before.

Seeing the palace maids begging for mercy, the old nanny seemed to be able to see her own end. (End of this chapter)