TCCRMMAICSTA Chapter 24

But after waiting for a long time, Yu Wanwan still didn’t continue to speak.

 

This was because she was eagerly watching the silver brought by Shufei’s maid. The maid handed the silver to her, and upon receiving it, she smiled brightly, but she didn’t forget the person who saved her today.

 

Yu Wanwan immediately presented the silver to the Empress Dowager as a gesture of gratitude. “Your Majesty, I know you don’t lack silver, but this is my humble intention. Please accept it.”

 

【Without the Empress Dowager today, my life would not be spared. I must hold onto this big leg of the Empress Dowager tightly.】

 

【I’ll prepare a set of Thai massages for the Empress Dowager tomorrow to make her feel good.】

 

The Empress Dowager smiled with her eyes curved, showing interest not in the silver from Yu Wanwan, but in the Thai massage mentioned. What could bring her some enjoyment?

 

Since the late Emperor’s passing, her heart had felt like a stagnant pool—excited, delighted, stimulated… these emotions hadn’t been felt for a long time.

 

So, the Empress Dowager waved her hand, “You keep the silver. Come to my palace tomorrow to accompany me.”

 

Yu Wanwan smiled broadly, revealing her teeth: “Yes, thank you, Your Majesty.”

 

【The Empress Dowager is indeed beautiful and generous. Why doesn’t Shufei understand this? Following the Empress Dowager has a bright future!】

 

【It doesn’t matter if the Emperor dislikes her; gaining the recognition of the big boss is a way to rise quickly!】

 

【As a woman, the Empress Dowager understands women better. If Shufei makes a good impression in front of the Empress Dowager, won’t that child be safe?】

 

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager raised an eyebrow and looked at Shufei. Yu Wanwan was right; she truly understood Shufei. Women with little cunning find it hard to survive in the harem.

 

However… as for the woman her son despised, she naturally sided with her son, so she had allowed Shufei to dig her own grave.

 

If Shufei truly turned over a new leaf, as a fellow woman, she would indeed be willing to protect her, as she was also of royal blood… It all depended on whether Shufei could understand.

 

Shufei was, of course, enlightened! She had clearly heard Yu Wanwan’s thoughts; if she didn’t understand by now, that would be foolish.

 

So she immediately knelt down in a weak manner: “Your Majesty, I was foolish!”

 

The Empress Dowager raised an eyebrow: “Oh?”

 

This ambiguous tone suggested that Shufei should speak for herself and see if she would honestly confess everything.

 

Shufei displayed a sincere attitude of repentance: “Your Majesty, I have committed many wrongs. To vie for favor, I have used many underhanded methods.”

 

“I am willing to follow the Empress Dowager to eat vegetarian meals and chant Buddhist scriptures, staying in Cining Palace and not going out, just to accumulate blessings for my child.”

 

“I beg the Empress Dowager to grant this.”

 

The empress, seeing the situation, slightly brightened her eyes: “Very well! I approve.”

 

Shufei was so grateful that she burst into tears: “Thank you, Your Majesty.”

 

At the same time, she also looked at Yu Wanwan with a grateful gaze. However, her identity was not suitable for thanking Yu Wanwan, or she would definitely be discovered to be abnormal. So she could only silently thank her in her heart.

 

Yu Wanwan, your great kindness, we mother and son will definitely remember!

 

From now on, I won’t bother with others, but… if you let me calculate who to deal with, I’ll deal with them.

 

In a good mood, the Empress Dowager took Shufei back to Cining Palace, while Yu Wanwan enjoyed a lavish lunch. She pulled Xiao Qing to the service room and ate heartily.

 

[Finally, I know why Grandpa is so poor; he’s spent all his money on food.]

 

“Xiao Qing, you really did a great job today. If it weren’t for you inviting the empress, I would have made a big scene in the Shuyi Palace.”

 

Xiao Qing waved her hand: “Yu brother is too kind; this is all your credit. If it were someone else, even if I broke my head, the empress wouldn’t be willing to go.”

 

“Yu brother is finally safe today and can finally rest.”

 

Yu Wanwan immediately covered her mouth: “Ah, don’t say that.”

 

This kind of thing must not be said; saying it would bring bad luck!

 

Xiao Qing was startled by her action, but… what was there to be afraid of?

 

A sharp, piercing voice came from outside: “The Internal Affairs Bureau is conducting a search; everyone, gather in the courtyard.”

 

Yu Wanwan let out a long sigh, ah… it’s too mysterious; did she need to go to the temple to burn incense and pray?

 

The Imperial Household Department was in charge of various miscellaneous affairs in the palace, and their sudden search must be due to a major incident.

 

Everyone else was calm, but only Yu Wanwan panicked.

 

Was the Imperial Household Department’s sudden inspection going to discover her identity?

 

Just as she was about to rest, such a disastrous thing happened; she really had a “workaholic” fate and couldn’t rest.

 

【From now on, I will work with all my might, rolling the sky, rolling the earth, and rolling the air.】

 

【Please, Heaven, don’t let my identity be exposed and lead to an untimely death.】

 

Xiao Qing, hearing this, gave Yu Wanwan a thorough once-over, thinking: Eunuch Yu always talks about his identity being exposed—could it be that he, like me, has another identity?

Though, she couldn’t tell whether the Internal Affairs Bureau was here for Eunuch Yu… or for her.

 

Yu Wanwan, trying to keep calm, walked into the courtyard where everyone in the Service Office was already gathered. Including the labourers, there were around thirty to forty people, and standing at the front was an elderly eunuch around fifty years old.

 

Yu Wanwan knew that this man was the head of the Internal Affairs Bureau—the one in charge of all palace matters.

 

As the head eunuch of the Service Office, Yu Wanwan naturally stood at the front and took the initiative to speak to the head of the Internal Affairs Bureau. “I wonder what brings Chief Li to search the Service Office? Did something go missing in the Internal Affairs Bureau?”

 

Every palace would collect their supplies monthly from the Internal Affairs Bureau, but how much they received depended on favour. Those who weren’t favoured would receive less.

If they didn’t get enough, stealing was their only option. This is why the Internal Affairs Bureau would send people to search the courtyards for any signs of theft.

 

Chief Li flicked his horsetail whisk and snorted coldly, “We didn’t lose any items, but we did lose a person.”

 

“Huh? What? Lost a person?”

 

Yu Wanwan muttered to herself: 【No way, no way. They had organ traffickers in ancient times too?】

 

【Are the criminal gangs really this brazen?】

 

Chief Li didn’t answer Yu Wanwan, instead sweeping his gaze across everyone in the Service Office. “I’ll give you all a chance—step forward on your own! This way, the Emperor can show leniency. But if you remain obstinate, I can’t guarantee your life or death.”

 

The Service Office fell into complete silence; no one moved.

 

This left Yu Wanwan even more confused. Losing a person and asking someone to step forward voluntarily—what kind of twisted game was this?

 

She kept pestering, her face still ingratiating: “Chief Li, what exactly is going on?”

 

Chief Li snorted coldly again, “The person who made the mistake will know full well.”

 

“…….”

 

【Old man! You really need some constipation medicine. Can’t you just explain things clearly in one go?】

 

【I’m so exhausted—this feels like one of those tragic romance novels where the female lead gets her organs harvested, misunderstood by the scumbag man, betrayed by a green tea bitch, and yet, refuses to speak up! Such helplessness!】

 

The entire Service Office was equally bewildered, except for Xiao Qing, whose legs trembled slightly.

 

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