Abandoned by the best children? I just take out the space

Wan Shufang's eyes turned red as she spoke. She knew what Chen Changli meant, but the struggle between the emperor and Prince Rong was a life-and-death struggle.

Chen Xiyun and his companions fell into the hands of Prince Rong. If they did not want to suffer, they could only pretend to be nice to him.

But Prince Rong is not a good person, and Liu Yaoyao stays by his side. If she says something ambiguous, Prince Rong will vent his anger on Chen Xiyun and the others.

She pursed her lips, calmed down, and said to Chen Changli, "Princess An Qing obviously knows something, and is confident that she can make the emperor do as she wishes. The discord between the siblings is probably also to deceive people."

"Although our staying in this palace can help them relax their vigilance, your matter may seem unimportant, but it is actually very important."

"The emperor cares so much about Phoenix Gu. If he can't get it from the rebels, he might target you."

When Wan Shufang said this, there was a bitter look on her face.

She noticed the emperor's concern about the Phoenix Gu and was worried that the emperor would trap Chen Changli in the palace.

She didn't want the emperor to let Chen Changli leave. Although she had many doubts in her heart at the time, she was happy that the emperor made such a decision.

She had originally planned to follow Chen Changli back to the general's mansion to make other plans, but she never expected that the emperor would change his mind.

She was so angry that she almost couldn't control her emotions. In the end, she was too worried about Chen Changli, and was afraid that she would get into trouble if she couldn't control her emotions.

She tried her best to suppress all her complicated emotions and stayed quietly by Chen Changli's side.

Now that Princess An Qing and the emperor's possible plot were specifically mentioned, Wan Shufang seemed stable on the surface, but in fact she was a little nervous.

Chen Changli keenly noticed that her mood was not stable, so he held her hand tightly. Just as he was about to speak, the sound of a teacup breaking was suddenly heard.

He looked up and saw a little maid standing outside the door with a pale face.

When she noticed the gazes of Chen Changli and his wife falling on her, she woke up as if from a dream, and then she knelt down in front of them and spoke in a choked voice.

"General, I am one of the secret guards assigned by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the Crown Princess, because the Crown Princess has not activated me for a long time."

"In order to find out the news from all over the palace, I came to serve Princess An Qing, but I didn't expect to learn that Princess An Qing and His Majesty were conspiring to kill the Crown Prince."

The little maid who claimed to be the prince's secret guard started crying very sadly after she finished speaking, as if she wanted to cry out all the worries and fears she had experienced in recent days.

After hearing her words, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang couldn't help but look at each other.

The Crown Prince did arrange some people for the Crown Princess, and most of those people were also in the imperial palace. The Crown Princess did not use them because she felt that these people could not help much.

It is also possible that they took the initiative to investigate the situation in the palace without any orders from the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess.

But the appearance of this little maidservant was too coincidental. Even if the couple were willing to believe her words, they had to be wary.

"Hurry up!" Wan Shufang gently pinched Chen Changli's palm, winked at him, and took the initiative to help the little maid up. "What's your name? Where did this news come from? Did Princess An Qing and His Majesty discuss this in person?"

She deliberately said the word "in person" and her eyes were fixed on the little maid, not missing the slightest change on her face.

The little maid had a sad face, as if she was worried about the prince all the time. When she heard Wan Shufang's caring words, she felt that the prince could be saved, and a strong light burst out from the depths of her eyes.

"I overheard it. I heard that Tu Yuanzhou is not the grandson of Crown Prince Mingde at all. He is a fake from the remnants of the previous dynasty. Princess An Qing knew this but did not make it public. Instead, she only told His Majesty about it and only begged His Majesty to spare her life."

"Your Majesty originally wanted to kill her because she had caused discord between His Majesty and the prince. But once His Majesty learned of Tu Yuanzhou's true identity, he decided to let her go, and then he told her that he wanted to put the prince to death."

"I was very scared when I heard about this, and I spread the news, but Princess An Qing seemed to suspect that there were spies in the palace, and she persuaded His Majesty to carry out a major purge of the palace. All my brothers and sisters were picked out and executed."

When the little maid said this, she seemed to recall the inhumane massacre. She couldn't help trembling and tears kept falling.

The fear on her face was very obvious. Wan Shufang kept staring at her. Seeing the fear on her face was as real as a substance, sympathy appeared in her eyes.

Patting the back of the little maid's hand gently, Wan Shufang kept saying, "Don't be afraid. Princess An Qing is not here now. It's just us."

The little maid felt Wan Shufang's comfort, and her face suddenly relaxed, revealing a dependent expression.

She raised her tear-stained face, stared at Wan Shufang, and said in a tearful voice, "I have been staying with the Princess for a while, and I have been worried all the time. I am also trying to pass the news to the Crown Princess so that she can inform the Crown Prince to be prepared."

"After the sisters who might have contacted me died, no matter how many ways I tried, I still couldn't spread the news. Now that I have met you two, I think it is God's mercy that allows me to tell you the news."

After she said this, she was about to kneel down again, but Wan Shufang held her back and stopped her from kneeling.

"The Crown Prince is the heir to a country, and now he is guarding the border for Your Majesty. Even if Princess An Qing wants to harm the Crown Prince, Your Majesty will not listen to her. So I guess what Your Majesty and Princess An Qing said was just to deceive her."

Wan Shufang supported the man and expressed her own views.

As she spoke, she observed the maidservant and saw that she frowned unconsciously, obviously disagreeing with what she said. She knew that this person was not the one secretly cultivated by the prince at all.

It was clear that she was the person left behind by Princess An Qing to cause trouble for the couple.

When Wan Shufang thought about how Princess An Qing had sent people to instigate the couple, she felt that this person had too much free time to think that she had the final say in the palace.

If the emperor really indulged her so much, how could he have trapped her here?

"His Majesty just came here to meet my wife and me. Now he has something to do. When he finishes his business, I believe he will have a good think about Princess An Qingchang's plan to harm the Crown Prince."

"Don't worry too much, and don't expose yourself. Take good care of yourself. If His Majesty shows mercy later, you may be able to accompany me and my wife to meet the Crown Princess."

Wan Shufang comforted the maid, and then took her to clean up the mess on the ground.

The little maidservant followed her silently and then left with a sad heart.

After she left, Wan Shufang asked Chen Changli: "Why did Princess An Qing arrange such a person?"