Lu Wanwan had no plans to return to the General's Mansion now.
Things in the palace were quite strange, so she thought she had to take a closer look.
Xi Ning was captured, which is not easy to find.
If Lu Wanwan went to ask the Holy Emperor for orders now, it would not be an expedient solution. After all, this matter was still a secret in the palace, and even had to be hidden from many ministers.
A single move affects the whole body.
Lu Wanwan thought about it and came to a deserted place.
It is full of weeds and looks messy and shady compared to the neatness of other palaces.
At this time, an imposing palace maid came out and poured a basin of water. Lu Wanwan quickly dodged it. The palace maid looked her up and down and said rudely:
"Look at what palace you are wearing. Are you a palace maid? How dare you be so bold? This is the cold palace, is this a place where you break in?"
The concubines in the palace all wear jewelry that represents their status, and their clothes are not as stingy as hers.
If it was a princess... it was simply impossible. All the princesses were married, and the only one who was not married was sent directly to the Jiangnan Garden to give birth.
Although she is in the cold palace, she is very well-informed.
"Is this the cold palace?"
Lu Wanwan couldn't help but repeat it.
The palace maid was even more rude, "You don't even know about the cold palace? You are not new here, right? No wonder you are wandering around the palace dressed like this. If someone sees you, you will be beaten! You want to be seduced by dressing like this in the palace." Your Majesty, you have to see if the palace masters are willing!"
As she said this, she seemed to be dissatisfied and spat directly at Lu Wanwan.
Fortunately, she reacted quickly and dodged directly, but she couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.
Is this cold palace guy quite proud?
"Is this the way you usually treat your master?"
When the palace maid heard this, she looked at the person opposite her as if she were a fool.
He looks really good, but it's a pity that he has evil intentions and is the dead soul of some master.
"Master?" She said sarcastically, "Why do you call me master when you come to the cold palace? These are all prisoners! Even if you are sick, you have no life to enjoy, and if you die, you will be crazy. If I were them, I would just find a place to hang myself. What are you still doing here, wasting my time!"
The palace maid said, but Lu Wanwan couldn't help but look at her hands.
Compared with the ones serving in the front hall, these hands are a bit rougher, but it can still be seen that they haven't done much work.
The back of the maid's hand in the front hall is a little tender, but the palm of her hand is calloused.
Then, she saw the red blood on her hands.
This is invisible to ordinary people.
It seems that this palace maid has done many evil things in the cold palace.
Lu Wanwan sneered, and the aura emanating from inside and outside made the palace maid stunned.
"If you stop me now, do you know what the consequences will be?"
The maid was confused.
It sounds like this tone doesn't sound like a slave.
But if he is not a slave, where is his master? If you are dressed so shabbily, your status must not be high, right?
She is not afraid of a low-ranking master, her master is a queen.
"Don't scare me. I'm telling you, this cold palace is my world. I have the final say here. I don't care who you are. If you want to enter, you have to kneel down and kowtow three times."
As she spoke, she puffed out her chest, looking like she was determined to win.
Lu Wanwan said helplessly: "Zhao Lanlan lives in Yunding Village, Qingshui County. When she was a child, her father beat her and scolded her. When she grew up, she would be sold to a brothel, so she sneaked out and entered the palace. At first, in the queen's palace, the queen saw that you were cruel and ruthless. , I will send you to the cold palace to become her pawn to take revenge on others."
"If there is anything missing, you ask and I will add it."
Zhao Lanlan stared at Lu Wanwan with wide eyes.
"You...who are you?"
She said nothing and allowed Zhao Lanlan to guess.
Soon, she asked again: "Are you from the Queen?"
The title has changed, and the queen's eyes light up when she mentions it.
Lu Wanwan smiled secretly in her heart, she was really sincere, but this seemed to be the only good thing left in her.
Such a smiling and silent expression fell into Zhao Lanlan's eyes, which was almost an admission.
After all, he is a person of high status, and it is difficult to explain many things directly, so I understand.
When she came back to her senses, she immediately changed her flattering posture, smiled and almost leaned directly against Lu Wanwan.
"This...you didn't say who it was when you came, and I have no place to guess, right? You are..." She took a closer look at Lu Wanwan again, and the aura in her eyebrows was indeed somewhat similar to the queen's aura. They were similar, so he made a bold guess, "Are you the Queen's maternal sister?"
Lu Wanwan held her head high, her eyes full of displeasure, and glanced back at her.
It’s strange, why didn’t she know that the queen’s sister had entered the palace?
Zhao Lanlan murmured in her heart, but when she saw the coldness all over her body, she didn't dare to guess too much. What would she do if she offended him? She quickly said: "I can't see the mountain. Girl, what do you want to see? Tell me, I promise you will handle it well, slave!"
Lu Wanwan sneered coldly in her heart.
This kind of person who can adapt to the changing circumstances and change his attitude faster than turning the pages of a book is really rare.
"Concubine Yun shouldn't be making trouble, right?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Lanlan's face wrinkled up and she cried bitterly: "Oh, girl, you don't know something! This is not making trouble, this is not making trouble to death!"
With that said, she hurriedly opened the rusty iron door, patted the embroidery stains on her hands, and headed straight to Concubine Yun's house.
"Hey, girl, be careful and watch your step. This place is no better than outside. No one has been here for a long time, so no one has cleaned it."
Lu Wanwan stared at her: "No one has come for a long time?"
Zhao Lanlan's heart trembled, "That's not true, but he committed suicide within a few days of coming, so it's just like he never came."
After saying that, she didn't dare to look at Lu Wanwan anymore and went straight to the door of Concubine Yun's room.
Lu Wanwan sneered from behind, committing suicide? That's quite easy to say.
As expected of a cold palace, she felt a cool air as soon as she entered the door. However, although it looked scary, it was clean here.
It's just that the last breaths left by those who died are here, forming a gathering of resentment. If they are allowed to die tragically like this, over time, problems may arise.
But that's not what you should be concerned about now.
With a "squeak" sound, the door to the room was pushed open, and a choking musty smell came from the room.
"Concubine Yun, someone is here to see you!"
Zhao Lanlan said angrily.
When she didn't hear a response, she stepped forward to arrest him.
It was pitch dark in the cold palace, and Zhao Lanlan cursed in the dark: "Concubine Yun, what are you doing? Fake pregnancy to compete for favor, and rushing against the emperor, tsk tsk, which one is not a capital crime. You have already entered the cold palace, and you are still thinking about yourself. Is it the master?"
Lu Wanwan really couldn't bear to listen, so she spoke slowly: "Concubine Yun, are you still used to life in the cold palace? Both the emperor and the regent are thinking about you."
