Yun Shang narrowed her eyes, with astonishingly bright light in her eyes, and asked, "Your master, what did your master see?"
The woman shuddered at her words. Biting her lips, she cried out, "yes, my master! My master saw his majesty and Prince Rui!" Then the woman fell to the ground as if she had lost all her strength after the words. She then said in a low voice, "that day, my master went to her husband's yard to look for him, but he wasn't there. As my master saw many books scattered on the ground in the messy room, she cleaned the room by herself for him. But she accidentally bumped into something on the shelf. With a loud bang, the shelf was moved away. "
The woman's voice kept trembling, as if she was still frightened. "After the bookshelf was moved, there was a dark cave. On that day, I was the only one following my master that day. My master and I were shocked and watched outside for a while before she dragged me with her and walked in. However, we walked for only a short while before we saw an iron gate. Curious as my master was, she peeped through the gate and saw the emperor and Prince Rui sitting inside.
My master was scared and dared not stay any longer. So she and I rushed back into the room. She searched back and forth in the shelf for several times before she finally moved the shelf back. And being afraid of being discovered by her husband, she could only restore the room to what it looked like before with only the help of her memory. "
Yun Shang remained doubtful about the woman's words. After a short silence, she asked her again, "Lady Liu saw the emperor and Prince Rui that day, so she wanted to go to the palace to report the empress as soon as she saw the emperor and his royal highness?"
The woman shook her head, "My master and her husband have been married for so many years. At the beginning, my master was just frightened. At that time, the rumors of the emperor's accident and the disappearance of Prince Rui spread everywhere in the Jin city. My master can't believe that it was his majesty and Prince Rui who were seen in the secret room behind the shelf. However, she dared not ask her husband directly. So she went to the hidden room again when his lordship was not in the mansion the next day. This time, she talked with his majesty and Prince Rui through the door and confirmed their identities. Prince Rui told my master that his lordship must be bewitched by the eldest princess, so he did such a rebellious thing. He wanted my master to go to the palace to find the empress, or come to the Prince Rui's mansion to tell Lady Rui.
My master was out of mind after she came back to her own room. She didn't even have dinner for the whole day. She summoned a carriage to see the empress before the sun rose the next day. But to her surprise, she didn't even get to enter the palace gate. My master hesitated after knowing that she couldn't see the empress. After all, she had been with his lordship for so many years. But she later gritted her teeth and came to the Prince Rui's mansion. The Butler said that your highness was in poor health and couldn't see any guest. My master had been busy for the whole morning, but could not get any help. She grabbed my hand in the carriage and asked me if it was her fate... " The woman choked with sobs and could hardly speak anymore.
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