Proofread by Prof. Zhu Yuan

"Mammy, what's the matter?" Beiming Ting is also confused.　　

Mammy Liu stares at Jiujiu and cries out, "This girl murders Princess Changle. I should catch her to see the Empress immediately!"

Murdering Princess Changle? Beiming Ting is more confused. Although Princess Changle was very angry just now, she was clearly healthy. How could she be murdered at this moment?

Jiujiu grinds her teeth. She even doesn't have a chance to go back and rest for a while. These people are really mean.

She throws aside the palace maids who intend to pull her arm. "If that's why you catch me to go back, I'll go myself!"           

The maids are thrown away by her. Mammy Liu wants to come forward, but she is stared angrily by Jiujiu, which gives her a sinking sensation and she just stands there motionless.            Then Jiujiu ignores anybody and turns back.

If Jiujiu were to go back with such a swagger, would it be too disgraceful? So Mammy Liu hurriedly leads people to catch up with her.           

Beiming Ting frowns, hesitates for a while, and then he walks back to Fengyi Palace.            To save face, Mammy Liu wants to catch up with Jiujiu, and put her in the Fengyi Palace. But she doesn't expect that Jiujiu goes so fast. When she finally gets into the palace, she hears a loud reprimand," kneel down!"

Mammy Liu is so frightened that her feet are soft that she throws herself down on her knees and begs for mercy, " Your majesty, please forgive me!"

Empress Xiao is staring at Jiujiu. Now she's startled by Mammy Liu. She turns to her and finds that Mammy Liu is so scared and pale that she cannot stop begging to her. The Empress frowns.

"What is Mammy doing?"           

Mammy Liu is doing the motion of kowtow so hard that her head turns red. Hearing this, she looks up at the displeasure of Empress, and she feels confused.

"Pooh!" Jiujiu cannot help laughing.           

Empress Xiao wants to give her a punishment, but unfortunately it isn't  she who receives her prestige.

Then Mammy Liu realizes that the Empress Xiao's asking of kneeling is not for her, nor is the anger. But now it is obvious that the Empress is really angry with her.

It is all owing to Jiujiu, but it is a pity that Jiujiu does not pay any attention to Mammy Liu. She walks forward and looks at Princess Changle lying on the ground at this moment, unconsciously.

"What's wrong with the princess?"

"How dare you! You poisoned the princess, but now pretend to be silly!" The Empress Xiao is very annoyed that Mammy Liu has spoiled her affair just now. Her anger is burning again, but she feels she's underprivileged. Because Jiujiu doesn't fear anything.

Jiujiu moves her eyebrows, looks at Princess Changle and shakes her head gently.

"The princess did not seem to be poisoned lightly, and her face was a little rosier than before."           

"What are you talking about?" Empress Xiao is stunned and checks Princess Changle. Her eyes sink. The princess does not pretend to be dizzy. She looks even better. It doesn't look like being poisoned.

Jiujiu realizes her intention. She gently moves her mouth. Princess Changle pretends to be poisoned, but the injuries on her legs are so real.

When she glares, there is a chair next to her. She goes straight to sit down.

 "What are you doing? Our royal Empress does not make her order. How dare you sit there!" Mammy Liu, who has been trembling all the time, thinks she can regain her face, so she rushes in a few steps, and then points to Jiujiu's nose. Suddenly, with a crying of "Ouch", she rolls down to the ground.

"Well, be careful, Mammy Liu, or you will not have the chance to serve your royal Empress, which would be a pity."

Jiujiu smiles "kindly", but Mammy Liu feels something chilly.           

If she can't serve the Empress, what would be the result?

"My royal empress…"

"Shut up, quit!" Empress Xiao is almost mad at her. With a loud rebuke, Mammy Liu immediately keeps silent.

"Ruan Jiujiu, Princess Changle is poisoned, how do you explain it?" Empress Xiao is too tired to pay attention to her old and bewildered servant. It is important to turn her eyes to Jiujiu, who looks relaxed.

Jiujiu gives herself another needle to make her legs comfortable. She raises her eyebrows and says calmly, "Princess' situation is not a trivial matter. It is better to call a doctor to take care of her."

Empress Xiao is shocked that Jiujiu does not care about anything. She even does not take her words seriously at all.

Princess Changle is really well. She just pretends to be faint to find a reason of killing Jiujiu.

If their trick is exposed, then they will have no excuse to let her die. But it is impossible to sentence her to death without any reason.

But if they let Jiujiu escape in this way, as an Empress and Princess, their behavior would be ridiculous.           

For a moment, Empress Xiao feels that she has been foolish to follow the idea of Princess Changle.

"Princess, princess, she vomited blood!" Suddenly a palace maid is screaming loudly. As soon as Empress Xiao turns her head, she sees Princess Changle suddenly turn blue and her mouth bleeding.

After seeing this, Empress Xiao's face sinks, "Now what would you want to say?"            Jiujiu is also shocked. She just takes a glance at Princess Changle who is pretending to close her eyes and be faint, even without restraining her breathing.

But now it seems that Princess Changle is really poisoned!

She stands up immediately and goes to Princess Changle. Seeing this, Empress Xiao shouts, "Now that Ruan Jiujiu dares to murder the princess, arrest her, now!"

Jiujiu is about to set back, but her legs suddenly ache. Even though she tries hard to escape away from one palace maid, she cannot get rid of the two. Soon the guards outside rush in, and Jiujiu is surrounded by them all of a sudden.

"Ruan Jiujiu, how dare you murder the princess? I should directly sentence you to death!" Empress Xiao stares at Jiujiu coldly, her intention to kill Jiujiu being completely revealed.

Jiujiu knows that Empress Xiao really means it. Today, Qingqing, Princess Changle and all want her to die. Now is the right time.           

She bites her lip and looks around. It is difficult, or impossible, to escape from here.

Is she really going to die here today?

Looking around, there are so many people in the hall, but all of them are ruthless, and all of them are looking forward to her death.

Jiujiu bites her lip and sees Beiming Ting coming in. When their eyes come across, she then comes up with an idea.

"Your Highness!"           

As soon as Beiming Ting comes in, Jiujiu calls out. He looks up and notices that Jiujiu is trapped in the middle of the palace.

"Your Highness, the Empress sentences me to death, but I haven't said something really important to you when we were talking outside just now. Would you please come over and let me finish?" Jiujiu says very quickly, hoping that Beiming Ting is not too stupid to know what she means.

Empress Xiao hears that and immediately turns to Beiming Ting, "My son, this is the matter of my own. You don't need to get involved."           

Beiming Ting looks at Jiujiu without saying anything.           

Today's Jiujiu is so different that it makes him have different opinion of her. Perhaps she really holds the secret.           

If so, she can't die.