Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 944

Yun Shang narrowed her eyes and looked at Yu Qin. Although she looked a little disgusted when she mentioned Lady Liu, she didn't dodge the topic. Yun Shang felt what the maid said might be true. But was it true about Lady Liu's case? Yun Shang thought for a moment and asked, "Was his former majesty always obedient to Lady Liu back then?"

However, Yu Qin shook her head and said, "His Former Majesty was kind to Lady Liu, but he was never obedient to her. At that time, Lady Liu was not the only one who was favored. Lady Yun of the Yunqi Palace, Lady Shu, Lady Wangde and Lady Liu were equally divided in the imperial household. Sometimes, His Former Majesty even treated Lady Liu coldly. But..."

Yu Qin paused for a moment. Her brows twisted, and she was lost in thought for a long time before saying, "But His Former Majesty's attitude once changed after Lady Liu's pregnancy. He treated Lady Liu much better than before. Rewards were always unique, and even the the Empress felt a little jealous. Moreover, Lady Liu had been pregnant for twice before, and she lost her baby. Lady Liu always felt that someone was secretly dealing with her. But during her pregnancy with the seventh Prince, she was very smooth and almost had no accident."

Yun Shang narrowed her eyes. From what Yu Qin said, Yun Shang could know something. Xia Huanyu attached great importance to Lady Liu's pregnancy, and Lady Liu could successfully keep it. It was very likely that Xia Huanyu had secretly used a way to protect the baby in Lady Liu's belly. However, Xia Huanyu didn't protect Lady Liu even though she had lost two babies before, which meant that the reason why Xia Huanyu protected the baby in Lady Liu's belly was not because he liked her.

Then why? Yun Shang's eyes were full of doubts. Thinking of what the midwife's husband had said, she asked Yu Qin anxiously, "Do you still remember that on the day when Lady Liu gave birth, whether there was someone else in the palace who was pregnant and about to give birth, too?"

Yu Qin shook her head. After thinking for a while, she shook her head again, "No. I remember that no other concubines in the palace were pregnant at that time."

"Maybe they were not concubines," Yun Shang added.

Yun Shang's words puzzled Yu Qin. She didn't understand what Yun Shang meant. He thought for a long time and shook her head. After a while, she said hesitantly, "There must be no concubines or maids, but..."

Yun Shang raised her eyes to look at Yu Qin. Yu Qin thought for a while and said, "When your majesty mentioned that someone else was pregnant and giving birth, I suddenly remember that there was a strange thing in the palace at that time. A eunuch of an inferior concubine in the palace had a strange disease and his belly was very big. Other servants and I had a private conversation about it, saying that his belly seemed to be growing fast. He looked like a woman who was about to give birth."

With that, Yu Qin hurriedly said, "I just heard your majesty ask about it. I suddenly remembered and mentioned it casually. By the way, not long after that, I thought it might be a month after Lady Liu's giving birth to the seventh Prince. I heard that the eunuch died. Later, I heard from other servants that the eunuch's belly had been flat when he died. I don't know why we were so scared at that time. It's the first time we heard such a strange thing."

Hearing this, Yun Shang squinted and thought about it.

After a short pause, Yun Shang asked, "Do you know that all the servants who served Lady Liu in the Biyu Palace, except you, have died?"

Hearing this, Yu Qin trembled. She lowered her head and said, "I've been in the Huanyi Bureau for more than 20 years. I know nothing about the outside world, but it's surprising."

Yun Shang smiled and didn't ask any more questions. She said indifferently, "I think someone is trying to kill the people who used to work for Lady Liu because he is afraid that they would reveal some secrets. Although you were sent to the Huanyi Bureau by Lady Liu, it was because of this that you were saved. Now that you're out of the Huanyi Bureau, you'd better stay there as well. Don't let others know that you had served Lady Liu before. Otherwise, I won't be able to save you if anything happens to you."

Yu Qin bit her lips and didn't say anything. Yun Shang waved her hand and said, "You can leave now. Go back and report to your steward that everything is fine. I like it very much."

Yu Qin nodded, bowed and left.

After Yu Qin left the inner hall, Yun Shang lay down on the couch, frowning.

"Your majesty, do you think that Yu Qin was lying?" Qin Yi asked softly.

Yun Shang shook her head and smiled, "I am not sure to assert whether she was telling the truth or not, but she must have hidden something. According to her words, when Lady Liu gave birth, Xia Huanyu ordered the guards to drive everyone out of the Biyu Palace. The servants in the palace knew nothing, and saw nothing, thus. Then why should all the people who used to work there be killed?"

Thinking of this, Yun Shang shook her head and said, "It doesn't make sense here. I can assert that all the servants in the Biyu Palace must have known something, and Yu Qin must have known it, but she refused to tell the truth."

"What should we do, your majesty?" Qin Yi pondered for a while and said, "How about I ask someone to secretly set a trap for Yu Qin? She thought it was His Former Majesty who did it, so he would try to save her life. As a servant who just came out of the Huanyi Bureau, she has nothing actually. At this time, she can only turn to you for help."