Perhaps due to the cloudy day, there was not a single star in the night sky tonight. It was as black as ink.
Concubine Xuan had gone to bed early. After Imperial Physician Wu left during the day, she suddenly realized that the other person had said it was the maids in her palace who had sent the dregs of the medicine over?
She clearly had someone bury them properly!
After that, she interrogated all the maids, especially Dingxiang. But... no one admitted it.
If she couldn't find out who it was, there would always be a thorn in her heart.
If she found out who was disloyal, she would surely make that person pay for what they had done!
Although it was already summer, for some reason, she had been feeling chilly all night. Moreover, a gust of wind seemed to come out of nowhere and rustled her bed curtains from time to time.
"Dingxiang!" Concubine Xuan sat up, her eyes showing a hint of panic.
"Your Ladyship? What's wrong?"
"Go and check if all the windows are closed!"
"Yes."
After a while, Dingxiang came back and reported softly, "Your Ladyship, the window on the west side was indeed left slightly ajar. Your servant has closed it."
Hearing this, Concubine Xuan gave her a cold look and said, "I think you're getting lazier! You don't even know to close all the windows in advance!"
Dingxiang lowered her head and dared not say a word.
"Alright, alright. I'm annoyed just looking at you! Go down!" Concubine Xuan said disgustedly.
Dingxiang responded meekly and then went down.
Concubine Xuan watched her departing back coldly and then slowly lay down.
Just as she was finally starting to feel drowsy, she suddenly heard a faint sound coming from outside the window.
She opened her eyes abruptly, held her breath, and then listened carefully.
But then there was no sound at all.
Maybe... it was just an illusion.
Concubine Xuan closed her eyes again. But just as she was drifting off, she heard the sound again.
She opened her eyes again, sat up, and tilted her head slightly.
This time, the sound rang out again.
Concubine Xuan clenched her fists tightly and then tiptoed towards the window from where the sound was coming.
When she reached the window, the sound suddenly disappeared.
She didn't dare to open the window to find out what was going on. She could only stand there motionless, waiting for the sound to ring out again.
But after a long time, the sound never came back. Concubine Xuan's expression finally softened gradually. She turned around and was about to walk back to the bed.
But just as she turned around, the sound suddenly rang out again!
This time, Concubine Xuan heard it clearly. It was the cry of a baby!
In the silent night, this sound was extremely creepy.
As for Concubine Xuan, having a guilty conscience, she was so scared by this sound that she had already collapsed on the ground.
"Dingxiang! Come here!" Concubine Xuan closed her eyes and let out a shrill scream.
She felt like she had waited for a long time before Dingxiang came.
"Your Ladyship!" Seeing Concubine Xuan sitting on the ground, she immediately rushed over and helped her up in a hurry.
"Help me to the bedside!" Due to fear, Concubine Xuan grabbed Dingxiang's hand tightly. Soon, there were several bloodstains on Dingxiang's hand.
After helping Concubine Xuan to the bedside, it took her a long time to calm down and then said tremblingly, "Go and see what's outside the window!"
Dingxiang nodded and walked out.
However, after she left, Concubine Xuan began to regret it.
At this moment, being alone in the palace, she felt a cold wind blowing on her back.
Finally, just as she was on the verge of a terrifying breakdown, Dingxiang walked in and shook her head gently at her. "Your Ladyship, there's nothing outside. What... happened just now?"
Concubine Xuan still looked pale. "Didn't you hear any strange sounds just now?"
"Reporting to Your Ladyship, your servant didn't hear anything."
Hearing Dingxiang's answer, Concubine Xuan's expression became even more unpleasant.
Seeing this, Dingxiang said cautiously, "Your Ladyship, maybe you haven't been resting well recently and had an illusion?"
"Don't go out. Just stay and guard beside my bed." Concubine Xuan ordered coldly.
Dingxiang lowered her eyes and agreed.
Seeing that there was someone beside her, Concubine Xuan finally felt relieved. Then she lay back in the quilt and closed her eyes.
It must be the ramblings of that old Imperial Physician Wu during the day that had made her feel uneasy!
She couldn't think about it anymore.
Concubine Xuan closed her eyes again.
Just as she was about to fall asleep, another cry of a baby suddenly rang out like a thunderclap. Then, the cry turned into a giggling laugh!
Different from before, this time the sound seemed to be right next to her ear!
...
Wei Ying and Chu Qing were in the study, listening to the report from their subordinate.
"Qingqing, do you think this will really work?" Wei Ying propped his chin and stared at Chu Qing intently.
As they got to know each other better, he found that some of Chu Qing's actions and methods were really... to his liking!
She really brought him too many unexpected surprises.
Feeling Wei Ying's gaze on her, Chu Qing gave him a sidelong glance and then said with a smile, "It's definitely not possible in one try. What I want is to slowly seep fear into her soul, making her constantly on edge and ready to collapse at any time."
"Why do we have to get the Queen and Imperial Physician Wu involved?" Thinking of this, Wei Ying was a bit confused.
The smile on Chu Qing's lips gradually widened, and her eyes sparkled. "To make her wary and on guard. The more so, when her spirit is highly tense, fear can more easily make her lose her mind. If I were to step in directly, some things would be a bit difficult to handle."
Hearing this, Wei Ying's gaze towards Chu Qing became even more gentle.
His princess was really more and more lovable.
Chu Qing didn't notice, but Little Meatball noticed Wei Ying's state immediately.
Then, it wrinkled its non - existent brows.
This Prince Ning was really a bit beyond its expectations.
Forget it. They would just take one step at a time.
Little Meatball didn't tell Chu Qing to what extent Wei Ying was now infatuated with her.
...
These days, there had been some mysterious whispers in the palace.
Concubine Xuan happened to pass by and signaled Dingxiang with her eyes to go and find out.
When Dingxiang came back and told her with a trembling voice, Concubine Xuan felt as if her feet were nailed to the ground and couldn't move.
It turned out that a group of maids were saying that they always heard the cry of a baby recently. Some people even saw... when they went out at midnight... there seemed to be faint red marks on the wall!
Taking a closer look, weren't they the little palms of a baby!
Therefore, now at night, no one dared to go out casually. As soon as it got dark, they all wanted to close all the doors and windows and go to bed properly.
And what Concubine Xuan had experienced in the past few days was even more terrifying!
She originally thought that the cries and giggles of the baby that surrounded her ears every late at night were the limit.
But she didn't expect that she would encounter something even more terrifying!
She actually saw...