Xu Yan felt chill all over, and the fear spreading from the depths of her heart wrapped her whole body tightly, making her unable to breathe. She tried hard to concentrate on listening to what Chu Qiu said, and her heart sank little by little.

Just in early autumn, she told her that they had been following the orders of her father and king for so many years. How could her father and king be able to? Xu Yan cursed her lips with a slightest hint of her lips. She can't even remember what her father looks like, but now she tells her that everything the four palace maids have done to her over the years was the orders of her father and king? It's ridiculous!

Chu Qiu continued sobbing and said, "Actually, the emperor is very good. He has never done anything to his servants, nor to his highness. At the beginning, the servants followed him and only learned some details of taking care of his highness on weekdays. But when he... left, the servants were managed by the Empress."

Xu Yan's face cleared when she heard this. She asked inquiringly: "So, is it my queen mother who will give you orders?"

Chu Qiu nodded and agreed. Xu Yan looked at her appearance and continued to ask: "But you have never told me anything in the years. I guess the Queen Mother has made proper arrangements for you. Why won't you save your mother this time?"

Chu Qiu paused, then glanced at the side, and even the sound of breathing became much smaller: "Because I did something wrong, the empress wanted to replace me." She raised her head, her eyes filled with panic.

She looked at Xu Yan and said in a frustration: "I can't even protect myself. I originally thought that if I die, I will die if I die. But someone from my hometown wrote that my mother's tuberculosis had worsened and I asked me to send money back. But this month, I just sent a sum of money! Now I really can't take out this money, so I left when I was on duty and broke your teacup."

Xu Yan was not taken away by her two or three words. She stared at Chu Qiu and continued to ask: "What did you do wrong? The Queen Mother wants to replace you?"

It's really no wonder Xu Yan asked her, because the only people who served Xu Yan in front of him were Yingchun and Xiazhi. Early autumn and Frost River were at most just a fight. Xu Yan liked to do whatever he did, so he had fewer opportunities to use them. She really couldn't think of what Chu Qiu could do so seriously that her mother wanted to abandon this piece that she had used for many years.

Chuqiu didn't expect Xu Yan to continue questioning her, and she looked panicked for a moment. Then tears rolled down. Xu Yan was the most shameful person to cry. It was not because of heartache, but because of irritability. She looked at Chuqiu, who was crying with pear blossoms and rain, and looked melancholy.

But Chu Qiu was still choking and saying to her, "I really don't have the face to tell what I have done. If Your Highness wants to continue asking, then I can only..." As he said that, his eyes drifted to the red pillar not far away.

Xu Yan was really scared when she saw her happening. Although she and Yingchun tacitly avoided talking about the matter, the scene really scared her. So many months after that night, Yingchun, who had blood on her forehead, stood by her bed and asked her why she didn't forgive her.

Now seeing Chu Qiu's eyes, Xu Yan looked over and fixed on the pillar. She quickly turned her head and held Chu Qiu's shoulder and comforted her, "It's okay. I will find a way to raise money for you about your mother's affairs, and I won't let you compensate you for the broken teacup. As for the Queen Mother's side, I will find some time to tell her personally. I will definitely not make you embarrassed."

Seeing that Chu Qiu really didn't ask any further, she was so surprised that she even forgot to wipe her tears. She hurriedly kowtowed to Xu Yan and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, Thank you! If Your Highness doesn't dislike you, Chu Qiu is willing to be your Highness's secret spy after you!"

Xu Yan looked at Chu Qiu's serious appearance and couldn't help laughing out loud: "Come on, it's good to take care of yourself. Where can I find you a secret talk for you? Besides, even if you are asked to be a spy, who can you find out who will come back to me?"

Xu Yan didn't expect Chu Qiu to be sincerely said. She didn't expect that after she rejected Chu Qiu, she would look at Xu Yan with a very firm look and say word by word: "I can be the Queen's spy for Your Highness!"

Xu Yan was so scared that she almost lost her mind by what she suddenly got up. She hurriedly covered Chuqiu's mouth and looked around. She breathed a sigh of relief when she found that no one passed by. She stared at Chuqiu and said seriously: "Do you know what you are talking about? If you don't think about it clearly and say it, you won't even know how you lost your life in the future!"

Chu Qiu still looked at Xu Yan with a steady attitude and said, "I know best now, but what I am talking about. Your Highness is so kind and great. He is willing to help me without any grudges, and I will not be able to repay you. If Your Highness can go to the Empress to protect me, then I will be willing to be Your Highness's secret spy in the future, and only Your Highness will follow you!"

Xu Yan was stunned for a moment, then helped Chu Qiu up and said, "I will discuss these things later. The most urgent task is to save your mother. Please follow me to the room first, and I will take out some silver for you to use urgently." Chu Qiu nodded and entered the inner room with Xu Yan.

Soon, Chu Qiu walked out with the heavy silver in her hand. She looked around for a while before finally taking a step and walked forward quickly. When she entered a turn, she bumped into a soft embrace. She looked up and saw Yingchun's beautiful face without surprise.

Yingchun saw the silver in her arms at a glance and asked, "Have you brought it?"

Chuqiu nodded and replied: "Yes."

Yingchun sighed, then touched her head: "Our little sister is so old now and can stand alone."

When Chu Qiu heard Yingchun's words, his eyes turned red again and said noddedly: "Sister Yingchun, I'm afraid. In the future, will I really want me to face Your Highness alone and do the errands alone? "

Yingchun showed a comforting smile and said to her: "This is what the master means. You should be happy in early autumn. Haven't you always envied me and Xia Zhi? Now that you can let you accept the wholehearted trust of Your Highness alone, isn't this your wish? Besides, Your Highness's daily trivial matters should still be assigned to me and Xia Zhi to do. You are just doing something that Your Highness is inconvenient to let us know. If you have anything to be sure, just say it to us."

Chu Qiu tightened the silver in his hand, then nodded to Yingchun and said, "I understand. I will definitely not let my master down and do my job well. In the future, I will not only do my job for my master, but also for Your Highness!"

Yingchun touched her head and smiled and said, "Silly boy, go." After hearing this, Chu Qiu looked at Yingchun reluctantly, and then walked towards the distance without any nostalgia.

Yingchun looked at the back of the early autumn, and the scene of them when they first entered the palace appeared in his mind. They were all just the humblest palace maids at the bottom of this gorgeous palace. It was only because they were lucky enough to be sympathized with by their master that they could have a life like this today.
Chapter completed!