Late at night.

Now it should be the dead of night, but people keep walking in the side hall of the East Palace, but no one has come out.

The palace maid was very frightened, she had been standing outside, not far from the side hall.

She stood at the back of the side hall, a rather secluded position.

Tonight, at the beginning, it was the prince who came back with the princess, and the prince's face looked terrible at that time, completely lacking the gentle appearance of the jade prince on weekdays.

She suddenly felt that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very unfamiliar at this time, and she didn't dare to step forward, nor did she dare to know what was going on.

The palace maid's instinct has always been very accurate, telling her that if she appeared in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at that time, something bad would happen.

She remembers...... Obviously the crown princess is in the house, when did she run outside? She didn't dare to be curious.

Although she was worried about the crown princess, she only dared to watch from afar.

Her fingers were still trembling.

At that time, there was no movement in the room, but she didn't dare to take it lightly, she didn't even dare to move.

She felt that as long as she moved, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would find her.

If discovered, she may die......

She stood where she was, not daring to move.

She listened carefully to the movement in the room, but there was no sound except the flickering candlelight.

She remembers that the first movement was the sound of a bowl being broken.

She was nervous, a little worried.

She thought that the crown princess should be awake, otherwise there was a sudden loud noise in the house.

Not long had passed, when the closed door of the side hall suddenly opened with a "squeak" sound.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came out of the house, his steps were faster and more urgent than before, and he was no longer calm and unhurried.

She also became anxious,

But she forgot that the more anxious she was, the more likely she was to get into trouble, and the more she would be in a hurry.

She accidentally moved, stepping on a fork of a dead tree on the ground.

It was okay not to move, but this time, she felt that both of her legs were numb, and the soreness of the cramps made her forget to be afraid.

She regretted it a little, but she felt that she had probably been noticed by the prince a long time ago.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had just taken the Crown Princess back to the house, and stopped at the door for a moment.

She was so frightened that she closed her eyes and didn't dare to look, which was a bit of a self-deception.

But when the prince came out alone just now, although she was very anxious, she saw the prince... Glancing at her again.........

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's eyes were very cold, and he looked at her expressionlessly. But that glance is far better than the countless words of others.

The palace maid knew that she had better leave now.

But she can't help but think about the worst.

Maybe she's a "dead person" now, and it doesn't seem to make any difference whether it's back in the room or here.

She didn't want to die, she... I really want to get out of the palace alive, but there are still several years before the age when she can leave the palace.

In this kind of situation, those years were very difficult, and they were also very long and far away.

The palace maid came back to her senses and looked at the East Palace Palace, which was particularly bright and eye-catching in the middle of the night at this time.

There was a sudden slight movement behind him.

There's someone behind her!

The palace maid's heart was pounding, and the fear made her dizzy, and she wanted to scream, but when she opened her mouth, she couldn't make a sound.

Her legs were still very uncomfortable, and the numbness was more uncomfortable than the pain.

She forced herself to turn around, turning her head stiffly.

Subsequently, I was stunned.

Here, not far from the side palace, it is illuminated, and even the darkness is illuminated.

The palace maid looked at the guard, and suddenly felt inexplicably relieved.

The guard looked as usual and looked at her frowning.

Suddenly, she noticed something, and she thought of something. His eyes swept to the sword that the guard had been wearing at his waist.

In her heart, fear rose again for no apparent reason.

Will he kill her?

She didn't want to die, and she didn't want to be killed by him, and she didn't know why she had that thought.

But she just didn't want to be the person in front of her.

But she is just an inconspicuous palace maid, and even among all the minions in this palace, she is also the lowest.

If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to kill her, he can find a random guard, or even a random look and movement...... It's simple and easy, like pinching a roadside ant.

But how could you find this person?

She remembered that he held a very high position, as if he was the leader of all the guards beside the prince, and even often followed His Royal Highness the prince.

The palace maid bowed her head and muttered, "My lord... Are you here to kill slaves and maids? ”

Her brows furrowed, and before she died, she couldn't care about humility or anything else, and she couldn't stand the constant tingling pain in her legs.

The maid squatted on the ground, her hands around her knees.

She waited for a long time, and she didn't wait for the sword that would cut into her neck as she imagined, and even she had deliberately stretched her neck to wait.

She looked at the black boots that were getting closer and closer to her.

I just hope that if the other party really has to kill her, then it will be faster. After all, she is also afraid of pain.

"You... It's okay......"

A worried voice suddenly sounded above her head with some hesitation.

The palace maid was puzzled, and raised her head in confusion to look at the guards.

The guard was bending down to look at her, his nervous expression not fake, and even his face was as puzzled as hers.

The palace maid suddenly had an embarrassing feeling, it turned out to be her...... Misunderstood......

Seeing that the palace maid did not speak, the guard continued: "It's good for you to call me eldest brother, I am older than you, and I am not used to being called an adult." ”

But, then, after his gaze swept over the lit palace, he asked in a deep voice:

"It's so late, you don't go to rest, how... Will it be here? ”

“…… Slave... I'm just a little thirsty and came out to find water to drink..."

The palace maid was even more embarrassed, she smiled at the guard, and became more and more unaware...... What to say now?

The guards also maintained a hunched posture.

There was only a slight thud before a water bag was handed to her.

The guard handed her the hydration bladder:

"Are you still thirsty? Drink it, I just got it today, I just got the tea, and I haven't used this water bag yet. ”

The palace maid took the water bag, held it in her hand, and thanked her softly.

The guard straightened up, did not speak, and did not leave as quickly as usual.

Even, when the palace maid found the guards, she seemed to be hesitant.

As if he wanted to say something to her, but his mouth opened several times, and then quickly closed again.

At this time, the palace maid suddenly heard someone calling her.

After a moment of squatting on the ground, her legs have improved a lot, and as long as she walks slowly, it will not be particularly uncomfortable.

The palace maid didn't care about anything else, and hurriedly stuffed the kettle back into the guard's hand.

After saying goodbye to the guards and thanking them, she hurried out.

When she got to the spacious outside, she looked at the maid not far away.

The maid was stunned for a moment because of the palace maid who suddenly appeared, and then said with an unkind face:

"Are you the palace maid who has been serving by the crown princess's side these days? Where did you just go? I can't find you in the room, the princess is looking for you, hurry up! ”

The crown princess looking for her?

The palace maid suddenly noticed that the maid's eyes were looking at her face.

Ask her, "Are you sick?" Why are the eyes so red. ”

The palace maid whispered: "It doesn't matter, it's just a little homesick." ”

The maid immediately looked clear, and her face was no longer good.

The palace maid sniffed and returned to her usual look.

She didn't know if she would survive tonight.