recently she discovered that Xizi P'er actually wanted to seize power from her. Xizi P'er's movements have been so big lately that she can't pretend not to see it, and she can't tolerate this.The onl...So he thought, it's just a matter of asking Miss Shuangshuang to go to the big kitchen, which is not difficult at all.

And when he received the note, he also received one hundred taels of silver.

The note said that this hundred taels was a deposit, and after the matter was completed, he would get another five hundred taels.

Five hundred taels!

With this money, he would have almost nothing to worry about and could pay off his debts at the casino.

So, with hardly any struggle, he agreed. Everything that had happened this morning seemed fine to him now.

He stopped pretending to be chopping wood when he passed by Miss Shuangshuang's yard, letting the wood scatter as if accidentally.

Then, as he picked up the firewood and deliberately made a noise, sure enough, Miss Shuangshuang came out soon after.

The speech he had prepared in advance finally came in handy, and at that moment, he felt like it was God helping him. After all, he didn't know if Miss Ning had really gone to the main kitchen earlier today.

He had intended to lie to Miss Shuangshuang, but after Ni'er went to the kitchen, everything he did felt much less burdensome.

After all, in the whole affair, he didn't really know anything except that he had deliberately lingered for a moment outside Miss Shuangshuang's courtyard.

But seeing this scene now, he knew he had definitely caused a big problem.

So he had to quickly tell everything he knew, everything he had done.

He just hopes the Princesses will spare his lowly life.

After hearing what the man said, Yun Si clenched his fists and asked, "Do you still have that piece of paper you mentioned"

"Some… others."

The cook quickly pulled out the note from his waist. He wasn't skilled in any martial arts, so he was free with both hands at the moment.

Yun Si took the note from his hand and looked at it. He glanced at their princess, receiving her consent before walking to a nearby table. He picked up the note on the table and carefully compared the handwriting on the three notes.

It's definitely the same person.

He nodded to An Xuetang.

"An Xue Tang let out a knowing sneer, "Yun Si, how did the cook end up staying in the palace"

“Your Majesty, the cook's father used to be a soldier in the Beijang Camp. His mother was an ordinary woman from Beijang City. However, when she gave birth to him, she suffered severe hemorrhage and passed away shortly after. His father died in battle soon after the prince took command of the Beijang army. Just before his death, however, his father happened to be with Yunliu, telling him that he had a son in his teens and hoping that Yunliu would give his pension to his son.”

"Yunliu later found the cook, but the cook said that he also wanted to join the Northern Border army and hoped that one day he could kill several enemies to avenge his father."

"Yun Liu later, unable to resist his pleas, brought him back to the camp and had him train alongside her, personally teaching him martial arts."

"It's a pity that the cook is simple in limbs and even simpler in mind. He is truly not suited for martial arts. Even when he wields weapons, he can injure himself. Yunliu had no choice but to let him abandon the path of going to war."

Later, Yunliu arranged him to work in the kitchen. However, he had a violent clash with the cook, and was even beaten by them, having one arm broken and one leg crippled.

"And later it was found out that he had discovered someone trying to poison the prince's food and had been nearly beaten to death for trying to stop them."

Yunliu felt that it was because he brought him to the military camp that he had become like this. He also considered himself lucky to have been beaten up for saving the prince, so Yunliu discussed with the prince about changing his location to a safer place.

"Originally, I was going to arrange for him a comfortable life in Beijang City, giving him enough money to spend the rest of his days peacefully. But he insisted on going to the capital, saying that even being a beggar in the city would be better than anything else. He wanted to see the grandeur of the capital one last time before he died."

"Yunliu went to discuss with the prince and immediately brought him back to the palace. This man wasn't good at much—he couldn't cook or fight. So, his subordinates arranged for him to work in the main kitchen, where he was responsible for collecting firewood every day and watching over the kitchen."

At first, assigning him to the main kitchen was based on his experience in the army. Since he knew someone intended to poison the prince and bravely stepped forward, it's reasonable to assume he would notice any abnormalities in the kitchen and report them promptly.

This man has been working at the palace for about seven or eight years. During this time, there haven't been any major issues. He thought of himself as a veteran of the palace and believed he understood the palace's ways over the years.

So it should be very clear what to do and what not to do, otherwise his end will be terrible.

It's a pity that he overestimated human nature after all.

When Yun Si finished speaking, the cook also remembered all the things he had been protected by the palace and favored by General Yun Liu these years. He regretted it deeply and kowtowed repeatedly to apologize.

An Xue Tang glanced at him, her voice icy, "Then let him die a quick death."

Mercy is impossible, for any reason. Betrayal is a matter of zero times or countless times. Keeping such people will only harm oneself in the end.

Although she guessed that the cook's sudden gambling addiction was probably the work of Wu Qi and Wu Ba,

The cook, hearing An Xue Tang's emotionless words, was immediately terrified and wet himself. He cried out in panic, "Your Highness, please spare my life! Your Highness, I won't dare again, your Highness..."

Yun Si didn't want this person to sully their princess's eyes. He immediately had someone drag the cook away, "Listen to the Princess, give him a quick death."

"Yes."

The cook still wanted to shout and beg for mercy, but the people holding him had already knocked him unconscious.

After dealing with the cook, An Xue Tang looked at Wu Qi and Wu Ba kneeling on the ground. She didn't ask again if it was really them who said those words, but asked:

"Five seven, five eight, could someone in the Northern Border Wangfu have done something that made you so disgusted So knowing this road is incredibly difficult, you still chose to walk it Knowing that if you're discovered, your only path is death, would you risk everything to rush forward"

Her words were met with silence from both Wu Qi and Wu Ba.

An Xuetang didn't expect them to admit everything right away, and she asked again, "Or are you two simply resentful of this princess Resentful of the child in this princess's womb, so much that you want to kill both this princess and the child"

Wu Qi raised his head, but there was no regret or shame in his eyes. He looked at An Xue Tang calmly and slowly said:

"Everything the Princess said, I don't understand what it means. Even if it's to slander, shouldn't the Princess produce some evidence"

"It can't be that the princess's unfounded suspicions are enough to convict me, can it If that were the case, who among my brothers in the Northern Border Prince's Mansion would be willing to obey"

"If a princess can so readily condemn and execute people without regard for the truth, how can my brothers and I continue to serve the Prince"

"Please, Your Highness, don't let everyone's hearts grow cold while the Prince is away."face became extremely distorted due to the intense pain, with streaks of bright red blood oozing from the corners of her mouth.The metallic scent of blood suddenly filled the air. At that moment, the...