Eight-year-old Princess: Phoenix Reborn

content she had even commanded her servants to build a swing on the tallest tree in the c

Yi's voice. Covering a yawn with her hand, Yun Shang addressed Qin

Pretending to push the swing, she stooped to the little girl's ear and whis

he lifted her eye brows slightly and repeated, "

know that we don't get along. After all, it was my uncle who sold me to the palace when I was a little girl. The empress' servants seem to have made a mistake. They lured my Uncle's family to the palace by saying I had done well as a ser

and a high position in her assembly if I work for her. She promised to give me 'everything I'v

ng remarked, "In this case,

ntellect and a mature soul, well beyond her years. Qin Yi knew that Yun Shang already knew what she would do. "The empress must really hate you. There doesn't seem to be anything she won't do

bribed someone else. She must think it's so easy to control me and buy my people. I need you to watch the other attendants closely in the following days. If you

she was preparing to sleep, her attendant Lin appeared and asked to speak with her privately

ss the attendant. Lin was a talkative, straightforward man, a

to make her bed in the inner sanctuary before sitting in a chair

ked him, "Lin, why so qui

. With Lin, she still needed to act like a c

y spoke up, "Your Highness, the e

and naive. "That's impossible! You could get beheaded for saying something silly like that. I don't believe you. The empress is like my mother and has al

is is because, last night I was captured by bandits. But just as I thought they were going to beat me to death, I was throw in fron

loves me. I know it must be a big surprise." Yun Shang f

ess, I have only told you. I also fed what the empress gave me to a few chicken

oked at him and asked,

ey would attack and peck at each other's eyes!" The poison will not immediately cause madness. It is slow-acting. The empress i

you, I understand. Please give me the poison. Oh, and did the

to be threaten. The empress promised to give me gold and other riches, of which I have no need. I thought

enjoy working with food and drink in the kitchen. Tell me yo

and nodded, "Your Highness, I

y late Lin. You'd better head back. I need to have a rest. Yun Shan