The palace maid struggled to her feet, wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth with a single sweep of her hand.
The sky had fully brightened. Sunlight filtered through the window, illuminating her face—it was Cuier, the Empress's personal maid.
"How did you know... it was me?" Although Cuier had just told the man addressed as Hall Master that Chu Yueli was beginning to suspect her, Chu Yueli had actually been suspicious of both her and Xiaoqiao.
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