The Emperor Xiao San's Little Concubine

Chapter 12: Research (Part 3)

After dinner, the entire occupants in the residence of the commander Chen Zhen rested. Xixi was looking for the right time to look for evidence. In the middle of the night, Xixi began to move around looking for evidence of it to every corner of the house. He searched carefully. All night he looked for it, but the result was nil. No evidence was found. By morning, Xixi returned to her room. He decided to go back to sleep. I hope he can find her again tonight.

That morning, Xixi was woken up by the waiter to have breakfast with the commander in chief. Just like yesterday, the conversation looked relaxed and calm.

"Commander may I permit you to go to the peach garden behind your house? Does that look good?" xixi.

"Please. Let the servant accompany you." said the commander.

Xixi noticed the face expression of the commander. He saw the commander give the code to the servant. Xixi who knew it only smiled a little. Commander Chen Zhen left Xixi to take care of preparations to return to the palace. While Xixi accompanied by the waiter went to the peach garden behind the residence.

"Sit down and enjoy this peach" said Xixi gave the peaches she picked.

The waiter ate his peaches voraciously, for a peach waiter this was a luxury he could not possibly eat. The waiter happily ate the peach unsuspecting. After the peaches are eaten up without rest, then the effects of the drug react. The waiter was asleep. It turns out that peaches have been given sleeping pills by Xixi.

"Sleep peacefully here. I'll take a walk for a while." whispered Xixi as she gently rubbed the butler.

Xixi moves looking back at every corner of the commander's residence. But he still found nothing. Until he was in a room. The room belonged to the commander-in-chief's 5-year-old son. The room was empty and unattended. There were only a few messy toys on the floor and some toys in the top closet. Nothing suspicious at all.

"Where is the evidence, I've been looking for it" said Xixi a little desperate.

Xixi carefully tried to get out of the room, she accidentally saw something strange. On top of the closet is a golden cat statue but has red eyes, different from other toys. Xixi tries to pull him away, but suddenly a secret door opens. The door connects to a small room. Xixi tried to get into the room. Xixi was surprised to see a locked up and helpless female servant.

"Who are you?" ask Xixi

The female servant did not speak, she just stared in agony. His body was covered in blood with traces of lashes. Her lips were dry and her stomach was flat like it was not being properly fed.

"Help me." whispered the maid.

Xixi tried to help him. He tried to open the prison cell and release the shackle. Xixi. He gave her food and drink so that her body would not suffer.

"I'll get you from here. Just hold on till tonight." said Xixi softly.

"Sorry, are you asleep? Please don't tell this to the commander." said the servant in fear.

"I won't tell your master. Look, is this good?" ask Xixi to pretend.

The waiter just nodded his head. Xixi gave a small smile at the servant's panic and gently patted the servant's shoulder. They went back inside and met the returning commander. Xixi greeted the commander in chief and showed him the results of his painting. The commander smiled praising his work, but behind that smile there was still a sense of suspicion. After Xixi returned to her room, the maid was ordered to tell her everything that happened as she left the residence.

The waiter carefully told me everything. The commander listened to the servant and revealed a cold expression.

"I hope it's all and no one's been lied to." the commander said with a sharp look.

The servant tried to calm down and lowered his head. The servant left the commander after telling him everything. The commander who doesn't believe me just like that, has the whole guard on guard tonight. The guard tonight is very strict. Xixi who heard the order, made her have to plan everything more carefully again. Inside her room, she thought of a way to bring the female servant.

Xixi secretly sends a scroll of letters with pigeons to her best friend. He asked his best friend to help him bring the maid. Xixi's best friend with Jiang Xi. He was a book dealer as well as one of the friends of the Xixi-owned society. That night, Xixi did not make any movements and just rested inside her room, so as not to arouse suspicion.

The next day, the commander returned to the army to prepare for his departure to the palace. However, this time the guard in the house was also getting tighter. Xixi tried to figure out a way to let this whole guard down. Xixi threw a colorless, smelly gas that had been given sleeping pills at the guards and servants in the house. After fifteen minutes, the drug begins to react. The guards and servants fell asleep.

Xixi started doing the action. He tried to get the maid out. Jiang Xi who had already arrived at the residence helped Xixi bring her to her hiding place. At nightfall, all the servants and guards woke up. No one is suspicious. The commander returned to his residence. Looking around, everything looks ordinary.

"You've returned to the commander." greeted Xixi with a small smile.

"Tomorrow we will return to the palace, be prepared" said the commander.

"Okay commander" Xixi said with a small smile but looked very suspicious.

That night, Xixi had not been able to sleep quietly. Throughout the night he made sure Commander Chen Zhen did not enter that secret room. He forced himself to keep an eye on the movements of the commander-in-chief. It doesn't feel like morning is here. Sunlight shone on the commander's residence with a bright light. The atmosphere of the day was warmer. The commander along with Xixi and his troops prepared for the palace. Xixi who was at the back with the servants walked following the commander from behind.

As long as Xixi's journey continued to be vigilant, she should not let her guard down. He did not believe the commander-in-chief would be relaxed. He thought that the commander-in-chief would look for an opportunity to kill him so as not to make it to the palace. Xixi made this journey tired, but she had to endure. Until he got to an inn. All the troops stayed that night at the inn. Xixi tried to rest her body for a moment.