171. Fighting The Battle

No matter how much his aides studied the letter with the result that it was indeed Luelle's handwriting, Jermaine still refused to believe it. He suspects that Luelle did it because of threats from other people who hated her. He even believed Luelle was kidnapped by the same group who kidnapped me.

"Pft,"

In the midst of that scandal, a secret passage was found in Luelle's room in the concubine palace. What was inside was quite shocking to everyone who witnessed it.

It turned out that the maids who had 'disappeared' for the last few months were in there in miserable conditions. Only one maid survived even though her hand was burned. Meanwhile, there were five maid corpses with missing limbs. It was a terrifying sight, considering that the maids had served Luelle up close.

The royal palace tried to cover up this case, but too many witnesses abandoned their loyalty to the royal family. The servants mostly revealed it to the public, so big protests took place outside the gate. The victi