第六章 宫斗升级

"狗屎！"苏晚抹了一把脸上的水珠， curses under her breath. She was still shivering despite being out of the cold tub. The window was tiny, just a slit that barely let in light. Through it, she could see the barren trees and the gray sky. It looked like she was in some forgotten corner of the palace, a place even chickens wouldn't step near. She had no idea how she ended up in such a place. One moment, she was executing a mission, the next she was waking up in this freezing tub. Her only hope was that she wasn't dead. At least she was still alive. "Hey!" a voice snapped her attention back to reality. "You think you're the only one who can hide in this ditch?" A group of maids was standing outside the door, sour looks on their faces. They looked like they were planning something, and the way they were eyeing her, she knew it wasn't good. "What do you want?" she asked, trying to sound tough despite her fear. One of them sneered, "We were just cleaning, and you think it's okay to stink up the place? You're nothing but a traitor's daughter, a nobody!"