"Ben gong wants to ask you to calculate a person. Are you willing?"
Yu Shu had not thought that Noble Consort Xue had come for the Death Ending Strange Art. After a slight hesitation, she answered cautiously, "This subject is bold enough to ask who niangniang is calculating."
Noble Consort Xue nonchalantly said, "You and Cheng Bi have known each other for so long. Has he ever mentioned the matter of the Tenth Princess?"
Yu Shu stared unblinkingly at the ground. She said, "Supposedly, my brother almost became the son-in-law of the Tenth Princess. Later, because the Tenth Princess died of typhoid, the marriage was called off."
Noble Consort Xue faintly smiled. "You did not speak the truth. Has no one told you that the Tenth Princess was killed by someone?"
Yu Shu's heart shook. She did not understand what she meant by this question. Did she want to say that it was rumored that Xue Xiaomei had pushed the Tenth Princess down the stairs, or was she implying that the Tenth Princess had actually been killed by Ning Wang?
"This … I've heard of it."
Noble Consort Xue tilted her head to look at her. "You really know how to play dumb. Fine, ben gong doesn't care if you know or not. If you help ben gong calculate the truth of the Tenth Princess's death, ben gong will reward you greatly."
Yu Shu complained inside. This matter was not difficult. She had long calculated the cause of the Tenth Princess's death for Xue Rui. But for her to tell the truth to Noble Consort Xue in full detail, it was impossible.
She understood. At this time, Noble Consort Xue wanted to investigate the cause of the Tenth Princess's death and point the spearhead at Ning Wang. If she calculated something, Noble Consort Xue would most likely use it to make a fuss.
Yu Shu was slightly displeased. Noble Consort Xue was clearly making it clear that she was going to be the one to stick out.
"Reporting to niangniang." Yu Shu rose from her seat. She lifted the hem of her robe and knelt down. "This subject is willing to give it a try, but this subject has to say that the Death Ending Strange Art is not flawless. If it is not accurate, niangniang, please forgive me."
Noble Consort Xue slowly straightened and reached out to put a hand on Yu Shu's shoulder. She said in an amiable tone, "If you cannot make a decision, why don't you go back and discuss it with Cheng Bi? Ben gong believes that you will not disappoint."
Yu Shu suddenly felt a great deal of pressure and agreed submissively. She didn't want to stay a moment longer and immediately stood up to leave. Noble Consort Xue didn't urge her to stay and asked Nanny Tao to send her off. When she walked out of the sleeping quarters, she realized that it was unreasonably warm inside. It was freezing cold outside, especially deep inside the palace. Everywhere was cold and cheerless.
"Nanny, please go back. There's no need to send me off."
In the hallway outside the sleeping quarters, Senior Servant Tao stopped in her tracks and suddenly said, "Does Official Yu know the Imperial Scholar of the Wenhua Palace, Official Kong?"
Yu Shu paused and looked back at the amiable face of the old nanny. Her heart was beating like a drum: Lord Kong of the Hall of Civil Splendor, wasn't he the Tanhua who had an affair with the Tenth Princess? Noble Consort Xue even found out about this?
"I have seen Lord Kong before. Why would Nanny mention him?"
Yu Shu pretended to be confused again, but Granny Tao did not continue. She beckoned for Song Lan, who was not far away, to send Yu Shu out of the palace.
.....
It was already late when she walked out of the palace. Yu Shu didn't return to the Celestial Commissioner's office. Instead, she went to the Supreme Court.
In the evening, Xue Rui came out of the yamen. When he turned his head, he saw the carriage parked by the side of the road. A trace of doubt flashed in his eyes and he quickened his pace to walk over.
"Didn't I say that I would go find you tomorrow? Why did you come again?" Xue Rui sat in the carriage.
Yu Shu sighed and said, "I told you that Her Highness asked me to enter the palace in the afternoon and gave me an errand. This isn't the place to talk. Let's go back and talk. "
Thus, the two of them returned to Baochang Street.
When night fell, no one could stay in the garden. Yu Shu led Xue Rui to her North Wing and had a secret discussion in the study of the East Wing. She called An Beikui to stand guard outside the room and not allow anyone to come near.
Yu Shu told Xue Rui everything that had happened in Zhongcui Palace in the afternoon. In the end, she said, "Don't blame me for being narrow-minded. I feel that Her Highness has investigated everything and only lacks concrete evidence. That's why she wants to use my mouth to testify against Prince Ning. I didn't say anything too definite and just agreed to leave some leeway. "
In the beginning, in order to investigate the cause of the Tenth Princess' death, she and Xue Rui had put in a lot of effort. The truth was often unexpected — the Tenth Princess had an affair with Kong Qi and wasn't willing to marry Xue Rui, so she schemed to frame Xue Jinxun. Who knew that she was unlucky and jumped down from a building into the lake. She didn't survive the night before suddenly dying.
The entire matter had been planned by Ning Wang. On one hand, it caused Empress Rui and Imperial Consort Xue to turn against each other, and on the other hand, it suppressed the Xue family. It was killing many birds with one stone. Emperor Zhao Qing had clearly found that there was something fishy about the Tenth Princess' death, but in order to protect Ning Wang, he let Xue Rui and Xue Jinxun take the blame.
"Your concerns are correct," Xue Rui nodded and said, "It seems that Aunt really wants to use this matter to deal with Ning Wang."
Harming one's own brother, this was a heinous crime. If he was exposed, Ning Wang would face the condemnation of thousands of Dao Protectors. One spit from each person would be enough to drown him.
Yu Shu looked at him hesitantly: "Guifei had me go out of the palace to discuss with you. It seems that she is very confident that you will stand on her side and convince me to stand up for her."
Xue Rui's expression was a bit embarrassed. He slowly shook his head and said: "Aunt is confident that Grandfather will stand on her side."
At the court conference today, the Great Minister had announced Ning Wang as the regent of the country. This had caused a group of people to object. The reason that Xue Lingnan hadn't made a move wasn't just because he didn't want to alert the enemy. If he acted, he would succeed in one blow. Once he learned of guifei's intentions, he definitely wouldn't let go of this good chance to attack Ning Wang.
It wasn't important whether or not Yu Shu could accurately determine the cause of the Tenth Princess' death. What was important was that everyone knew the art of death. If she spoke, she could push Ning Wang into the heart of the struggle.
As for the rest, Xue Rui believed that Xue Lingnan and Xue guifei would have a foolproof plan.
Yu Shu suddenly understood: "No wonder I said that I might not be accurate, and guifei niangniang didn't care. So she just wanted to borrow my name."
"En." Xue Rui felt restless. He didn't want to infect her with his emotions and walked to the rear window to open it for air.
Yu Shu was depressed but she couldn't bear to see him in a difficult position. She walked to his side and patted his back. She said: "Actually, this idea isn't bad. If you think it has a chance, then I will agree."
Other people were afraid of Ning Wang's power, but she wasn't. That bastard had tried to kill her time and time again, and she was still holding a grudge for him.
Xue Rui turned his head to look at her, but when he saw her expression that pressed forward with an indomitable will, his heart couldn't help but throb. He raised his hand and slid it to her shoulder, pulling the person into the crook of his arm. He said in a low voice, "Once the matter is exposed, Ning Wang will not sit and wait for death. This person is full of craftiness. If he is lucky enough to escape, you will become the target of public criticism. I will not let you take this risk."
His attitude didn't allow for objection. It carried a forceful aura. Yu Shu wasn't displeased when she heard this. She felt that she was more important than anything else. She reached out to hug his waist and raised her head to smile at him,
"It's enough to hear you say that. I'll tell you a secret. Don't be too surprised." She had wanted to tell Xue Rui for a long time. Because she wasn't sure if it was true or not, she had delayed it until today.
Xue Rui hugged her and turned around. He closed the window with one hand to protect her from the cold wind.
"What secret? Tell me."
"When I returned to live, Yun Hua told me that Emperor Anwu had left an ancestral teaching. All the emperors of our dynasty were chosen from the Book of Mystery Maiden."
The arm on her shoulder suddenly tightened. Yu Shu looked at Xue Rui's incredulous expression and quickly said: "At first, I thought it was unreliable. But the Book of Mystery Maiden is indeed in Yun Hua's hands. He wouldn't speak without thinking. Think about it. Why is the emperor still not willing to appoint a crown prince? Why is Ning Wang supervising the country but not giving him a proper name?"
With every sentence she said, Xue Rui's eyes became more serious. The clouds of doubt disappeared and he was shocked. He couldn't help but ask himself: "What is the Book of Mystery Maiden?"
Yu Shu said: "The six founding instruments are the book, sword, ruler, cauldron, compass, and ruyi. The Book of Mystery Maiden should be the book referred to. We have seen the magic of the Tai Qing Cauldron and the Seven Star Ruler. Now, even if someone told me that this book is a heavenly book, I would believe it."
Yet Xue Rui had never clearly understood why Yun Hua would flee all over the place after he stole the Book of Mystery Woman's Six Rens. Yun Hua was clearly aware that Xue Rui had been adopted by his foster father, yet Yun Hua was able to endure and not reveal himself.
"Let's wait. Jin Ke has already invited him to the capital on my behalf. When we see him, we must ask him this time." Jin Ke returned to the capital yesterday and brought the news that the mother and daughter of the Jiang family had left safely. Xue Rui persuaded him to look for Yun Hua, so he left the capital without stopping.
Thinking that they would soon be able to see the true appearance of the Book of Mystery Maiden, Yu Shu and Xue Rui seemed to be impatient.
"I will go back to deal with grandfather first. If aunt summons you to the palace again, you can pretend to be courteous to her for the time being. We will make plans after we see Yun Hua."
Yu Shu nodded and agreed. Xue Rui reluctantly let go of her and picked up the cloak that was hanging on the hanger. When he saw that she was following him step by step, he turned around and hugged her once more.
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