Countless scenes involuntarily flashed before her eyes.
From the very beginning in the Phoenix Algae Palace, Empress Cao's flickering eyes flowed with deep thought.
In front of Phoenix Terrace, Empress Cao bent down and whispered in her ear, "I don't accept the theory that ghosts are causing mischief. Someone must be causing mischief to my court …"
In the end, when the case was concluded and the three hundred thousand people respectfully sent the Empress back to the palace, Empress Cao lowered her head and gave her a rare and mysterious smile of praise as she passed by her. "You really didn't disappoint this empress. Don't worry, this empress will protect your life."
… …
This terrifying thought made Ning Shu uncontrollably tremble. She subconsciously grabbed Xiahou Qing's sleeve and muttered, "The person controlling this case from beginning to end, could it be Cao …"
Before she could finish speaking, Xiahou Qing suddenly pulled back his sleeve coldly. Then he raised his hand and gently pushed.
Ning Shu was completely unprepared. She felt her body go soft and with a splash, she fell into the side of the palace path, into the flowing lotus pond stream.
The water of the April stream was cold to the heart.
Fortunately, she was somewhat good at swimming and didn't choke to death. She struggled to stabilize her body on the slippery cobblestones at the bottom of the water. Hugging her soaked clothes, she looked up at the elegant person on the shore with his long belt fluttering in the wind. She angrily said, "What are you doing!"
It was like this again! It was like this again! Last time in the sea of fire, he was also like this. Without saying anything, he directly pushed her into the secret passage hidden in the sea of fire, causing her to be in a sorry state. This time, it was the same thing again!
This person's bad taste was truly repulsive to the extreme!
She pulled up her wet skirt and struggled to get onto the shore. Just as she was about to argue with him, she heard a series of even footsteps slowly approaching from the distance. Ning Shu immediately looked in the direction of the voice and saw at the end of the serene palace path, sixteen palace lanterns clustered around a phoenix chariot in the center that looked like a blooming phoenix. It was slowly approaching her.
Empress Cao, who was reclining on the phoenix sedan, still had that perfect and graceful smile on her face. Seeing Ning Shu's drenched body, she was slightly startled and sighed, "Child, why are you so drenched? You're too rash. Although it's already late spring, it's still cold at night. Immediately come back with me and change into clean clothes to avoid catching a cold. "
Like a loving elder looking at his mischievous junior, he wanted to blame him but couldn't bear to do so. In the end, he could only sigh helplessly.
But the more she acted like this, the more Ning Shu was terrified. The chill that had just been interrupted once again rushed to her back. Ning Shu immediately knelt down and said, "This little girl greets the Empress. Reporting to niangniang, this little girl accidentally slipped and fell into the Lotus Stream. However, this little girl's body has been warm since childhood, so it's not a big deal to get wet. Many thanks for niangniang's care. "
She didn't know if it was because the night in the palace was too cold, or if the water in the palace was too cold, but the bone-chilling coldness seeped into each of her blood vessels. She did her best to keep herself calm.
"Since it's like this, ben gong won't force you," Empress Cao smiled and gently turned the jade thumb ring inlaid with gems, "Your bravery in solving this case, no matter if it's His Majesty or my court, you have done well. Ben gong will remember this. Is there anything you want as a reward? "
The water droplets on her body dripped onto the dark palace tiles. Ning Shu bowed deeply, "It's this little girl's duty to help His Majesty and niangniang. The truth of the case being revealed is this little girl's greatest reward. This little girl doesn't dare to have any other extravagant requests."
"Then, has this case really ended?" Empress Cao said slowly.
In the sky above her head, a star that belonged to hundreds of millions of years ago suddenly flashed by, dragging the last trace of its life and briefly lighting up a small part of the sky. Ning Shu looked at that shooting star and was stunned for a moment until a pebble lightly hit her back.
"Yes," she slowly said.
The short moment of deep thought just now was just a sudden guess. Could she find any evidence? She couldn't. So, she could only answer with this one word, "Yes."
Empress Cao smiled. In the deathly silence of the Imperial Palace, it was particularly clear. She bent down and slowly looked at Ning Shu, saying, "Ning Shu, you really are a smart person, a very smart person. Since this is the case, ben gong is relieved."
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