Xiao Zhangping's palace was where her mother, Wen Cairen, lived before her death. It was located in the most remote southwest corner of the palace. Ning Shu walked from the Supreme Liquid Pool to the palace. It took her half an hour to walk. It was enough to see how unfavored Wen Cairen, who had "soared" from a palace maid to an imperial concubine, was. It was almost like she was in the Cold Palace.
Several guards stood outside the palace, not allowing anyone to enter. Xiao Zhangping was also not allowed to step out. It was not until Ning Shu took out the token of the Southern Pacifying Wang Fu that the guards checked again and again that she was slowly allowed to enter.
Xiao Zhangping was sitting in the empty palace in a daze. Seeing Ning Shu come, she was stunned for a moment. Then she stood up and said, "I remember you. You are the little eunuch by Xiahou Shizi's side. Did Xiahou Shizi send you to find me? "
Ning Shu bowed according to the etiquette of eunuchs, "That is correct. This servant greets Your Highness the Princess."
Xiao Zhangping's palms were red from clenching her fists. She took a deep breath and said, "Xiahou Shizi, does he believe me?" Just these few words made Xiao Zhangping's eyes turn red. However, she held it in, unwilling to let her weakness show.
Before Ning Shu could respond, she hurriedly defended herself, "Qi Juanyu really wasn't pushed down by me. That inexplicable bamboo stick was not stuffed into her clothes by me. Although I … although I was jealous that she was chosen, I was just unhappy in my heart. I would never harm her! "
Ning Shu looked at her forcefully suppressed lips that had long lost their color. Suddenly, she could not bear it.
Many people said that the thirteenth princess Xiao Zhangping was very similar to the fourth daughter of the Qi family. They were both overbearing, arrogant, and insufferably arrogant. However, very few people knew that Qi Juanyu's arrogance was the arrogance of being pampered in the palm of the Qi family. Furthermore, she had the support of Imperial Concubine Qi for many years. On the other hand, Xiao Zhangping's pride was nothing more than a self-defense mechanism after being wronged. Inside, he was just a pile of snow that would collapse at the slightest touch.
"Your Highness, if my master doesn't believe you, he doesn't need to send this servant to Your Highness." Ning Shu comforted her gently. "That's why this servant has a few questions to bother Your Highness. Your Highness, please tell me the truth. Only in this way can Your Highness' injustice be washed away. The truth will come to light and you will not be wronged for no reason. "
Hearing Ning Shu's words, Xiao Zhangping's perturbed heart slowly calmed down by half. She forcefully blinked her eyes, blinking away the sourness in her eyes. She waved her wide sleeves, ordering all the palace servants in the hall to withdraw. She said, "Ask. If I, Xiao Zhangping, lie in a single word, I will die an unnatural death first."
"Many thanks for Your Highness' trust," Ning Shu said. "The first question, Your Highness, previously at the Peace Banquet in Weiyang Palace, why did you make a move to snatch the Fourth Miss Qi's flower letter?"
The first question made Xiao Zhangping reveal an unbearable expression. She bit her lip and turned her head away. "At that time, I knew that I wasn't chosen. In my heart … I was very unhappy. I didn't want to accept my fate, but I had to accept it. In this life, Your Highness and I are destined to be together. There is no possibility of dreaming. That's why I wanted to personally open Qi Juanyu's flower letter and witness the final destiny with my own eyes. I also wanted to … completely give up. "
"Was there someone who hinted to you, or was it completely from your heart?"
Xiao Zhangping shook her head. "No one hinted to me. At that time, I was feeling sad and lost control for a moment. I really couldn't hold it in and lost myself like that."
"At that time, when you were fighting for the flower letter, did Your Highness notice that someone went up to do something?"
Xiao Zhangping carefully recalled and said, "I don't think so … At that time, I snatched the flower letter from Qi Juanyu's hands and it was always in my hands. Then, Her Highness Yu came to persuade me and I let go. Then, Her Highness Yu personally handed the flower letter to the palace servant who came to persuade her. In the end, it was returned to Qi Juanyu's hands. I watched the entire time and didn't find anything strange. What, is there a problem with that flower letter? "
Ning Shu didn't comment. She bowed her head and smiled. "This servant was just asking casually. Your Highness doesn't need to take it to heart. Oh right, this servant heard Your Highness say at the side of the Supreme Liquid Pool that you suddenly approached Fourth Young Miss Qi because you saw a poisonous bee surrounding her? "
Thinking of that matter, Xiao Zhangping's long eyelashes drooped. For some reason, deep emotions flowed through her eyes. "Yes."
Ning Shu said again, "The Imperial Garden is full of bees and butterflies. There are several types of bees and their numbers are innumerable. How can Your Highness be sure that it was a poisonous bee?"
This sentence was like a needle that suddenly pierced Xiao Zhangping's heart and fingertips, causing her to tremble.
"Of course I know! No one in this world knows more than I do! "
In the empty and lonely center of the palace, Xiao Zhangping clenched her fists and almost shouted. Her heart rose and fell violently, as if she had fallen into a terrible nightmare and couldn't breathe. After a long while, she couldn't hold back her tears anymore. Two lines of tears silently fell from her eyes. She said word by word, "Because my mother died … under that poisonous bee!"
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