The sunlight outside was still good. The bright light shone through the old window lattice and fell on the ground. Yin and yang, light and dark, cold and warm, it was incomparably distinct. And Xiao Zhangping was standing in the darkness. Her throat was choked with sobs, and only her tears could be seen.
In the end, this seemingly domineering and arrogant thirteenth princess was just a young girl who had lost her mother. Since she was nine years old, she had no choice but to disguise herself and struggle to survive in this cold palace. Every step she took was trembling, as if she was walking on thin ice.
Ning Shu unconsciously felt a faint sense of pity in her heart. She once again raised the handkerchief in her hand in front of her and softly said: "May I ask Your Highness, is the poisonous bee that died that year still preserved?"
"Of course there is. That is the thing that killed my mother. "Xiao Zhangping frowned and resisted:" You want to ask me for it? But why should I believe you? "
Ning Shu said neither too fast nor too slow, "Because this servant is under the orders of the Crown Prince to clear the princess's name. Of course, Your Highness can choose not to believe me, and I will do my best to solve this case. But, without this important piece of evidence, it may delay the progress of solving the case. How to decide, it is all up to Your Highness. "
Xiao Zhangping lowered her head and hesitated for a long time.
Ning Shu did not rush her and only stood quietly with her until she finally made a difficult decision. Biting her lips, she took the handkerchief from Ning Shu and said: "Okay, I believe Your Highness, so I am willing to give this to you. I hope you will not fail to live up to my trust. Remember, if you lie to me, I will put my mother's life and mine on your head. "
She wiped her tears with a handkerchief, lifted her skirt, and walked out of the palace. She walked to a long rotten swing in the courtyard, bent down, and dug with her slender fingers. Six years of dust had long since covered that thing in layers. Every time she dug, her fingers hurt until another pair of hands joined in, doing the same with her.
Xiao Zhangping was stunned. He couldn't help but raise his head to look at Ning Shu. A moment later, he lowered his head and continued to dig.
About a quarter of an hour later, Ning Shu opened the wooden box full of mud and took out the handkerchief that was wrapped in the poisonous bee's corpse. She carefully put it away and put it in her sleeve. Then, she bowed and left.
Xiao Zhangping's lips moved. Only when Ning Shu was about to leave the palace did he say, "Little Eunuch, I forgot to ask your name."
Ning Shu smiled and said, "Your Highness is too courteous. This servant will return."
"Yangui, alright, I'll remember it." Xiao Zhangping slowly recited it. After a while, he couldn't help but say, "The way you looked at me just now, it was especially similar to my mother's. It was also a little like … him …"
"Him?"
Xiao Zhangping's face revealed a trace of embarrassment. Her tearful face didn't seem so pale because of this embarrassment. She lowered her head and spat out a few precious words from between her teeth: "Your Highness the Crown Prince … …"
Because of this layer of slowly floating blush, the face that was not outstanding like her mother's was now incomparably moving. Ning Shu thought, she had really hung all her heart on Xiahou Qing.
Then, Ning Shu's heart turned slightly. He was stunned and couldn't help but laugh.
Xiao Zhangping's mother was an extremely gentle person. She said that Xiahou Qing's eyes were similar to her mother's. So, the reason why Xiao Zhangping admired Xiahou Qing was because of an Oedipus complex???
Then he heard Xiao Zhangping say, "There is one more thing. I want to take the liberty to ask Eunuch Yan Gui."
Ning Shu said, "Your Highness, please ask."
"Previously, I happened to hear the other brothers mention that His Highness the Crown Prince has an extremely —" Xiao Zhangping deliberated for a long time before choosing a vague word. He hesitated and said, "A trusted little eunuch who is quite handsome and beautiful. I guess it should be you, Eunuch Yan Gui. So, please tell me the truth. Are you and Your Highness really as the rumors say? Are you and Your Highness very close? Do you eat and sleep together? "
"… …"
After a short moment of astonishment, Ning Shu opened her mouth in a daze. She was about to explain when she heard Xiao Zhangping hurriedly wave her hand. She laughed awkwardly and said, "Eunuch Yan Gui, don't think too much. I don't have any other meaning. Compared to Qi Juanyu, I would rather that person be you. Ha, ha, ha, very good, very good. "
"Your Highness, this —" A flock of invisible crows flew past her eyes. Ning Shu didn't know whether to laugh or cry as she listened to her imagination fill in the entire unspeakable drama from beginning to end. She was speechless and could only hold her forehead.
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