Ning Shu thinks of something. She turns back and says to Huimo who is confused, "Brother Huimo, please go back to the mansion and ask His Highness for an assistant for me."
"I'm here. Why do you need to ask someone else?" Huimo snorts with his arms crossed in front of his chest. He doesn't know how to fight, examine corpses, use knockout drugs and dress up as a woman.
Ning Shu smiles and gently raises her eyebrows, "So, brother Huimo is willing to check the files with me?"
Huimo's scalp is numb. When he thinks of the experience of looking for records with her in the Ministry of Revenue, his little heart trembles and shrinks. He is not afraid of anything else. Only when he sees a lot of words, especially a lot of words, he feels dizzy.
Without saying another word, he immediately raised his horsewhip. "No problem, I'll go back to the mansion and capture him!" A Daoist would rather die than a Daoist like himself. Brother, I've let you down.
Hearing Ning Shu's request, the steward of the Ci You Bureau refuses to nod at first. It is not until Ning Shu takes out the seal of Prince Nanping's Mansion that he is reluctantly allowed to enter. Ning Shu silently curses, "These days, people really treat people with disdain. I am the Duke Ning's daughter, but I can't even compare with Xiahou Qing's token. What kind of world is this?"
Jiusi is worthy of being trained by Xiahou Qing. It doesn't take long for him to arrive. He reads the files with Ning Shu. These files have been yellow and brittle for a long time. They are covered with a thick layer of dust. As soon as she picks up a roll, Ning Shu chokes on the dust and sneezes.
But now is not the time to be delicate. Gently brushing the dust off the file, Ning Shu turns to the first page.
Outside the house, the rain rolled down along the eaves and formed a curtain. The warm orange light in the house reflected her silhouette on the wall beside her. In the silhouette, she lowered her head slightly and buried herself in the book in her hand, carefully reading line by line. Then she flipped to the next page, focused and serious, tireless, like a quiet painting.
The brand new candle in the lampshade silently dripped tears as the book was flipped. It gradually shortened until it was extinguished. Then, it was replaced with a new one. Unknowingly, the rain quietly stopped, and the outside of the house was lit up.
In the blink of an eye, it was already the second day.
Forsythia had already dozed off with a file in her arms. Suddenly, she heard a voice, "Found it."
She suddenly sobered up and saw her mistress take the file from Jiusi. Her mistress's eyes were filled with complex thoughts as she murmured, "Sure enough, it's her …" She closed her eyes and let out a long, silent sigh.
Stepping out of the Ciyou Bureau, she felt tired and hungry. Ning Shu rubbed her aching neck. Just as she was thinking about which breakfast shop nearby had a unique taste so she could eat a full meal to recover her strength, she didn't expect that the carriage of the Southern Pacifying Wang Fu was already waiting at the door.
Ning Shu was stunned for a moment.
A jade-white hand lifted the curtain, and a slightly impatient voice came from inside, "What are you doing standing there like a fool? Come up. "
Ning Shu quickly got on the carriage. Looking at the person inside, she softly said, "Has Your Highness been waiting for a long time?"
Xiahou Qing's expression was as indifferent as ever, without a trace of emotion. He lightly said, "You think too much. You just arrived."
Ning Shu curled her lips, ridiculing his duplicity in her heart. From the wet ponytail and the wet marks around the carriage, it was obvious that he had been waiting here before the rain stopped. And from the time the rain stopped until now, at least two hours had passed. Ridiculing was ridiculing, but there was a trace of warmth in her heart.
"This box, open it." Xiahou Qing casually pointed at the table.
Ning Shu blinked her eyes, "What's inside?"
"Don't you always boast that your sense of smell is sharp and you can't smell it?"
Ning Shu's nose lightly sniffed, and her eyes lit up like a crescent moon. Opening it, it was as expected. The box was divided into three layers. The top layer had eight kinds of snacks, the middle layer had four fresh dishes, and the bottom layer had a bowl of thick rice soup that emitted tempting steam. After a night of hunger, eating anything else at this time was not suitable. Only a bowl of thick and fragrant rice soup was the most appetizing, and it wouldn't make the stomach feel uncomfortable.
Feeling grateful, Ning Shu said with a smile, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Xiahou Qing hooked the corner of his mouth and sneered, "If I remember correctly, when I saved your life, I didn't get such a serious thank you."
Ning Shu's beautiful face silently blushed, and she felt a little guilty. It seemed that it was true … After eating the snacks and the bowl of rice soup, she felt her soul return to her body, and even her thoughts became a lot clearer.
Listening to Ning Shu's simple description of what she had learned in the past few days, Xiahou Qing's expression changed slightly, "So, you already have an answer in your heart about who the culprit is?"
Ning Shu nodded, swallowing the last bite of the snack, "It can't be considered as completely solved, but I have a basic guess about the curse of the eight characters and how Qi Juanyu silently disappeared from the Fragrant Hall. But according to the clues we have, there is no legal crime against the culprit, and we still lack a conclusive evidence that can't be denied. As for this piece of evidence, it could only be obtained at a specific time. If my estimation is correct, this case can be concluded in three days. "
"Why three days?"
"Because Madam Qi believes that Qi Juanyu's madness is caused by her soul being separated, so she decided to perform a ritual for Qi Juanyu in three days to summon her scattered soul back. At that time, Concubine Qi will also participate. So, if the culprit wants to make a move, that day is the best time. "
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