Chapter 207
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Ning Shu calmly raised her guess, "After Fourth Young Miss was chosen as the heir's wife, the concubines and grand concubines of the various palaces bestowed Fourth Young Miss with many treasures and silks as congratulatory gifts. They almost piled up into a small mountain. When the sun was setting in the west, I visited Fourth Young Miss as a small eunuch by the heir's side. I personally heard Fourth Young Miss instruct Hui Mama to lead people to pack up a portion of the treasures and transport them back to the residence. After that, Fourth Young Miss went into the hall to rest with Hui Mama's support and never came out again. Perhaps no one noticed that among the treasures, there was a reward from Consort Qi — two bolts of silk and satin from Zhong Chuan Province that were placed in a crimson brocade box. That brocade box was more than three feet long and two feet deep. It was enough to wrap up a soft and slender young girl and place her inside. Then, without anyone noticing, it would be placed in a carriage with the other items and transported back to the Qi residence! "
"This, this is simply —" Ning Shu's guess was too outrageous. After everyone heard it, they couldn't say anything. They could only use their stunned expressions to express their shock, "Then what should we do with the two extra bolts of silk and satin? Those are two bolts of silk and satin that weigh several dozen catties. "
"You can cut them up and deal with them separately. Once you break them up, the troublesome matter will be easily solved. "
Ning Shu replied briskly, "You can either put the small pieces of silk into each brocade box or tie them to your body. Either way, there are ways to do it. At the time, everyone thought that she had disappeared in the Palace, and they only thought in that direction. In their panic and worry, who would have thought that the Fourth Young Lady, whom they were so desperately searching for, was hidden in the pile of gifts that had been shipped back to the fu? I guessed that you had already arranged for people to receive the Fourth Young Miss in the Qi residence. When the brocade box that hid Fourth Young Miss was transported back to the Qi residence, it was secretly transported out using the kitchen's swill cart or night fragrance buckets. Mother Hui, when you were repeatedly searched and questioned, nothing could be found. After you were leisurely released from the palace, everything had already been settled. What you needed to do was to put those pieces of silk back into the brocade box and place them at the bottom of the pile of rewards. "
After saying that, Ning Shu turned around and looked straight into Mrs. Hui's eyes. "I think that's why you were so anxious to burn it when I went to the storeroom on a whim. It's because there's a big secret hidden in it that can expose you immediately. Am I right, Mother Hui? "
Mother Hui was dazed for a moment, as if she couldn't understand what Ning Shu was talking about. She pursed her lips and slammed her forehead on the ground. "This old servant doesn't know why Lady Ning would have such an idea. Now that the brocade box has been burned to ashes, this old servant really can't explain myself. However, I still want to speak up for myself. Your Majesty, this old servant is innocent! What Lady Ning said, this old servant didn't do a single thing! "
Tan Siwei listened attentively, following Ning Shu's train of thought. However, a new question quickly arose. "According to what Lady Ning said, Qi Jueyu was hidden in the brocade box and sent out of the palace before 5: 30 pm. Then, after that, her bedroom was empty. How could no one have discovered it?"
Ning Shu analyzed clearly. "There are two possibilities for accomplishing this. The first possibility is that the other five maidservants who entered the palace with her conspired together, so no one would expose it. They even made up a lie together when someone came to visit. Then, one of them would pretend to be Fourth Young Miss and lie on the bed. In any case, Fourth Young Miss was already asleep. As long as she turned her back, no one would be insensible enough to wake her up, let alone verify whether she was the real one. "
Xiang Jin, Hui Yu, and the others kneeling beside Mother Hui immediately cried out for injustice. The Emperor waved his hand in annoyance and ordered people to temporarily gag their mouths.
"Then what about the second possibility?"
"And the second possibility …" Ning Shu raised her head and looked in the direction of the Emperor. In an extremely soft voice, she slowly said, "Then it can only be Old Princess Yu …"
"How dare you!" The Emperor immediately revealed an angry expression.
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