Chapter 22
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His tone was very calm, but in just a few short sentences, she could hear the stormy waves that made her heart tremble.
A person could only watch as they lost their five senses bit by bit without being able to do anything. This kind of hopeless feeling of helplessness could easily crush a person. Not to mention him. Even the Empress had praised the Xiahou Qing that when she saw him, everything in the world would pale in comparison to Xiahou Qing! The more arrogant a person was, the more unbearable it would be. But he could still remain so calm and even ridicule himself?
This man, she respected and feared him.
After a few steps, he walked in front of her. His eyes seemed to be separated by a layer of black brocade as he looked down at her face that could not be seen clearly. "Today, I can help you. But what do you have to trade with me? "
She knelt in front of the desk and tilted her head to look at him. This posture made her seem weak, but she didn't care. She didn't call him "you" anymore, and her tone became more serious. "I can help you find out the secret of this poison."
He took another step closer and bent down to ask, "I've investigated for eleven years and still couldn't find the person who poisoned me. If you still can't find it before I die, what will you do?"
His face was only inches away from hers. He saw her skin as white as snow and his hair as black as ink. The two of them could smell each other's breaths.
Her back was very straight as she faced him. Her words were serious and simple. "Then I'll be buried with you."
At this moment.
Ning Shu looked at the carriage that had arrived just in time and her slightly worried heart slowly relaxed. She thought: This man really doesn't want to waste any time and came at the right time. Isn't he afraid that I'll be worried half to death?
No, maybe this is his bad taste?
She cursed in her heart, but she put on a polite smile on her face. She curtsied to the person in the carriage. "Thank you, Your Highness, for clearing my daughter's name."
Ning Shu was actually with this Xiahou Qing? And at night?!
Xiao Yunyi's thin and handsome face immediately changed and his hands subconsciously clenched under his sleeves. The Thirteenth Princess' eyes that had been looking at the Wang Fu's carriage were filled with fire.
The onlookers were confused. No one had expected things to turn out this way. Lady Ning was at loggerheads with Young Master Yun one moment, then His Highness the Sixth Prince came to protect her the next moment. Not long after, Prince Nanping appeared to testify on her behalf. There were so many twists and turns in the process, and it was really lively!
Even though Wei Zecheng had been on the job for twenty years, his heart was in turmoil at this moment. He paused for a moment and asked, "Your humble servant boldly asks Your Highness, why were you with Lady Ning that night … together?"
As everyone knew, Xiahou Qing had just entered the capital yesterday to meet the Emperor. How could he have met Ning Shu three days ago?
The person behind the curtain reclined on the couch and said steadily, "This time I came to the capital to meet the Emperor and traveled for three days to the outskirts of the capital. My body occasionally felt unwell, so I stopped at the outskirts of the capital to rest. Afterwards, I suddenly remembered that the Third Young Master Qi's resting place was nearby. I was an old friend of his, so I went to pay my respects to him in the middle of the night to comfort my nostalgia. I didn't expect to meet Lady Ning wiping her tears at the tombstone and missing Brother Jin so much. The two of us chatted through the night and reminisced about Brother Jin's past until dawn. "
What?
For a moment, Wei Zecheng's expression was extremely strange, as if he had accidentally eaten a fly. At the same time, he thought, 'This is too strange. It's still possible for Prince Xiahou to pay his respects to the Third Young Master Qi, but this Lady Ning has been marrying again and again. If she really can't let go of Third Young Master Qi, why would she marry into the Yun family in such a short time? Who are you trying to fool? ' At the same time, he thought, 'His Highness has always lived in Yunyan Province, thousands of miles away, and rarely returns to the capital. He has no relationship with this Lady Ning, so there's no reason for him to lie for her.'
Therefore, his face was full of confusion, and two more wrinkles appeared between his brows.
Hearing his silence, the person behind the curtain tapped his knuckles lightly on the table three times, then said slowly, "Why, you don't believe my words?"
His tone was extremely light and slow, like a feather.
But for some reason, it made Wei Zecheng break out in a cold sweat, and his entire back felt cold.
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