In the hall downstairs, Bai Xiaosheng was surrounded by a circle of tables. Bai Xiaosheng was talking about the violent death of Qi Zaoyu in Xuan Qing Temple. Everyone was listening with great interest, even forgetting to eat their melon seeds.
"After their true identities were exposed, the two evil cult members suddenly started chanting incantations. Under their summoning, countless poisonous bees flew over from the horizon, almost covering half of the sky. They rushed towards His Majesty and the other officials present. That scene, aiyaya, simply made one's legs tremble, and one's stomach turn cold. Old Princess Consort Yu was standing beside His Majesty at that time. She immediately stood in front of His Majesty to protect him, but unfortunately, she was bitten by the poisonous bees. His Majesty was filled with grief and anger. A purple-gold dragon light burst out from his body, burning all the poisonous bees to ashes and taking down the two people on the spot. Unfortunately, Old Princess Consort Yu was old and weak. Before she could be treated, she died from the poison. "Bai Xiaosheng shook his head and sighed." It really makes people cry out in grief. "
Everyone was also filled with emotions and smacked their lips. One of them suddenly asked curiously, "Is the evil cult's magic really so powerful?"
The person next to him who was eating melon seeds said, "Otherwise? Fourth Miss Qi's body was burned to charcoal. Consort Qi was scared out of her wits on the spot. There were also many officials who were poisoned and carried out of Xuan Qing Temple. If it wasn't evil magic, what other explanation could there be? "
But his words were quickly refuted. "If they were really so powerful, why didn't they save themselves in the end? Instead, they committed suicide out of fear of punishment. I saw the notice. His Majesty ordered that their bodies would be whipped at the Meridian Gate tomorrow and left to rot for three days. "
The person who was eating melon seeds blushed and hurriedly said, "You don't know. This is called the Golden Cicada Shell Shedding Technique. On the surface, it looks like the two of them committed suicide by taking poison. In reality, the two bodies are just their shells. They were discarded after they were used. As for their souls, they had already flown beyond the nine heavens and escaped to heaven."
Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel in public, another middle-aged man wearing brocade clothes said, "You two are really simple-minded. You are so easily fooled. In fact, the real situation is not what you think."
Hundreds of curious eyes looked at him, greatly satisfying the middle-aged man's vanity. He coughed a few times and deliberately lowered his voice to say, "My brother-in-law sells herbal tea outside Xuan Qing Temple. According to what he saw with his own eyes, other than His Majesty and the officials of the Ministry of Justice, there was another person who went in and out of Xuan Qing Temple. Do you know who it was?"
"Who? Don't keep me in suspense. Tell me who it is. "
"Duke Ning's eldest daughter, Ning! Shu! "
"Ah, why is it her again? Why did she go to Xuan Qing Temple? Could it be that he's there to solve a case? "
"Stop joking around. Who in the capital doesn't know that she's just an embroidered pillow, an idiot among women? If you want me to believe that she has the ability to solve the case, why don't you tell me that in reality, all of this was done by her own fate of being a jinx? With the help of her identity as the reincarnation of a celestial fox, it's easy for her to summon some poisonous insects and bees. As for the motive: I've heard more than once that Fourth Young Mistress Qi was disrespectful to Ning Shu at the entrance of the Yun residence and was given a resounding slap by Ning Shu. Since then, the two of them have formed a deep grudge. I also heard that when she was young, she greatly offended Consort Qi, ah no, Imperial Consort Qi. That's right. Third Young Master Qi was also killed by her. There are more twists and turns in this than we think. "
"If she wanted to kill Qi Zhanyu, she should have done it long ago. Why wait until now? Also, why did she target the consort selection of Shizi Xiahou? "
"The reason is too simple. Her third husband, the Cloud Leaf Young Master, encountered an accident and also returned home to recuperate. She is now in urgent need of a new husband. Who in the capital do you think is a better candidate than Shizi Xiahou?"
The onlookers who thought they had seen through the secrets of the heavens took a deep breath and looked at each other. They came to two conclusions at the same time: This Ning Shu was really a powerful character. If they saw her in the future, they would have to take a detour. Also, Shizi Xiahou was really unlucky to be chosen by this woman who could jinx her husband.
Ning Shu was speechless after being smashed into a pile of mud for no reason. She deliberately left a deep impression on people that she was an idiot, but she didn't expect to hit herself in the foot. Was this a success or failure?
Under Prince Ke's interested gaze, she quietly raised her eyes and wanted to glance at Xiahou Qing, but she interrupted herself and silently focused on the game in front of her.
Last time, His Highness Prince Ke said that if she wanted to play with him, she should play with her real ability. Otherwise, even if she won, she wouldn't win happily.
However, how could she let others pay for her help? Moreover, in a game of cards, if Prince Ke really lost too badly, although he didn't say it, he would definitely be unhappy in his heart.
Therefore, there was a mystery in this. She couldn't let herself lose too obviously and dampen Prince Ke's mood, but she couldn't let him lose money. Ning Shu kept calculating in her heart: If she won a small round in this game and lost a big round in the next game, she would have seven wins and five losses. Although it seemed that she won more often, in fact, the money would fall into Prince Ke's pocket more.
She was concentrating on the small abacus in her heart and didn't see that Xiahou Qing suddenly raised his eyebrows thoughtfully when he heard the discussion downstairs.
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