Before the two palace servants could rush over to capture Ning Shu again, she had already raised her hand and raised her sleeve: "If Ning Shu was speaking nonsense, why is niang so angry? Your reaction just now, doesn't it mean that Ning Shu's words are reasonable? "
Twenty-five years. In the twenty-five years since Empress Cao had ascended to the position of Empress, other than the death of the eldest prince, no one in the palace had ever seen the Empress lose her composure like this.
Cai Bing thought that the daring Ning Shu would definitely die this time. Perhaps she would die even more tragically than before. However, she never thought that after Ning Shu finished speaking, Empress Cao would look at her deeply. It was like she wanted to see through her thin shell and dig out her exquisite heart.
Silence. A deathly silence.
As if realizing her momentary loss of composure, Empress Cao pulled back the jade hand that had been on the armrest. In a low voice, she said: "Cai Bing, stay. Everyone else, get out of this palace."
The palace servants froze for a moment before bowing and retreating. The cinnabar and gold doors were opened and closed. Only a gust of wind came in, allowing Ning Shu to catch her breath.
"If you want to speak, then this palace will give you the chance to speak. However, you must speak carefully. If you don't speak well, then it won't just be your little life. This palace will have the entire Duke Ning buried with you. "
A drop of sweat silently slid down her chin and fell to the ground. Ning Shu calmly replied with a "yes". Then she slowly began to speak her mind.
"In the case of Phoenix Terrace, my daughter boldly exposed Consort Nguyễn niang niang's true identity. At the same time, she exposed the third prince's actions to the public. This caused the third prince to be demoted to a commoner and later executed. Of course, this was his own fate. It had nothing to do with niang niang. Consort Nguyễn was a brothel girl. Although she was pregnant with a dragon's heir, she deserved to die for deceiving the monarch. In the end, he killed himself and did not deserve any sympathy. Thus, in the previous case, three people died one after another. They were the eldest prince, Xiao Yunyan, Zhou Yu Zao, who was disguised as Consort Nguyễn, and the unborn dragon fetus in her womb. If only this case was closed, His Majesty might not be suspicious of you. But coincidentally, in the case of the cursed horoscope, Concubine Qi's niece, Qi Zhanyu, died, and Concubine Qi became insane because of it, and — "
Ning Shu paused for a moment before continuing, "It's some kind of unknown poison. Although His Majesty took pity on her and promoted her to Noble Consort, a crazy Noble Consort is of no use to the Fourth Prince. Instead, it's equivalent to cutting off one of his arms."
When Empress Cao heard her words, she immediately interrupted, "The cursed eight characters case has nothing to do with me!"
Her subconscious response revealed a message that she was indeed involved in the Phoenix Terrace case. However, Ning Shu clearly understood that when it was time to pretend to be deaf and dumb, she should pretend to be deaf and dumb. Thus, she nodded and said, "Yes. In this case, Her Majesty did not participate much from beginning to end. Even that day, the Weiyang Palace's selection of Heir Consort was ordered by His Majesty. You were just following His Majesty's orders. That's why I said it was a coincidence. These two cases that happened one after another seemed to be accidents that were caused by insignificant matters and had nothing to do with you. However, in His Majesty's eyes, these dead and injured people all had one thing in common: they were all thorns in His Majesty's side. Especially in His Majesty's heart, these two cases were imperceptibly related to the fight for the throne in the future.
The Third Prince was demoted to a commoner and lost the right to fight for the throne. This was without a doubt the first. Consort Nguyễn was pregnant with His Majesty's most anticipated child at the time, but this child died with its mother before it was born. He was His Majesty's only son in recent years. Although His Majesty did not say it, it was still a hidden pain in his heart. This was the second. After losing Noble Consort Qi's guidance, the Fourth Prince, Xiao Yunsu, was impetuous and arrogant. He would definitely gradually lose the hearts of the court officials. This was the third. Then, after these three strong opponents fell, who was the next in line? Naturally, it was the Sixth Prince you raised, Xiao Yunyi!
So, Her Majesty, if these two cases were not done by you, then who was it? And I, Ning Shu, who participated in these two cases and exposed the truth, only have one identity in His Majesty's heart — your accomplice! "
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