Ning Shu's two sentences, one subdued the other, raised the other. The first sentence almost aroused Empress Cao's thunderous rage, but the second sentence promptly placed herself in the same camp as Empress Cao, pulling back the dangerous situation.
Saying so much in one breath caused her lungs to ache slightly due to the lack of oxygen. However, she didn't have time to stop for a moment, because her life depended on this moment!
She took a deep breath and finished her unfinished words. "This subject and niang niang both know that this is all a misunderstanding on His Majesty's part. However, the so-called truth is often not what actually happened, but what people are willing to believe. And the truth in His Majesty's heart seems to be different from niang niang's. "
The last sentence was simply a heart-rending words, causing Empress Cao's expression to suddenly change. Her gaze deeply pierced Ning Shu's body, the depths of her eyes surging with gloomy contemplation. Every strand of contemplation hid the shadow of a sword and the light of a knife.
Her back had long been soaked with a layer of cold sweat, causing her entire body to feel cold. However, Ning Shu knew that if she showed the slightest bit of timidity or lack of confidence, she would completely lose this game of chess. Because in front of an absolute powerhouse, there was no room for a good-for-nothing. Thus, she straightened her back and quietly welcomed Empress Cao's scrutiny. She was like a green lotus that had just emerged from the water, neither creeping nor branching, graceful and pure.
Empress Cao finally stood up and slowly walked up the high platform step by step towards her. She laughed mockingly. "So, in order to wash away the suspicion on me, ben gong should instead kill you."
"This subject doesn't think so. Because in this world, there is something called the seed of doubt. " Ning Shu's voice was like a vine, seemingly soft but full of tenacity. It invisibly spread throughout the entire palace. She softly said, "This kind of thing is soundless and formless, but it is the most terrifying thing in the world. Because once it is born, no matter how much you swear to the heavens or do your best to prove it, in the eyes of doubters, it will become evidence that you are trying to hide.
In niang niang's eyes, killing my daughter is to express your sincerity to His Majesty, but in His Majesty's eyes, would it be to silence her? As for whether it is the former or the latter, Your Highness has spent nearly thirty years by His Majesty's side. Your heart should be ten thousand times clearer than my daughter's. "
Finally, Empress Cao walked in front of her. Her high hair bun was adorned with nine phoenix hairpins that symbolized the power of the phoenix. Each feather was lifelike and as sharp as a blade, making her look graceful and inviolable.
She lowered her eyes and her gaze slid down from Ning Shu's face to her shoulders before sweeping over her body. "According to what you've said, it's wrong for this consort to kill you, but it's also wrong for this consort not to kill you. Instead, it's this consort's turn to be helpless. In order to save your little life, you really did your best. "
Under this kind of oppressive gaze, Ning Shu slightly bowed as a form of greeting. "Niang niang is too kind. Even an ant would struggle to survive, let alone a person made of flesh and blood. However, my daughter is even more clear that if I don't have the ability to satisfy niang niang, even if I can use my glib tongue to temporarily save my life, I will definitely die in the future. "
The words she had said today, no matter which one was picked out, would be considered disgraceful. It would be like handing the other party a knife to stab at her. But she had no other choice. She could only take the risk and rely on these heart-wrenching words to surrender to the empress. She wanted to see if she could move this empress who looked gentle but was actually cold-blooded.
Ning Shu had thoroughly tasted the feeling of a day passing like a year today. It seemed like a long time had passed, but it also seemed like an instant. The empress finally finished looking over Ning Shu. She turned around and returned to her phoenix seat. She supported her chin with her hand and softly said, "You girl, you've thought things through more thoroughly than I have. Then, in your opinion, how should this consort's current predicament be resolved? "
The turning point she had been waiting for had finally arrived. Ning Shu's heart fell back into her chest and she tightly clenched her fists under her sleeves.
She had made the right bet!
She had guessed correctly. Although Empress Cao and His Majesty had been husband and wife for nearly thirty years and seemed to be harmonious and close, in reality, they were already riddled with holes. While His Majesty was suspicious of Empress Cao, Empress Cao also had disloyalty in her heart. Otherwise, how could wave after wave of His Majesty's favored concubines silently disappear in the harem for so many years? How did His Majesty's young princes, who were waiting to be born or just born, die? No matter how meticulously the empress took care of it, it could not change the fact that His Majesty had not taken the initiative to step into the Phoenix Algae Palace for ten years except on the first day of each month.
As the saying went, there were no husband and wife in the royal family. This was probably the case. There was only the struggle for power and scheming against each other. As for that thin layer of friendship, it was like a piece of cotton paper stuck to the window lattice, easily broken with a light poke. Just like her and Xiao Yunyi, who had turned against each other and became enemies in that life.
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