Chapter 254
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Ning Shu chuckled and said with a fake smile, "Your Highness is indeed as generous as before."
Xiahou Qing did not take it seriously and said, "Judging from the strength of your clenched teeth, you have recovered most of your vitality. It seems that you can start working tonight."
Ning Shu gathered her clothes and sat opposite Xiahou Qing. She blinked and asked, "What do you mean?"
"I have already sent someone to tell Duke Ning that you have been safely released from prison and asked him not to worry too much. However, in order to prevent others from noticing, you can't return to the Duke's Mansion for the time being. Since I'm lacking a personal bodyguard, you'll temporarily take over Huimo's position and stay in the Nanping Mansion to serve me. "
This arrangement was reasonable, and she couldn't think of any reason to refuse. Ning Shu was so "touched" that she rolled her eyes. She picked up the jade chopsticks and pierced the fragrant and soft white jade fish ball on the plate. Just as she was about to put it into her mouth, she suddenly stopped. "Then the food on the table, as well as my accommodation in the Nanping Mansion for a period of time, won't I pay for it myself?"
Although he couldn't see it, he could imagine how pleasing Ning Shu's gloomy expression was. Xiahou Qing was pleased, and a chuckle escaped from the bottom of his throat. "Don't worry, eat. This meal is what I promised you before. It's a reward for successfully solving the case. As for the accommodation and accommodation, it will be paid with your salary. "
"Then I won't be polite." Ning Shu said perfunctorily and put the fish ball into her mouth and began to devour it. After two big bowls of soup, Ning Shu was relieved. Like Xiahou Qing, she slowly chewed and swallowed. At the same time, she briefly explained to Xiahou Qing what had happened to her.
After the meal, Xiahou Qing took the hot handkerchief that Jiusi handed over. Behind him was the last trace of sunset. The hazy purple smoke made him look particularly otherworldly. He waved his hand and ordered the others to leave. He also ordered Jiu Si to guard around. After a moment of silence, he said, "So, His Majesty has a great suspicion of the Empress?"
Ning Shu nodded. "Yes, so he used the matter of killing me to test her. It seems that there is a huge gap between the seemingly harmonious Emperor and Empress. The last two cases were the fuse of the explosion. And I accidentally became a small fish caught in the fire of the city gate. "
It was really sad. What kind of luck was this?
After self-mourning, Ning Shu quickly had a doubt. "Logically, since Empress Cao can sit on the phoenix chair for 25 years, she must have won His Majesty's heart. Where did this hostility come from?"
"Sometimes, the person sitting on the throne is not determined by who that person is, but by what their surname is. You should know that 25 years ago, Empress Zhou and the Zhou family behind her were destroyed. And in that palace chaos that no one can explain, Empress Zhou went crazy and killed her sister's son, who was the crown prince at the time. Then she set fire to herself, which indirectly facilitated His Majesty's ascension to the throne. And in that palace chaos, according to a few words that my father accidentally revealed, the Cao family made great contributions. So, this phoenix seat can only have the surname Cao. Even if it is not this Empress Cao, it will be another. As for the hostility between them, I cannot speak without evidence. I can only make a guess. "
Xiahou Qing's voice was low and pleasant to the ear, like a faint zither. But under the gentle and low sound of the zither, there was a kind of unknown soul-stirring. "Have you heard of an old matter? A matter that no one dares to mention about the fight between the eldest and second sons in the womb?"
Ning Shu lowered her eyebrows and carefully recalled. "I seem to have heard that His Majesty's eldest son is the third prince, Xiao Yunyan. In fact, there were two other princes many years ago. But those two princes died suddenly when they were born. As for the inside story, I do not know."
Xiahou Qing nodded and slowly said, "The rumor is true. Those two princes did die suddenly when they were born. Because of this, His Majesty mourned for several months, so much so that he did not attend court. It was only when the third prince was born that things eased. As for the two eldest and second sons who died young, one of their birth mothers is the current Empress Cao, while the other was the one who was most doted on by His Majesty and grew up with His Majesty, Concubine Jiang. "
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