"No, I'm not blaming you, it's just that …" Suddenly, such an unexpected thing fell from the sky, making Ning Shu completely stupefied. She doesn't know what to say and only feels her heart is in a mess. She sighs softly and says, "You should know that the person who has been staying in prison is not me."
"Niangqin knows that it wasn't you, but niangqin also knows that if it wasn't for Tan Shaoqing's help, you wouldn't have been able to get out of prison, right?" Princess Hexin holds Ning Shu's hand. Her eyes, which have always been as gentle as water, at this moment, have a different kind of clarity.
Ning Shu opens her mouth, but is unable to say anything.
Because what her mother said was right. Those words were indeed said by her, and that oath was also made by her. At that time, she had just returned to her first life by King Chujiang. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw her parents who gave birth to her, raised her, loved her, and protected her. For a moment, she was so emotional that her throat choked up, and she could only silently shed two lines of tears.
That three hundred years of Heaven's punishment, seven lives and seven lives that won't end well, constantly lingered in her mind. Therefore, she made an ambition: In this life, she would never touch that beautiful and repulsive word 'love'. She would find someone to marry, endure the curse of seventeen years old, protect her family, and then peacefully live a life of idleness, eating and waiting for death, enjoying life to her heart's content.
But she never thought that she would meet that person … And after meeting him, can she really be as free and easy as before?
Her heart, which has always been firm, is now violently shaken. Ning Shu's eyes absentmindedly flash, and her fingernails deeply dig into her palms.
"Shu 'er, you have just been released from prison, so I should have taken you back to the fu to wash away the dust in the brazier. But niangqin knows that you are anxious to solve the case, so niangqin can only do something simple. The carriage has prepared water soaked in grapefruit leaves for you to wash your hands. Also, this red string was specially requested by Mother from the Xiangguo Temple. Hurry up and tie it. Remember to wrap it around three times … "
Her mother's worried exhortations continued to ring in her ears. She raised her head and suddenly saw a slender figure standing under a tall and lush camphor tree on the opposite side of the road. His long belt and black brocade tail fluttered in the warm wind. With Jiu Si's support, he silently faced her direction. She didn't know how long he had been standing there.
Ning Shu's heart suddenly stopped.
It was Xiahou Qing …
She couldn't help but take a step in his direction. As if sensing her footsteps, he whispered to Jiu Si, "Let's go." He quickly boarded the carriage of the Nanping Mansion.
Princess He Xin asked in shock, "Shu'er, what are you doing?"
Ning Shu had already chased after them, but the more she chased, the faster the carriage went.
Jiu Si looked back and said, "Shizi, Miss Ning is still chasing after us."
Inside the closed curtain, Xiahou Qing's voice didn't have a trace of warmth, "Then go faster."
"Yes."
Ning Shu watched the familiar carriage blend into the crowd and the traffic. It shrank into a small black spot until it could no longer be seen. She stopped and held her chest, panting violently.
Hui Mo also followed. He knew that he was in the wrong, so he shrank beside her and didn't dare to say anything.
Ning Shu turned back and said angrily, "What did you talk about with Tan Siwei in the prison of the Ministry of Justice?!"
Hui Mo stammered, "No, nothing. I said that Tan Siwei is young and talented, and I admire him very much … Lady Ning, I really didn't want to frame you. I just wanted to cheat some delicious food and fun things from him to pass the time. Who knew that he couldn't stand teasing. He blushed when I teased him, so I … "
Ning Shu sneered, "So you were addicted to teasing him?"
"I … I … I didn't do it on purpose!" Hui Mo held his head and said, "Didn't the outside world say that he was flexible and tactful? At first, I thought he was pretending to be stupid, so I wanted to expose his true colors. But I didn't expect that he was really stupid! Lady Ning, I really know I was wrong! Please forgive me! "
Ning Shu said angrily, "I was really killed by you!"
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