Chapter 52
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"Caizhu — —"
Empress Cao's voice had just sounded when a palace maid outside the hall reported, "Niang niang, the heir of the South Pacifying King has arrived."
Ning Shu's heart, which had almost jumped out of her chest, was finally able to catch her breath.
Everyone knew that among the nephews of the next generation, the Empress favored Xiahou Qing the most. Hearing his arrival, Empress Cao's cold face suddenly relaxed a bit. She withdrew her sharpness and said with a faint smile, "It's rare for him to come. Invite him in."
The thick vermilion door slowly opened.
A gust of spring wind first slipped through the crack in the door, sweeping a corner of a black cloak embroidered with dark red sandalwood patterns into the hall. Then, it was his boot that leisurely stepped over the threshold.
A green jade hairpin tied up a portion of his black hair. The rest of it hung behind him, blowing in the wind. There was no need to look at his face to feel that he was full of charm.
Xiahou Qing's expression was extremely calm. When he passed by Ning Shu, he didn't even pause. With Jiusi's support, he walked directly to the Empress.
Empress Cao brushed her sleeves and warmly said, "Heir was summoned by His Majesty to accompany the Empress. How come you have the time to come to this empress's place?"
Xiahou Qing used his most usual cold voice to say, "I happened to hear that someone was extremely daring and offended the Empress, so I came to ask niang niang to kill her."
She thought he was going to say something, but she didn't expect it to be this. Empress Cao's eyes flashed. She seemed to be in deep thought. Then, she slowly let out a sigh, "But now the entire capital knows. Is there any use in killing her?"
Xiahou Qing thought for a moment before casually saying, "Since there's no use, then leave her life to atone for her crimes. After all, to be able to investigate to this extent, she doesn't sound like a piece of trash. "
After entering the hall for so long, he was finally willing to give her a bit of his attention. The tip of his foot lightly kicked her leg, "Are you stupid? Tell me what you think. "
Ning Shu suddenly reacted and heard her heart thumping. She hurriedly took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. She spoke to the Empress in a clear voice.
"There are two obvious explanations for this case. First, it's really because of the wronged spirit of Empress Zhou. Cloud Leaf offended Empress Zhou's resting place, so Empress Zhou showed up and poisoned it. Second, Ruan Changan held a grudge against Cloud Leaf for offending Cloud Leaf, so he and … others conspired." She tactfully avoided mentioning Cao Huayu's name and continued, "They poisoned Cloud Leaf together and used the rumor of the wronged spirit of Empress Zhou in Phoenix Terrace as a cover to clear their names."
Hearing her unfinished words, the Empress slowly said, "You still have an unobvious guess."
Ning Shu nodded, "Yes, Ruan Changan can use Empress Zhou as a cover. Similarly, someone can also use Ruan Changan as a cover."
The Empress slightly leaned down the stairs, "You mean, half a month ago, someone happened to have insight into the conflict between Ruan Changan and Cloud Leaf, so they quietly followed them and took the opportunity to attack Cloud Leaf and then frame Ruan Changan?"
"Your Majesty is wise." Ning Shu sincerely bowed.
"I can't be sure, but it's possible. I always feel that there are a lot of strange things in this matter. Although Ruan Changan is physically developed, his brain is … Even if he wants to take revenge on Cloud Leaf, he can use many methods. At the very least, he can kill him and throw him directly into the mass grave. As long as the mouth is sealed, or simply spend money to buy a scapegoat, everything will be clean. Why would he go in such a big circle to throw him to Phoenix Terrace and then kill him? Isn't it superfluous? "
"In addition, I asked Cloud Leaf's personal servant. At that time, they found Cloud Leaf by the Moon Luring Lake. If the two young masters really wanted to kill him, the shorter the contact time, the harder it is to be discovered. Why would they go through so much trouble to send him to Phoenix Terrace and then back to Moon Luring Lake? This really doesn't make sense. "
Her voice was very calm, but she methodically unraveled the suspicious points in the case one by one.
The Empress obviously listened, "What you said makes some sense. Is there anything else? "
Ning Shu's mind was like driving a precise waterwheel. She kept thinking because she knew that any word she said could be the rope that could save her life.
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