Chapter 54
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Jiu Si pulled out a thin bamboo cane from his waist and offered it to Xiahou Qing. Xiahou Qing took it and slowly walked side by side with Ning Shu in the corridor. This corner of the Imperial Palace was very quiet. It was so quiet that there was only the sound of the wind blowing and the falling flowers and the bamboo cane in his hand lightly tapping on the stone floor.
As the wind blew, light purple vine flowers fell on their shoulders. Ning Shu brushed them away and unconsciously reached out to help him. She suddenly thought of something and pulled her hand back. She thought to herself, It's best not to be meddlesome and be misunderstood by him.
Xiahou Qing seemed to sense something. His eyebrows moved slightly, but the fluctuation was too fast and too shallow. Before he could catch it, it had already disappeared without a trace.
He opened his mouth and continued, "Guess why the Empress was so angry today. Was it because you found out that the case was related to the Cao family, or something else?"
Ning Shu picked up a vine flower and slowly kneaded it in her palm. She thought for a moment. "Just now, she specifically mentioned that Empress Zhou killed the Crown Prince of the previous dynasty. Based on this speculation, it should be because of a secret matter of the previous dynasty."
Xiahou Qing nodded. "Right now, the entire capital is saying that Empress Zhou's ghost is haunting and that Cloud Leaf is guilty. Then what is her method of punishment? Cloud Leaf was hit by a plum blossom kiss. The implication is that Empress Zhou's harem had a plum blossom kiss back then. And the previous Emperor died from this poison. This relationship is the reason why the Empress wanted to kill you just now. "
After hearing Xiahou Qing's words, Ning Shu's expression suddenly became cold. The secret she had been looking for had unexpectedly rushed to her in this way. If this was really the case, then didn't that mean that the person who had been circling her since she was ten years old and thinking of ways to torture her was also someone from the palace?!
Then what about Xiahou Qing? Was the poison in his body also from that person?!
There seemed to be a dark shadow controlling everything from behind, stirring up the chessboard and stirring it into an unfathomable abyss.
She was stunned for a moment before she was awakened by Xiahou Qing's voice. "What other doubts did you not mention in the Phoenix Algae Palace?"
Ning Shu somewhat admired him. Her mind was already filled with a storm of blood, but he could still remain calm and composed. Indeed, he had good willpower.
"Poison. In this world, there were many things that could poison people to death, such as hooks, poisoned arrow wood, arsenic, and so on. If it was purely to vent his hatred, he could have used any of the above poisons. Why did Ruan Chang 'an choose to use this secret poison? That was the thing that killed the previous Emperor. It was a secret of the royal family that could not be said. Even if his sister is now the Imperial Consort, he wouldn't have the guts to touch such a thing unless he's crazy. "
Ning Shu shrugged. "Of course, I can't guarantee that there's a one in ten thousand chance that he's really crazy. Just pretend I didn't say anything. But for now, other than being a little stupid, his mental state is still normal. "
Xiahou Qing raised another point. "What was Niinu's role in this matter?"
Ning Shu nodded in agreement. "Yes, she was just an insignificant geisha on the Moon Seizing Lake. Why would they do something to her? That night, did she see something? But it's still the same question. How did the person who did it know that she was looking for someone? In short, this mystery is very difficult for me to understand. I'm afraid that only by finding Miss Niinu can we solve this mystery. "
His Highness the Crown Prince ordered, "So your task now is to immediately go and find her."
Although she had this intention, couldn't he at least let her rest for a while? After all, she almost died for the eighth time. However, who told her to owe more and more favors? She didn't have the right to bargain, so she could only accept her fate and continue to work like a cow.
Jin Sheng was still waiting for Xiahou Qing to accompany him, so Ning Shu left first.
When she was about to leave, Ning Shu suddenly thought of something. She turned her head and asked, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, if I do my best and still can't find the secret of the plum blossom kiss, will you really let me be buried with you?"
"I won't."
Xiahou Qing's light colored thin lips softly spat out these two words.
The unexpected answer made Ning Shu extremely happy. Eh? So His Highness the Crown Prince was so magnanimous. It was her who gauged the heart of a gentleman with her own mean measure.
But she heard Xiahou Qing continue to speak, his words full of sarcasm. "After death, I can only accept lying with another person unless that person is someone very close to me. You? The black tortoise outside my tomb is still lacking a person. "
"…!!!"
Ning Shu immediately disregarded her manners and angrily rolled her eyes.
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