Chapter 58
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Finally noticing her presence, Xiao Minglan stood up from the group of beauties and looked at her curiously, "You are the pearl of Duke Ning's family, Ning Shu that my nephew Yunyi has been longing for?"
Ning Shu was speechless and smiled, "... The former is correct, but the latter is wrong. Your Highness Prince Ke, please don't tease me. I am a woman who has been married three times, so I am not afraid. However, if I drag His Highness down and affect his future marriage, it will not be good."
Xiao Minglan laughed out loud. Then, with a casual toss, the string of top-grade Eastern Pearls in his hand flew towards Ning Shu.
"You are an interesting girl. Here, this string of eastern pearls is yours. "
Ning Shu caught it and felt that the pearls in her palm were huge and smooth.
A rich family was indeed rich. Their gifts were different. This string of pearls was worth at least a thousand taels of silver. It was enough to buy a house in the capital. Then she could only accept it.
Ning Shu thanked him respectfully, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Beside her, Xiao Yun Su glanced at her and said with a smile that was not a smile: "I heard that you caused a ruckus at Old Consort Yu's Begonia Gathering today and angered Imperial Mother. You actually managed to come out of Imperial Mother's palace alive. It seems like your life is quite tough."
Ning Shu smiled but did not say anything.
When she was five years old, the one who framed Xiao Yunyi for stealing the golden hairpin was this prince's mother. It seemed that this prince was still holding a grudge. The people of the Xiao family were very narrow-minded.
Xiao Yuncen did not understand what he meant. As usual, he was simple and straightforward, "Yes, she is quite capable. Previously, when Chen Zecheng brought soldiers to the Duke's residence to arrest her, I saw with my own eyes that she refuted Chen Zecheng until he was speechless. That scene was really funny."
Ning Shu had a good impression of this child. She said modestly, "Your Highness is too kind."
Xiao Yunyan had heard of Ning Shu's name before, but this was the first time he had seen her in person. He carefully looked at her thin and small appearance in men's clothing and asked in bewilderment, "Does this mean that Imperial Mother handed the case to you?"
Ning Shu replied, "Niangniang ordered me to atone for my mistake by meritorious service. That's why I boarded the boat to find a qin concubine related to the case to question her. Sorry to disturb everyone's refined mood. Would Your Highness Prince Ke please make an exception." She then curtsied towards Xiao Minglan.
Xiao Minglan was never one to be bothered by trifles. She waved her sleeves and said, "Hahaha, this is interesting. Go on, go on. You can take any of the guqin girls with you."
Upon seeing her, Chun Niang, who was sitting in the corner playing the zither, revealed an expectant expression. She restrained herself and followed Ning Shu to an empty room before saying, "Has Noble Lady found Niinu?"
Ning Shu shook her head and said, "Not yet. I asked Young Master Ruan, who was offended by Niinu that night. He said that he was not responsible for Niinu's disappearance. I just asked the procuress. She said that Niinu was not close to others and only chatted with you occasionally. So I hope that you can tell me everything you know. "
Chun Niang's eyes darkened. She then sorted out her emotions and said slowly,
"Three months ago, I boarded the pleasure boat with her. She was good at singing and I was good at playing the guqin. Although our skills were not in the same place, we were both from other places and were both alone in this huge capital. It was inevitable that we would be close."
"My family was so poor that we could not survive. That's why I was sold and came to the capital. I signed a death contract. But Niinu was different. She signed a life contract. She could redeem herself and leave once she saved enough money. I asked her, if you were not so poor that you could not survive, why did you board the pleasure boat? She said that she came to the capital to look for a good sister. That sister grew up with her. They were martial sisters who studied together. They were also friends who helped each other survive in adversity.
Two years ago, that sister came to the capital. At first, they were still in contact with each other. Then, one day, they suddenly stopped. After a month, she sent something to her. Since then, there was no news of her. She was very worried that something bad would happen to her. However, Qingzhou was thousands of miles away from the capital. Even if she worried, it would be useless. She saved money for a long time. Until five months ago, she finally saved enough money to redeem herself in Qingzhou. Then, she packed up her meager traveling expenses and came to the capital to look for someone. "
"Then do you know the name of the sister she was looking for?"
"I asked her once. She was stunned for a moment and did not say anything. I thought that she might have something that she could not say, so I did not ask again. If I had insisted on asking, perhaps now … "Chun Niang's voice was choked with sobs.
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