Chapter 679
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"Si!"
Ning Shu's finger was pierced by the bamboo strip and a drop of blood flowed out. She unconsciously pulled her finger back. The carriage slowly moved through the night where the lights were not extinguished. Xiahou Qing heard the movement and leaned over with a frown, "What's wrong?"
His brows were knitted together and his voice was very anxious. People who didn't know would think that she was seriously injured. Ning Shu pursed her lips and said with a smile, "I was just pierced by the bamboo strip on the lamp. It's nothing."
But he still thought that she wasn't careful enough and actually said that she was injured. He warned in her ear, "You have to be careful." Then he opened his palm and said, "Give me your hand."
Ning Shu was puzzled as she placed her hand in his palm, "What are you doing?"
"Which finger did you hurt?"
"My index finger. It's a needle sized wound. It's not bleeding anymore, so you don't need to wrap ….." Before she could finish saying the last word, in her shocked eyes, he actually lowered his neck and opened his soft lips to take her finger into his mouth. Then he gently sucked and used his saliva to clean her wound.
Ning Shu's entire body trembled as hot blood rushed to her head, burning her cheeks red. Her entire body was numb and she didn't know what to do. She only felt that the place her fingertips touched was unbelievably soft, unbelievably hot, and unbelievably gentle. And the person in front of her was the most unbelievably unbelievably bad.
Ning Shu didn't even know when he let go. When she reacted, she saw him calmly leaning back against his cushion. His lips were slightly hooked as he gave her a gentle smile. His voice was like a fishing line being thrown by a fisherman, captivating her soul.
Ning Shu quickly pulled back her finger and tightly clenched it into her palm. She turned her head away, not daring to look at him. It wasn't until a long time later that the heat on their faces finally subsided and their heartbeats returned to normal that she coughed lightly to break the awkwardness of being seduced by him. "Empress Cao's next step should be to make a move against us."
Returning to the main topic, Xiahou Qing also restrained the teasing expression on his face. He habitually twisted the white bone in his palm and said, "Well, in the past few days, several ministers in the imperial court have died because of sudden heart attacks or were attacked by lunatics on their way to court. In short, they died for all kinds of reasons. Their deaths were tragic, and none of them had a good ending. These officials were the ones who conspired with Xiao Yuncen to barge into the palace and rescue the emperor. The court is currently in chaos. "
Ever since that day, Ning Shu had advised her father to withdraw from court under the pretext of illness. Only then did she know that such a huge commotion had occurred in the past few days. Cao Hou was going to settle the score. Her face tightened as she asked, "How did His Majesty react?"
Xiahou Qing pursed his lips and said, "Naturally, there was no reaction. He only ordered the Ministry of Rites to allocate money and life for the future generations. A minister suggested that they were afraid of being deliberately retaliated against and pointed the spearhead at Empress Cao. His Majesty refuted him and demoted him by three ranks. "
Ning Shu lowered her head and sighed. "His Majesty is completely under her control. Even if he knows everything, what's the use? Unless His Majesty can completely disregard life and death and fight to the death with her. But that's easier said than done. "
Her heart stirred. "Did that Xiao Yuncen not make any moves? That doesn't make sense. The situation was very good for him at the time. Why didn't he pursue the victory? "
Twenty-five years ago, didn't Jin Sheng use a similar method to overthrow Empress Zhou and push the previous emperor onto the throne? Afterwards, he put on the dragon robes and ruled the world? Someone as ambitious as Xiao Yuncen shouldn't be willing to give up such a great opportunity.
Xiahou Qing's lips twitched. He reminded, "Don't forget about Consort Qi."
Ning Shu came to a realization. Only now did she realize that she was afraid of Cao Hou's scheming. If there was a weak spot on the fourth prince's body, it would be his mother. He could ignore his imperial father's life and death and even step on his father's corpse to ascend to that resplendent throne, but he could never watch his mother die in vain. Cao Hou, who was standing in the shadows behind them, had seen all of this. However, she was neither hurried nor slow, neither panicked nor in a hurry. She smiled as she laid down all of her traps in the darkness. She was just waiting for the gong to sound and catch all of her prey in one fell swoop.
This woman was frightening, simply frightening to the extreme!
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