Chapter 89
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Xiao Yuncen tapped his chopsticks. "Heh, how bold!"
Xiao Yunyi's lips curled up as a gentle smile appeared on his handsome face that was completely different from his usual aloof temperament.
At that time, his heart was immersed in despair. When he suddenly heard that this little girl was also kicking him while he was down, he was furious and thought that if there was a day when he could make a comeback, he would definitely make her regret it. Unexpectedly …
"Then I heard her say, 'If he wasn't stupid, he would've immediately thrown it into the pond or buried it in the ground after stealing it. Why would he stupidly put it in such an obvious place like a book box? Was he afraid that people wouldn't know he stole it? Or … was he too poor? That shouldn't be the case. If I stole something valuable, I would've immediately exchanged it for something delicious or fun. If I really had no other choice, I would've melted it into a lump of gold. I wouldn't have left it there for a few days without dealing with it. "
Young Master Tan laughed. "That's true. That's true."
Xiao Yunyi skipped the part where Consort Qi scolded her for her audacity and continued to narrate. "She walked unsteadily in front of Consort Qi and bowed, saying, 'Reporting to Your Highness, my daughter has learned fortune-telling from a roadside fortune-teller and knew who stole the golden hairpin.' She was only five years old at the time. Although I was grateful that she was willing to speak up for me, I didn't dare to believe that she had the ability. However, she was the only one who was willing to stand up for me at that time, so I could only place my hopes on her. I saw her tugging at my hand as she closed her eyes and muttered to herself. Then she picked up the golden hairpin and brought it to her nose. She said, 'Your Highness, the golden hairpin just told me that it wasn't stolen by His Highness!' "
Xiao Yunjin couldn't help but snort, disbelief written all over his face. "Isn't that nonsense? You're willing to believe it? "
Xiao Yunyi couldn't help but look in Ning Shu's direction. Looking at her lowered eyes, he drank two more cups of wine. "At that time, I also wanted to advise her not to get involved in this mess. But she said crisply, 'Ladies, please take a look. His Highness Six's hands have so many frostbites and he applied a thick layer of ointment. This ointment has a strong and pungent smell, and you'll get it on you as long as you touch something. But this little girl smelled the fragrance of the golden hairpin and didn't smell at all. Therefore, I feel that His Highness the Sixth Prince has been framed. As for the real thief, it should be the Sixth Prince's attendant! '"
Xiao Yunjin and the others' curiosity was piqued. "How did she know?"
"There are three reasons. First, His Highness the Sixth Prince did not find the golden hairpin when he used the book box today. This means that the golden hairpin was just stuffed into the book box not long ago. Only he knows when His Highness the Sixth Prince uses the book box and when he does not use it.
Secondly, His Highness the Sixth Prince found this golden hairpin in his book case. After all, as the study companion who carried the book case, he was also guilty of not taking care of it properly. However, when His Highness the Sixth Prince knelt down to explain himself, he stood leisurely to the side and watched the excitement. It was clear that he and His Highness were not of the same mind.
As for the third one, this little girl looked down on him. She first looked at his legs and feet, and then saw that the soles of his feet were stained with red mud. This humble girl had once heard the gardener in the estate mention that this red mud was very precious. This humble girl had just followed my mother to visit the various concubines and discovered that only Consort Qi's garden had this kind of mud.
Therefore, this humble girl thought that this page boy must have been punished by His Highness the Sixth Prince and harbored a grudge in his heart. Thus, he secretly sneaked into the concubine's place to steal the golden hairpin and frame His Highness the Sixth Prince. "
After Xiao Yunyi finished speaking, everyone was suddenly enlightened. Then, they clicked their tongues and exclaimed, "She has such observational skills at the age of five, and her analysis is so logical. She's really extraordinary!"
"Later on, there were a few unsolved cases that were solved because she raised doubts for Master Hui Ci."
"It seems that the Phoenix Terrace case can really be solved by her."
…
Behind Xiahou Qing, as Ning Shu listened to Xiao Yunyi's narration, her thoughts could not help but fly back to three hundred years ago. At that time, everything had yet to happen. She had almost forgotten that she had really been childhood sweethearts with Xiao Yunyi, and they had spent their innocent years together.
The piece of flesh in her chest that she thought had long died gave off a faint throbbing pain.
"You're Ning Shu?"
After helping him clear his name and waiting for the crowd to disperse, Xiao Yunyi, who was still a down and out youth, chased after her and lowered his head to ask her.
She couldn't remember how she answered. She only remembered that he had used that hand full of frostbites to hold her hand and then wrote the three words' Xiao Yunyi 'on her palm. He had said, "Remember, this is my name. You helped me once, and I'll repay you with a lifetime. "
A lifetime.
Bitter ripples appeared on her lips. She had been full of expectations for what kind of life it would be, but in the end …
"Are you dumb?"
Xiahou Qing's voice suddenly rang in her ears. "Pour me wine."
Ning Shu immediately regained her senses and bowed to pour wine for him.
He took a sip and put it down with a frown. "It's not good. It's a little bitter. Pour it again. "
Ning Shu looked at the grape wine that the servants had just sent over in confusion. Could it be that it was a little bitter because it had just been opened? She immediately poured another cup. Xiahou Qing took another sip and frowned again. "Continue to pour it again."
Ning Shu continued to pour it again. It was not until she poured it four times in a row that her patience ran out and she was about to explode when she heard him say lightly, "I'm sober now. Are you sober now?"
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