All fly, butterfly, don't be suspicious
Late at night, Nangong Jingnu returned to the palace.
Even though the palace gate has long been closed, the emperor can travel unimpeded at any time.
Nangong Shunv is still in a coma, and Nangong Sunv stays in the mansion to accompany her. Tomorrow will be a grand meeting every ten days, so there is no delay.
Nangong Shunv's dagger had already been pulled out, but the imperial doctor said that the dangerous period had not yet passed, and the chance of survival was less than 30%. He looked at the dagger that was completely submerged in the mansion, the blood that spewed out, and the second sister Bai's. With a scary face, Nangong Jingnu was angry.
Their sisters are not fools, so they don't believe in the so-called "careless."
Moreover, Nangong Sunu, who has been dealing with soldiers in Youzhou all the year round, can see at a glance that the handle of the dagger on her second sister's abdomen is down, and this direction is definitely pierced by someone else.
Nangong Sunu looked at Lily, her eyes full of warnings: "I will ask you again, how did your Highness get hurt?"
Nangong Jingnv stood aside, her expression also unpleasant.
Lily kneeled on the ground with a soft knee. She could not bear the crime of deceiving the king, but she remembered her master's exhortation to her before she fell into a coma, gritted her teeth, and replied: "The slave did not see anything, the slave was In the yard, when she heard the voice coming in, His Highness had already... She instructed the servant to call the imperial doctor, saying that she accidentally injured her. The servant doesn't know anything."
Nangong Sunu gave an "oh" and turned her attention to Xiaodie, who had been kneeling beside the bed and guarding her.
Nangong Sunu: "You... come here."
Xiaodie didn't move as if she didn't hear it.
Nangong Sunu: "Bengong asks you, how did the second sister get injured?"
Xiaodie still didn't say a word, Nangong Sunu's face couldn't hold back, Nangong Jingnv saw her and asked Xiaodie in a slow tone: "Xiaodie, second sister's injury... Was it accidental?"
Xiaodie was silent for a long time, and finally answered: "No."
Nangong Sunu: "That's why you assassinated the second sister?"
Nangong Jingnu: "Eldest sister..."
Nangong Sunu: "Your Majesty, the second sister is at stake, why don't you want to protect the murderer?"
Nangong Jingnu: "Let's always ask her why?"
Xiaodie said without looking back: "Let me guard her, and when she wakes up, I will let you deal with it."
Nangong Sunv: "Guard? What qualifications do you have to stay by her side? The second sister treats you well, but you have done such a wolf-like ambition. If the second sister has something, how can you make up for it? What? You still think it's not enough, and want to make another cut?"
Xiaodie: "No, I just want to wait for her to wake up."
Nangong Sunv: "Your Majesty, you heard it too. What is the charge for assassinating a relative of the royal family?"
Nangong Jingnu: "Eldest sister, Xiaodie is..."
Although Nangong Sunu couldn't understand why Xiaodie would treat her second sister like this, she couldn't see the tenderness in her eyes when she talked about Xiaodie. This relationship... It's not easy for two women to live together in such a world. , Lu Zhongxing is dead, and there will be no obstacles for the two of them in the future. Although Nangong Jingnu is also very angry, she respects this feeling, and the loyal Lily obviously has something to hide. All of this proves that the second sister wants to save Xiaodie, otherwise it will not take so long to inform herself, Nangong Jing Nv wanted to wait for Nangong Shu Nv to wake up before making a decision.
Nangong Sunv: "I don't care who she is, Your Majesty... Now there are only a handful of royal clansmen, and the second sister is the one that I have seen since I was a child, and I have personally admitted this. Locked up, she can't let her touch the second sister anymore."
Nangong Jingnu: "You all go down first."
Lily and the imperial physicians took orders to retreat, and Xiaodie was still kneeling beside Nangong Shun's bed. It had been several hours since the beginning, and her posture had basically not changed.
Nangong Jingnv didn't force Xiaodie, she said to Nangong Sunu: "Eldest sister, Lily has been with the second sister for more than ten years, and she is willing to help Xiaodie. It must be the second sister's advice. Besides, you and I both know Xiaodie. It's the second sister's pillow, isn't it bad that we sent Xiaodie when the second sister was in a coma? Why don't you let Xiaodie make up for it and wait for the second sister to wake up safely and make a decision? "
Nangong Sunv: "It's the person next to the pillow that is heartbroken! The second sister has an unfortunate marriage, and her relationship has been turbulent. She has died of a wolf-hearted heart. This has attracted such a wolf-like ambition, and the second sister would rather be anonymous and have no future with her. , but what? The second sister's most trusted pillow person murdered her, doesn't your Majesty think it's creepy
Nangong Jingnu: "Okay, just listen to the elder sister. Come on!"
Guard: "Yes!"
Nangong Jingnv: "Send Xiaodie to the Dali Temple Heavenly Prison, no torture is allowed, just keep it."
Guard: "Yes!"
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Nangong Jingnu sighed and looked up at the starry sky above her head. She didn't know if she was doing it right or wrong. Xiaodie was dragged away by the guards, and she couldn't even move her legs after kneeling for too long. She didn't argue or struggle, and left silently without raising her head. To be honest, Nangong Jingnu couldn't bear it.
But what the eldest sister said touched Nangong Jingnu's heart: the people like them are most afraid of the unsuspecting person next to the bed, who has a different heart.
It is difficult for others to touch them with a single hair, but the damage to them by the person next to them may be fatal.
Nangong Jingnu sighed again: I don't know what happened to the second sister and Xiaodie, so let's leave it like this for now, and wait until the second sister wakes up.
Thinking of this, Nangong Jingnu was still relieved: at least she and Qi Yan would not have such problems, and she could leave everything to Qi Yan to protect.
Back at Ganquan Palace, the maid told Nangong Jingnu: "The palace sent the maid to come here a few times."
Nangong Jingnu looked at the time on the dripping hourglass, and it was about an hour before the morning, and maybe Qi Yan was already asleep at this time.
Nangong Jingnv wrote a letter and asked Chen Chuansi to send it to Chengchao Palace, but it didn't mention what happened today.
Qi Yan didn't sleep, but after reading Nangong Jingnu's calm handwriting, her doubts deepened.
Qi Yan didn't say anything, and handed over some gadgets bought outside the palace today to Chen Chuansi: "Please, Eunuch Chen, hand over these to Your Majesty, I went out of the palace today and bought them on the street by the way. little things."
Chen Chuansi: "Yes. Your Majesty has passed an oral decree today that the palace will be free to leave the palace in the future."
Qi Yan's heart warmed: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Chen Chuansi: "Then the slave will go back first, and the palace will rest early."
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In the afternoon of the next day, Nangong Jingnu went down to the court and listened to Qiu Ju's report: "Qi Yan is here."
Nangong Jingnv: "Understood, Rong Zhen will change clothes and go over."
Qiu Ju: "Yes."
Nangong Jingnu's heart sank: the woman's intuition told her that Qi Yan was not here to see herself, but to find out about Princess Zhuohua's mansion, to be precise... to ask about Xiaodie's situation.
Nangong Jingnv has always had a feeling that Qi Yan and Xiaodie are very special, Nangong Jingnv can't tell what kind of relationship it is, and she observes Qi Yan's treatment of Xiaodie is also very normal, even never. Will take the initiative to ask, on the surface it seems that the two have returned home, but Nangong Jingnu just feels that there must be something between the two for no reason.
Could it be because of Yu Xiao? Xiaodie is Yuxiao's biological mother, Qi Yan loves Yuxiao so much, Aiwu Jiwu also reserved a place for Xiaodie in her heart, but because she is caught in the middle, she has not expressed her position
Nangong Jingnv changed out of her regular clothes and came to the main hall, where Qi Yan was waiting.
Nangong Jingnu: "Have you had lunch?"
Qi Yan: "Never."
Nangong Jingnu: "Then let's use it together."
Qi Yan: "Okay."
When they came to the imperial dining hall, the two of them had a quiet meal. Nangong Jingnu had expectations in her heart. She hoped that she was just thinking too much about this matter. If Qi Yan didn't ask about it today, she would only think that she was too concerned.
Qi Yan has been observing Nangong Jingnv's expression secretly, but Nangong Jingnv is no longer the girl she used to be, and even Qi Yan can hardly find any clues from Nangong Jingnv's face.
Halfway through the meal, her concern for Xiaodie overcame her caution. Qi Yan put down her chopsticks and asked, "Why did your Majesty return to the palace so late yesterday?"
Nangong Jingnu's heart sank, she looked at Qi Yan with her chopsticks in her hand, and said nothing.
Qi Yan: "Your Majesty?"
Nangong Jingnu: "Where did you go out of the palace yesterday?"
Qi Yan was stunned and replied, "I went to the market over East Fourth Street and bought some gadgets. Does your Majesty like it?"
Nangong Jingnu: "I like it."
Nangong Jingnu retracted her gaze and continued to eat. This behavior made Qi Yan more and more uneasy, but the other party's attitude was so firm that Qi Yan knew that he couldn't ask any more.
Nangong Jingnu was busy with government affairs, and Qi Yan accompanied her for a while before returning to the palace. She came to the study and called Qian Tong: "You go out of the palace, find the stake that was on duty yesterday, and ask the palace of Princess Zhuohua yesterday. Someone goes in and someone comes out."
Qian Tong: "Yes."
After Qi Yan left, Nangong Jingnv sat behind the court case for a long time and was speechless. Qi Yan's behavior confirmed her thoughts. Although she had a hunch, she could not avoid feeling sad: Yuxiao's existence cannot be changed. Yu Xiao is not good enough? Or is it that you are doomed to not have a complete relationship in your life
Jealousy burned in Nangong Jingnu's heart, and it was only after many years that she realized that forgiveness is not easy. There are others.
Nangong Jingnu: "Chen Chuansi."
Chen Chuansi: "The slave is here."
Nangong Jingnv: "Go to the gates of the palaces and ask if anyone from the imperial palace has left the palace today."
Chen Chuansi: "Follow the decree."
Qian Tong successfully left the palace with Qi Yan's token in hand, and came to the stronghold of Sifang Bank in the capital.
Although Princess Zhuohua's mansion has patrol battalions, most of the guards on patrol will turn a blind eye to such a poor beggar, as long as they don't sleep in front of the main entrance. Moreover, Nangong Shunv usually orders her servants to give porridge and steamed buns to beggars on the street, so the street where Princess Zhuohua's mansion is located has the most beggars.
But most of them were far away from the main entrance, or huddled in some dark alley.
Chen Chuansi quickly found out: Yesterday afternoon, an indescribably expensive carriage came to Princess Zhuohua's Mansion. The guards cleaned the street, but they didn't see who it was. Probably during the second watch, several guards dragged a woman. Coming out of the back door of Princess Zhuohua's mansion, it was too dark to see clearly.
On the other hand, Chen Chuansi also learned from the palace guards that there was a person who left the palace half an hour ago, holding Qi Yan's token.
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