Xiangmen black-bellied woman

Chapter 114 Ninghua, don't be angry with me

Chu Junyi said in a deep voice: "Report to the emperor, the person who caused the poisoning of the slave sister Xiao Huanxi is precisely this person."

Shen Ninghua's eyes trembled suddenly, endless sarcasm was hidden under the trembling eyelashes, and there was a burst of coldness in her heart, she just felt chills all over her body: Chu Junyi really wanted to clean up the mess for the Xiao family.

Xiao Jingran was also taken aback, a servant murdered the eldest lady of the Xiao family?
Baili Qingcang paused for a while, and then said slowly: "He is a servant, why did he murder Miss Xiao?"

Chu Junyi turned his head to look at the boy kneeling on the ground: "Your Majesty asked me, are you still asking the truth?"

The young servant seemed to be frightened out of his wits, shaking his whole body like sifting chaff: "Return...Report to the emperor, the slave didn't know it was poison, and the slave accidentally broke the lady's lock when she was helping the lady carry the birthday gift box. That’s right, the servant was frightened at that time, so he bought a new lock from outside, so when the young lady went to unlock it, she couldn’t open it.”

Baili Qingcang said impatiently: "What does changing the lock have to do with poisoning?"

Chu Junyi stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, this servant has some contacts with Princess Zhaohua. I know the princess's pure and kind heart, and I don't believe that the princess will do things that poison others, so I asked the doctor to check the room again. , only to find that the lock that locked the birthday gift box was also painted with Zimian. And this lock was bought by the boy from the Zhenbao Pavilion in the south of the capital city."

"It's just a lock, why go to the Treasure Pavilion to buy it? Everything there is very expensive, and a servant has so much silver?" Baili Jinze asked from the side.

Chu Junyi replied: "Reporting to His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince, in order to prepare a birthday gift for her adoptive father, the slave sister Huanxi used the most exquisite things in everything, and this lock is no exception, and it was all custom-made from Zhenbao Pavilion. The servant couldn't afford the compensation for the lock himself, so he sent the broken lock to Zhenbao Pavilion for refund, but he didn't expect that the lock sold by Zhenbao Pavilion was poisoned. The records of the return and exchange are all in the account book of Zhenbao Pavilion, His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince If you still don’t believe it, you can send someone to investigate.”

Baili Jinze frowned, did Chu Junyi want to help Shen Ninghua get rid of the crime?Thinking about it, a trace of annoyance flashed in my heart, and I asked sternly: "Didn't you just say that Miss Xiao was scratched by the hairpin, and now the lock has become poisonous again? Chu Junyi, are you deceiving the emperor?" "

Chu Junyi glanced at him coldly, and said in a calm tone, "If His Highness the Fifth Prince hadn't interrupted me, I would have explained it clearly by now."

"..." Baili Jinze pulled out a stiff smile and explained, I want to see how you explain it!
"Reporting to the emperor, the servant also felt very strange, so he went to the Zhenbao Pavilion to check. Unexpectedly, he found a batch of jewelry and utensils painted with purple sleep in the Zhenbao Pavilion. All of them have been confiscated and sent to the gate of the palace."

Baili Qingcang's face tensed suddenly: "You said that a large number of jewelry utensils were painted with Zimian?"

"Exactly," Chu Junyi looked at Shen Ninghua, but found that she was looking down at the ground, making her expression hard to see, and her heart felt as if she had been hit hard by a hammer, "The hairpin given to Miss Yang by Princess Zhaohua You also bought it at the Treasure Pavilion, right?"

"Huh? Ninghua, did you buy that hairpin from Zhenbao Pavilion?" Baili Qingcang asked.

Shen Ninghua raised her head but did not look at Chu Junyi who was focused on her eyes: "Reporting to the emperor, it is exactly that my cousin first came to Kyoto and had to buy a lot of things, so I ordered a batch of head jewelry from Zhenbao Pavilion, and the hairpin is one of them." .”

Looking at Shen Ninghua's slightly pale face, Baili Qingcang felt pity in his heart: "You girl is as stubborn as your mother, so you should have said this earlier. Why bother to say something that makes father sad? Don't let father take back your title in the future, get up quickly, kneeling on the ground for so long, the knees can't take it anymore."

Shen Ninghua shook her head, with a wry smile on her lips: "If it's possible, I don't want to embarrass my father, but I was originally from the Shen family, my biological mother died young, and my father was convicted and demoted. Although these things are not something I can choose or It was decided, but it made many people think that I am not worthy of the title of princess, and they always want to use me to discredit the royal family, and Ninghua will die, but they don't want to hurt the reputation of my father."

Baili Qingcang got up and walked down, and personally helped Shen Ninghua up: "You are the princess I personally rewarded, and when you get married, I will also reward you as Princess Zhaohua. In the future, whoever dares to slander you for no reason, I will be the first Can't spare him!"

Shen Ninghua was moved in her heart, Baili Qingcang really loved her five points in it, which is really rare for an emperor: "Thank you, Father, Ninghua made you angry today."

Seeing Shen Ninghua's face flushed with embarrassment, Baili Qingcang couldn't help showing a smile: "You, okay, stand aside, Father will deal with these things clearly."

Shen Ninghua stood aside, the smile on her face gradually receded, and she looked at Xiao Jingran in the hall calmly.

The governor of Jingwei presented the jewelry and utensils smeared with Zimian toxin, and Chen Yun went forward to inspect them carefully and reported: "Reporting to the emperor, these jewelry and utensils were indeed smeared with Zimian, and it should have been three days ago."

Baili Qingcang's whole body trembled, and a cold edge flashed in his sharp eyes.

Baili Jinze stepped forward to plead for orders: "Father, as far as I know, the items in the Treasure Pavilion are very popular in Beijing, especially the wives and ladies of the big families. If these jewelry are spread, the consequences will be terrible." It is unimaginable that this incident is very likely to be a big conspiracy, and I request the emperor to order a thorough investigation of this matter."

Baili Qingcang did not agree, but looked at Xiao Jingran who was at the side: "Xiao Aiai, what do you think of this matter?"

"Reporting to the emperor, the old minister thinks what His Royal Highness the fifth prince said is very true. The hairpins bought by Princess Zhaohua were all poisoned, and I don't know if other people who bought jewelry bought the poisonous hairpins. The old minister thinks that this matter should be Deal with it as soon as possible. Moreover, the old minister was misled and almost wronged Princess Zhaohua, so I ask the emperor to come down."

Baili Qingcang gently knocked down the table: "You just love your daughter eagerly, and it's not incomprehensible, but you still need to be vigilant. This time, I will leave it to you to investigate the matter of the Zimian poisonous hairpin. Let Fifth Prince Baili Jinze assist you."

"Yes, the old minister took the order." Xiao Jingran was only thinking of finding an antidote to save his daughter at this time, so he was in no mood to care about other things, but he had no right to refuse the emperor's words, he could only agree.

Baili Qingcang waved his hand: "Let's hand over this little guy to Xiao Aiqing, and put away these hairpins carefully, don't move them for now, wait until all the things that have been handed down are taken back, and then they will be destroyed together, you all go back , the prince stays."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After exiting Chengqian Hall, Xiao Jingran hurriedly stopped Chen Yun: "Chen Yuanzheng, I also ask you to help diagnose and treat the little girl."

Chen Yun frowned in embarrassment: "Master Xiao, the poison Zimian is extremely rare. I have not researched the antidote, so I can only try my best." There is no antidote in it, she must die, thinking about it, she couldn't help sighing.

Xiao Jingran's face turned pale, and his tall figure couldn't help shaking: "I also ask Chen Yuanzheng to do his best."

"Well, I will do my best."

When Shen Ninghua heard the conversation between the two, she couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips indifferently. Whether she can get through this hurdle depends on Xiao Huanxi's luck.

After leaving the palace gate, as soon as he got into the carriage, Chu Junyi opened the curtain and jumped in.

Shen Ninghua was not surprised at all, she leaned on the pillow and curled her lips: "Why, you can't wait to come here and ask for the antidote for your sister?"

Chu Junyi paused, his eyes brightened slightly: "Ninghua, do you have the antidote for Zimian?"

Shen Ninghua sneered, and her expression became colder and colder: "So what if you have it, so what if you don't have it?" The man is really unreliable. A few days ago, he kept saying that he wanted to marry him, but now he abandons her for other women.

Sensing her air of repelling people thousands of miles away, Chu Junyi felt uncomfortable for a while, but had to say: "Ninghua, if you have an antidote, I want to buy it from you, and you can ask for as much silver as you want."

"What a big tone, how much silver do you want?"

"Yes." Chu Junyi looked at Shen Ninghua very seriously. No matter how the Xiao family is now, they did have a kindness for nurturing him. He always kept this kindness in his heart, and saving Xiao Huanxi this time was regarded as repayment.

Shen Ninghua looked at his extremely serious attitude, and suddenly chuckled: "Okay, saving your life back then cost you 5000 taels of gold, today saving Xiao Huanxi's life is also the same price, when will you send the money over, when will I Give you the antidote!"

Chu Junyi nodded, feeling slightly relieved: "Ninghua, thank you."

Shen Ninghua lowered her eyes, her expression indifferent: "Mr. Chu, you're welcome, it's just a fair deal."

Chu Junyi's eyes trembled slightly, he leaned against the wall of the car beside him, and sighed, Xiao Huanxi asked for what happened today.

She wanted to use the poison on the hairpin that Shen Ninghua gave Yang Yingxue to destroy Shen Ninghua's reputation, but she didn't expect to be tricked by others, and replaced the ordinary poison with Zimian.

Fortunately, he is the owner behind the Zhenbao Pavilion, so he can abandon this cash cow and cover up the truth of the matter. Otherwise, if the Xiao family and Shen Ninghua confront each other, it is really uncertain who will win.

"Ninghua, I'm sorry for you about this matter, but the Xiao family can't do anything right now."

After hearing this, Shen Ninghua found it even more funny, and felt a fire in her heart. Since she had already made a choice, why bother to pretend to be sorry for her: "You didn't feel sorry for me, you should be sorry for Zhenbao Pavilion. Speaking of which, you still You are really generous, Zhenbao Pavilion has collected a lot of news and gold and silver for you, and you will give up if you say you want to give it up?"

"I have to give up."

"That's right, you can still open the Zhenbao Pavilion without it, but your sister Huanxi is gone, so you can't find it. Mr. Chu, go back and raise money, if I don't have 5000 taels of gold, I won't give away the antidote for nothing Yes." As Shen Ninghua said, she didn't want to see Chu Junyi's appearance even more, so she closed her eyes and leaned aside, but her heart was full of emotions.

Suddenly, a burst of warm breath sprayed on the edge of the cheek, before Shen Ninghua had time to react, he felt a soft touch on his forehead:

"Ninghua, don't be angry with me."

(End of this chapter)