Chapter 445: The Country Where Women Respect Each Other 21
After Ning Shu confined the Queen to Fengqi Palace, she never went to see him again, and it only made things awkward when they met.
Liu Changqing finally took out the antidote because he had Mu Nishang in his heart, and he must have been torn between love and hate, and his intestines were in knots.
He could have not taken out the antidote, but he did it in the end. It would have been fine if he had just taken out the antidote, and he could have given it to her without anyone knowing, but he confessed everything, with a feeling of having nothing to lose.
Liu Changqing was obediently staying in Fengqi Palace, not making any noise or fussing, and was calm and composed. No matter how you looked at him, he looked like he was heartbroken.
Ning Shu dragged his body, as stiff as a zombie, to court, and the ministers once again petitioned to release the confined Crown Princess.
Ning Shu glanced at Mu Qing who was trying to reduce her presence, and said lightly: "Speaking of which, I haven't seen the Crown Princess for a long time."
After Mu Qing's identity as the fifth princess was announced, she was qualified to attend the court. Seeing Ning Shu's eyes on her, Mu Qing's back straightened up, and the hairs on her back stood up.
Mu Qing knew that this old witch was ready to push her into the pit at any time. After living in the cold palace for so many years, Mu Qing believed in keeping a low profile and protecting herself. She didn't say a word even when attending the court.
"You guys come with me to see the Crown Princess." Ning Shu stood up, endured the pain, dragged his body that was about to fall apart, and slowly walked down the steps.
Seeing that Ning Shu was going to the Crown Princess's residence to see the Crown Princess who was under house arrest, the civil and military officials looked a little surprised, but they all followed.
Ning Shu sat on the sedan chair and said to Mu Qing who was walking behind, "Old Five, come to my side."
Mu Qing glanced at Ning Shu and found that the other party was looking at her with a doting face, with gentle and tolerant eyes. Mu Qing almost vomited blood. Hearing the cold snorts of the second and third princesses next to her, Mu Qing could only curse the old witch in her heart.
Mu Qing walked slowly to the side of the sedan chair. Ning Shu said to Mu Qing, "Old Five, you haven't seen your eldest sister."
"No." Mu Qing whispered.
"The Queen Mother will take you to see the eldest sister." Ning Shu comforted Mu Qing, "Your eldest sister is a kind person."
Mu Qing: ...
She didn't want to go at all. This old witch was sending her to the edge of a knife. Don't think she doesn't know how the fourth princess died. Didn't she die at the hands of the Crown Princess?
A kind person? !
"Hehe..." Mu Qing squeezed out two dry laughs from her throat.
The large army led by Ning Shu arrived in front of the Crown Princess's residence, and the female official Qiu stepped forward and knocked on the door.
Soon Mu Xue came out to greet Ning Shu. She was wearing black clothes and had her hair tied into a ponytail. She knelt on the ground with her head down, and it was hard to tell whether she was a man or a woman.
"Your son respectfully welcomes the Queen Mother." Mu Xue saluted Ning Shu.
Ning Shu hummed and looked at the situation in the Crown Princess's mansion. After all, her soul had changed, and her living habits had also changed. Some potted flowers had become Podocarpus, and the bead curtains in the pavilion had also been taken down. The style had become much tougher.
"I came to see you." Ning Shu held the hand of Miss Qiu, walked into the hall, sat down, and asked, "How have you been reflecting on your recent stay in the mansion?"
Mu Xue's face showed sincere remorse, and her eyes were filled with admiration for Ning Shu. She said, "Your son knows that I was wrong."
Ning Shu ignored Mu Xue's admiring eyes and pushed Mu Qing beside him. Mu Qing was suddenly pushed out, staggered, and almost fell to the ground.
"Princess Crown Princess, this is the fifth daughter, Mu Qing. She used to live in the cold palace. I thought she was living a sinful life, so I brought her to my side." Ning Shu introduced Mu Qing to Mu Xue. Mu Qing's face twitched, and she quickly greeted Mu Xue, "Mu Qing greets Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess."
Mu Xue's eyes swept across Mu Qing's face, her brows slightly frowned, and soon relaxed, she greeted Mu Qing and said, "Fifth Princess, how are you?"
Mu Qing's face trembled a little stiffly, and then she retreated to Ning Shu's side. Mu Qing, who had lived in the cold palace since childhood, was very good at observing people's words and expressions, and could keenly perceive the malice in other people's emotions. She felt that the Crown Princess looked at her with deep indifference and a hint of sarcasm.
Ning Shu smiled softly and said, "This child is well-behaved, I like her very much."
Mu Qing: Old witch...
"Since Mu Yao's child left, there is no one around me to talk to. Fortunately, this child is by my side to talk to me." Ning Shu looked at Mu Qing with a kind look.
Please stop talking!
Mu Qing felt her eyelids twitching violently, and lowered her head with a shy look.
Mu Xue narrowed her eyes. First it was Mu Yao, and now someone like Mu Qing appeared. Mu Xue sneered in her heart.
Ning Shu stood up, "I just came to see you, thinking that you have reflected on yourself, and I also borrowed your house arrest order. But now, look at you, Princess Crown Prince, you should continue the house arrest. I don't think you have repented at all."
Mu Xue frowned tightly, knelt on the ground and said, "Mother, I really know that I was wrong. I really feel sorry for the matter of the Fourth Princess, and I have never thought of killing the Fourth Princess?"
Ning Shu said coldly, "You are not honest. I asked you why you went to Mu Yao's mansion before, but you didn't tell me what made you go to the Fourth Princess's mansion against the order. I want to hear the reason."
Mu Xue's eyes flashed, making her eyes look darker. She hesitated for a moment and said, "I heard that there is... a dragon robe in the Fourth Princess's mansion."
"How dare you." Ning Shu grabbed the teacup on the table and smashed it at Mu Xue's head. Mu Xue dodged the teacup with a slight shake. The teacup fell to the ground, and the fragments flew. The tea spilled on the ground, steaming.
Ning Shu: Damn, you dare to hide.
"Mother, I heard about it, so I wanted to go to the Fourth Princess's mansion to confirm it." When Mu Xue talked about this matter, her heart was full of regrets. She shouldn't have gone to the Fourth Princess's mansion.
At that time, she was sure that there was a dragon robe in the Fourth Princess's mansion. She went to the Fourth Princess's mansion out of a feeling that 'your favorite daughter's mansion secretly hid a dragon robe. She looked innocent, but she was also a thoughtful person .'
However, she didn't expect such a thing to happen, which caught Mu Xue off guard.
"Did you find the dragon robe?" Ning Shu looked at Mu Xue coldly.
Mu Xue pursed her lips, shook her head and said, "When that happened, I didn't look for the dragon robe."
"You didn't tell me about this and dealt with it privately. What are you thinking? Princess Crown Princess, as the crown prince of a country, many people are watching your every move. For a trumped-up thing, you did such an impulsive thing against the imperial edict. I think you need to be confined to reflect on yourself."
"Your Majesty, calm down." The ministers in the courtyard all knelt down and pleaded for Mu Xue one by one, "Your Majesty, the princess Crown Princess did such an impulsive thing because she wanted to find out the truth of the matter too much."