Chapter 121 I'm Back, Don't Be Afraid

Mr. Du also heard about the uproar that Shen Ningning had caused over the death of the Wu family.

He was originally responsible for planning the assassination, and then asked Minister Wei to find some assassins who wanted money but not life, but the bad thing was that Shen Ningning didn't die!

Moreover, it would soon be traced back to Minister Wei.

Mr. Du felt a little uneasy.

With Minister Wei's foundation in the court, how could he be easily shaken.

At that time, his actions would be made public and he would become Minister Wei's scapegoat!

Thinking of this, Mr. Du couldn't sit still, and hurriedly picked up a pen to write a letter and called his confidant.

"Quick, go to the post station to rush and send it to Gao Zheng."

Although Qin Gaozheng was surnamed Qin, he was actually his and Wang Guihong's son.

After the confidant left, Mr. Du made some arrangements.

Until half an hour passed, he paced back and forth anxiously in the room.

No, I still have to leave the capital first!

Du Yuanwai opened the door of the study and was about to ask his wife to pack her bags and leave with a few servants, his eldest daughter and Qin Fangmei.

Unexpectedly, he ran into the trusted guard of Wei Shangshu.

As soon as the other party saw him, he showed a sinister smile.

"Du Yuanwai, you are in a hurry to go out, who do you want to find?"

"This official... This official feels upset and is just going to go out for a walk."

"That's unfortunate, the Shangshu ordered me to pick you up and discuss important matters. Du Yuanwai, let's go?"

"Can I leave a message for my wife?"

The guard looked a little impatient: "The Shangshu doesn't have that much patience to wait for you."

So Du Yuanwai didn't dare to make any more requests.

But before leaving, while the guard was walking in front and not paying attention, he quietly broke a brush on the windowsill on his right hand into two pieces, and then threw it on the ground.

At the same time

In Xiangyun Village, the prince's personal bodyguard is called Wu Fang, a cheerful man in his twenties.

He took out the things the prince bought for Shen Ningning from the carriage one by one and introduced them one by one.

"Miss Shen, this small square box with gold-painted flowers, His Royal Highness the Prince bought you ten of them. You can put all your pearl jewelry here in the future."

The villagers gathered in a circle, and behind Shen Ningning, their eyes widened.

The young village woman exclaimed: "When I got married, I saw this when I was buying dowry in the city. One of them cost thirty or forty taels!"

"These ten, how can they be worth nearly five hundred taels?"

Wu Fang smiled with his big white teeth and continued to introduce: "And these, a complete set of porcelain kiln sea blue rich bowls and plates, a total of hundreds of bowls and plates, and matching white ivory chopsticks."

"Miss Shen, do you know what is so precious about this item?"

Shen Ningning raised her milky white face and shook her head in confusion.

The series of names Wu Fang said were too complicated for her.

"I don't know..."

"It's precious because this set of sea-blue porcelain kilns is a tribute from the emperor, and only the princes and nobles can use it."

The villagers exclaimed in envy, and Shen Ningning also covered her mouth, and her rosy face trembled.

"Can I use it?"

"Of course!" Wu Fang laughed: "Who dares to say no to the favor given to you by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Then, he mentioned several more things.

Four pairs of colorful glazed vases, which Grandma Qin was very satisfied with, thinking that they must be very useful for pickling vegetables.

There are also inkstones with green jade twisted branches and Ruyi coral trees, and white stone carved bamboo...

Any one of them is very expensive.

Shen Ningning heard from Wu Fang that these were all small things that Mo Lingwei had collected for her locally.

For this purpose, he also bought a few pieces of popular brocade there, called Xue Xiangyun.

It is orange-red all over, and the color is as bright as the glow of the clouds.

It feels as smooth as silk.

Shen Ningning likes it very much!

Although she made a lot of money, she seldom bought clothes for herself.

Sometimes when her skirt was torn, she would ask her grandmother to mend it and continue to wear it.

Even if such good material was made into clothes, she would not wear it.

Wu Fang saw that her eyes were as bright as stars, and guessed that she must like it.

"The prince said that if Miss Shen likes it, you can follow me back to the palace now. There are embroiderers and special weaving departments in the palace, and they will tailor the dress for you."

The villagers were even more surprised.

Ningning can wear clothes made by embroiderers in the palace. What's the difference between her and the princes and nobles?

Aunt Liu couldn't help but say: "Ningning, the prince is so good to you!"

Shen Ningning wanted to refuse modestly, but she liked the little skirt too much.

Besides, she has grown up gradually, and it is the nature of girls to love beauty.

In the private school, she saw other ladies dressed decently and beautifully, and she wanted it too.

The little guy nodded: "Then let's go now!"

Wu Fang smiled happily.

If His Royal Highness knew that he had completed the task successfully, he would definitely reward him.

Just then, Captain Wang looked solemn and hurried over with several officials on thin horses.

"Miss Shen!" Captain Wang saw her and dismounted and walked quickly: "You have to go to the government office with us."

Grandma Qin pulled Shen Ningning behind her: "What's the matter?"

Captain Wang glanced at Grandma Qin: "Old Madam, you are here too, that's great, go with Miss Shen."

Shen Ningning asked: "What happened?"

"Miss Shen, you are right, the death of the Wu family is not an accident, the emperor personally supervised the matter and has caught the real culprit."

"Who is it?" Shen Ningning was a little surprised.

She knew that such a big commotion would definitely attract the attention of the emperor, but she didn't expect that there would be a result so soon.

Captain Wang said: "It's Mr. Du. And, I asked you to go over because you also know the witness who accused Mr. Du. His name is Qin Sheng, and he was your uncle before."

Grandma Qin's face changed drastically.

"Because his testimony requires you to come forward, but the specific process will be known when Miss Shen goes to the yamen to attend the trial." After Captain Wang said this, Shen Ningning was silent for a moment.

She nodded: "I'll go."

Brother has come back, she is not afraid.

Grandma Qin grabbed Shen Ningning's little hand: "Grandma will go with you."

The little guy did not refuse and called Chen Ye to drive the carriage.

Because grandma is old, she can't ride a horse with Captain Wang.

Shen Ningning called Jiang Zhi again and moved all the treasures sent by Wu Fang to the village house.

She didn't forget to whisper a few words to her.

Jiang Zhi nodded: "I know what to do."

Then, Shen Ningning went to the government office in Beijing.

On the way there, Shen Ningning heard from Captain Wang that Qin Sheng was going to the government office in Guangyang County to confess.

But the emperor personally asked about the matter, so County Magistrate Fu sent someone to send Qin Sheng to the government office in Beijing.

When Shen Ningning arrived, Mo Lingwei also arrived.

He didn't have time to change his clothes, and he already knew everything.

When he saw Shen Ningning, he took the lead in reaching out and holding her hand.

"I'm back. No matter what happens, I'll take care of it for you. Don't be afraid." He said.

Shen Ningning nodded at ease, and there was a trace of relief on her round and white face.

Grandma Qin was supported by Chen Ye and walked into the government office.

Her disappointing son Qin Sheng really knelt on the ground.

He was as thin as a ghost, and there were pus on his body, which smelled terrible in this hot summer.

This matter was extraordinary, and the emperor personally asked about it, so the official in charge of reviewing this matter was directly replaced by Jingzhao Yin.

He was sitting in the hall, and when he saw the prince coming, he hurriedly stood up to greet him, and asked people to bring chairs and set up a sunshade canopy.

Mo Lingwei pulled Shen Ningning to sit next to him, and Grandma Qin sat opposite.

Qin Sheng raised his peripheral vision, glanced at Grandma Qin with a guilty look, and lowered his head again.

Jingzhao Yin asked humbly: "Your Highness, can we start?"

"Go ahead." Mo Lingwei nodded, his expression majestic and cold.