Chapter 240 Something Happened to Qi Xiuwei!

Shen Ningning was surprised, her face full of anxiety: "How did the queen know that I have a red mole?"

Rong Fei said: "Two months after my sister gave birth to her little daughter, she asked Prime Minister Xie to draw a portrait of mother and daughter. This palace has seen it."

"Because when the portrait was just finished, Prime Minister Xie took it into the palace to show off his precious daughter to the ministers and even the emperor."

"However," Rong Fei pressed her eyebrows, seeming a little distressed: "This palace can't remember it very accurately, I'm afraid that the red mole in the hand in the painting is a mistake made by this palace."

"But there is one person who must know, because she looks the most carefully."

Shen Ningning looked anxious, her eyes full of hope: "Who is it? I'll go find her!"

"Li Fei." Rong Fei said, her tone was a little regretful: "Li Fei is now imprisoned in the palace, I'm afraid you can't see her, the emperor has issued an order, and this palace can't help."

Shen Ningning's round little face was suddenly full of disappointment.

She sat back in a daze, rubbing her hands, looking at a loss.

Rong Fei's gentle voice came: "Don't be too sad, maybe I remembered it wrong, but I have always had this doubt in my heart, and I finally said it today."

"Princess, I hope you are the little girl of the Xie family, the child that my sister regards as a treasure. As long as you can confirm the red mole on the painting, you will definitely know whether you are the daughter of the Xie family."

Shen Ningning had seen the painting that Rong Fei mentioned in Prime Minister Xie's study.

At some point, the little guy's eyes were a little red: "I know, my lady, let me... think of a way."

Rong Fei just pretended not to hear and looked out the window: "It's getting late, I will send someone to send you back, I'm afraid it will snow again soon."

Shen Ningning said thank you twice in a daze, and then left with the big maid.

As soon as she entered the sedan chair and the curtain was lowered, the anxiety on the little guy's face disappeared instantly.

There was only a chill in her eyes. Shen Ningning lowered her little face, thinking of something, and rubbed her arms with a chill.

Concubine Li...

She thought.

Just after returning to the Waterside Flower Garden and bidding farewell to Concubine Rong's palace maids and walking across the long bridge, Shen Ningning heard her aunt's anxious call: "Go and call the imperial physician, quickly!"

Accompanied by the crying voice of a little palace maid: "It's not good, Miss Qi is dead."

The ladies were so scared that they fell to the ground and screamed.

What happened to Qi Xiuwei?

Shen Ningning came to her senses, and her little hand directly grabbed a pot of spiritual spring water with ginseng soaked in it from the fairyland, and her little feet hurriedly ran to the place where the noise was chaotic.

Everyone was gathered in the main hall, with soft cloth spread on the ground. Qi Xiuwei was soaked all over, lying there with a pale face, without any life.

There were many braziers around, but she was still very cold!

The eldest aunt kept rubbing her hands and hurriedly ordered: "Quickly bring the liquor, the flowers are full and the moon is full, you two take off Miss Qi's shoes and socks, and rub her feet and legs with the liquor!"

The two little palace maids trembled: "Yes!"

Shen Ningning hurriedly squeezed into the crowd.

"Aunt, I brought ginseng water, you support Wei'er, I will feed her!"

Hearing the word ginseng, the eldest aunt hurriedly helped Qi Xiuwei up.

With the help of the palace maid, Shen Ningning poured the water into Qi Xiuwei's mouth little by little.

After a while, the imperial physician came.

Seeing this scene, the imperial physician hurriedly said: "What are you waiting for, carry her into the house and change into clean clothes."

Then, the imperial physician asked the female physician to cook a life-saving soup.

Just then, a cry came from the door, and Xie Yuanjiu was carried by the little palace maid, crying miserably.

"Is Miss Qi okay? If she died, I would be to blame."

Everyone tried to comfort her.

Ye Shangyi glanced at Shen Ningning coldly and said, "How can you be blamed? If someone hadn't kept the deer in the flower garden, Miss Qi wouldn't have fallen into the water while looking for the deer."

Shen Ningning looked at Ye Shangyi and said sternly, "What did you say?"

Ye Shangyi was shocked by her aura.

She stuttered for no reason, "Why, what's wrong? What did I say wrong? If you don't believe me, ask the palace people here."

Shen Ningning looked at the little maid, "What happened?"

After listening to the little maid's story, she realized that Qi Xiuwei had just returned to the waterside flower garden and found that everyone was gone.

The eldest aunt took them to get to know the way to the East Four Palaces and hadn't come back yet. Only Xie Yuanjiu was walking around anxiously in the flower garden, as if looking for something.

After some questioning, Xie Yuanjiu told her that the deer brought by Shen Ningning had just broken free from the rope and ran away.

When Qi Xiuwei heard that it was Shen Ningning's deer, she immediately said she would help find it.

Unexpectedly, she found the back garden of the Waterside Flower Garden, where few people go, and there is no guardrail next to the water.

The sika deer stood by the water, as if frozen.

In order to pull it over, Qi Xiuwei stepped on the broken ice, fell suddenly and slipped into the cold lake.

Shen Ningning heard this and immediately asked Xie Yuanjiu: "Sister Xie, aren't you looking for it together? Did you call the palace people as soon as she fell into the water?"

Xie Yuanjiu covered her face and shed tears: "In order to find your deer quickly, Miss Qi and I looked for it separately, one in front and one behind. I was not with her."

"The flower garden is so big, I didn't know she fell into the water, and I didn't hear a cry for help."

A lady next to her was still in shock.

"If the Imperial Army hadn't been patrolling across the lake and saw a person floating on the water, I'm afraid that by the time we found Qi Xiuwei again, she would have been..."

No one dared to say the word death. The girls were timid and cowered in fear.

The even more cowardly ones cried on the spot and said they wanted to go home.

Shen Ningning's eyes were dark and lively, and her little face seemed to be thinking about something.

She suddenly asked: "Where is that sika deer?"

"Captain Pei went into the water to fish Miss Qi out. I just saw him dragging the deer to the side hall."

There are all little girls here, and the Imperial Guards should avoid suspicion.

When Shen Ningning heard this, she immediately walked eastward and headed straight to the side hall of Huawu.

Ye Changyi looked at her back and snorted from the tip of her nose.

"This time the princess's sika deer almost killed someone!"

Xie Yuanjiu looked pale and said softly: "You can't say that. After all, the deer is a beast and doesn't understand anything. No wonder the princess."

Everyone sighed: "It's already this time, and you're still talking to her."

But some people said: "I don't think the princess is to blame for this matter at all. Sika deer are timid by nature. Could they be scared to go there?"

Everyone immediately went into a rage and started discussing.

Everyone began to suspect that someone was deliberately causing trouble.

At this time, the little palace maid who was supporting Xie Yuanjiu suddenly said: "Miss Xie, you look so bad!"

Xie Yuanjiu coughed slightly: "My cold is really bad, so I won't accompany you all. I will go back to rest first and say goodbye."

The little palace maid supported her and walked weakly.

At this time, Shen Ningning had already entered the side hall.

A young man with a cold figure was twisting the water on his outer robe, while the sika deer, known as the "initiator", carefully curled up next to him and took a nap.

Hearing the movement, the sika deer stood up in fright. However, after seeing that it was Shen Ningning, it lay down again with peace of mind.

Pei Yin noticed this and looked towards the door with cold eyes. When he saw Shen Ningning, he immediately raised his hands and said respectfully: "Pei Yin, a humble official, please see the princess."

Shen Ningning waved her little hand: "Without courtesy, I want to come and see how the sika deer are doing."

Pei Yin nodded: "Bizhi was about to leave. This sika deer is considered an 'evidence' and should not be disposed of casually, so I brought it here. Now that the princess is here, this sika deer will be handed over to you."

"However, this deer seems to have been quite frightened. When Ji Zhi just approached, it lost control several times and even wanted to hurt people. The princess should be more careful."

Shen Ningning nodded: "Thank you very much, Colonel Pei, please go out first and I will comfort it."

Pei Yin picked up his wet robe and prepared to leave.

When passing by Shen Ningning, she suddenly asked: "Princess, have you tied a rope to this sika deer before? There is a wound on its ankle, which looks like it was worn by the rope."

Shen Ningning was startled.