Chapter 243 Ningning's Counterattack

Commander Lu frowned and asked someone to pull Xie Yuanjiu up first, and then directly tortured him: "Miss Xie Fourth, please explain the matter clearly."

Xie Yuanjiu's face was covered with blood, and naturally these tough guys would not wipe it for her.

Her cry was full of innocence: "When I was about to fall asleep, I saw Ning Ning going out by herself."

"It's too late. My aunt clearly said that you can't leave the room after midnight. I was worried that something would happen to her, so I followed her."

"But I followed her here, but you only caught me. Commander Lu, I really didn't break into the forbidden palace. I don't know where this is."

With that said, she raised her voice and shouted: "Ning Ning, Ning Ning, come out! Commander Lu won't blame you. Just tell him that you are just having fun for a while, and he will understand you!"

Xie Yuanjiu's shouting woke up Concubine Li in the inner hall.

A crazy figure threw herself at the locked door of the main hall, and Concubine Li's sharp screams came from inside the door——

"Dirty cousin! Are you here to take revenge on me again? Concubine Rong! Qi Jingchun, you bitch, open the door, I will fight you tooth and nail!"

"Give me my son, give me my son!" Li Fei's voice was hysterical.

She went crazy not long after being imprisoned.

Therefore, Shen Ningning will definitely not hide in her palace.

What's more, Li Fei's door is locked.

Commander Lu frowned and told Pei Yin: "Take the people and search here to see if there is any trace of the princess."

"Yes." Pei Yin led his people to search around quickly.

After a while, they returned: "Return to the Commander-in-Chief, I didn't see the princess."

Xie Yuanjiu was surprised: "How is that possible! I saw her come in with my own eyes."

Suddenly, she realized: "Commander Lu, we are going back to Shuixiehuawu. If she comes out, the room will be empty now. You will know that I am not lying!"

Commander Lu glanced at Xie Yuanjiu.

He really didn't want to go through trouble with this little girl, but breaking into the forbidden palace without permission was of great importance.

He must do it impartially.

So, Commander Lu nodded and said: "Go to Shuixiehuawu!"

They made a lot of noise, and when they crossed the long bridge and entered the garden, they woke up the sleeping ladies.

Everyone was wearing clothes and standing in twos and threes under the door, their eyes a little anxious.

"What happened? Why are so many forbidden troops here?"

"I don't know either. Look, why is Commander Lu escorting Miss Xie Si?"

"Oops! Her face is covered with blood. Could it be that she committed something?"

Xie Yuanjiu tried his best to prove that Shen Ningning was not in the room.

She was extremely convinced that she had just seen Shen Ningning entering Concubine Li's palace. Even if Shen Ningning hid, she would not be able to return to Shuixiehuawu immediately.

As long as it proves that the room is empty, Xie Yuanjiu can save himself!

Commander Lu followed Xie Yuanjiu to outside Shen Ningning's room.

The eldest aunt was guarding the door with a majestic look.

Xie Yuanjiu said immediately: "Auntie, don't stop me. We have to go in to confirm whether Ning Ning is back safe and sound."

The eldest aunt glanced at her, then looked at Commander Lu.

"It's very late, and all the ladies are resting here. Commander Lu led his men to break in without any instructions. How will these little girls explain it after word spreads?"

Commander Lu held up his hands and looked apologetic: "We received a report that someone was trying to break into the Forbidden Palace at night, so we guarded near Concubine Li's palace, and sure enough we caught one person."

After he said this, the ladies around him immediately looked at Xie Yuanjiu.

Everyone finally understood why she was brought by the Imperial Army.

Xie Yuanjiu was afraid that everyone would misunderstand, and then explained: "But I entered the forbidden palace by mistake because I was looking for sister Ningning."

"Auntie, please don't stop me. Just let Commander Lu go in and take a look. If Ning Ning is indeed not in the house, wouldn't it be more worrying?"

Under the lantern, Xie Yuanjiu's expression was serene: "Or is it that my aunt knows something to protect her?"

The eldest aunt still had that serious expression and was not intimidated by her words.

Instead, the eldest aunt looked at Commander Lu and said, "In this case, I will no longer stop you. I just hope that Commander Lu's people will behave properly. After all, the princess lives inside."

Commander Lu expressed his understanding: "I have my own sense of proportion."

After he said that, the eldest aunt staggered away, and Xie Yuanjiu couldn't wait to open the door.

The two doors hit the wall with a muffled sound.

The ladies hurriedly walked nearby and poked their heads inside to see if Shen Ningning was really not in the house.

However, when Commander Lu's firelight entered the room, the small sleeping figure wrapped in a quilt on the couch sat up suddenly in fright.

Shen Ningning's black eyes were filled with fear and uneasiness, like a frightened white rabbit.

Her eyes widened, and her voice was full of fear: "Who are you!"

Commander Lu was startled, and as soon as he stepped in, he hurriedly stepped back and ordered all the forbidden troops not to enter and disturb him.

"I'm sorry, Princess. Miss Xie Si said that you are not in the room. Due to safety concerns, I am here to confirm."

Shen Ningning made a confused sound: "Huh?"

She looked at Xie Yuanjiu, who was frozen in place with a look of astonishment. Shen Ningning said in a confused tone: "Sister Xie, what are you talking about? I have fallen asleep a long time ago."

Xie Yuanjiu murmured: "How is it possible, how is it possible! I obviously watched you go out, and I followed you all the way to Li Fei Palace. How could you sleep here!"

She said the last sentence hysterically and a little collapsed.

A trace of fear appeared on Shen Ningning's tender face: "What nonsense are you talking about? Wasn't Concubine Li ordered by the emperor to be confined to the palace? How could I go there?"

Xie Yuanjiu felt like she was in an ice cellar. The wind from outside blew her sweat on her back and stuck to her body coldly.

She looked at Shen Ningning's round and black eyes, but felt that she was looking into an endless night.

Shen Ningning... did it on purpose!

Xie Yuanjiu came back to her senses and hurriedly said to Commander Lu: "She lied, Ningning hurt me!"

Commander Lu's face was as hard as iron, and his expression was cold: "I think no one hurt you at all, but you broke into the forbidden palace and wanted to shirk responsibility."

He stopped talking nonsense and waved his big hand: "Take the person away and detain him. I will report to the emperor and make a decision."

Xie Yuanjiu was dragged away. She stared at Shen Ningning with a shrill voice.

"Ningning, Ningning, tell the truth, how can you lie!"

She was taken away, and the ladies pointed and said that Xie Yuanjiu was really scheming. He made a mistake and wanted to put the blame on others.

The eldest aunt looked into the room. Shen Ningning was wrapped in a quilt from beginning to end, looking frightened and pitiful.

"Aunt, is Sister Xie's head okay? Why does she look crazy..." She rubbed her arms with her little hands in fear.

The eldest aunt comforted softly: "She is fine, the emperor will make his own decision, Princess, don't worry, you have a good rest, I promise not to let others disturb you again."

Shen Ningning then lay down with peace of mind.

When the door was closed, the little guy heard the eldest aunt urging the other ladies outside.

"Go back and rest, don't watch the fun here anymore."

When their voices gradually faded away, a person fell from the beam.

Mo Lingwei's face was gloomy, and he patted the dust on his shoulders, gritting his teeth.

"For you, I hid on the beam for the first time in my life. This is shameful. If this gets out, I will lose face completely."