Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

Chapter 125 There are too many secrets. Warning, leave quickly

The atmosphere in the room was tense. The emperor had a stern face and looked coldly at the old lady kneeling on the ground.

The old nanny was trembling all over, her face as pale as paper, "Your Majesty, please spare my life, it's..."

She couldn't help but look at the Fourth Prince, who winked at her.

The emperor shouted coldly, "Speak."

The old nanny's forehead was covered in cold sweat, she was so scared, "It was the Fourth Prince who asked me to do this. He asked me to take advantage of the chaos to throw poison on the carriage to frame Princess Jingning. I was just following orders. Your Majesty, please spare my life."

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at the Fourth Prince. The Fourth Prince's lips turned pale, "No, no, it was this old servant who made random accusations against me. Someone must have been behind this."

The prince said coldly, "This is a servant in Concubine Li's palace." This method is too crude.

“Everyone in the palace has several faces. Who knows if they are human or ghost?” The fourth prince refused to admit it, but he did not notice the old emperor’s expression changed.

As soon as Ning Zhiwei came in, she observed the emperor calmly. Her first reaction was that he was old and sick, and his illness was serious.

She suddenly understood why the emperor was becoming increasingly irritable.

The emperor was suspicious to begin with, and he felt even more insecure when he fell seriously ill. He felt that power was about to fall into the hands of others, so naturally he was going crazy.

I just don't know what disease he has. Can it be cured?

"I have always thought that the princes born to such a glorious emperor would be upright and aboveboard, outstanding people, and admired by the people. It turns out that I was overthinking."

Her indifferent ridicule made the Fourth Prince angry and ashamed, "Ning Zhiwei, shut up."

"You are so intolerant, what will happen to you in the future?" Ning Zhiwei sighed exaggeratedly, "I am really worried about the other princes and princesses."

The fourth prince was angry and anxious, "Father, I love my brothers the most, and you understand your son best." It was all because of the tight schedule and no time to make careful arrangements, and also because of Rong Jing's meddling.

The emperor looked at him coldly, then turned his head and said with a slightly calmer expression, "Rong Jing, what do you say we should do?"

The king and his subjects, who once trusted each other, have now become uncle and nephew, and the trust between them no longer exists.

Rong Jing looked calm and cupped his hands, "I am now a commoner, and I will not interfere in politics outside of my position. Please let the emperor make the decision."

The emperor looked at him deeply. Rong Jing looked calm and smiled at him.

The emperor hesitated for a moment, then looked at the old nanny and said, "Drag her out and chop her up."

The old lady collapsed to the ground, her eyes full of despair.

"The Fourth Prince has behaved improperly and will be fined half a year's salary."

As soon as these words were spoken, the Fourth Prince secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Who would need half a year's salary?

The emperor just brushed it off lightly and deliberately asked, "Princess Jingning, do you have any objection?"

To his surprise, Ning Zhiwei was very calm, "No, Your Majesty is wise."

The emperor looked at her coldly, his eyes were chilling.

"Everyone, please leave. The Fourth Prince will stay."

Ning Zhiwei withdrew without hesitation and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Hold on, there was only half a month left.

As soon as everyone left, the emperor picked up a teacup and smashed it at the kneeling Fourth Prince. The Fourth Prince didn't even dare to dodge and was hit in the face, gasping in pain.

"You idiot, you actually let the old nanny in Concubine Li's palace hide the poison. Your method is so clumsy."

The fourth prince rolled his eyes, "I... I just can't help being angry. Why did my sister die at such a young age, while Ning Zhiwei is still alive and well? This is not fair."

The more he spoke, the more aggrieved he felt. "I just wanted to frame her and make her pay for my sister's life. I was just unlucky and got discovered."

The emperor was so angry that he was fuming. "Idiot, go kneel outside."

The fourth prince quickly ran out and knelt.

The emperor picked up the ginseng tea and drank a large cup, looking extremely tired.

The chief eunuch cautiously reminded, "Your Majesty, please take a rest."

Ever since he was dragged out last time, he has been extra cautious and never says anything he shouldn't.

"I think he's stupid. He can't even do such a small thing, and he got caught. Everyone knows about it."

The eunuch heard it and didn't blame him for framing her, but blamed him for not doing the job well.

If Ning Zhiwei was dealt with directly, he might even praise her.

"The Fourth Prince also has a heart of friendship and sisterhood, and his heart is good."

The emperor thought the fourth prince was too mediocre to be of much use. "He has ruined my plan. Forget it. I can only postpone it for a few days until the storm has passed."

The eunuch was secretly shocked, but dared not say anything.

In fact, the old nanny in the Princess's Mansion just checked casually and was not very careful, allowing Ning Zhiwei to enter the palace easily.

This palace is located in the royal forest garden, which is surrounded by towering mountains, overlapping peaks and continuous hills. It covers an area of ​​tens of thousands of acres and is quite spectacular.

There are ferocious beasts in the mountains, so they are surrounded by fences.

During the spring hunting season every year, all things grow and all animals, after enduring a long hibernation period, come out together to hunt.

Ning Zhiwei was arranged to live in the same courtyard with Jiang Yuting, the youngest daughter of the Minister of Rites, and Duan Xinyu, the granddaughter of Prime Minister Duan. She only brought one Shaoyao with her, and the guards were all arranged in the outer courtyard.

She lived in three main rooms, Duan Xinyu and her maids lived in three east wing rooms, and Jiang Yuting lived in three west wing rooms.

Both of them were polite to Ning Zhiwei and kept their distance. Ning Zhiwei felt happy and relaxed as it was just right that she didn't have to socialize.

Three meals a day were delivered to me, two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes. The dishes were exquisite, but they were already cold when they arrived and I couldn't eat them.

You can’t be picky about the dishes. You have to eat whatever you are given. If you encounter something you don’t like, you will have to go hungry.

They are all spoiled young ladies, just pay the money and find a solution.

Ning Zhiwei paid the kitchen staff to buy a small red stove, charcoal and a small pot, and then ordered fruits and vegetables to cook herself every day.

This way you don't have to worry about safety issues.

The weather was nice, and the two people next door took their maids out to visit the garden. Ning Zhiwei had an idea, "Let's go fishing and have fish soup in the evening."

Shaoyao's eyes lit up, "Go to the kitchen and get another piece of tofu to make soup."

The two of them walked around the garden slowly. The scenery was beautiful, but the place was too big. They only walked a small area after walking for a long time.

"Miss, look, Lord Rong Jing."

Rong Jing sat in the pavilion by the lake, brewing tea around the stove, looking relaxed and contented.

The servants stood far away.

Ning Zhiwei walked over, Rong Jing raised his eyes, eyes full of stars, "Jingning County Lady, would you like some tea?"

"Hello." Ning Zhiwei sat across from him and asked with concern, "Is the princess okay?"

Rong Jing's expression darkened, "I am running out of energy, and I am just waiting to see what will happen to Su Hao."

Ning Zhiwei raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"

Rong Jing poured a cup of tea and handed it over, saying calmly, "He was tortured in the prison, and his body can't hold out for long. If nothing unexpected happens, he will only live for a few days."

Ning Zhiwei was dumbfounded, "Is this the work of the eldest princess?"

Rong Jing's eyes flashed with a cold light, "My mother is not a pushover either. He deceived her for many years and used her so thoroughly. She wants his life."

The eldest princess's counterattack. Ning Zhiwei sighed silently and took a sip of tea. "Good tea."

She looked at the glass cup beside him, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, "You are still using it."

"It's a delight to the eyes." Rong Jing's brows relaxed. This was the family heirloom she gave him. Whenever he thought of her, he would take it out and look at it.

He smiled faintly, "But I haven't found any secrets yet."

"May you never discover this secret."

Rong Jing was stunned for a moment, then picked up the teacup and covered his lips with his wide sleeves. "Don't go out and stay in the house. Find a way to leave the capital and go to the northwest as soon as possible."

Ning Zhiwei's heart was beating wildly. What did that mean? Could he have discovered her plan?

Rong Jing warned softly, "We can't stay in the capital any longer, leave quickly."

What did he find? Ning Zhiwei had a lot of questions to ask, but looking around, this was not a good place to talk.

At this moment, a servant came running over, "Princess Jingning, the Queen Mother is summoning you."

Ning Zhiwei's eyebrows jumped. That old witch? "Then I'll leave first."

Rong Jing suddenly grabbed her hand. Ning Zhiwei's heart skipped a beat. Just as she was about to say something, she realized that he had secretly stuffed a hard object under his sleeve.

Ning Zhiwei immediately put it away and said with a smile without changing his expression, "See you later."