Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

Su Haozhi stood up suddenly, feeling confused and uncertain. Could it be that he found the entrance?

Once the treasure is discovered, it will be the end of everyone present.

He looked at Ning Zhiwei who looked calm, with mixed feelings in his heart, she knew nothing yet.

Even though she was extremely smart, she didn't expect to fall into such a deep pit.

"Princess Jingning, shall we go over and take a look?"

"Okay." Ning Zhiwei stood up slowly and walked over slowly, not in a hurry at all.

On the contrary, Su Haozhi looked calm, but his slightly hurried footsteps betrayed his mood.

"Princess Jingning, aren't you worried at all?"

"What are you worried about?" Ning Zhiwei asked curiously, "Did they find any prohibited items? If there were any, they must have been left behind by you guys."

Su Haozhi once again confirmed that she knew nothing about the treasure house.

"A bunch of nonsense."

When everyone arrived at the secret cave, Xiao Linfeng and his men were guarding it but did not go in.

"Princess Jingning, can you come in and take a look?"

Su Haozhi felt relieved. It’s not the entrance, that’s good.

Ning Zhiwei glanced at him. How could a dog be afraid? "This is an ice cellar. Go see if anyone is hiding in there."

It turned out to be an ice cellar. That was no problem. The Royal Guards went in and searched around, then came out shaking their heads, "Nothing."

"I heard that he was wandering around Crescent Lake before he disappeared. Have you searched the lake?"

"We searched all around the lake, but there's no one."

Ning Zhiwei raised an eyebrow, "Maybe he fell into the lake, let's prepare to rescue him."

The princess' eyes went dark, her body swayed, and her face turned frighteningly pale. Su Haozhi held her up and glared at Ning Zhiwei fiercely. "Jin'er can swim, and she's very good at it."

Ning Zhiwei said solemnly, "Zhuangzi said, 'Those who are good at riding fall from their horses, those who are good at swimming drown, those who are good at drinking get drunk, and those who are good at fighting die in battle.'" Note (1)

Su Haozhi's face darkened. He was such a nice guy, but he had such a bad mouth. "Jingning County Lady, shut up."

Seeing this, Xiao Linfeng hesitated for a moment, "He shouldn't be drowning. Let's search the inner courtyard first."

A clear voice sounded, "I know where Prince Jin is."

Everyone looked over and was shocked. Rong Jing was soaking wet, his hair was dripping with ice, he was shivering in the cold wind, his lips were purple, and he looked in a very miserable state.

Ning Zhiwei's face changed, and he signaled the guards around him to take off their cloaks, "Put them on quickly, don't catch a cold."

Catching a cold in this weather can be fatal. What’s wrong with him?

Rong Jing felt warm in his heart and let the guard put the cloak on him.

The eldest princess was very concerned and asked impatiently, "Lord Rong, where is my son?"

"He..." Rong Jing was about to speak when he was interrupted by Ning Zhiwei, "Take Lord Rong to the lakeside warm room to wash up and change into dry clothes first, hurry up."

The guard carried Rong Jing on his back and ran away quickly.

The princess was sweating profusely, "Don't leave yet, where is my son?"

Su Haozhi snorted coldly, "If anything happens to my son, no one can escape the blame."

Ning Zhiwei's eyes flashed with annoyance. He was causing trouble in her territory, and he dared to speak so arrogantly. "There is no need to rush to die at this moment. If Lord Rong Jing has any mishap in my Furong Garden, I cannot bear the responsibility."

To put it bluntly, Rong Jing's importance is much greater than Su Mingjin's. If Su Mingjin dies, the world will have one less scourge.

Su Haozhi's face was extremely ugly, "If Su Mingjin makes a mistake, can you take the responsibility?"

"Good people don't live long, bad people live a thousand years. Don't worry, he won't die."

The eldest princess:......

Su Haozhi: ...

Xiao Linfeng looked up at the sky, he heard nothing.

The lakeside warm room has a fire wall, so the room is as warm as spring. This is the best place to enjoy the lake view in winter.

Ning Zhiwei sat by the window on the second floor, drinking steaming hot tea and looking at the lake view, feeling so comfortable.

It can be seen that she really doesn't care about Su Mingjin's life or death.

But the others couldn't do it. The eldest princess and Su Haozhi surrounded Rong Jing and asked him questions, their nervousness was evident on their faces.

Rong Jing looked helpless and couldn't get a word in.

Seeing this, Xiao Linfeng said calmly, "You two should drink some tea first, and I will ask you some questions."

Rong Jing had already changed into dry clothes, dried his hair, and drank a large bowl of ginger tea, which restored some of his energy.

"Just now, Prince Jin and I were digesting our food in the garden. I don't know why, but when he reached the lake, he couldn't walk anymore. He was sweating profusely and said he wanted to vomit. His followers were not around at the time, so he asked me to help call a doctor. I was a little cautious..."

He paused, as if lost in recollection.

"and then?"

Rong Jing had a complicated expression. "I didn't go find a doctor, but hid in the dark to observe him. He looked dazed and kept mumbling something, saying that the remnants of the royal family of the previous dynasty were looking for him and that he was doomed..."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar at the scene and the Jinyiwei became nervous.

Su Haozhi's face changed drastically. "Impossible, Lord Rong, you are so far away, how could you possibly hear him talking?"

"I can lip read." Rong Jing said as a matter of course.

Xiao Linfeng asked anxiously, "Then what?"

Rong Jing frowned, as if deeply troubled by something, "He jumped into the lake."

Ning Zhiwei's mind raced. Committing suicide? Impossible. He had great ambitions.

Jump into the lake? Most likely, there is some secret hidden in the lake.

Jumping into the lake in the middle of winter was too much, but also, they didn’t have much time left.

"Suicide? Oh my god, what's so hard to get over? He's the emperor's nephew, he can do anything as long as he doesn't rebel... Could it be that he is a remnant of the previous royal family?"

Countless pairs of eyes looked over at once, shocked and stunned.

Su Haozhi was furious. "Bullshit, how could the son of the princess and I be a remnant of the royal family of the previous dynasty? Even if everyone present is a remnant, he is not."

Ning Zhiwei rolled her eyes. "Why are you panicking? Investigating a case is a process of making bold assumptions and carefully verifying them."

Rong Jing glanced at her. The gloating in her eyes was too obvious, so he decided to stop looking at her.

"What the Princess of Jingning County said is true. Logically speaking, how could the dignified Prince Jin, who is of noble status, commit suicide for no reason?"

"Where... is he? Is he okay?" The eldest princess' face was as pale as paper, and her thin body could fall down at any time.

Rong Jing said calmly, "I ran over to save him, but he was so determined to die that he hurt me while struggling desperately."

He deliberately lifted up his sleeves, revealing one arm. There were several cuts on the shoulder and blood was oozing out.

"Don't worry, Princess. I rescued Prince Jin. He is in a coma, but his life is not in danger."

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"

The eldest princess looked dazed, staring at his upper arm, where there were three small red moles. "What is this?"

Rong Jing was stunned for a moment. How could he still care about other things at this time? "The birthmark has been there since childhood."

Ning Zhiwei's heart moved. Birthmark?