The villain has been playing badly for ten years

In the palace garden, there is a small and exquisite pavilion. On the table is a guqin, and next to the guqin is an unopened scroll of poetry.

A sudden gust of wind and rain blew, and the bamboo leaves fluttered in the air.

While the world was in chaos, there was actually some progress in the case of the theft in the palace.

When the eunuch Wu Er arrived outside the pavilion, he saw the figure in white and hurriedly stepped forward to apologize.

"Your Highness, Guard Du has captured the maid in the west of the city and we don't know what to do with her."

Ning Xiusu said nothing, and seeing that the rain was getting heavier, he gestured for him to take the people to the living room.

The sky was getting dark, and the sound of rain was rustling outside the window. A servant lit a few glass lamps.

Ning Xiusu leaned slightly loosely on the armchair, holding up a cup of tea and scraping away the hot steam with the tea lid.

"You lowly slave, when you get before the prince, tell the truth!"

Wu Er dragged the maid to the front of the hall and yelled at the top of his voice. The maid, who was already trembling, trembled even more.

"Your Highness, you are very perceptive. It really wasn't me. I was really cleaning on orders that day..."

His hand scraping the hot tea paused for a moment: "When did the king ever give the order?"

When the maid heard this, she kowtowed and said with a choked voice, "Yes, it's Steward Wu."

Wu Er got angry and slapped the maid in the face: "You bitch, you won't cry until you're buried. You stole from the palace, and it would be fine if you didn't admit it, but you're still making random accusations!"

After he had beaten the maid, he stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, let me take her to the water room and see if she still confesses the truth."

The water room was a dungeon, the place where the prince's palace carried out private executions, although it was just a decoration on weekdays. The maid suddenly raised her head when she heard this, and the fingerprints of fingers and palms were clearly visible on her beautiful face.

She cried, "Manager Wu, you were there when I went to clean, and you told me not to touch the prince's drawer, and you told me to go to that store far west of the city to buy candied fruit..."

"You bastard, when did I go there, and when did I let you go there?"

Ning Xiusu took a sip of tea slowly, raised his eyelids, and signaled the maid to continue. Wu Er knew what to do and fell silent.

"Your Highness, it was Steward Wu who gave the order that day. If you don't believe me, you can call Qiao'er. She heard it too..."

A maid named Qiao'er knelt in front of the hall and gave the same account.

Ning Xiusu was too lazy to ask any more questions and looked at Wu Er indifferently.

Seeing this, he knelt down in panic and said, "Your Highness, I was at the gambling house, not at home, and I have never seen these two maids!"

"Are there any witnesses?"

Wu Er shook his head.

Ning Xiusu thought to himself, take Wu Er for example, he has been following me for several years, and although he is a flatterer, he is reliable when it comes to doing things. Why would he steal a key for no reason?

And now these two people are holding different opinions. Do they think he is the Dali Temple Chief Justice who solves cases... Ning Xiu's head ached, and he put down the teacup and broke it.

It would be better to just let the two of them describe and draw the stolen items. If they can't draw, just hand it over to the government office to save trouble.

The maid and Wu Er were worried for a long time, and finally they drew a night pearl and said that the prince had lost a valuable item, but they had no idea what was stolen.

Could it be that the thief is someone else?

At this time, Hanamibai walked in from the side door.

His hair was loose and flowing without a crown, and his robe was embroidered with golden patterns. The golden light shone as he walked, and he looked handsome and not wild.

Perhaps he came to join in the fun, he walked leisurely to the side of Ning Xiusu and grabbed a handful of melon seeds.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say."

Ning Xiusu was not used to his formal address.

"You said."

Hua Jianbai's eyes fell on Qiao'er in the corner, and he leaned close to his ear and whispered: "This person has a head mark, something is wrong."

Qiao'er had a strange look on her face, as if she had heard something. She stood up and tried to run away, but several guards were quick to grab her.

"What are you in a hurry for?"

Hanamibai stepped forward, his hands folded, and said, "That day in the garden, I already noticed something was wrong with you."

Ning Xiu was about to ask, but Qiao'er sighed deeply: "I admit my mistake, I did steal the key!"

Why does it feel like this case was closed so quickly...

This Qiao'er is plain-looking and seems somewhat familiar.

At this time, Hua Jianbai rushed to ask: "Why did you steal a key? And who are you?"

She evaded the main point and said, "Your Majesty, do you still remember that winter day three years ago?"

Ning Xiusu was once again bewildered as Qiao'er continued, "I was in Yashi at the time, and you gave me a few taels of silver so I could eat and avoid freezing to death."

After hearing her talk, Ning Xiusu actually remembered that there was indeed a little beggar blocking his way at that time, and he sent him away casually. However, she was now so pale and clean, and looked very different.

"so what?"

"I'm here to repay your kindness. This man is very dangerous. You must never trust him!" Although she didn't mention anyone by name, she stared at Hua Jianbai and said every word.

"What did you say?" Hua Jianbai laughed when he heard that.

Qiao Er was very excited and pointed at him, saying, "It's you. You're the one who poisoned the Immortal Drunk. You're in cahoots with them..."

There was a "whoosh" sound of breaking wind, and before Qiao'er could finish her words, she was suddenly hit on the forehead by an arrow, and blood splattered on the spot.

"There's an assassin, quickly protect the prince!"

Ning Xiusu was startled. The guards were shouting and surrounding the door. The person who shot the arrow had already fled. Hua Jianbai chased after him, but was blocked by another arrow.

"This guy is so fast, faster than me."

Hua Jianbai failed to catch up and ran back to Ning Xiusu to complain.

Ning Xiusu's expression seemed somewhat serious. He asked, "Qiao'er just made such accusations. Don't you want to say anything?"

"You doubt me?"

Ning Xiusu simply said, "This matter is very strange."

Hua Jianbai's eyes, like a mountain spring, darkened a little. He suddenly thought of something and went to search Qiao'er's body.

"Look, the key is really with her!"

The strange key made by Lao Tong was lost and found again, but when Ning Xiusu took it from Hua Jianbai, he still felt doubtful.

"How do you know? She has the key."

"What do you mean?"

Hua Jianbai hated being suspected the most. He was furious and shouted, "Ning Xiusu, stop being so suspicious!"

After that, he opened his mouth and left angrily...

In such a huge palace, only Hua Jianbai dared to call him by his name and commit treason. In the past, no one was surprised by it, but today, Du Gui stepped forward to stop him.

I just asked a few questions, why did Hanamibai react so strongly...

Ning Xiusu waved his hand, signaling him to leave.

The torrential rain continued, and Hua Jianbai braved the storm and left the palace. He was really angry. Fortunately, he found a candied fruit shop and ate some sweet fruit, which made him feel better.

I thought, the world is so big, why should I go back and suffer the consequences? It would be better to wander around.

But I just had this idea...

"Number three hundred and sixty-seven, number three hundred and sixty-seven."

That ghostly voice was lingering in my mind again. What on earth was it going to do?

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Snake spirit!

Traveling through time is to suffer torture.