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One second to remember [Brushstroke Pavilion] [Free of charge, read the wonderful novel!]

Chu Jun replied in a deep voice, "Reporting to the emperor, it was this person who caused the poisoning of my sister, Xiao Hanxi."

Shen Ninghua's eyes suddenly quivered. His eyelashes trembled with endless ridicule. A chill ran down his spine as he thought, "Chu Junyi is really going to clean up the mess for the Xiao family."

Xiao Jingran was also stunned. An attendant had murdered the young mistress of the Xiao family?

Baili Qingfeng paused for a moment before he slowly opened his mouth, "He's just a mere servant, why would he want to harm the Xiao family's young mistress?"

Chu Junyi turned to the servant kneeling on the floor. "Your majesty is asking, why haven't you invited him?"

The servant was so scared that he trembled like a sieve. "Go back …" "Reporting to the emperor, this servant didn't know that it was poison, while helping Miss carry the birthday box, this servant accidentally broke the Miss's lock. At that time, this servant was frightened, so I bought a new lock from the outside, which was why Miss couldn't open it when she went to unlock it."

"What does changing the lock have to do with poisoning?" Baili Qingfeng asked impatiently.

Chu Junyi stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this servant has been in contact with Princess Zhao Hua and understood her kindness. He didn't believe that the princess would do something that would poison someone, so he had the doctor inspect the room and found that there was purple sleep on the lock. And this lock was bought by this servant from the Treasure Pavilion south of the capital. "

"It's only a lock. Why would I buy it from the Treasure Pavilion? Every single item there is very expensive. A mere servant has that much silver? " Baili Jinze asked on the side.

Chu Junyi replied, "Your Highness, this servant's sister, Huan Xi, has prepared a birthday present for her foster father. She uses the most exquisite of items, so this lock is no exception. It was custom-made from the Treasure Pavilion. This boy couldn't afford the lock, so he sent the broken lock to the Treasure Pavilion to demand a return. He didn't expect the lock to be poisoned. The records of the exchange are all in the books of the Treasure Pavilion. If the Fifth Prince still doesn't believe it, he can send someone to investigate. "

Baili Jinze frowned. Chu Junyi wanted to help Shen Ninghua get rid of his guilt? As he thought about it, a trace of regret flashed through his heart. He asked in a harsh tone, "Didn't you just say that Miss Xiao was cut by a hairpin? Chu Junyi, are you deceiving your father? "

Chu Junyi shot him a cold glare. "If the fifth prince hadn't interrupted me, I would have explained everything by now."

"..." Baili Jinze stiffly pulled out a smile and explained, "I would like to see how you explain it!"

"Reporting to the emperor, this servant also felt that it was strange, so he went to the Treasure Pavilion to look around, but he did not expect to find a bunch of jewelry and items with 'Purple Rest' on them in the Treasure Pavilion. The governor of the capital was afraid that these things would spread and harm even more people, so he sent them all to the palace gates."

Baili Qingfeng's face tightened, "You said that a large number of jewellery items were painted with purple hibernation?"

"That's right." Chu Junyi looked down at Shen Ninghua, her expression blurring. Her heart felt as though it had been hammered by a hammer. "The hairpin that Princess Zhao Hua gave Miss Yang was purchased from the Treasure Pavilion, right?"

"Hmm? Xiao Hua, that hairpin was bought from the Treasure Pavilion? " Baili Qingyuan asked.

Shen Ninghua raised his head without looking at Chu Junyi, "Reporting to your majesty, my cousin has just arrived in the capital and needs to purchase a lot of things. Thus, I've ordered some first-hand jewelry from the Treasure Pavilion. The hairpin is one of them."

Seeing Shen Ninghua's slightly pale face, Baili Qingfeng felt a pang in his heart, "Girl, you're just like your mother, you have a stubborn personality, why don't you just say all of this earlier? Why do you have to say something that would make Imperial Father sad? Don't let Imperial Father take back your title in the future, quickly get up. After kneeling on the ground for such a long time, your knees will not be able to bear it anymore."

"If I could, I wouldn't want to make things difficult for royal father, but I was born in the Shen family, my birth mother died young, and my father was convicted and demoted. Although this matter wasn't something that I could choose or decide, it made many people think that I am unworthy of the title of 'princess', and they always want to use me to discredit the imperial family."

"You are the princess whom I personally bestowed rewards upon. When we get married in the future, I will bestow you with the title Princess Zhao Hua. In the future, if anyone dares to hurt you again for no reason, I will not forgive him!"

Shen Ninghua was moved. Baili Qingfeng really liked her to a fifth of what he saw. This was indeed rare for an emperor: "Thank you, Imperial Father. I have made you angry today."

Seeing Shen Ninghua's slightly reddened eyes and embarrassed look, Baili Qingyuan could not help but reveal a smile, "You, okay. Stand to the side. Father will settle this matter properly."

Shen Ninghua stood to the side. The faint smile on her face gradually faded as she indifferently looked at Xiao Jingran, who was standing in the middle of the hall.

The governor of the capital, Chen Xianfeng, handed over the jewellery and tools that had been smeared with the Purple Sleeping Poison. Chen Que stepped forward and carefully examined them before reporting, "Reporting to the emperor, these jewellery and items did indeed have Purple Sleeping on them. It should have been three days ago."

Baili Qingfeng felt a chill run down his spine, and his sharp eyes flashed with a cold light.

"Imperial Father, from what I know, the Treasure Pavilion's items are very popular in the capital, especially when they are being loved by the madams and young ladies of the various families. If these pieces of jewelry were to be leaked out, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Baili Qingfeng did not reply, but looked towards Xiao Jingran at the side, "Xiao Love, what do you think about this matter?"

"Reporting to the emperor, this old subject believes that the Fifth Prince's words are correct. The hairpins that Princess Yaohua bought have all been poisoned, but I don't know if anyone else has bought any poison hairpins. This old subject believes that this matter should be handled as soon as possible." Furthermore, this old subject was misled and almost wronged Princess Radiant. I plead for the Emperor to punish me. "

"Yes, this old official shall obey." At this moment, Xiao Jingran's only thought was to find the cure for his daughter's illness. How could he be in the mood to care about other matters? But since the emperor had spoken, he had no choice but to agree.

In addition, you should carefully keep these hairpins. For the time being, don't move, and when you've collected all the things that have been spread out, destroy them together. You can leave.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

As he left the Hall, Xiao Jingran hurriedly stopped Chen Cheng, "Courtyard Chen, I would like to ask you to help with the treatment of my daughter."

Chen Xi frowned awkwardly. "Lord Xiao, there are very few poisons called Purple Hibernation. I've never studied the antidote, so I can only do my best." After being poisoned by Zi Xin, Xiao Huan Xi could only last for three days. Without an antidote within three days, she would definitely die. As she thought about it, she couldn't help but sigh.

Xiao Jingran's face paled and his tall figure couldn't help but sway: "I hope that the Chen Courtyard will do their best."

"Yes, I will try my best."

When Shen Ninghua heard the conversation between the two, she couldn't help but smile coldly. Whether or not she could get away with it all depended on Xiao Huan Xi's luck.

After exiting the palace, Chu Junyi pushed aside the curtains of the carriage and jumped in.

Shen Ninghua wasn't the least bit surprised. She leaned against the pillow and smiled, "What? You're impatient to get the antidote for your little sister?"

Chu Junyi stopped in her tracks, and her eyes lit up. "Ning Hua, do you have the antidote for Zijing?"

Shen Ninghua sneered, his expression turning colder and colder. "So what if I do, so what if I don't?" Men were really unreliable. A few days ago, she had said that she wanted to marry him, but now she was abandoning him for the sake of other women.

Chu Junyi felt a pang of discomfort in her heart as she spoke up. "Ningxia, if you have the antidote, I want to buy it from you. You can pay as much as you want."

"What big words you have there! How much do you want me to pay?"

"Yes." Chu Junyi looked at Shen Ninghua with an extremely serious gaze. Regardless of how the Xiao family was doing right now, she had indeed nurtured him. He would always remember this favor, and this time, he would repay the debt of saving Xiao Huan Xi.

Shen Ninghua looked at his extremely serious attitude and suddenly laughed softly, "Okay, before I saved your life, I took five thousand taels of gold. Today, saving Xiao Huan Xi's life is also worth the same price.

Chu Junyi nodded in relief. "Thank you, Ninghua."

Chu Junyi's eyes quivered as she leaned against the wall of her car and sighed. Xiao Hanxi was the one who'd asked for this.

She wanted to use the poison on Yang Yingxue's hairpin that Shen Ninghua had given her to ruin Shen Ninghua's reputation. However, she didn't expect that she would be swindled by someone else into changing the ordinary poison into purple sleep.

Fortunately, he was the boss of the Treasure Pavilion, so he was able to hide the truth. Otherwise, it would be hard to say who would win in the fight against Shen Ninghua.

"Xiao Hua, I have let you down for this matter but nothing will happen to the Xiao family."

Hearing this, Shen Ninghua found it even more amusing, and he only felt a fire igniting in his heart. Since he had already made his choice, why did he have to pretend to be apologizing to her? "You didn't let me down, you should be apologizing to the Treasure Pavilion. Come to think of it, you are quite generous. The Treasure Pavilion gathered quite a bit of information and gold for you, right?

"I have to."

"You're right. We can't open the Treasure Pavilion, but we can't find your little sister Huan Xi without her. "Young master Chu, quickly go back and raise some money. If you don't have five thousand gold taels, I won't give you the antidote for free." As Shen Ninghua spoke, he didn't want to see Chu Junyi any longer. He simply closed his eyes and leaned against the wall, his emotions boiling.

Suddenly, a warm breath sprayed on the edge of his face. Before Shen Ninghua could react, he felt a soft touch on his forehead.

"Xiao Hua, don't be angry at me."