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

Shen Ninghua quietly lowered her head in silence. Her expression was very indifferent.

However, looking at Baili Qingfeng's appearance, the anger in his heart began to slowly gather. A woman from the congealed clan was supporting the princess' residence. Even if she wanted to do some sort of legal matter for her mother, she would have to be interrupted or even used by someone else.

With all the evidence in front of him, Baili Qingfeng had already formed an idea in his heart, which was that Xiao Jingran knew that Shen Ninghua wanted to do something, and then deliberately used the opportunity of being buried to interfere in the matter.

If not for her fast reaction and the fact that she saved everyone, there would have been more than a hundred deaths and injuries. Once hundreds of lives had been lost, no matter how much he loved Shen Ninghua, he would have had no choice but to punish her.

What a deep mind! "Xiao Jingran, you are an old official of the imperial court. You actually did such a disgraceful thing, not caring about the people, and even harmed the high monk of Guanning Temple. You have truly disappointed me."

When these words were spoken, the officials who were helping Xiao Jingran immediately went silent. All of them huddled up their bodies like little quails, not daring to say a word.

Xiao Jingran's heart chilled. The Emperor actually dared to punish him for Shen Ninghua. "Your Majesty, this humble subject is guilty."

"Since you have admitted your wrongs, then how should the President of the Board of Justice punish this matter? Do you have any objections?"

The President of the Board of Justice stood there in silence for a long time, not knowing what to say. "Reporting to Your Majesty, this matter is hard to say. Princess Zhao Hua and Lord Xiao both have their own reasons, this …!"

Baili Qingyuan slammed the table, causing a loud bang to ring out. This startled the Minister of Justice, causing his entire body to tremble.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me."

"I've raised you all for so many years, but I'm not going to let you all talk about anything good here. If officials can't provide advice to help me manage the country and its citizens, then what's the use of raising you all!"

"This humble subject is guilty. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Baili Qingfeng's gaze turned cold: "Alright, then I'll ask you again. How should we deal with this matter?"

The President of the Board of Justice was already sweating cold sweat as all sorts of thoughts ran through his mind. He gritted his teeth and said:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this humble subject believes that Sir Xiao should bear the primary responsibility for this matter. However, there is a reason for this, and the consequences aren't too serious. According to the rules, a single official has to be sent down, and they have to be punished for two years.

Baili Qing Cang looked at the kneeling officials in the hall coldly. His gaze was so cold that it caused the hair on his head to stand on end, "As an official, if it is not beneficial to our country, I shall grant you a favor and allow you to return to your hometown to retire."

"This subject knows his wrongs."

"Alright, I'll wait and see." If these officials didn't beat them up, they would have forgotten that they were receiving the official salary of the imperial court. "Xiao Jingran doesn't respect Princess Zhao Hua and doesn't care about the safety of the commoners. According to the rules, they should be punished with a lower salary, but on account of protecting the Great An Dynasty for so many years, there is no need to be demoted. Princess Zhao Hua, in order to calm down and save the people, can be called the role model of a woman. Therefore, you will be rewarded with two pairs of jade pearls, two gold pearls, two dendrobiums, ten silks, a hundred taels of gold and a thousand taels of silver. "

Shen Ninghua kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Imperial Father."

Baili Qingfeng nodded, and coldly swept a glance at the officials around him. He then turned his gaze to Master Guansan, who was standing to the side. "Master, isn't it better to rest in the palace for a couple of days?"

Guangxian smiled and shook his head, "This humble monk is from the buddhist faith. I think it's better to return to the temple. Many thanks to your majesty."

Baili Qingfeng nodded his head and left the Hall of Acceptance in large strides.

The officials in the main hall also quickly left, fearing that the dispute between Princess Zhao Hua and the Xiao family would implicate them. He stood up and staggered a little. He looked at Chu Junyi and Shen Ninghua as if they had been poisoned, "The princess is really a good person!"

Shen Ninghua sneered coldly, "No match for Old General Xiao."

"Heh, Princess, the Emperor trusts and dotes on you. This is truly a rare blessing, don't be unsatisfied. When the time comes, restrain yourself a bit so that you won't fall down!"

"His majesty is the Son of Heaven of Great An Country. With his favor, I will be able to do whatever I want in Great An Nation. Even if I fall down, there will still be people who rush forward to help me up."

Shen Ninghua paused for a moment before continuing, "I also advise Old General Xiao to say that there will always be a day when military exploits are depleted. It's best to save yourself when the time is right in case you end up losing your life, harming yourself and your entire family."

Xiao Feng stepped forward, "Princess Guanghua, although my father is only Chu Junyi's foster father, but in the future when you marry him, you must respect him as an elder. Weren't your words just now too rude?"

Shen Ninghua smirked, "Wouldn't it be rude to be the senior's leader and knock a coffin on a junior's door? Even if Old General Xiao is the biological father of Chu Junyi, he is still a subject. I do not care if I am magnanimous, but if I do not care, your Xiao family will still suffer greatly! "

"You …"

"It's getting late, so I won't delay your funeral anymore. This time, I hope that you won't take the wrong path and end up walking on the wrong path!"

After Shen Ninghua finished speaking, he stood on the spot with an ice-cold expression.

Chu Junyi clasped her hands at Xiao Jingran, "Foster father …"

"Shut up!" Xiao Jingran waved his sleeve and raised his hand to slap Chu Junyi in the face.

With a "pa" sound, Xiao Jingran fiercely slapped Xiao Feng's face.

"Evil creature, you're still helping him!"

Xiao Feng Jue's face went numb from the hit, but she clenched her teeth as she looked at Xiao Jingran: "Father, we should go back now. We can't delay our younger sister's funeral like this."

Xiao Jingran looked coldly at Xiao Feng Jue and Chu Junyi, then turned and strode out with his hands behind his back.

Xiao Feng followed in Xiao Jingran's footsteps and strode out of the reception hall.

Watching the two leave, the monk said a Buddhist prayer, "Amitabha, good, good."

Shen Ninghua turned around and bowed towards Guang Shan, "Thank you for your help, Great Master."

"After today's matter, both cause and effect will not owe each other anything. Almsgiver's killing intent is too strong, it's better to restrain it."

"The word 'condensed' is hard. It can bear the burden of karma and bear the burden of infernal energy. Thank you for your concern, master."

Guansan closed his eyes and played with the buddhist beads in his hands. "Do your best, benefactor." With that, he turned around and left the hall.

Chu Junyi and Shen Ninghua stood shoulder to shoulder as they fought. "Ning Hua, let's go back."

"Yes."

When he returned to the residence, the front door and the courtyard had already been cleaned up. Bai Yu and the other three came out to welcome him. "Young mistress is back."

"Bring some food."

"Yes, miss."

Shen Ninghua and Chu Junyi were seated on opposite sides of the table. No one made a sound during the meal.

In the end, it was Chu Junyi who spoke, "Ninghua, how do you know Master Guangshan?"

"I accidentally saved his life. He owes me a favor. This time, it's just to remove the karma."

"Is the monk that died the one who secretly gave the dream soul to Xiao Huan Xi?"

"That's right." Shen Ninghua nodded. "He was part of the former dynasty's Yu Dynasty. Later on, he fled to Guangning Temple to become a monk. That dream spirit was left behind by the previous dynasty."

Chu Junyi frowned, "That's actually the reason. But how could the mama by Xiao Huan Xi's side know that monk?"

Chu Junyi pulled her into her arms. She felt a sense of satisfaction in her chest. "If there really is someone controlling her from behind, then let's work together to cut off this black hand!"

Shen Ninghua smiled and replied, "Sure."

The skies were clear and clear. Baili Qing had ordered his men to hunt down the snakes. He was especially meticulous this time around since he had learnt his lesson the last time they went out on a journey. There were people who would drive away the snakes and insects with sulphur in advance while Shen Ninghua and Chu Junyi were with them.

Before he left, Baili Qingfeng had a strange thought. He left the crown prince to supervise the country and brought the other princes out as well. He even brought the youngest ninth prince along with him.

Baili An and Shen Ninghua were sitting in the same carriage, looking relaxed and happy as they said, "Ninghua, the last time we went on a safari, there was still some lingering fear in our hearts. We must have a good time this time around. You can be at ease now, royal father has specially instructed me to order people to set up the camp and inspect it.

Shen Ninghua, who was leaning on the pillow, nodded and said, "Alright."

It was just that an accident was called an accident because no one could have predicted it would happen.

Shen Ninghua gazed through the window at the passing birds. The expression in her eyes was impossible for anyone to see.

Since the Xiao family was here, he didn't know when Xiao Jingran would make his move this time.

"Cool? Xiao Hua, are you alright? "

Shen Ninghua suddenly snapped out of her daze and said, "I was lost in thought just now and didn't hear you call me. What happened?"

"It's nothing," Baili An looked at the Xiao family member in front of the carriage, "Do you know that the one responsible for protecting the Xiao family during this expedition is the Xiao family? Tell me, do you think something will happen?"

Shen Ninghua laughed, "Didn't you say earlier that nothing unexpected would happen?"

"Father is still here. I must be overthinking things. The Xiao family has the guts to openly murder the princess?"

Shen Ninghua smiled but remained silent. She secretly thought to herself, "The Xiao family really has the guts to do so!"

The camp had already been set up. There were palace maids laying things out in the tents. Shen Ninghua brought the bluebird around.

"Sister Ninghua, long time no see."

As soon as Shen Ninghua left the tent, he saw the Second Prince of the Residence of Crown Prince, Baili Jinchuan.

"Greetings, second prince."

"Shouldn't you call me second royal brother?"

Shen Ninghua lowered her eyes to cover the cold look in her eyes. "Second Imperial Brother."

Baili JinChuan stared intently at Shen Ninghua, his eyes were filled with undisguised fanaticism and determination, "It's hard to avoid danger around here. It's best to pay more attention to it, after all, my little sister has offended a lot of people these days!"

"Thank you for your reminder, second royal brother." "Bluebird, let's go back."

Watching Shen Ninghua's leaving figure, Baili Jinchuan sneered, and an attendant walked over, "Reporting to your majesty, everything has been arranged."

Baili JinChuan took a whiff of the remaining fragrance in the air, smirking as he nodded, "Yes."

Chu Junyi leaned against a tree and watched as Baili JinChuan left. Her lips curved up in a cold smile. "You shouldn't covet things that don't belong to you. Otherwise, you'll easily get chopped off!"