Chapter 20: The Gambling Contract (I)

"Of course I have a way, as long as Zhi'er works together inside and outside, we will definitely be able to find evidence that Nangong Shu framed the prime minister. When the truth comes out, we can go back to the way we were. Nangong Ye grabbed Song Qingzhi's excited mouth.

Song Qingzhi withdrew the hand that was being held by Nangong Ye and pushed open the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion. "How do you fit in with each other?"

The two stepped into the Prime Minister's Mansion one after another, and Song Qingzhi seemed to be very interested in Nangong Ye's proposal.

"Zhi'er, what you have to do is very simple. Nangong Shu has had no rights for so many years, and he is very cowardly. There is no way he can accomplish anything on his own, so someone must have something to advise him.

We only need to find someone who can advise him, and we can know all the truth of the matter. So Zhi'er, you just need to tell me where Nangong Shu goes every day, and I will send someone to follow him and I will soon find some clues. Nangong also said in an orderly manner, as if it had been planned for a long time.

For the first time, Song Qingzhi had doubts about what Nangong Ye said, "What about after that?" After Nangong Shu pays the price, will we really be the same as before? Song Qingzhi raised her head and looked directly at Nangong Ye.

Nangong Ye hesitated, because he saw that his appearance was clearly reflected in Song Qingzhi's extraordinarily clear eyes. "Yes, when the time comes, we will explain everything to everyone, and everyone will understand that you are forced to do this." In the end, Nangong Ye still turned around and spoke.

"But I don't know where Nangong Shu is going, there are special people in the palace to monitor my movements. I can't see Nangong Shu at all, so I can tell you where he goes every day. I'm afraid that His Royal Highness King Duan's proposal will not be reached. Song Qingzhi looked away and spoke again, from now on she would not trust anyone easily.

"Zhi'er, you know what a woman is willing to do for you and me. Zhi'er, you and I have known each other for so many years, have I ever failed you, have I ever hurt you. Trust me, I can share it for you. Nangong Ye saw that Song Qingzhi refused and hurriedly spoke.

"It's not that I don't want to cooperate with you, it's not that I don't want to trust you, it's just that I really can't do what the page asks. There are some things I haven't told you, Your Royal Highness Duan, because I hope you don't get involved. This is also Concubine Jing's wish, so please don't come to me again in the future. As for my affairs, I'll figure it out myself. Song Qingzhi looked at Nangong Ye's clear opening, and then ignored Nangong Ye and went straight to the courtyard.

Song Qingzhi re-talked about her father's study and looked through it carefully, but still didn't find anything useful. She has always been by her father's side since she was a child, and there is no place where she has not been to the study. There are no secret compartments or dark rooms in this room. In the end, Song Qingzhi still returned in vain, and when she went out, Nangong Ye had disappeared.

When Song Qingzhi returned to the palace, the messy room had been cleaned up and looked new, and she couldn't see the catastrophe that had just happened.

"Miss, are you feeling better when you come back?" Nuan Qin slowly approached Song Qingzhi and asked.

"I'm fine, I scared you just now, didn't I?" Song Qingzhi shook her head.

"It's okay Miss." Nuan Qin smiled and showed two little tiger teeth, which was cute.

"Lord, just now the princess went to the Prime Minister's Mansion. King Duan was also there, they seemed to say something, but their subordinates were too far away to hear clearly. However, Duan Wang seemed to be a little disappointed when he left.

Also, the princess seemed to know something, and went through the prime minister's room from the end of her hair. Yan Huan told Nangong Shu everything he had just seen.

"I know, you can continue to protect the princess's safety." Nangong Shu nodded, he was not surprised that Nangong Ye went to find Song Qingzhi Nangong Shu, but Song Qingzhi's attitude towards Nangong Ye surprised him.

Although Song Qingzhi seemed to have a slight mood swing, the life in the palace did not change because of this. Nangong Shu is still missing day by day, and Song Qingzhi is still thinking hard about the content of her mother's heart.

The day of going out hunting is getting closer and closer, but Song Qingzhi never thought that more things would happen on the hunting day in the near future, which caught her even more off guard.

On the day of the hunt, Nangong Shu waited for Song Qingzhi in the carriage in advance as usual, but Song Qingzhi looked at the three carriages parked at the gate of the palace, and suddenly had some ominous premonitions in her heart. Isn't it just hunting? What to do with so many things?

"What are we going to the hunting grounds to bring so much stuff for?" After Song Qingzhi got into the carriage, she looked at Nangong Shu and asked.

"Because I'm going to stay in the hunting ground for a few days." Nangong Shu replied calmly.

Song Qingzhi is not as calm as Nangong Shu, although there is a palace for rest in the hunting grounds, but so many people are definitely going to live with Nangong Shu in her.

"What? Scared? You and I are married, isn't it natural to live together? In this way, the princess has not yet had a round house with this king, so it is better to be far away tonight. Nangong Shu could completely think of what Song Qingzhi was thinking, so she couldn't help but tease her with words.

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Song Qingzhi hurriedly sat farther away.

After dangling in the carriage for a morning, the group arrived at the royal hunting ground in the suburbs at noon, and today is just for everyone to settle down, and tomorrow is the beginning of the hunt. When Nangong arrived, some of the accompanying ministers had already arrived in the palace, and the palace people who served had already divided the rooms.

The innermost main palace is reserved for the emperor and the ladies, the outer part is the residence of the prince and princess, and the outermost is the residence of the accompanying ministers. Among the princes, there are only two people who have been crowned kings, Nangong Ye and Nangong Shu, so the residences of the two princes happen to be next to each other. After Song Qingzhi learned about it, she silently felt sorry for herself for a while, no matter where she went, she would let Nangong Shu and Nangong Ye meet together.

After everything was placed, it was already evening, but Nangong Shu suddenly spoke: "There is nothing to do today, if you don't go, I'll take you out for a walk." ”

So Song Qingzhi followed Nangong Shu out of the door, the hunting ground was built on the mountain, and not far from the palace was a dense forest, which contained free-range prey. Nangong Shu took Song Qingzhi through the dense forest in front, Song Qingzhi didn't expect that after passing through the dense forest, it would be an open place.

Walking through the dense forest, you just reached a platform on the mountainside, and there was no shelter in front of this small cliff, as if you could see the end of the world at a glance.

At this time, the sun is about to set, and the horizon is dyed bright red, and the mountain peaks in the distance look particularly charming. Song Qingzhi has not seen the scenery in front of her like this for a long time, and since her father and mother left, Song Qingzhi feels that her world has no color, and her life has lost its meaning. And at this moment, the bright and vivid scene in front of her seemed to remind Song Qingzhi that she was still living in a colorful world.

Nangong Shu was now not far behind Song Qingzhi, quietly looking at the petite back in front of her, and a smile unconsciously appeared on her face. One day he will let the person in his eyes be as carefree as he is now, and that day will not be too far away.

"Like?" Nangong Shu took a few steps forward and walked next to Song Qingzhi to speak.

"Like" Song Qingzhi replied frankly, without half a point of hiding.

"The sunrise here is also beautiful, do you want to come and see it tomorrow?" Nangong Shu looked at the sunset hanging diagonally in the sky.

But he didn't hear Song Qingzhi's response for a long time, Nangong Shu felt Song Qingzhi's gaze, and looked back at Song Qingzhi, who was looking at him like he was looking at something strange, "What's wrong?" ”

"It's nothing, it's just weird. People come here to hunt for money, and who has time to walk through the forest to find this place until it gets dark, and then waits until dawn. Song Qingzhi tilted her head and looked at Nangong Shu and spoke.

"I'm not interested in begging for money, so every year I just go into the forest to set off them, and when they are all over, I will find a place to live alone for a while." Nangong Shu smiled.

"Are you not interested or don't have the ability to win the prize?" Song Qingzhi didn't believe that Nangong Shu had the ability to win the lottery, so she laughed without thinking about it.

"If you don't win the lottery, it's because the jackpot isn't good enough." Nangong Shu was not angry, but just looked at Song Qingzhi and continued.

"Also, you are a prince, so you are naturally not interested in gold and silver treasures. So what are you interested in? Song Qingzhi looked at Nangong Shu and asked seriously.

"I'm interested in you, otherwise why bother to marry you in." Nangong Shu suddenly restrained his indecent appearance and watched Song Qingzhi speak.

"You ......" Song Qingzhi looked at Nangong Shu's serious appearance and was a little flustered.

"Well, let's make a bet that if I win the hunt tomorrow, you'll give me a jackpot, and if I don't get the jackpot I'll answer you a question, don't you have a lot to ask right now? How, do you want to bet or not? Nangong Shu re-hooked the corners of his mouth and looked at Song Qingzhi.

"What do you want me to give you?" Song Qingzhi looked at Nangong Shu and asked, in her eyes, Nangong Shu would not really want to answer her question, she must be thinking of a way to deceive her.

"Don't worry, I won't let you sell yourself. It's definitely something you can do, but I haven't thought of it yet. Do you dare to say yes? Nangong Shu always forgot to tease Song Qingzhi.

"Bet on it, if you don't come out on top, you will answer me a question, and you can't go back." Song Qingzhi looked at Nangong Shu and spoke.

"Nature." Nangong Shu nodded, a triumphant smile on his face.

Although Song Qingzhi was a little bottomless in her heart, she still couldn't believe that Nangong Shu could win the first prize above everyone.

"Alright, it's getting dark, we should go back." Nangong Shu pulled Song Qingzhi to go back, the sky was already dark at this moment, if he didn't go back, he was afraid that he would encounter some dangerous animals in the forest for a while.