69, Storm (3)
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Chu Ning has always had a bit of a temper, whoever wants to suppress her or tease her, she will slap her face and beat her back, and the revenge that can be avenged on the spot will never be overnight. Even if this person is Ji Chongguang, it can't be an exception.
Seeing that Ji Chongguang was about to smooth out her situation in a few words, Chu Ning became more and more unhappy. What's even more infuriating is that this person doesn't even show his face, like manipulating a marionette, and asks Jiang Chengyu to be the one who stirs up the situation. It's done, he sits and reaps the profits, even if something goes wrong, Jiang Chengyu is very popular with the king of Qi among more than a dozen sons, not to mention that there is a mother concubine who was born in the orthodox royal family of the Jin Kingdom as a backer, and the king of Qi will not treat him like anything at all.
Chu Ning took a few steps forward, and used his hand to hold the water bottle of seawater, and his voice carried a somewhat aggressive attitude: "In this case, I have to check the snake egg, originally I trusted my companion, but now it is robbed by the rogue and patrolled by the guards, this egg does not know how many people have passed through the hands, I don't know if there are people with ulterior motives, what to do on the egg." If something goes wrong when you look back, don't blame me. β
She raised her eyes and looked at King Qi: "Your Majesty, my request is not too much, right?" β
King Qi cared more about this egg than anyone else, so he naturally nodded in agreement. Chu Ning stretched out three fingers and gently flicked them back and forth in the seawater. She seemed to ask casually: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, you just said that the prince of Forget Huan is gone, have you found it now?" β
The prince has always looked at her unpleasantly, and he didn't want to deal with her, but every of her seemingly unintentional questions was stepping on the string in King Qi's heart, and King Qi's inquiring eyes came over, and the prince had to answer: "Brother Wanghuan had the first opportunity to leave the palace to come to Lingque Terrace, and he was fresh and playful, so he ran away, and he had found it just now, and I thought I would come to see my father, so I asked him to go back and rest first." β
The prince's words are also true and false, he was busy asking people to send the letter out, scattering his guards, and blending into the guards of the commander of the Xue family to hide, after the matter was done, he was worried about what happened in front of King Qi, so he hurried over, and he didn't have time to pay attention to the joy at all. Forget Huan was originally brought over by him when he ordered someone to faint, and the prince is confident that he can control a child, and he is still sure.
But he soon knew that he was wrong, and saw Chu Ning rub two fingers and put them to his lips and blow gently. There are ways to transmit messages between the spirit rider and the spirit pet, and some have a long contract, and they don't even need special sound movements, as long as the spirit rider's mind moves, the spirit pet can sense the owner's mind. But Chu Ning and Ming Instant did not really have a relationship, and it was not until they entered the East China Sea that this method of contact was decided.
The breath swept over the fingertips, blowing a trill, and at that time, because he had just walked out of the secret passage, the temperature of the fingertips was still there, so he easily decided on this method of transmitting the message. I didn't expect that the first time it was activated, it was to deal with the person who was not present at the moment, which is really ironic.
The slightly rising trills did not stop, and a colorful bird suddenly rushed straight around in a circle. It loomed over the heads of the crowd and swept away the intricate ornaments on the heads of the aristocratic boys and girls in a mischievous manner. When people thought it had flown over, and were scrambling to groom, the bird turned around and flew back, and the wind with its wings fluttering made a mess of the accessories that the men had just inserted.
But before the people had time to get angry, a child ran over, looked around with black eyes, saw the big bird stop beside Chu Ning, grinned and rushed over, shouting: "I've been chasing you since the morning, finally let me catch you." β
As soon as the boy's words came out, the faces of King Qi and the crown prince changed. In fact, from the moment the boy first appeared, the prince's hand hidden in his sleeve had been slightly clenched. This boy is the youngest son of King Qi who should have been firmly guarded, forget about Huan.
Without waiting for the prince to say anything, the big bird flapped its wings as if to dodge, and retreated, and the bird's body was hitting the water bottle full of seawater, and in an exclamation, the water bottle fell to the ground with a "bang", and the small amount of sea water gushed out, and before it could wet a palm-sized piece of ground, it seeped into the sand and could not be seen. The precious snake egg rolled out after a few turns, making an extremely soft "click" sound, and a crack appeared on the originally smooth and delicate eggshell.
The spectators who stayed out of the situation were unprecedentedly consistent in their mental activity, first "it turns out that the egg of the two-headed python is the same as an egg, and it will break if you knock it", and then "this bird and its owner are definitely finished, and they can start preparing for the future".
But the day's changes were obviously far from over, the cracks on the snake eggs were getting bigger and bigger, and the eggshell finally cracked open, and a thick black egg liquid flowed out of the egg, with an unpleasant fishy smell.
Chu Ning's face did not show the slightest cowardice, but looked directly at Jiang Chengqi: "I don't understand this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince clearly said that he had just brought back the prince of Wanghuan, but the prince of Wanghuan said that he had been chasing this bird since the morning." β
She glanced at Jiang Chengyu again: "As for Gongziyu, according to what you said, after I left, except for my companions, only your people have touched this egg." Looking at the appearance of this egg, I don't know if it was planted by someone or poisoned. You are all nobles, you can say whatever you want, how bizarre things you make, and you can find someone to lie for you, but you have been like this and can't get along with me, what does it mean? β
As if on a chessboard that had already won or lost, another son was lost, and the situation changed suddenly. Chu Ning raised his face invisibly, hooked the corners of his mouth into the void, and smiled shallowly.
Su Li once told them that the snake egg was put for a while, and when the baby snake was about to hatch, the egg liquid inside would become thick and black and smelly, and he tried his best to get the snake egg several times, but he was reluctant to eat it, but he didn't expect it to be spoiled when he put it away. Chu Ning estimated that this egg had been stored for so many days, and it should be almost time for the egg liquid that Su Li said to turn black.
She forcibly pulled Jiang Chengyu, who was the messenger, into the water, and now, he must prove his innocence and clear himself of the suspicion of poisoning the snake egg and murdering the King of Qi. Only when Jiang Chengyu retreats with his whole body, can Ji Chongguang continue to stay in Dongqi smoothly.
The Yuan Luo Zhu in his body rolled suddenly, Chu Ning seemed to see Ji Chongguang in front of him, his long hair was scattered, and the whole person was immersed in a huge wooden barrel, the steaming heat covered his expression, and only a pair of pure black eyes like night looked straight over.
Then, Jiang Chengyu spoke: "Father forgives sin, son lied just now." His eyes lowered, as if he was very afraid of King Qi, and his body twisted around like a child who had done something wrong: "Actually, the person who wants to snatch the snake egg is not a rogue, it is the guard next to the prince's brother, and among them is a person with a scar on his face, I have seen ......"
Between Ji Chongguang and Jiang Chengyu, there must also be some way to pass on the message, every time Jiang Chengyu said a word, he obviously paused for a moment, as if he was thinking about what to say, but Chu Ning knew that he was waiting for Ji Chongguang to tell him what to say next.
Jiang Chengyu's voice became lower and lower: "I'm just afraid of trouble and trouble, so I say it's a rogue ......."
The prince's face quickly turned gray, and he forgot to refute and defend himself. Chu Ning looked at Jiang Chengyu's very realistic expression coldly, Ji Chongguang is indeed very good at grasping people's hearts, no wonder he fled to Dongqi in despair, but now he is living at ease. If Jiang Chengyu said that he intended to cover up for the crown prince, it would be too deliberate, and it would easily arouse the suspicion of King Qi. But he deduced that he was afraid of things, which was completely in line with his unruly temperament on weekdays, and it was just human nature.
The next thing is simple, none of the people brought by the prince have time to leave the Lingque Terrace, and the King of Qi sent people over to search for a quasi-child. With the confrontation with Chu Ning earlier, Xue Yang only said that he didn't know anything in order to protect himself.
The prince privately arranged a large number of people to enter the Lingque Terrace, and concealed and hid, obviously with bad intentions. In addition, the snake egg was destroyed, and the elixir that was originally intended to be used as a medicine could not be refined, so it is said that King Qi should be very angry. But he just watched the prince be silent for a long time, and then he spoke: "Zheng Guo is kind to the widow, and the widow has said that he will not abolish the prince." But the prince's behavior was really ridiculous, so he chopped off a little finger and took it as a warning in the future. β
There was silence in all directions, only the prince kowtowed heavily, and said with a crying voice: "Thank you for your grace." β
Yuan Luo Zhuzi moved again, and Ji Chongguang's voice sounded in Chu Ning's ears: "You want to drag Jiang Chengyu into the water, don't you blame me for not saying what you wanted, you see, I let him do what you want, but the prince is still the prince, and even the guards are not deprived." β
Chu Ning's heart moved, and he suddenly understood that even if the evidence was conclusive today, King Qi would not abolish the crown prince's position as prince. When the King of Qi received the help of Zheng Guo's troops and returned to the country to seize the throne, it is very likely that he used the position of the future queen and the crown prince as a condition in exchange, and he may even use some kind of alliance Gu with strong effect.
Therefore, the king of Qi could not abolish the crown prince, he punished the prince in this almost humiliating way, but still left the guard to him, because the guard is the knife in the prince's hand, this knife can be used to kill, or it can be used to kill himself when he is cornered.
Behind King Qi, Meng Liangyan kept coughing, and seeing that the prince's matter was over, he asked at the right time: "Your Majesty, this young lady of the Su family, after all, took the snake egg, should she also register it, and later receive the token to enter and exit the Spirit Bird Platform with the other selected people?" β
Chu Ning came back to his senses and remembered that his primary purpose was to pass the selection of the Spirit Bird Terrace.
Before the others could speak, Su Huiran first opened his mouth with a boring face like a wooden board: "That egg is already broken, how can it be considered to have been taken?" Since it is in the name of the Su family, it is even more impossible to come wantonly. β