Ningxiang scratched her head: "There seems to be nothing wrong with this."
But why does she still feel that Mu Yao's back gives her a strange feeling?
For a moment, she was a little distracted.
Mu Ci was still immersed in the fact that Dugu Liancheng was not by his side, and did not notice anything strange about Ningxiang.
Ningxiang followed Mu Ci and walked a few steps away. Suddenly an idea came to her and her eyes lit up: "I know where I saw the back of the fourth girl!"
Her exclamation was sharp and harsh, causing everyone to slow down.
Mu Ci also turned around and looked at Ningxiang, waiting for what she would say next.
Ningxiang was very excited and rushed to Mu Ci: "I remember it. On the day when the eldest prince was poisoned, the four girls appeared in Yong'an Palace early in the morning. At that time, I saw the back of the four girls.
.However, the slave thought that she was a palace maid from Yong'an Palace, so she didn't take it to heart. But when she saw the back of the fourth girl, the slave felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity. Yes, the fourth girl had appeared in the palace that day.
The back view of Yong’an Palace!”
She just didn't say that the person who poisoned the eldest prince was Mu Yao.
Mu Ci looked at Ningxiang absentmindedly, and raised the corners of his lips slightly: "What does that mean?"
Just because Mu Yao appeared in Yong'an Palace, is he the murderer of Nian'er?
Ningxiang's heartbeat quickened when she saw Mu Ci, "Slave, I just think the fourth girl is suspicious."
The poisoning of the eldest prince became an unsolved case. At that time, the empress said that the case would be put on hold for the time being, and that there would be a chance to find out the truth in the future. Isn't this close to the truth? Did the empress not believe her, or was she unwilling to believe that the fourth girl would poison the eldest prince?
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Mu Ci was silent for a moment and then said: "I cannot doubt Xiao Si."
Even though her reason told her that it should be fair and just, she still felt that Mu Yao would not attack an innocent child.
Although Yao'er has a perverse temper, she is a principled person and is not unforgiving. How could she murder Nian'er even though she knew it was Dugu Lianyun's child?
"Since the empress thinks it is not the fourth girl, then it must not be the fourth girl. The fact that the fourth girl will appear in Yong'an Palace that day does not mean anything." Sizhu hurriedly agreed.
"Yes, yes, no matter how bad the fourth girl is, she will not poison the eldest prince. Ningxiang, this matter is over now, and it must not be mentioned again from now on!" Yingchun and Si Zhu have always had a tacit understanding, and then said.
Ningxiang saw that Ji Rou was also winking at her, so she could only say: "I may have made a mistake. The fourth girl did not appear in Yong'an Palace."
As soon as she said this, the other three palace maids looked at her with harsh eyes.
She lowered her head glumly, feeling a little aggrieved.
She was just telling the truth. She could understand that the empress preferred the fourth girl, but the empress was always fair. Didn't she know that the fourth girl was suspicious but didn't investigate to the end?
On the way back to Yong'an Palace, everyone was speechless.
Mu Ci sat dumbly for a long time, and finally asked Sizhu to go to Cuiwei Palace and invite Mu Yao to come and have a meal.
Mu Yao heard that there was delicious food, but she didn't refuse it.
During the days when Dugu Liancheng was in the palace, she and Mu Ci had little contact. After Mu Ci ascended to the throne, the sisters had even less contact with each other.
Today, Dugu Liancheng's imperial commander personally marched, and she also came to see the fun. She didn't want Mu Ci to ask her to go to Yong'an Palace for dinner so soon. She must have something to say to her, right?
If she had not been ordered by Dugu Lianyun to stay in the palace, she would have gone to Jincheng to fight with Dugu Lianyun.
"Sister, do you want to lecture me again?" As soon as Mu Yao arrived, she sat opposite Mu Ci, turning a blind eye to the delicious food on the table.
"Let's have lunch first. After lunch, we sisters will have a good chat." Mu Ci said, holding out some of Mu Yao's favorite dishes: "I don't know if you still like to eat these dishes. After all these years, you
Whether your preferences have changed or not, I don’t know.”
She was not even sure whether Mu Yao had become indifferent to right from wrong.
But in fact, when Mu Yao fell in love with Xiao Yu'er, she decided that Mu Yao was a good boy and would not do anything harmful to nature.
"That's how bad people in the palace are. If you don't say anything directly, you have to go around in a big circle and beat around the bush, which makes people uncomfortable. How about this, sister asks the truth, and I answer the truth, okay?"
Mu Yao said, adding a bowl of soup and eating some vegetables: "It's delicious, but it's a pity that it's not the same as when I was a kid."
Some things are gone when they are gone, and there is no way to get them back.
Mu Ci looked at Mu Yao eating with gusto: "The way you eat hasn't changed at all."
I don't know how many times I was scolded by Mu Zhi when I was a child, but Mu Yao never changed.
Nowadays, no one says that Mu Yao has no sitting posture. Mu Yao is still the same as before, even the movements of holding chopsticks are the same.
When Mu Yao raised her head, she saw Mu Ci's eyes full of love. She looked at it and wanted to laugh: "I'm not Xiao Yu'er. Don't look at me with such disgusting eyes. It's scary."
As soon as she finished speaking, Mu Yao touched her head tenderly, with eyes so soft that they could drip water: "In my opinion, you are still the same Xiaosi you were before, and nothing has changed."
Mu Yao snorted: "That was just my sister's illusion. I have long been changed beyond recognition."
"No matter how he changes, he is still the same Xiaosi I know." Mu Ci became more determined at this moment.
However, some things still need to be asked clearly.
Mu Yao thought that eating with Mu Ci would be difficult to swallow, but on the contrary, she had not eaten so full for a long time.
When the fruit was served again, Mu Yao was so full that she didn't want to move: "I can't eat any more. Sister, let's get down to business. After that, I can go back and take a nap. Life in the palace was very boring. I ate and waited for death every day. It was quite a torturous life."
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The most important thing is that she still can't see the man she loves. This is what makes her most uncomfortable.
"Your patience is still so poor." Mu Ci said, suddenly changing to the topic: "On the day the eldest prince was poisoned, did you come to Yong'an Palace?"
Mu Yao was stunned for a moment before replying: "Yes."
"Why did you come to Yong'an Palace so early?" Mu Ci asked again.
"Didn't sister ask me to come here?" Mu Yao asked.
Mu Ci heard a problem: "But I didn't ask you to come over that day, and it was so early in the morning. How could I ask you to come over to Yong'an Palace?"
"I also felt strange at the time. When I came to Yong'an Palace, I didn't see you. Then I waited for a while, but when I didn't see you, I left." Mu Yao suddenly came close to Mu Ci's face and looked straight at her.
She asked: "Do you suspect me of poisoning the eldest prince?"
"I heard that you came to Yong'an Palace that day. From a normal perspective, you are indeed suspicious." Mu Ci replied without feeling the need to hide anything.
