Feng Tianji noticed Nan Zhaoxue's mood, glanced at her, and asked Concubine Guizhen again.

"Concubine, what is the luminous pearl?"

"It's nothing, it's just a bead. If you lose it, just lose it," the precious concubine said, but her face was full of regret.

Aunt Gui immediately said: "My Majesty, what if I tell Your Highness? Your Highness has also seen that Night Pearl. Your Majesty, it is the birthday gift given by the Emperor to Your Majesty. Your Majesty likes it very much and uses it every night. The candlelight is dazzling. This Night Pearl is

Just the right lighting.”

She sighed and said hesitantly: "But somehow, today...he disappeared."

Eunuch Liang also echoed: "My servant led people to search everywhere, and also asked the guards to search in the garden, but there is still no trace. Could it be... that it was taken away?"

"Nonsense!" The precious concubine scolded, "There are not many people here in this palace. They are all my own people. Who can they be?"

Who could it be? Nan Zhaoxue sneered, it would be hard to say it was her by name.

Feng Tianji also heard it, and his eyes quickly glanced at Nan Zhaoxue.

But her face was calm and she couldn't see anything.

Princess Lehe muttered: "Aunt, what's so difficult about this? Just search everyone who came here today, won't it be enough?"

"Don't talk nonsense," the precious concubine sighed, "the people here today are all members of my own family, and they don't have much to do."

"Aunt, you are just soft-hearted," Princess Lehe pouted, her eyes falling on the box in Nan Zhaoxue's hand, "What is the princess holding in her hand?"

Before Nan Zhaoxue spoke, Feng Tianji said coldly: "Father gave it to her, what? Do you still want to search it?"

His eyes were cold, like a sword filled with cold air, cutting in an instant.

Princess Lehe's heart trembled. Feng Tianji usually had a cold face, but he had never been like this.

The precious concubine indeed intends to search. How can Nan Zhaoxue be found guilty if she doesn't search? But Feng Tianji's attitude...

Aunt Gui said at the right time: "Your Highness, please don't be angry. The princess is also outspoken and has no ill intentions. When the old slave gave the princess the gift given by the queen today, it was indeed..."

She didn't say what she said next, but the meaning was unclear, and anyone could tell that it had a deeper meaning.

Nan Zhaoxue held the box with her hand: "So, does the empress suspect that I stole the night pearl?"

The precious concubine didn't expect that she would ask such a direct question, so she laughed a little awkwardly: "You kid, how can you do that? I will never doubt you."

"Then what did Auntie mean just now?" Nan Zhaoxue looked at Auntie Gui, "Don't say half a sentence, just finish it."

Aunt Gui swallowed her saliva, glanced at the box, bowed and said: "I don't dare to talk nonsense, I did see a brilliant light, it seemed like a night pearl, but my eyes are dim and I didn't see it clearly, so I didn't dare to talk nonsense.

"

"I dare not say it, but you said it too," Nan Zhaoxue sneered.

Princess Lehe couldn't help but said: "Whether it is there or not, just search it, it will be clear, isn't it?"

"Aunt, start your search from me, I'm not afraid!"

"Don't mess around," Princess Baogui said, but she didn't say she wouldn't search.

Feng Tianji turned to stare at Nan Zhaoxue, but she didn't look at him at all.

"What if we can't find it?" Nan Zhaoxue looked at Aunt Gui, "You said you are dim-sighted. If we can't find it, can you bear the responsibility?"

Aunt Gui gritted her teeth and said: "If not, then the old slave will voluntarily receive fifty sticks!"

Nan Zhaoxue raised her eyebrows: "You said so."

"What do you think, the empress?"

The precious concubine shook her head: "That's all, it's just a bead. There's no need to be unhappy about it. I'll just find another one in the future."

"It seems that the empress also firmly believes that I stole it," Nan Zhaoxue put the box on the table, "Okay, let's search it."

"However, the things in my box are precious, and I don't want so many people to see them..."

"It's okay," Aunt Gui said immediately, "I can take it inside to check and take it out later."

"Okay," Nan Zhaoxue curled her lips slightly.

Aunt Gui picked up the box and walked inside.

The precious concubine shook her head and sighed: "You child, why are you so angry? How could I doubt you..."

Princess Lehe said: "Aunt, it's better to search. I heard that it was a tribute, and the emperor gave it to you alone. Besides, have you searched it? It just proves her innocence, right?"

Nan Zhaoxue ignored her, and Feng Tianji came to her side and pinched her fingers quietly.

My heart was almost dying of anxiety.

Nan Zhaoxue pinched him hard with her fingertips.

Feng Tianji: "..."

After a long while, Aunt Gui came out with an extremely ugly face.

The precious concubine saw that something was wrong, and her heart thumped.

"How's it going? Is there any?" Princess Lehe asked hurriedly.

Aunt Gui put down the box, knelt down and saluted, "Not... not."

"No?" Princess Lehe looked disappointed.

The smile on the precious concubine's face froze, and she was in disbelief.

How is that possible? Obviously...

Could it be that Nan Zhaoxue knew about it in advance and hid the beads?

This is impossible! She couldn't know in advance.

She was in a state of confusion when Nan Zhaoxue said calmly: "Since there is no such thing, let's talk about Princess Lehe wanting to kill me first."

Precious Concubine: "..."

Princess Lehe was so angry that her cheeks bulged, and she wanted to refute, but saw the warning in the eyes of the precious concubine.

She bit her lip and was about to speak when her personal maid also finished cleaning up and came out.

"Princess, it's not a good thing to be a slave. You said you wanted to make a joke with the princess. When the slave saw the princess on the bridge, she wanted to scare her. The pole was also used by the slave to beat the fruits on the tree..."

She knelt down with a plop: "Princess, I realize my mistake!"

The precious concubine immediately said: "You idiot, where are you going to kneel? Go kneel to the princess and see if she will spare you!"

The maid got up, turned around and knelt down to Nan Zhaoxue, and it didn't matter. Before she even got there, she pounced forward and threw her into the mud.

Feng Tianji was right next to her, reaching out to help her.

"Thank you, Your Majesty," the maid sobbed, "Princess, it's my fault. I misunderstood the princess's intentions, and made you misunderstand the princess. It's my fault that I deserve to die. Please forgive me, Princess!"

Nan Zhaoxue said: "You said yourself that you deserve to die, how can I, the princess, forgive you?"

The maid's face turned pale, and she knelt down and kowtowed: "Please, Princess..."

The gesture of this ceremony was a bit big, and something rolled down from her body.

White, moist and shiny.

Night Pearl.

Everyone in the room, including Nan Zhaoxue, was stunned.

Nan Zhaoxue actually made up her mind. Anyway, the beads were in the glass ring, and even if they searched for them, they couldn't find them.

But why did this bead end up on this maid?

Feng Tianji bent down to pick it up, with a changeable expression on his face: "It is indeed the Night Pearl, concubine, is this the one you threw away?"

"This..." Concubine Zhibao raised her smile, "Let mother concubine take a look."

She stared at it for a long time, and finally had to admit it.

Nan Zhaoxue laughed softly: "It turns out that this is a drama about a thief shouting to catch the thief!"

"Who are you talking about?" Princess Lehe quit immediately.

"I'm talking about you," Nan Zhaoxue said without hesitation, "I ordered my maid to take the beads, and then came to slander me with insinuations."

The coolness in her voice was even greater: "Aunt Gui, is that so?"

Her involvement with Aunt Gui is tantamount to her involvement with the precious concubine.

How dare Aunt Gui admit it?

"It's because I was dazzled and didn't see clearly. Princess, don't worry, I'll go and get my punishment now!"

She said that she was about to walk out, and Nan Zhaoxue put her fingers on the box with an unknown smile on her lips.
Chapter completed!