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

The sky had already darkened, but the Princess' manor was brightly lit. The night was shrouded in a layer of blood-red light, and the servants in the courtyard were trembling as they lowered their heads, afraid of making any noise.

Yang Yingxue leaned close to Xia Jingqiu with unease in her eyes, "Mother, why did Cousin Sister suddenly invite us over? Is it because we talked to her during the day?"

"Xue'er, don't let your thoughts run wild. We didn't say anything about harming her mother and her during the day, it shouldn't be because of this matter. We should first observe the situation and not be too frightened by our own imaginations."

"Yes, I know, Mother." Looking at the murderous atmosphere around her, Yang Yingxue bit her lips. The last bit of jealousy in her heart dissipated, leaving behind only deep fear.

The moment they entered the room, they saw Shen Ninghua sitting on the soft bed with a pale face. The mother and daughter were both startled. Xia Jingqiu quickly went up and asked, "Ninghua, what happened to you? Didn't you get well this morning?"

Shen Ninghua waved her hand to let Bai Yu wipe her sweat away and straightforwardly said, "Aunt, I've been set up by someone and almost lost my life. These past few days, you should think carefully about whether anyone has done anything abnormal or said anything unusual!"

When Shen Ninghua's cold gaze swept over her, Yang Yingxue's heart violently trembled. She had said something abnormal … Wasn't this what she knew? As he thought of this, he frantically grabbed Xia Jingqiu's arm.

Shen Ninghua took in the expressions of the two but did not say anything. She turned around to instruct Greenbird and Hong Ling, "Both of you, go and open the door."

The tightly shut door was pushed open, and the servants standing outside hurriedly knelt down to pay their respects. "Greetings, Princess."

Shen Ninghua did not say a word. Instead, she used her gaze to look at everyone kneeling on the ground. She was sitting in the middle of the room, and the servants were kneeling at the foot of the steps, so she could take in the expressions of all the servants with a mere glance.

She didn't say anything, so the crowd didn't dare to move. Gradually, some of them couldn't hold on anymore, but they tried their best to maintain their posture and didn't dare to move a bit.

Silence slowly spread out. Just when the crowd felt the pressure around them making it hard for them to breathe, Shen Ninghua's clear and cold voice finally rang out, "I was set up by someone today. I almost lost my life."

When these words were spoken, the servants were immediately shocked.

Shen Ninghua's voice grew colder and colder. "You all are servants of my Princess Zhao Hua's estate, so you should all be aware of this fact. If I were to die, all of you present here will be buried alive." No one should even think of surviving! "

Shen Ninghua stood up and walked out of the room step by step. Standing on the stairs, her back was ramrod straight, without even a hint of bending, "You've been serving me for quite a while already, so you should know my rules. As long as you do things honestly, I won't treat anyone unfairly.

The crowd silently listened to Shen Ninghua's words, each having a different expression on their faces.

Shen Ninghua's sharp gaze swept across everyone's faces. The anger in the depths of his eyes was like a bolt of lightning that split the night sky, causing no one to dare to look straight at it.

"I thought that after so many lessons, you all should be aware of the rules. Who would have thought that there would actually be someone who dared to do something against their master! In terms of logic, it wouldn't be too much even if all of you were to die! "

"This slave (or servant) doesn't dare. Princess, please inspect clearly!" Many people were scared to the point that their faces became drained of color. They had witnessed many servants who were directly killed by the staff. Their cruel appearance caused them to be unable to sleep well for several days.

Shen Ninghua looked down at them from above, "What I hate the most is taking charge. As a servant, if I can't even accomplish this basic rule, then I might as well just directly kill all of you and ask my royal father for another batch of servants!"

"Princess, have mercy!" Everyone was indignant, wishing that they could pull out the servants who were causing trouble and beat them to death, lest their own lives be implicated.

"Mercy? One of you dares to scheme against my life, and dares to beg me for mercy? " Shen Ninghua turned around abruptly, the cold aura around her chilled people's hearts, "I can tell you this clearly, the person who schemed against me definitely isn't from the same side. The jade pendant that Shen Lingghan gave me can be considered as a primer, there must be people doing this elsewhere. You guys better carefully think about it, recently if anyone acts or has an abnormal expression, I'll let you guys go if you want to come out, but if you can't, then don't blame me for being ruthless! Someone come! "

The sound of uniform footsteps came from the door, and a group of armored guards, each armed with a staff, swarmed in, surrounding the kneeling servants. The black Ting staff was raised high above his head, as if about to strike down at the very next moment.

"These are the personal guards my royal father gave me after I became a princess. I never thought that I would have to use them on you the first time. "Think carefully. If you can't think of something, then don't leave this courtyard." With that, she turned around and sat on the soft couch in the room, waiting for the servant in the yard to confess.

Silence descended upon the courtyard. Everyone was racking their brains trying to remember what kind of person had behaved strangely recently. They wished that they could have two more brains so that they could remember everything that had happened in the past few days clearly.

The jade pearl was made according to the prescription prepared by Chen Ying. It carefully placed it in front of Shen Ninghua and said, "Miss, the medicine is ready."

Shen Ninghua carefully examined the herbs in the bowl. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with it, she picked it up and finished it in one gulp. Thinking of her previous scheme, her heart was filled with lingering fear. The person who plotted against her this time was too ingenious. She almost died in her dreams due to that.

It wasn't that she didn't suspect that Shen Ling Han gave her the jade pendant, but after checking the pendant a few times, she couldn't find anything wrong with it, so she put down her thoughts and started playing with it in her hands.

However, she hadn't thought that she would be so relieved that she would be able to successfully absorb the Nightmare Spirit Potion into her body. Nightmare was an extremely strange drug. If the medicine was the poisonous blood Qi that seeped into the jade, then the other inducing factors were extremely uncertain. It could be a pot of flowers or it could be a type of grass, causing all sorts of strange and odd things to happen. She had seen a lot of things these days, so if there was a bit of a search, who knew how long it would take, then she might as well start from another aspect.

There were many people that came into contact with these servants. It could be said that the network of people was able to cover the entire princess' mansion, and it was the easiest way to start with them.

After she finished drinking the medicine, she placed the medicine bowl on the tray, and coldly looked at the servants and said, "Why, even now, there is not a single person who wants to come out? "It seems like you all are not planning to leave this courtyard …"

"No, Princess, let me recall. I mean, it's Spring Fragrance that Rui Xi Hall is responsible for. She was originally responsible for cleaning the front yard, but yesterday she went to the back yard and even stayed there for an hour."

Shen Ninghua lowered her eyes. "Oh?" "There is such a thing."

"No, princess, this servant went to the backyard for a reason. It's because this servant went to find mama Wang in the backyard. I bought some incense with mama Wang a while ago, so I was just about to go get it that day."

Shen Ninghua's expression changed. "Incense?" "I remember that there is a rule in the manor. Without permission, maids are not allowed to use any spices, right?"

"Your servant …" "Your servant …" The maid called Chun Xiang immediately panicked. She had only thought of having a woman to look like herself because she had a lover recently and was encouraged by others. She didn't expect that it would lead to a fatal disaster, "Princess, please spare me. Princess, please spare me."

Without Shen Ninghua's permission, the Cyan Sparrow had already led people to search Chun Xiang's residence, bringing back the remaining spices.

Shen Ninghua pinched a piece and a frown immediately appeared on his forehead. Killing intent flashed across his eyes, "I just randomly bought a bit of incense. Why don't you take a look at it? Do you think you can afford a spice worth at least a hundred gold?" You are in charge of cleaning my yard, so you should be the one who values the rules the most. In these two days, someone bewitched you to suddenly think of buying incense? "

"Your servant …" "Your servant heard from Xiang Lan in the same courtyard. She said that incense can be more enticing. Your servant was momentarily muddle-headed and begged the princess to spare her life."

Shen Ninghua's eyes swept across the kneeling servants behind him and their faces quickly turned white. In his heart, he immediately understood, "It looks like you have a lover, for him, you actually set aside the rules I set for him. Since I can't be a bad person, I'll grant you a pair of lovers.

"Yes sir!" The guard ferociously struck the staff in his hand, causing it to emit a "dong" sound on the ground, causing everyone's heart to tremble.

"Princess, please spare me! Princess, please spare me!"

The Xiao family had bribed Chun Xiang earlier on, but seeing that she hadn't made a move yet, perhaps she would still be of use later on. She didn't expect that she would scheme against her.

His life had gone smoothly and his heart had relaxed a little. If he really wanted to survive in this world, he would need to be extremely careful and prudent.

"Drag that Spring Orchid away as well. Also, the maid who reported the fragrance of Spring Fragrance can leave now."

"Yes, thank you, Princess!"

Seeing that reporting someone else could really save their life, the voices below immediately became louder.

Everyone kept going back and forth, talking more and more about the matter. In the end, the details of what everyone said had become so detailed that it was hard to tell just who went to the toilet and how long it took to change their clothes.

Chen Jun, who was hidden behind the screen, was secretly impressed by the Princess' ingenuity.

The corners of Chu Junyi's lips curled up in a smile, her heart filled with pride. Chen Jun didn't know, but he did know. When he had initially arranged for these servants to join, Shen Ninghua had spent some time to investigate everyone's background and temperament. After he had arranged for them to do so, the servants in the courtyard would definitely monitor each other and compete with each other. With this, he was able to understand the events of the past few days clearly with just a few words.

Shen Ninghua looked at the items in her hands, her eyes glinting with a cold light. "I never thought that a small princess' mansion like mine would be so full of hidden talents." She picked up a red brush and began to draw circles on the names.

"Pull everyone who comes out from the trap down and guard them. Everyone else can go back."