Chapter 385 Check, Must Check

Shen Ningning took it and saw that it was a thin brocade box.

After opening it, there was a scroll inside.

However, when the scroll was unfolded, Shen Ningning saw that the painting was actually a torn remnant.

The painting depicts two women standing side by side, smiling at the lake.

The vast lake behind them, half of the brackets and eaves are exposed, and it looks like they are in the palace.

Shen Ningning pointed to the woman on the right with surprise: "This is my mother! I have seen her portrait in my father's study... Hey? Who is on the left?"

The girl on the left looks like she has just reached the age of marriage in the painting, but she has a neat ponytail and looks heroic and beautiful.

She gently put her hand on Shen Siyi's shoulder, and you can guess at a glance that the two have a good relationship.

The emperor had been peeking from behind for a long time. When he heard the little guy asking, he subconsciously answered: "This is Fang Qingdai, General Fang. Before your second uncle got into that stupid thing, Fang Qingdai was good friends with your mother Shen Siyi."

Mo Lingwei pursed his thin lips and glanced at the emperor coldly, as if warning him.

The emperor had no choice but to put his hands behind his back: "Okay, I really go to lie down."

Shen Ningning stroked the red tassel on Fang Qingdai's waist with her little hand.

It turns out that the female general who is famous in Cangyun Country is a close friend of my mother!

The painting was originally very good, with a warm atmosphere, but unfortunately, Shen Siyi seemed to be holding someone on the right.

However, the painting was torn, and it was unknown who the person on the right was.

The only way to guess the identity of the other party is through the remaining half of the slender fingertips in the painting. It must be a woman of the same age as them.

Shen Ningning was very curious.

Mo Lingwei saw her confusion and said, "I guess the woman on the far right should be Concubine Qi, because this painting was found by the palace servants when they were searching for her remaining belongings before she was demoted to the cold palace."

"At that time, I didn't know you were Shen Siyi's daughter, so I found this painting for you and gave it to you."

Shen Ningning thanked him repeatedly and asked, "When my brother got this painting, had he already torn off the half of Concubine Qi?"

Her little hand touched the uneven cut marks. Such a tear was like someone who tore the painting with his bare hands in order to cut it off in two when he was extremely angry.

Mo Lingwei nodded, "I guess she tore it, and maybe she regretted it, so she kept this painting as a treasure."

If this is the case, it is not difficult to understand.

Shen Ningning had heard her father say something about her mother Shen Siyi and Concubine Qi being like sisters.

But because of some unspeakable secrets, the two broke up.

As for the exact reason, Xie Suzhi was not quite sure, and Shen Siyi seemed unwilling to mention it.

She only said that she and Qi Jingchun would be strangers in the future.

And so it turned out.

Even at Shen Siyi's funeral after drowning, Concubine Qi did not attend the mourning.

As the two were talking, Commander Lu came in from outside.

"Your Majesty, Miss Li Yuyi of the Li family said that she had something important to report."

The emperor was concentrating on listening to Mo Lingwei and Shen Ningning's conversation, and frowned when he heard it.

"They are endless, and they really tried every means to make me take back my order. You go and tell Li Hai to take good care of his daughter and don't make me angry again!"

"They rashly broke into the side courtyard and discovered my illness. I only sent them to Mobei instead of taking the lives of their entire family. This is already a merciful act. I advise them not to be ungrateful."

Commander Lu nodded: "Yes." He turned and left.

The emperor's health is almost healed, and Mo Lingwei came today to confirm his health.

Seeing that he had recovered well, she wanted to arrange to secretly take him back to the palace in two days.

Shen Ningning couldn't help but express her guess when she heard this.

"Uncle Emperor, I think this plague is very likely caused by human beings."

The emperor's cheerful expression suddenly subsided.

He frowned seriously: "Ningning, tell me in detail."

Shen Ningning said: "When the plague gradually appeared in the city, the people in my shop were infected."

"According to them, at first a crazy woman ran into the store, all in a mess and mud. The shop assistants took her in and gave her some food, but the woman ran away in a panic. After that, they had problems one after another."

The assistants who came into contact with the woman, including Wu'er and Uncle Zhong, were all infected.

So, who was that woman? How could she be infected with the plague?

Mo Lingwei's eyes darkened: "Last time you were in the torture chamber and got the plague, it was a bit sudden."

The emperor nodded immediately and called the commander of the imperial guards, Lu Fu, to tell him what Shen Ningning had just said.

"Follow the clue Ningning said and investigate it carefully. Lingwei, check the situation in the torture chamber in the palace and see if it is related to the palace."

Hearing what the emperor said, Shen Ningning suddenly remembered.

"Huh? How did the emperor get infected if he didn't leave the palace?"

The emperor frowned and recalled: "The day before I found out about the disease, it happened to be the anniversary of the death of Ling Wei's mother. I went to the palace where she lived to pay homage."

"That palace had been closed after she left, but the queen was very popular in the palace. On weekdays, some maids or concubines would secretly pay homage to her outside the palace gate on her anniversary."

"The day I went there was no exception. I met a maid who used to serve the abandoned concubine Qi. Later, because the abandoned concubine Qi was sent to the cold palace, she returned to the palace affairs department."

Shen Ningning's round face made a serious analysis: "Maybe she was the one who infected me."

This made the emperor even more confused.

The palace maid was very normal, and she didn't look like someone infected with the plague.

Mo Lingwei chuckled: "If she had the intention to harm you, how could she let you know the clues?"

But then again, why would a little low-class palace maid want to harm the emperor? It’s not like I’m tired of living.

Shen Ningning clapped her hands and said in a lively and bright tone: "It doesn't matter, let my brother and Commander Lu investigate. There are three lines: the crazy woman who once appeared in the city, the clues about the plague in the violent room, and the concubine Qi Fei All the palace people around me.”

The emperor nodded and asked Commander Lu to write it down.

Then he said: "Ning Ning, the medicine you gave me is very effective, but I don't know if it can also benefit the public?"

Before Shen Ningning could answer, Mo Lingwei had already said coldly on her behalf: "You can't give it away for free."

The emperor laughed: "I can't take advantage of this little girl Ning Ning. That's good. I'll ask the doctors from the imperial hospital to cooperate with Ning Ning. They hold free clinics in the thatched cottage in the city every seven days, and Ning Ning will send her prescriptions. ”

"I will reward you daily, I will reward you every day..."

Mo Lingwei made the decision for him and said calmly: "Give her a hundred taels of silver a day as a reward. Don't continue to force her when she doesn't want to help."

Shen Ningning covered her mouth and snickered.

"What my brother said is what I think!"

The emperor was helpless and glanced at his son. Sometimes he was even curious, was Mo Lingwei his son or Shen Ningning's brother?

Why do you always turn to outsiders!

"Okay, I will follow your wishes. There are still many patients who have not recovered in the city, so get ready immediately!"

The matter was agreed upon.

Shen Ningning's mood was particularly bright.

Because not only was the real culprit who killed Wenxiu found, she got the punishment she deserved.

He also cured Wu'er and the emperor's uncle.

However, the little guy didn't know that Xiangyun Village was being shrouded in the dark clouds of the plague.

There are nearly ten people in the village infected with the plague.

Among them were Granny Chen and Uncle Deng.

Everyone in Xiangyun Village is in danger, especially Shen Ningning who is not in the village.

At this moment, the old village chief took everyone under the big banyan tree in the center of the village to discuss countermeasures.

He kept chewing tea stems in worry: "Tell me, we have to choose six people, three men and three women, to take care of Granny Chen and the others. We can't just watch people die like this."

"As long as Ning Ning comes back, everything will be fine. So, who of you is willing to go?"

Everyone was silent.

This was no ordinary thing, but caring for patients suffering from the plague!

The old village chief raised his hand first: "I am one of them, are there any others?"