Chapter 485: Coming-of-Age Banquet

In the government, no matter what Wang Qiaoer said, the few bandits who were still alive were afraid of being implicated by her again, so they confessed everything.

It turned out that Deng Fugui did not kill Badeshun and then escape as Wang Qiaoer said.

After they left Beijing, they were separated from Deng Fugui on the road because of the snowstorm.

Badeshun was poor, so Wang Qiaoer stole his things and ran away.

On the way, she happened to encounter bandits robbing the road, and she thought it was a way to make a living, and maybe she could live better than those people who suffered in the disaster.

So she took refuge with the leader of the bandits and became his wife.

After the snowstorm, the court began to subsidize the government to eliminate the bandits who were causing trouble.

The leader died during that period, and Wang Qiaoer led the remaining bandits to wander around.

Thinking of the prosperity of Xiangyun Village, Wang Qiaoer decided to take them to do something big.

Originally, she wanted to wait until Shen Ningning returned to Langshan at night, and then burn, kill and loot in Xiangyun Village.

A group of people even planned the escape route.

Unexpectedly, Mo Lingwei came to live in Shen Ningning's house at this time.

To keep men and women separate, Grandma Qin asked the two to live one on the mountain and the other at the foot of the mountain.

Wang Qiaoer then modified the plan. She went to burn the village chief's house at night to cause chaos.

So that everyone would not know that someone had gone up Langshan immediately.

Who would have thought that they escaped Shen Ningning and the wolf pack, but not the mad prince.

After the mountain bandits finished their explanation, they pulled Jingzhao Yin's sleeves.

"My lord, my lord, you must catch us. If we go out again, we will be killed by Wang Qiaoer, this woman!"

Jingzhao Yin had a cold face and shook his sleeves with disdain.

Then he asked Mo Lingwei and Shen Ningning who were sitting next to him with a flattering face.

"Your Highness, Princess, this group of people just admitted that they used to commit crimes and do all kinds of evil things. Wang Qiaoer has two lives on her hands."

When they robbed in the past, the other party did not give silver, so Wang Qiaoer killed the father and son with a stone.

"Look, this Wang Qiaoer, is it sentenced to beheading or capital punishment?"

The reason why Jingzhao Yin asked this was that he saw that Wang Qiaoer might have offended Princess Funing before.

So he gave Shen Ningning a chance to vent.

Shen Ningning's eyes were clear and dark: "Just do it in a fair way."

Mo Lingwei smiled: "Well, then it's better to be torn into pieces by five horses."

After that, the two left together.

Leaving Jingzhao Yin standing there alone, he opened his mouth and wanted to say something but stopped.

Yes! His Highness's meaning couldn't be clearer.

Princess Funing is kind and can't bear to torture prisoners, but His Highness can't watch others bully the princess, so of course Wang Qiaoer must die.

Jingzhao Yin issued a killing order on the same day.

Wang Qiaoer was executed three days later.

The mountain bandits who had colluded with her were each beaten with 50 to 100 sticks and imprisoned for several months, depending on the severity of their crimes.

The villagers of Xiangyun Village felt very happy when they mentioned this incident.

A person like Wang Qiaoer who harbors evil intentions should be cleansed only when he dies!

She herself is not living well, and she still wants to come back to harm the village. She is really vicious.

However, the old village chief was still a little sad.

He sighed heavily: "If Fugui had been separated from her a long time ago, would he have..."

Everyone guessed what he didn't finish.

At that time, there were snowstorms everywhere, and the situation in Cangyun Country was not optimistic.

Every day, batches of people were frozen to death on the roadside.

If Deng Fugui was alone, I am afraid he would have died in the snowstorm.

*

Time flies.

On the day of Shen Ningning's coming-of-age birthday, the banquet was more lively than the New Year's Eve.

Xie Suzhi specially opened a separate courtyard and used the entire mansion as a place to entertain guests.

The emperor and the prince, as well as the princes, nobles and powerful officials, were all invited.

There were a large number of guests, about 200 people.

On the day of Shen Ningning's birthday banquet, the wide alley was filled with gorgeous carriages.

Shen Ningning wore a very light ice blue dress, a pair of hairpins on her head, and her loose black hair made the girl's cheeks look white and rosy, like a newly opened bud.

She sat in front of the mirror, and Muchun and Wanchun were dressing her.

Ye Shangyi came in from outside, with firecrackers and red paper on her head.

Shen Ningning saw it in the mirror and chuckled: "Sister Wanchun, go help her quickly. What happened? Did she run into the firecrackers?"

Ye Shangyi stamped her feet and was a little angry: "It's all Lu Shaoyuan's fault! He set off three big firecrackers outside. If you don't know, you would think it's his coming-of-age ceremony today. My skirt is dirty. I hate it so much."

After a while, Qi Xiuwei also came to help.

"Shangyi, you left too fast, but fortunately you left. Mr. Lu set off two more firecrackers, and the ground was shaking."

Shen Ningning blinked her round eyes: "Why did he help me set off firecrackers?"

"Who knows!" Ye Shangyi patted the red paper on her hair and finally cleaned it.

At this time, Fang Qingdai's voice came from the door.

"Is Ningning in the house?"

"Aunt Qingdai!" Shen Ningning's eyes lit up and she hurried to open the door.

Fang Qingdai stood at the door with a smile on her face. Behind her was Liang Yici, who looked awkward.

"Today is your coming of age. There are too many people in the front yard, so I want to come and see you alone."

Fang Qingdai thought to herself, "It would be great if Shen Siyi could see Shen Ningning's coming of age with her own eyes."

She took out a box from her bosom and opened it. Inside was a jade Ruyi.

There was a lotus pattern engraved on the back, and the words "Xin Niang" were written below.

Shen Ningning's eyes immediately turned red: "This is..."

"I heard that you also have a Ruyi on you, so I specially asked a craftsman to take the original pattern and make an identical one. It is my gift. Ningning, on your coming of age, may you be safe and sound every year."

She hung the Ruyi around the girl's neck.

Shen Ningning was deeply moved. Her slender fingertips stroked the back of the Ruyi. The words "Xin Niang" were clearly written.

"Thank you, Aunt Qingdai. I like this gift very much."

Fang Qingdai smiled and pushed Liang Yici in.

"I'll go to the front yard to take a look. You are a big man in the Xie family. I'm afraid you don't have enough care. Yici, you stay and help Ningning."

After that, Fang Qingdai left.

Liang Yici and Shen Ningning looked at each other. She coughed awkwardly.

"What can I help you with?"

It was still a while before the auspicious time for the coming of age ceremony, so there was nothing to do, but it didn't seem right to let Liang Yici wait.

Shen Ningning thought for a moment and said, "If you have time, please help me sort out the gift list of the guests over there and check the names."

Ye Shangyi agreed immediately.

The three of them went their separate ways. Shen Ningning put on her makeup and didn't want to go out again, so she just waited for the auspicious time.

At this time, the girl took advantage of everyone's inattention and went behind the screen.

With a flash, she entered the fairyland.

Shen Ningning walked into the Thunder Palace, took out the letter she had written last night from her sleeve, and gently placed it on an instrument.

"I heard from Master Gu that my mother used to control the growth of the fairyland here. If my mother and I are still destined to be together, I hope to see this letter."

The girl murmured: "Mom, I have grown up and will be a 15-year-old today. You have been away from us for fifteen years. When will you come back?"

Shen Ningning sighed and was about to leave when a "beep" alarm suddenly sounded behind her.