"You want to give this to Jun Ning as a birthday present, don’t you?" ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭⚫𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦⚫𝘯𝘦𝘵
The woman in black asked confidently.
Jing Shu didn’t reply, her eyes filled with tears as she looked at the coral beads in the hands of the woman in black. Her small body twisted unwillingly, trying to break free from the bindings and take back her bracelet from the woman in black.
The woman in black looked at Jing Shu struggling with disdain, "Do you think you have the strength to break free from the ropes tied around your feet and neck?"
Not to mention a child, even an adult couldn’t escape the way the woman in black had tied her up. Moreover, if Jing Shu struggled too hard, she might accidentally strangle herself with the rope around her neck.
"If you don’t want to die, don’t waste your energy, just sit still," the woman in black said, continuing to examine the coral beads in her hand, "Coral, something with a price but no market. Even if you’re the daughter of the Crown Prince, it’s not easy to obtain."
"I guess this is your most valuable piece of jewelry?" the woman in black asked.
Jing Shu still didn’t reply, tearfully looking at the coral bracelet in the hands of the woman in black.
"You brat, you usually quarrel fiercely with Princess Anle, and your relationship doesn’t seem very good. But I didn’t expect you to be willing to give her such an expensive gift for her birthday," the woman in black laughed incredulously, then, in the dim moonlight, she examined the coral bracelet closely.
The color of the beads in this coral necklace was truly magnificent, like the color of flames, fiery red. It must be a top-grade coral bead!
Eastern Chu is far from the sea, obtaining so many coral beads is really not easy, the woman in black wanted to keep them for herself. However, taking them would mean exposing herself.
After thinking for a long time, she suddenly said, "I insist that you won’t be able to give this birthday gift."
Her tone was so calm and serene, but her actions were so cruel.
She disdainfully threw the coral beads from the high platform.
Because the platform was too high, even if the coral beads shattered, there was no sound to be heard at all. But there’s no doubt, the coral beads were surely smashed.
Jing Shu could only watch as the woman in black destroyed her most precious thing, unable to stop her. Tears streamed down her face, and her tiny body trembled violently.
She felt extremely uncomfortable at this moment.
"Why are you crying? It’s just a broken object, not like someone died."
As the woman in black said this, she pulled Jing Shu’s hand closer again, revealing a dagger.
The sharp dagger gleamed with a chilling light in the moonlight, extremely intimidating.
"Little girl, which finger do you think I should cut off?" the woman in black asked Jing Shu with a light laugh, "Just tell me, which finger don’t you like? Let’s cut that one!"
To cut off her finger?
Jing Shu’s vision was blurred with tears, she could hardly see the scene clearly where the woman in black was comparing with the dagger beside her hand. But she could hear what the woman in black was saying!
She didn’t want to lose a finger, she liked each one of her ten fingers.
"Quickly choose, which should I cut?" the woman in black pressed.
Jing Shu fearfully withdrew her hand, but she couldn’t pull it back from the woman in black’s grip.
Her body shook like a sieve!
Jun Ning saw Nanny Zhang only after her birthday ceremony ended, after she had thanked everyone who gave her gifts and celebrated her.
"Nanny, didn’t I ask you to watch over Jing Shu? Why did you come back?" Jun Ning asked.
Nanny Zhang replied, "Jing Shu is missing."
"What, missing? How could she be missing? Didn’t I ask you to keep a close eye on her? How did she go missing?"
Jun Ning’s good mood was instantly ruined, she was anxious and angry, couldn’t help but wonder if the tragedy in the dark room was really unavoidable?
It definitely won’t be, since she knows about it, she can definitely change it.
"I..." Nanny Zhang was also very ashamed now, "Your Highness, I’m sorry, it is my fault."
"What’s the use of apologizing," Jun Ning snapped, "This Jing Shu, with a broken tooth, couldn’t eat anything, should just stay well in the Eastern Palace, why run around for no reason?"
"Princess, what should we do now?" Nanny Zhang asked anxiously, "Should we report this to His Highness the Crown Prince?"
"The Crown Prince brother is currently in a ceremony with ministers, even if you go, his subordinates won’t let you see him. Instead, you stay here and wait, and seize the chance to tell the Crown Prince or the Crown Princess Consort about this. I’ll take the Imperial Guard to have a look first!" Jun Ning said.
"Okay," Nanny Zhang agreed and waited to report this to the Crown Prince. However, she couldn’t find the opportunity, she couldn’t get close to the Crown Prince at all.
In her panic, she could only seek help from the Empress Dowager, whom she couldn’t reach out to, but the Empress Dowager could.
After the Empress Dowager helped Nanny Zhang convey this issue to the Crown Prince, worried about the two girls, she also took people to look for them.
Yao Yao and Jun Yang felt a bit disappointed seeing Jun Ning suddenly run out.
They had planned to lure Jun Ning to that dark room, but didn’t expect her to suddenly go out, not knowing where she went, or when she’ll return.
They could only wait in anxiety.
Unlike the Empress Dowager and others, Jun Ning didn’t search the entire palace for people. She took the Imperial Guard to the place in her dream, where Jing Shu was detained, beside which was the dark room full of mice.
Sure enough, at the place she dreamed of, she saw a person in black and Jing Shu.
Jing Shu had something stuffed in her mouth, her neck and feet were tied, as for her hands...
From where Jun Ning stood, the place was wide, and the moonlight was clear. At this moment, she saw clearly that Jing Shu’s hands were being pressed on the ground by the person in black, and the person in black raised a dagger high in hand, appearing like about to cut Jing Shu’s hands.
But she hadn’t cut down immediately, seemingly saying something to Jing Shu.
Jun Ning watched, feeling her heart in chaos.
Jing Shu must not lose a finger, she mustn’t.
She looked back at the Imperial Guards, "Whose eyesight is good? Can you hit that person in black with a dagger from a distance? Best to kill with one strike."
The Imperial Guards shook their heads in unison. No, they didn’t have that kind of training, they couldn’t do it. They excelled at close combat.
"Alright, I’ll do it!" Jun Ning said, "Later, I’ll sneak close to the person in black, and seize the chance to kill her. You must save Jing Shu from the person in black when I attack her, making sure she isn’t harmed at all."
"Your Highness, can you really do it?"
The leading Imperial Guard said.
Honestly, he didn’t intend to look down on Jun Ning, but felt that killing was not something a child like Jun Ning could do.
It’s important to understand, Jun Ning had just turned three this year. Even if she was smarter and spoke more eloquently than the average child, she was ultimately still a child.