"That's good," Li Ruhua nodded and said, "Why don't we let Ning Yunqing go back and rest first?"
"Sure," Su Qingwen wasn't an inhumane person. She nodded quickly and ordered someone to send Ning Yunqing back to her own palace.
Everyone rushed to carry Ning Yunqing in. Somehow, an inattentive person bumped into Su Qingwen's dressing table. A doll - like thing fell off.
Li Ruhua, with "sharp eyes", looked over and then exclaimed in surprise, "What's that?"
Her voice wasn't very loud, but it was enough to draw everyone's attention. The maids and guards in the room all looked down.
It seemed to be a puppet. Many people didn't know what it was for, so they didn't think much of it. However, Li Ruhua slowly walked closer.
She picked up the thing. Suddenly, as if stung, Li Ruhua frowned tightly and said in a panicked tone, "There are so many silver needles on it. What is this?"
Su Qingwen was also stunned. She wasn't a child. Why would she play with dolls? Frowning, she stepped forward and took a quick glance at the puppet. Her face immediately changed. The puppet was so ugly!
It looked neither human nor animal. The stitches were so thick and not delicate at all. There were also some tiny words written on it. From a distance, it was hard to tell what they were.
"This isn't mine," Su Qingwen shook her head without hesitation. "Such an ugly doll couldn't have been made by me. Besides, I don't like this kind of thing."
"How is that possible? It clearly fell from Your Highness the Lady of Leisure's dressing table," Li Ruhua blinked her eyes, lowered her head to "study" the doll, and then suddenly looked up. "Could this be the art of witchcraft? There's someone's birth date written on the back."
[System: Honey, let me give you some knowledge. In the palace, doing such things is a capital crime. You'd better find an excuse quickly.]
"Can I activate my skill now?" Su Qingwen felt like her head was about to explode. She was still ill, so why did she have to go through this?
[System: Sorry, you can't for now. According to the game rules, you still have to wait for two days. After two days, you can activate your skill.]
Su Qingwen gasped with difficulty. By the time two days passed, she might be drained dry. No, just thinking about it was terrifying.
"It really wasn't me," Su Qingwen shook her head.
"Right or wrong can't be determined by you alone. Why don't we let the Emperor take a look? And I see that the name of Eunuch Gao is written on the back. Could it be that Your Highness the Lady of Leisure wants to curse Eunuch Gao?" Li Ruhua frowned and questioned.
"Is it worth it?" Su Qingwen sneered, with a hint of disdain in her eyes. There were thousands of ways to deal with Gao Quan. Why would she choose such an unreliable one? It just didn't make sense.
Just then, Hua Yueye walked in from outside.
"I heard that there was an incident of a vicious dog hurting people in the Lady of Leisure's palace. I came in to see who let the dog in," Hua Yueye's voice wasn't loud, but it carried a hint of authority, making people involuntarily show respect.
Li Ruhua clenched her fists and quickly stepped forward. "Your Majesty, the vicious dog hurting people is one thing. But we found this in the Lady of Leisure's palace. Please take a good look."
Saying that, she handed the puppet to Hua Yueye.
Hua Yueye took it and looked at it. His face turned livid with anger. Then he frowned and looked at Su Qingwen severely. "Did you make this?"
However, Hua Yueye's current inner thought was: Well done. That damned Gao Quan really deserves to be cursed.
"Really not me. I would never come up with such a stupid idea. And this puppet is so ugly. It doesn't match my taste," Su Qingwen rolled her eyes at him and couldn't help thinking that Hua Yueye was so unprincipled. Why did he have to say that she made this thing?
"The thing was found right here in Your Highness the Lady of Leisure's palace. Your Highness, you have to give us an explanation. If Eunuch Gao finds out, there will surely be a lot of trouble," Li Ruhua sighed and pretended to be worried, but her words were actually putting pressure on Hua Yueye.
Hearing this, Hua Yueye raised his eyebrows and carefully looked at the puppet in his hand. "I don't think this thing was made by the Lady of Leisure."
"Why do you say so?" Li Ruhua asked in confusion. She couldn't help thinking that even if Hua Yueye wanted to protect Su Qingwen, he should come up with a more reasonable reason. After all, there were so many pairs of eyes watching.
"Look at the writing. Although it's crooked, you can tell that it's in small, delicate characters, very elegant. Su Qingwen's handwriting could never be like this," Hua Yueye curled his lips and analyzed.
"You, Hua Yueye, I seriously suspect that you're just trying to belittle me," Su Qingwen said despairingly.
"I'm just stating the facts. And I'm speaking up for you now," the man snorted and despised her ungrateful behavior.
"This..." Li Ruhua bit her lip tightly. The look in her eyes suddenly became extremely annoyed. Right, why didn't she notice this? She had just let others take advantage of the situation. It was really a pity.
"Can we just judge by the handwriting?" Li Ruhua asked unwillingly.
"Also, wasn't there a yellow dog that got into the Lady of Leisure's palace? It means that outsiders could come in, or maybe this stupid animal brought it in. Anyway, this might all be a misunderstanding," Hua Yueye said.
Hearing this, Su Qingwen widened her eyes and couldn't help looking at Hua Yueye. She was really impressed by this man. He could reverse right and wrong. Amazing! If he were in modern times, he would definitely be a top - notch lawyer.
"Okay, Your Majesty's analysis seems to make some sense," Li Ruhua tightly clenched her fists. Hua Yueye's partiality was too obvious. He clearly intended to put all his heart on Su Qingwen.
"Good. As long as there are no objections, take this puppet down and burn it. It's inauspicious after all. And check that dog to see if it ate something strange and went crazy. Make sure to find out," Hua Yueye ordered.
Instead of investigating the witchcraft, he was going to investigate a crazy dog. Hua Yueye's way of handling things was really laid - back.
With her wish unfulfilled, a flash of unwillingness crossed Li Ruhua's face.