Soon, a servant brought up a basin of clean water.
Yan Mingyi, resting her chin on her hand, asked with great interest, "The water's here, and then what?"
Shen Tangning looked at Gu Qingxu: "Just soak the scroll in water."
Everyone stared in surprise, except for one person whose expression changed.
Chi Jingyu stared intently at Shen Tangning's figure, his eyes filled with astonishment, excitement, and realization...
Chi Yan raised an eyebrow and understood what was going on. So that's how it is.
He inadvertently caught a glimpse of Chi Jingyu's expression, and his eyes immediately turned hostile:
Why is this guy so excited?
The people below whispered among themselves, "Won't putting the scroll in water ruin it?"
"Yeah, is this really feasible?"
Gu Qingxu's eyes flickered slightly, and she did as she was told without much hesitation.
She thought, Ningning would never harm her!
With the painting completely submerged in water, Gu Qingxu couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
After a while, ink began to appear faintly on the white scroll, and a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.
It actually works!
Gu Qingxu carefully picked up the drawing paper. The paper was quite waterproof; even when soaked with water, it only became damp and heavy.
She unfolded the painting, and everyone saw the ink bamboo depicted in it, exclaiming in amazement:
"It actually happened! That's amazing!"
"How did you do that?"
Yan Mingyi looked on with interest and asked the question that had been bothering everyone.
Shen Tangning's eyes flickered slightly, and she spoke calmly, "Your Highness, this is because the ink used for painting was mixed with alum. Once the ink dries, the ink marks will disappear along with it, and they will only appear when it comes into contact with water."
Ironically, she learned this method from Chi Jingyu.
In his previous life, Chi Jingyu often used this method to send secret messages. Perhaps because he felt she would not betray him, he did not deliberately avoid her. Shen Tangning also learned about this method.
She had just learned from Xueqing that Yuan Zhao had discovered that Gu Qingxu's ink had been tampered with, and she instinctively guessed this.
But we can't be sure yet, we can only wait and see.
A burning gaze was fixed on her from behind, and Chi Jingyu's heart was filled with shock. No wonder, no wonder everything has changed in this life!
No wonder Tang Ning avoided him like the plague; it turns out she's back too.
Chi Jingyu felt a mix of emotions. He just wanted to find Shen Tangning right now and get to the bottom of things. He was the one who made the mistakes in the past, and he could explain. After all, they had been married for many years, and he didn't believe that she really had no feelings for them at all.
Noticing Chi Jingyu's unusual behavior, Chi Yan's eyes darkened. Could this man be eyeing his wife again?
Everyone suddenly realized and praised Gu Qingxu for her quick wit, making her ears turn bright red: "Actually..."
Shen Tangning straightened her expression and said, "Your Highness, Miss Gu was actually set up."
The room fell silent after those words were spoken.
Yan Mingyi's expression became slightly amused: "Oh?"
"I said that just now both to help Miss Gu out of that predicament and to lower that person's guard."
Gu Qingxu's eyes widened. Did Ningning's words mean she already had someone she suspected?
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