Emperor Shen's charming wife

The night was as dark as ink, and the stars were twinkling. Ning Yao stepped into the imperial garden alone. The fragrance of flowers in the garden was overflowing, but it could not relieve her inner tension. Shen Yu stood with his hands behind his back, and his deep eyes fell on Ning Yao, "I have a test. If you can pass it, I will grant you a title." Ning Yao hurriedly bowed and saluted, his voice gentle and firm, "Your Majesty, please speak." Shen Yu spoke slowly, his voice was particularly clear in the silent night, "There is a lost ancient book in my library, you need to find it within three days." Ning Yao heard the words, her heart sank, and her eyebrows slightly frowned, "Lost ancient book?" Shen Yu nodded seriously, "Yes, a lost ancient book." Ning Yao bit her lip, her eyes were firm, "Your Majesty, I will do my best." Shen Yu nodded slightly, "Go." Ning Yao turned and left, her steps hurried. Back to Ning Mansion, she immediately found General Ning. "Dad, His Majesty asked me to find the lost ancient books within three days. What should I do?" Ning Yao looked anxious, with beads of sweat on her forehead. General Ning frowned and paced back and forth in the room, "Lost ancient books? This is difficult." Ning Yao sighed, her eyes full of helplessness, "Dad, what should I do?" General Ning pondered for a moment and stopped, "Yao'er, go to the library first to see if you can find any clues." Ning Yao nodded, "Dad, I know." In the dead of night, everything was silent. Ning Yao, wearing a black nightgown, sneaked into the library with a nimble figure. In the library, the candlelight was weak and could only illuminate a small area. Ning Yao walked forward cautiously, and the wooden floor under her feet made a slight "creaking" sound. Suddenly, a black shadow flashed by like a ghost. Ning Yao was startled and quickly chased after it. The black shadow was as fast as lightning, and Ning Yao tried her best to chase it. Suddenly, the shadow disappeared. Ning Yao stopped abruptly, panting, looking around, her heart in her throat, secretly alert. At this moment, a cold light flashed like a venomous snake. Ning Yao dodged sideways, but was still hit on the shoulder by the man in black. Ning Yao groaned and covered her shoulder, "Who are you?" The man in black sneered, "Ning Yao, you dare to break into the library at night, today is your death." After that, the man in black attacked Ning Yao fiercely again. Ning Yao's heart sank, and she hurried to fight, but the man in black was so powerful that Ning Yao gradually became powerless and fell into a disadvantage. Just when Ning Yao was about to be defeated, a shadow flashed like a gust of wind, and the man in black fell to the ground in an instant. Ning Yao looked closely and found that the person who came was Shen Yu. Ning Yao quickly knelt down and saluted, "Your Majesty." Shen Yu nodded slightly, "Get up." Ning Yao stood up and looked at Shen Yu gratefully, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for saving my life." Shen Yu's eyes fell on Ning Yao's injured shoulder, with a concerned look, "You are injured." Ning Yao shook her head, "It's okay from your humble servant." Shen Yu stepped forward, his tone tolerant, "Let me see." Ning Yao quickly took a step back, "Your Majesty, your humble servant..." Shen Yu frowned slightly, "Let me see." Ning Yao had no choice but to untie her nightgown and reveal her injured shoulder. Shen Yu looked at the wound, a trace of heartache flashed in his eyes, "Does it hurt?" Ning Yao shook her head, "No." Shen Yu took out a bottle of golden wound medicine from his arms and handed it to Ning Yao, "Apply it." Ning Yao took the golden wound medicine, "Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Yu nodded slightly, "You're welcome." Ning Yao applied the golden wound medicine and bandaged the wound, "Your Majesty, I have something else to do, I'll leave first." Shen Yu nodded, "Go." Ning Yao turned and left, thinking secretly in her heart, "Why is Your Majesty here?" Ning Yao searched everywhere in the library for the lost ancient book, but she searched every corner and still found nothing. She was anxious, and her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat. At this moment, Ning Xue suddenly appeared. Ning Yao's heart sank. She said with vigilance, "What are you doing here?" Ning Xue wore a seemingly kind smile on her face and said, "Sister, I'm here to help you." Ning Yao frowned, her eyes full of suspicion, "Are you so kind?" Ning Xue still smiled, "Sister, I really want to help you." Ning Yao snorted, "No need." However, Ning Xue refused to give up and stepped forward and said, "Sister, if you don't believe me, I can tell you the whereabouts of the ancient books." Ning Yao's heart moved, and she asked hesitantly, "Do you know the whereabouts of the ancient books?" Ning Xue nodded affirmatively, "Of course." Ning Yao thought for a moment, and finally said, "Okay, tell me." Ning Xue leaned close to Ning Yao's ear and whispered, "The ancient books are in the secret room of the library." Ning Yao showed surprise, "Secret room?" Ning Xue nodded and replied, "Yes, the secret room." Ning Yao turned and hurried away. According to the location Ning Xue said, she found the secret room. The door of the secret room was closed. Ning Yao pushed hard, but the door did not move. Ning Yao's heart suddenly sank, and she murmured, "What's going on?" Just then, Ning Xue appeared behind Ning Yao again, and said with a bit of pride, "Sister, what are you doing?" Ning Yao turned and looked at her, and said anxiously, "The door of the secret room can't be opened." Ning Xue smiled slightly, and said slowly, "Sister, you are so stupid. The door of the secret room needs a key to open." Ning Yao frowned and asked, "Key?" Ning Xue nodded, "Yes, the key." Ning Yao's heart sank, and she hurriedly asked, "Where is the key?" Ning Xue pointed to a painting on the wall and said, "Sister, the key is behind that painting." Ning Yao walked forward quickly, took down the painting, and found a key. Ning Yao was delighted and hurriedly opened the door of the secret room. In the secret room, the candlelight was dim, and Ning Yao walked forward cautiously. Suddenly, a black shadow flashed by like a ghost, and Ning Yao was startled and hurriedly chased after it. The black shadow was as fast as the wind, and Ning Yao chased after it. Suddenly, the shadow disappeared. Ning Yao stopped and looked around vigilantly. Ning Yao groaned, covered her shoulder, and asked angrily, "Who are you?" The man in black sneered, "Ning Yao, you dare to break into the library at night, today is your death." After that, the man in black attacked Ning Yao fiercely again. Ning Yao's heart sank, and she hurried to fight. The man in black was very skilled in martial arts, and Ning Yao gradually became powerless and fell into a disadvantage. Just when Ning Yao was about to be defeated, a shadow flashed by, and the man in black fell to the ground in an instant. Shen Yu stepped forward and said firmly, "Let me see." Ning Yao turned and left, thinking secretly in her heart, "Why is your majesty here?" Three days later, Ning Yao stepped into the palace with trepidation and met Shen Yu. Shen Yu sat high on the dragon throne, staring at Ning Yao with a cold gaze, and said in a cold voice: "Ning Yao, you failed." Ning Yao's heart sank suddenly, and she knelt hurriedly to salute, with a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, your subject..." Shen Yu interrupted her mercilessly and said sternly: "I gave you three full days, but you failed to find the lost ancient book." Ning Yao bit her lip and tried to argue: "Your Majesty, your subject..." Shen Yu interrupted again rudely: "No need to say more, just go." Ning Yao felt a sharp pain in her heart and shouted unwillingly: "Your Majesty..."

Shen Yu waved his hand impatiently and shouted, "Go away." Ning Yao had no choice but to get up and leave with a feeling of disappointment. After Ning Yao left the palace, Eunuch Li quietly appeared beside Shen Yu. "Your Majesty, Ning Yao is a smart child, but..." Shen Yu turned his eyes to Eunuch Li and asked coldly, "But what?" Eunuch Li pondered for a moment and slowly said, "It's just that she is too credulous of the information provided by others." Shen Yu nodded slightly, "I know." Eunuch Li continued, "Your Majesty, Ning Yao is a child who is loyal to you, you..." Shen Yu interrupted Eunuch Li again, "I know." Eunuch Li sighed helplessly, "Your Majesty, why are you making things so difficult for her?" Shen Yu's eyes were as cold as frost, "I want someone who can stand up for me, not a vase with only appearance." Eunuch Li nodded quickly, "Your Majesty, I understand." Shen Yu waved his hand, "Go down." After Eunuch Li left, Shen Yu looked out the window and fell into deep thought. After Ning Yao left the palace, she felt extremely regretful. "Why did I fail?" Ning Yao carefully recalled the experiences of the past three days, and suddenly she realized. "I actually fell into Ning Xue's trap." Ning Yao hurried to find General Ning. "Dad, I failed." General Ning frowned and asked anxiously: "Yao'er, what happened?" Ning Yao told General Ning the whole story. After listening, General Ning pondered for a moment and said: "Yao'er, you rely too much on other people's information." Ning Yao nodded heavily, "Dad, I understand." General Ning continued: "Yao'er, you must remember that in this world, the only person you can truly trust is yourself." Ning Yao nodded again, "Dad, I understand." General Ning patted Ning Yao on the shoulder and encouraged: "Yao'er, Dad believes that you will pass the test." Ning Yao nodded firmly, "Dad, I will definitely work hard." After Ning Yao returned to the Ning Mansion, she immediately set about investigating the whereabouts of the lost ancient books. After a difficult investigation, Ning Yao finally found the location of the lost ancient books. Ning Yao held the ancient book and went to the palace again to meet Shen Yu. Shen Yu was still sitting on the dragon throne, looking at Ning Yao coldly, and asked: "Ning Yao, why did you fail?" Ning Yao knelt down and saluted, admitting her mistake: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong." Shen Yu waved his hand, "Get up." Ning Yao stood up and handed the ancient book to Shen Yu, "Your Majesty, I found the lost ancient book." Shen Yu took the ancient book, opened it and browsed it, with a flash of surprise in his eyes, "How did you find it?" Ning Yao told Shen Yu the truth. After listening to him, Shen Yu nodded slightly, "Yes, you are very smart." Ning Yao was delighted, "Thank you for your compliment, Your Majesty." Shen Yu's eyes fell on Ning Yao, and he said in a deep voice, "Ning Yao, do you know why I asked you to find the lost ancient books?" Ning Yao shook her head, "I don't know." Shen Yu said solemnly, "I want to test your loyalty and wisdom." Ning Yao's heart sank, "Your Majesty, your servant..." Shen Yu interrupted Ning Yao, "You passed the test, I will give you a title." Ning Yao knelt down and saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Yu waved his hand, "Retreat." Ning Yao stood up and turned to leave. After Ning Yao left the palace, Shen Yu's eyes fell on Ning Yao's back, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.