Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 1290 - 1289: Poisoning

Chapter 1290: Chapter 1289: Poisoning

One kind of Gu that Chu Qianli does not recognize, nor does she know what the consequences of this Gu might be.

But she knew it was Gu, not poison.

Yet for a person such as Prince Yexuan, who is always cautious, the chances of someone being able to cast Gu on him are minuscule.

Unless, it was by someone he would never guard against.

Who could be it, that he would have no defenses against?

Chu Qianli had perhaps an answer in her heart, just, this answer was somewhat too horrifying.

Something the common folk could not accept.

Before Chu Qianli returned, Xi Jiu hesitated for a long time but still couldn’t help but to speak her mind:

"Princess, since you know he’s been poisoned, then, his attitude towards you and Fen Ling, could it also be because of the Poisonous Insect Poison?"

"To be on the same boat after a hundred years of cultivation, to share the same pillow after a thousand – Princess... are you really going to give up on him?"

That night, Chu Qianli lay in bed, tossing and turning restlessly.

All those past events, the humiliations, the compulsions, the torments, she did not know if she could forget them.

If his behaviors were truly only because of the Poisonous Insect Poison...

"Uncle Jiu, where are you?"

She knew so little about the Poisonous Insect Technique that she wasn’t even sure herself – did Feng Yexuan truly no longer have feelings for her, or was it caused by the Poisonous Insect Poison?

"Uncle Jiu, can you tell me what I should do now?"

...

Early in the morning, the village became restless.

Prince rushed over in a hurry: "Princess, Princess, have you woken up? Princess... Little Lili, something terrible has happened, you need to get up and see!"

"What’s the matter?" Chu Qianli just got out of bed, eyes still bleary, she put on her robe and went to open the door.

Seeing Chu Lingyang’s eyes full of urgency, she frowned: "Second Royal Uncle, what’s wrong?"

"The villagers... all the villagers have been poisoned!"

...Poisoned!

The epidemic hadn’t arrived, but the villagers were struck down one after another by the poison.

"Princess, they took your medicine this morning and were poisoned. How can you explain this, Princess?"

Chu Minghao, clad in military attire, was imposing.

When questioning Chu Qianli, his face was full of righteous indignation.

"Chu Minghao, what nonsense are you talking about? The villagers were poisoned, they might have eaten something unclean; what does that have to do with the Princess’s medicine?"

Chu Lingyang quickly walked up to Chu Qianli, he could not stand to see Chu Minghao acting so arrogantly in front of her.

Previously, how could he have thought that this Princely Heir Minghao might one day become a wise ruler?

He could only blame himself for being so easily deceived back then. Minghao had posed so elegantly and learnedly that he had failed to perceive the Princely Heir’s true nature – such a person!

A treacherous petty man!

"Apart from taking the Princess’s medicine, what else have all the villagers consumed together? If it’s not a problem with the Princess’s medicine, what else could it be?"

Chu Minghao showed no weakness, his voice so loud it could almost be heard clearly by people at the end of the village.

Several officials, though daring not to say much, harbored doubts about Chu Qianli’s medicine in their hearts.

Chu Qianli stepped forward from behind Chu Lingyang and spoke indifferently: "So, does Princely Heir Minghao also think that there is a problem with this Princess’s medicine?"

"Of course!"

"And so, does Princely Heir Minghao hope that because of this medicine, the villagers will start a conflict with this Princess, is that it?"

"What nonsense are you spouting?" One must not talk nonsense; inciting conflict between the people and the Princess was a capital offense!

"Is it not so?" Chu Qianli looked at everyone, her gaze suddenly grew stern: "Princely Heir Minghao attempts to provoke a conflict between this Princess and the villagers, an unforgivable crime. Guards, take him down for this Princess!"