Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 268

Chapter 268 The Case Was Confused
Zhou Jingyan looked at Yun Xiao with a look of disbelief. His gaze carried a dense look of sorrow. After a long time, he said, “It’s me who has gone too far.”

In just five words, she suppressed everything that Yun Xiao had just said.

However, just now, the county princess of Hui Ning had relaxed her hostility towards him, and now, it had actually risen again.

Yun Xiao’s expression was embarrassed. She tightly clenched her hands under her wide sleeves. Today, she really went out without looking at the Chinese calendar. She was actually suppressed by Zhou Jingyan everywhere.

As for county princess Huining, her eyes flashed with killing intent. In her heart, she was even more certain that Yun Xiao’s words had been playing tricks on her.

She glared fiercely at Yun Xiao, and the delicate makeup on her face was a bit sinister. “Yun Xiao, I didn’t expect that you would try to deceive me again and again. I really regret not knocking you to death in front of the Imperial Palace!”

Before Yun Xiao could speak, Zhou Jingyan looked at Yunxiao and county princess Huining with curiosity and inquiry. However, when his gaze turned to county princess Huining, there was a trace of reproach in it. “Huining, in the future, you must never say such things again. How can you bear to hurt a simple girl like Fourth Young Lady? What happened outside the palace?”

When Yun Xiao heard this, she really wished she could sew Zhou Jingyan’s mouth together.

Of course, he couldn’t help but want to vomit in his heart, it was too nauseating.

“Zhou Jingyan, why do you have to speak up for her? She’s just the daughter of a merchant, and her status is low. She’s a woman who can’t stand on the stage!” The county princess’s expression became even more embarrassed when she heard Zhou Jingyan’s reprimand.

Zhou Jingyan coughed twice loudly before frowning and saying, “There is no difference between nobility and lowliness. Even I am ashamed of myself for a strange woman like Fourth Young Lady.”

After he finished speaking, he did not go to see county princess Hui Ning with a respectful expression. “I am here to accompany the fourth young miss in place of Hui Ning. Today, I let the fourth young miss suffer a grievance.”

Yun Xiao looked at Zhou Jingyan’s expression and wished she could take off the fake mask on Zhou Jingyan’s face and let County Lord Hui Ning see it clearly.

She had no interest in Zhou Jingyan at all, so there was no need for her to chase after him everywhere to collect debts.

As if he owed her tens of thousands of taels of silver,

However, Zhou Jingyan wouldn’t give her a chance at all.

Yun Xiao lowered her eyebrows and looked at Zhou Jingyan. In such a place, she wanted a prince to apologize to her. If such words were spoken, others would definitely be arrogant.

“Third Highness, don’t say that. Actually, it’s also my fault today. If I hadn’t been standing in front of the palace gate, I wouldn’t have had any conflicts with County Lord Hui Ning,” he replied respectfully.

The implication is that if I hadn’t stood in front of you, county princess Huining wouldn’t have been hostile to her.

At this moment, Yun Xiao lowered her head and said in a low voice, “It seems that His Highness the Third Prince really likes the feeling of being snatched away by two women?”

Zhou Jingyan lowered his head and whispered, “Those who know me, Fourth Young Lady.” However, he wished that Yun Xiao could push him out of the room.

Yun Xiao clenched her hands tightly together and snorted coldly before saying, “Third Highness, I advise you not to do anything to lift a rock and smash yourself in the foot, because it hurts so much!”

“Thank you for your concern, Fourth Young Lady.” Zhou Jingyan was still as gentle as jade, his face pale. However, what he said made Yun Xiao’s expression more and more embarrassed.

‘”You’re welcome.” Yun Xiao stood up. A harsh look flashed across Gujing Wubo’s eyes. Since Zhou Jingyan was so low, she would teach him a lesson today to avoid letting him know about the dangers of blind arrogance.

Yun Xiao smiled gently at Hui Ning and said softly, “County princess, although I feel that this is unnecessary, I still ask County princess Hui Ning not to joke about the lives of the civilians. Once the joke is too big, no one knows what the consequences will be. You know, there is a saying that although the rabbit seems gentle, it will bite when it is anxious.”

It just so happened that Eunuch Wei had already opened the door of the Imperial Study and walked out. Seeing so many people standing at the door, he smiled and walked forward. After greeting them one by one, he said, “Third Highness, county princess, fourth young miss, His Majesty invites you in.”

Yun Xiao bowed to Eunuch Wei before saying, “Thank you, Eunuch Wei.”

After she finished speaking, she nodded to Zhou Jingyan and county princess Hui Ning. Now, regardless of their superiority or inferiority, they had to be snatched first.

Who would have thought that Zhou Jingyan would be unusual at this moment? Instead, he walked up to Yun Xiao and sized up her face. Then, he said, “Just now, I apologized. I wonder if Fourth Young Lady is willing to accept my apology?”

Yun Xiao stared at Zhou Jingyan’s eyebrows. Her eyes were filled with unconcealable disgust, but she lowered her eyebrows and respectfully said, “Since His Highness the Third Prince said that the maiden would not dare to disobey? His Highness the Third Prince, rest assured that the maiden would never mention this matter. However, if anyone else mentioned this matter, it would have nothing to do with Yun Xiao.”

Zhou Jingyan frowned, but he also knew that since Yun Xiao had said so, he would definitely obey. However, if Zhou Jingyan looked at County Lord Hui Ning indifferently, he didn’t know if County Lord Hui Ning could react.

Zhou Jingyan glared at county princess Hui Ning and said, “county princess, can you help me into the Imperial Study?”

County princess Hui Ning suddenly heard Zhou Jingyan’s words, and his eyes flashed with joy. He immediately walked over and supported Zhou Jingyan.

The imperial study room allowed a few of them to enter, but no one was allowed to enter.

However, the Chun Lan and Qing Mo that Yun Xiao brought into the palace today were all related to this case, so they could enter.

Zhou Jingyan was supported by county princess Huining’s arm. He warned county princess Huining in her ear for a while. Only when county princess Huining nodded did she let out a sigh of relief.

The few of them entered the Imperial Study and bowed respectfully, while Zhou Jingyan was supported by the county princess of Hui Ning.

When the people in the room saw Zhou Jingyan’s weak appearance, they all looked over in surprise.

The Jin Emperor furrowed his brows and said loudly, “Jing Yan will not bow in vain. Someone please give a seat to His Highness the Third Prince!”

With the words of the Jin Emperor, Zhou Jingyan didn’t need to be polite. Immediately, his father-in-law came to help Zhou Jingyan sit down.

Only after Yunxiao and county princess Huining had finished their etiquette did the Jin Emperor let them get up.

Only then could Yun Xiao look at the people in the room.

Looking around, he discovered that Zhou Jingchen and Zhou Jingxu were already in the Imperial Study Room. Not only that, there was also Lord Liu, the governor of the capital.

The Jin Emperor looked at the people in the room with his stern eyes before he said loudly, “Are all the main characters here now?”

The crowd didn’t dare to reply. The Jin Emperor snorted coldly, and his expression was ugly. “Lord Liu, speak!”

After the Jin Emperor finished speaking, everyone looked at the governor in unison.

The governor felt that Rumang was on his back and said respectfully, “Reporting to His Majesty, everyone is here.”

“Since that’s the case, let’s start with the Yun Clan’s Fourth Young Lady!”

With the words of the Jin Emperor, Yun Xiao generously told her what had happened, Finally, he said, “After the maiden returned to the mansion yesterday, she was asked by someone in the horse carriage. Another servant said that he did hear something in the horse carriage at midnight. However, when he went out to take a look, he did not find anything unusual in the horse carriage. In other words, the horse carriage had probably been tampered with by someone in Yun Clan.”

Chun Lan and Qing Mo also talked about Yun Xiao’s disappearance and how Qing Mo saved Yun Xiao.

However, what Qing Mo said was that Yun Xiao had escaped from the Painting Courtyard by herself. When she saw someone on the road wanting to capture Yun Xiao, she rescued him. This was completely consistent with Yun Xiao’s words.

The governor also told Hui Ning everything that had happened in the courtyard. Only then did the Jin Emperor turn his head to look at Hui Ning with a cold gaze, “Hui Ning, what do you say?”

County princess Hui Ning saw how embarrassed the Jin Emperor’s expression was. His entire body stiffened, However, she still said loudly, “I met His Highness the Third Prince in the restaurant yesterday, He ate at the same table, With the shopkeeper and servant of the restaurant as evidence, Afterwards, the three palaces went down to the refugee area to get a doctor for the refugees, “I have been waiting in the restaurant. I have never left the restaurant. Afterwards, His Highness the Third Prince did not come. I was too drunk. In the end, I was helped out of the restaurant by the maid Ban Xia. However, I was too drunk to return to the Princess’ Mansion. That’s why I let the maid go to the other courtyard. After resting, I returned to the Princess’ Mansion.”

“Since that’s the case, then why was Yun Xiao wearing your clothes yesterday?” The Jin Emperor’s gaze flickered with a faint light, and his expression was embarrassed.

County princess Hui Ning had already made preparations, so she said it in an orderly manner, “The day before yesterday, my dress was lost at home. I once looked for it in the Princess’ Mansion, but I still couldn’t find it.”

In this way, the clothes worn by County Lord Huining on Yun Xiao’s body had no basis.

“Since that’s the case, why would Granny Ya say that you sent Yun Xiao into that place?” When the Jin Emperor said this, it was slightly unnatural, but very few people noticed it.

The county princess of Huining asked the Jin Emperor, wiping away the tears at the corner of her eyes with her handkerchief. “I don’t know why someone slandered me, but please, Your Majesty, make the decision for me!”

In the Imperial Study Room, there was no other sound, only the sobbing and sobbing of County Lord Huining.

At this moment, Zhou Jingyan, who was originally sitting, suddenly began to count the guests loudly.

Zhou Jingyan covered his mouth with his handkerchief. After coughing a few times, he had no intention of stopping.

Right at this moment, another powerful cough rang out, as if it was about to cough out his heart and lungs.

Accompanied by this cough, a mouthful of black spat out from Zhou Jingyan’s mouth, spitting out from far away, and Zhou Jingyan also fell into a coma.

Everyone looked at the mouthful of blood on the ground. It was actually black!

Black, it proves to be poisonous!

However, Zhou Jingyan was only injured. Why was he poisoned?