Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 272
Chapter 272 Resurrection Of The Dead
Upon hearing the news that Zhou Jingyan had regained consciousness, the crowd ignored county princess Hui Ning, who was still crying and complaining, and immediately entered the Imperial Study Room.
With the Jin Emperor taking the lead in entering the Imperial Study Room, the others naturally had to follow suit.
Everyone looked at each other with disdain.
Yun Xiao walked at the end and was naturally pulled by county princess Huining’s sleeve.
She lowered her head indifferently and looked at County Lord Hui Ning, who was pulling her. Her expression was indifferent and indescribably elegant. The corner of her mouth curled into a smile as she said, “County Lord Hui Ning is pulling me like this, but is there anything else she wants to say?”
County princess Huining looked at Yun Xiao’s face and couldn’t restrain her smile at this moment. Her heart was filled with resentment and embarrassment. The corner of her mouth twitched fiercely, “Yun Xiao, don’t be complacent!”
Yun Xiao only looked at county princess Hui Ning with an indifferent gaze and said innocently, “county princess is joking. When have I ever been complacent? Besides, shouldn’t county princess care about the safety of His Highness the Third Prince now? Or are you not worried about His Highness the Third Prince’s safety at all?”
County princess Huining’s body stiffened slightly. Speaking of His Highness the Third Prince, she suddenly laughed, her expression full of mockery. “Yunxiao, don’t be too proud. Today, you entered the Imperial Palace, so don’t go out anymore.”
Yun Xiao asked curiously, “What do you say, county princess? I plan to go back today. My mother made me a pile of meals that I like and waited for me at home!”
County Lord Hui Ning choked on Yun Xiao’s words. Then, he looked at Yun Xiao with a cold snort and said, “Because you will die here today. How can a dead person leave the palace? As for your table of food, you should keep it and let your mother send it to the underworld for you to eat.”
Seeing that county princess Hui Ning couldn’t help but laugh complacently, the bad feeling in her heart rose again. However, Yunxiao was unwilling to lose her momentum in front of county princess Hui Ning. She said indifferently, “Since that’s the case, I would like to thank county princess Hui Ning for being so considerate of me.”
After she finished speaking, she ignored county princess Hui Ning. She used her arm to throw county princess Hui Ning’s hand down. “Since county princess likes to be happy here, I won’t stay any longer to stop county princess. Now, I want to go in and take a look. County princess said that I’m really curious about how to leave my life here.”
After Yun Xiao finished speaking, she slowly walked into the Imperial Study. How could she be frightened by County Lord Hui Ning’s words when she looked like she was walking in a leisurely manner?
It was as if he was walking in his own courtyard.
County princess Huining looked at Yun Xiao’s back and clenched her hands tightly. She snorted coldly in her heart, “Yun Xiao, you will definitely regret it today!” When you die, I will send you a stick of incense!
Ban Xia and Qianxia immediately walked over and helped county princess Hui Ning up. They whispered, “county princess, let’s go in first.”
County princess Hui Ning was in a bad mood. She did not expect that she would not be as important as a daughter of a small merchant when she spoke in front of the Jin Emperor. How could she be happy in her heart?
After throwing the two maids’ hands down, the county princess of Hui Ning stood up and said loudly, “Get lost!”
After saying that, he walked in with a faint look of anticipation on his face.
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Yun Xiao followed the crowd into the Imperial Study. Because county princess Hui Ning had stopped her, she came in a little late. Zhou Jingyan was already surrounded by people. Yun Xiao did not dare to pull those people away and let herself pass. She could only watch from afar.
At this moment, Zhou Jingyan’s face was terrifyingly pale, but his eyes and lips were pitch-black. That dark gaze pierced deeply into Yun Xiao’s eyes, causing her to feel even more curious.
Zhou Jingyan looked at the crowd with his eyes and smiled weakly at them. However, before the smile formed, he coughed violently.
The imperial physician immediately patted Zhou Jingyan’s back seriously and whispered, “Your Highness, you are currently heavily poisoned. If you have anything to say, please tell me who it is. This official will also be able to find the murderer and detoxify Your Highness.”
After Zhou Jingyan heard the imperial physician’s words, his brows furrowed tightly. He said with an embarrassed expression, “I … I don’t know …”
When the Imperial Physician saw this, he could only continue, “When I was treating His Highness, I discovered that this poison was not caused by today. I guess it was yesterday afternoon. I also smelled some poison around His Highness’ wound. I wonder if His Highness knows who approached His Highness yesterday afternoon?”
Zhou Jingyan shook his head weakly again. In just a moment, Zhou Jingyan’s gaze suddenly fell on Crown Prince Zhou Jingchen. On the contrary, the tension on his face became even more obvious, and the extent of his shaking his head increased once again.
When the Jin Emperor saw this, he couldn’t help but look at Zhou Jingchen. His expression was slightly puzzled, but he still said loudly, “Yan’er, if you have something to say, just say it.”
However, Zhou Jingyan shook his head again and was unwilling to say anything.
However, an incongruous voice sounded beside the Jin Emperor.
Zhou Jingchen said with a calm expression, “Yesterday, after we arrived at that place, we saw Third Brother and his bodyguard fight. That bodyguard stabbed Third Brother. After Third Brother was injured, I sent for a doctor to treat Third Brother. Does Third Brother want to talk about this?”
Zhou Jingchen’s expression was clear, and his words were indifferent, without any ripples.
These words from Zhou Jingchen’s mouth were a little more calm, but Zhou Jingyan couldn’t get off the stage.
However, Zhou Jingyan’s reaction was also extremely quick. He said, “I will never suspect that the Crown Prince did something to me. The Crown Prince has always been merciful. There must be someone who poisoned me.”
After hearing these words, Yun Xiao finally understood what county princess Hui Ning meant, but the mockery in her eyes became more and more obvious.
Zhou Jingyan purposely didn’t say anything. The more he didn’t say anything, the more people felt that this matter was hidden.
Coupled with his words, it would make people even more suspicious of Zhou Jingchen.
However, Zhou Jingchen was supported by the Empress and the Emperor’s trust, so Zhou Jingchen was naturally safe and sound.
Everyone was innocent, but there had to be someone to bear the responsibility of the murderer.
At that time, this charge would fall on him easily.
It was really in response to County Lord Huining’s words.
If he was the murderer who poisoned His Highness the Third Prince, he would not have left this place so easily today.
This plan was truly flawless.
After the accusation fell on him, the Jin Emperor naturally had to ask him about the ingredients of the poison and ask for Zhou Jingyan’s medicine.
And she didn’t know that there was poison. At that time, she would lose her reputation because of the charge of poisoning His Highness the Third Prince.
At that time, if Zhou Jingyan appeared and offered a certain condition to save her, she would naturally agree to it for the sake of her life.
The thing that Yun Xiao could make Zhou Jingyan worry about was naturally the Yun Clan’s property.
Thinking of these things, Yun Xiao’s eyes couldn’t help but have a trace of admiration.
Zhou Jingyan was indeed very smart, but this intelligence seemed to have been used in the wrong place.
Yun Xiao’s eyes flashed with cold light everywhere. However, Yun Xiao did not say anything at this moment. She just watched quietly as Zhou Jingyan continued to perform the play.
Zhou Jingxu seemed to have understood what Zhou Jingyan meant. He sneered and said, “If that doctor poisoned Third Brother, then the person who is most likely to be suspected is me. I sent someone to invite that doctor.”
This time, the Jin Emperor’s gaze landed on Zhou Jingchen and the others. There were faint doubts in the depths of his gaze before he said, “Eunuch Wei, go find the doctor who treated Yan’er. I want to personally question him.”
One case involved three princes. This matter was obviously not simple.
Moreover, he didn’t believe that it was Zhou Jingchen and Zhou Jingxu who did this.
Upon hearing the order, Eunuch Wei immediately bowed and left.
However, at this moment, Zhou Jingyan suddenly started coughing again. The sound of coughing was very intense, causing everyone to frown when they heard it.
Right at this moment, county princess Huining, who came in later, also said, “I believe that the poisoning was definitely not done by the Crown Prince and the Ninth Prince. However, there was still someone at the scene. The Yun Clan’s gold and silver were like mountains. If they wanted to bribe someone to poison them, wouldn’t it be easy?” Perhaps everything that happened yesterday was done by Yun Xiao alone, a thief shouting to catch a thief! ”
When Yun Xiao heard this, she finally laughed out loud. It seemed that what she had guessed was really not bad at all!
Yun Xiao turned her head and looked at county princess Hui Ning indifferently. She said loudly, “county princess Hui Ning’s words are reasonable. In that case, I also have a responsibility.”
County princess Hui Ning did not expect that Yun Xiao would actually agree with him, but she did not have time to think about it. She just raised her voice and said, “Since the four girls have admitted it, I presume that you really did this?”
Yun Xiao smiled and looked at county princess Hui Ning with an innocent expression. “What county princess said is wrong. If I really did this, would I still admit my Yun Clan’s wealth so calmly?”
“You!” County princess Hui Ning did not expect Yun Xiao to refute him again, even though she was so angry that she felt a headache.
The Jin Emperor glanced at the two of them and scolded them, “Alright, stop!”
Hui Ning looked at Yun Xiao provocatively now and really didn’t say anything.
However, Zhou Jingyan finally stopped coughing. What he said caused everyone to be shocked. “Father, the one who stabbed my son yesterday was not the bodyguard in my son’s mansion. That person was the assassin who sneaked into my Third Prince’s mansion. Now, the bodyguard in my mansion, Yang Qing, is alive and well.”
What? The dead are alive and well?
