Chapter 69 Emperor Wenjian's Favoritism

Everyone nervously looked at Princess Cheng's wrist, while Consort Liu's heart was pounding in her chest.

Although she didn't know if Su Liluo's method would work, she still subconsciously became worried.

Of all the people in the hall, only Xiao Ye showed no sign of doubt; he calmly watched everything unfold.

Princess Cheng's wrist was stained brownish-yellow by the medicine, but there was no unusual movement.

After watching for a while, the crowd began to lose patience.

Consort Liu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Princess Cheng's initial hope was dashed, and she blamed Su Liluo for her anger, believing that Su Liluo was taking advantage of her.

Give her hope, then disappoint her, and let her experience the pain of falling from heaven to earth.

"Your Highness, are you doing this on purpose?! Ouch! It hurts, it hurts so much!"

Just as Princess Cheng was about to give up and start blaming Su Liluo without regard for her image, something suddenly started moving in her forearm.

She was in so much pain that she wanted to roll around on the ground.

The medicine was spilled on the ground, but Princess Cheng's wrist seemed to be out of her control. The thing jumping in her hand kept guiding her hand toward the medicine on the ground.

The crowd that had dispersed was instantly drawn back, and they all stared in shock at the scene.

"There really is something moving in Princess Cheng's hand. Could it really be a Gu worm? It's terrifying!"

"Wow, it's huge! Look how bulged it is inside the flesh. I never knew that Gu worms were like this!"

"Who cast the spell on Princess Cheng? It's so vicious! If someone really did use a spell to manipulate Princess Cheng into killing her father, then the human heart is truly terrifying!"

Many people began to discuss the matter with fear and quietly moved away from Princess Cheng.

Emperor Wenjian's eyes were filled with deep anger and resentment. He hadn't expected that someone would actually be engaging in such witchcraft right under his nose.

If it were the Crown Prince who had just been poisoned, given his martial prowess, if he were to kill his father, then I would certainly be injured.

Consort Liu watched this scene in disbelief; she never expected that Su Liluo truly possessed such abilities!

She was able to detect the Gu poison that even the imperial physicians couldn't detect or prove.

This crown prince is truly lucky to have married such a formidable crown princess!

"Help! Someone, quickly save Princess Cheng!"

When Princess Cheng's mother saw her daughter writhing on the ground in agony, she broke down and screamed in all directions.

Su Liluo stepped forward and said, "Have someone clean up these medicines, and she'll be fine."

After a short while, the palace servants cleaned up the floor, and Princess Cheng slowly recovered from her pain.

Prince Cheng, as if relieved, said to Emperor Wenjian, "Father, it has now been proven that Rong'er was bewitched. Please forgive Rong'er and severely punish the person who cast the spell."

"Your Majesty, please severely punish the person who used witchcraft! Allowing such a person to remain in Daliang is truly a scourge upon the nation!"

The censor and others also knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Emperor Wenjian also thought this made sense and was about to agree, but suddenly he noticed Consort Liu's uneasy expression.

A bad feeling suddenly arose in his heart.

If Consort Liu had done this, he would have punished her, but he didn't want to convict her of this crime.

Because once convicted, even if Consort Liu didn't die, she would be banished to the Cold Palace.

This woman had been with him for decades, and she was the object of his youthful infatuation; he harbored some selfish motives.

Emperor Wenjian remained silent.

“Father, your daughter-in-law can use the same method to find out who cast the curse. Just have everyone present today put their hands into this potion and see if they have the same reaction as Princess Cheng. That person is the one who cast the curse.”

Su Liluo did not notice Emperor Wenjian's change, but took the opportunity to stand up and speak.

Such a good opportunity, even if we don't kill the person behind it, we will at least suffer a great loss of our vital energy.

But to her surprise, Emperor Wenjian gave her an annoyed look.

He said unhappily, "Since it has been found that Princess Cheng is innocent, then let this matter rest. As for the person who used the poison, let the Dali Temple investigate that matter thoroughly!"

"Father..."

Su Liluo exclaimed in surprise.

She never expected Emperor Wenjian to show such blatant favoritism.

"With so many people present, if we follow your method, then I will also be a suspect. Moreover, the person who cast the curse may not necessarily be present. Let's leave it at that! I am not feeling well, so let's end the New Year's banquet as soon as possible."

Emperor Wenjian said in a cold voice.

Su Liluo wanted to say something more, but Xiao Ye grabbed her hand and shook his head at her.

He knew that his father must have guessed that this matter was related to Consort Liu, and his years of favor towards Consort Liu could not be destroyed by this one incident.

However, he also knew that although his father outwardly favored Consort Liu, he would definitely warn her in private, and that she would harbor some resentment towards him from then on.

After all, if he hadn't managed to avoid this, his father would have been the one to get hurt.

He didn't expect to bring down Consort Liu through this incident. The fact that he had managed to create a small rift between her and his father was already a success.

Take it slow and steady; there's plenty of time.

After this commotion, everyone slowly and reluctantly withdrew from the main hall.

Su Liluo followed Xiao Ye and prepared to leave, but not long after they stepped out of the palace gate, they heard the voices of the Cheng family behind them.

"Crown Princess, please wait!"

Then they saw King Cheng leading his queen as they chased after them.

Su Liluo turned around indifferently and looked at the Prince and his wife.

"Is there anything else, Your Highness Prince Cheng?"

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