Chapter 427 This is 'ordinary' incense

"My husband!"

Ignoring Liu Qinyue who was lying on the ground, Su Liluo ran straight to Xiao Ye's side.

She saw that his eyes were blurry and his forehead was covered in sweat, and she immediately knew that he must have been drugged.

Just as he was about to reach out to take his pulse and check what kind of poison it was, Xiao Ye said breathlessly, "I didn't eat anything from them today, nor did I drink any water. There might be something wrong with this house. Luo'er, let's get out of here quickly!"

Is there a problem with the house?

Upon hearing this, Su Liluo withdrew her right hand and then looked around the room.

Soon, she noticed a half-burnt incense stick stuck in the ground on a table inside the room.

She walked up to the incense, sniffed it, and then suddenly reached out and snapped it off.

That's right!

The problem is with this incense stick.

"Husband, please have some water first. They lit some incense in this room that was contaminated, but I've already put it out."

Su Liluo handed Xiao Ye a glass of water she had taken from her spatial storage. He drank it down in one gulp, and his body returned to normal shortly afterward.

Meanwhile, Liu Qinyue, who was lying on the ground, slowly recovered. She endured the pain and slowly stood up from the ground.

"Your Highness, do you see I really didn't lie to you? You just hugged me and insisted I was the Crown Princess..."

Liu Qinyue's eyes were ambiguous, and her tone was aggrieved.

Her words instantly reignited Xiao Ye's anger, which had subsided. However, he did not immediately lash out at her, but instead looked nervously at Su Liluo.

Explanation: "Luo'er, she's talking nonsense, I didn't hug her!"

He almost mistook her for Su Liluo, but he realized something was wrong before he could actually pull her into his arms; he hadn't actually hugged her at all.

Now that her plan has failed, she's trying to use these words to sow discord between him and Luo'er.

That's a really deep thought!

Seeing Xiao Ye's anxious expression, Su Liluo naturally trusted him. She knew that this man was usually more calm and composed than anyone else and would never be in such a hurry.

Xiao Ye was so anxious at this moment, he must be afraid that she would misunderstand him, and he must have really been framed and didn't know how to explain to her.

So she smiled faintly and looked at Liu Qinyue with a deep gaze.

"Miss Liu's clothes today are quite similar to my usual style, and her makeup and hair almost made me think I had a long-lost sister!"

"This...it's just a coincidence. I didn't expect the Crown Princess to like dressing like this too."

Liu Qinyue lowered her head guiltily.

She naturally understood what Su Liluo meant by those words: that she was deliberately imitating her in an attempt to seduce the Crown Prince.

"What's going on? Crown Princess, why did you suddenly come here?"

Just then, Xiao Churen suddenly lifted the curtain and walked in from outside.

He had originally intended to leave under a pretext to create an opportunity for Liu Qinyue, but he had just heard his subordinates report that a woman claiming to be the Crown Princess had barged in.

He realized something was wrong and quickly followed.

"cousin......."

When Liu Qinyue saw Xiao Churen arrive, it was as if she had suddenly found a helper. Her eyes quickly filled with crystal tears, and she looked at him with great grievance.

"What happened? Why are you crying like this? Who bullied you?"

Xiao Churen also stepped forward to inquire about the situation.

Besides him and Liu Qinyue, only Xiao Ye and his friend were in the tent. It was obvious who was being referred to when he said that he had bullied his cousin.

“No one bullied me, cousin. It’s just that His Highness the Crown Prince mistook me for the Crown Princess. He treated me like that… I was afraid the Crown Princess would misunderstand, so I wanted to explain.”

Liu Qinyue deliberately spoke ambiguously, leaving room for speculation.

Xiao Churen immediately grasped the key point in her words, feigning surprise, "Cousin, are you saying the Crown Prince touched you? You're still an unmarried woman, this is probably..."

As he spoke, he looked at the Crown Prince with a troubled expression.

"Your Highness, my cousin is innocent and pure. Since you have touched her, she will not be able to speak ill of others in the future. Why don't you take her into the Eastern Palace?"

Oh!

Income to the Eastern Palace?

They're really dreaming!

Su Lilu couldn't help but scoff. She was about to make a sarcastic remark when Xiao Ye spoke up before she could.

"Miss Liu is truly adept at twisting the truth! Look at yourself now, so affectionate with your cousin, how dare you claim to be innocent?"

In my opinion, it would be best if the King of Chu himself married her, making her his queen. It would strengthen the bond between you cousins, and I wouldn't bear to separate such a loving couple!

Upon hearing this, Xiao Churen realized that Liu Qinyue was instinctively throwing herself into his arms, and he quickly pushed her away.

"Your Highness has misunderstood. Qin Yue is just my cousin. There is nothing wrong between us."

"Yes, you two are all lovey-dovey and innocent, but she was pushed away by my husband and he has to take responsibility? King Chu, isn't that a bit too hypocritical?"

Su Liluo couldn't help but let out a soft scoff.

“Princess Consort, it wasn’t that the Crown Prince pushed me away. It was because he mistook me for you and wanted to… that’s why I struggled and got hurt.”

At this point, Liu Qinyue once again offered a contradictory and ambiguous explanation, attempting to cover up the truth.

"Ha! Don't you know why my husband mistook you for me? Putting aside your imitation of my appearance, the half-burnt incense stick in this room is proof enough."

Su Liluo's expression suddenly turned stern, and she took out the half-burnt incense stick from her sleeve and placed it in front of them.

Oops!

How could I forget about that!

Liu Qinyue gasped inwardly.

Xiao Churen's expression also changed; he hadn't expected Su Liluo to discover this.

He had only anticipated that Su Liluo and the others would be wary of him drugging them, so he never put any drugs in their food when he invited them here.

He really didn't expect Su Liluo to be so perceptive. Wasn't the Illusion Fragrance that his cousin bought at a high price supposed to be undetectable by ordinary people?

This looks like ordinary incense, how did she notice it?

"Is there...is there something wrong with this incense? These were all made by the people below; we didn't know anything about them."

Xiao Churen awkwardly tugged at the corner of his lips, still trying to pretend he didn't know.

"King of Chu, are you still not going to admit it at this point? Do you want me to use this incense on you? If you insist on doing so, then it's not impossible."

Su Liluo looked at him with a cold smile.

No, no need.

Xiao Churen's heart skipped a beat.

How can you use this on yourself?

If he were to fall under the spell of this illusionary fragrance, who knows what shameful things he might do? He absolutely couldn't try it.

It seems that today's second plan has failed again, and Xiao Churen can only sigh with regret.

Then, give up on compromising.

"It was all a misunderstanding today. My cousin was probably just frightened, so Your Highness doesn't need to take responsibility."

"Really? But that won't do! My husband has been hurt!"