Chapter 237 Who placed the blood curse on Shen Cong?

"What are you saying, Miss Ke'er? The First Prince is our Prince's own nephew, how could he possibly kill the Prince?"

Erfeng exclaimed in surprise.

Shen Cong didn't speak, his eyes lowered, his gaze falling on the little girl tugging at his sleeve.

Her chubby little hands were clenched tightly, and the fine brocade had already been wrinkled by her.

In the past, if anyone dared to tug at his sleeve, he would have thrown them away without hesitation.

But the little girl in front of me...

His gaze then fell on Li Nanke's face.

The little girl's grape-like eyes were wide open, her lips were tightly pursed, and her little face was serious.

"Believe me, even if he doesn't kill you now, he will one day!"

"Oh? You divined this again?"

Li Nanke couldn't explain the "divination" matter, so he could only nod.

"Do you remember when I said you'd be shot through the heart with an arrow? The person who shot you was Shen Xu!"

"OMG!"

Erfeng was so startled he almost jumped up.

"This... Miss Ke'er, is everything you said true?"

Li Nanke nodded solemnly.

Erfeng blurted out, "Your Highness, why don't we stop looking for the First Prince?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he alertly covered his mouth and looked around.

Shen Cong glared at him, and Er Feng shrank back, retreating on his own.

"You two chat, I'll go keep watch at the door."

Only Shen Cong and Li Nanke remained in the room.

"Can you let go of me now?"

Shen Cong tapped his sleeve with his chin.

Seeing that he was no longer in a hurry to leave, Li Nanke secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly let go of his hand.

Shen Cong slowly sat back down and remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"You're saying Changsheng wants to kill me, is it for power? Or... for the position of crown prince?"

Although many ministers in the court had previously supported the emperor's elder brother in making him the crown prince, that was under the circumstances that the eldest prince had disappeared and the emperor's elder brother had no children.

"If Changsheng is found, and Consort Shu might give birth to a prince again, given my current condition..."

Shen Cong stared at his pale, thin wrist and gave a mocking smile.

"Don't say I don't have the desire to fight for power; even if I did, I wouldn't have the ability."

He stared intently at Li Nanke. "So what is Changsheng's reason for killing me?"

Li Nanke shook his head.

She didn't know.

Before she could figure things out in the dream, she died.

"All I know is that he wants something from you, and maybe that thing is related to the imperial tomb."

"Imperial tomb?"

"Yes, the Empress Dowager's mausoleum. He shot you in front of the Empress Dowager's mausoleum!"

Li Nanke originally wanted to ask if the Empress Dowager had given any instructions to Shen Cong before she passed away, but then he suddenly remembered what his father, Li Mu, had said about Shen Cong poisoning his own mother, so he swallowed the words back.

Shen Cong pursed his lips and remained silent, his pale face revealing no emotion.

Li Nanke carefully observed his expression and cautiously asked, "Or is it related to the blood curse on you? Do you... know who placed the blood curse on you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the temperature around Shen Cong dropped instantly, and his face turned icy cold.

Her voice was like a blade chilled by ice, "You're good at divination, aren't you? What? You couldn't divine anything?"

Li Nanke...

His face looks so pale; it seems he knows who placed the blood curse on him!

Shen Cong suddenly stood up and called Er Feng in.

"Prepare the sedan chair, I am going to the palace, you..."

He glanced at Li Nanke, paused, and softened his voice slightly.

"Take her back."

Li Nanke was incredulous.

"You knew Chen Xu would harm you, yet you still went to him?"

Shen Cong didn't say anything, and turned to walk outside.

Li Nanke stomped his feet.

"You really are..."

He turned around, picked up the abalone and snails with ghee from the table, put them in the food box, and walked away with his short legs.

As she passed by Shen Cong, she glared at him angrily.

"I'm never bringing you anything delicious again next time."

Chen Cong paused slightly.

The little girl had already run out of the yard.

He glanced at Erfeng.

Erfeng hurriedly chased after him, sighing inwardly: Usually, the prince eats alone, which is cold and lonely. It's rare for Miss Ke'er to come today, and we have a lively meal together. Why did he turn on me like this?

"Miss Ke'er."

Erfeng quickly caught up with Li Nanke, and seeing the little girl's puffed-up cheeks, he reached out and took the food box from her hand.

"Miss Ke'er, don't be angry with the prince. The prince was raised by His Majesty and the Empress when he was young, and the Empress dotes on the prince very much."

During the war years ago, the prince accidentally fell off the carriage. The empress risked her life to stop the carriage to save the six-year-old prince. However, when she stopped the carriage, the eldest prince also fell off.

The prince always believed that the eldest prince's disappearance was his fault, so ever since he left the palace to establish his own residence, he had been sending people out to search for the eldest prince.

Li Nanke's face was all wrinkled, but she wasn't as angry as before.

She was unaware of the reason behind Shen Xu's disappearance.

Remembering that Shen Cong had vomited blood when she came over, she couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Erfeng, the prince's vomiting blood had obviously lessened a few days ago, so why did he vomit blood again today?"

Has there been any change in what Your Highness has been eating or using lately?

Erfeng scratched his head.

"No, I always carefully inspect the Prince's food and supplies, except for the things Her Majesty the Empress sent over a couple of days ago..."

His eyes widened suddenly.

"No way! How could Her Majesty the Empress possibly harm the Prince?"

Li Nanke's heart skipped a beat.

"What did Her Majesty the Empress send?"

"It's just some food and spices that are commonly used in the house. I glanced at it and it was all the same as before."

If there's anything different, it's that there's an extra box of borneol.

Li Nanke was surprised.

"Bambusa text? Hasn't Her Majesty the Empress ever sent it before?"

Erfeng shook his head.

"Ambergris is used more in the palace than borneol. In the past, the gifts given to the princes were all ambergris, but this time, for some reason, there was an extra box of borneol."

"Did Your Highness use it?"

Erfeng nodded, then his expression changed.

"His Highness just had one lit yesterday. Good heavens, could there be something wrong with that box of camphor incense?"

"No, I need to send someone to investigate immediately."

Erfeng placed the food box in the car, nodded hurriedly to Li Nanke, and left in a hurry.

Li Nanke got into the car and, recalling Shen Cong's expression earlier, vaguely guessed what had happened.

Could it be that Shen Cong also sensed something was wrong with the dragon brain incense, and that's why he tested it on himself?

The camphor was a gift from Empress Xue. Could it be that Empress Xue was the one who cast the blood curse on Shen Cong?

If that's the case, it explains why Shen Cong's expression was so unpleasant just now.

But what was the reason? Why would Empress Xue cast such a vicious curse on Shen Cong?

She racked her brains until her head ached, but she still couldn't figure it out.

The carriage stopped briefly, and Nangong Qiang climbed inside.

“Young lady, I’ve found out who that middle-aged woman in the navy blue brocade cloak is.”