Chapter 331 This is the first time I've seen someone so eager to die.

"I can't see it, so I can't choose."

Yun Zhao then directly removed the strips of cloth from her clothes.

It was very dark all around, with only one candle lit.

After a moment, Ling Xuerou gradually adjusted to the light and was able to see the person in front of her clearly.

I haven't seen her for over a year, and she's grown quite a bit taller.

Her expression was cold, which was incongruous with her lovely appearance, and she even resembled the aloof look from her previous life.

Ling Xuerou scrutinized him for a long time before finally realizing that Yun Zhao was serious.

Based on her understanding of Yun Zhao, Yun Zhao was a gentle and kind woman who would not lie to her!

She steadied herself, reached out and touched the bottle on her right, and casually glanced at the person in front of her.

Seeing that her expression remained unchanged, he touched another bottle.

Surprisingly, she remained unfazed.

Ling Xuerou immediately lost her confidence.

Yun Zhao seems to have changed a lot in this life!

Or is she deceiving herself?

In her past life, the Ling family deceived and exploited her.

Who knows, maybe she's deliberately setting a trap?

Thinking of this, Ling Xuerou picked up both medicine bottles.

A fleeting change flashed in Yun Zhao's eyes, but it was too fast for her to discern.

Ling Xuerou's heart sank. She seemed to have thought of something, and tentatively said, "I want both bottles!"

Yun Zhao raised an eyebrow slightly: "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure."

Yun Zhao lowered his eyes, and after a moment nodded, taking the stoppers off the two bottles of medicine.

His somewhat reluctant appearance actually reassured Ling Xue Rou a little.

She poured out one of the pills, swallowed it, and her body did not experience any other changes.

She was a little suspicious, but then she noticed that Yun Zhao was staring intently at the other bottle in her hand.

After a moment's thought, Ling Xuerou swallowed another bottle of pills without hesitation.

Why isn't there any response?

She asked.

Yun Zhao took two steps back, a hint of pleasure in his expression.

This made Ling Xuerou even more uneasy.

"What exactly did Wei Junyan say to you?"

Ling Xuerou felt uneasy and couldn't help but ask.

"Even if I had someone impersonate him back then, weren't you worried about this kind of rebellious and treacherous person?"

Would you betray your family again for the throne?

My life is in your hands. You can kill me easily, but he can't. Keep me alive; I can help you.

Yun Zhao lowered his head and couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"You talk too much nonsense."

If she hadn't known who Wei Junyan was and that he hadn't been reborn, she might have actually believed her lies.

Ling Xuerou gradually felt a sharp pain in her chest and looked at Yun Zhao in shock.

"You, you lied to me!"

“I didn’t lie to you. I told you it was a choice between two options, and you swallowed both bottles yourself.”

A hint of a smile appeared in Yun Zhao's eyes.

Ling Xuerou is stubborn and incapable of genuine remorse.

Given her personality, giving her the antidote directly would only make her suspicious.

Yun Zhao then separated the two bottles of medicine, because if they were taken together, the patient would suffer cardiac arrest and die in agony.

Now that she knows it wasn't Wei Junyan who killed her, Ling Xuerou has no reason to live.

He watched as Ling Xuerou clutched her heart, curled up on the ground, her eyes fixed intently on him.

Yun Zhao's expression was icy.

"Does it hurt? I've been very lenient with you. My uncles are suffering much more than you are."

The pain of being skinned and having bones broken is nothing compared to this.

"Yun Zhao, if I die, the emperor will kill me, and you will never know the truth about your father..."

Ling Xuerou managed to utter a single sentence, the piercing pain in her heart making it almost impossible for her to breathe.

Yun Zhao's fingertips trembled slightly as he forced himself to calm down.

"Do you think Wei Junyan wouldn't know what you know?"

Ling Xuerou was completely stunned.

"So you knew all along? You...deliberately humiliated me?"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

She clutched her chest in despair, laughing at herself.

"Yun Zhao, I lost because of bad luck, but you didn't win either. The Emperor won't let your father and Wei Junyan off the hook! I'm down there, waiting for you, hahaha!"

She laughed loudly, black blood flowing from her lips, and she choked on her own blood.

The excruciating pain in her heart and the blood choking her made it impossible for her to breathe.

He died very quickly.

Yun Zhao only left after confirming that she was no longer breathing.

Lu Xun was standing not far away. He couldn't hear their conversation, but he could hear Ling Xue Rou's last loud laugh.

It's like a desperate self-mockery.

Hearing the noise, Lu Xun turned his head to look at her.

Seeing that her expression didn't change much, Lu Xun found it rather strange.

What's wrong?

"Uncle Lu, what should we do?"

Yun Zhao stood there, blinking innocently.

Lu Xun stepped forward, pushed open the door, and looked inside.

Ling Xuerou was lying on the ground, her face full of pain and struggle.

He looked at Yun Zhao in surprise.

This is……

She was poisoned to death?

"She was poisoned. I gave her a choice between two bottles, but she insisted on swallowing both at the same time. I've never seen anyone like that before."

Yun Zhao shrugged, somewhat speechless.

Lu Xun choked for a moment.

"It's alright, I'll take him back. Did you ask him anything?"

This person was one of the people the young master wanted to investigate thoroughly. Now that he's dead, we should at least find out something from him, right?

"She did ask some questions, but she seemed to be lying on purpose."

Yun Zhao stroked the flowers at his feet, and the tiger made a purring sound, looking very relaxed.

Obviously, there was no one nearby.

"She said she had a precognitive dream, that my royal uncle would, for some reason, never let my father and a man named Wei Junyan go."

Yun Zhao looked up at Lu Xun and clearly caught the fleeting shock in his eyes.

"My father once told me that Wei Junyan was the crown prince of Loulan, but he believed that there were other details to the case of the Loulan king back then."

"But I don't understand, what could possibly be related to my father's case and the King of Loulan's affair that my uncle, the Emperor, could have?"

Ling Xuerou's words were half true and half false, but not entirely unbelievable.

At the very least, the reason why the emperor wanted to kill the Prince of Jin was very likely related to the case of the King of Loulan back then.

Every word Yun Zhao said shocked Lu Xun.

He opened his mouth, but didn't know how to respond.

Back then, Lu Xun was not a high-ranking general, but they all knew that the case of the King of Loulan was definitely a frame-up.

They have been investigating this for years.

Two years ago, after much effort, some clues were finally uncovered, pointing the finger directly at the capital.

As a result, their young master was suddenly exiled, which disrupted all their plans.

But now he's suddenly being told that this is related to the current emperor?

"I don't know much about this matter either. I'll send a message to my master and ask the people at Tingyu Pavilion to investigate."

Without his master's orders, Lu Xun naturally dared not reveal his master's true identity.

Before dawn, Lu Xun took Ling Xuerou back.

Ling Xuerou got into trouble with He Ting, and he is undoubtedly responsible. He will definitely lock down the entire city and search for her.

After Lu Xun took the man away, Yun Zhao packed his things and prepared to leave.

As dawn broke, the city gates opened wide.

The carriage of the Li family gambling house swayed and wobbled as it prepared to leave the city gate.

It was early morning, a time when the guards were lax.

Upon seeing that it was a carriage belonging to the Li family gambling house, the officials conducted a cursory search and then allowed it to pass.

By the time He Ting discovered that Ling Xuerou was in trouble, Yun Zhao had already left long ago.

"What exactly happened? Everything was fine yesterday!"

He Ting's temples throbbed.

The Imperial Guards also looked very grim.

Under their watchful eyes, the person simply vanished without a trace.

Who exactly wants to kill a child?

"Come on, let's go to the retrial of Ling Ruofeng!"