Judging from Qiao Xiuyuan's expression, although he didn't seem to be lying, Su Muxi didn't completely believe him.

As Qiao Xiuyuan was leaving, Su Muxi couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering her.

"How did you poison Ye Zerui?"

The fact that Ye Zerui was poisoned so easily, and that the fact that he poisoned the emperor was so easily revealed, always left Su Muxi with a sense of unreality.

It all felt too simple, too smooth.

But Qiao Xiuyuan simply said, "It was added to the food and drinks."

Su Muxi's eyes showed disbelief.

By poisoning someone so openly, isn't Qiao Xiuyuan afraid of being caught and ultimately being accused of murdering a prince?

Qiao Xiuyuan noticed Su Muxi's confusion and suddenly laughed.

"hehe!"

“Xi’er, the Bai family has a common problem: they are too arrogant.”

"Although the Bai family hadn't yet reached the point of wielding immense power, they were still considered a prominent and wealthy family. Therefore, the Bai family members were inherently proud and looked down on people like me who climbed up the ranks step by step on their own."

"To put it nicely, I used to be the Empress's person; to put it bluntly, I was just the Empress's dog."

Do you think someone who has been in a high position for a long time would ever imagine being bitten to death by a dog?

Although Qiao Xiuyuan spoke vaguely, Su Muxi understood him perfectly.

It's easy to see from Bai Mengying that those in power and wealth take many things for granted.

Even now, Ye Zerui probably still finds it unbelievable that Qiao Xiuyuan would poison him so directly.

Ultimately, however, it was because Qiao Xiuyuan was too calculating, willing to risk his life to scheme against everyone involved.

"So, the time you saved my father was all part of your plan, wasn't it?"

Su Muxi finally asked about it.

However, she did not wait for Qiao Xiuyuan's reply, but turned around and left directly.

Because she already had the answer in her heart, even if Qiao Xiuyuan said no, she wouldn't believe it.

Qiao Xiuyuan watched Su Muxi's departing figure, his eyes filled with a determined look.

Xi'er, no matter what, you will always be a member of the Qiao family!

...

After Qiao Xiuyuan left, Su Muxi asked Mai Kun to inquire about Ye Zeyu's situation.

The urgent report that came in last night should have a result by now.

Although Qiao Xiuyuan said he hadn't done anything wrong at Black Bull Mountain, Su Muxi still felt uneasy for some reason.

It wasn't until news of the arrival of the new Prince Jing, Ye Chengping, in the capital that Su Muxi's attention was diverted.

An hour later, there was still no news from Ye Zeyu, but there was new information about Bai Mengying.

Bai Mengying's father died saving Ye Jingchun, so Ye Jingchun decided to spare her life.

However, after Ye Chengping arrived and revealed that Bai Mengying had killed her husband, and presented the evidence, Ye Jingchun was furious and immediately sentenced Bai Mengying to be executed ten days later, just like the Bai family.

Upon hearing this news, Su Muxi felt a pang of sadness.

He was such an arrogant person before, but unexpectedly, he fell from grace and fell to the ground in a single day.

However, this is also Bai Mengying reaping what she sowed.

Of course, there's also the ambitious Bai family.

They have no one to blame but themselves for ending up in this predicament.

Upon hearing this news, Bai Zhi felt a surge of joy.

"Bai Mengying has committed numerous evils and deserves to die! It's laughable that Qiao Ziming treated her like a treasure before, and even divorced the princess for this wicked woman. He must be regretting it to the core now!"

Su Muxi frowned. "Whether Qiao Ziming regrets it or not, there is no longer any relationship between us, so let's not mention him again."

McQueen nodded hastily, "Exactly! Why bring up such an unlucky person! We'd be better off talking about my lord!"

Mentioning Ye Zeyu, Su Muxi couldn't help but worry again.

"McQuinn, send someone out to inquire again. The Emperor has already issued an edict to confiscate the entire Bai family's property, so the matter at Black Ox Mountain must have been resolved. Why haven't we heard any news from the Prince yet?"

McQueen accepted the order and went out, but his face fell the moment he stepped outside.

The prince had already sent word, but he forbade them to reveal a word to the princess, fearing that she would worry if she knew he was injured.

But the princess is very clever; she probably won't be able to keep this a secret for long.

However, the princess also kept the prince's pregnancy a secret, so it's true that people who aren't family don't belong together.

However, not long after nightfall, Ye Zeyu was carried back to the capital.

Before Su Muxi had even stepped out of the backyard, she heard Ye Zemin's loud voice.

"Sister-in-law! Come quick, save my brother! He's injured!"

Upon hearing this, Su Muxi lost her footing and almost fell, but fortunately Bai Zhi caught her in time.

"Your Highness, please slow down. The Prince will surely be alright. You are pregnant now, so you mustn't let anything happen to you!"

Su Muxi took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down, "Yes, Ye Zeyu will definitely be alright!"

But when Su Muxi walked to the front hall and saw Ye Zeyu lying on a stretcher with his eyes closed, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

Just now, Ye Ziyu had secretly winked at her.

So Ye Zeyu was faking fainting.

"Sister-in-law, don't just stand there! Quickly check on my brother! Those military doctors from the Tiger Riding Battalion are a bunch of useless quacks! My brother has been unconscious for two hours, and they can't do anything about it!"

Su Muxi's face still showed deep worry as she said to Mai Kun, "Quickly carry the prince back to the house, I will go and treat him right away."

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