Xiao Qingyin raised an eyebrow.

How did the events at the palace banquet spread so quickly throughout the streets?

The next moment, she was so shocked by the rumors Yun Shu mentioned that she almost choked on her food.

"I heard that the Third Princess is possessed by a lecherous man and can't be without a man for a moment. Last night, she went out of the palace in the middle of the night and slept with all the guards in the Third Prince's residence."

"That's way too exaggerated."

Xiao Qingyin laughed loudly.

No, it's really not that bad.

The venom of the Seven Emotions Snake wasn't this potent.

At most, she can sleep with ten men in one night.

“I also think it’s outrageous, but those people are talking about it so vividly, as if they saw it with their own eyes. They even said that the Third Prince is going to open his own residence and keep male concubines.”

That could very well be true.

She had already taken the only antidote, so the snake venom in the Third Princess's body couldn't be cured, and she could only keep changing who she slept with.

You'd have to keep a large number of disposable male lovers.

"Cough cough!"

Yun Zhao's face darkened as he glared angrily at his two younger sisters.

Do you still remember that you are a girl?

Do you even know what "don't listen to what is improper" means?

Yun Shu stuck out her tongue.

"Sister Yin, let's go somewhere else to talk, so my old scholar brother won't hear us."

Xiao Qingyin nodded, suppressing a laugh.

"good."

Yun Zhao was so angry he almost fainted.

...

In the Hibiscus Palace, the Imperial Physician knelt on the ground and said in a heavy tone, "Your Majesty, I am incompetent. I can only suppress the poison in His Highness Fuqing's body to a certain extent, but I cannot cure it."

"Bang! Bang! Ah!—"

The sound of shattering porcelain and sharp screams echoed from the inner palace.

Zhuang Wanqing rubbed her temples, looking exhausted, and said, "You've worked hard, you should go back now."

"Your subject takes his leave."

After the imperial physician left, Zhuang Wanqing entered the inner hall, glanced at the broken porcelain on the floor, and said to her daughter who was overturning the table, "Calm down."

Situ Yue flipped the table over and roared at her, "From now on I'm going to live like a slut, how am I supposed to stay calm!"

After discovering that she had been poisoned by the Seven Emotions Snake, she had the water in Mingyue Lake emptied overnight.

Thousands of people searched all night but didn't even see a snake's tail.

No matter how much snow lotus juice you sprinkle, it won't help.

He had no choice but to sleep with a guard.

As a result, the more he slept, the more thirsty he became, and it spiraled out of control.

When she came to her senses, Situ Yue was almost going crazy.

"I'm going to kill Xiao Qingyin," Situ Yue said with a ferocious expression. "She must have done it!"

He then added, "No, killing her would be too easy on her. I must send her to the army's red tent, where a thousand men will ride her and ten thousand will sleep with her, only then can I quell the hatred in my heart."

Zhuang Wanqing sighed deeply as she looked at her crazed state.

This daughter is ruined.

After years of careful nurturing, we had hoped that she could marry into a powerful family and provide assistance to the prince.

Now it has become a burden.

It was her fault; we shouldn't have indulged her and let her do whatever she wanted.

So much so that he hit a metal plate and was completely ruined.

"Don't rush to take revenge. Choose someone first. Your father told me last night that he wants to bestow a marriage upon you."

"I only want Bai Musheng!"

Situ Yue answered without hesitation.

"Don't even think about Bai Musheng. He's a favorite of the Emperor now. Your father wants to give him an important position, so he won't let him become the emperor's son-in-law."

Zhuang Wanqing's hatred for Bai Musheng far exceeded that for Xiao Qingyin.

If this person hadn't provoked Yue'er and refused to marry the master, Yue'er wouldn't have become so obsessed.

“I can wait; he will change his mind someday.”

A hint of anticipation appeared in Situ Yue's eyes.

"There's no time. The Northern Jin has sent an envoy to propose a marriage alliance with the Great Xi. You are the only princess who is of age but not yet married. If you don't get married soon, you'll be forced into a marriage alliance."

Zhuang Wanqing said helplessly.

"My father will not allow me to be sent on a political marriage!"

Situ Yue roared, a hint of unease in her voice.

She clearly knew that times had changed.

“It wouldn’t have happened before,” Zhuang Wanqing sighed, “but now I’m afraid it won’t…”

He wished he could kick this daughter, who had tarnished the royal family's reputation, far away and never want to see her again in his life.

Situ Yue, filled with rage and with nowhere to vent it, went on a rampage of smashing and destroying things.

As he was smashing things, his body suddenly went limp, and he collapsed to the ground, looking extremely impatient, and said, "Get me someone over here..."

Zhuang Wanqing closed her eyes, then opened them again.

"Send the princess out of the palace."

...

Today is the day for the Crown Princess's follow-up appointment.

After gossiping with Yun Shu, Xiao Qingyin went to the palace.

"You are recovering very well."

Xiao Qingyin said to the radiant Crown Princess with her full cheeks.

"It's all thanks to your excellent medical skills," Ruan Lanruo said with a smile. "By the way, when will your pharmacy open?"

"In a couple of days."

"I'll have someone send a congratulatory gift over then."

Xiao Qingyin was overjoyed.

"Thank you so much."

"Why are you being so polite with me?"

The two chatted for a while when a eunuch from the Crown Prince's side suddenly came over.

"Miss Xiao, His Highness requests your presence in his study to examine a patient."

Xiao Qingyin was taken aback.

Has the Crown Prince grown thick-skinned?

Are you no longer planning to pretend to be Yi Shuihan's "friend"?

When they arrived at the study, they learned that it wasn't the Crown Prince himself who wanted to see a doctor, but rather that he wanted Xiao Qingyin to treat the Prince Xian.

Xiao Qingyin caught a glimpse of the Straw Hat King at the banquet last night, but didn't have a strong impression of him.

Now, facing each other directly, we've been hit hard.

The wise king was standing shirtless, carrying a bundle of brambles on his back.

The Situ family is known for its beauties. Not to mention Princess Zhaoyang, Emperor Chengtai also had outstanding features. Prince Xian is much younger than Emperor Chengtai and is even more outstanding.

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