"He was poisoned, but he has the mother Gu in his body. If anything happens to him, the child Gu in the emperor's body will definitely produce toxins."

Chang Sun Wu, who had been listening quietly, pondered for a moment before slowly speaking, "Is it possible to detoxify the emperor as soon as the Zi Gu releases its toxin?"

If that were the case, they wouldn't have to be restrained. As long as they forced the high priest to death, Zi Gu would no longer pose any threat to the little emperor.

"I've thought about that too!" Qu Li shook his head and said seriously, "First, I don't know what kind of toxins the sub-gu will release! Many poisons, like arsenic and arsenic, can kill in the blink of an eye. Even if there is a medicine that can cure all poisons, once the poison takes effect, the human body will suffer certain damage."

"We can't gamble with the emperor's safety!" Changsun Wuji rejected the proposal without hesitation.

"I also think this matter needs to be considered in the long term."

"I think so too!"

…

Qu Li felt that the atmosphere was too depressing, and what they were going to discuss later had little to do with her, so she stood up and walked outside to get some fresh air.

"Cousin, I made some snacks. Would you like to try some?" Changsun Lingyue walked towards her slowly with a perfect smile on her face.

"OK."

If someone is too nice to you for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief. Qu Li wanted to see what Changsun Lingyue was up to, so he readily agreed.

"There's a pavilion over there. Let's go there."

"good."

Changsun Lingyue frowned slightly.

Qu Li was too easy to talk to, which made her feel a little uneasy.

The two came to the pavilion, Tianqing and Caiyue stood behind them respectively.

"I made these, please try them, cousin."

Qu Li nodded, picked up a piece of butterfly cake, and tasted it: "It tastes good."

"Cousin, can you help me deliver this to the Emperor?"

Qu Li curled up the corners of his mouth and wiped his fingers slowly.

"Now that my second cousin has entered the court and become the Prime Minister, Lingyue, you can ask him to help pass it on to the Emperor."

At the Fireworks Festival, she could see that the little emperor was fond of Changsun Lingyue.

Later, during their interactions, she tested Changsun Lingyue.

It cannot be said that Changsun Lingyue has no feelings for the little emperor at all, but she has tasted the strong and passionate love that Feng Yi has given her, and always feels that Changsun Lingyue's love is a little bland.

Now she is asked to deliver butterfly cakes to the little emperor. This is really intriguing.

"My cousin misunderstood."

"What did I misunderstand?" Qu Li's smile deepened. "A man and a woman are unmarried, and they love each other. Anyone with a hole in their brains would give their blessing! During the last fireworks festival, I could tell that the emperor liked you."

A blush crept onto Changsun Lingyue's face. "Cousin, the high priest still controls the government, and he's been targeting the Changsun clan repeatedly. If I ask Dad to deliver some snacks to the Emperor right now, he'll definitely get into trouble! Besides, the people of Xiling are indeed open-minded, but Grandfather always taught us to be polite and have a sense of shame!"

Tianqing couldn't help but frown as he listened to the chatter.

Qu Li caught her frowning expression from the corner of his eye and asked with a smile, "Tianqing, why are you frowning?"

Tianqing bit her lip, looking as if she found it difficult to speak.

"Just say whatever you want to say. There are no outsiders here."

"Miss Changsun, I'm just a maid. I don't understand any great principles. I just think that you have a sense of honor and etiquette, so I asked Miss Qu to deliver snacks to the emperor. If Miss Qu's sending snacks to the emperor were to be known, many people would probably say that Miss Qu has no sense of honor and etiquette..."

"Who do you think you are?" Caiyue glared angrily. "You're just a maid in the High Priest's mansion. Stop trying to sow discord here!"

Tian Qing shuddered and immediately knelt down: "Miss Qu, I will tell you what I have to say."

Qu Li glanced at Caiyue with a very gloomy look in his eyes.

She had a feeling that Caiyue was very different from when she first met her.

When Caiyue met her sharp eyes, her heart beat like a drum and seemed to be about to burst out of her chest at any time.

"I asked you to tell me that although Tianqing is a maid in the high priest's mansion, she is very much to my liking and very loyal to me." Qu Li helped Tianqing up.

Changsun Lingyue's face turned slightly pale, and she pursed her lips awkwardly: "Sorry, cousin, I didn't think too much about it! I just thought you might be able to see the emperor."

"It's not that I can't help you deliver the snacks, but you have to give me a reason, right?"

"What's the reason?"

When she met Qu Li's dark and deep eyes, Changsun Lingyue instantly felt as if someone was strangling her neck.

"Do you like the emperor? Or is there some other reason?"

Her eyes were so sharp that when Changsun Lingyue looked at her, her heart skipped a beat, as if someone had strangled her throat.

"Alright, I know it's a bit unreasonable to ask a young lady like you who always talks about propriety, righteousness, and integrity to say that you like me." Qu Li smiled faintly, "I'm going to look for my uncle. You can pack the snacks and give them to me when I leave."

Only after Qu Li left did Changsun Lingyue let out a long breath.

"Caiyue, do you think my cousin has suspected something about me?"

Caiyue comforted her, "Miss, once the arrow is shot, there's no turning back. Don't even think about it now! It's obvious that the young masters are very close to Miss Qu, and with the attitude of the master and the other young masters, if you don't do something to make them distance themselves from Miss Qu, it will only embarrass you further in the future."

Changsun Lingyue did take these words to heart. She pursed her lips, and her eyes gradually changed from fear and uneasiness to determination and gloom.

If a person does not care about himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth!

She just didn't want to lose what she once held tightly in her hands!

Qu Li returned to the front hall, and the court officials had already left one after another.

Changsun Wuji asked Qu Li with a smile if he could stay here tonight.

"Uncle, I won't live here anymore. I'll come here again if I have the chance in the future." Seeing that Changsun Wuji's face was full of loneliness, Qu Li comforted him.

"Okay! Then let your third cousin take you home after dinner."

"good."

During this dinner, except for Changsun Lingyue, everyone else was chatting and laughing.

Looking at the table full of smiling people, Changsun Lingyue felt more and more ignored.

She clenched her hands so tightly that she didn't even notice when her nails broke.

"Lingyue, try this fish, it's delicious." Chang Sun Wu suddenly picked a piece of meat from the fish's belly for her, his voice as gentle as before.

"Thank you, Uncle San."

"Yeah." Chang Sun Wu looked at her deeply, but didn't say much.

Everyone continued to eat and laugh, and Changsun Lingzuo even suggested playing a drinking game.

"Ling Yue wins every time. This time, with my cousin joining us, I wonder who will be the winner!" Changsun Lingyou looked expectant.