Ye Jinghong's hand holding the plate slowly tightened, his knuckles turning white.

Master Kongchen's behavior just now showed no semblance of a monk.

Could it be...

He had the idea of ​​returning to secular life because of Miss Shen.

Ye Jinghong's face turned deathly pale in an instant.

His gaze fell, fixed on the plate in his hand, and he carried it unsteadily back to his meditation room.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I ran into Shen Qingyuan, who was also looking uneasy.

She paused for a moment when she saw the plate Ye Jinghong was holding.

He nervously twisted his handkerchief, stepped forward, and tentatively asked, "Young Master Ye, why aren't you dining in the dining hall?"

Ye Jinghong gave a self-deprecating smile.

"I met a young novice monk on the way. I originally intended to deliver vegetarian meals to the second young lady."

"But she doesn't seem to need me."

He lowered his eyelashes. "I never expected that Master Kongchen, who is indifferent to worldly affairs, would care so much about the Second Miss, and even want to dine with her."

But thinking about it, it makes sense.

Who could refuse her?

Shen Qingyuan's face turned deathly pale, and she almost stumbled and fell to the ground.

This is Shen Zhiyi's vegetarian meal!

The poison inside was added by her own hand!

How lucky Shen Zhiyi is! She managed to dodge all of this!

Shen Qingyuan bit her lip hard, her eyes bloodshot.

"What’s wrong with you?"

Ye Jinghong looked at her with some surprise.

Seeing that Shen Qingyuan did not answer, he shook his head and was about to walk towards the meditation room when she suddenly rushed up and knocked the plate to the ground!

The vegetarian meal was scattered all over the ground.

Shen Qingyuan's chest heaved as she leaned against a stone table to steady herself.

"I can't eat it...I can't eat it..."

She murmured as if in a daze, one hand gripping the edge of the stone table tightly until her knuckles turned white.

Ye Jinghong just thought she was sick.

"What's wrong with you?!" He glanced at the vegetarian food on the ground.

I was stunned in place after just one glance.

A small insect crawled over, took two bites of the vegetarian food, and instantly collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

He was horrified!

Take a step back instantly!

"This...this food...is poisoned?!" Ye Jinghong looked up in shock at Shen Qingyuan.

Thinking about her unusual behavior just now, I immediately understood.

"You poisoned me?!"

He was both shocked and furious. "How dare you poison the Second Miss... She's your sister!"

"Sister?" Shen Qingyuan seemed stung, gritting her teeth and sneering, "She came from a humble background, yet she tries to take everything from me."

"Do you know how much I've suffered because of her since I was a child?"

"I am clearly the legitimate daughter!"

"She's just a concubine's daughter, what kind of sister is she to me!"

Ye Jinghong stared at her in shock, "I never imagined you were such a vicious woman..."

“Even in this sacred Buddhist site, people dare to commit acts of killing.”

He finished speaking and turned to leave.

In a moment of panic, Shen Qingyuan lunged forward and grabbed his sleeve, asking, "Where are you going? To report me?"

"I'm telling you, you're the one who brought the vegetarian meal over!"

"If you expose this, you won't be able to clear your name either!" She hardened her heart and gritted her teeth, saying, "His Highness the Crown Prince values ​​Shen Zhiyi so much. If he finds out that this vegetarian meal is poisoned, do you think we can survive?!"

Ye Jinghong stood frozen in place.

She's right.

Master Kongchen saw the vegetarian meal that he personally served!

Even if it turns out he wasn't the one who poisoned the body, the Crown Prince will not forgive him!

even……

He will expose this to His Majesty and ruin his future!

Ye Jinghong suddenly felt dizzy.

Seeing that he was wavering, Shen Qingyuan cried softly, "Young Master Ye, if I were truly heartless, how could I have overturned this vegetarian meal?"

"I did all this for you!"

"I don't want you to suffer even the slightest harm..."

"If you hadn't been so devoted to Shen Zhiyi and still thinking about your engagement with her, I wouldn't have gone to such lengths..." Shen Qingyuan twisted her handkerchief, tears falling. "In the end, it's all because I value you..."

“Young Master Ye…” she reached out to pull him.

Ye Jinghong got goosebumps.

He swatted her hand away!

"Don't touch me!" he said angrily. "That's easy for you to say, but now you've dragged me into this mess."

Shen Qingyuan's face paled.

Do you think your career will be smooth sailing without me?

She wiped away her tears, glanced around, and then walked over to the stone table and sat down.

"His Highness the Crown Prince values ​​Shen Zhiyi highly now. Even the Empress has bestowed upon her items that are only available to the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace. Perhaps one day, he will return to the palace and leave the monastic life for Shen Zhiyi!"

"When he finds out you're after his woman, do you think he'll treat you well?"

"You still have no hope for the future!"

Ye Jinghong stared at her, "What are you trying to say?"

Shen Qingyuan clenched her handkerchief, a sinister glint flashing in her eyes.

She gritted her teeth, looked around, and whispered, "In my opinion, it would be better to resolve all these hidden dangers within this Buddhist temple!"

Ye Jinghong was startled by her.

He walked over, his legs gave way, and he collapsed onto the stone bench.

"You..." He stared at Shen Qingyuan in disbelief, lowering his voice, "You want to murder the Crown Prince?"

Shen Qingyuan narrowed her eyes.

“If he were the crown prince, I would naturally not dare to do so.”

"But he is still Master Kongchen now."

She thought about it carefully.

Getting rid of Shen Zhiyi and getting rid of Yan Zhuoxu are the same thing.

Without the Crown Prince, how could she remain the Crown Princess?

If she can't become the Crown Princess, she won't pose much of a threat to me.

We can deal with it slowly later.

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