Chapter 189 Before the meal, the person was poisoned to death
Jiang Liyang picked up the wine glass and put it to his mouth resolutely.
Wei Zhao looked straight at Jiang Liyang, "Uncle!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Liyang paused and looked at Wei Zhao.
"Zhao'er, I'm fine!"
After saying this, he drank the poisoned wine in the glass.
The wine is strong and the poison is highly toxic.
The poisonous wine went down his throat and into his lungs. Jiang Liyang felt like there was a fire burning in his stomach. The severe pain made him want to scream.
But he could only fall to the ground helplessly, unable to move at all.
"Uncle!"
Wei Zhao shouted, lying on Jiang Liyang's body and leaning close to his ear.
"Uncle, uncle has been waiting for you for a long time."
"Don't worry, I won't let anyone in the Jiang family go."
"When I ascend the throne, they will suffer a fate worse than death."
"I won't take their lives, but they will never be able to enjoy wealth and luxury in their lifetime, let alone become an official in the court."
Wei Zhao's voice was very soft, but his mouth was right next to Jiang Liyang's ear, and Jiang Liyang could hear every word he said.
Jiang Liyang's eyes widened and he wanted to raise his hand to grab Wei Zhao.
But he had already lost all his strength and his hands were completely out of control.
After trying for a while, he still couldn't lift his hand and died.
Those eyes, still wide open, were filled with resentment and unwillingness.
Wei Zhao looked at Jiang Liyang like this, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
"Uncle!"
Wei Zhao shouted again, but got no response.
He slowly stood up, stretched out his hand, and helped Jiang Liyang close his eyes. His small body was still trembling.
The Emperor of Nanzhao looked at this scene and sighed silently.
"Zhao'er, don't blame father. It's not that father is cruel, but you are too soft-hearted. Your uncle has been in power for many years. If he is still around, you can only be a puppet emperor. I am afraid that our Wei family's kingdom will be passed down to the Jiang family."
Wei Zhao slowly raised his head and looked towards the Nanzhao Emperor. "Father, I'm afraid..."
"What are you afraid of?" The Nanzhao Emperor's expression became more serious, and his voice became louder. "You are the prince! You are the next emperor I favor! You don't have to be afraid of anything! I will arrange everything for you! Just rest assured!"
"...Okay." Wei Zhao agreed and looked at Jiang Liyang's body on the ground. "Father, can I take care of my uncle's funeral?"
"Okay! I'll leave it to you. Go ahead!"
"Thank you, Father."
Wei Zhao responded, stood up from the ground, called the guards to come and carry the body, and retreated with Jiang Liyang's body.
The Emperor of Nanzhao stared at the direction where Wei Zhao left for a long time. Even though he could no longer see him, he still did not look away.
He ascended the throne at a young age and reigned for more than ten years.
Although he was not as wise and powerful as the founding emperor, he was definitely not a foolish emperor.
No matter how scheming Wei Zhao was or how good he was at acting, he was just a boy under ten years old.
How could he not see through what Wei Zhao was thinking?
He saw everything Wei Zhao had just done.
He also knew clearly why Wei Zhao hated the Jiang family so much.
It was simply because the Jiang family had forced his mother to enter the palace as a concubine.
Wei Zhao not only hated these people in the Jiang family, but he probably also hated him as his father.
But he was destined not to live long.
The most suitable person to ascend the throne was only Wei Zhao.
Therefore, even if he saw everything, he could only pretend not to know.
It didn't matter how Wei Zhao treated the Jiang family or how much he resented him.
As long as Wei Zhao can be a good emperor, that’s enough!
...
Jiang Liyang is dead!
The news spread throughout the capital in an instant.
Those who are political enemies of Jiang Liyang are happy, but also curious and worried.
The emperor even punished Jiang Liyang, so wouldn't these people have a good ending too?
If they were so worried, then those officials who had followed Jiang Liyang for many years would naturally be even more worried.
But before they could think about it, the emperor issued another imperial decree.
The Nanzhao Emperor is about to abdicate!
Let the seventh prince Wei Zhao inherit the throne!
The succession ceremony will be held in half a month!
Not only that, on the same day, Yu Youning would be named a princess and the news would be announced to the world.
The Nanzhao Emperor had several sons but no daughters.
After Yu Youning was named a princess, she was the only princess and her status was extremely noble.
More importantly, the new emperor must be enthroned on the day he ascends the throne, and a ceremony of enthronement must be held.
This is simply putting Yu Youning and Wei Zhao on the same level!
How can this not be shocking!
Yu Youning is not from Nanzhao yet!
Although she is the granddaughter of Penglai Island, the blood flowing in her body is indeed the blood of Dayong!
In the Nanzhao court, various voices were heard one after another, and officials were discussing the matter.
But they only dared to talk and did not dare to take any other action.
For many years, the Emperor of Nanzhao had a very gentle temperament. Even if officials made mistakes, he would generally not punish them harshly.
But now, the Emperor of Nanzhao seemed like a different person.
The queen and her legitimate son were killed, as well as the queen's three clans.
Jiang Liyang was sentenced to death and all the Jiang family's property was confiscated. Overnight, the Jiang family went from being powerful to being common people.
The thundering means make people tremble with fear.
Anyone who dares to show up at this time is simply seeking death.
No one dared to object, and all officials were busy preparing for the new emperor's coronation ceremony.
As the new emperor who was about to inherit the throne, Wei Zhao had to stay by the side of the Nanzhao Emperor every day, meet with ministers, handle state affairs, and learn the art of being an emperor.
But Yu Youning, the future princess, had it much easier.
The solemn atmosphere in the capital has disappeared, and the streets have returned to their bustle and prosperity.
At the most important time, all the delicacies started to be sold again.
The happiest thing for Yu Youning every day was to take Chu Huaixu, Huo Qingchen and Jiang Lingzhou out to look for food in the streets and alleys of the capital.
Although it was a cold winter, Nanzhao was still very warm.
Although there is no snow, there is an unusually abundant amount of rain.
When Yu Youning and the others came out to eat, the sun was still hanging in the sky.
But when they finished eating and were about to leave, it started to rain heavily outside.
It had rained in the capital before.
But every time the heavy rain comes quickly, it goes away quickly.
The longest time it rained was only one day and one night.
So when people see it raining, no one takes it seriously.
Yu Youning stood up and ran to the window.
Fortunately, the windowsill was relatively low, otherwise she wouldn't be able to see outside even if she stood on tiptoe.
The heavy rain hit the leaves, making them look greener in the rain.
Yu Youning was watching with her cheek in her hand when Jiang Lingzhou came over and said, "Don't worry, Youning. I think the rain will stop soon."
"I'm not worried!" Yu Youning replied in a clear voice, "The food here is delicious."
Jiang Lingzhou was a little confused. The previous sentence and the following sentence didn't make sense at all! Why did he say that?
Just as I was wondering, I heard Yu Youning say again, "If the heavy rain continues and we can't leave, we can still have dinner here tonight."
Jiang Lingzhou, "???"
She is worthy of being his junior sister!
What this little brain thinks is different from others!
Chu Huaixu also came over and stood on the other side of Yu Youning. "I've been having people buy mushrooms recently. After buying them, they'll be sent back to the capital."
After a pause, Chu Huaixu added another sentence.
"I also asked people to find some people with good cooking skills. After obtaining their consent, I took them back to the capital."
Jiang Lingzhou's eyes widened instantly.
A prince of a country went to the capital of a neighboring country. Instead of stealing intelligence or stirring up trouble, he poached the other country's chef?
Yu Youning also looked at Chu Huaixu with eyes wide open, eyes full of surprise, "Ah Xu! You are so smart, why didn't I think of this before! Do you have many chefs? Do you want to go to the kitchen and ask, what if the chefs here are also willing to go to the capital?"
Chu Huaixu nodded in agreement and instructed Liuyun, who was sitting not far away, "Liuyun, go ask in the kitchen."
This was obviously not the first time Liuyun had done something like this. He was not surprised at all when he heard this. He stood up and walked out.
That skilled look makes people feel a little distressed.
Jiang Lingzhou looked at Liuyun, then at Chu Huaixu and Yu Youning, then silently walked back to the table and sat down.
Huo Qingchen was also sitting at the table. Seeing Jiang Lingzhou come back, he smiled and said, "You can't keep up with their ideas."
This was the truth, but it made Jiang Lingzhou feel a little bitter.
Just then, hurried footsteps were heard at the stairs.
A few people looked in the direction of the sound and saw Liuyun coming back with a somewhat panicked expression.
Liuyun is Chu Huaixu's personal bodyguard. He has seen a lot over the years and has experienced many things. He rarely shows such an expression.
Chu Huaixu immediately asked, "Liuyun, what's wrong? What happened?"
"Before I even reached the kitchen, I smelled blood. I went in and saw that everyone inside was dead. The bodies were still warm, and it looked like they had died not long ago. I looked at their bodies and saw no external injuries, but there was bleeding from the mouth and nose, as if they had died of poisoning."
"Poisoned?" Yu Youning immediately ran downstairs, "I'll go check it out."
Chu Huaixu and the others didn't have time to talk and hurriedly followed him downstairs.
At this time, the passage leading to the kitchen was already full of people.
These are the diners trapped here by the heavy rain.
Perhaps because there were so many people, they were not afraid at all and rushed to go in and take a look.
Yu Youning relied on his small stature and great strength to successfully squeeze through them and came to the back kitchen.
There were more than a dozen people lying in a mess in the kitchen.
Just as Liuyun said, all these people were bleeding from their mouths and noses, and their faces looked a little abnormal. It was obvious that they had been poisoned to death.
But why did he poison everyone in the kitchen for no reason?
Could it be that the restaurant’s rival did it?
At this time, the diners have already finished their meals, and it is time for the cooks and waiters in the kitchen to eat.
If you want to poison so many people at the same time, the poison should be put in their food!
But when Yu Youning looked around, he saw that there was freshly cooked food in the pot and the bowls and chopsticks were placed on the stove, but he had no time to serve the rice!
The person was poisoned to death before he even had his meal!
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