Doesn't she realize that if the Crown Princess presents bird's nest in public, would she really poison her in public?
Isn't that incredibly stupid?!
Xu Lingqing lowered her head, pretending not to see everyone's mockery, her heart pounding, realizing she had been tricked by Song Yue again.
hateful.
She turned around and looked at Zhao Zhiyan with a pitiful expression.
He hoped the other party would say a few words in his defense, but Zhao Zhiyan seemed not to hear, remaining detached as if he hadn't heard anything.
"Your Highness..." Xu Lingqing called softly.
Zhao Zhiyan lowered his eyes. From the moment he entered the palace, Xu Lingqing had no eyes for him. She had been exchanging glances and flirting with the two princes all the way, wishing she could give them her whole heart.
The group chatted and laughed, as if they didn't exist.
He pursed his lips and said patiently, "If I speak up for you, I will definitely be targeted by the Crown Prince. Let's wait a little longer."
The perfunctory explanation made Xu Lingqing feel a little unhappy, but after thinking about it, she didn't refute it and became much more obedient in the second half.
As the banquet progressed into its second half, Xu Lingqing excused herself to go out for some fresh air and left with her maid.
Under the bright moon, she felt a surge of frustration. She took a deep breath and, to be honest, regretted her decision. If she had chosen a prince from Japan back then, she would be living a much more glamorous life now.
"Your Highness, that looks like the Crown Princess!" A sharp-eyed maid spotted a figure walking past under the corridor.
Following her gaze, she indeed saw Song Yue and Yun Dong acting suspiciously. She raised an eyebrow, becoming more wary.
What is she doing here?
The maid said, "I heard that the cousin who was brought back by the Crown Prince this morning is in the next hall. Will the Crown Princess take this opportunity to make a move against her?"
Xu Lingqing thought about it and realized that Song Yue was bold and capable of anything. She didn't believe that Song Yue was sick and hadn't attended the banquet today.
"Let's go take a look!"
"Your Highness..." the maid said with some concern.
Xu Lingqing was not afraid at all. She had a powerful backer now, and Song Yue would never provoke Japan for the sake of peace between the two countries.
Where would Northern Chu find enough troops to contend with Eastern Ying?
Therefore, she was certain that the other party would swallow this bitter pill.
The two followed along the corridor, the figure in the distance walking faster and faster, with Yun Dong's anxious voice coming from time to time: "Master, what if we are discovered?"
"What's the panic? This little slut dares to seduce me behind my back, how can I let her get away with it?"
The voice definitely sounds like Song Yue.
Xu Lingqing's smile grew wider and wider. She knew that Song Yue was faking illness and deliberately trying to confuse the situation. She walked around the corridor.
Before it could even begin, there was a loud bang.
"Someone come here!"
"Help! Someone, please help!"
Yun Dong suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs.
The palace servants' torches instantly illuminated the surroundings.
Xu Lingqing shuddered, her eyelids twitched involuntarily, and she shielded the maid in front of her.
Song Yue's body rose and fell in the icy lake water.
"Help!"
Song Yue shouted at the top of her lungs.
Soon, many people arrived from all around, including the two princes, Yun Ke, Xuan Yuan Che, and Xuan Yuan Ming, as well as their wives.
Song Yue was rescued by two maids in full view of everyone. Yun Dong pointed at Song Yue's lower body in a panic: "Blood, blood!"
Yun Ke panicked and hurriedly hugged Song Yue.
“No, it wasn’t me,” Xu Lingqing explained.
With a pale face, Song Yue nestled in Yun Ke's arms, looking frail and on the verge of death. She choked out, "Your Highness, for the sake of both countries, please do not blame the Eighth Princess."
After saying that, she fainted in Yun Ke's arms.
"Imperial Physician!" Yun Ke roared.
Immediately afterwards, Yunke carried the person to the nearest palace, where the imperial physician took the pulse. The crowd followed, and soon heart-wrenching cries could be heard.
Zhao Zhiyan's heart trembled as he listened. He frowned and looked at Xu Lingqing: "What exactly did you do?"
"I...I didn't do anything," Xu Lingqing explained, her face pale.
Obviously, few people believe this.
Everyone present knew that the Crown Princess and the Eighth Prince's wife were locked in a life-or-death struggle.
"Judging from the Crown Princess's attire, she must have come in a hurry. How did she come to see blood?" Madam Jiang said worriedly.
If a woman is bleeding from her lower body, it's highly likely she has miscarried.
As expected, Yunke came out and glared angrily at Xu Lingqing: "Why did you push the Crown Princess into the river, causing her to lose her child!"
An uproar erupted around them.
"The Crown Princess suffered a miscarriage?"
"This is the Crown Prince's first child, what a pity."
"She's a mother herself, how can she be so heartless?"
Xu Lingqing waved her hand: "I didn't push her."
"Your Highness, it was the Eighth Princess who sent someone to Yikun Palace to deliver a message, ordering the Crown Princess to arrive at Taiye Pond within an incense stick's time, or face the consequences. The Crown Princess had no choice but to go despite her illness. The two barely exchanged a few words before the Eighth Princess forced the Crown Princess to kneel and kowtow in apology. The Crown Princess was a little slow, and unexpectedly, the Eighth Princess attacked her, causing the Crown Princess to fall into Taiye Pond without warning." Yun Dong kowtowed to Yun Ke, "Your Highness, you must do justice for the Crown Princess!"
"Nonsense!" Xu Lingqing retorted angrily, "When did I ever send anyone to invite the Crown Princess? You vile woman, how dare you slander me!"
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