The air fell into silence, and everyone held their breath, fearing to anger the emperor again.
Every minute and every second felt terribly long, and Song Shiwei could almost hear her own heartbeat like a drum.
She discovered by chance that mixing vanilla and cold brew could be addictive, but vanilla was easy to obtain, while cold brew was hard to come by. Moreover, it took a long time to become addicted. If the Queen Mother had not pressed her too hard, Song Shiwei would not have wanted to use this method.
She didn't want to expose this matter, but now that the empress dowager has fallen, she has no one to rely on and must not have anything to do with Wu Shi San.
Compared to the frightened crowd, Jiang Zhiyu and He Yanting seemed much more relaxed.
But their faces also looked unhappy.
No one knows the horror of Wu Shi San better than He Yanting. The trembling that seems to emanate from the depths of your soul gradually spreads throughout your body.
Your spirit will become extremely excited, and...
He Yanting thought in his heart, his eyes dark.
I don't know how long it took before footsteps were heard from outside the hall.
The Jinyiwei held a calming incense in his hand, followed by three perfumers.
The emperor raised his hand to excuse them from their formalities and said directly, "Mixing vanilla and cold brew can be addictive. Do you know this formula?"
The three perfumers looked at each other and shook their heads.
Knowing that they couldn't possibly know, Song Shiwei's eyes were filled with fear: "Your Majesty, this is something I discovered by chance..."
The emperor looked at her coldly. Song Shiwei's voice stopped abruptly, and a chill ran through her bones. She heard the emperor command: "Follow the recipe she gave you. Make it. I want to see the results with my own eyes."
The three perfumers answered yes in unison.
"As for you," the emperor said, looking at Song Shiwei's face filled with fear, "I will put you in the Heavenly Prison. I will decide your whereabouts after I have investigated everything."
Unexpectedly, after arguing for so long, the result was still like this. Song Shiwei widened his eyes and screamed miserably.
But the emperor had made up his mind and remained silent no matter what she said.
Only when he could no longer hear Song Shiwei's voice did the emperor reach out and rub his temples.
His voice was tired as he looked at the Queen Mother lying on the ground and ordered, "Hang her up. No one is allowed to let her down without my order."
"Light the prepared incense directly in front of her."
What this means is to use Taihou directly for the experiment.
The hearts of the others trembled.
After giving the order, the emperor didn't want to stay for another second, and turned and left without even looking back.
Jiang Zhiyu extracted some data from the Queen Mother before stepping out with He Yanting.
The weather is gradually getting warmer. When there is no wind, the warm sunshine shining on your body makes you feel like it is early summer.
Jiang Zhiyu narrowed his eyes slightly as if enjoying it.
"It's a nice day today. So, how's the investigation going?"
"...Those ministers? Some of them are a bit tricky."
His tone was a little cold. Jiang Zhiyu felt something was wrong. She turned her head to look at him and saw that He Yanting had a solemn expression and clear teeth marks on his lips.
It was obviously bitten hard.
Jiang Zhiyu tried hard to recall and remembered something.
[Poor kid, I forgot you are also a victim.]
On the battlefield, even if you are a martial arts master, it is inevitable to get injured.
Therefore, He Yanting has used Wu Shi San to treat his injuries to some extent.
Fortunately, before that, He Yanting's injuries were not serious and the dosage of Wu Shi San he took was not much.
But it was still affected to some extent.
It can be said that if the Five Stones Powder had not suddenly taken effect, He Yanting would not have been able to withstand such a serious injury.
The serious injuries, coupled with the power of the Five Stones Powder, if it weren't for his amazing perseverance, He Yanting probably wouldn't have been able to hold on.
Recalling the part in the original book that described how He Yanting managed to get through it, Jiang Zhiyu looked at him with sympathy.
"Are you busy with official business today?"
He Yanting's eyes flickered slightly: "Not busy."
"That's fine," Jiang Zhiyu raised the corner of his mouth: "I'll take you somewhere."
…
On the other side, inside Xu’s house.
Xiao Siyuan stood at the door of Xu's house with an extremely ugly expression.
"I just saw Sulan enter the palace, but you told me she went out?!"
The gatekeeper's expression remained unchanged: "Perhaps the Fifth Prince was mistaken. The young lady left the palace today and has not returned."
Xiao Siyuan looked at them coldly: "Alright, even if Sulan is not in the mansion, since I am here, you should at least go and inform her, right?"
The gatekeepers exchanged glances and said in a cold tone, "The masters all have important matters to attend to. If the Fifth Prince has nothing else to do, please return."
Xiao Siyuan opened his eyes wide in disbelief.
They're just two gatekeepers, yet they dare to talk to me like that?!
As if afraid he wasn't angry enough, the gatekeeper continued, "Fifth Prince, please respect yourself a little. The young lady is still unmarried. You keep calling her Sulan so affectionately, isn't that ruining her reputation?"
Xiao Siyuan's pupils suddenly shrank.
"You, you guys!"
His face flushed.
After I recovered from my injuries, I was turned away wherever I went.
But no matter what those people said, they would still consider his status as a prince. Even if they didn't want to see him, they would politely ask him to leave.
How dare these people from the Xu Mansion?!
"How dare you! Someone come here..."
"What's the fuss?"
Before Xiao Siyuan could finish his words, a cold voice interrupted him.
Xiao Siyuan looked up—it was Jiang Wenjing.
Xiao Siyuan secretly bit his back teeth.
He now felt a trace of disgust towards Jiang Wenjing from the bottom of his heart.
Jiang Wenjing's military exploits were remarkable, and he was admired by everyone, while he himself was abandoned by everyone. Apart from his status as a prince, he had nothing to show for it...
Seeing Jiang Wenjing coming over, the gatekeepers bowed and told him the conversation just now word for word.
After listening to this, Jiang Wenjing glanced at Xiao Siyuan lazily.
Xiao Siyuan's heart skipped a beat when he was looked at by him. After realizing what was happening, he turned into anger and said, "Is this how the Xu family disciplines their servants? They are so presumptuous that they should be dragged down and beaten to death!"
The gatekeepers' expressions remained unchanged. Jiang Wenjing yawned, "Your Highness, why are you so angry? What they said is not without reason."
Xiao Siyuan frowned.
"After all, my sister hasn't married yet. Your Highness always shows how intimate he is with her in front of everyone, but he never gives her a legitimate status. Isn't this ruining her reputation?"
"Your Highness, you know how important reputation is to a woman, don't you?"
"Or did Your Highness know about it but did it on purpose?"
Jiang Wenjing narrowed his eyes slightly, and the oppressive feeling on his body made Xiao Siyuan unable to help but take a few steps back.
He was speechless after hearing Jiang Wenjing's sarcastic remarks.
He could only say in vain: "Brother Jiang, what do you mean by this? This prince just feels that I have not made any achievements yet, and it would be a bit unfair for Sulan to follow me. This prince wants to wait..."
"Please stop drawing. My sister has poor digestion and can't eat the pancakes you draw."
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