In a strange room.

The woodcutter sat there uncomfortably, with his shoulders hunched and a panicked look on his face. He should have been beaten to death with sticks, but he was unexpectedly rescued and brought here. He didn't understand what was going on and was very nervous.

A quarter of an hour later.

Jun Luoyuan is here.

"You are the one who wants to harm Qin Ye's child?"

When the woodcutter saw the man dressed elegantly and surrounded by servants, he trembled with fear:

"I...I didn't do it on purpose...I was forced to do it..."

"Don't be afraid." Jun Luoyuan smiled and comforted him. Her pretty face was full of harmless gentleness. "Qin Ye and I are enemies. If you want to harm her, you are helping me. I won't kill you."

The woodcutter was very surprised to hear this.

It turned out to be to save him!

"Who asked you to harm the twins?" Jun Luoyuan asked curiously.

Upon hearing this, the woodcutter clenched his hands nervously, pinching and loosening his sleeves, pinching and loosening them again, swallowing hard:

"I... I don't know..."

Jun Luoyuan glanced at him with a half-smile:

"I saved you and gave you a chance. You'd better be sensible. If you don't want to live, I don't mind sending you back."

Beaten to death.

The woodcutter had barely escaped death, so naturally he didn't dare to go back. How many people in this world are not afraid of death?

He had no choice.

I was forced to tell the truth:

"Yes... Queen Dongling ordered me to do that..."

Queen?

The Queen of Li Huang?

Jun Luoyuan was surprised: "I heard that the queen and Qin Ye are sisters from the same mother. They are so close, how could she be so cruel?"

The woodcutter lowered his head cautiously.

The queen ordered him to poison the twins and make them mute.

But before he succeeded, he was discovered by the princess...

"This lady doesn't know that the relationship between Queen Dongling and Princess Chen is not good, and... there is a certain 'involvement' between Princess Chen and Emperor Li. Queen Dongling hates Princess Chen even more."

"oh?"

Involvement?

This word is used very cleverly. It does not make the matter too explicit, but also leaves unlimited room for imagination.

"I can't believe that Qin Ye is two-timing. She's a fickle woman... Oh, interesting, really interesting."

The corners of his lips curled up, with a hint of calculation in his expression.

Prince Chen, Prince Chen, why do you like Qin Ye?

During the six months that Qin Ye has been detained by Emperor Li, I'm afraid she has cheated on you a lot. You still like her. You are really blind.

Jun Luoyuan curled his lips, and a plan gradually emerged in his mind:

"Does the poison you gave the twins still exist?"

"besides."

"Do something for me. After you've done it, I'll give you two thousand taels of silver, send you away, and ensure that you'll have no worries about food and clothing in your next life."

"!"

Two thousand taels!

He had never seen so much money in his life!

The woodcutter couldn't resist the temptation, swallowed his saliva greedily, and agreed in a daze...

evening.

The special delicacies of Jiangnan were served on the table. Jun Luoyuan, Jun Qingyu, and Queen Nanyuan sat around the table.

"The food in Jiangnan is different from that in our Nanyuan Kingdom. There are also many snacks with unique flavors that are memorable. Mother, please eat more. You won't be able to eat them when you return to Nanyuan Kingdom in the future."

Jun Luoyuan bit the chopsticks, glanced at the woodcutter standing not far away, picked up a piece of the special Jiangnan Dongting fish belly meat, and put it into his mother's bowl.

Queen Nanyuan ate it with a smile.

"Hmm... the meat is tender, fresh, and rich in flavor. It's really good... Ugh!"

Suddenly, his expression changed.

The chopsticks slipped out of her hand and fell to the ground. She pinched her neck with both hands and felt a sharp pain in her throat, as if a red-hot iron was branding her alive.

"Mother, what's wrong with you?"

Jun Luoyuan opened his watery almond eyes and blinked in confusion.

Jun Qingyu hurriedly stood up and held her arm, "Mother, are you feeling unwell?"

"I... this Dongting fish... fish... poof!"

A mouthful of blood spurted out.