Chapter 319 You are not wrong, it is my fault
"Princess, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing Si Lianhua's extremely ugly face, Jiang Rumin quickly advised, "I will give you acupuncture in a moment. To ensure the success of the treatment, you should not get too emotional. If you have any problems, you have to wait until the treatment is over."
Upon hearing this, Si Lianhuan could only take a deep breath and try to calm her depressed mood.
"Huaying." She looked at the maid next to her who was worried, "I was poisoned, and it's related to the cup of tea I had this morning. Go back and investigate immediately, and work with Huazhuang to catch the suspect!"
Because Jiang Rumin was beside her, she could only give orders in a tactful manner.
Jun Tianyi had harmed her, so he must have escaped by now, right? He couldn't just stay where he was and try to argue with her.
She wanted to capture Jun Tianyi, but she couldn't say it openly. Otherwise, if people knew that she was protecting a criminal, she would not only lose face, but she would also not know how to explain it to the Tianqi Kingdom.
Song Yunchu has always suspected her, but suspicion is suspicion, Song Yunchu has no evidence. For the sake of Xiling Kingdom's reputation, she can only solve this matter privately.
"Miss Jiang, the princess will leave her in your care for the time being. We will reward you handsomely later!" Huaying bowed to Jiang Rumin, then quickly turned around and left.
As soon as Huaying left, Yingchun prepared the detoxifying medicine and brought it over.
After Si Lianhuan took the medicine, Jiang Rumin began to give her acupuncture.
"Princess, the acupuncture will be a little painful, but please don't tense yourself too much."
"It will be healed in half an hour, and the pain will go away after the injection."
Si Lianhuan had been practicing martial arts since she was young, so the pain of acupuncture was naturally nothing to her. Coupled with Jiang Rumin's gentle comfort, her depressed mood gradually relaxed.
Outside the backyard of Ruihe Hall, Song Yunchu looked at Huaying's receding figure and followed her with Baizhu.
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In the bamboo garden, Jun Tianyi was playing chess with Du Zhong when they suddenly heard the sound of fighting outside the house.
This surprised both the master and the servant.
This garden was bought by Si Lianhuan, and there are people guarding the corridor. Who could be fighting with the guards?
The two of them quickly got up and went out to see what was going on. They saw a tall man in gray walking towards them, and both of them looked alert.
This is not Si Lianhuan's person!
They had all seen the people Si Lianhuan sent to look after them.
Jun Tianyi was about to fight with the other party, but saw the other party took out a hairpin.
Jun Tianyi was stunned——
That is the hairpin that my mother often wears. It was left to my mother by my grandmother before she passed away. It has a special meaning. The person who can hold this hairpin must be someone my mother trusts.
"Your Majesty, we can't stay here any longer. Please follow me."
The man in gray stepped forward and said, "The princess has been poisoned and has been sent to Ruihe Hall. The posthouse has been surrounded by people from Prince Ning's Mansion. The princess's personal maid is coming this way. Our people will try to delay her. Let's leave here quickly."
"Are you the person that my mother mentioned, the one she left outside the palace?"
Jun Tianyi came back to his senses and asked hurriedly, "Why was the princess poisoned? Is her life in danger?"
He met his mother yesterday dressed as a woman. His mother was so excited that she burst into tears and told him some things.
My mother had seen a lot of struggles, and even though life had been peaceful in recent years, she had not forgotten to leave a way out for herself. Ever since he disappeared, she had been very worried, but she firmly believed that he was still alive, so she notified the death squad outside the mansion from the very beginning not to take any action.
After all, her clan members pleaded for her, so she was relatively safe staying in the nunnery. Even if she was rescued, she could only live a lonely life in hiding. If both mother and son hid from the world, how could they possibly be reunited?
Therefore, the mother chose to stay in the open so that he would have the opportunity to see her.
If the assassins were to move out at this time, it would mean that he would be in big trouble.
"The princess is being treated. We don't know what the situation is now. Our people are watching outside Ruihe Hall. We only know that the princess's maid seems to have received some orders to rush to Zhuyuan. There are Prince Ning's men in the posthouse and Ruihe Hall. If they follow the maid, your position will be exposed immediately!"
"If the princess cannot be saved, will her subordinates still be willing to continue to protect you? In short, this place is not safe now. The princess's poisoning is too strange. If it is a trap set by Prince Ning, you will be in great danger if you stay. We cannot take this risk."
Jun Tianyi made a decision immediately after hearing this, "Okay, let's leave this place first."
"In order to conceal your identity after you leave, I have to ask you to dress up as a woman."
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When Huaying was ordered to rush to the bamboo garden, what she saw was a mess.
The guards in the corridor fell down, and the bamboo leaves and trees were chopped into pieces.
Huaying was so angry that her body was shaking.
Damn Jun Tianyi! How dare you treat the princess like this!
As soon as she received the princess's order, she rode her horse towards this place. However, when she passed an alley on the way, she was inexplicably attacked. Someone hiding in the alley attacked her horse with a hidden weapon, which scared her horse and almost hurt passers-by. But she really didn't have time to care about the villain in the dark. After all, the princess's order was more important.
When she came here, she was thinking, who could a maid like her offend? The other party should not come to kill her, but probably just to waste her time.
And the fact was exactly as she expected. When she arrived here, Jun Tianyi had disappeared.
By the way, where is the flower makeup?
Hua Zhuang was responsible for disguising Jun Tianyi and had been following him these past few days.
Thinking that Hua Zhuang might have met with an accident, Hua Ying searched everywhere anxiously.
She first went to the house where Jun Tianyi and his servants lived, and then searched all the nearby houses, shouting as she searched, but no one responded. Fortunately... she didn't see Hua Zhuang's body.
If there is no corpse, it means the person is still alive, most likely being held hostage by Jun Tianyi.
Come to think of it, Hua Zhuang is a capable person, and Jun Tianyi probably wants to force her to disguise herself for him.
Huaying went downstairs in a rage and was about to leave the bamboo garden, but she saw two figures standing outside the bamboo garden, one in blue and one in white.
Huaying's body suddenly froze——
Those two people are Song Yunchu and Bai Zhu!
The sudden appearance of these two people made her feel as if her feet were filled with lead and she could no longer walk.
Have they been following her the whole time?
When she left Ruihe Hall, she did not see these two people. She only knew that King Ning had ordered the siege of the post station, and subconsciously thought that he must be checking the people in the post station.
As a result... these two people actually followed her?
"Miss Huaying, looking at the situation... Your Highness the Princess has really raised a jackal."
Song Yunchu walked up to Huaying with slow steps, his face cold.
"I am very curious about what explanation the princess has to give us."
"Your Highness Prince Ning, I don't quite understand what you are saying." Hua Ying quickly regained her composure after being surprised. "The princess was victimized by a villain and I suspect that one of my subordinates betrayed her. I was ordered to arrest the suspect, but unfortunately I came to nothing. The princess suffered a great loss today. Why does Your Highness want the princess to give an explanation?"
Huaying naturally understood that this rhetoric would not fool the other party, but how could she admit something that the princess had not yet admitted?
Once she admits it... the princess will become a laughing stock.
"Suspect your subordinates of betrayal? Well, answer a few questions for me."
Song Yunchu stared at Huaying's face, "Which subordinate? What's his name? The princess was poisoned at my farewell banquet. I must get to the bottom of this matter. If you want to do this for the princess, answer carefully."
"His name is Langya, one of the princess's guards." Huaying answered neatly.
Jun Tianyi initially mixed into the team, using the identity of the guard named Langya.
"Since you are the princess's guard, why don't you stay in the inn but in the bamboo garden? The princess came to Tianqi Kingdom just to discuss the treasure map. What is the purpose of buying a bamboo garden?"
"These are the princess's private affairs. As a maid, I dare not ask about them."
"Why did you call out Hua Zhuang in panic just now? What is the relationship between Hua Zhuang and Lang Ya?"
"He's just a colleague. I was worried when I saw Huazhuang was missing."
"Langya harmed the princess, but when he escaped he didn't kill Huazhuang, but wanted to take her away with him. So, do you think it is possible that the two of them conspired to harm the princess?" Song Yunchu continued to ask and threw out a "guess".
"No, Hua Zhuang has absolutely no second thoughts about the princess. I can vouch for her."
"Then she must have some great skills. That's why Langya thought she was useful and took her with him when he escaped."
Song Yunchu's tone sounded casual, but his eyes never left Huaying's face.
Being stared at by her sharp eyes, Hua Ying's heart tightened, but she remained calm, "Hua Zhuang and I are both favored by the princess. If we hold her hostage, maybe we can use her as a bargaining chip."
"Really? But I heard from Caiwei that Huazhuang's most powerful skill is her deft hands. Although she can't make human skin masks like Qianmian Langjun, she can still change a person's appearance by painting on their face."
A look of surprise appeared in Huaying's eyes.
Caiwei even told him this?
"Why did you not even tell me such important information? What is your intention?"
Song Yunchu sneered, "I am concentrating on investigating the princess' poisoning, but you keep making excuses and never tell the truth. It is obvious that you are not truly loyal to the princess. I now suspect that Langya and Huazhuang have teamed up to murder the princess, and you may be an accomplice. Baizhu, tie her up and take her back."
Huaying was shocked, "Your Highness Prince Ning, how could you do this..."
Before she could finish her words, Bai Zhu moved in front of her and reached out to grab her.
Huaying instinctively wanted to fight back.
"The princess's poisoning is a serious matter. I have the right to arrest every suspect. If you resist arrest, you must be guilty of something."
"I really feel sorry for the princess. None of the people around her are reliable. They all look good, but they are all more stupid than the other."
"The princess has been very kind to you. Now she is suffering in Ruihe Hall. Don't you feel sad?"
Huaying's movements froze.
What Prince Ning meant was that the princess was poisoned and that they, his close associates, were all responsible. If they had not been so obedient to the princess regarding the matter of Jun Tianyi... the princess would not have been killed.
They should have killed that man!
Because of the distraction, Huaying was quickly defeated and captured by Baizhu.
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When Song Yunchu returned to Ruihe Hall again, Si Lianhuan's poison had been cured and she seemed to be in much better spirits, but she was still a little weak.
Because she had vomited everything in her stomach, Jiang Rumin had someone cook her some light porridge, which Si Lianhuan drank very slowly.
Song Yunchu confirmed from Jiang Rumin that Si Lianhuan was fine, and then he said, "Regarding the princess' poisoning, I have investigated. The bamboo garden that the princess bought is now in a mess. Langya and Huazhuang have defected, and Huaying may not be able to escape responsibility. I have ordered people to take her to the Dali Temple."
"Cough!" Si Lianhuan almost choked on the porridge in her mouth.
Jiang Rumin quickly patted her on the back, "Princess, please don't get excited."
"What does this have to do with Huaying and the others? They would never betray me!"
After Si Lianhua was stunned, she became anxious, "Why didn't you tell me before sending Huaying to the Dali Temple? And Huazhuang, why would she defect!"
She really didn't expect that Song Yunchu would capture Huaying.
Song Yunchu did not mention Jun Tianyi. Obviously, Huaying said nothing and just asked the guard Langya to be a shield temporarily.
But Song Yunchu was not someone who was easily fooled. Perhaps he had found a loophole in Huaying's words, which was why he was able to take the man down directly.
"The princess got into trouble at my banquet. How can I rest easy if I don't get to the bottom of it? All suspects must be interrogated strictly. Huaying's behavior is strange and she has lied to me repeatedly. This is really suspicious. I am doing this for the princess's sake. I am afraid that you have trusted the wrong person. Don't worry, princess. Dali Temple Minister Tang Yuan is very good at interrogation and will definitely be able to pry Huaying's mouth."
"She won't betray me. It couldn't be her! If you think she's suspicious, bring her back and I'll ask her myself!"
"I'm afraid it's too late." Song Yunchu said indifferently, "She should be being tortured right now."
"How could you do this!" Si Lianhua was furious. "I will deal with my people myself! You sent her to be tortured without even saying hello. What right do you have to..."
"Because I am the King of Ning, and because something happened to you at my banquet, I have the right to take charge."
Song Yunchu interrupted her coldly, "Princess, if you feel that I am wrong, you can complain to His Majesty, or write a letter back to tell your king that I sent you to the doctor as soon as you got into trouble, found the most reliable Miss Jiang to detoxify you, and sent the person suspected of harming you for interrogation. Which step was wrong, huh?"
Si Lianhua choked.
"Princess, please have a good rest. I am very busy." Song Yunchu left after saying this.
Si Lianhua's voice sounded behind him——
"You're not wrong, it's my fault."
Song Yunchu paused.
Si Lianhua smiled bitterly, "It's all my fault. I didn't know people well enough. I was careless and confused. It has nothing to do with Huaying and Huazhuang. They just listened to me too much."
"Hua Zhuang didn't defect, she was probably held hostage. Hua Ying lied to you not to exonerate herself, she just wanted to cover up the mistakes I made and save my face."
"I made my own mistakes, and I admit it. I know that you know a lot of things. Now that things have come to this, we can talk it out. Return my people to me, and we can have a good talk, okay?"
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