As Xiao Heye's voice grew louder, his questioning tone, and the sharpness and coldness on his stern face showed that he was truly enraged.
Su Tiyue had never seen him so angry before. It would be a lie to say she wasn't afraid, after all, she was the one who had done something wrong.
At this moment, her guilt and fear were written all over her face.
Su Tiyue fidgeted with the shawl hanging from her shoulders with two fingers, bit her lower lip, and repeated herself in a soft voice:
"This isn't poison, it really is candy. Although I don't understand why the Prince of Huainan made me do this, I truly had no intention of harming the Chief Inspector. How could I dare?... Even if you gave me a hundred lives, I wouldn't dare..."
Xiao Heye said sternly, "Yes, I know Your Majesty didn't poison me. It was the Prince of Huainan who saw how hard my life was and asked you to add some sugar to my wine, wasn't it?"
As he spoke, he slammed his large, thick hand heavily on the table, startling her.
Xiao Heye stared at her with bloodshot eyes, gritting his teeth as he said, "This time it's candy, next time it'll be anything else, and the next time... I don't even know if there will be a next time! Do you think that as long as it's not poison, anything can be brought into my Nightfall Pavilion? Your Highness, have you ever thought about what the Prince of Huainan wants by doing this?"
Su Tiyue kept her head down and didn't answer. Her pinkish-white nails dug deeper and deeper into her palm, and the pain slowly spread from there.
She suspected Zhou Lin had ulterior motives for doing this. However, given the circumstances last night, she simply didn't have time to think about it that much.
Even if she were to try to figure it out, she wouldn't be able to. After all, Su Tiyue was inexperienced and inexperienced, how could she compare to a cunning and treacherous old fox like Zhou Lin?
She thought for a while, but still couldn't figure it out, so she asked in a very soft voice, "What does he want?"
Xiao Heye patiently replied, "Your Majesty, what the Prince of Huainan wants... is not my life."
His deep eyes swept over Su Tiyue, and he said in a sinister tone, "His true intentions are not what they seem."
"What? What do you mean?" Su Tiyue still didn't understand, perhaps because Xiao Heye's explanation was too profound.
Or perhaps she really is too stupid.
"What the Prince of Huainan wants is you... and the power of your Su family. But he knows that the Empress and I have a close relationship, so he deliberately used this packet of sugar powder to test us. To put it more seriously, he is trying to sow discord between us..."
Xiao Heye said, "Let me guess what the Prince of Huainan is planning. If I don't discover this, the next time he asks you to put something in the wine, it won't be sugar. He knows that the more I trust you, the less likely I am to notice your little tricks."
"On the contrary, if I find out about this... given my style, it will definitely be detrimental to you. At best, I'll lose faith in you and break off our relationship; at worst... I'll kill you."
How could she possibly know Zhou Lin's good intentions?
Men understand men's thoughts best.
Xiao Heye knew that once a rift developed between him and Su Tiyue, Su Tiyue would have no support, whether inside or outside the palace.
When that time comes, wouldn't it be an easy task for the Prince of Huainan to control Su Tiyue and the Su family?
Unfortunately, Su Tiyue could not have guessed the wickedness and despicable nature of people's hearts.
She has never experienced those dark and unbearable things since birth, so she doesn't understand anything, and Xiao Heye doesn't blame her.
What angered Xiao Heye the most was that Su Tiyue, despite being threatened, still refused to tell him anything.
Thankfully, Zhou Lin really gave her candy this time, otherwise...
Xiao Heye took a deep breath, trying his best to calm himself down.
After saying these words, Xiao Heye forcefully suppressed the emotions that were about to erupt.
Although he was angry, he didn't want to scare Su Tiyue at all.
Even if he raises his voice, Su Tiyue will ask him with a wronged look, "Did you yell at me?"
But how could Xiao Heye bear to part with it?
His patience and tolerance towards Su Tiyue have exceeded all expectations.
If this had happened to someone else, they probably wouldn't even have had the chance to explain.
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