Chapter 200: Devil
The prince not only found out that Ye Zhonglin was not his son, but also found out that Ye Zhonglin was the eldest princess's man.
In his opinion, this news was most likely leaked to the prince by Concubine Qi on purpose.
Just like Concubine Qi deliberately let Qi Zhengye pester her, it was just to provoke the prince so that he would lose his composure.
The first thing the prince did when he got the news was not to expose the matter, but to use Ye Zhonglin to kill her.
First of all, it completely cut off the possibility of her and Qi Zhengye being together.
Secondly, let the Duke of Zhenguo and the eldest princess become mortal enemies, and thus hate the fourth prince, so that the Duke of Zhenguo can only choose him.
The prince is really calculating.
So, he sent someone to poison the cakes that Ye Zhonglin bought.
It's so powerful that it kills anyone who touches it!
Pei Zhi suddenly opened his eyes. There was a clearness in his eyes, without any hesitation, only decisiveness.
Why did he choose to support the prince?
That was because he had long seen through His Majesty's intention to eradicate the Duke's Mansion. The Fourth Prince had inherited all of His Majesty's true teachings. Once the Fourth Prince came to power, the Duke's Mansion would inevitably be destroyed.
He thought the prince was different from them.
Little did they know that the father and his sons were of the same bloodline and were cruel and vicious.
He gave a few instructions to the guard beside him.
The guard immediately turned and left.
Looking at the direction he left, Pei Zhi's cold and calm eyes grew quieter and quieter.
He has never been a good person. Since the Crown Prince is so unkind, don't blame him for being ruthless...
Because he has only one choice.
Never changed.
How arrogant is the eldest princess?
How could she condescend to meet Ye Zhonglin, a chess piece?
Is Ye Zhonglin worthy of it?
The eldest princess only asked her subordinates to meet with Ye Zhonglin. She gave Ye Zhonglin a chance to atone for his sins.
If he fails again this time, there's no need for Xie Changning to do anything, she will get someone to kill him.
Useless things don't deserve to live in this world.
Ye Zhonglin bought the cakes and was about to go back when a child suddenly jumped out from the side and accidentally bumped into the servant behind him, causing the cakes in the servant's hand to fall to the ground in an instant.
Of course, you can’t eat the pastries that have fallen on the ground.
Ye Zhonglin had no choice but to ask someone to buy a new one. As for the dirty pastry, naturally no one paid any attention to it.
After they left, the pastry was quickly picked up.
Finally appeared on Pei Zhi's desk.
Pei Zhi looked at the poisoned osmanthus cake with an expressionless face, a sneer flashed in his eyes.
Seeing the poisonous osmanthus cake fall into Ye Zhonglin's hands, the prince's men left.
I’m afraid the prince is still waiting in the Eastern Palace to hear the good news that she died of poisoning.
Unfortunately, the prince is destined to be disappointed!
He waved his hand and asked someone to put the poisoned pastry away.
How can such a good thing be wasted?
He has his own magic uses!
Just as the pastries were put away, Pei Zhi received a letter from Xie Changning. He was a little surprised and couldn't wait to open the letter.
He recognized her handwriting immediately.
Looking at the contents of the letter, even someone as calm as him couldn't help but look shocked.
She mentioned in the letter a child who looked very similar to him!
Although she didn't say much, he understood what she meant.
She suspected that the child was his...
How is this possible?
The knuckles of his hand holding the letter were white, which showed how much strength he used.
No one knows what he is thinking.
Couldn't he have known that?
How could he have such thoughts about other people?
But what happened to this child?
If she had only a little resemblance to him, she would never have made such a fuss.
It can be seen that the child must be very similar to him, the kind that can be seen at a glance.
For some reason, he suddenly remembered Wu's words.
He has ordered people to investigate, but nothing has been found.
He couldn't help but doubt what Wu said. Was what she said true or false?
He looked up at the sky outside and decided to go to her in person after nightfall.
East Palace.
After learning that Ye Zhonglin had taken the box of poisoned pastries back, the prince waited for news of Xie Changning's death from poisoning.
Xie Changning has a fatal weakness, which is that he cares too much about his children.
It can be seen from how she treats Shen Zhixu and the others.
Just based on a birthmark and a face that looked like Shen Wenyuan, she was sure that Ye Zhonglin was her child.
Who made her so stupid?
This is her fate!
The prince never thought of a possibility, that is, Xie Changning would not eat the cakes bought by Ye Zhonglin at all.
In his opinion, this was her own son, bought for her with great effort. She must treasure it like a treasure, so how could she not eat it?
So, who is stupid?
At this moment, the pastries bought by Ye Zhonglin were placed on the table. Xie Changning didn't even look at them. As soon as Ye Zhonglin left, she asked Mother Tao to feed them to the dog.
Xie Nan successfully found out what task the eldest princess gave to Ye Zhonglin this time?
Isn’t the Fourth Prince coming back soon?
The eldest princess asked Ye Zhonglin to assassinate the fourth prince, but of course it was just a pretense and it was impossible for her to really harm the fourth prince's life.
As soon as Xie Changning heard it, he knew what the princess was planning.
I'm afraid the princess has already prepared the evidence of my elder brother and the prince forming a clique for personal gain, as well as the charge of treason and rebellion against the Duke's Mansion.
Once Ye Zhonglin assassinates the Fourth Prince, the Princess will definitely use officials to hand over the evidence to His Majesty.
The officials on their side will definitely advise His Majesty that after killing the Fourth Prince, the eldest brother will definitely join forces with the Crown Prince to force the emperor to abdicate.
What a great way to kill two birds with one stone.
It seems they can't wait to get rid of the Crown Prince and the Duke's Mansion!
Suddenly she laughed silently, then let Ye Zhonglin assassinate the Fourth Prince!
At that time, she could just ask someone to help Ye Zhonglin.
No mother would throw her own son out as bait.
Does Concubine Qi know about this?
In a blink of an eye, it was time for dinner.
It was already getting dark outside.
Shen Yubai always felt that his mother was a little too enthusiastic. Not only did she run several times in the afternoon, but she even had to serve him soup personally.
Although he passed the assessment and may inherit the Jing'an Marquis Mansion.
But how can the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion be compared with the Duke's Mansion?
Is it necessary for Mother Du to please him like this?
He was a little flattered, "Mom, you are so polite. Let me do it myself!"
"A guest is a guest, how can we let the young master do it himself!" Mother Du said with a smile. While she was serving soup to Shen Yubai, she stared at his right wrist inconspicuously.
Seeing her insistence, Shen Yubai didn't know what to say.
After Mother Du served the soup, he quickly reached out to take it.
Unexpectedly, just as he stretched out his hand, Mother Du's hand holding the soup bowl shook, and the bowl full of soup suddenly tilted towards him, and the soup in the bowl spilled onto his sleeves.
He was quick to take the bowl of soup from Mother Du's hand.
Shen Yubai couldn't help but secretly said, "Fortunately, fortunately... it didn't spill on his sleeves. You know, this is the only set of clothes he has."
"Mom, are you okay?" He asked Mother Du subconsciously.
Seeing that Mother Du did not respond, he raised his eyes and looked at Mother Du, only to see that Mother Du was staring at his right wrist intently, as if she was possessed by a demon.
He frowned slightly and prepared to put down the bowl of soup in his hand before speaking.
Unexpectedly, Du's mother went crazy, grabbed his hand, stared at the birthmark on his wrist, laughed out loud for a while, and then burst into tears.
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