"No...impossible." Zhu Changhong shook his head immediately. "You're talking nonsense. How could the Ju family possibly poison the porridge? What if my mother tasted it? Wouldn't she also be poisoned and die?"
Sometimes I think the eldest prince is stupid, and sometimes I think he's not completely stupid.
The Ju family certainly wouldn't want to harm Consort Ju. Given that the eldest prince couldn't be helped, Consort Ju and her grandchildren were the key to the Ju family's long-term prosperity.
"But what if Lady Ju herself knows it's poisonous?" Changyan smiled and plunged another knife in.
It's quite possible that Consort Ju conspired with the Ju family to poison the current emperor, all for the sake of the crown prince's position.
Zhu Changhong became increasingly alarmed as he thought about it, and unconsciously took a step back.
"Your Highness, Your Highness," a guard called out from the side, hoping things could get back on track.
Changyan didn't give him the chance, and said coldly, "It seems that the eldest brother also thinks it's possible. Do you still think it's my fault that Consort Ju is lying in bed? If your mother wanted to kill your father, which would you choose? Which would you help?"
The more favor the eldest prince once received, the more heartbroken he is now.
Both of them loved him, and he loved both of them.
A choice? How could a choice possibly be made?
A cowardly person will only shake their head, retreat, and hope that these things haven't happened, escaping like an ostrich.
Just like Zhu Changhong at this moment, he staggered and looked helplessly at the banquet, then looked around the entire wedding banquet and found that everyone was looking at him coldly.
Those gazes were like icy poison, piercing him deeply and causing him to tremble with pain.
All the planning and the theatrics were thrown to the back of their minds.
Unable to contain himself any longer, he let out a painful sob and fled.
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