"Then Su Qiang is doomed, isn't he? I heard that no one can get the better of Princess Pingning, and she's the Regent's Consort now? Sigh! Look, isn't that the Regent standing at the back?"
A sharp-eyed young master behind them finally spotted Li Xiaochen, who was now at the back. His expression changed drastically. Oh no! Had the prince seen what they had just done?
"It really is? Oh no! Why is the Regent standing at the back? Will the Prince have seen what we did? Will he be angry?"
The brothers behind him were no longer in the mood to help Su Qiang and his group. From the moment they recognized Lin Yuxin as Princess Pingning, they all regretted helping Zhang Tiequan. Now, seeing the prince behind them, they were so frightened that they unconsciously took a step back and dared not step forward to help anymore.
Leaving aside the prince's reputation, Princess Pingning has also become quite famous in the capital recently! Although they have never met, her father often mentions Princess Pingning to them when he returns from court.
Some people have a good opinion of her, while others have a bad one. In any case, the title of Princess Pingning is now almost comparable to that of a prince.
Moreover, this princess is no simple person; she could cause the Prime Minister to lose his only son.
Even if they were lawless, they wouldn't dare to openly oppose Princess Pingning, especially with the Regent watching from behind.
Besides, the prince is also the princess's fiancé; it's impossible for him not to help her.
How could these spoiled brats possibly overpower the powerful Prince?
While the young men behind him were filled with regret, Zhang Tiequan also began to feel uneasy. He felt that he might have kicked a hornet's nest today.
I only saw a few people from the Zhao family just now. The reason I wanted to have this competition was because I didn't like those people from the Zhao family and wanted to use some tricks to get first place so that I could suppress those Zhao family kids in the future.
And what happened? He didn't even win the competition, and now someone has caught him red-handed. And the Prince and the Princess are both here? What are we going to do? No matter how despicable his methods are, and how much of a scoundrel he is, he still knows who he can mess with and who he can't!
It seems we absolutely cannot admit to this later, otherwise the prince will be in deep trouble!
Zhang Tiequan had made up his mind that he would not admit anything no matter what, and hoped that Su Qiang could hold his ground, or... take the blame himself?
Su Qiang's legs went weak the moment he heard Lin Yuxin's name, and he almost knelt on the ground.
He was more familiar with the name of Princess Pingning than the young masters present.
His uncle worked in the Imperial Hospital, so he knew some inside stories that outsiders didn't know. The Empress's poison and the Emperor's health were both cured by Princess Pingning.
Although the Emperor intended to keep it a secret, the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital were mostly aware of the situation. Moreover, the head physician of the Imperial Hospital, Physician Chen, had privately discussed the Empress's subsequent treatment plan with the Princess.
Therefore, Princess Pingning's medical skills were not a secret in the Imperial Medical Academy, but no one dared to spread them.
Physician Su only let it slip once because he was so angry with Su Qiang. His original intention was to motivate his adopted son, but it was all for naught!
But Su Qiang kept those words in mind. Even if he wanted to deny it, he knew that his poison was nowhere to hide in front of Princess Pingning!
"Princess... Princess?"
Su Qiang's voice trembled slightly; he was finished!
"Do you want me to continue? This princess knows much more than that!"
Lin Yuxin raised an eyebrow and asked, looking at his cowardly appearance.
"No! No need, Princess. It was...it was me who did it. Please have mercy, Princess. I was only acting under Zhang Tiequan's orders. I didn't mean to."
When Su Qiang heard that the princess wanted to reveal more information, he trembled with fear. Although what he had done was not a heinous crime, it was basically something that could not be exposed. If it were exposed, how could he ever face the capital again?
It's not worth offending Princess Pingning for Zhang Tiequan's sake!
So Su Qiang immediately switched sides.
Upon hearing that Su Qiang had betrayed him, Zhang Tiequan's face turned ashen, and he immediately denied it:
"Su Qiang, don't make false accusations! When did I ask you to do such a thing? You did this despicable thing yourself, and you still want to pin it on me? Don't blame me for not being angry!"
"Zhang Tiequan, don't be so quick to deny it. You've taken quite a few poisons from me, and you know exactly where they're going to be used. Today, you're the one who asked me to create chaos so that the Zhao family wouldn't get first place, saying that you'd trample the Zhao family under your feet in the future to show your power."
When Su Qiang saw that Zhang Tiequan wouldn't admit it and was blaming him for everything, he immediately got angry and confessed everything.
"I didn't! You're lying!"
Zhang Tiequan tilted his head, stubbornly refusing to admit defeat.
Lin Yuxin and the others suddenly found the dog-eat-dog scene boring and stopped paying attention.
Seeing that it was getting late, and that he hadn't had much time alone with Xin Xin before this accident happened, Li Xiaochen was furious. The two of them were still arguing, and he could barely contain his anger.
He strode over, ignoring their argument, and spoke coldly:
"Shut up! I don't care which of you came up with the idea. Since you've already done it, you have to accept the punishment. You two poisoned my horses on my horse farm, almost harming several young masters. Guards, drag these two away and give them fifty lashes each, then parade them through the streets as a warning!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Tiequan and Su Qiang were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. Fifty strokes of the cane? Would their buttocks even be spared?
"Your Highness, Your Highness, we were wrong! We dare not do it again! Please, Your Highness, have mercy!"
Su Qiang shouted and begged for mercy, now truly regretting his actions!
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