Later, through several unintentional probes, he learned that the jade pendant was given to Wan Shi by a boy she had saved when she was a child.
He was suddenly shocked and recalled his brothers, realizing that only the crown prince had encountered danger and gone missing as a child.
At the time, everyone thought the crown prince had perished, but no one knew who saved him and allowed him to survive so that he could be found by the emperor's men.
Originally, he intended to use Su Wanshi to plot against the Crown Prince, but as they got to know each other better, he discovered that Su Wanshi was gentle and kind, as beautiful as a lotus in spring.
Every time she saw him, the way she looked at him with such complete devotion made his heart flutter.
Therefore, he abandoned his initial idea and simply accepted that the jade pendant was a token of love he had given to her.
He didn't want the Crown Prince to take her away from him!
But now...
Xiao Churen narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly thought that if there was a barrier between the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, wouldn't that be a good thing for him?
She, Su Liluo, loves the Crown Prince, but if one day she finds out what the Crown Prince once promised to other women, she will definitely be disappointed and heartbroken.
Of course, he wouldn't let the Crown Prince know that the woman was Wan Shi, but it could be someone else.
With that thought in mind, Xiao Churen accepted the jade pendant that Su Wanshi handed over.
Su Wanshi was shocked to find her hands empty and immediately burst into even more tears!
She was just saying that in anger, so why did the King of Chu take it?
Does he really want to cut ties with me completely?
"Wanshi, don't cry. I haven't fallen in love with anyone else. I just have a new plan. To completely depose the Crown Prince, I need to pretend to please Su Liluo for now. For the sake of my great cause, I hope you can understand me. You have always been in my heart."
After accepting the jade pendant, Xiao Churen patiently offered some words of comfort.
Hearing this, Su Wanshi felt much better.
Tears streaming down her face, she looked up and choked out, "Is what Your Highness said true? Do you really have no feelings or thoughts for the Crown Princess?"
"Yes, you are the only one in my heart."
Xiao Churen nodded gently, but the image of Su Liluo's stunningly beautiful face flashed through his mind.
"Alright, then Wanshi will believe you. Your Highness, please return the jade pendant to me."
Su Wanshi wiped away her tears and looked at Xiao Churen.
She hadn't really meant to give it to him just now. That jade pendant was a token between her and the King of Chu; how could she return it to him?
But to her surprise, Xiao Churen said, "Wanshi, I'll give this to you after our wedding. My mother is keeping an eye on me lately, and if she finds out, she might hurt you."
"But this..."
"Don't you believe me?"
Su Wanshi wanted to say that she had put the jade pendant away, but how would Consort Liu know?
But seeing Xiao Churen's determined look, she swallowed her words.
Afterwards, Xiao Churen spent some time with her, and learned about Su Liluo's past preferences and personality from her before leaving the Su residence.
*
Prince Cheng's Mansion.
Since the palace banquet ended, Princess Cheng has been constantly preoccupied with thoughts of the princess and has been living a very uneasy life.
She consulted many doctors, but none of them could cure her of the curse.
Although the Gu poison didn't cause her any physical discomfort in the days after she returned, she still had a lingering unease in her heart.
The Dali Temple investigated for several days but still couldn't give them an answer, and they didn't know who had cast the spell on her.
The thought that her body had been afflicted with the Heart-Eating Gu, and that her mind and behavior could be manipulated at any time, causing her to do things she could not even imagine, always made her and King Cheng uneasy.
After all, if Princess Cheng were to be manipulated into making a serious mistake one day, wouldn't the entire Prince Cheng's residence be doomed?
It's incredibly painful to feel like your fate is being manipulated by people in the shadows.
Princess Cheng had been throwing a tantrum in the mansion for several days, and somehow ended up taking her anger out on Princess Changning.
"It's all Changning's fault. If she hadn't sent me to cause trouble for the Crown Princess, I wouldn't have been able to shield the Crown Prince from this disaster!"
Princess Cheng and Prince Cheng sat inside the house, and Princess Cheng couldn't help but complain.
Prince Cheng originally thought that Princess Cheng was innocent, but now when she heard her say that she was originally instigated by Changning to help harm the Crown Princess, he was shocked.
He couldn't help but shout angrily, "How could you be so stupid! I always thought you were innocent, but it turns out you tried to steal a chicken but lost the bait instead. Those who do many evil deeds will surely perish!"
King Cheng was furious. He felt ashamed that he had blamed the Crown Prince and the others for this. Now that he knew the truth, he felt truly embarrassed.
He wasn't a particularly good person, but seeing that his wife had actually harbored malicious intentions that led to her misfortune, he genuinely despised such behavior.
Princess Cheng now felt remorseful and cried, "I was so confused! I really regret agreeing to help Changning in the first place, sob sob..."
She burst into tears.
King Cheng felt annoyed but also a little heartbroken, after all, she was his first wife.
He was silent for a moment before saying, "Since it was Changning who instigated this, let's go find Changning. By the way, wasn't Changning's face cured by some miracle doctor? Let's go find her and ask that miracle doctor!"
Halfway through his speech, King Cheng suddenly remembered something.
So they quickly tidied themselves up and went to find Princess Changning.
Since the palace banquet, Princess Changning has been confined to her residence and unable to leave.
When the King and Queen came to find her, she was afraid that they would spread the word about her instigating the Queen, so she immediately summoned Qin Shuang to treat the Queen.
When Qin Shuang was summoned, she did not know that Princess Cheng was under a spell, nor did she know what had happened at the palace banquet.
They thought it was just normal medical treatment.
So, as soon as she arrived, she took Princess Cheng's pulse.
"So, can you solve it or not?"
Princess Cheng, seeing that Qin Shuang had been taking her pulse for a long time, began to anxiously ask questions.
Qin Shuang looked at her in confusion, "Do you know what's inflicted on you?"
She hadn't even told the other person that she was under a spell, so how did they know it needed to be removed?
According to Qin Shuang's understanding, this kind of Gu poison cannot be cured by ordinary doctors.
"Of course! I've been afflicted by the Heart-Eating Gu!"
Princess Cheng said affirmatively.
"Heart-Eating Gu?"
This time, Qin Shuang was stunned. She had just been wondering whether Princess Cheng had been afflicted by the Heart-Eating Gu or the Soul-Seizing Gu, and hadn't been able to make a complete judgment yet.
Now that Princess Cheng has spoken out of certainty, it means that she must have encountered a very skilled doctor before.
Otherwise, she wouldn't know.
So she asked seriously, "Who told you that you were afflicted with the Heart-Eating Gu?"
Princess Cheng looked on in confusion. "The Crown Princess told me. Could it be that I haven't been afflicted by the Heart-Eating Gu?"
Is this Crown Princess lying to me?
"Is the Crown Princess's medical skill really that high?"
Qin Shuang couldn't help but let out a question.
The reason she understands Gu is because she studied under a Gu-medicine master in her sect. Gu is much more difficult than ordinary medical skills.
It is said that the entire Great Liang Dynasty prohibits witchcraft and sorcery. Where did the Crown Princess learn her sorcery skills from?
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