Chapter 215: Aiding the Evil
When Prince Yu heard this, his heart skipped a beat. What was going on? Why didn't his father listen to him? He had just activated the Soul Devouring Gu! Could it be that the Soul Devouring Gu was ineffective?
After being reprimanded by the emperor, he was very sensible and did not dare to go against the emperor anymore. He could only bow his hands and admit his fault, saying: "Father, it is my fault. It is my fault."
The emperor just felt that his head was a little confused, and the more he thought about it, the more pain he felt, so he didn't say much. He just said to Eunuch Fu: "Eunuch Fu, if this is the case, you can come back and continue to serve me. After so many years, I am used to your service."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Eunuch Fu expressed his gratitude happily.
He knew that the emperor would not abandon him. There must be something fishy about this matter. Fortunately, he went out to find the King of Qin. Although he did not know what the reason was, Eunuch Fu was now full of gratitude to the King of Qin.
"Father, what about the Dali Temple Shaoqing and Wei Zheng? Can they be reinstated?" The King of Qin asked immediately after seeing that the emperor had regained his consciousness.
The emperor rubbed his brows in annoyance, thinking of what the ministers had just said, and waved his hand and said, "All officials shall be reinstated. As for the possibility that the Junior Official of the Dali Temple may have accepted bribes, send someone to investigate immediately."
After hearing this, the King of Qin and Pei Jingchuan looked at each other and both felt relieved. The Shaoqing of the Dali Temple was naturally not afraid of being investigated. The more he investigated, the more he could find out who wanted to frame him.
After the court was dismissed, Prince Yu was very angry. He did not leave the palace directly, but went to Concubine Chun's palace.
"Mother, did you really successfully insert the poisonous insect into father's body? Did any accidents occur along the way?" Prince Yu asked Concubine Chun as soon as he arrived.
Now, the emperor's reaction was strange, which made him wonder if there was something wrong with the insect.
Concubine Chun didn't know what had happened yet, so she said affirmatively, "Of course, I did this myself. Even my personal maid didn't know about it."
But she did it in such an intimate situation, there was absolutely no way anyone could catch her, and it was definitely successful.
"But why is our father like this? This is not right." Upon hearing this, Prince Yu frowned and asked in confusion.
"What happened to your father?" After hearing this, Concubine Chun realized something was wrong.
Prince Yu then carefully told Concubine Chun everything that had happened during the court session today.
"This shouldn't be! Is there something wrong with your insect? Mother must have successfully poisoned the emperor, otherwise, why would the emperor agree to you that day? But today when he went to court, he started to regret it. Mother still thinks that there is something wrong with your insect. Have you been tricked?" After hearing this, Concubine Chun couldn't help but guess.
Upon hearing this, Prince Yu also felt that there was some truth in it. If his mother had not successfully cast the poison on him, then his father would not have agreed to his request yesterday. Could he have been bewitched by him?
However, today, the emperor regretted his decision again, and it was useless to bewitch him, so it seemed that there was something wrong with the insect. So, he hurriedly said goodbye to Concubine Chun, and as soon as he left the palace, he sent someone to find Pei Jingyuan.
——Prince Yu’s Mansion——"What's going on with this poisonous insect of yours? Why does it sometimes work and sometimes not? Pei Jingyuan, do you want to kill me?" Pei Jingyuan stood in front of Prince Yu and was scolded by him.
Pei Jingyuan was also confused. He asked doubtfully, "This is impossible! This is the Gu that Xing'er gave me personally, and I personally delivered it to the prince. It didn't pass through anyone else's hands. Even if someone wanted to tamper with the Gu, there would be no chance, right? Prince, are you sure that the Gu was not tampered with when you gave it to Concubine Chun?"
"After you gave me the poisonous insect, I also did not let anyone else handle it. I handed it to my mother personally, and my mother also said that she did not let the palace maids handle it. This poisonous insect had no chance to be touched by anyone else from beginning to end, but now there is a problem, which means that there is something wrong with your poison itself!" Prince Yu looked at Pei Jingyuan angrily and said.
He had indeed personally delivered the poisonous insect to Concubine Chun, and he had no doubts about who else could have tampered with it. And there was no need for his mother to lie to him, and he now suspected that it was Pei Jingyuan who had given him the poisonous insect, and that he was unreliable.
Pei Jingyuan was also confused, but he did not dare to confront Prince Yu again and again, so he could only say honestly: "Prince, please allow me to go back and ask Xing'er to see if there is something wrong with the Gu, or I can ask her to bring you another pair of Soul Devouring Gu."
Prince Yu couldn't think of any other solution for the time being, so he could only ask Pei Jingyuan to go back and ask.
At the same time, Chen Xing was also observing the changes in Pei Jingchuan and the others. She wanted to know whether Pei Jingyuan had used the poisonous insect on Pei Jingchuan.
If he used it on Pei Jingchuan, he would definitely find that the insect had no effect and come back to question him. If he really used it on his other enemies, the insect would definitely be effective.
She waited for a few days, but Pei Jingyuan did not come to see her. She felt relieved, thinking that Pei Jingyuan was not the kind of cruel person who wanted to harm her brother.
However, just as she was leisurely raising other poisonous insects in the yard, Pei Jingyuan came to her in a hurry.
"Xing'er, I have something to ask you." Pei Jingyuan came in and said anxiously.
Chen Xing frowned, and a hint of displeasure flashed across her eyes. She hoped that it was not what she thought.
"What's wrong? You look so anxious. Did something big happen?" Chen Xing looked at Pei Jingyuan gently and said.
Pei Jingyuan pulled her into the house, closed the door, and said, "Xing'er, is the Soul Devouring Gu you gave me last time real? Are you sure there is no problem? Why is it that after I used it, I found that the person who was poisoned was not completely controlled by me?"
"Not listening to you?" Chen Xing's heart sank when he heard that.
The Soul Devouring Gu was ineffective, which meant that Pei Jingyuan had really given the Gu to Pei Jingchuan! For a moment, Chen Xing's hands under his sleeves clenched tightly, and he was a little disappointed with Pei Jingyuan. After all, he had deceived himself again!
"Yes! The Soul-Eating Gu seems to be out of control. Is it because the Heart-Eating Gu you gave me has not been refined yet? Xing'er, do you have any other Gu of this type?" Pei Jingyuan did not notice Chen Xing's changes and continued to ask her.
Chen Xing tried hard to suppress the dissatisfaction in her heart. After calming down, she slowly took out another bottle.
"Then try this! This is another kind of soul-eating insect."
Pei Jingyuan took a look and asked, "Will this be better than the last one?"
"Yeah!" Chen Xing nodded calmly.
"Okay! Then I'll try it. Thank you, Xing'er!" Pei Jingyuan happily accepted it, not noticing the flash of disappointment and sarcasm in Chen Xing's eyes.
Pei Jingyuan, they have no grudge against me, I can't help you anymore. Chen Xing looked at Pei Jingyuan's back as he left happily, and closed her eyes in disappointment. In fact, what she just gave him was not the real Soul Devouring Gu, but the antidote for the Soul Devouring Gu.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
