35. On the verge of collapse (Second update, please add to your collection)
Just as Hua Nishang and Gao Yiyi were thinking about how to deal with Liu Hanruo, Liu Hanruo was still sitting leisurely in the prison cell, waiting for the person behind the scenes to arrive. However, she never expected that she would actually meet the person behind the scenes, but she almost lost her life as well. Of course, that's another story.
Prince's Mansion Dungeon
Inside the prison guard's room, the guard paced back and forth, completely disoriented and in a state of turmoil. He was having an internal struggle with himself. In the end, all he had was lust; he wanted to possess Liu Hanruo. But when it came to killing someone, he truly lacked the courage.
It turned out that when Gao Yiyi left, she gave him a packet of slow-acting poison, saying that the poison was colorless and odorless and was given to him by a master. She told him to put it in Liu Hanruo's food at irregular intervals every day. Liu Hanruo would become weaker and weaker, and ordinary doctors would not be able to find the cause of her illness. After three days, even Hua Tuo would be unable to cure her, and the world would only think that Liu Hanruo had died suddenly.
"Damn it, you pig-brain! If you hadn't been so audacious as to try to molest the princess, how could you have been caught red-handed and put in such a dilemma! Damn it, if this incident implicates your family, how will you face your ancestors?" The prison guard cursed himself incessantly.
He still remembered Tao Hong's earnest instructions to treat Liu Hanruo well. Based on this alone, the prison guards would never dare to harm Liu Hanruo. If word got out that Liu Hanruo had suddenly died in the dungeon, the Prince of Xiaoyao would definitely investigate thoroughly. No matter what the result was, he would be in deep trouble. Moreover, Liu Hanruo was a first-rank princess consort. If it was found that he had murdered her, he could be executed along with his entire family for the crime of murdering a member of the royal family.
However, if he didn't poison him, Gao Yiyi would definitely not let him go. If the Prince of Xiaoyao found out that he had tried to assault his wife, he would definitely not escape death, and his family would not have a good end either!
The cell guard had never felt such regret before. He kept slapping himself, but what good was regret now? Once you've done something wrong, you have to have the courage to bear the consequences. Between two evils, choose the lesser. Maybe he could take a gamble and have a glimmer of hope. After thinking it through, the cell guard hardened his heart, opened the poison packet, and exposed the poison to the food. Then he picked up the food and walked towards Liu Hanruo's cell door. But at that moment, he didn't notice the figure that had been hiding in the shadows.
As usual, the guards casually placed the food down for each person and then turned and left.
Liu Hanruo took the food, took a small bite, and immediately knew something was wrong. In her opinion, the person behind it all had bribed the prison guards to poison her. If that were the case, then the person behind it all must be hiding in some corner, quietly observing. The only way to lure her out would be to take a risk and test the poison on herself! With that thought in mind, Liu Hanruo remained calm and continued eating her food.
Liu Hanruo ate slowly, and just as she finished her food, she heard footsteps coming from not far away. When they got closer, she found that it was Hua Nishang who was bringing over the prison guards.
Hua Nishang glanced at the empty bowl, a hint of smugness flashing in her eyes, and then burst into loud, arrogant laughter.
"Hahahaha! Liu Hanruo! I never thought you'd end up like this! Do you know how many times someone poisoned your food? Hahahaha! It seems there are really a lot of people who want you dead! Hahahaha!"
Liu Hanruo raised an eyebrow, neither confirming nor denying, and calmly said:
"You've finally arrived! The wait was so long I almost thought you were a coward hiding away, too ashamed to show your face!"
Hearing Liu Hanruo's words, Hua Nishang was stunned for a moment, then asked blankly:
"You knew I was coming?"
"Hehe, I am not Liu Hanxue!" Liu Hanruo smiled, giving an irrelevant answer.
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After a moment of silence, Hua Nishang suddenly smiled again.
"Haha, Liu Hanruo, so what if you knew I would come? You've already eaten those poisoned dishes, and the effects should be kicking in soon, hahaha! Shui Han said she's lonely! Liu Hanruo, why don't you go down and keep Shui Han company, hahaha! I'll still be the winner in the end! Hahahaha!"
"Hehe, Hua Nishang, you were destined to fail from the very beginning, because you have always underestimated me!" Liu Hanruo said mockingly.
"Haha! Liu Hanruo, go ahead and be glib for now. Wait until the poison takes effect, then let's see how you'll be begging me to give you a quick death, haha!"
"Hehe, I seem to have forgotten to tell you that I am actually the direct disciple of the Ghost Doctor. You dare to show off such a small amount of poison in front of me?" Liu Hanru shook her head, sighed, and said, "What a joke! Do you really think I don't know that there is poison in the food? If it weren't to lure out a big fish like you, why would I risk my life to test the poison? Hehe!"
Just then, Liu Hanruo suddenly felt dizzy. The figures in front of her kept scattering and overlapping, repeating this many times. Only then did Liu Hanruo realize that she had been too careless. She only thought that there was poison in the food, but she did not expect that there was also sleeping potion. She tried to stay conscious, but she could not resist the effects of the drug and passed out.
At this moment, Hua Nishang opened the cell door, went inside, kicked Liu Hanruo a few times, and then laughed wildly again:
"Haha, Liu Hanruo, you underestimate me too much. I'll return those words to you exactly as they were. Do you think I'm stupid enough to only put poison in your food? Hahaha, let me tell you, there are actually three kinds of poison in your food, including a sleeping potion. No matter how skilled you are in medicine, if you fall into a coma, how will you treat yourself? Hahaha!"
Afterwards, Hua Ni Chang, with the prison guards bound, rushed to the Water Moon Pavilion where the Carefree Prince resided. When Hua Ni Chang saw the Carefree Prince in the study, she suddenly knelt down and cried, saying:
"Your Highness, this lowly concubine deserves to die! I beg Your Highness to punish me!"
His constant use of the word "death" and "punishment" displeased the carefree prince, whose tone turned unfriendly as he coldly said:
"What kind of behavior is this, crying and sobbing? Just say what's on your mind!"
"Your Highness, this humble concubine originally intended to visit the Princess in the dungeon, but unexpectedly... this humble concubine... inadvertently witnessed... the prison guards poisoning... poisoning the food. Upon learning this, this humble concubine hurriedly... tried to rush to inform the Princess, but... unexpectedly, the Princess had already consumed the entire bowl of food... Now... the Princess... Your Highness, please go see the Princess quickly. I'm afraid the Princess..." Hua Ni Chang replied, choking back tears.
Before Hua Nishang could finish speaking, a figure flashed and the Carefree King had already disappeared.
---Aside---
Second update on the featured recommendation page, please add to your favorites! Hehe.
I recommend Yan Wanwan's novel, "Rebirth of a Beauty with Poison".
I recommend Zizi's novel, *Spoiled Darling: The Golden Eldest Daughter*, by the author Sunbathing the Moon.
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