...Is her hand disabled? Thinking of the bowl of green plum soup that she had poisoned, Wei Hansu shed countless tears.

As soon as Xiao Junzhan left the palace, he happened to meet Li Yue who came to report: "After the torture, the man has confessed. Miss Wei Qi put a Gu inducement into the green plum soup yesterday afternoon. The Gu inducement was given by the eldest daughter of the Duke of Anguo's mansion."

Everything was as expected and completely within expectations.

After hearing this, Xiao Junzhan raised his lips slightly in an icy arc, and glanced at Wei Hansu who was lying on the ground, and asked, "Chen Zishu hasn't come back yet?"

As soon as he finished speaking, clear footsteps were heard outside the gate of Qixiang Palace.

Chen Zishu came back to report.

Xiao Junzhan tilted his head slightly, Ning Hai understood, went to open the door himself, and whispered: "Miss Wei is resting in the hall, everyone please keep your voices down."

Chen Zishu, who was at the front, heard this and his expression slightly changed. He ordered those behind him, "Step more lightly and shut up the Liu family members."

In fact, after Wei Hansu admitted that he was the one who cast the poison and it was given by Liu Wanning, there was no need to try the case anymore. Xiao Junzhan insisted on waiting for Liu's family to come, just to let them die with a clear mind.

It can be regarded as the last benefit left to their descendants by their ancestors who had made great military achievements for the dynasty.

Liu Wanning, who was gagged and brought into Qixiang Palace by the imperial guards, collapsed to the ground when she saw Wei Hansu with blood on his fingers. Her last hope was gone.

Prince Liu is not much better than his sister. He stole the love poison from his grandfather, and gave it to his sister, which meant he tacitly allowed her to use it on Wei Hanzhang.

Even behind all of Liu Wanning's plans was the shadow of this brother.

If it weren't for her brother's support, no matter how cruel and vicious she was as a girl, she would not have the courage to commit such a crime.

There would be no such scheming means. The love Gu was not something that a girl like her could touch. Only Prince Liu, the future heir to the title and the eldest grandson deeply loved by Grandpa Liu, could get it easily.

Speaking of which, among the four Liu family members present, only the Duke Anguo and his wife still firmly believed that their family was wronged and they were really kept in the dark.

Upon seeing Xiao Junzhan, Duke Anguo was so excited that he trembled all over. He fell to his knees with a plop, and made a whimpering sound through his blocked mouth. He looked very pitiful, without any trace of the dignity of a super-class duke.

Xiao Junzhan's expression remained unchanged. He lowered his eyes and looked at him quietly for a while. He raised his hand slightly and said in a calm voice, "Ning Hai, untie the Duke."

The eyes of Duke Anguo and his wife suddenly brightened, as if they had been saved from a desperate situation.

Ning Hai sighed inwardly, knowing that this was the last respect that His Highness would give to the Liu family.

As soon as his hands were loosened, Duke Anguo took out the cloth that was stuffed in his mouth and cried, "Your Highness... Please investigate clearly. My Liu family would never dare to murder the Crown Princess. This must be a frame-up. My Liu family is innocent."

"Be quiet," Xiao Junzhan reminded as he sat on the chair, "She is not sleeping well, don't wake her up."

Duke Anguo was stunned when he heard this, and nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes! I am sorry for your rudeness."

He was about to continue crying out for justice when Xiao Junzhan interrupted him and said, "We have been king and subject for many years. I believe you are not aware of this matter."

If he didn't really feel wronged, he wouldn't be crying out for justice in the face of overwhelming evidence.

Faced with her parents' shocked and angry looks of disbelief, Liu Wanning shook her head repeatedly. With her mouth blocked, she could only whimper and was unable to speak.

Ning Hai gave a look, and a palace maid came forward to untie Liu Wanning, and she was able to speak. Tears streamed down her face, and she cried hoarsely, "It has nothing to do with me. I have never known Wei's Seventh Lady. I am innocent!"

How could she admit to this crime? Hundreds of lives of the Liu family were on her shoulders, she couldn't admit it!

Xiao Junzhan was not surprised by her rebuttal. He lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Li Yue said: "The problem with Gu Masters back then was that the old Duke Anguo took the lead in the war to quell the rebellion, massacring countless cities and fortresses in the Miao frontier. In the entire capital, except for the Liu family, who else could produce the Joy Gu?"

When he heard about the Love Gu, Duke Anguo's tearful face froze. He was the head of the Liu family, so how could he not know what his father had in his hands.

Xiao Junzhan said, "It doesn't matter if nothing related to the poison was found in the palace. The Duke Anguo's Mansion in the capital is probably not clean. You can plead guilty now or wait until you return to the capital to face the punishment."

After all, it is a super-class duke's mansion. He is willing to treat it decently and deal with it later when he brings it back to Beijing.

The Liu family knew it well. In the Crown Prince's mind, he was already certain that it was them who did it, and he would not let them off lightly.

The wife of Duke Anguo could not bear the blow. After being stunned for a long time, she suddenly rushed to her daughter and cried. It was a pity that her hands were tied behind her back, otherwise she would have wanted to scratch her eldest daughter's face.

How could this daughter who had been held in the palm of her hand since she was a child... dare to harm the whole family! Duke Anguo obviously saw things more clearly than his wife. After the initial panic, he set his sights on his eldest son, and he obviously understood a lot.

But he didn't know whether his father had any intention behind this.

If his father doesn't agree, how can the eldest son get the Joy Gu?

He closed his eyes, feeling that he was a coward as a duke. The disaster was right in front of him, but he was unaware of it. After a long time, he kowtowed deeply, his forehead touching the ground, and cried, "I am an unworthy descendant who has failed my ancestors and committed a huge mistake. I dare not ask Your Highness to show mercy. Fortunately, the Crown Princess was not injured. I only ask that you give me a lighter punishment for the great military exploits my Liu family has made."

"Not injured..." Xiao Junzhan repeated softly, a thin layer of haze gathered in his eyes. He looked at Liu Wanning and asked, "Where is the mother Gu?"

Hearing this, Liu Wanning, who looked desperate, was stunned. She thought her plan had failed, but now it seemed...

She was about to answer when a voice interrupted her: "I know! The mother Gu is in Liu Wanning's body. She said that if the mother Gu is not dead, there will be no cure for the child Gu. Just in case, she took it herself."

It was Wei Hansu, whose ten fingernails were peeled off, who propped up his limp body, raised his head and said with hope: "I have always had a close relationship with Sister Ranran, but I was bewitched by Liu Wanning and made a big mistake. I am willing to atone for my sins, please forgive me once!"

Liu Wanning didn't expect that her only trump card was revealed by someone else. Her face suddenly twisted. She broke free from her mother's pull and pounced on Wei Hansu. Her limbs were agile and she didn't care about her face as a noble lady. She fought with Wei Hansu.

Wei Hansu's ten fingers were injured and he dared not use force, so he could only be held down and beaten. He was soon pulled away by the palace maids.

Xiao Junzhan watched this farce quietly. Only when he knew the whereabouts of the mother Gu did his eyes warm up a little.

(End of this chapter)