Jiang Qingcheng has been worried about her "illness" these days. She bought a book called "The Complete Book of Poisons and Gu" to read, because she felt that many doctors could not diagnose her illness, which meant that it was not an illness, but must be related to poisons and Gu.
"But I haven't made any enemies in the capital..." Jiang Qingcheng couldn't figure out who had harmed her. After she came to the capital, she hadn't made enemies with anyone and had only come into contact with the prince. It couldn't be that the prince had poisoned her in order to control her, right?
But when the poison took effect, only Lan Zhi was by her side, not the prince...
But Lan Zhi had even less reason to harm her. Seeing that she had a stomachache, Lan Zhi cried anxiously.
What's more, a person's energy is limited. Lan Zhi is so talented in cultivation, and she spends all her energy on cultivation. How can she have the leisure to study medicine and poison techniques?
Jiang Qingcheng thought about it and felt that Prince Rui's Mansion was the most suspicious.
"Prince Yuan Zhan, you have a vicious mind... He actually attacked a weak woman like me..."
Jiang Qingcheng's expression was uncertain.
As for why Yuan Zhan was suspected... the reason was very simple. Yuan Zhan had wanted to kill Lan Zhi's brother before, so why couldn't he poison her now?
Speaking of which, that idiot Lan Tiao ran away and got lost. No one knew if he was killed. His disappearance caused a stir in the Lan Mansion. The housekeeper couldn't find the eldest young master, and often looked sad and depressed in front of Jiang Qingcheng. The second and third brothers stayed indoors every day. Even if Jiang Qingcheng went to look for them, the third brother refused to see her. The second brother would see her occasionally, but he had no mood to talk to her. He had a sad face with a forced smile, and kept repeating the same sentence over and over again: "Qingcheng, practice well, maybe you can find your eldest brother..."
Jiang Qingcheng didn't understand the connection between "cultivation" and "looking for an elder brother", but she couldn't get close to the Lan family itself. She felt that the brothers of the Lan family were incompetent, so she was unwilling to look for the two young masters of the Lan family. In Jiang Qingcheng's view, the only promising person in the entire Lan family was Lan Zhi, but Lan Zhi would eventually get married, just like spilled water.
Furthermore, Lan Zhi was solely focused on cultivation, not clinging to the powerful. She possessed such excellent qualities, yet she didn't know how to capitalize on them. Sometimes Jiang Qingcheng felt secretly anxious, wishing she could possess Lan Zhi. She felt that if she became Lan Zhi, she would surely captivate Yuan Zhan. Meanwhile, she wouldn't forget to maintain relationships with other noble children, hoping to extract benefits from them...
Alas, after all, she is not Lan Zhi, and she does not have as good talent as Lan Zhi.
Jiang Qingcheng sighed, feeling that a scheming woman like her was born to be a superior person, and a temporary downfall was nothing. This might be a test from God for her.
"No, I want to go and test Prince Yuan Zhan's attitude..."
Jiang Qingcheng stood up suddenly. She felt that she could not just sit there and wait for death, and could not let others manipulate her like this.
Although Yuan Zhan had a good father, and on the surface it seemed that Prince Rui was able to compete with the royal family, in fact, Prince Rui's social skills were very poor. For example, he used to have the best relationship with Duke Liang, but because of a treasure, he slaughtered Duke Liang's entire family.
When this incident happened, the whole court was shocked. Countless censors impeached Prince Rui. Those censors were really not afraid of death. Two of them hanged themselves at the door of Prince Rui's house in grief and indignation, believing that Prince Rui's behavior had threatened the stability of the dynasty. Before they died, they swear a blood curse on Prince Rui.
Of course, their cultivation was low, and even if they cast the blood curse at the cost of their own lives, for Prince Rui, it was just like two annoying mosquitoes biting him twice. At most, it would be a little itchy, and there would be no substantial damage. However, this incident taught him a lesson, that is, no matter how strong you are, you can't go too far... You must know that quantitative change can lead to qualitative change. The death of two people may not be a big deal, but if everyone hates him, how can he survive?
The reason that made the censors angry was simple. Prince Rui could kill the entire family of Duke Liang for the treasure today, and he could kill their entire family for something else tomorrow... Over time, who knows how many families would suffer. Instead of worrying about being killed, it would be better to die quickly and directly at the doorstep of Prince Rui's house.
There was a reason these two imperial censors were so brave. They were both distant relatives of the Duke of Liang. Luckily, they had escaped the disaster that day because they were out of town. Upon returning, they saw the plight of their family and nearly cried themselves to death. They had considered revenge, but the weak are always weak. Who could possibly defeat Prince Rui? Even if they reported the matter to the Emperor, the royal family wouldn't kill Prince Rui for them...
The most important thing is that if they survived, they would have to worry about whether they would be suddenly killed by Prince Rui one day, so they might as well commit suicide.
After their death, the people were in an uproar. This kind of tragedy of annihilating an entire family was terrifying to hear. The royal family issued an edict to blame Prince Rui. Prince Rui knew that the matter had become a big deal, so he did not stand up to defend himself. He silently accepted the edict and kept a low profile for a long time. However, people still began to distance themselves from him, but they did not dare to offend him too much because they could not defeat him.
Only the master of the Lan Mansion is stubborn and refuses to change.
He had been saved twice by Prince Rui before. To others, Prince Rui was a monster, but to Master Lan, could he distance himself from his savior?
The Lan family had a remarkable ancestor and a profound family heritage. However, by the generation of Master Lan, the Lan family had fallen into decline and did not even have a title. Therefore, Master Lan was willing to associate with Prince Rui, partly because he wanted to restore the family's glory. Although Prince Rui's character was not very good, he had high cultivation. Talent can be inherited. If the two families got married and gave birth to a gifted child, wouldn't the family prosper?
But Master Lan could never have imagined that his drunken gaffe would lead to him revealing the Lan family's secret, thus bringing about his own death. Prince Rui, having experienced what happened to Duke Liang, was too afraid to act openly. He could only secretly kill Master Lan, disguising it as an accident. He even shed a few tears at Master Lan's funeral.
Jiang Qingcheng didn't know about this. She hurried out of the yard and happened to meet Lan Zhi who was coming back with a bucket of fish.
"Qingcheng, where are you going?" Lan Zhi asked.
"I want to go to the clinic..."
"I saw that you were in a bad mood these past two days, so I went fishing and brought some food back for you." Lan Zhi looked concerned.
"No, I don't have much appetite..." Jiang Qingcheng shook her head, but was still a little moved. A scheming person like her liked to associate with a simple-minded person like Lan Zhi. It made her feel relaxed and she didn't have to worry about being cheated. On the one hand, Jiang Qingcheng enjoyed the feeling of being cared for, but on the other hand, she despised Lan Zhi's character. She always felt that Lan Zhi would help others lose money if she was sold in the future.
Jiang Qingcheng couldn't help but say, "Sister, I'm really worried about you... I'm a person who knows how to repay kindness. You've been so good to me, I will help you in the future and prevent you from being deceived..."
At the same time, I silently added:
Only I can lie to you.
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