After Gu Liyue woke up, she immediately struggled to sit up and staggered towards the door.
"Take me to find my senior brother quickly. I have something urgent to report to him."
Sikong Zhan heard that Gu Liyue had something urgent to discuss with him, so in order to fulfill his promise to Lin Jinghan - not to meet with other women alone, he left Zhou Xiao behind and let Gu Liyue into his meeting room.
Gu Liyue looked seriously injured and extremely anxious. She said quickly:
"Brother, hurry to the General's Mansion to rescue my sister-in-law. They wrongly accused her of poisoning the General's wife."
Sikong Zhan looked at her deeply. He didn't want to doubt this junior sister from the bottom of his heart, not to mention that she was the only adopted daughter of his old man.
However, considering what Lin Jinghan said and the diagnosis Xiang Yuanqing gave to Gu Liyue just now - "Although Miss Gu's internal energy is disordered, it does not seem to be caused by external forces, so she should not be unconscious." He really couldn't help but doubt the junior sister in front of him.
Sikong Zhan looked into her eyes carefully, intending to give her a chance to explain. "Li Yue, what happened after you left the General's Mansion? What happened to your injury?"
Gu Liyue had already thought of her excuse.
"Because I wasn't careful in my previous training, my internal energy has been weak. Today, I fought too hard, causing my internal energy to become chaotic. I almost went into a trance and passed out before I could even get back to the palace. This delayed my return and report. I wonder how my sister-in-law is doing now. Brother, you're not worried, but you've already rescued her safely?"
This reason sounded reasonable. Sikong Zhan planned to believe her for the time being, but he still needed to warn her to prevent her from making mistakes in the future.
"Today's incident has been confirmed to be a misunderstanding. Since you're feeling unwell, go back and rest. Also, Liyue, remember, Jinghan is my princess, the person I care about most in my life. If anyone dares to plot against her or harm her, no matter who it is, I will never let them go!"
After Sikong Zhan finished speaking, he glanced at Zhou Xiao. Zhou Xiao understood and made a gesture of invitation to Gu Liyue.
Gu Liyue looked hurt and aggrieved.
"Brother, you misunderstood me. I really didn't..."
"Get out." Sikong Zhan's last bit of patience had been exhausted. He had already delayed having dinner with his princess because of dealing with her affairs, and he didn't want to delay any more time.
Gu Liyue sniffed, tears in her eyes, and left feeling aggrieved.
She couldn't understand why her senior brother didn't seem to believe her story. She had done everything perfectly today—her injuries were real, her coma was real.
Even more infuriating was that she had wanted Lin Jinghan to suffer in the General's Mansion, ideally to be killed by the General. However, seeing her senior brother so calm, it seemed that Lin Jinghan hadn't suffered at all. This time, she had chosen the right moment to strike, not only failing to injure the enemy, but also leaving a bad impression on her senior brother.
What went wrong?
Gu Liyue’s teeth were about to break: Lin Jinghan must have said something bad about her in front of her senior brother, it must be!
Sikong Zhan walked quickly to the Nuanfeng Courtyard and saw Lin Jinghan sitting beside the dining table practicing. The food on the table was untouched. It seemed that she was waiting for him to have dinner together.
This discovery made him inexplicably happy. Not wanting to disturb her practice, he sat down at his designated seat at the table and stared closely at his princess.
Lin Jinghan had already sensed his prince coming over, so he quickly ended his training, opened his eyes and looked at him.
"I'm so hungry, Your Majesty! What have you been doing that has taken you so long? I'm starving. Let's eat!"
"Okay, let's eat." He picked up the chopsticks and picked up a full plate of food for her.
After the meal, Sikong Zhan thought for a moment and then instructed Lin Jinghan:
"Liyue is the old man's only adopted daughter. If she accidentally does something wrong, please be more tolerant."
Lin Jinghan was unhappy and frowned and said:
"Isn't Gu Liyue younger than me? She should understand better than me what's right and wrong, what should and shouldn't be done, right?"
The implication is that she has no obligation to tolerate Gu Liyue.
Sikong Zhan hadn't expected Lin Jinghan to be so resolute. "Jinghan seems to have some issues with Liyue?"
I have a problem with all the women who are thinking about my man! Lin Jinghan rolled her eyes and didn't intend to tell his prince about Gu Liyue's feelings for him. Only a stupid woman would do that.
Lin Jinghan pouted, feeling aggrieved and stubborn.
"I'm just speaking the truth. Today this person asks me to be tolerant, tomorrow that person asks me to be tolerant. If I keep tolerating everything, won't that tire me out? I'm not a saint. If someone slaps me in the face, do I have to thank them?"
Lin Jinghan described the situation as so serious that Sikong Zhan instantly felt as if he had done something very wrong. He quickly hugged her and coaxed her:
"Okay, okay, it's my fault for not being considerate enough. From now on, no matter who dares to do something wrong to you, tell me and I will vent your anger for you."
"Including your junior sister?" Lin Jinghan still looked jealous.
"No matter who it is!" Sikong Zhan loved the jealous look of his little princess and couldn't help but kiss her. He glanced at the bracelet on her wrist and a hint of disappointment appeared in his eyes. The waiting process was really torturous.
"That's more like it." Lin Jinghan finally smiled, but she didn't stay with him. Instead, she went to the training room.
"I need to go practice. The Great Wizard Master will be checking my work later. I've been delayed for so long today. I don't know if I can catch up with his expectations if I practice harder."
Lin Jinghan thought that what happened in the General's Mansion today was over, but she didn't expect that the next day, the news that Princess Jingnan had poisoned the General's wife spread like wildfire in the capital, causing a lot of discussion on the streets.
Not only that, even the emperor asked about this matter during the morning court session.
As one of the parties involved, the general immediately stood up to clarify the rumors.
"This is a rumor. Princess Jingnan saved my wife, and someone else poisoned her. We've already found out it was a traitorous servant in the mansion. He committed suicide after the incident."
Not long after Lin Jinghan left yesterday, people from the general's mansion found Zhang Yao's body in a dry well in the yard. After investigation, they confirmed that it was he who poisoned him.
The general certainly knew that he was being instructed by someone, but he was at a loss as to the real culprit behind the scenes.
But no matter what, this matter must not be made a big deal, otherwise, if Princess Jingnan is involved, Prince Jingnan will probably have a lot of opinions about him.
"In my opinion, there is no smoke without fire. Whether the incident is related to Princess Jingnan is still unknown. The general had better be more vigilant." Li Tianhe, the Minister of Justice, smiled as if it was just a kind reminder.
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