For a moment, all sorts of speculation lingered in the minds of those present. Those who had once been united in their hatred of the enemy now had different opinions about Prince Jingnan. Those ministers who already had grievances against Prince Jingnan even felt that they should support Prince Nanzhao and completely crush Prince Jingnan's conspiracy! Compared to the outcome of the Nanzhao peace talks, the threat posed by Prince Jingnan was even more threatening to their vital interests!
"Heh." Sikong Zhan's aura became even stronger, looking down at Murong Shuo.
"Murong Shuo, I don't think I've seen your third brother since your Nanzhao peace delegation arrived in Beijing. Do you have any evidence of poisoning? Besides, if I could really poison Murong Qi quietly, wouldn't it be even more effective to poison you, His Royal Highness, directly?"
Yes, Prince Jingnan had never come into contact with Murong Qi, so how could he have poisoned him? Murong Shuo was so obviously trying to shift the blame, and they almost believed it!
The wind direction became too fast, and everyone present glared at Murong Shuo again: As expected, those who are not of our race must have different hearts!
Murong Shuo was determined to alienate the King of Jingnan and the ministers of Donglin. How could he allow Sikong Zhan to clear himself? He immediately retorted:
"Prince Jingnan! Everyone knows that you not only have a medical expert like Princess Jingnan by your side, but you have also recruited the renowned masters of Medicine King Valley and Tianque Pavilion into your palace. I naturally don't know how you poisoned my brother, but right now, in all of Donglin, the one with the most ability to accomplish this is only Prince Jingnan, right?"
Murong Shuo actually dared to slander her master! Lin Jinghan's face darkened instantly, and every word was sonorous:
"What are your statuses? You two seniors are just staying temporarily in my Jingnan Palace. How can you slander your immortal status?"
Sikong Zhan glanced at Murong Shuo with disdain:
"Murong Shuo, I originally thought that you were a person of character, someone who could compete with me. Now it seems that you are just a villain, nothing more than that."
Lin Jinghan jumped down from Sikong Zhan's arms.
"The world only knows that those two seniors are in my Jingnan Palace, but do you know why they came to the Jingnan Palace? Since Murong Shuo has brought up the topic, today, let's get to the bottom of it.
That’s right, I was the one who poisoned Murong Qi!”
Lin Jinghan dropped a bombshell and openly admitted to the fact of poisoning, which shocked people and made them even more suspicious.
Not to mention others, even Murong Shuo himself did not expect that Princess Jingnan would admit it so easily!
Without waiting for anyone to react, Lin Jinghan continued:
"Back then, when the Nanzhao peace delegation first entered our Donglin territory, their Crown Prince sent Murong Qi to the capital to secretly poison the Jingnan Army. Everyone knows that Nanzhao's poison is difficult to cure. We tried our best, but ultimately we were powerless against it..."
Lin Jinghan recounted what she saw and felt at the time, and bit by bit restored the miserable appearance of the Jingnan Army at that time, making the people present feel as if they were there in person. They all had tears in their eyes and looked at Nanzhao with hatred.
Lin Jinghan knew that everyone sympathized with her. With tears welling up in her eyes, she said angrily:
"To protect our eastern border from foreign invasion, the Jingnan Army fought bloody battles, risking their lives. Unexpectedly, they were plotted against by a villain and were on the verge of death from poison! The prince had no choice but to seek help from the master of Tianque Pavilion, the most skilled in medicine, and the master of Yaowang Valley, the most skilled in poison, in the martial arts world. Fortunately, the senior arrived in time and finally saved the poisoned Jingnan Army.
They are the benefactors of the Jingnan Army, the benefactors of the prince and me, and the benefactors of the entire Jingnan Palace! Anyone who dares to slander them is an enemy of my Jingnan Palace! "
Before the people present could get out of the atmosphere created by Lin Jinghan, they heard the sound of clapping, interrupting their emotions. It turned out to be Murong Shuo clapping.
"Princess Jingnan's story is so well-written, this prince is so moved...
But, this prince is curious, you said my brother poisoned me, but have you fabricated the evidence? Without evidence, it's hard to convince people..."
Lin Jinghan was extremely disdainful. "Evidence? Ha, after Murong Qi poisoned the Jingnan Army, he also attempted to poison the prince. At that time, in order to obtain Nanzhao's medicinal herbs, the prince captured Murong Qi, who was trying to poison him, and then used him to exchange the herbs with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. There are still some of those herbs left, and they are kept in my Jingnan Palace."
How could their Nanzhao herbs survive for so long without Nanzhao? Moreover, the herbs had been activated by him, which not only strengthened their medicinal properties but also accelerated the loss of their vitality. There was no way they could survive for so long. Murong Shuo did not believe Lin Jinghan's words at all, thinking she was bluffing.
"If Princess Jingnan can really produce my Nanzhao's medicinal herbs and prove that they were obtained from this prince, then it won't be too late to accuse my brother of poisoning her!"
After saying this, she saw that Murong Huan showed signs of waking up, and knew that she would behave inappropriately after waking up. She did not want anyone to know that she had poisoned her, so she immediately ordered someone to take Murong Huan away and left angrily.
Not until Murong Huan completely disappeared from everyone's sight did everyone turn their eyes towards Prince Jingnan. Lan Lingwei suddenly covered her mouth and said in a lost voice:
"Princess Jingnan, your face!"
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the place on Lin Jinghan's face where Murong Huan had scratched her skin had turned black!
"Poisonous! Princess Nanzhao has such a black heart!" Lan Lingzhu felt ashamed when he thought that he had been responsible for receiving Princess Nanzhao. Now that he had a reason to take advantage of the situation, he was naturally more active than anyone else.
After Lin Jinghan jumped down from his arms, Sikong Zhan had been standing on the other side of her and couldn't see her face. He quickly looked over and saw that Lin Jinghan's face had indeed been poisoned. Killing intent burst out from his body, and his heart ached as if it were stabbed by needles. He held Lin Jinghan's face in his hands,
"How do you feel? Can this poison be cured?"
Lin Jinghan deliberately injured her face in order to promote her own medicine. Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, she immediately began to implement her plan and looked at Lan Lingwei.
"Miss Lan, can you lend me your mirror?"
Lan Lingwei ordered someone to bring a mirror quickly. Lin Jinghan looked at her face carefully in the mirror for a while, put the mirror down, and smiled at Sikong Zhan.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. This little bit of poison can't do anything to me."
As she spoke, she took out a pill and swallowed it directly. Finally, she drank a glass of water. Then, the black color on her face quickly faded away. However, the red scars became more eye-catching, which ruined the beauty of her face.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. Not to mention this small wound, I can heal any big wound without leaving any scars!" Lin Jinghan was confident. She took out a pill, crushed it, and gently applied it to the wound. She sighed again:
"It's all that unruly princess' fault. I can't see anyone now. I can't attend this flower viewing banquet anymore. Prince, let's go."
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