Fan Chengzhuo felt relieved and said repeatedly, "Okay! Okay!"
Ye Chutang looked at him strangely, "Someone poisoned you, why do you seem so happy?"
Fan Chengzhuo broke out in cold sweat on his back, and tried his best to hide it on his face, "I am indeed happy, and I am glad that I happened to meet Miss Ye Er. Otherwise, wouldn't I have been harmed quietly without knowing it? That would be a real injustice!"
Ye Chutang nodded in understanding. Seeing that Fan Chengzhuo didn't seem to want to talk further, he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he helped write a prescription for him and reminded him of some precautions when using the medicine.
Fan Chengzhuo thanked Liansheng and took his leave.
As soon as he got on the carriage, Fan Chengzhuo took out the prescription, snorted coldly, and then tore it into pieces and threw it away.
Since she couldn't find out what happened, it would be best if she determined that he was poisoned.
The driver asked, "Sir, shall we go see the doctor?"
How could Fan Chengzhuo be in such a mood?
What's more, Ye Chutang took the initiative to examine him in public. If people saw him going somewhere else, wouldn't it be even more difficult to explain?
Anyway, he knows his own body well.
He said, "No, let's go back home."
"yes."
The carriage moved slowly forward, its wheels making soft sounds as they rolled over the bluestone slabs.
There were fewer and fewer people around, and it became much quieter.
Fan Chengzhuo sat in the carriage and suddenly felt a little regretful.
He added, “Don’t go back home yet, turn around.”
"ah?"
The driver was a little surprised, looked up at the sky, and advised,
"Sir, it's getting late. If we don't go back home, where else can we go?"
Fan Chengzhuo said in a cold tone, "If I told you to turn around, then you should turn around. Why are you asking so many questions?!"
The driver was startled and said quickly, "Yes, yes!"
He asked no more questions, pulled the reins, and the whip came down - snap!
"Walk!"
…
At nightfall, there were no stars or moon.
The dark clouds spread out in the night sky, leaving only a few thin gaps through which light could be seen, giving the rich black a light silver edge.
Xiao Chenglin was reading in the study.
The lamp is as small as a bean.
His thin shadow cast on the wall seemed too lonely.
Somehow, he sat there, head slightly lowered, his eyes fixed on the book on the desk in front of him, but he did not move for a long time.
That beautiful face was mostly hidden in the shadows, with her slightly drooped eyelids casting a gloom that was impossible to fathom.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
"Your Highness, Lord Fan requests to see you."
Xiao Chenglin came back to his senses, looked towards the door, and frowned slightly.
"What is he doing here at this time?"
"He said he had something important to report."
He hesitated for a moment.
"Does Your Highness wish to see him?"
Xiao Chenglin was silent for a moment, then said, "Bring him here."
"yes."
Soon, the overlapping footsteps came closer and closer, and the door was pushed open.
"Master Fan, please come in——"
The next moment, Fan Chengzhuo walked in.
He bowed slightly, took a few steps forward, and saluted solemnly, "Your Highness, I am honored to meet you."
Xiao Chenglin asked calmly, "How important is it that it's worth you making this trip?"
His tone was very calm, but to Fan Chengzhuo's ears, it seemed to carry a layer of coldness, which made him unconsciously feel fear.
Fan Chengzhuo said quickly, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I waited until dark to come here, and I parked the carriage in another alley, so no one else noticed."
There are few servants in Prince Jing's Mansion, but they are all Xiao Chenglin's confidants.
So even though he was seen by the servants when he entered the mansion, it didn't matter.
The news of his coming here will not be spread to others.
Xiao Chenglin was a little impatient, "Just say it directly."
"yes."
Fan Chengzhuo responded quickly.
Then he told everything that had happened during the day.
"...I will never make a mistake. That person is from Prince Lie's residence! I suspect that Ye Chutang and Prince Lie... have been secretly colluding for a long time!"
After listening to this, Xiao Chenglin did not comment, "Yunlai Tavern is a business, and business naturally requires opening the door to welcome customers. King Lie likes to drink, so it is not uncommon for him to send someone to buy wine."
Fan Chengzhuo was very persistent, "Your Highness, what you said makes sense, but you overlooked one point. The second floor of the Yunlai Tavern is full of private rooms! Moreover, the business of these private rooms is better than that of the first floor. They often need to be booked half a month in advance. Only the rich and powerful can go there. Ordinary people can't even go to the second floor."
Even Fan Chengzhuo was only assigned a vacant seat on the first floor when he went there for the first time.
"If King Lie had gone there in person and had a drink on the second floor, there would have been no problem. But today, only his confidant was there. And when he left, he brushed past me. I'm sure there was no smell of alcohol on him. He didn't drink at all!"
Fan Chengzhuo looked very serious.
"Your Highness! There must be something fishy going on here!"
Hearing this, Xiao Chenglin also began to waver.
"From what you said, it is indeed a little abnormal..."
He pondered over it again and again, and had a vague guess in his mind, "Could it be that... the previous coma of King Lie was also related to her?"
Fan Chengzhuo seemed to be suddenly enlightened, and said in a positive tone, "Nine out of ten! After Prince Lie got into trouble, she has been in charge of his medical treatment. Doesn't that mean that Prince Lie can wake up whenever she wants? No! It should be said... She can make Prince Lie wake up whenever he wants!"
Although this sentence sounded confusing, Xiao Chenglin understood it instantly.
He pursed his lips slightly, as if thinking about something.
Fan Chengzhuo spoke more and more excitedly, "If not, how could it be so coincidental that King Lie woke up on the eve of the arrival of the Wazhen envoys in Beijing, and naturally replaced His Highness and took charge of the overall situation during the peace talks?"
At that time, it was almost decided that Xiao Chenglin would come forward!
But once Xiao Chengqi woke up, the situation was completely broken.
Xiao Chenglin suffered a loss but couldn't even say anything.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chenglin frowned even more tightly.
"These are just your speculations. Without evidence, they cannot be confirmed. Besides, she had previously detoxified King Lie and saved his arm, which was a great favor to King Lie. It is normal for them to have some dealings with each other. Perhaps... Yunlai Tavern took the initiative to send wine to King Lie's mansion. After all, in everyone's eyes, King Lie is the one who is most likely to inherit the throne, isn't he?"
Fan Chengzhuo didn't expect that even though he had said it so bluntly, Xiao Chenglin still didn't believe it, and he immediately became anxious.
"No matter what, it is a fact that they have had dealings with each other! Your Highness, this is a serious matter and must be thoroughly investigated! If there are any omissions and these two secretly work together to plot, then in the future -"
Xiao Chenglin's face suddenly turned cold, his voice was icy, with invisible cold oppression, he said word by word,
"Why, are you teaching me how to do things?" (End of this chapter)
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