Chapter 76 Bathing Together
Luo Xifeng spread the two documents flat on the table, and the candlelight in the hall burst into sparks.
Zhao Liangdi stared at the annotations she had copied from "Instructions for Women" and "A Study of Poisonous Things in Western Xinjiang". Her throat rolled twice, and she suddenly stopped struggling.
Pearl tassels hung beside her pale cheeks like broken icicles.
Luo Xifeng raised his eyes, "The handwriting on 'A Study of Poisonous Substances in Western Xinjiang' matches Zhao Liangdi's handwriting."
"Zhao, do you plead guilty?" Li Rongjing slammed his palm on the sandalwood table.
Chu Yangyang silently observed everyone's reactions.
Zhao Liangdi's nails dug deep into her palms. She lowered her head and looked away.
As if she had made up her mind, Zhao Liangdi suddenly raised her head and let out a broken laugh, "I have nothing to say."
"Zhao Liangdi! How could you have the heart to attack a three-year-old child!" Bai Yingchun stood up suddenly, covering his injured heart with one hand.
Li Rongjing raised his hand to support the Crown Princess, his gaze piercing Zhao Liangdi like a knife. "Evil woman, do you know what the punishment is for murdering the heir to the throne?"
"Your Highness!" Zhang Liangdi rushed to Zhao Liangdi. "Someone must have framed her! Sister Zhao personally sewed a tiger-head hat for Rui'er last month. She loves Rui'er the most and would never harm her."
Chu Yangyang's fingertips trembled slightly in her sleeves.
The yellowing of the pages of the book on poisons was inconsistent with the ink deposits, and the annotations were clearly written recently, but were deliberately made to look old.
"Sister Zhang, there's no need to excuse me." Zhao Liangdi suddenly pushed away the support and pointed her nails, stained red, at the Crown Princess. "Ever since Rui'er was registered under the Empress's name, there haven't been any more crying babies in the Eastern Palace. Who knows if the Empress is truly kind to Rui'er, or if she's been using some kind of deceptive potion to deceive people?"
"Your Majesty, there's no need to pretend to be compassionate all the time. It's truly disgusting."
"Drag him away!"
Li Rongjing's voice is colder than the icicles under the eaves
The guards lifted Zhao Liangdi up and dragged her out.
Luo Xifeng prepared medicine for the young prince and changed the medicine for the Crown Princess. After instructing the court physician on the subsequent dosage and preparation instructions, Luo Xifeng and Chu Yangyang left the East Palace first.
On the return carriage, Chu Yangyang remained silent, her mind constantly pondering. For some reason, she always felt that something was weird everywhere.
Although Zhao Liangdi admitted what she did, she was vague about her motives and the process.
"Lord Luo, don't you think this is too coincidental? If it was really Zhao Liangdi who poisoned her, why would she leave the evidence in her own courtyard?"
"Also, did you see Zhang Liangdi's reaction? When a biological mother learns someone has harmed her child, her first reaction should be anger, but she started by making excuses for Zhao Liangdi."
Seeing Chu Yangyang frowning and thinking, Luo Xifeng said, "Don't worry, Princess. It's the Eastern Palace's family affair anyway. As long as the young prince is fine, it's good. We can't get involved in too many matters."
Chu Yangyang retorted, "Lord Luo, this is not true. If Zhao Liangdi really committed a crime, she would most likely be executed. That's her life, Lord Luo. Can you just watch her be wrongly killed?"
Chu Yangyang said this with a hint of anger. "Luo Xifeng, why can't I reason with you? Even though the hierarchy in this era is strict and the lives of those of low status are worthless, have you ever thought that you were not once powerful, but also an ant that was trampled on by others. You have been caught in the rain yourself, so why don't you think of holding an umbrella for others?"
Luo Xifeng was stunned.
Then he said calmly, "My princess is sometimes kind, but others won't be grateful to you for it. Instead, they will think you are meddling."
"No matter if it's nosy or not, the truth is the truth. We can't wrongly accuse a good person, nor can we let the culprit go."
Chu Yangyang strengthened her mind.
Luo Xifeng turned around and faced her. "Princess, your intentions are not wrong, but this may involve selfish conspiracies that outsiders like us cannot get involved in. People's hearts are unpredictable, especially in the imperial family. Some things are inconvenient to say openly. The more you know, the more disadvantageous it will be for us."
Chu Yangyang looked at him blankly, and she suddenly understood what Luo Xifeng said. This era was feudal and one-man rule, and the words of the superiors were the kingly way.
The idea that everyone is equal is nothing but a fantasy.
If I say it out loud, I will be regarded as a weirdo, or even a rebel who challenges the authority of the Heavenly Family.
But... she could never get over the fact that she had to watch innocent people die.
However, she stopped talking and just looked at the rapidly moving scenery outside the carriage window.
Luo Xifeng looked at her and fell into deep thought.
The shadows of the trees passing by outside the car curtain cast a mottled halo on Chu Yangyang's face. Luo Xifeng stared at her straight back.
At this moment, the hair behind her ears trembled with the shaking of the carriage, just like the white rabbit he raised in his childhood, which was obviously weak, but insisted on sticking out its neck to get into the thorn bush.
The car curtain was suddenly lifted by the strong wind, and Chu Yangyang's body swayed.
Luo Xifeng reached out to help her, but saw that the dark red marks on her neck were spreading at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Princess!" He ripped open her collar, and the scabbed wound had festered and turned black.
Chu Yangyang felt dizzy and fell heavily into his arms, her hair soaked with cold sweat sticking to her cheeks. "Luo Xifeng, why are you dancing and spinning?"
"Groom, whip the horses faster and go back home." Luo Xifeng roared angrily, and the groom was so frightened that he suddenly increased the force of the whip.
The person in his arms was breathing lighter and lighter. He was so panicked that he used his sleeve to stop the blood oozing from the corner of her mouth, completely forgetting that he hated dirt the most.
As soon as they arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, Luo Xifeng rushed out with Chu Yangyang in his arms, shouting as he walked, "Come here, boil some water and prepare the medicinal bath."
The maids at Bishuiyunju were all very skillful and quickly prepared the medicinal bath.
At this moment, Chu Yangyang curled up in Luo Xifeng's arms, biting her lips in pain but not crying out.
He tore open Chu Yangyang's cuffs and inserted the silver needle into Quchi acupoint.
The medicinal mist blurred Luo Xifeng's tense jawline.
He quickly tore off Chu Yangyang's blood-soaked shirt.
This poison is more ferocious than he imagined.
Now there is only one way to control the toxicity.
He tore off his last piece of undershirt, and his jade-like back stretched like a bowstring.
When his fingertips touched the hot skin on her back, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart.
Chu Yangyang caught him in the chaos, "Lord Luo, it's really not good for you to take advantage of others in distress like this."
"Please forgive me, my lady. The poison has already entered your brain. I must use my internal energy to force it out while taking the medicinal bath. This inevitably requires close contact with your skin."
Luo Xifeng paused, then said in a hoarse voice, "Don't worry, Princess. I will be responsible for you."
You're responsible, you big-headed ghost.
Chu Yangyang almost cursed out loud.
She was not afraid of being seen naked by him at all, but she was afraid that he would be responsible for her if he saw her naked.
Her whole life cannot be ruined by this King of Hell, she must divorce him no matter what.
"Go away." Chu Yangyang wanted to push him away.
Luo Xifeng thought she was shy, so he held her waist and said, "Princess, you and I are husband and wife. This does not violate moral principles."
Chu Yangyang is going crazy, please shut up.
But she couldn't push him away at all.
Luo Xifeng tore open her soaked robe and stepped into the medicinal soup. The surging water trapped her between her arms and the wall of the tub.
Chu Yangyang was too lazy to struggle. Severe pain shot through her body, and cold sweat flowed down her neck into the medicine barrel, causing her to shudder...
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