The guards pushed Lian Bichi and her maid Xiu'er into a cell. The young female doctor had just said that this woman had fed the horse poisonous ginseng, which caused this to happen.
This person is up to no good!
[A princess, indeed! She's not even as good as a maidservant who washes clothes!]
Lian Bichi and her maid were thrown inside by the guards with disgust. Immediately, the serious criminals imprisoned in the cells on both sides crowded around, trying to reach out and touch the two of them.
The prisoners in these jails are all murderers, robbers, and kidnappers, barely surviving day after day in these dark and gloomy prisons.
Now, seeing these two beautiful young women, everyone's eyes lit up.
"Don't hide!"
"Young lady, your skin is so smooth!" A daring prisoner reached through the bars to grab Lian Bichi.
Lian Bichi and her maid sobbed, huddled together in the center of the cell, too afraid to move.
The cell was small, and their shoulders and arms were being held by several large men with long arms.
"Young lady, lift your head, don't be shy!" a burly man with a scar on his face said tauntingly.
"Everyone behave yourselves!"
The guard came over and knocked on the cell door with his stick.
Although this woman is hateful, she is, after all, a princess. If she causes any trouble, they will have a hard time explaining themselves.
"Ninth Princess".
The guards watching over the prison greeted Yun Duoduo when she entered.
Yun Duoduo and Jin Zhuangzhuang walked in and looked at Lian Bichi, who was sitting on the ground looking listless.
They must have already made a huge fuss and are now completely exhausted.
"What are you doing here?!"
"You wretched hussy, I underestimated you! How dare you imprison me in this jail!"
"You damned bastard!"
"This is the Shu Kingdom! What are you doing here, a man from Nanyang, trying to act tough?!"
Seeing that the criminals who had been gathered around the cell bars had all left, even Bitch's arrogance flared up again. She grabbed a handful of dry grass from the ground and said angrily.
"And you all, you're all lackeys of Nanyang! Helping that vile woman from Nanyang to lock me up in jail?!"
“Lian Bichi,” Yun Duoduo coldly interrupted her.
“These people are all guards who serve His Highness Lian Jiucheng and have risked their lives for him.”
"If you had even a shred of conscience, how could you say such a thing?"
The guard standing to the side was somewhat moved by Yun Duoduo's words.
Even though they weren't from the same country, they preferred Yun Duoduo to the unreasonable and malicious princess.
"You want to harm me, fine, but why do you want to harm His Highness as well?" Yun Duoduo questioned Lian Bichi.
"You're spouting nonsense!"
"This is the Shu Kingdom, not your Nanyang! Who gave you the audacity to imprison this princess here?!"
Lian Bichi gave a cold snort.
"Given by this prince."
Then came Lian Jiucheng's deep voice.
"Your Highness." The people in the prison bowed in unison.
"Your Highness, the Princess has poisoned your Ferghana horse," Jin Zhuangzhuang said softly.
"You're talking nonsense!"
Lian Bichi's eyes were bloodshot, her hair was already in disarray, and her makeup was now a mess, making her look even more disheveled.
"Nine City, don't believe her, she..."
Even Bichi stammered and didn't finish her sentence because it was true that she had fed the poisonous ginseng to the horses in the stable.
"This is an attempt to murder His Highness!"
Jin Zhuangzhuang reiterated that he had very cleverly convicted Lian Bichi.
Regardless of whether she truly intended to poison the ginseng, she personally fed it to the Ferghana horse.
"Nine Cities, I didn't, I didn't! I just wanted to feed it some grass!"
"How dare you address His Highness by his name?!" Lian Jiucheng's guard shouted angrily.
“Princess, what you are feeding her is not grass, but poisonous ginseng.”
"There are stacks of green grass right next to the stable, but you insist on feeding them poisonous ginseng."
"Poisonous ginseng is a highly toxic and deadly poison. His Highness has a habit of petting his beloved horses. If there is any residue on the horse's mouth, face, or body, His Highness will be poisoned if he kisses the horse's mouth."
Jin Zhuangzhuang then continued.
When did I develop the habit of kissing horses' mouths?
Lian Jiucheng was so angry he laughed. He looked at Jin Zhuangzhuang with amusement.
[Sure enough, the people around Duoduo are all quite interesting.]
"Even if it is, it's just that I fed the wrong thing, it's just that I didn't distinguish between poisonous grass and green grass."
Lian Bichi continued to argue.
Lian Jiucheng looked at Lian Bichi with disgust. He had just raised his hand, ready to punish Lian Bichi.
A man dressed differently from the other guards whispered in his ear, "Your Highness, the princess is, after all, the flesh and blood of Prince Yong. It's best not to make things too tense."
"Although it was the princess who fed the poisonous ginseng, it was unintentional on her part, and besides, no one was injured as a result."
"Princess Nanyang has only injured her ankle. Besides, the Nanyang delegation won't be staying in Shu for long."
"Your Highness, you must distinguish between what is important and what is urgent."
Lian Jiucheng frowned, his fists clenched tightly.
I was originally the eldest prince of the Shu Kingdom, destined to become the crown prince, but now, even punishing a princess who injured Duoduo requires careful consideration and deliberation.
Lian Jiucheng was very unhappy.
He wanted to deal with Lian Bichi at will to vent his anger, but he was reluctant to keep the legitimate daughter of the Prince of Yong's mansion imprisoned in this jail because of the Prince of Yong's face.
It seems we'll have to ask the Empress Dowager to intervene in this matter.
Although Yun Duoduo was some distance away from Lian Jiucheng, she still heard the conversation between that person and Lian Jiucheng.
Is the person behind Lian Jiucheng his strategist?
Sigh, everyone has moments when they are not in control of their own destiny.
Besides, she was an outsider; in Shu, who would stand up for her?
Yun Duoduo felt a little uneasy.
It seems I still have to rely on myself.
"Princess, what's wrong?"
Xiu'er, the maidservant beside Lian Bichi, screamed in terror. Lian Bichi's body was covered with red spots, and more and more of them were appearing.
Even Bichi panicked when she saw the red spots on her body.
Upon seeing this, Lian Bichi quickly covered her mouth and nose, and straightened Yun Duoduo and took a step back.
Yun Duoduo looked at Lian Bichi in surprise.
What's going on here?
[You've developed a rash?]
[Heaven is helping me? I haven't even made a move yet, and that bitch is already getting her comeuppance.]
"Oh dear, the princess has also been poisoned by the poisonous ginseng. She must be treated quickly."
Jin Zhuangzhuang said calmly from the side.
When Yun Duoduo heard Jin Zhuangzhuang's name, she glanced at him in surprise. Seeing the cunning glint in his eyes, Yun Duoduo immediately understood.
[If a person were poisoned by ginseng, they wouldn't develop red rashes like this.]
This is another kind of poison.
[Lian Bichi has fallen for Yun Duoduo's trick.]
Yun Duoduo chuckled inwardly; she hadn't expected Zhuangzhuang to stand up for her!
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