Su Lixia wasn't actually hungry, but she still had a big appetite for the delicious food and ate with great relish. Lin Ziwen felt a pang of sympathy for her when he saw her like that.
Inside the palace, the garden party ended briefly, leaving Xue Yurou sitting in the same spot waiting for Yi Zexuan. The other people at the tables were already cleaning up, making Xue Yurou seem out of place.
After waiting for a while, Yi Zexuan finally arrived. Xue Yurou stood up, a slight smile on her lips, and watched Yi Zexuan walk towards her.
"Something came up and I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
Xue Yurou shook her head and said, "No, we just finished here, it hasn't been long."
"Okay, let's go then."
After saying that, the two walked away side by side.
As soon as she reached the palace gate, Xue Yurou's face turned pale. She suddenly turned ashen, then clutched her rumbling stomach, frowning and inwardly cursing.
Seeing this, Yi Zexuan frowned and asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" As soon as he finished asking, Yi Zexuan's expression changed. He smelled a strange, foul odor that made him feel uncomfortable.
Those around who smelled it couldn't help but reach out and fan their noses.
Xue Yurou pursed her lips and said awkwardly, "Your Highness, please return to your residence first. You may have eaten something bad there and need to take care of it."
Yi Zexuan hummed in agreement and said, "Go quickly, I'll be waiting for you in the carriage."
"Okay." After saying that, Xue Yurou quickly left.
After Xue Yurou left, Yi Zexuan got into the carriage, his glasses darting around in surprise.
Xue Yurou gritted her teeth inwardly, wondering why she had an upset stomach and why she had let out such a stinky fart in front of the prince. She was utterly humiliated.
After squatting in the outhouse five times, Xue Yurou finally recovered and sighed, "It's taken so long. I wonder if the prince will have leveled up by now."
The maid beside her shook her head and said, "Since the prince said he would wait, he definitely will. Miss, would you like to continue?"
"No need, I don't feel anything anymore. Let's hurry up and go, don't keep the prince waiting."
"Yes." After saying that, the two quickly left.
Xue Yurou got into the carriage and apologized, "I don't know what happened, I just got an upset stomach and kept the prince waiting."
Yi Zexuan frowned, gently wiped his nose with a handkerchief he had prepared beforehand, and said, "It's alright, go back and have a doctor examine you and give you some rest."
Seeing Yi Zexuan's actions, Xue Yurou felt even more embarrassed and could only reply, "Yes, thank you, Your Highness."
The carriage started moving, preparing to return home.
And at this moment...
Su Lixia patted her round belly, let out a burp without any hesitation, and chuckled twice, saying, "It's rare for me to eat so much. The restaurant that Your Highness found is quite good."
Lin Ziwen was amused by her and laughed, "It's alright, as long as the princess likes it. If there's a chance, I'll take the princess to another restaurant, and then we can eat together again."
Su Lixia clapped her hands happily: "Great! That will definitely be wonderful."
Meanwhile, Yi Zexuan rode back to the Prince's mansion at full speed, and also grabbed a doctor along the way.
They went together to Yi Zexuan's study.
The doctor took her pulse and then said, "Young lady, have you been experiencing constipation lately?"
Upon hearing this, Xue Yurou blushed and said, "No, why does the doctor say that?"
"Huh?" The doctor was taken aback and asked, "If she didn't, how could she have taken medicine that causes diarrhea? But it's been too long, so the young lady has digested it all, and we can't tell what kind of medicine it was."
Xue Yurou frowned: "Today, apart from having some food at the mansion and then going to the palace, where I ate some more, I didn't take any medicine that could cause diarrhea during the trip."
The doctor frowned and clicked his tongue, saying doubtfully, "Logically speaking, it's impossible for anyone in my household or the palace to have drugged me, right? That's highly unlikely!"
Upon hearing this, Yi Zexuan narrowed his eyes and repeated, "Drugned?"
"That's not what I meant, it was just a guess, a guess."
Yi Zexuan raised his hand and said, "I didn't say you were wrong. Prescribe some medicine for the young lady, then take the money and leave."
"yes."
After the doctor left, Yi Zexuan said to her, "Now that he says it, things do seem a bit strange. I will investigate this matter thoroughly."
"Perhaps it's a side effect of eating too much cold food?"
Yi Zexuan shook his head: "That thing has been around for so long, it won't react anymore. It happened so suddenly, and it happened after we left the palace, so it must be related to the people and things at the garden party."
"Who would be so bold as to poison a banquet?"
Yi Zexuan patted her shoulder to reassure her and said, "There are plenty of people who can help, but don't worry about it. Just rest well, and I'll come see you when I'm done with my work."
After saying that, Yi Zexuan left.
When they reached the central hall, they ran into Lin Ziwen bringing Su Lixia back.
"Oh, our Prince, why are you in such a hurry?" Lin Ziwen asked.
Yi Zexuan stopped, glanced at Su Lixia, then rolled his eyes at Lin Ziwen, and asked coldly, "Why are you only coming back now? Where did you go?"
"What are you questioning? I fainted because I didn't eat. Someone specially took me to a restaurant for a meal. Enough said, let's go back to the backyard first."
Su Lixia was about to walk past him when he grabbed her arm: "Don't you know your own situation?"
Hearing this, Su Lixia was taken aback and looked at him with a puzzled expression: "Why are you being sarcastic? You...you hurt me!"
Lin Ziwen stepped forward and pulled him away, saying, "We left the palace early this morning, but we were delayed because of lunch. The princess is free, so you don't need to question her like this, do you?"
"Did you administer the drug?" Yi Zexuan asked.
Upon hearing this, Su Lixia sighed and asked, "Medicine? What medicine? Who was drugged? Who died from it? If anyone offended this princess, and I wanted someone to die, I wouldn't use such a lousy trick; I would just kill them directly."
Yi Zexuan chuckled: "If the princess hadn't spoken, I wouldn't have known you had such a vicious heart."
Upon hearing this, Su Lixia shrugged and said, "Think what you want. I don't know what kind of medicine it is, but I have warned you before. It seems that, if nothing unexpected happens, your Miss Xue has fallen for it."
Yi Zexuan narrowed his eyes and asked, "What do you know? Do you know who did it? Why didn't you stop them?"
Su Lixia slapped her forehead and said speechlessly, "Isn't this my duty? Didn't I remind you?" After saying that, Su Lixia left.
Yi Zexuan frowned, momentarily at a loss for what to do.
Watching her retreating figure, Lin Ziwen couldn't help but ask, "What happened? Why did you get so angry with the princess?"
"It's nothing, I will investigate myself." With that, Yi Zexuan left.
"Hey?" Lin Ziwen put his hands on his hips, thinking that everyone was really strange.
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