Chapter 193 He drank the cup of tea
Everyone finished drinking and turned around to see that Yun Zheng's tea was still full.
"Hey, why isn't the princess drinking?"
Yun Zheng sniffed the tea. "Is this tea moldy? Why does it have a strange smell?"
During the special period, her five senses were more acute than those of ordinary people, and she would feel something was not right as soon as it touched her lips.
She is picky about food and is unwilling to compromise herself. She won't tolerate anything that is inferior.
The Fourth Prince was filled with disdain. "You're the only one who's bothering with things. How could the tribute tea possibly be moldy? Do they want to lose their heads?"
He snatched Yun Zheng's teacup, tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp.
The action happened so fast that no one could react.
A scream suddenly rang out, "No!"
Everyone looked over and saw the old lady making tea. She looked a little unhappy.
The Fourth Prince recognized her immediately. She was the nanny beside Aunt Yongning. "Aunt Cheng, what's wrong with you?"
Aunt Cheng felt nervous, but she didn't dare show any emotion on her face. "I told you it was moldy, how could you still drink it?"
The Fourth Prince thought she was just concerned about him and didn't care at all. "It's not moldy. Princess Jinyun is just too picky."
Aunt Cheng looked helpless and said, "Never mind. It's not nice to steal someone else's tea."
"Princess, I'll make you a cup of tea right away."
The Fourth Prince glanced at Yun Zheng and said, "Aunt Cheng's tea-making skills are unparalleled. You are in for a treat."
The new tea was served quickly. Yun Zheng picked up the teacup and played with it, but didn't drink it.
Aunt Cheng stood by and did not step away. She asked softly, "Please try my cooking. If it's good, I'll make you more."
A strange thought flashed through Yun Zheng's mind. She looked at her carefully. Was there any anxiety in her eyes?
What's the rush?
She suddenly felt that this Aunt Cheng was somewhat similar to the nanny who had assassinated her in the Qian Mansion before. Was it an illusion?
An idea flashed through her mind, and she suddenly said, holding her stomach.
"I'm not feeling well and can't drink tea or wine. Aunt Cheng, please drink for me."
She glanced at Zi Yan, who handed the steaming cup of tea to Aunt Cheng.
Aunt Cheng's pupils shrank, "Me?"
Yun Zheng raised an eyebrow. "Yes, you're not feeling well too? Or are you unwilling to give me this face?"
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. What was going on? Could there be something wrong with the tea?
The Fourth Prince felt inexplicably uneasy. How could someone poison someone in public? Unless he was desperate.
Zi Yan stared at Aunt Cheng closely, as if she was going to force her to drink tea if they had a disagreement.
Aunt Cheng lowered her eyes and said, "I am flattered by the gift from Princess Jinyun."
Yun Zheng pulled out a silver note and said, "Here, drink, this hundred taels of silver is your reward."
Aunt Cheng took the banknote respectfully and kowtowed, "Thank you, Princess."
She picked up the teacup and drank it in one gulp. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the Fourth Prince also laughed at himself for thinking too much.
Aunt Cheng took her leave and quietly stepped aside.
Yun Zheng winked at the guard, who nodded in understanding, staring at Aunt Cheng without blinking.
He didn't hide it at all. Aunt Cheng looked at him a few times and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
Seeing this, the little maid beside her asked softly, "Auntie, are you feeling unwell?"
Aunt Cheng looked helpless, "People have three urgent needs."
"Then you go, I'll stay here."
As soon as Aunt Cheng moved, the guards followed immediately.
"The auspicious time has arrived. Please welcome Madam Yongning."
Princess is a title. Once the title is stripped, one can no longer be called a princess.
Yongning was supported by his daughter and the nanny. His face was as pale as paper and he walked unsteadily. His hair was simply fixed with a bunch of jade hairpins. He looked haggard and looked quite sad, like a man in his twilight years.
Seeing the once arrogant princess fall to this state, many people felt sympathy. It was so tragic.
Yongning bowed and saluted, "Greetings to the First Prince, the Second Prince, the Third Prince, and the Fourth Prince."
She couldn't even kneel steadily and looked like she was about to faint.
The eldest prince personally stepped forward to help her up, "Aunt, please stand up quickly."
Yongning's eyes were red, "It's amazing that you are still willing to call me aunt."
The eldest prince was filled with emotion. He must not go against his father, otherwise, this would be the end.
Perhaps, the emperor asked them to watch the ceremony as a warning.
Yongning stood up and looked around with a sad expression, but no one dared to speak to her, let alone plead for mercy.
Her eyes fell on Yun Zheng's face, young, beautiful, ambitious, and a little ruthless.
Yun Zheng smiled at her, calm and composed. Yongning felt all the blood in his body rushing to his head, clamoring to strangle her neck.
The Minister of Rites bowed to the Zongzheng and said, "Please ask the Zongzheng to preside over the tonsure ceremony."
Zong Zheng's face was calm as he said in a loud voice, "Let's begin. Please welcome Master Miaohui."
Master Miaohui is the abbess of Qingliang Temple. She is thin and serious.
She stepped forward and plucked out the hairpin from Yongning's hair, letting her long black hair fall down.
She picked up the scissors and lifted a strand of Yongning's hair. Yongning shivered involuntarily, and a strong hatred flashed in his eyes.
She was so hateful, she hated the heaven, the earth, the emperor, and everyone present. She wanted the heaven and earth to be destroyed and she would die with everyone.
Just as the scissors fell, a terrified scream suddenly rang out.
"Ah, Princess."
Princess Jiangcheng fell to the ground, holding her stomach with her hands, curled up, her face full of pain.
Her maid knelt beside her, crying in fear.
Zong Zheng was shocked, "Princess Jiangcheng, what's wrong with you?"
Princess Jiangcheng bit her lip in pain, "It hurts, it hurts so much."
Yun Zheng rushed over immediately, knelt in front of her, and carefully checked her condition.
"Oh no, her lips are purple. This is poisoning."
The whole place fell silent, and everyone's expression changed. Poisoned?
Zong Zheng's eyes went dark, and he shouted, "Call the doctor quickly, quickly, quickly."
Oh my god, if something happens to Princess Jiangcheng under his nose, he will also be blamed.
Yun Zheng hugged Princess Jiang Cheng tightly, her mind racing. She had an antidote pill with her, but how could she feed it to Princess Jiang Cheng without leaving any trace?
This is her trump card and cannot be exposed easily. Moreover, there must be her enemies among so many people who are eyeing her covetously.
Yun Zheng ordered loudly, "Go call Ming Jingsi, quickly."
Ji Yuer stood up and shouted, "It's not your turn to make the decision here."
Yun Zheng glared at her coldly, "Shut up! This happened to her in your house. If anything were to happen to her, do you think you could get away with it?"
"Zongzheng, something like this has happened. We must inform the Emperor."
Zong Zheng's expression was extremely complicated. "Come here, pass the message to the palace quickly."
He lowered his voice and asked, "Yongning, is that you?"
Yongning looked innocent, "I have no grudge against Jiangcheng County Princess, why would I want to harm her?"
At this moment, Jiangcheng County Princess was sweating profusely and was in so much pain that she was already unconscious. "Save me, save me."
She couldn't even open her eyes. "I don't want to die. I promised my parents that I would live well and pass on the Jiang family's bloodline."
This was the only reason why she gritted her teeth and persevered during the most difficult times.
In her condition, she couldn't wait for the imperial physician to come. Yun Zheng felt a pain in her heart. She took a deep breath and made a decision.
She suddenly raised her voice and said, "Fourth Prince, you drank that cup of tea."
Everyone was shocked, and the Fourth Prince's face turned pale...
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