Chapter 196: No tears until the coffin
After such a long time, when he heard this name again, and it was involved in such a dirty thing, a trace of disgust flashed in Emperor Defeng's eyes.
"Come here, bring Zhao Shuning to me, and also invite Dr. Jiang."
Old Doctor Jiang is very old and did not participate in today's ancestral worship at the Taimiao, but now he has to be asked to go.
Chu Dingfeng's legs began to tremble, and Chu Yian's palms began to sweat uncontrollably.
Was it she who did this?
Chu Yian actually had a clear answer in his mind, which was that she was capable of doing such a thing.
To achieve her goal, she will do anything.
That's her nature.
Chu Yian's heart was in his throat, tense to the extreme.
What if that woman really did something stupid? Would the Marquis' Mansion be implicated?
Time seemed stretched out at this moment.
Zhao Shuning's eyelids have been twitching today, and his heart is inexplicably anxious.
Did something happen during the ancestral worship in the Taimiao?
Even so, it has nothing to do with her.
Just as she was comforting herself in this way, a group of imperial guards broke into the Marquis Xuanping's Mansion and headed straight for Qingdai Pavilion.
Zhao Shuning's heart tightened, and the huge rock hanging in his heart finally fell to the ground with a bang.
Along the way, she tried to get information from the Royal Guards, but they kept their mouths shut and she got nothing.
When she arrived at the Taimiao and saw the situation inside the hall and met Xiao Wanzhen's murderous gaze, her guess was finally confirmed.
Zhao Shuning trembled and bowed, "Your Majesty, your humble servant pays respects to you."
Xiao Wanzhen stood up angrily, as if she was going to tear her apart.
"Bitch! What on earth did you do to me?"
Zhao Shuning's face showed surprise and confusion. "Princess, what do you mean by this? I don't quite understand."
Xiao Wanzhen pointed at her and cursed, "Are you still playing dumb? Don't you know what medicine you used on me?"
Zhao Shuning's face was filled with fear. "Princess, the prescriptions I've been using for you are all for nourishing the fetus. There's absolutely nothing wrong with them. If you don't believe me, I can write them down right now and have the imperial physician present check them."
Concubine Li spoke in a cold voice, "Just now, all the doctors in the Imperial Hospital examined Zhen'er's pulse and said that she was not pregnant at all. The reason for the previous misdiagnosis was that she accidentally took a secret medicine. Zhao, do you know what happened?"
Zhao Shuning's palms were sweating slightly, as if the matter had been exposed.
Apart from her, only one other person knew about that secret medicine, Lu Zhiran!
She had hesitated when she made this decision, but she believed that she could get rid of the imaginary child before anything happened.
But Xiao Wanzhen cherished the child very much and never went out of the house, so she couldn't find an opportunity to take action.
Now, this matter broke out unexpectedly.
She underestimated Lu Zhiran's sharpness.
But, how could she admit it if it was just empty talk and no evidence?
Even if a knife was placed on her neck, she would not admit it unless they produced any evidence.
Zhao Shuning's face was filled with disbelief. "How is this possible? How can a person's pulse change so easily? Moreover, not only is the princess' pulse slippery, but her other symptoms are exactly the same as if she were pregnant. How could this be fake?"
Concubine Li stared at her, "So, you've never heard of this either?"
Zhao Shuning shook her head firmly, "This is something I have never heard of."
Concubine Li scanned her body sharply, not missing the slightest change in her facial expression.
There was no trace of guilt on Zhao Shuning's face, and Concubine Li couldn't help but start to wonder if she had misunderstood her.
However, Lu Zhiran knew that Zhao Shuning was just that kind of person. She was a habitual liar and would not cry until she saw the coffin. Even if she saw the coffin, she would try every possible way to excuse herself.
Xiao Wanzhen stared at Zhao Shuning with resentment, "I don't believe that no one else has the opportunity to do this except you!"
Zhao Shuning smiled bitterly, "Princess, this is a matter of life and death. What do you think of this?"
"Of course it's to gain my favor and appreciation!"
Zhao Shuning hesitated to speak. Seeing this, Xiao Wanzhen became even more excited. "I was right. You are speechless!"
"Princess, please forgive me for speaking frankly. Your trust and appreciation are not enough to make me willing to take such a big risk to do this."
Xiao Wanzhen was so angry that her eyes widened.
"You, what do you mean?"
"Although what I said may not sound pleasant, it is indeed the truth. Simply to gain your appreciation is not enough for me to gamble my head."
Emperor Defeng looked at her sharply. Zhao Shuning's back was already wet with cold sweat, but she didn't dare show any clue on her face.
The highest level of lying is to be able to deceive even yourself.
She can be nervous and afraid, but she must never feel guilty.
She knew the risks from the outset, but she was a gambler.
A large part of what she has achieved today is due to her courage to take risks.
In any matter, if you look ahead and behind, you will lose the initiative.
Even now, she does not regret her decision.
Her only regret was that she should have taken action to get rid of this "child" earlier, otherwise she would not be in such a passive situation now.
Emperor Defeng spoke slowly, "Zhen'er, do you have any evidence for this matter?"
Xiao Wanzhen shook her head. "I have no evidence, but it's definitely her fault. Father, please order her execution immediately!"
Her eyes were bloodshot and filled with hatred.
She wanted to find a culprit for this joke. Only by severely punishing the culprit could she calm the hatred in her heart.
Zhao Shuning kowtowed heavily, her tone strong and powerful, "Your Majesty, I swear to heaven that I have never done this. Please give me justice."
Xiao Yanci reminded him, "Anything a person does always leaves behind evidence. Father, I just had the Imperial Guards search her courtyard, and they should have found something by now."
When Zhao Shuning heard this, his heart tightened.
Before she could think deeply, the Imperial Guards came back and said, "Your Majesty, I found a prescription in the secret compartment of Zhao's room."
When Zhao Shuning heard this, a flaw finally appeared on his face.
Emperor Defeng took the prescription and took a look at it, but he couldn't make out anything.
Just at this moment, Dr. Jiang arrived.
Emperor Defeng handed him the prescription directly and said, "Lord Jiang, please take a look at this prescription. Is there anything wrong with it?"
Doctor Jiang squinted his eyes and looked at it for a long time, then slowly shook his head, "I'm ashamed to say that I've never seen this recipe before."
After hearing this, Zhao Shuning's heart finally settled down, and his clenched hands finally loosened.
But then he continued slowly, "But today, after Prince Jin reminded me, I found a recipe in my grandson's notes that is very similar to this one."
Zhao Shuning's pupils shrank sharply, and a very bad premonition swept over his body.
At this time, Chu Dingfeng and Chu Yian had already turned pale.
That vicious woman is really going to bring disaster to the Chu family again!
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