Chapter 374: Secret Thoughts
Prince Rui slammed his hand on the table, causing the teacup to bang.
He did ask the princess to send a lot of supplements to Kunning Palace, including bird's nest.
Besides Liao, who else would have a beautiful woman? Who would dare to poison the Queen's food?
When Ma Xingyi saw Prince Rui's reaction, he immediately confirmed that the prince was unaware of this matter.
If the prince knew about this, he would definitely not send anyone to invite him.
He was unsure at first, thinking he had misdiagnosed the patient's pulse. It was not until he discovered the remaining bird's nest that he was certain he was right.
He noticed something was wrong, but he didn't dare to show it.
If this matter were to be exposed, Prince Rui's Mansion would cease to exist and he would have no way to survive.
Fortunately, he quickly discovered the problem with the tablet.
With the tablet as a cover, no one would care about other things.
But he didn't know whether there was any problem with the other bird's nests sent by the princess. If they were discovered, the consequences would be disastrous, so Ma Xingyi did not dare to hide it.
Prince Rui suppressed his anger and warned Ma Xingyi to keep the secret and not to mention it to anyone.
After sending Ma Xingyi away, Prince Rui walked towards the inner courtyard.
Princess Liao of Prince Rui had just finished washing and dressing up and changed into her casual underwear, with her jet-black hair loose.
She is only in her early thirties this year, which is the age when she is most charming.
However, Prince Rui didn't even glance at it.
He frowned and sent all the maids away.
When Liao saw this, the gentle look on her face froze slightly.
She had a premonition of something.
With no outsiders in the room, Prince Rui approached Liao directly, his eyes full of anger.
"Ms. Liao, tell me the truth. What did you do with the things I asked you to deliver to Kunning Palace?"
Liao's eyes flickered slightly, "I don't know what the prince is talking about."
Prince Rui's forehead was bulging with blue veins. "At this point, you're still playing dumb! Doctor Ma has already diagnosed that the Empress's sister-in-law has been poisoned by the Red Beauty Ashes. Who else has this poison besides you?"
"If you don't admit it, I will arrest everyone around you and torture them. I want to see if they are all as stubborn as you."
When Liao saw that he had told the truth and Ma Xingyi had testified, he knew that it was useless to argue and simply admitted it.
"Yes, I did it."
As soon as she finished speaking, Prince Rui raised his hand and slapped her hard.
Liao's face was hit and twisted to one side, and it was burning with pain.
"You vicious woman, why would you do this? How has the Empress's sister-in-law ever wronged you? Why would you want to kill her?"
Liao's face no longer had the dignity and elegance she had during the day, and was replaced by a cold sneer.
"Why did I do this? Your Highness, do you really have no idea? Do you really think no one can see the thoughts hidden in your heart? I am not blind!"
Prince Rui's eyes flickered and his face trembled slightly.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Who wrote the Book of Songs that Your Highness has always treasured? Who embroidered the handkerchief that Your Highness takes out every day to look at? And why does Your Highness keep those old clothes that no longer fit me, and why doesn't he even let me touch them?"
"No one in the world would have guessed that the gentle and elegant Prince Rui had harbored longings for his eldest sister-in-law for so many years!"
Prince Rui's true feelings were touched, and his face flushed red with shame and anger.
"Shut up!"
Liao sneered, "Since Your Highness dared to do it, why not admit it? You rushed back this time because you heard she wasn't well and you were worried you wouldn't be able to see her one last time, right?"
"That century-old Ganoderma lucidum is incredibly rare. My father and brother finally got it. We were going to give it to Zhen Jie to recuperate, but you stopped us and wanted to leave it to your good sister-in-law!"
"You only remember that your good sister-in-law is in poor health, but have you ever thought that our sister Zhen is born with deficiencies and needs these kinds of good things to nourish her body? For so many years, I have been swallowing my anger and just pretending to be blind and deaf, but you should never, ever steal Sister Zhen's things to satisfy your shameful desires!"
Prince Rui felt a lump in his throat, and a fishy-sweet taste surged up, but he forced it down.
Liao's words forced him to face the deepest thoughts in his heart.
At the beginning, Empress Sun was not yet the Empress, but only the Crown Princess.
At that time, Prince Rui was only seven or eight years old. After his mother passed away, he fell seriously ill and became confused and could not even speak.
He was taken to live in the Prince's Mansion, and Empress Sun took care of him like a mother and taught him patiently.
It was his hard work day after day that allowed him to speak again and a smile gradually appeared on his face.
The child had slowly grown into a young boy. When he reached the age of young Mu Ai, he had no interest in girls of the same age. He thought most of them were willful and unruly. If he wanted to marry, he would marry someone as calm, generous, dignified and elegant as his eldest sister-in-law.
When this thought came to his mind, he slowly realized what he was thinking.
He despised himself for this and went through unspeakable torment.
He followed the arrangement, married Liao, and made up his mind to go to his fiefdom.
Perhaps, when we are separated, the memories will fade away.
But the reality is not so. The longer I can’t see you, the more I miss you, like a maggot on the tarsal bone, which is hard to get rid of.
He thought he had hidden his thoughts very well, but he didn't know that the person next to him had already seen through them.
After a while, Prince Rui finally spoke, his voice hoarse.
"My eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. She has been kind to me and raised me. I have harbored thoughts that I shouldn't have. What does that have to do with her? You poisoned her. Where do you think I am now?"
When Liao heard him admit it himself, her heart ached uncontrollably.
I thought I didn't care anymore, but it turns out that I still do.
"Where does the prince's actions put me? Where does it put Sister Zhen?"
Prince Rui wanted to refute, but Liao didn't give him a chance.
"Is she really innocent? She's not much older than you, and there's a gender difference. If she really knew her limits, she should keep her distance from you and not let you harbor such inappropriate thoughts."
Liao resented Prince Rui, but her resentment towards Empress Sun was even greater.
She believed that Empress Sun was shameless and deliberately seduced Prince Rui to make him fall in love with her when he was still a teenager.
When Liao saw Empress Sun, her disappointment and contempt reached its peak.
Such an old, weak, and dying woman was actually his rival for the past ten years?
Liao suddenly felt that her life was a failure.
At the same time, the hatred in my heart reached its peak.
She offered to find a man for Xiao Baozhu, which meant she had bad intentions.
If Xiao Baozhu married far away in Shu, wouldn't she fall into her hands? Then, all her hatred for Empress Sun could be vented on Xiao Baozhu.
But Empress Sun was not tactful and refused the idea.
Liao hated her even more and hoped she would die even more.
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