Chapter 4 — Poisonous Medicine Cup

“Your Highness is right.” My voice was soft: "So this goddess is very restrained." These words were said very softly, but in Miss Luong's ears, they were like a death spell. Her lips trembled, and finally she couldn't help but crawled forward two steps, trembling and saying: "I... I didn't mean to push you just now... I just accidentally, really accidentally..." "Accidentally?" I lowered my eyes and looked at her: "When you scolded me, did you also accidentally say something?" She choked on her words. My eyes glanced over and fell on To Yen's face. "Or when you were discussing whether I was still pure or not, whether I was worthy of marrying into the royal palace or not, was it a slip of the tongue?" To Yen's face was pale, but she still tried to speak: "Sister, why do you have to force people too much? Today's matter was originally just a few arguments. If you're not happy in your heart, I'll admit it for them." "You instead?" I smiled slightly, slowly walking in front of her. "What do you have to replace it with?" Her eyelashes trembled, as if I had cornered her to the point where she had no way to retreat. I bent down to look at her, my voice was very soft, but loud enough for those around me to hear clearly. "Using my identity, which you have occupied for seventeen years?" "Or using the marriage contract that originally belonged to me?" "Or using the fact that the Su family welcomed me back to marry the disabled king on your behalf?" As soon as the last sentence ended, the whole hall was in an uproar. The To family's face immediately turned pale. Su suddenly raised her head and shouted sternly: "Shut up!" I didn't even give him a look. The blood on To Yen's face completely disappeared. What she fears most is that this veil will be openly torn off by me. She can pretend to be honest, pretend to feel sorry for herself, pretend not to fight. But once the words "change marriage" were displayed in front of everyone, her nobility and dignity became a joke. She bit her lip, tears in her eyes. "I don't have it..." "You don't have it?" I laughed: "So do you dare to stand in front of everyone and say that you have never criticized Tinh Vuong, never asked the To family to take me home on your behalf?" She opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word. Because it's true. So she cannot explain. The Crown Prince frowned, obviously not expecting that after receiving back a relative from the To family, there were still such dirty plans hidden. The Emperor's face became even colder, his eyes swept over several members of the To family, making him unable to breathe. Just when everyone thought that the next thing would be the Su family's apology and confession, Miss Luong suddenly hugged her neck. "I... What do I do..." Her voice was weak, as if she suddenly couldn't breathe. Right after that, a lady who had scolded her the most fiercely just now suddenly grabbed her wrist, her face full of panic. "My hand... is so numb..." To Yen's expression changed, she unconsciously hugged her chest. That dull feeling of discomfort had spread from the base of the tongue to the limbs, like a cold thread of ice crawling along the blood vessels. She suddenly raised her head to look at me. I stood in the middle of the main hall, gently smiling at them. "Now I realized..." "Have you been poisoned?" This sentence was like a spark, instantly causing the whole main hall to explode. Miss Luong was the first to scream. "The antidote! Give me the antidote!" She knelt down on the ground, raised her hand to scratch her neck until her skin turned red, and her whole body trembled non-stop. The other noble ladies were also completely panicked, some were breathing heavily, some had weak legs and fell down, some didn't even cry. The young ladies of the mandarin's house, who were still arrogant and noble, were now embarrassed in all kinds of ways, struggling like a flock of frightened sparrows. Only To Yen still reluctantly struggled. She looked up at me, her voice trembling: "When did you poison me?" "Guess."

I smiled and looked at her: "You guys are standing so close to me, and your mouth is so talkative, of course I have to give something back." Finally, true fear appeared in To Yen's eyes. She is not afraid of death. I just don't want to appear weak in front of everyone. The Emperor slammed his hand on the table and shouted in a low voice: "Insolent!" Everyone in the palace immediately knelt down. I still stood still, just raised my eyes to look at him. "Who are you talking about, Your Majesty?" The Emperor's face was as unsightly as if covered with a layer of cold frost. He is a man of heaven and is used to everyone bowing their heads to listen to orders, but I refuse to bow my head. Seeing that the situation was not good, the Queen immediately softened her voice and said: "Miss Nhan Thu, today is a palace banquet, don't make a big deal out of it. You have already punished them, you should know when to stop."