Chapter 5 — Poisonous Medicine Cup

“Know when to stop?” I gently repeated it once, seemingly finding it very interesting: "When they insulted me, no one told them to stop in time." The doctor was quickly sent over, taking turns checking the pulse of Miss Luong and the others. But after several royal doctors took the pulse in succession, each person's face was even whiter than the last, and in the end they all knelt down. "Your Majesty, I forgive you, this poison... We do not recognize it." As soon as the third prince listened, his face became even whiter. He unconsciously looked at me, his eyes almost filled with pleading. I feel funny. When he was poisoned in the past, he had the same look on his face. "Nhan Thu." The Emperor's voice turned cold: "Hand over the solution." This is no longer a negotiation, but an order. But what I hate most is being ordered around by others. I was about to speak, To Yen suddenly knelt forward and took a step forward, kowtowing deeply to me. "Sister, it was me who was wrong." She knelt down quickly and strongly, even her forehead was red. "It's because I didn't manage the people around me well, it's because I let them offend you. If you hate me, just aim at me, don't implicate others." Having said that, tears fell along her chin, looking extremely pitiful. Many people around were starting to soften their hearts. Even Mother To cried and rushed to hug her: "Yen Nhi!" I looked at her, only feeling disgusted. Again. She is the best at this trick. Always showing the appearance of being patient and accepting losses, as if all the mistakes in the world were not hers, but the one who suffered was always her. I slowly walked in front of her, lowered my head and looked down. "Do you really want to accept it for them?" To Yen's body stiffened, but she still nodded with red eyes. "That's right." "Okay." I took out a white porcelain vase from my sleeve and gently shook it in front of her. "There's medicine in here." Her eyes immediately lit up for a moment. But right after that, I smiled and added another sentence: "One pill for each person, if you take it, you won't die. As for other things... Every time it rains, it will be itchy, every time the night is cold, your bones will ache. For the rest of your life, you must remember this night well." To Yen's face immediately turned white and transparent. Miss Luong cried even more and fell to the ground: "No... No..." I looked at them, the feeling of sadness in my heart finally dissipated a bit. The Buddha pearl has been broken, of course this debt must be counted. Finally, the Crown Prince spoke up, his voice calm and cold: "What conditions do you want to be completely detoxified?" I tilted my head to look at him. "It's very simple." "Miss Luong must kneel down, pick up each of my broken Buddha beads and re-strung them herself." "As for To Yen..." I paused slightly, the smile on my lips deepened. "I want her to stand in front of everyone, clearly recognize her identity." "Admit that she is just a genius raised by the To family, admit that the To family welcomed me back to marry her into Tinh Vuong Palace on her behalf." This request. As soon as it was announced, the whole hall was silent. Miss Luong kneeling to pick up pearls is just a loss of face. But if To Yen really admitted it, it would be like personally crushing all the glory and dignity of the past years. To Yen raised her head, in her eyes there were finally no longer tears, but hatred that could not be suppressed. "Don't dream." I looked at her and laughed. "Then you just endure slowly." At this moment, a low announcement suddenly came from outside the palace. "His Royal Highness Tinh Vuong is coming..." The palace door opened, the night wind carrying cold air poured in. Everyone looked at the sound. The person who came was dressed in black clothes, had straight shoulders, and was holding a black wooden stick in his hand. Although his steps were slow, he did not show any signs of collapse like the rumors said

outside. It is Tinh Vuong. Also my fiance in name. After entering the palace, he first bowed to the Empress, then looked up at the entire hall. His eyes swept across the noble ladies kneeling on the ground, To Yen cried until he lost his appearance, the Third Prince had an unsightly face, and finally stopped on him. With just one look, he seemed to have seen through the entire situation in the palace. The Emperor asked in a low voice: "What are you doing here?" "I heard the palace banquet was bustling." Vuong Tinh's voice was calm: "I came to see." The Queen reluctantly smiled and said: "It was just a dispute between the ladies, but I didn't expect it to alarm you." Tinh Vuong did not answer, just looked at me: "Who is the eldest lady of the To family?" To Yen unconsciously raised her head a bit. But the eyes of everyone in the palace fell on him. I raised my eyes, facing his eyes. "It's me." Tinh Vuong looked at me. A moment later, he calmly said: "It's not like someone would suffer a loss." I curled my lips: "Your Majesty is very sharp-eyed." One question and one answer like that unintentionally made the stuffy atmosphere in the palace a little easier. The Emperor looked at Tinh Vuong, his voice carrying a tentative tone: "This is the person who has an engagement contract with you. What do you mean?" Everyone was waiting for Tinh Vuong's reaction.