kvmb Chapter 379
Chapter 379
Seeing the wine about to enter his throat, she quickly picked up a peanut from the desk and flicked it out with a whoosh.The red, crispy peanut precisely struck the hand of the Crown Prince, who had already raised the cup to his lips.
Smack!
The white jade wine cup fell to the ground, but surprisingly, it didn't break!
Yue Fuguang: Her hand slipped, she didn't control her strength well, it was definitely not because her martial arts skills were lacking!
The Crown Prince looked at the cup that rolled twice on the ground, raised his head in surprise, and looked at Yue Fuguang with confusion. The Emperor and the various officials who were constantly paying attention to the situation at the high seats also looked at Yue Fuguang in bewilderment.
They didn't think she had any malicious intent towards the Crown Prince, but they just didn't understand the purpose of her action.
Some clever ones had already reacted—that wine...
"Little Aunt, is there a problem with Zhiyan's wine?" Xie Zhiyan suddenly realized what was going on while his imperial father was staring at the spilled liquor from his cup.
Yue Fuguang nodded with appreciation on her face and said, "There is poison in the wine. Someone must have added it just now during the chaos."
It should be known that during the banquet, the wine and food presented were inspected by no less than three people together. It was not easy to poison them at that time.
But it was different once they were brought to the tables. Very few people would suspect that the wine they had been drinking safely would suddenly become poisoned.
So the assassination just now was the first move. After Poison Young Master and the others failed, the poison in this wine was the second move laid out by those people.
'Little Zhu, check and see what else has been poisoned besides the Crown Prince's wine.'
[Master, besides the Crown Prince's wine, there is also His Majesty's bird's nest porridge. Except for the Third Prince, the soup bowls of all the other princes and princesses also contain poison.]
Slam!
Emperor Mingxi heavily slammed his wine cup back onto the desk. "Investigate! Investigate this thoroughly for me! I want to know who is so bold as to poison the Crown Prince right under my nose!"
His tiger-like eyes shot towards Zheng Zicheng and Zhang Zhongping, who had already stood up to plead guilty. "Minister Zhang, clear away all the food and drinks, and check if there are any others that have been poisoned!"
"Deputy Envoy Zheng, you will thoroughly investigate all the maids and eunuchs in the hall today. I want to know everyone's background!"
After the two received their orders and left, Emperor Mingxi showed fatigue on his face. He waved his hand and said, "It is getting late today. The banquet ends here. Everyone, disperse!"
Hearing the words "getting late," Yue Fuguang couldn't help but yawn. As she walked outside, she didn't forget to complain to the system, 'Little Zhu, these assassins are such a buzzkill, never-ending from morning till night!'
[Don't be angry, Master. They are not done yet. There is still a huge show tonight.]
'Are these assassinations serious? One act after another, the emperor definitely prepared in advance. What advantage can they possibly get?'
[Because some of them have already sneaked into the hunting grounds. The poison for the Crown Prince, princes, and princesses was administered by those people during the chaos.
Master, there is a secret skill in the martial arts world called human skin masks. Those people used human skin masks to swap identities with the palace servants and blend into the banquet.]
The Crown Prince, Wei Ping, and the others following behind her exchanged glances. Human skin masks, they had long heard of them. Even in the Imperial Prison, Wei Ping had once searched one out from Luo Feng.
As thin as cicada wings, shaped like human skin, with a soft and delicate touch. Unfortunately, Luo Feng also obtained it by accident and didn't know the production process.
'On the royal family's side, even the emperor couldn't escape it. Why is it that only the Third Prince wasn't poisoned? And the words of that Poison Young Master, was he trying to divert the disaster and stir up strife among the royal brothers?'
Hearing that the topic had finally come to him, Xie Zhixin, who had fallen a few steps behind everyone and was intentionally or unintentionally isolated by his brothers, became so emotional that tears streamed down his face!
Bei Ye, who was walking beside him, inexplicably glanced at this Third Prince of Dayan from the corner of his eye. He couldn't help but feel that this Third Prince, who was silently weeping as he walked yet smiling so joyfully at the same time, must be seriously ill in the head!
Could it be that the war of succession in Dayan is even more cruel than in their Beili? Look, it has driven a man completely mad!
[Xie the Third is just a huge scapegoat. Keeping him alive serves two purposes: first, to make him take the blame; second, if he luckily avoids suspicion, after the royal heirs and the emperor are all dead, they will push him to the throne. After all, this man is also a son-in-law of an aristocratic family and can be considered half an ally.
Once Bai Nianzhu gives birth to a son, they can eliminate the father and keep the son. Even if the Third Princess Consort is unwilling, what can she do? As an orphan and widow, they can then easily control the emperor to command the nobles. Ultimately, Dayan will still be in the hands of the aristocratic families.]
Xie Zhixin: I really thank you for considering me an ally! Eliminate the father and keep the son? To hell with that! Thank your whole family JPG.
Xie Zhixin silently gritted his teeth, his delayed rebellious phase suddenly striking him.
He would not take the blame, and he definitely wouldn't sit on the throne! Do not cue JPG.
He looked through the crowd at Yue Fuguang walking at the very front. With this ancestor around, it was most suitable for him to safely be a carefree prince!
[As for the words of Poison Young Master, they were openly meant to provoke the relationship between the royal brothers. As long as a tiny seed of doubt is planted.
The current balance and stability among the princes could be broken.
The internal stability of the royal family is the last thing the aristocratic families and Panshan want to see.]
Emperor Mingxi nodded, while the group of princes and princesses trailing behind him looked thoughtful.
...
Inside Beiyue's large tent, except for the two dead-drunk brothers from Dongyi, all the other parties were gathered together.
Although their countries had often joined forces in the past, each person had their own hidden agendas. This was the first time they sat so intimately around a single table.
Seeing the others remain silent, as the host, Beiyue was the first to speak. "My fifth brother and I have already asked several officials of our Beili diplomatic mission. None of them heard those two voices." To prevent eavesdropping, Beiyue kept his mouth shut about Yue Fuguang's name.
The others nodded. "It is the same for us!"
A sharp gleam flashed across Xi Ling's eyes as he said, "Could it be that only the few of us are favored by the heavens and can hear the voices from heaven?"
"Do you think the ruler and officials of Dayan also heard the heavenly voices?" Lan Xuan'er frowned. Based on her understanding of the Dayan court, she couldn't help but feel that their reactions from the Crown Prince's attack until the end of the banquet were somewhat strange.
But she couldn't pinpoint exactly what the problem was.
Gan Tang said, "Sister Xuan'er is the most familiar with the Dayan court. If even you can't tell, the rest of us definitely can't be sure."
After all, she had been serving as an envoy to Dayan since she was fourteen. When it came to familiarity with Dayan, only Beiyue among those seated could match her.
Bei Ye rubbed the teacup in his hand and said quietly, "Let's set aside whether the Dayan court can hear it or not. We need to figure out why it's the few of us who can hear it."
His gaze seemed to pierce through the large tent towards where the Dongyi diplomatic mission was staying. "Those two brothers from Dongyi don't seem to be able to hear it either. Also, we are still not sure if the heavenly voices are trustworthy. Furthermore..."
He looked around at the group. "One of the voices is definitely Junior Preceptor Yue, but who is the other one? Do you really believe her identity as a goddess descended from heaven?"
Could this be a trap set by the Dayan court, using some secret information they knew to set them up here?
They didn't see Yue Fuguang's mouth moving, so who's to say she wasn't using ventriloquism? Don't forget, she seemed to know martial arts.