Chapter 2266 Chronic Poison
Chapter 2266 Chronic Poison
As soon as he finished speaking, the eldest prince walked out of the door quickly. As soon as he walked out of the yard, he bumped into the eldest prince's wife who came to serve soup, and the ginseng soup spilled all over the floor.
Looking at the eldest prince's anxious look, the eldest prince's wife was confused.
"Your Highness, where are you going? We have to go back to the mansion soon."
In response to her question, the eldest prince simply glanced at his soiled clothes with dissatisfaction, turned back to his room to change, and said as he walked, "I'm going to find my father."
"I heard that Consort Shu and the Queen had a big fight. Father must be upset right now. He's always finding fault with me, and I'm worried there's no way to resolve it."
He could just use this incident to mediate the relationship in the harem and say a few good words in front of the king. Then, would he still worry about his father being dissatisfied with him?
Moreover, this is also a good opportunity to find out whether Concubine Shu is really favored by the king...
If it was true, he could come up with a way to deal with it, killing three birds with one stone.
Thinking of this, the eldest prince moved even faster, quickly changed his clothes and strode away without even glancing at the eldest prince's wife.
He even walked too fast and bumped into her, which made the eldest prince's wife feel very aggrieved.
Holding his painful shoulder, he gritted his teeth and said, "It's all an excuse. I think you just want to see that bitch. Humph, luckily I have someone deal with her."
She had a vicious look in her eyes, threw the teacup, and the maids and old women knelt on the ground in chaos.
The maids who had been tortured by the itching powder finally rushed back. With their red and swollen faces, they knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "Princess Consort, please spare our lives!"
"What happened? Was the person killed?" The eldest prince's wife asked in a cold voice, which frightened the maids even more.
Several people looked at each other, and no one dared to speak for a while.
Seeing that the eldest prince's wife was getting impatient, the leading nanny stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, we...we didn't succeed."
"That girl had some kind of powder on her. Once she sprinkled it, we became extremely itchy. We scratched ourselves to the point of being unable to straighten our backs, and she ran away."
Hearing this, the eldest prince's wife flew into a rage and kicked the nanny in the heart: "You useless things, you can't even deal with a slave, what use do I have to you?"
She yelled angrily and smashed everything in the room in anger, scaring the maids so much that they trembled in fear and knelt on the ground, not daring to look up, for fear that they would be chopped by the eldest prince's wife with a sword in the next second.
But even if the Crown Princess was angry, she couldn't show it and could only give up temporarily. This was in the palace and she couldn't kill people at will.
Moreover, these chess pieces were placed there with great difficulty by her, and they must not be allowed to get into trouble because of such a small matter.
"Forget it. This time, I'll spare your lives. I'll always find other ways to deal with that bitch."
After figuring it out, the Crown Princess waved her hand and turned to leave.
"Farewell, Princess."
The maids and old women knelt down to see her off, and only dared to stand up after she had gone far away. They were all drenched in sweat, as if they had just been pulled out of the water.
The next day, in the Su Mansion.
Seeing that Wan Shufang had been under house arrest for many days but still showed no movement, the fake Su's father became more and more anxious.
He quickly called over his confidant and handed him a packet of slow-acting poison. "Go and find a way to add this to the Second Young Lady's daily diet."
"Remember, don't let her notice."
"Yes, sir."
The confidant left with the poison, and Su's father looked towards Wan Shufang's yard quietly, with a strange light flashing in his eyes and a slight smile on his lips.
“Su Qingqing, as long as you are poisoned by my slow-acting poison, I am not afraid that you will not reveal those secrets!”
These words slowly faded away with the breeze, and he turned back to the house, waiting for his confidant's reply with peace of mind. At the same time, Wan Shufang was on this side.
Looking at the food being served, she frowned slightly. "Is the food so good today? There's even chicken soup. Ever since I was put under house arrest, that old man has been very reluctant to give me food or drink."
As she spoke, Wan Shufang sat down at the table. Almost instantly, she smelled a strange odor hidden in the delicious food.
She leaned over and examined it carefully, her eyes gradually becoming serious: "Poisoned?"
"Oh, your technique is still so clumsy."
Wan Shufang supported her chin, thought for a moment, and then came up with a countermeasure. She took advantage of the situation and took out a big bag from the space, poured all the food into it, and threw it into the space.
He took out more food to fill his stomach, and then let the maid come in to clean up.
Looking at the food that had been eaten up, the little maid couldn't help but jump for joy, but she suppressed her smile, cleared the table and left.
The maid's expression did not escape Wan Shufang's eyes. She sneered and said calmly: "Laugh, I want to see how long you can laugh."
Over the next few days, Wan Shufang followed the same method and managed to get rid of the poisonous food every time.
Estimating that the time was almost up, she changed her makeup and pretended to be listless and as if she was about to die.
The servant who delivered the meal saw this and immediately reported it to the fake Su's father. Immediately, the fake Su's father was overjoyed and secretly proud of himself.
"That's great, Su Qingqing. I want to see how you can resist this time."
Father Su smiled, thinking that his plan had succeeded, and completely relaxed his vigilance. He controlled his temper and waited for several days. Seeing that Wan Shufang had already started to see a doctor, he went to visit her in the name of her father.
In the yard, Wan Shufang was sitting and resting when she heard Su's father's voice.
"Qingqing, how did you become like this?" Father Su exclaimed, looking at Wan Shufang's pale face, his eyes showing distress: "You look so bad, what did the doctor say? Have you found the cause of the disease?"
"Qingqing, you still have to take care of yourself. You can't ignore yourself just because you're angry with your father..."
Father Su sighed, offered some hypocritical sympathy, then suddenly changed the subject and said, "Although I'm not your father, after being together for so long, I do feel sorry for you."
Hearing this, Wan Shufang, who had been calm, suddenly changed her expression and looked panicked. Seeing her like this, Father Su became even more proud.
"Qingqing, I actually already know your identity. I won't say anything. You don't have to hide it from me anymore."
"Who am I?" Wan Shufang looked at him in confusion and finally said the first sentence after they met.
Seeing that she refused to repent, Father Su lost his patience: "You only have the Su family as your backing. Do you still want to hide it from me?"
Hearing this, Wan Shufang was even more puzzled, but she still took advantage of the situation and asked, "Oh? How did father know my identity?"
"Besides his identity, what else did you know?"
This was meant to be a test, but to Father Su, it sounded like she was resisting stubbornly. He simply threw the can down and made things clear with her: "Su Qingqing, do you really have to make me explain this clearly?"
"You are the Seventh Prince's man."
After hearing this, Wan Shufang was slightly stunned, then she couldn't help laughing. Before Su's father frowned and got angry, she admitted it.
"Yes, I am indeed the Seventh Prince's man, so Father... please be polite to me."
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