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Xu Yingying heaved a sigh of relief when she heard the voice. She prepared to walk out of the main gate of Baihua Tower and then go back to her residence to rest.

Unexpectedly, I met an "old acquaintance" - Li Siming as soon as I went downstairs.

"Hey, isn't this our righteous Lord Xu? Did he come here alone today?"

Li Siming was hugging a girl from Baihua Tower, and then said to Xu Yingying in a very inappropriate manner.

"I didn't expect that Lord Xu also likes women." Li Siming teased Xu Yingying with a playful look.

Xu Yingying glanced at Li Siming indifferently, speechless.

She got angry when she saw Li Siqi, and answered mercilessly: "Your Highness, I am just passing by here and came to see my friends. I am not here to look for any girl."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, you are so leisurely that you can come here to drink and have fun." Xu Yingying said sarcastically.

After saying this, she still felt unsatisfied. When she thought about how Li Siming almost succeeded in poisoning her, she became angry.

No, she is not someone who is willing to negotiate.

She is a vengeful person who will give others a taste of their own medicine.

"I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. I hope you have fun, Your Highness." After saying this, Xu Yingying turned around and prepared to leave.

But when she passed by Li Siming, she secretly took out some white powder from her pocket and sprinkled it on Li Siming's body.

At this time, Li Siming was completely unaware of Xu Yingying's little actions and was only focused on drinking the wine in the beauty's hand.

After returning home, Xu Yingying told Li Siqi everything that happened today, including the fact that she poisoned Li Siming.

After saying that, Xu Yingying felt a little guilty and said worriedly, "I'm afraid Li Siming will come after me later. What should I do then?"

Xu Yingying suddenly felt a little regretful and thought she had acted impulsively.

After hearing this, Li Siqi patted his chest confidently and said, "It's okay. I'll cover this matter for you. Just deny it when the time comes. Anyway, he can't produce any evidence to prove that you did it."

Xu Yingying was relieved when she heard what Li Siqi said. It was indeed true. What he said made sense.

A few days later, news suddenly spread in the capital that Li Siming had skin ulcers. It caused such a sensation that almost everyone in the capital knew about it.

Everyone was afraid that Li Siming had some strange disease, maybe even an infectious disease.

For a moment, everyone avoided him.

After hearing this, Xu Yingying couldn't help but laugh at Li Siming. After all, he got what he deserved.

Inside the East Palace.

Li Siming lay on the bed and moaned constantly.

"Ouch, ouch, my body is so itchy and uncomfortable."

After Li Siming finished speaking, he was about to reach out to clasp his hands, but was held back by the Imperial Concubine beside him.

"My dear son! You can't buckle this. Your flesh is rotten. How can it work if you buckle it again?"

"But mother, my body is itchy and painful! I really can't stand it anymore. I want to bang my head against the wall and die." Li Siming said with a painful face.

The Imperial Concubine was naturally heartbroken to see her son like this. She turned around and couldn't help but get angry at the imperial physician beside her.

"The Crown Prince is so upset that he has received the silver from the Ministry of Internal Affairs but has not received any real money. Why don't you have any way to relieve his pain?"

Seeing the Imperial Concubine lose her temper, the imperial doctors couldn't help but cry out for injustice. They had tried their best to relieve Li Siming's itch, but to no avail.

All the imperial physicians looked to the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau, Imperial Physician Li, for help.

Doctor Li sighed helplessly upon hearing this.

"Reporting to Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine, the symptoms of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are extremely rare. We, the humble servants, really cannot figure it out, but the only thing that is certain is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has most likely been poisoned by some kind of poison." Doctor Li, who was in charge of the Imperial Hospital, said bravely.

"What? Poisoned?" Upon hearing this, the imperial concubine became even angrier. She had never thought that someone would dare to poison her son.

"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince, please think carefully about whether you have offended or come into contact with anyone recently." Doctor Li reminded.

"Hurry, hurry, go and check for me who the prince has met these days." The imperial concubine immediately ordered her subordinates.

"Yes, ma'am."

At the same time, these words also made Li Siming fall into deep thought.

Have you met anyone?

Could it be!

Li Siming suddenly remembered that it was most likely one person.

"Mother, I saw Xu Yingying in Baihua Tower that day. It must have been him. He is in cahoots with Li Siqi and has been unhappy with my son for a long time."

"He looks like a very upright person, but I didn't expect his methods to be so despicable." Li Siming said gritting his teeth.

He didn't blush at all when he said this, nor did he think about the fact that he had poisoned Li Siqi and Xu Yingying several times.

The Imperial Concubine was immediately furious when she heard this. "How dare he, a minister, frame the Crown Prince? Call him over here and tell him I have something to ask him. I want to give him a thorough trial!"

The Imperial Concubine gave instructions to Cui'er, her personal maid.

"Yes, your majesty, I will go and invite you right away." After saying this, Cui'er hurried towards the Ninth Prince's residence.

Cui'er was extremely efficient and Xu Yingying was brought into the palace in a short while.

Xu Yingying pretended to be very innocent and saluted to the Imperial Concubine.

"Your humble servant is here to pay his respects to the Imperial Noble Consort. I wonder if the Imperial Noble Consort called me up today for something?" Xu Yingying said preemptively.

Li Siming, who was standing by, could no longer sit still after hearing this and immediately asked, "Is it you? Did you poison me?"

"You are really vicious. You can't play openly, so you play dirty with me." Li Siming couldn't help but complain to Xu Yingying.

Xu Yingying pretended to be very innocent, her eyes full of confusion, "I wonder what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is going to say next?"

After hearing this, the Imperial Concubine could no longer bear it.

"Lord Xu, did you know that the prince was ill?" the imperial concubine asked Xu Yingying.

Xu Yingying nodded, "I have heard a little about this matter. After all, almost everyone in the capital knows about it."

Xu Yingying's answer was so flawless that she cleared herself of all blame.

Seeing this, the Imperial Concubine couldn't help but question, "I heard that the Imperial Concubine saw you on the street a few days ago? Apart from that, she hasn't seen anyone else. Did you harbor a grudge against the Crown Prince and poison him?"

Xu Yingying replied calmly, "Your Highness, are you kidding me? I have no grudge against the Crown Prince, so why would you want to frame him?"

"And if you suspect me of poisoning His Royal Highness just because I have had contact with him, then all the guests and girls in Baihua Tower are at risk."

The Imperial Concubine was stunned after hearing this. Seeing that Xu Yingying refused to plead guilty, she became so angry that her face turned purple.

"Okay, okay, you don't admit it, right?"

"Someone, bring a stick and beat him hard until he admits it."

The Imperial Concubine waved her hand and said.

"Oh? Is the Royal Concubine planning to force a confession out of me? Aren't you afraid that the Emperor will ask me how I got the injuries?" Xu Yingying said with a frown and dissatisfaction.