She glanced at Gu Wen and Pei Yan, and in a flash she understood something. Her expression suddenly changed. If the nanny beside her hadn't quickly supported her, people would have noticed something.

She gritted her teeth and glanced at the nanny beside her.

The nanny immediately nodded in understanding, left in a hurry, and then came back in a hurry.

At this moment, a thin palace maid knelt on the ground with a plop and cried, "Crown Princess, Crown Prince, I am sorry for you. I was jealous of you and poisoned your cakes. I know I was wrong. I dare not ask for your forgiveness. I can only die to apologize!"

After saying that, she rushed towards Jiang Hong's sword without any hesitation.

Blood gushed out instantly, the palace maid's pupils dilated, she covered her neck and twitched before collapsing to the ground, no longer making any sound.

Many women present were frightened by this sudden change and screamed in shock. Then they covered their mouths and vomited because of the strong and pungent smell of blood.

Xi Fei and others couldn't help but cover their mouths and noses with handkerchiefs.

The queen glared at Pei Yan. Pei Yan pursed her lips and lowered her eyes secretly. Her heart was numb.

She originally wanted to use the peach blossom pastry to put Lin Shuning in a suspect position. Once a thorough investigation was conducted, she would find that the poison in the peach blossom pastry came from Lin Shuning's hand. She had asked Mingzhu to find someone to buy it from Lin Shuning that day.

By then, even if Lin Shuning had a sharp tongue, he would be powerless to save the situation.

But she failed.

The Queen saw through it.

She smiled silently with the corners of her mouth pulled, but it didn't matter. She had already lost completely in this bet, so what did it matter whether she succeeded or not.

The dried blood was cold to the touch, but even colder was the heart.

Emperor Jingsheng looked coldly at the corpse on the ground, and glanced at the queen meaningfully. After a while, he spoke in a deep voice: "Now that the truth has been revealed, let's stop here. Everyone, please leave. Send someone to take good care of the Crown Princess. She just lost her child and is emotionally unstable. Someone must be sent to keep an eye on her. The Crown Prince will take leave at home for the time being and does not need to attend the morning court."

The queen's face changed. How could it be possible for the prince not to attend the morning court?

"Your Majesty, I will take care of the Crown Princess. There is no need..."

"Your son thanks His Majesty." Jiang Hong interrupted her and knelt down to salute in a dejected manner.

This was exactly what he wanted.

"You..." The queen was so angry that she could hardly breathe.

Doesn't he know how tense the situation is? !

But Jiang Hong doesn't care about these things now.

He untied his cloak, wrapped Pei Yan tightly, put his long arms around her, held her in his arms and strode away.

Those who were left alone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Many women were moved by this scene and secretly envious, but many powerful officials secretly ridiculed Jiang Hong for being foolish and going to such lengths for a woman. His vision was too narrow and not presentable.

A welcoming banquet started with snow and ended with blood and chaos.

After Emperor Jingsheng and the people from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion left, others also walked out one after another.

Lin Shuning walked at the end of the crowd and sighed softly.

It’s a pity for the unborn child, who died in his mother’s hands before he was even formed.

She could see that Pei Yan really didn't want this child, so she didn't care at all, and she might not even care whether things would succeed in the end.

What she really cared about was perhaps whether Gu Wen had feelings for her, and she was just the object she chose to complete this test.

Just as I was thinking about it, a clear voice sounded in my ears.

"Miss Lin, are you okay?"

The owner of the voice was wearing a light blue gown, and the rings on his waist made a pleasant clinking sound as he walked. He was handsome and elegant, and his character was unparalleled. It was none other than Gu Wen.

Lin Shuning raised his head and met a pair of eyes that were full of sparks and full of ups and downs. Thousands of words were expressed in those eyes.

She was stunned for a second at the look, then shook her head. When she lowered her eyes, she glanced at her fingertips and saw blood stains on them. She took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped them gently.

"Miss Lin," Lin Shuning was silent, while Gu Wen looked at her silently, "The Crown Princess... has been stubborn since she was young... I thought time would smooth everything over, but I never thought she would do something so extreme..."

Lin Shuning was silent.

Who can blame who?

Such emotional entanglement, such tossing and turning, such worries and concerns.

In such an extreme situation, there is unexpressed painful torture.

And the reason why it hurts is only because of love and because of caring.

Something in his heart seemed to be moved by this thought. Lin Shuning was distracted for a moment, and his body swayed, then he was supported by someone.

However, when she looked up, there were two people holding her.

One of them was holding her from behind, and the other was holding her wrist.

Jiang Yu held Lin Shuning in his arms, his eyes swept over her wrist, and his voice was slightly cold: "Master Gu."

Gu Wen's eyes darkened, but he did not let go. He looked straight into Jiang Yu's eyes, and tightened his grip on the snow-white wrist, pulling Lin Shuning and trying to bring her into his arms.

Jiang Yu immediately held Lin Shuning tighter, his eyes filled with coldness. Just as he was about to take action against Gu Wen, Lin Shuning had already come to his senses and realized something was wrong.

She quickly pulled her hand out of Gu Wen's, pushed Jiang Yu away with her other hand, and took a big step back.

No one spoke, no one moved, but the air around was so suffocating and cold that it was almost impossible to breathe.

Lin Shuning naturally didn't know that he was the culprit behind this cause and effect. He just felt that these two people were like a bolt from the blue, and the smell of gunpowder was so strong that it was no exaggeration to say that they were two human-shaped explosives depots.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that this was the case the day the two met in her clinic. Lin Shuning frowned slightly. This Gu Wen was also pitiful. Why did he have to offend such a great man...

Before he could finish the thought, Lin Shuning's eyes shifted and met Jiang Yu's eyes.

The dark and inky eyes reflected the flames that had been lit all around, burning in the deepest part of the pupils, as if they could burn a person to ashes.

Facing such eyes, Lin Shuning instantly remembered the kiss on her forehead, and his heart suddenly trembled.

She watched Jiang Yu walking towards her step by step. Every time he took a step forward, she took a step back. Finally, she took a step back, and for some reason, she pulled Gu Wen's sleeve to block herself, and turned her head away and no longer looked at Jiang Yu.

Gu Wen's eyes dimmed when he saw the look in Lin Shuning's eyes when he was looking at Jiang Yu, but when Lin Shuning pulled him behind him, his eyes flashed again and a slight smile appeared in his eyes.

He protected Lin Shuning behind him, raised his lips, looked directly at Jiang Yu and said, "It seems that Miss Lin does not want to have any contact with His Royal Highness Prince Rui now. Your Royal Highness Prince Rui, please go back."

A turbulent and dark tide rolled up in Jiang Yu's eyes, but strangely, he did not attack while his divine light changed, and he did not pay attention to Wen's cold and provocative eyes.

He just looked at Lin Shuning.

After a long while, he said, "It's cold, go back early."

Then he said nothing more, turned around and left in the cold mist.

Gu Wen's mind relaxed, and his eyes softened again. He turned his head and was about to say something, but he was stunned.

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