After eavesdropping on my thoughts, my whole family changed their fate

The emperor slammed the table, his face furious, and pointed at them.

"As the imperial physician, you check the Crown Princess' pulse every day, but no one noticed! If today..."

If Yuanyuan wasn't here today, the consequences would be disastrous. He could never let this matter go easily.

"Come here! Draft an imperial decree. The chief judge of the Imperial Hospital is guilty of dereliction of duty. He will be dismissed from his post and demoted one rank! The others who have treated the Crown Princess will also be demoted one rank."

Several imperial physicians kowtowed to thank the emperor for his grace, saying they were lucky not to be driven out of the palace.

The prince looked at the cook kneeling beside him, his eyebrows were sharp, and he exuded the aura of a superior.

"Tell me, why did you want to harm the Crown Princess? But someone instructed you to do so!"

Being able to extract 100 kilograms of Kezhi leaves and having such technology is definitely not something that a single cook can do. There must be someone behind the scenes who contributes money and effort.

He already had a candidate in his mind, but he had to make his father believe it, so he had to make him admit it in person.

The emperor lowered his brows and his guess was similar to the prince's, but he was unwilling to admit it.

Seeing that the spearhead was directed at him, the cook was so scared that his body shook like a rattle and he kept shaking his head.

"No, no, how could I have the guts to harm the Crown Princess! I really didn't poison her!"

"I bought this kozhi leaf from a vendor when I was out shopping. He said it was a new ingredient from the south. Adding the juice of the kozhi leaf to the dish can increase appetite. I really have no intention of harming the Crown Princess. I beg Your Majesty and the Crown Prince to understand this!"

Even if he had a hundred times more courage, he would not dare to harm the Crown Princess. This is a serious crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the clan.

He was so scared that he kowtowed repeatedly and begged people to believe him.

Seeing him like this, Jin Yuanyuan took a bite of the roast chicken.

[If he was deliberately framing her, he must have run away when the queen gave birth. It shouldn't be him. Now we just need to find the person who sold him the Kezhi leaf.]

The prince agreed with her.

This cook did not seem to be lying, but he could not be easily forgiven. After the matter was settled, he had to be taken to a farm outside the city and could no longer stay in the palace.

Following the address given by the cook, the emperor's men found the stall selling spices, but it was already empty. They went to many places before they found the man.

He was tortured severely and forced to confess under the threat of becoming a eunuch. The person who forced him to do so was Zhao Lingzhou.

The matter was clear. The emperor took the signed confession and read it carefully over and over again. After confirming that it was him, he was so angry that he threw it to the ground and threw the jade cup in his hand far away.

"Go! Call the Third Prince!"

The emperor's face was terribly gloomy at this moment, as if he wanted to kill the third prince.

The eunuchs and palace maids were silent as they watched the emperor get so angry for the first time.

In the past, the emperor was very kind to the palace ladies and never showed his emotions.

There was a young palace maid who had just entered the palace and smashed a jade bottle, but he had never blamed her harshly. But this time she got so angry that she even threw things. He was really angry.

The third prince was immersed in the land of gentleness at this time.

Suddenly someone knocked on the door. He was in high spirits and was interrupted. He threw a shoe at the door in displeasure.

"What are you yelling for? I'm busy right now. If you have anything to say, we can talk tomorrow!"

Gu Xingruo put her arms around his neck, tears welling in her eyes and a shy look on her face.

"Husband, from now on, we can always be together."

Zhao Lingzhou stroked her long hair lovingly, his eyes full of possessiveness.

"Xingruo, you are mine!"

He leaned over and was about to kiss her, and the people outside the door became extremely anxious.

"Your Highness, Your Highness! This is about the Crown Princess. I have something important to report to you!"

He and the man selling spices are brothers. Today, when he found out his brother had been captured, he guessed that the truth had been revealed and things were going to be bad, so he came to the Third Prince to discuss countermeasures.

When he heard that it was about the Crown Princess, Zhao Lingzhou stopped, hesitated for a moment, then stood up and put on his inner clothes.

At the last moment, Gu Xingruo said angrily, disappointed:

"Can't we talk about it tomorrow? Tonight is our wedding night! How can you go out and talk about things?"

She was originally dissatisfied with her wedding dress today. Don’t think she didn’t know that many of the guests were secretly laughing at her, and she heard it all.

But she doesn't care about other people's opinions. They are a bunch of country bumpkins who don't understand fashion trends at all.

But she didn't expect that she would still have no peace at night.

Zhao Lingzhou kissed her cheek and said soothingly:

"Xing Ruoguai, this matter is very serious. I will come back after I finish talking. You wait for me here."

Gu Xingruo agreed reluctantly, and Zhao Lingzhou went to the study.

As soon as he sat down, he relaxed all over, with a gloating smile on his lips and a look of anticipation.

"What's going on? Is the Crown Princess dead? She must have died after eating naan made from kozhi leaf juice. The baby is big, and all the nutrients will be transferred to the baby. She won't have the strength to give birth to a baby, hahahaha."

He obtained this method after seeking help from several eminent monks from the West.

In order to extract the kozhi leaves, he spent nearly ten thousand taels of silver and produced one hundred kilograms of kozhi leaf juice every day.

He was determined to kill the Crown Princess's child and spent almost all his gold and silver.

As long as the child is gone, he will spread rumors that the prince is unlucky in marriage and is destined to have no children, and that God has sent down a punishment to take away the child and the princess consort.

By then, by inciting the people's thoughts, we will definitely be able to overthrow the prince.

The plan is perfect, but the reality is always contrary to expectations.

Seeing how beautiful his fantasy was, he was embarrassed to expose him.

"That... Your Highness, the Crown Princess... She didn't die. She gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. You are marrying a concubine today. I wonder if the news has spread all over the palace now. It is said that the Crown Princess was blessed by the Tianyuan Kingdom, escaped death, and gave birth to twins. Everyone in the palace knows it!"

You were so busy favoring your concubine that you didn't care about anything else. If he hadn't come to inform you, His Highness would still be in there...

Zhao Lingzhou sat up straight, his eyes wide in disbelief.

"How is this possible?! She has been eating Kezhi leaves for three months, how could she give birth smoothly!"

"This... I don't know. Our most urgent task right now is the palace. My brother has been captured. I heard from the neighbors that he seems to be someone from the palace."

"Your Highness, the Emperor must have known by now that we were the ones behind this!"

Bad things happened one after another. Zhao Lingzhou was as happy as a god just now, but the next second he felt like he was falling into an icy cave.

He had to think of a solution quickly and couldn't let his father suspect him.

Before he could finish his thoughts, someone from the palace came and announced that he could enter the palace.

His body stiffened for a moment, then quickly returned to normal.

"My son, I obey."