Lu Ruoyi's carriage left the East Palace and went to the teahouse where she and the Fourth Prince often met. The private room on the third floor was reserved for them every day.

When she entered, the Fourth Prince was already waiting inside. He came forward and said, "Yier..."

The Fourth Prince's voice froze for a moment. Lu Ruoyi's expression was too grim. He thought of a possibility, and his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the poison had taken effect so quickly? This was too fast. He hadn't finished his work yet!

"Fourth Prince, what's wrong?"

"It's okay. Seeing you like this, I feel so bad. Yi'er, what's wrong with you?"

"I vomited some black blood a few days ago. The doctor said I was poisoned."

"Poisoned? How could that be?"

The Fourth Prince panicked. Why did Lu Ruoyi tell him this? No! How could Lu Ruoyi know he was poisoned so quickly? The doctor told him that this poison was difficult to detect.

Lu Ruoyi did not miss the panic in the Fourth Prince's eyes. Her heart sank. It was really him.

"It's true. The doctor said I've been eating poisonous things for a long time, and the poison has entered my lungs. I'm dying soon."

The Fourth Prince's eyes trembled. Was he going to die? Too soon. What would happen to his great cause?

"Yier, how did you get poisoned? Could it be that the doctor made a mistake? I'll find you some good doctors to take your pulse!"

Lu Ruoyi was somewhat disappointed. She stared into the Fourth Prince's eyes and said, "No need. The doctor said that as long as we find out what kind of poison you have, we can prescribe the right medicine. Fourth Prince, do you understand?"

The Fourth Prince looked away. "How would I know? I'm not a doctor."

Lu Ruoyi laughed, "Hahahaha!"

"You, what are you laughing at?"

Lu Ruoyi grabbed the Fourth Prince's sleeve, took out a pill from his bosom, and held it in front of the Fourth Prince.

"How could you not know?! All this time, I've only taken the pill you gave me, and no other medicine! It's the pill you gave me that's poisonous! Zhao Ning, you actually poisoned me!"

Lu Ruyi's crazy face came close to the Fourth Prince, frightening him so much that he pushed her away. "You crazy woman! What nonsense are you talking about! When did I ever give you any pills? Take the medicine yourself, don't blame me!"

Lu Ruoyi had imagined many scenes of confronting the Fourth Prince, but she never imagined that the Fourth Prince would not admit it at all!

She was furious. "You gave it to me. You always asked Zining to bring it to me! Zining is yours!"

"Haha, Crown Princess, you are so confused. Zining belongs to the Crown Prince's Mansion. How can she be mine?"

Lu Ruo pointed at the Fourth Prince angrily, his fingers shaking uncontrollably. "You, you, you, you don't even admit to something you did yourself. You are despicable and shameless!"

"Hahaha, I'm so despicable and shameless, but you've actually liked me for so many years! It just means you like people like me!"

The Fourth Prince had obviously changed his appearance and no longer pretended in front of Lu Ruoyi. After pretending for so many years, she was tired of it.

"Ah! Zhao Ning, you lied. You took Zi Ning in. She must be yours!"

"Ah? So you knew?"

Zhao Ning brushed off the non-existent dust on his body, as if he was disgusted by Lu Ruoyi's dirtiness, "You accompanied the prince and now you come to accompany me. I must be disgusted by your dirtiness."

"Zhao Ning, you are despicable!"

Lu Ruoyi burst into tears, "I have always been sincere to you, I have been wholeheartedly devoted to you, why do you treat me like this!"

She pounced on him and slapped him a few times. The fourth prince impatiently threw her to the ground and said sarcastically,

"What do you mean by wholeheartedly? If you were wholeheartedly devoted to me, you shouldn't be the Crown Princess! You said you loved me, but you were so happy to be the Crown Princess. Aren't you just greedy for power? Your love is fake!"

"The Emperor has granted me a marriage, how can I refuse?"

"Then I don't care. If you don't want to marry the prince, there are many ways! Anyway, don't say it's for me! I can't bear your deep affection and friendship!"

Lu Ruoyi looked at the Fourth Prince as if he didn't know him. "Since you don't think I'm sincere, why are you still with me? Why do you say you only like me?"

"Ah! Women are such a hassle!"

The Fourth Prince walked up to Lu Ruoyi, patted her face, and said, "I really don't understand you women. Why do you always ask these useless questions? Being with you? Why don't you want a woman who comes to your door? It would be a waste not to sleep with her. The Crown Prince and I don't get along, and I feel so good sleeping with his woman! And there's another thing, once I sleep with a woman, she will be completely devoted to me and do whatever I ask her to do. How useful! More useful than the most loyal secret guard."

Lu Ruoyi's eyes were filled with despair. "So, you treat me and Zi Ning like this?"

"Yes."

The Fourth Prince smiled slyly, "Don't you know? Men and women are actually the same. Women can use their bodies to exchange for things, and so can men. Women exchange their bodies for money, while men exchange their bodies for loyalty, a loyalty that is more effective than money. Look, you just listen to me and do whatever I tell you to do. You've even forgotten about propriety, righteousness, and honor."

"Zhao Ning, my father is your teacher. How can you be worthy of him by treating his daughter like this?!"

"What does it have to do with me? He's your father, not mine! If you're not afraid of pissing your father off to death, why should I be afraid?"

"Ahhhh!"

Lu Ruo slapped himself angrily. "I'm so stupid! So stupid!"

The Fourth Prince looked outside the house. It seemed that today would not end peacefully. Fortunately, he brought many people with him.

The slapping stopped, and Lu Ruoyi sat there blankly, "The medicine is poisonous, right?"

"You've guessed it, haven't you?"

"Hehehe..."

Lu Ruyi laughed. How could some people be so bad? How could my eyes be so blind?

"I am going to kill you!"

Lu Ruoyi rushed to the Fourth Prince, pulled out the dagger from his sleeve, and stabbed him hard!

"Haha, I expected that!"

The Fourth Prince held Lu Ruoyi's wrist with one hand and strangled her neck with the other, pinning her to the wall. He strangled her so hard that she couldn't utter a word. Her face turned red and she could only struggle with her limbs.

"Oh, what should I do? I didn't want to kill you. At least you're still useful. But who told you to know too much? It would be great if you were as stupid as before."

The Fourth Prince slowly tightened his grip, "After all, we've known each other for so many years, so I'll leave you with an intact body. This will be considered as fulfilling our bond."

Lu Ruoyi's eyes were full of hatred. She struggled desperately with her hands, leaving marks on the wall behind her.

In the next room, in a vent, the prince was staring at them intently. Behind him, Qingyin, Lianxin, Zining, and several guards brought by the Fourth Prince were kneeling, all tied up tightly.

"Your Highness, do you want to take action?"

The prince waved his hand and the secret guards retreated.

When a person is on the verge of death, he or she will burst out with infinite power. Lu Ruoyi's hand finally touched the hairpin on her head. She pulled out the hairpin and stabbed the fourth prince's wrist fiercely, once, twice, three times!

The Fourth Prince did not move. Now is the critical moment. Lu Ruoyi must be killed quickly, otherwise it will be troublesome if someone comes.

But the wound was too painful. He looked down and saw a blue light flashing on the tip of the hairpin. His hand swelled up rapidly.

"poisonous!"

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