Wang Xiaobao once again saw his parents with tears in their eyes and crying bitterly, but he did not feel the joy he had imagined.

He hated it! If the first month was filled with anticipation, a yearning for someone to save him, the longer time went by, the more no one cared. He suffered daily, and all that was left was overwhelming hatred.

He still didn't think he was at fault. Wasn't it just an old woman who died? Didn't he say it was his own grandmother? She was already in her seventies and eighties. It must be because she was weak. Why blame him?

The most hateful ones are his parents. They always say that he is their most important treasure, but he has been locked up in jail for so many days and no one has saved him or even come to see him!

He was tied up and walked all the way here. He had no food or sleep, his feet were worn out and bloody, and he was beaten all the time. He was in so much pain, but no one cared about him.

Wang Xiaobao calmly looked at his parents outside the fence who kept saying that they loved him and cared about him, and were about to pay money to bribe him. He felt that their words were insincere. If they were sincere, why didn't they help him to exempt from punishment from the beginning? They had to wait until he suffered so much before pretending to be good people?

Wang Dafu and Qin Yue'e didn't know what he was thinking. They just thought that he had finally grown up and become sensible after suffering. If they knew, he would probably complain. He really couldn't come up with the money at that time!

The next time we heard from them was when Wang Xiaobao and Wang Dafu died together.

During one of their visits, Wang Xiaobao and Wang Dafu got into an argument and fell down a mountain covered in sharp rocks, killing both of them. Qin Yue'e was left alone, helpless and struggling to survive.

When An Yan heard the report from the servants, she didn't share any extra emotions with them. She just nodded calmly. This was the ending she had expected.

Speed ​​up the return journey, they are preparing to get married!

They rushed back to the capital just one month before their wedding, making it just in time.

Princess Jingyang greeted them in the hall, holding An Yan tightly and pulling her around for a few times to make sure she was safe.

An Yan had someone bring up all the local gifts they had brought back. Princess Jingyang was so happy that she was shaking with laughter. "My precious daughter-in-law is so thoughtful. Unlike that brat, when he goes out, how could he forget his old mother who is waiting for him at home? Not to mention bringing a gift! This is really beautiful. Thank you Yanyan, I like it very much!"

It would be fine if Rong Yan had been ignored all the time, but now he was being blamed for everything. He claimed he was innocent.

An Yan took Rong Yan's hand and said, "These were all specially chosen by Rong Rong. He knows your preferences."

Princess Jingyang's smile widened. It was so nice to see them being so sweet together. She took their hands and intertwined them. "Mother knows that you are both filial and good children. Ah Yan, you must treat Yan Yan well in the future, understand?"

"Don't worry, mother!" Rong Yan assured, patting his chest.

Princess Jingyang looked at them with a smile, and couldn't help but look forward to their children. They were both good-looking, and the children would definitely be very cute! The wedding date was approaching, and they might have the baby next year or the year after! "By the way, the palace sent someone to deliver the wedding dress yesterday. Let's go and try it on to see if it fits."

Two bright red wedding gowns were placed in the inner room, their embroidery exquisite and lifelike, worthy of the craftsmanship of the palace embroiderers. The clusters of flowers on them seemed to attract butterflies, and there was a faint fragrance.

Princess Jingyang liked the wedding dress very much and wanted to take it down for them to try on.

Just as her hand was about to touch the clothes, An Yan's face changed slightly, "Don't touch it!"

Princess Jingyang was startled. "What's wrong?"

An Yan asked the maids to leave and closed the door. Then she frowned and said, "This wedding dress is poisonous."

"What?" Rong Yan immediately pulled them both back several steps. "What kind of poison? It's on both of them?"

An Po took a cup of tea, poured it on the flower, pulled out the silver hairpin on his head and touched it. It instantly turned black, which showed how poisonous it was.

"It's a poison called Juexi. It's pale yellow and has a strange fragrance. Someone embroidered the stamens with yellow silk thread soaked in poison. It takes a month for the poison to take effect, and it will make you infertile. If mixed with the scent of begonia flowers, it will gradually weaken you until you die."

As everyone knows, Princess Jingyang loves begonias the most, and there are many of them planted in the general's mansion.

Princess Jingyang opened her eyes wide in shock and was furious, but she did not forget to pull the two of them away.

"Are you poisoned now? I'll get someone to call the imperial physician right away!"

"Don't worry, it's poisonous if it touches the skin. I'm fine."

"That's good." Princess Jingyang breathed a sigh of relief. It almost affected her eldest grandson! Who was so audacious that he really thought she was just a princess with a nominal title? If she caught her, her whole family would be killed!

"Mother, who sent this dress? Who passed it through whose hands?" Rong Yan was furious. How dare she lay a hand on Yan Yan! He must kill all his clans!

Princess Jingyang's expression turned grim. "It was sent by a lady-in-waiting from the Imperial Clothing Bureau. Could it be my brother?"

An Yan shook her head. "That shouldn't be the case. One of the herbs here is unique to Beisi. Who else was left in the Beisi royal family at that time?"

After Rong Yan handed in his military token, he didn't pay much attention to anything else. He just heard something: "It seems that there are almost no males left. Only some female relatives are left. They were taken into the Xinzheku as slaves."

Princess Jingyang knew more. Her eyes were stern and her voice was cold. "When you left the capital, my brother took Princess Beisi as his concubine and has been doting on her lately."

"Leave this matter to me, and just pretend you don't know. I will definitely seek justice for you!" After all, it involves concubines in the palace and it is a scandal, so it is better to complain to the emperor privately.

Princess Jingyang took a wooden stick, rolled up the two wedding dresses, asked people to be careful not to touch them, wrapped them up, and hurried into the palace.

In the imperial study, the emperor had just finished summoning the ministers and was thinking about whether he could go and rest there for a while. Ru Chang knew many tricks and had a delicate body, which made him seem several years younger.

"Your Majesty, Princess Jingyang requests an audience!"

The emperor was a little surprised. What was she doing here? "Let her in!"

Princess Jingyang entered with a smile, bowed, and dismissed her attendants. The head eunuch, sensing the emperor's approval, also left. The brother and sister were the only ones left in the imperial study.

Princess Jingyang fell to her knees with a thud, crying bitterly.

The emperor was startled, "What is your sister doing?"

"I have been close to you since childhood. I wonder which thief poisoned the gift you gave me, attempting to murder my son and my new wife, and trying to sow discord between us. Please, my dear brother, help me!"

Seeing the emperor's puzzled, shocked, and angry expression, but not a guilty conscience, Princess Jingyang breathed a sigh of relief and continued to sob, "Today, someone was able to quietly poison my wedding dress. Such intentions are truly vicious. If we don't catch this person and leave this hidden danger in the palace, I won't regret it if I die. But if they intend to harm my brother, then what can I do?"

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