Rebirth and Revenge: The Imperial Master’s Pampering of Me is Addicting Me

Naturally, the other people in the delegation also echoed this, their faces panicked and anxious.

"Yes, yes. Our princess is pure and innocent. She must have fallen victim to a scheme by some scoundrel. Otherwise, how could she possibly be with His Royal Highness Prince An... Your Majesty, please investigate!"

"Yes, yes, yes. Either there's something wrong with the food at the banquet, or our princess has been poisoned. Your Majesty, please summon the imperial physician to examine the princess. They will surely find something!"

"We, the East Wing Nation, have come here to form a marriage alliance with your nation. How could you have so easily decided on the marriage partner? There must be something strange going on. Your Majesty, please consider this carefully!"

The people in the delegation were extremely anxious, and the emperor's face was not looking good either. But after thinking about it, he turned his head to glance at the queen and said nothing.

The Queen understood immediately, and with a serious face, she raised her arm and asked Nanny He to ask Song Zhi, the director of the Imperial Hospital, to come over. Song Zhi was the most trusted court physician around the Emperor, so such a secret matter naturally had to be examined by him in person.

As soon as Nanny He left, she spoke in a gentle voice to ease the atmosphere. The marriage was still undecided and the friendly alliance between the two countries could not be ruined at this time.

"Prince Chi, your country's envoys don't need to be so anxious. Everything will be revealed after Lord Song takes her pulse. However, I noticed that Princess Liyin seems to be feeling a little unwell."

Princess Liyin's face turned very pale when she was suddenly mentioned. She subconsciously grabbed her brother's sleeve. Her eyes were red and watery, but she no longer looked as weak as before.

Shentu Chi's face stiffened when he heard the Queen's words. He subtly turned his body to block Princess Li Yin beside him before raising his hand to explain.

"My young prince thanks the Empress for her concern for my younger sister. She's probably just a little dazed from the drug she took. She'll be fine once the Imperial Physician takes a look and prescribes a prescription."

Song Zhi knew something was wrong and came quickly. He entered the hall and bowed to the emperor and empress, but before he could bow, he was stopped by the emperor.

"Alright, why are you still being so particular at this moment? Why don't you hurry over and check Princess Liyin's pulse to see what's going on?"

The emperor was more inclined to believe that Princess Liyin and Prince An were both drugged, otherwise the matter would be somewhat embarrassing, after all, it involved a marriage between two countries.

Song Zhi was in a hurry on the way and didn't ask what happened. He quickly responded and hurried over with his medicine box to check Princess Liyin's pulse.

The pale, frail girl trembled slightly, lowered her head and drooped her brows. She hadn't made a sound since entering the hall, and silently extended her wrist.

Song Zhi hurriedly took the patient's pulse and looked serious. He quickly put away the handkerchief and stood up to report the news to his superiors.

"Your Majesty, on the way here, Nanny He took me to the palace to have a look. There are indeed traces of aphrodisiac incense in the hall, and there is indeed some residual aphrodisiac incense in the princess' body.

However, the effect of the medicine has almost worn off. I will prescribe a heat-clearing and detoxifying prescription and have the Imperial Hospital prepare it for Princess Liyin to drink to ensure she is healthy.

Is there really a problem?

The emperor's face darkened, and he glanced directly at his stupid son who was still a little dazed not far away. He was furious and spoke in an almost calm voice.

"Then go check Prince An's pulse and see if he's also been poisoned by the aphrodisiac incense? Or... maybe he's drunk too much!"

Xu Han lowered his eyes slightly to hide the sarcasm in his eyes.

If it was the former, it would be fine, but if it was the latter, I’m afraid His Royal Highness Prince An would not get any benefit today!

Song Zhi hurriedly took the medicine box and went over to check Lu Shaocong's pulse, but he didn't stand up until a long time later. He looked at the imperial concubine hesitantly before speaking softly.

"...Your Majesty, Prince An also has traces of aphrodisiac incense in his body, but unlike Princess Liyin, Princess Liyin had taken aphrodisiac orally not long ago and then smelled the aphrodisiac incense in the palace.

There are only traces of aphrodisiac incense left in His Royal Highness Prince An's body; he has never taken aphrodisiacs orally."

The meaning of this statement is very clear, that is, Prince An was only sober before he smelled the aphrodisiac incense in the palace and entered the palace.

The emperor also realized the meaning of his words, and his expression immediately became uglier. He looked at Prince An with a sullen face and growled directly.

"Rebellious son! Why don't you quickly explain what's going on? How did you end up sleeping with Princess Liyin?"

The queen was happy to watch the show, and at this moment she also put on a worried look and sighed softly, showing a very loving look.

"Yes, Prince An, if you have any difficulties, you must speak up. Even if you make a mistake, it doesn't matter. Your father is here and will definitely make the decision for you!"

Concubine An almost gritted her teeth and spoke to smooth things over for her son.

"Sister, what do you mean? My son hasn't even spoken yet, are you trying to pin the blame on him? What is the Queen planning?"

This was the first time that the two people with the most noble status in the harem had confronted each other in front of all the officials, but no one paid attention to them at this time. Everyone's attention had already been on Prince An.

Concubines of lower rank like Concubine Shu and Concubine Ying had already found various excuses to leave the banquet, and no one cared to speak for the Imperial Concubine at this moment. After all, not everyone dared to join in such a grand event, and they didn't want to cause trouble for themselves, so it was better for them not to get involved.

Lu Shaocong opened his eyes in a daze after hearing his father's reprimand. Countless fragments flashed through his mind and he immediately knelt down with a pale face and began to shout loudly to protest his injustice.

"Father... Your Majesty, I don't know what happened. I drank too much and was worried about losing my manners in front of the palace, so I went out to get some fresh air. Who knew that I accidentally soiled my clothes, so I called a palace maid to take me to change clothes.

But as soon as I entered the palace, I smelled the fragrance. I really don't know what happened afterwards. Your Majesty is wise and will surely understand everything I say. I am also innocent."

Lu Shaocong felt a pang of regret in his heart. He did get his clothes dirty and did ask a palace maid to lead the way, but the palace maid was pretty and he followed her with the intention of getting close to her.

But he didn't know how things turned out like this! In his memory, it was clearly that palace maid who devoted herself to him, so he naturally couldn't be like Liu Xiahui. Who would have thought that when he opened his eyes, the palace maid turned out to be Princess Li Yin!

The emperor was still very angry. He slammed his hand on the table and his face was gloomy.

"Idiot, how many people would believe your words? I'm afraid you fell into someone's trap because you were attracted by the beauty of that palace maid? Who on earth would harm you out of the blue?"

Prince An almost subconsciously turned his gaze to the two brothers beside him, staring at them suspiciously.

To be honest, the ones who benefited from his misfortune were naturally his other brothers!