All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 316 Killing two birds with one stone (two in one)

Yun Chong never expected that from beginning to end, Shen Lingxi could suddenly turn the situation around with just a few words.

What's even more hateful is that he clearly arranged for Zhao Wu to sprinkle the "Fire Sun" powder on the tassel.

But she acted against the will and made some jujube wood to make up for it.

Fall short.

Failed!

Yun Chong knelt on the ground and begged the emperor for mercy: "Your Majesty, please calm down. The guilty minister doesn't know that there is jujube wood in this tassel. The princess said, the guilty minister's medicinal powder is real. The guilty minister also has good intentions and wants to save His Highness the Tenth Prince." ! Your Majesty, please calm down and your Majesty will learn from you!"

"Brother Imperial." King Rui said at the right time: "It is more important to save Juro's life first."

The emperor originally planned to order people to drag Yun Chong out and chop him down, but when he heard Prince Rui's words, he calmed down instantly.

Yes.

At present, it is only found out that the tassel is contaminated with medicinal powder and is a frame-up.

Besides, Yun Chong was a foreigner, so he would certainly not be able to predict what would happen in the palace.

The troublemaker is probably someone else.

The emperor snorted coldly, "I will give you another chance."

As he said that, he looked at Shen Lingxi and said, "Princess, I will give you an explanation for what happened today."

Shen Lingxi was blessed, glanced at Yun Chong again, and retreated to Chu Yan's side.

Chu Yan looked at her with concern.

Shen Lingxi shook her head at him invisibly, indicating that she was fine.

The exchange between the two people's eyebrows caught the emperor's eyes, causing him to frown again.

Yun Chong was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat. He took out another porcelain bottle from his sleeve and presented it: "This is the antidote that the guilty minister brought from the Yunjiang Medicine Palace. It can neutralize the properties of the fierce sun. Just need to Feed His Highness the Tenth Highness, and within a quarter of an hour, His Highness's facial sores will subside."

The emperor's eyes signaled Zhu Lianxi.

Zhu Lianxi took the porcelain bottle and was about to give the medicine to the tenth prince to take -

"Wait a minute." Shen Lingxi suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I believe that for the sake of caution, this antidote should not be used directly on the tenth prince. Instead, it is most appropriate to find someone to try it on."

When Yun Chong heard this, it was about his life, and he was really anxious.

"Crown Princess, what do you mean by this? Am I going to harm His Highness the Tenth? What good will it do to me if something happens to His Highness? I don't want my life?"

"I don't know whether you want your life or not." Shen Lingxi said mockingly, "I only know that Mr. Yun's life is not comparable to that of the tenth prince."

Yun Chong lowered his face.

Thinking back then, he was once the crown prince of a country, inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people, but now he is even worse than an infant.

Shen Lingxi stopped looking at him and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, 'be careful when sailing a ship that will last ten thousand years.' This Young Master Yun is the first prince of the Yun Kingdom. I heard that Emperor Ru was always very fond of Young Master Yun during his lifetime, but now he is in despair. At this point, it is not impossible for him to risk his life to fulfill Emperor Ruo’s last wish.”

As soon as these words came out, everyone, including the emperor, was still weighing the pros and cons of Shen Lingxi's words.

But Concubine Zhao was the first to change her expression.

She couldn't help but tighten her arms around the tenth prince, and looked at Yun Chong with a pair of beautiful eyes, with a hint of hesitation.

Yun Chong cursed secretly, with a ridiculous expression on his face.

"What is the purpose of the Crown Princess repeatedly preventing Yun from treating His Highness the Tenth Highness?" Yun Chongyi said righteously: "Since the Crown Princess understands the secret medicine of the Medicine Palace so well, she should be well aware that this medicine is extremely cold and can only relieve severe pain. The medicinal properties of yang are bound to cause problems if someone who is not suffering from the scorching yang takes this medicine. Doesn't the Crown Princess prevent Yun from receiving treatment because she doesn't want His Highness to recover? This disease is extremely dangerous. If it continues... …”

"Your Majesty, I believe in Mr. Yun!" Concubine Zhao said decisively: "Compared to the ulterior princess, I am willing to believe in Mr. Yun. Mr. Yun has been curing Prince Rui's leg disease for many years, and he will definitely not harm Juro."

Shen Lingxi frowned, "If something happens, the noble concubine must not regret it."

"I will regret it only if I believe what you said!" Zhao Guifei said back without thinking.

She turned her head and looked at the emperor sincerely, "Your Majesty, I guarantee with my life that Mr. Yun will be able to cure Juro."

Her life is really not that important to the emperor now.

The emperor looked at Prince Rui and said, "Ah'ao, what do you say?"

"I have worked hard on Mr. Yun over the years to treat my leg disease. I believe that Mr. Yun is a gentleman with a pure heart and will definitely be able to save Juro from danger." Prince Rui said warmly.

The emperor's eyebrows relaxed slightly, and he waved his hand towards Zhu Lianxi based on his trust in Prince Rui.

Zhu Lianxi mixed the medicinal powder in the porcelain bottle with water and fed it to the tenth prince himself.

Everyone looked at the tenth prince.

At first, the tenth prince just lay sickly on Concubine Zhao's shoulder, but after about a cup of tea, he suddenly straightened up irritably and started crying again.

The sores on his face became redder and redder because of his crying. Some of the red sores that had long been raised were even pus-colored.

After a quarter of an hour, the tenth prince's facial sores had not dissipated as Yun Chong said.

Look, it’s getting worse!

"What happened." Seeing this, Shen Lingxi said anxiously: "This medicine is definitely not the antidote to Lieyang. He poisoned Juro!"

It’s like responding to Shen Lingxi’s words——

The tenth prince's cry suddenly became louder, but soon, he was breathing rapidly, and his face turned from red to purple.

"This... this is impossible..."

Yun Chong took a few steps back and murmured in disbelief.

He reached into his sleeve pocket and found that he only had these two porcelain bottles with him today. They were different colors and there was no way he would take them by mistake.

Yun Chong suddenly thought of something and looked towards Shen Lingxi: "Is it you and the prince's fault?"

"I didn't even raise my hand from the beginning to the end. How can you do this?" Shen Lingxi said solemnly: "It seems that you have ulterior motives. You pretended to be healing Juro, but in fact, you wanted to kill Juro and not only wanted to blame him, but His Royal Highness, Yun Chong, you are indeed a member of the Yun family, what a good plan! Hand over the antidote quickly!"

Her voice was sonorous and powerful, and she spoke with certainty.

In addition, as her words fell, the tenth prince rolled his eyes upwards and fell into a coma in Concubine Zhao's arms!
Concubine Zhao immediately panicked.

"Juro? Juro?" She patted the tenth prince's back anxiously, trying to wake him up.

But the Tenth Prince closed his eyes tightly and showed no reaction.

"What's wrong with Juro!" In desperation, Concubine Zhao rushed to Yun Chong with the tenth prince in her arms, and asked eagerly: "Where is the antidote? You said that Juro will only suffer a little pain and will not be in danger of his life. Isn't it difficult?" Aren’t you all lying to me? Why don’t you get the antidote quickly!”

Yun Chong's pupils shrank.

He didn't have time to react yet——

Concubine Zhao didn't get his answer, so she turned to look at Prince Rui and cried urgently: "Your Highness, Prince Rui, please tell Yun Chong to hand over the antidote quickly! Juro can't hold on any longer!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

Anyone with a normal mind can hear the mystery behind Zhao Guifei's words.

She may have been connected with Yun Chong, and even with Prince Rui for a long time.

The poisoning of the tenth prince was also a killing plan arranged in advance!

The emperor was beyond shocked.

He never imagined that Concubine Zhao, the little white flower who had always been powerless and weak, would ruthlessly attack their child.

Is she crazy?
How dare she!
"Ms. Zhao, were you responsible for Juro's poison?" the emperor asked angrily.

It was only at this moment that Concubine Zhao realized that she had said something she shouldn't have said.

She was anxious, frightened and guilty, and knelt on the ground with a plop, "Your Majesty, I am a concubine... I have no choice but to do so... They forced me to..."

The word "them" in her mouth made the emperor turn his angry gaze to Prince Rui, "A'ao, are you also involved in this matter?"

Prince Rui had a look of confusion on his face.

"I...I really don't know what your concubine means by this."

As he spoke, almost without any pause, he turned to look at Yun Chong and reached out to grab his wrist, "Mr. Yun, please hand over the real antidote and stop playing tricks on us. If you have any requests, just ask. , as long as Juro can be saved, I am willing to guarantee you with my life."

The word "play" is very cleverly used.The Yun Chong he just described was still a "gentleman with a pure heart."

At this moment, he has become a traitor who can use swaddling babies to threaten others.

Shen Lingxi looked at Prince Rui lightly.

How could he lose his composure so quickly and want to cut ties with Yun Chong?

Is it possible that she actually thinks highly of His Highness Prince Rui?

However, just as Shen Lingxi was pondering——

Not far away, Yun Chong suddenly rose up, snatched the tenth prince from Concubine Zhao's hand, and grabbed Prince Rui's throat with one hand.

"Don't come over here." Yun Chong put on a defensive posture.

He strangled Prince Rui's neck with great force. In just a moment, Prince Rui's face turned red and he was almost out of breath.

"You are so brave!" the emperor said coldly, "Come here, capture this thief for me!"

As soon as the words fell, the guards poured in from outside the tent hall.

"Don't come over!" Yun Chong said sternly: "Let me go, otherwise, one is your only son and the other is your brother. I will let them all be buried with me."

As he spoke, he grabbed Prince Rui's neck and dragged his wooden wheelchair back outside the tent hall.

Veins popped up in Prince Rui's hands, and his face was so red that it started to turn purple due to the pain.

The inner guards surrounded them, but they did not dare to step forward easily.

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the tenth prince whose life and death were unknown in Yun Chong's arms, with murderous intent on his face.

"I hate being threatened the most in my life." The emperor said solemnly, "Bring me the bow and arrows!"

As soon as the voice fell, there were internal guards who presented their bows and arrows.

The emperor drew his long bow, and the sharp arrow was aimed at Yun Chong's eyebrows.

Completely ignoring the struggling Prince Rui in Yun Chong's hands, and the tenth prince whose life and death are unknown.

"Your Majesty, you must not do this! That is our only son, Your Majesty!"

Concubine Zhao cried and begged.

The emperor looked at her with a serious look, "You also know that he is my only son. He has a biological mother as stupid as you. To suffer such torture, it would be better to die, which would be a relief."

Shen Lingxi's eyes darkened slightly.

She originally thought that the emperor would compromise to the end for the sake of the tenth prince.

But the current reaction was completely beyond her expectation.

Things get tricky.

"Your Majesty, please think twice." Shen Lingxi stepped forward and said, "The Tenth Prince can still be saved."

Seeing this, Chu Yan also bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, please think twice, Yun Chong's life is not worth trading for Juro's life."

The emperor pursed his lips in displeasure, glanced at the two of them, and did not shoot the long arrow in his hand.

Seeing this, Concubine Zhao turned to the Tenth Prince in Yun Chong's arms and cried softly: "Juro... Juro... Juro, wake up quickly..."

I don't know if it was Concubine Zhao's call that had an effect.

Or maybe the tenth prince was frightened as he was being tossed around in Yun Chong's arms.

The tenth prince, whose face was red and purple just a moment ago, suddenly said "Wow" again and cried loudly.

This cry was loud and powerful, completely different from the dying one just now.

Yun Chong lowered his head and looked at the tenth prince's face, only to see that the red sores on his face that had just appeared with pustules had begun to shriveled up.

That was a sign that the medicine he gave to the Tenth Prince earlier was working!
He fell into Shen Lingxi's trap!
Realizing this, Yun Chong stopped and suddenly raised his eyes to look at Shen Lingxi.

His eyes were almost bleeding with hatred.

"Damn girl, how dare you deceive me!" Yun Chong said bitterly.

As soon as these words came out, everyone present looked at Shen Lingxi's face.

Even the emperor turned to look at Shen Lingxi, his eyes dark and dark, making it difficult to distinguish between joy and anger.

Shen Lingxi put her hands in her sleeves and strolled towards Yun Chong.

"Soldiers never tire of deception. If you are innocent, even if I deceive you, I won't get anything out of you. You have only yourself to blame for cheating and having ulterior motives, so you have a guilty conscience." Shen Lingxi deliberately brought a hint of provocation.

This tone made Yun Chong hate him even more in his heart.

From the time he first entered Beijing to now, it was obvious that every step he took was perfectly calculated.

But she got in the way every time, and everything was lost.

If it weren't for her, he wouldn't have ended up like this.

Yun Chong was extremely angry and resentful. The tenth prince in his arms was crying and struggling, which made him even more annoyed.

He looked at Shen Lingxi walking towards him, and his heart moved slightly.

"I have changed my mind." Yun Chong said to the emperor, "Bring me a fast horse and promise to let me go. Then I will do the next best thing and exchange the princess for the tenth prince as a pledge. How about that?"

"Okay, I promise you." The emperor put down the arm that was holding the bow and agreed without thinking.

Chu Yan's face darkened and he was about to speak——

Then Shen Lingxi turned around pretending to be shocked and looked at him deeply.

Based on Chu Yan's understanding of her, this look was a "warning" to him not to speak.

Chu Yan reached the word "No" on his lips and swallowed it alive.

Yun Chong held the tenth prince in one hand and dragged Prince Rui with the other, retreating outside the tent hall.

The inner guards outside the tent hall had countless arrows in their hands, aimed at him.

It's almost impossible to escape.

When the inner guards followed the emperor's instructions and brought in the fast horses Yun Chong requested, Yun Chong's tense nerves finally relaxed a little.

He loosened his grip on King Rui's neck.

"Cough cough cough..." Prince Rui leaned down and coughed violently.

Yun Chong pointed to the inner guard closest to Shen Lingxi, "Go and tie Shen Lingxi's hands!"

The inner guard was startled and glanced at the emperor in the tent. When he saw the emperor nodding, he took a rope and walked to Shen Lingxi.

"Crown princess, offended."

Shen Lingxi smiled at him, and without letting go of her folded hands in her sleeves, she stretched them out in front of the soldier and asked him to tie them.

After the soldier is tied up——

"Damn girl, aren't you quite capable?" Yun Chong hooked his hand at Shen Lingxi, "Come here!"

Shen Lingxi walked up to Yun Chong as he said with no expression on his face.

Yun Chong approached her ear and said through gritted teeth: "From now on, I will let you know why life is worse than death..."

After saying this, he quickly stuffed the tenth prince into Prince Rui's arms and strangled Shen Lingxi's neck.

And at this moment, Shen Lingxi's hand in her sleeve suddenly raised and raised it towards him, and white powder immediately flew out from her palm.

Yun Chong's face changed slightly, and he reached out to cover his mouth and nose——

At this moment, he only felt his sleeves tightening, and his whole body was pulled hard by a strong force!
Caught off guard, Yun Chong fell towards the wooden wheelchair where Prince Rui was.

At the same time, he only felt a cold light flash before his eyes, and a sharp dagger was pulled out from Prince Rui's sleeve and pierced straight into his heart!

(End of this chapter)