Prang!
The sound of porcelains broken could be heard from the main199Please respect copyright.PENANA0Ve99wJ1n3
palace. The eunuch and servants were all trying their best to reduce their199Please respect copyright.PENANAcJAU7J763a
presence. They were all afraid that they would be the next target.
“Hiding poison in the new tea that I have prepared, how199Please respect copyright.PENANA6LKq9xt2b8
bold.” The cold and chilling voice caused everyone to tremble in fear. They all199Please respect copyright.PENANAcgydyBled2
knew that the Empress was angry. To think that the new type of tea that she199Please respect copyright.PENANAdy0Z39AcBe
introduced in her last tea party was now used to hide a new type of poison.
“We have already arrested the culprit, Your Majesty.” Prime199Please respect copyright.PENANA0cqGiGXK1H
Minister Feng Hou Zheng cupped his fist. His veins were bulging because he was199Please respect copyright.PENANA2qZWfrFnoG
angry that their first target ended up being his daughter. Even if he wanted to199Please respect copyright.PENANAQcQyJonjqD
stay away from this case, it would be completely impossible.
His daughter was the one who got implicated.
“What type of poison is it?” The Emperor asked in a low199Please respect copyright.PENANAYlYjGroU23
tone. His eyes were cold and devoid of any emotion. Even though he was199Please respect copyright.PENANAhlkQqP7zIW
displeased that the accident occurred during the Imperial Party, he was someone199Please respect copyright.PENANA8UVUrYleG9
who knew how to control his emotion well.
“It’s a fast acting poison that worked like acid,” The199Please respect copyright.PENANAMMvwtCjnXX
Imperial Doctor replied respectfully.
“How’s Princess Ning?”
“Her life is saved.” The Imperial Doctor was silent for a199Please respect copyright.PENANA8e8y4QtABP
while. “However, the poison had damaged her vocal cord. It’s unknown whether199Please respect copyright.PENANAR7IT1KNuSP
she can recover or not.”
Vocal cord.
“Aaaaaa!” Wailing cries exploded from the side as Lin Xie Ya199Please respect copyright.PENANA6oX6nfakt7
displayed her acting skill as a caring mother. She looked at her brother and199Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8YxkeSc2C
begged, “Your Majesty, please get justice for my poor daughter. She’s still199Please respect copyright.PENANACikJxZUOKj
young and should have a bright future, but this will make her life hard…199Please respect copyright.PENANAaZwpmbETHs
(omitted 10,000 words).”
Listening to her description, it would seem as if she was199Please respect copyright.PENANAPbBOX8ELiU
truly a caring mother who was aggrieved for the injustice her daughter199Please respect copyright.PENANAqiGqj9xW3p
suffered. Though, those who were listening to her rambling would also wonder199Please respect copyright.PENANAjwEy9pUQSw
when she would end her complaint. The length alone was enough to make eight199Please respect copyright.PENANAmaJGJdfRyp
legged essay!*
Prime Minister Feng Hou Zheng also nodded strongly, acting199Please respect copyright.PENANAA5htzmFSys
as the most caring father in the world.
Only Feng Quan sneered in her heart because she knew that199Please respect copyright.PENANANrxKNmZU7X
her parents didn’t even spend more than an incense stick of time in their199Please respect copyright.PENANACZcvrpxmQZ
entire life to stay near her younger sister. They didn’t even acknowledge her199Please respect copyright.PENANAWjwseLllmT
existence until recently when this accident occurred.
“I’ll definitely get justice for her.” The Emperor raised199Please respect copyright.PENANAg1ez5nkX8f
his hand, effectively stopping Lin Xie Ya from her ongoing performance. He199Please respect copyright.PENANAx0AZjS97VW
turned his head to look at the side where Lin Han Xing was standing. “How do199Please respect copyright.PENANArh86NCQqI1
you plan to repay this favor, Lin Han Xing?”
At this moment, Lin Han Xing was cursing his wife (Lin Zi199Please respect copyright.PENANAmfHTCz5pBN
Xuan’s mother)’s eight generation. He knew very well that Princess Ning was199Please respect copyright.PENANAQDedkwQ2zZ
poisoned because she was drinking the cup that was supposed to be Lin Zi Xuan.199Please respect copyright.PENANAUG6eICn0kC
If it was not because of her, the one who wouldn’t be able to speak would be199Please respect copyright.PENANANkMAsoeenS
his son.
If he had to say, he would rather have his son turned mute199Please respect copyright.PENANAeoF8HzeqLz
rather than getting thrown into this mess!
“Your Majesty, this servant will definitely pay enough199Please respect copyright.PENANAZPOooFlEhd
compensation for the damage on Princess Ning.”
Lin Xie Ya looked at the man with indignation. “Compensation199Please respect copyright.PENANA7Q1HwkPzoJ
alone wouldn’t be enough. Who would want to marry my daughter when they know199Please respect copyright.PENANAQGL7e6xWV2
that she’s mute?”
Lin Han Xing was silent. He turned his head to look at his199Please respect copyright.PENANAOVvBo6GTeH
second son, who muttered under his breath, “Who would want to be with a mute?199Please respect copyright.PENANAVsbYQigN2I
She wouldn’t be able to do her job properly and will be nothing more than a199Please respect copyright.PENANAQEUOwjd68c
hassle.”
He nearly kicked his own son and screamed at his ear that it199Please respect copyright.PENANAKxWHgDeegX
was actually an opportunity for him to get close to her. After all, his sons199Please respect copyright.PENANAtBzEP7um0L
didn’t have the legitimate right to inherit the throne despite having the same199Please respect copyright.PENANAKc8BUCcYIL
surname. But if they got married with one of the princesses, the next199Please respect copyright.PENANAPZJEiaKejn
generation would be the legitimate heir.
That was, if the next emperor didn’t have children either.
In any case, it was a much better position than being a199Please respect copyright.PENANAMxqDyJQKHq
prince from different surname like this. They would be able to gain more199Please respect copyright.PENANAmZXPC37prD
authority and also amassed even greater wealth compared than before.
“In that case, would you like for me to bestow a marriage199Please respect copyright.PENANAp7QUil7z1U
agreement for your daughter, Imperial Sister?” the Emperor looked at his199Please respect copyright.PENANAcGbsSlAxm1
cunning sister.
Lin Xie Ya bowed politely. “Your Majesty, that would be for199Please respect copyright.PENANAzHxbIkSwdn
the best.”
The Emperor looked at the eager Lin Han Xing, who nearly199Please respect copyright.PENANAsrHpFOqxWZ
couldn’t hide his thoughts. He naturally knew what was in that man’s mind199Please respect copyright.PENANAdGg0d49p3U
because Lin Han Xing was an ambitious man. He would not let go of this chance.
He looked at the two sons that Lin Han Xing had. Lin Zi Xuan199Please respect copyright.PENANAGSMvl1FE1n
was a bit old while Lin Hu Xi did have suitable age gap with Princess Ning.
“What do you think of Lin Han Xing’s sons?”
Lin Xie Ya’s expression faltered when she heard that. She199Please respect copyright.PENANA1rdKHDORXn
didn’t like this man and naturally knew that if her daughter got married to199Please respect copyright.PENANASMVaCMOdIv
them, there was not much benefit that she could get. “Would it be appropriate,199Please respect copyright.PENANAiP18pcF6CE
Your Majesty?”
“The one who caused your daughter to turn mute is Lin Zi199Please respect copyright.PENANAKpVIRcAa2p
Xuan.” The Emperor looked at the quiet young man, who stood at the back. Even199Please respect copyright.PENANAhFjcYortrk
though Lin Zi Xuan was also Lin Han Xing’s son, he wasn’t favored and even199Please respect copyright.PENANAKKqYLn8nmd
hated. He, being the Emperor, didn’t have any plan on allowing any of them199Please respect copyright.PENANABzHBITu7BS
gathering power under him.
“Wouldn’t it be reasonable to have him responsible for her?”
Lin Xie Ya couldn’t find any word to retort. After all, the199Please respect copyright.PENANAzGAGvNSiv8
other nobles had seen her daughter took the cup that belonged to Lin Zi Xuan.199Please respect copyright.PENANAFwGNSgLM8A
They were cousins, so while it might be a bit inappropriate, they could chalk199Please respect copyright.PENANAaK3P8WYleZ
it to a child’s mischievousness.
But when the young princess was poisoned rather than the199Please respect copyright.PENANAgFCl8zExxt
owner of the cup, this turned into a problem.
Many people would be talking about this matter.
“I wouldn’t mind.” Prime Minister Feng stood forward.199Please respect copyright.PENANAt7BXGrTngC
“However, I still would like to have them to give compensation for the damage199Please respect copyright.PENANAdOMgvVZLB0
done to my beloved daughter.”
“Compensation is only natural. In that case…”
“Wait, Your Majesty.” Lin Han Xing’s palm was sweating.199Please respect copyright.PENANAl4V6XCa9hR
“While it was true that the cause of the matter lies in Lin Zi Xuan, but he’s199Please respect copyright.PENANAErhHZOkuXX
far older than Princess Ning. Wouldn’t it be more appropriate for my second199Please respect copyright.PENANAlQppJzmBKM
son, Lin Hu Xi to replace him?”
Beside him, Lin Hu Xi’s eyes widened when he heard what his199Please respect copyright.PENANAUpMXA3Gmwo
father said. He didn’t want to be with a mute! “Father, I…”
“Quiet!” Lin Han Xing glared at his son.
Lin Hu Xi shut his mouth unhappily. He didn’t want to be199Please respect copyright.PENANAR3H1uRwIY5
together with a mute. Not to mention, if he were to marry an Imperial Princess,199Please respect copyright.PENANA13GvJIts9t
he couldn’t take any concubine. What was so fun of staying together with199Please respect copyright.PENANAr14VBAMBCY
someone who couldn’t communicate well with him?
He didn’t want it!
The Emperor watched their interaction then turned his head199Please respect copyright.PENANAUjS7K6g1Ol
to look at Lin Zi Xuan. He had heard that this young man had some achievement199Please respect copyright.PENANAT4NQE7ytcr
at the battlefield, but it was limited to that.
There was nothing much remarkable from what he had done so199Please respect copyright.PENANAyQSQ7W6POV
far. “What do you think, Commander Zi Xuan?”
Lin Zi Xuan raised his head then cupped his fist. “This199Please respect copyright.PENANAek1pZkuhm1
prince will obey your order Your Majesty and take responsibility for Princess199Please respect copyright.PENANAQq3KSJp6Tz
Ning.”
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*Eight legged essay is the style of essay during Ming and199Please respect copyright.PENANAz5RT9Hb39X
Qing Dynasty. It’s also used during Imperial Examination. For more information199Please respect copyright.PENANA29GQyCev9k
about how it looked like, you can search for the information by yourself.