Prang!
The sound of porcelains broken could be heard from the main530Please respect copyright.PENANAxYZRxHaisc
palace. The eunuch and servants were all trying their best to reduce their530Please respect copyright.PENANAssY87VScNu
presence. They were all afraid that they would be the next target.
“Hiding poison in the new tea that I have prepared, how530Please respect copyright.PENANAI7dw0fkIKD
bold.” The cold and chilling voice caused everyone to tremble in fear. They all530Please respect copyright.PENANA9N5M4Y24sm
knew that the Empress was angry. To think that the new type of tea that she530Please respect copyright.PENANAuyS3bMWjcQ
introduced in her last tea party was now used to hide a new type of poison.
“We have already arrested the culprit, Your Majesty.” Prime530Please respect copyright.PENANAGXlNfeLlRS
Minister Feng Hou Zheng cupped his fist. His veins were bulging because he was530Please respect copyright.PENANAkPQ43q4j8h
angry that their first target ended up being his daughter. Even if he wanted to530Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0MfK69JSK
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 low530Please respect copyright.PENANAj6SIeKFcpc
tone. His eyes were cold and devoid of any emotion. Even though he was530Please respect copyright.PENANAeXZD2z4nXQ
displeased that the accident occurred during the Imperial Party, he was someone530Please respect copyright.PENANAfw3ftFaIhS
who knew how to control his emotion well.
“It’s a fast acting poison that worked like acid,” The530Please respect copyright.PENANA4axhHtXpWS
Imperial Doctor replied respectfully.
“How’s Princess Ning?”
“Her life is saved.” The Imperial Doctor was silent for a530Please respect copyright.PENANApEadfmWbKy
while. “However, the poison had damaged her vocal cord. It’s unknown whether530Please respect copyright.PENANA9hULueZE04
she can recover or not.”
Vocal cord.
“Aaaaaa!” Wailing cries exploded from the side as Lin Xie Ya530Please respect copyright.PENANA6ZQna0uedb
displayed her acting skill as a caring mother. She looked at her brother and530Please respect copyright.PENANAhtBxaYbpAg
begged, “Your Majesty, please get justice for my poor daughter. She’s still530Please respect copyright.PENANAqJ4rrj88qu
young and should have a bright future, but this will make her life hard…530Please respect copyright.PENANApoOWqg6czT
(omitted 10,000 words).”
Listening to her description, it would seem as if she was530Please respect copyright.PENANAjcTgDGBemd
truly a caring mother who was aggrieved for the injustice her daughter530Please respect copyright.PENANAt8BsewBjxU
suffered. Though, those who were listening to her rambling would also wonder530Please respect copyright.PENANA9O1M9j4hMk
when she would end her complaint. The length alone was enough to make eight530Please respect copyright.PENANAiy8uWPvDjG
legged essay!*
Prime Minister Feng Hou Zheng also nodded strongly, acting530Please respect copyright.PENANAh9L81ZrfzN
as the most caring father in the world.
Only Feng Quan sneered in her heart because she knew that530Please respect copyright.PENANAsg07INJwop
her parents didn’t even spend more than an incense stick of time in their530Please respect copyright.PENANAJuwdWqlLAh
entire life to stay near her younger sister. They didn’t even acknowledge her530Please respect copyright.PENANARrTwc2t9qM
existence until recently when this accident occurred.
“I’ll definitely get justice for her.” The Emperor raised530Please respect copyright.PENANAOq2pvqVs80
his hand, effectively stopping Lin Xie Ya from her ongoing performance. He530Please respect copyright.PENANADhCc1z31Q0
turned his head to look at the side where Lin Han Xing was standing. “How do530Please respect copyright.PENANA4MXPNOKxn6
you plan to repay this favor, Lin Han Xing?”
At this moment, Lin Han Xing was cursing his wife (Lin Zi530Please respect copyright.PENANABQyO0jOmQU
Xuan’s mother)’s eight generation. He knew very well that Princess Ning was530Please respect copyright.PENANAmvFAgwUHjV
poisoned because she was drinking the cup that was supposed to be Lin Zi Xuan.530Please respect copyright.PENANAodgnLWZlGh
If it was not because of her, the one who wouldn’t be able to speak would be530Please respect copyright.PENANAkSeHo8rhLw
his son.
If he had to say, he would rather have his son turned mute530Please respect copyright.PENANA8OPEDbCFFt
rather than getting thrown into this mess!
“Your Majesty, this servant will definitely pay enough530Please respect copyright.PENANAyiRwEIhv7H
compensation for the damage on Princess Ning.”
Lin Xie Ya looked at the man with indignation. “Compensation530Please respect copyright.PENANAjKE5n0c2e3
alone wouldn’t be enough. Who would want to marry my daughter when they know530Please respect copyright.PENANAY85axHWh8E
that she’s mute?”
Lin Han Xing was silent. He turned his head to look at his530Please respect copyright.PENANAtYVFyhtSUD
second son, who muttered under his breath, “Who would want to be with a mute?530Please respect copyright.PENANAyaVSb8v3qZ
She wouldn’t be able to do her job properly and will be nothing more than a530Please respect copyright.PENANAGGNotaP0Op
hassle.”
He nearly kicked his own son and screamed at his ear that it530Please respect copyright.PENANA5v7uGZVWQ4
was actually an opportunity for him to get close to her. After all, his sons530Please respect copyright.PENANAtlAfsdNoIw
didn’t have the legitimate right to inherit the throne despite having the same530Please respect copyright.PENANAxXVAS3fQ3x
surname. But if they got married with one of the princesses, the next530Please respect copyright.PENANA8ZJ9OmCTCm
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 a530Please respect copyright.PENANAbjTxqtdzZr
prince from different surname like this. They would be able to gain more530Please respect copyright.PENANAUIxuft4hpP
authority and also amassed even greater wealth compared than before.
“In that case, would you like for me to bestow a marriage530Please respect copyright.PENANAgujjcPxgLh
agreement for your daughter, Imperial Sister?” the Emperor looked at his530Please respect copyright.PENANAdpTheqIfB7
cunning sister.
Lin Xie Ya bowed politely. “Your Majesty, that would be for530Please respect copyright.PENANAqaChonmzS8
the best.”
The Emperor looked at the eager Lin Han Xing, who nearly530Please respect copyright.PENANAYZSws7umgw
couldn’t hide his thoughts. He naturally knew what was in that man’s mind530Please respect copyright.PENANArGVsk676QY
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 Xuan530Please respect copyright.PENANAwp6FmBvHpb
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. She530Please respect copyright.PENANAuF7MEvIugP
didn’t like this man and naturally knew that if her daughter got married to530Please respect copyright.PENANAMZxGMfbfd6
them, there was not much benefit that she could get. “Would it be appropriate,530Please respect copyright.PENANAWpDdKjfBKW
Your Majesty?”
“The one who caused your daughter to turn mute is Lin Zi530Please respect copyright.PENANAZjQAH02DxH
Xuan.” The Emperor looked at the quiet young man, who stood at the back. Even530Please respect copyright.PENANA97f1pnEcwi
though Lin Zi Xuan was also Lin Han Xing’s son, he wasn’t favored and even530Please respect copyright.PENANAcTFYP48VBY
hated. He, being the Emperor, didn’t have any plan on allowing any of them530Please respect copyright.PENANAfW29E3oL3E
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, the530Please respect copyright.PENANAhp44cvH7B9
other nobles had seen her daughter took the cup that belonged to Lin Zi Xuan.530Please respect copyright.PENANAkcH97LLRYh
They were cousins, so while it might be a bit inappropriate, they could chalk530Please respect copyright.PENANApcENVT5owE
it to a child’s mischievousness.
But when the young princess was poisoned rather than the530Please respect copyright.PENANALJNvOhnvtt
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.530Please respect copyright.PENANAXMR1U9JNnF
“However, I still would like to have them to give compensation for the damage530Please respect copyright.PENANAzxCYzCsKhQ
done to my beloved daughter.”
“Compensation is only natural. In that case…”
“Wait, Your Majesty.” Lin Han Xing’s palm was sweating.530Please respect copyright.PENANAraAZ21tCzH
“While it was true that the cause of the matter lies in Lin Zi Xuan, but he’s530Please respect copyright.PENANA7pxIf73kDI
far older than Princess Ning. Wouldn’t it be more appropriate for my second530Please respect copyright.PENANAATAvcltnjY
son, Lin Hu Xi to replace him?”
Beside him, Lin Hu Xi’s eyes widened when he heard what his530Please respect copyright.PENANAsR8VebSrRd
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 be530Please respect copyright.PENANAbdoi4STbmF
together with a mute. Not to mention, if he were to marry an Imperial Princess,530Please respect copyright.PENANAqMBHPc5MwB
he couldn’t take any concubine. What was so fun of staying together with530Please respect copyright.PENANAZAh61HlXAA
someone who couldn’t communicate well with him?
He didn’t want it!
The Emperor watched their interaction then turned his head530Please respect copyright.PENANAjwSeDpazYE
to look at Lin Zi Xuan. He had heard that this young man had some achievement530Please respect copyright.PENANA4x2cqPCDfM
at the battlefield, but it was limited to that.
There was nothing much remarkable from what he had done so530Please respect copyright.PENANAAbYXmJSWEp
far. “What do you think, Commander Zi Xuan?”
Lin Zi Xuan raised his head then cupped his fist. “This530Please respect copyright.PENANAlokClRZF4M
prince will obey your order Your Majesty and take responsibility for Princess530Please respect copyright.PENANAR8y4czLs44
Ning.”
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*Eight legged essay is the style of essay during Ming and530Please respect copyright.PENANA1E5GNVqgBp
Qing Dynasty. It’s also used during Imperial Examination. For more information530Please respect copyright.PENANAq27Wk4l5Oa
about how it looked like, you can search for the information by yourself.