12dz Chapter 197 Everyone's Faking It
Chapter 197 Everyone's Faking It
Only those who are truly unaware of the situation would scream from the bottom of their hearts upon seeing this scene.
The room fell silent instantly, everyone staring at the screaming palace servant.
He had even imagined how he would die, and the fruit platter and wine he was holding were spilled all over the floor.
He just arrived, how could he encounter such a thing? If it were any other minister, spitting blood would be a better outcome.
Why does it have to be a princess from another country?
This is a major event between two countries; even nine generations of relatives might not be enough to warrant execution.
With a thud, he knelt on the ground: "Your Highness Zeyun! Your Highness Zeyun! What's wrong?"
Now it was Qi Zexuan's turn to perform. Look at his clumsy acting and exaggerated crying.
"Sister! Sister! What's wrong with you? This wine! It's poisoned, sister!"
Qi Zeyun was fine at first, but when he heard his brother's howl, he really felt like vomiting blood.
But she had to keep pretending, even though she was actually getting tired.
She was slowly falling down, but Qi Zexuan, at least having some conscience, caught her.
Everyone was terrified when they heard that the wine was poisoned.
They all drank it, so how come they're okay?
At this moment, someone with sharp eyes whispered, "The Second Princess led people to offer a toast, and after they drank it, this incident happened!"
Although he spoke softly, the entire room was silent; everyone heard him and their eyes were all on Wu Chengye.
Wu Chengye also looked shocked as he stared at Huang Ziliang beside him.
With a pained and distressed expression, he exclaimed, "What happened?!"
Huang Ziliang slowly walked out from the table, his face expressionless.
Wu Ziyan and Wu Chengji exchanged glances, signaling that everyone who was supposed to be there had arrived.
The Queen sat high above, seemingly regarding all that had happened as trivial matters.
The ministers below dared not utter a sound, yet they dared to poison such an important banquet.
Only then did he realize that none of Zhou Xianguo's other people were there.
Only the prince and princess of the Xiao Rong Kingdom were present.
Huang Ziliang knelt in the middle of the road, performing a very standard kowtow: "It was this humble citizen who poisoned me."
Wu Chengye was heartbroken: "Why did you poison Prince Zeyun!"
She wanted someone to restrain him, pretending she knew nothing about it.
Seeing how hard he put into his performance, everyone just accepted it.
Huang Ziliang was one of the men they brought; they wanted to see what this man had to say.
Kneeling there, he stood like a pine tree, unyielding and upright, exuding an air of integrity.
He placed a packet of medicine powder on the ground: "It was all instigated by the Fourth Prince, Wu Ziyan."
Upon hearing this, everyone was incredibly surprised. They looked at each other, and finally their gazes settled on Wu Ziyan.
Her acting skills weren't much better, and they were quite exaggerated. She had just left the banquet and was kneeling in front of the Empress.
She had two tear streaks on her face, probably from the tea she had just drunk.
"I did not, Your Majesty. I have never met Huang Ziliang before."
"Why would I authorize him to do this kind of thing? What benefit would it bring me?"
"I also met Your Highness during the disaster relief efforts, and there are traces of this. He intended to sabotage the reconciliation between Xiao Rong and Wu Chao, which is why he resorted to this drastic measure."
The ministers below also had doubts, since Huang Ziliang was clearly a person close to Wu Chengye.
How did I suddenly become Wu Ziyan's man again?
At this moment, Wu Chengye knelt down on the ground, looking heartbroken and distressed.
"Your Majesty, it was my oversight. Please forgive me!"
The clever ministers could all see through the underhanded dealings between our lords, but who dared to speak out?
Huang Ziliang slowly prepared to take something out of his waist.
The guards nearby thought he was about to take out some kind of hidden weapon, so they quickly held him down, but he didn't struggle.
He simply took out a handkerchief that was peeking out from the guard's side.
"At this time, the Fourth Prince promised me the position of a concubine."
"Let me wish her success, and let me infiltrate the Second Prince's residence so I can poison him and frame him!"
Those who hadn't yet reacted were all somewhat bewildered.
This isn't how the play is supposed to go. How did it end up happening to her?
Logically speaking, Huang Ziliang shouldn't have directly accused Wu Chengye of instigating the poisoning. Why is it now being said that it was Wu Ziyan?
At this moment, Fang Yuerong, Chu Qiu, and the others finally understood what Wu Ziyan had said back then.
It turned out to be a scheme within a scheme, a scheme that they couldn't quite understand.
You can deliver a fatal blow to her right in front of all the civil and military officials.
Why would she let all the dirty water be poured on her?
The guard presented the handkerchief to the Empress; it was indeed Wu Ziyan's personal handkerchief.
Wu Chengye kept his head down, occasionally glancing up to steal a glance at the distant, high above.
The Empress's expression revealed little emotional fluctuation, as if everything was under her control.
At this moment, Qi Zexuan cried even louder: "My sisters, what are you all standing there for? Call the imperial physician!"
There was no need for him to remind her; the moment Qi Zeyun collapsed, the imperial physician was already on his way.
He had just finished howling when the imperial physician came to Qi Zeyun's side, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
When I placed my hand on hers, her pulse was strong and powerful, not at all like someone who had been poisoned.
Upon closer inspection of the complexion and the bloodstains around the mouth, it could be concluded that this was a prank.
But halfway through, someone stopped her and insisted that after the diagnosis, she must be diagnosed with a deadly poison, or she would die!
If he's only thinking about his own head, then he should just throw away all the medical ethics he's accumulated over the years.
This is a royal power struggle; what does her little life matter?
"This..." Everyone looked at the imperial physician, his face turned pale, and he frowned, as if he was having some kind of internal struggle.
Seeing her distressed appearance, everyone guessed that it might be some kind of incurable poison.
She was trying to come up with a plan in her mind: how could she make it sound very serious, but also how could she cure it?
"Your Majesty, Prince Zeyun has been poisoned by the Five Poisons Powder, but fortunately it has not yet invaded his internal organs and can be cured!"
Wu Chengye: ?
How did it become Five Poisons Powder? Isn't arsenic poison guaranteed to kill?
At that moment, she realized that something seemed wrong!
But the blame hasn't been shifted yet. Qi Zeyun has been moved to the inner courtyard for treatment, and Qi Zexuan has gone with him.
What's happening to me now is essentially a matter for the royal family; we want to leave but can't.
Anyway, this matter must be buried deep in my heart, and no one can mention it.
Wu Ziyan knelt there, no longer wanting to argue, and glared fiercely at Huang Ziliang.
"I saved you back then, and I want you to repay my life-saving grace. What's wrong with that?"
"You're actually turning the tables on me? Or are you saying you've lost weight? My second sister's threat!"
"Fourth Prince, now that things have come to this, are you still going to implicate the Second Prince?"
Wu Chengye was secretly pleased; this was just as she had expected.
Although Qi Zeyun was poisoned differently, it was all harmless. Whether she lives or dies, Wu Ziyan will not escape his guilt!
Wu Ziyan looked heartbroken, her eyes filled with sincerity.
"Mother Queen, I didn't! How could I have done such a thing!"
Wu Chengji then knelt before the Empress: "Mother, I believe there is more to this matter than meets the eye!"