After saying that, Feng Yunshu turned to look at Dongfang Chuan on the throne. "Your Majesty, the prince has always been in poor health. I dare to speak on the prince's behalf here. There's something fishy about this matter. I hope Your Majesty will investigate thoroughly."
Everyone turned to look at Feng Yunshu. Dongfang Chuan stared at her with a铁青 face and a cold voice.
"You're just a woman, yet you claim there's something fishy right off the bat. What evidence do you have to prove that he's not the culprit? If you can't prove it, it's the crime of deceiving the emperor, and the punishment is to execute the nine - generation clan!"
As soon as Dongfang Chuan uttered these words, everyone gasped. The atmosphere in the palace became even more solemn.
Hearing this, Prime Minister Feng, who had been silent at his seat, had a very complicated expression. Finally, he couldn't hold back any longer and was about to stand up and speak.
If Feng Yunshu really angered the emperor, not only everyone in the Helan Prince's Mansion but also the entire Feng family would suffer. Naturally, Prime Minister Feng couldn't just stand by and do nothing.
However, before Prime Minister Feng could stand up, the Third Prince, Dongfang Yuan, who was sitting beside him, took the lead to stand up and step forward. He knelt down and kowtowed in front of the emperor. "Father, I also think there's something fishy about this matter. Maybe it wasn't instigated by the envoys from the Yuan State or Prince Helan."
Saying that, Dongfang Yuan glanced at Feng Yunshu and Helan Yanting beside her, then looked up at Dongfang Chuan. "Father, if we convict these people without investigating the real cause, won't we let the real mastermind get away with it?"
Feng Yunshu looked at Dongfang Yuan. The complex emotions that had welled up in her heart just now surged up again.
Was he standing up for her and protecting her?
Feng Yunshu couldn't figure out the love - hate relationship between the original owner and this Third Prince for the time being. She just hoped this matter could be over quickly.
As soon as Dongfang Yuan spoke, several ministers stepped forward one after another, expressing their agreement. "Your Majesty, I think what the Third Prince said makes sense. This matter is very strange. We can't make a hasty conclusion."
"Yes, Your Majesty..."
Dongfang Chuan stared at them silently with an inscrutable expression.
"Are you accusing me of handling things hastily?"
After a long while, Dongfang Chuan said in a deep voice. With just this one sentence, the ministers who had spoken were so scared that they knelt on the ground and kowtowed quickly. "Your Majesty, we didn't mean that. Your Majesty is a wise emperor through the ages, always wise and valiant. Naturally, you won't make any mistakes!"
"Third, do you also think my decision this time is hasty?"
Everyone held their breath and watched Dongfang Yuan. Everyone had their own thoughts. The Crown Prince, Dongfang Qi, beside them, kept rubbing the wine cup in his hand as if weighing something.
Feng Yunshu felt that the situation was very strange. If this matter was really self - directed and self - acted by the old emperor, then Dongfang Yuan standing up for her would be like hitting the muzzle of the gun!
Although this person had nothing to do with her, due to the residual consciousness deep in the original owner's heart, Feng Yunshu couldn't just watch Dongfang Yuan get implicated.
At this critical moment that made people hold their breath, Feng Yunshu glanced at Helan Yanting beside her. She hid one hand in her wide sleeve robe. Taking advantage of the posture of supporting him, she took out several silver needles from her sleeve and quickly stabbed them into several acupoints on Helan Yanting's back.
Helan Yanting just noticed that Feng Yunshu's behavior was strange when suddenly there was a slight stabbing pain in his back. Then his whole body trembled, and a fishy smell suddenly welled up in his throat.
"Puff!"
Helan Yanting felt a tightness in his chest. A mouthful of scarlet blood spurted out, and immediately the blood splashed on the palace floor.
The next second, his body swayed, his eyes closed, and he really fainted.
Feng Yunshu, the "culprit", immediately reached out to catch him. But she didn't expect that this sickly - looking cheap husband would be so heavy. Feng Yunshu's slender arms almost broke.
"Your Highness! What's wrong with you?! Your Highness!"
Feng Yunshu gritted her teeth secretly. She didn't care about anything else. She plopped down on the ground and simply placed him on her knees. Right now, she had more important things to do.
Feng Yunshu pinched the flesh of her thigh by the way. The pain immediately made her eyes teary, and that was exactly the effect she wanted!
"Your Highness, don't scare me!"
Feng Yunshu shouted with tear - filled eyes. While looking around in a panic, she called for help in a flurry. "Imperial physician! Is there any imperial physician? The prince is dying!"
This change happened in the blink of an eye. Everyone only saw Helan Yanting spitting blood and fainting, and they were all startled.
At this juncture, as the emperor, Dongfang Chuan naturally couldn't sit back and do nothing. With a solemn look on his face, he immediately said, "Someone, immediately summon the imperial physician into the palace!"
After all, the purpose of today's dinner was to celebrate the wedding of Helan Yanting and Feng Yunshu. If Helan Yanting really had something wrong in this palace, it would surely give others something to talk about.
Just for these considerations, after the imperial physician entered the palace, Dongfang Chuan immediately ordered people to carry Helan Yanting to a bed in another palace for the imperial physician's consultation.
All these developments were exactly as Feng Yunshu had expected. As the princess, she naturally had to leave the palace with Helan Yanting.
Before leaving, Feng Yunshu caught a meaningful look from Dongfang Yuan. She immediately averted her gaze. Did this Third Prince discover her little trick just now?
However, Feng Yunshu didn't have time to think about Dongfang Yuan's problem because she felt another strong force attracting her. This force came from the three - tailed fox spiritual beast in the cage.
The moment Feng Yunshu walked out of the palace, the scarlet eyes of the three - tailed fox spiritual beast were always fixed on her. Moreover, a voice suddenly sounded in Feng Yunshu's mind -
"Master, save me..."
Feng Yunshu was shocked all over. She stopped in her tracks and quickly turned to look at the three - tailed fox.
This voice, it was really her! It was her Xiaoling!
But in this situation, she didn't have a single bit of spiritual power. She couldn't even perform the most basic small spells, let alone rescue the three - tailed fox under everyone's noses.
She could only wait until she solved Helan Yanting's problem first and then figure out a way!
Although Feng Yunshu was worried about the three - tailed fox in her heart, she could only accompany Helan Yanting to a room in another palace.
After the imperial physician felt Helan Yanting's pulse, his face became a bit solemn. When he turned to look at Feng Yunshu, he hesitated.
Feng Yunshu was a bit strange when she saw the imperial physician's expression. Just now, Helan Yanting's spitting blood was caused by her deliberately stabbing a few acupoints. There should be no big problem.
Did Helan Yanting really have a big problem because he already had health problems and was stabbed by her like this?
For a moment, Feng Yunshu really felt a bit uneasy.
"Imperial physician, how is the prince's health? Just tell me the truth. Don't have any scruples."
The imperial physician sighed and slowly said, "Princess, you need to be mentally prepared. The prince's body is probably already terminally ill. His pulse is weak and unstable..."
"I will prescribe a few doses of medicine, which may keep the prince alive for a while, but this is not a long - term solution. So..."
Feng Yunshu was slightly shocked. She turned to look at Helan Yanting, who was still unconscious, and then followed the imperial physician outside the house.
"Imperial physician, are all the words you just said true? What exactly is wrong with the prince? Why is it so serious?"