GBP Chapter 152 Poisoning
Chapter 152 Poisoning
As soon as the prince opened his mouth, Xuanyuan Che, Feng Chenyi and Zhai Yun looked at him first.
The ministers had also heard a lot of rumors. Even half of the ministers present had handed over invitations, and when they heard the word Yunyi Villa, they immediately became noisy.
They were all discussing what happened in Yunyi Villa, saying that Yunyi Villa really knew everything and could answer any question accurately.
Emperor Xing'an heard the ministers' discussions and understood what they meant. "This is just some trickery, stirring up chaos in the imperial capital!"
Emperor Xing'an showed great impatience and coldly interrupted the officials' discussion: "Alright, enough with all this talk of ghosts and gods." After saying this, Emperor Xing'an said impatiently to Xuanyuan Che: "Emperor Che, please just enjoy the songs and dances of my Fengli Kingdom."
Hearing this, Xuanyuan Che suddenly had a different opinion. "Singing and dancing are boring. I once learned the skills of Prince Rui and Guard Zhai when I was at the border. Today, the emperor brought some masters with him and wants to learn from them."
Emperor Xing'an thought for a moment after hearing this. He had also witnessed the martial arts of Prince Rui and Guard Zhai, and he was afraid that no one in the palace could be their match. Now that someone was testing their strength for him, he was more than happy to do so.
The prince was also excited when he heard this: "Okay, this is a good idea."
The empress sitting next to Emperor Xing'an also had a look of gloating on her face. Someone could teach Prince Zhai Yun Rui a lesson for her, so she didn't have to take action.
Zhai Yun finally understood that Xuanyuan Che had been targeting Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi from the very beginning. He first mentioned the matter of Zhai Yun saving Feng Chenyi, and now he wanted to challenge them. Even a blind person could see it.
Feng Chenyi is a prince. What's the difference between having a martial arts competition in front of them and dancing with a dancer in front of them? Winning the competition will only make Emperor Xing'an feel threatened and become more wary of Feng Chenyi.
"Your Majesty, I also think this is a good idea, but Prince Rui is of noble status. I am afraid that the warriors of Xuanyuan Kingdom dare not try their best and cannot see how capable Prince Rui is. It is better to fight regardless of life or death. With Prince Rui's ability, I guess no one can defeat him." The queen sitting next to Emperor Xing'an spoke.
The queen's voice was neither loud nor soft, and almost all the ministers in the front rows heard it.
As soon as the Queen spoke, everyone, led by the Prince's uncle, agreed. The Prince's uncle said, "Emperor Che is a guest from afar, and I'm sure he doesn't want Prince Rui to give in to them."
In the past, the Queen would never interfere in these matters and rarely spoke on such occasions. Her abnormal behavior today was obviously seeking revenge. Zhai Yun was a little sarcastic. Regardless of life or death, the Queen was trying to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
"In diplomatic relations between two countries, friendship comes first and competition comes second. Regardless of who wins or loses, these warriors of Emperor Che have been trained with great difficulty. Wouldn't it be a pity if they died? You came up with such a bad idea without even asking Emperor Che's opinion." Zhai Yun's tone was slightly angry.
Seeing that Zhai Yun was putting the decision-making power on himself, Xuanyuan Che smiled faintly, "Guard Zhai is right. Just stop when you have made a point. Don't hurt the relationship."
Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi are still useful to him. How could he not see that Fengli Country wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife?
The Empress and the Emperor's uncle were immediately displeased when they heard this. The Emperor's uncle said firmly, "Emperor Che, what you said is wrong. Prince Rui and Guard Zhai are such formidable opponents. How can we have fun if we just stop at the right point?"
The Empress was also beside Emperor Xing'an, saying, "Your Majesty, I haven't seen such a wonderful fight in a long time. Guard Zhai and Prince Rui are both highly skilled in martial arts. If they didn't give it their all, they would probably just go through the motions, which would be so boring."
Zhai Yun listened to the words of the uncle and the queen, and her teeth itched: "If I remember correctly, the queen's brothers are also powerful generals. How about letting them come?"
Upon hearing this, the Queen's face instantly turned purple. "Guard Zhai is truly becoming more and more unruly. Challenging the Xuanyuan Nation's warriors is for the glory of the country. If my brothers were here, that would be a no-brainer! He's being allowed to compete because the Emperor Che thinks highly of him. He's truly ungrateful!"
Zhai Yun felt that the Queen's words were harsh and disgusting. It was impossible to reason with an unreasonable person. In that case, there was no need to waste her breath.
Zhai Yun gently picked up the cup in front of Feng Chenyi. Seeing this, Feng Chenyi poured himself another cup. The two exchanged glances and drank the wine in the cup.
Xuanyuan Che looked at Zhai Yun, who had dared to contradict the queen just now, and suddenly fell silent. He started drinking with Feng Chenyi, his eyes full of reluctance. He wondered how Zhai Yun would deal with the aggressive queen.
Seeing that Zhai Yun didn't say anything, the queen looked somewhat proud and thought that Zhai Yun must have accepted her fate and was ready to accept the challenge.
Under the gazes of everyone, with a "puff", Prince Rui and Guard Zhai vomited blood in full view of the crowd. Zhai Yun's face turned pale instantly. She covered her stomach with one hand in pain and supported Feng Chenyi with the other hand: "Prince, are you okay?"
Feng Chenyi's expression was also extremely grim. "He must have been poisoned!"
Everyone was caught off guard by this sudden incident. No one helped to call the imperial physician. Even Emperor Xing'an just sat there and said, "Poisoned? How could he be poisoned?"
Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi supported each other. The intense pain instantly made beads of sweat cover their foreheads. Zhai Yun picked up the wine pot with difficulty and smelled it, concluding: "The wine is poisonous!"
Everyone was stunned by this scene. Everyone present had drunk some alcohol, and they were all fine, except Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi, who were poisoned by the alcohol.
Xuanyuan Che was filled with shock. He strode down, took the wine jug from Zhai Yun's hand, smelled it, and frowned. This wine was indeed poisonous.
The prince also walked over and took the wine jug, ordering: "Call the imperial physician to verify it!"
The others became panicked, wondering if anything would happen to them after they had drunk the alcohol. Under the gaze of Emperor Xing'an, Xuanyuan Che, the Crown Prince and the Empress, Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi's faces turned from pale to purple, and even the color of their lips changed.
The imperial physician who rushed over examined the condition and his face suddenly changed. He reported in a panic, "Your Majesty, it's poison."
Everyone's faces turned grim upon hearing this. The ministers, led by Lord Lu, who were afraid of death, were already terrified and grabbed the imperial physician, "Hurry up and see if we've been poisoned too."
The imperial physician did not dare to disobey the order and could only turn around to check the minister's wine jug. The queen was so scared that her face turned pale. After checking, she found that the other wine jugs were not poisonous.
Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi were no longer able to care about so much. Zhai Yun panicked and supported Feng Chenyi. Looking at the ministers who were still helping Marquis Lu feel his pulse, she was furious: "You useless people! The prince has been poisoned, and you are still nagging at him! Help the prince detoxify!"
Everyone knows how toxic the poison is.