Arc 2: Part 38
The more Xiao Qingwan thought about it, the angrier she became. This was the biggest failure she had experienced since her reincarnation, and she absolutely couldn't accept it!
It must be fake! If Xiao Bai Zhu had dug a pit for her from the beginning, how could Prince He Lian not have been poisoned?
In her past life, she had been accused of poisoning and assassination. How could it be a simple peach blossom ringworm in this life? It must have been a scheme between Xiao Bai Zhu and the royal physician!
Xiao Qingwan's face turned red with fury, while the rage in her heart only became more intense. Seeing Xiao Bai Zhu roll her eyes contemptuously at her, disdain written all over her face, she snapped.
Her sanity suddenly collapsed, and she sprang up with bloodshot eyes and pointed at Tong Su, yelling with all her might: "She's a liar! She is deceiving everyone! It must be a conspiracy between her and the royal physician; they're both lying!"
"What?" Everyone looked at her in astonishment, then turned to look at the white-bearded head of the royal physician. "You mean... she and the royal physician conspired to lie?"
"She's the one orchestrating everything. The soup is problematic, that's why she knocked it over, fearing others would discover," she trembled pitifully, the revelation of the truth too terrifying, causing her to lean weakly on Emperor Xuanyi's shoulder. "The Grandmaster was bribed, he's giving false testimony!"
"Um," Emperor Xuanyi uncomfortably shifted his shoulders, speaking softly, "Miss Xiao, don't be too emotional. Perhaps you're being confused. The Grandmaster isn't someone easily bribed..."
"How could there be nothing wrong with the clam soup? What kind of peach blossom ringworm? How could there be such a disease? Just find someone to drink a bowl and they will know there's a problem..."
Xiao Qingwan opened her tear-dimmed eyes, and the moment she saw, her incessant complaints were as if plugged, her eyes staring ahead in shock.
"There's... a problem... prob... prob..."
Just in front of the dumped clam soup on the ground, there stood a man.
He was tall and lean, dressed in black akin to ink. His handsome face bore a cold expression, with sharp, icy eyes that swept across her swollen cheeks.
"So you're still insisting there's something wrong with the clam soup, right?"
He bent down, delicately picking up a clam. His long fingers held the plump white clam meat. His tone was indifferent yet chilling to the bone.
"There's no need to find someone else to taste it. I will eat it here in front of everyone. If it's poisoned, I will be affected immediately, right?"
Tong Su said anxiously, "—Brother!"
He was going to taste it voluntarily?
This soup had been spilled on the ground, and he was still picking it up—even though it certainly wasn't poisoned, it was still covered in dust…
"Regent, ha, haha, you don't need to," Emperor Xuanyi's face froze, "of course I trust the innocence of Miss Xiao and the Grandmaster..."
The Grandmaster had saved his predecessor's life. While he indeed cared for "Xiao Bai Zhu," who would weep in the middle of the night, he refused to believe the Grandmaster could be easily bribed.
This accusation from Xiao Bai Zhu was unreasonable, even in his opinion.
"Of course, it needs to be tasted. Otherwise, someone will find an excuse claiming foul play."
Xiao Lingchen gave a cold laugh and swallowed the clam meat in one gulp. His gaze bore into Xiao Qingwan, "How about it?"
"I— " Xiao Qingwan's breath hitched in her chest, her vision going dark. "You— "
Emperor Xuanyi couldn't stand to watch, hastily trying to mediate, "Alright alright, since it's not poisoned, the accusations against the Regent are obviously false. Miss Xiao was just deceived, and simply made a mistake in a bid to do good. The Prince is unharmed, and the Regent won't break ties with the court, this is the best outcome..."
While speaking, he helped Xiao Qingwan, intending to leave but Xiao Lingchen suddenly spoke.
"Your Majesty," he said coldly, "Now that Prince He Lian is fine, it's naturally a good thing. However, while the court and the Regent's palace don't have scores to settle, shouldn't we settle the ones owed to my two sisters at home?!"
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