Reborn as a bride, pretending to be virtuous, the prince held his waist and regretted

"How dare you!" Changning Marquis Zhou Ze shouted, glaring at Xiao Cui, "Ahem, where did this maid come from? You don't know the difference between high and low, and you don't know the rules! Twenty strokes of the cane."

Aunt Bai turned her back to Marquis Changning and faced Xiao Cui, scolding her while winking at her, "Asshole, what do you, a maid, know? Get out now."

Xiao Cui understood that Aunt Bai obviously didn't want Marquis Changning to know that she had betrayed him, and she didn't want to expose Aunt Bai, as she would still need Aunt Bai in the future.

"Marquis Changning, I have already poisoned you. You are not sick at all, but poisoned."

Changning Marquis Zhou Ze's pupils shrank slightly, and he struggled to sit up, "You... who are you? Why did you poison me?"

"You don't need to know who I am. I have an antidote here. Taking it will remove the poison from your body." With the previous three successful experiences, Xiao Cui was calm and confident.

Marquis Changning looked at Aunt Bai, "Youlan, this is your maid, are you betraying me too?"

Bai Youlan shook her head repeatedly to deny, "My Lord, please believe me, Youlan is loyal to you and will never betray you, Xiao Cui, I treat you well, why would you betray me?"

"You are just a tool for me to get close to Marquis Changning!" Xiao Cui replied, her eyes gradually becoming colder. "Marquis Changning, the fact that I can come here proves that I have the antidote. Otherwise, how can a little maid like me walk out of Marquis Changning's mansion?"

Marquis Changning looked complicated, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Who are you? Why did you go to so much trouble to poison me? What's your purpose?"

Xiao Cui said in a deep voice: "You are not worthy to know who I am. You are the Minister of Rites. Yue State admires the Celestial Empire and wants to make peace with Kang State."

"Are you from Yue?" Changning Marquis Zhou Ze pretended to be in pain, his face twisted, "Cough cough cough..."

Xiao Cui chuckled, "I guess so! Promise me, and I'll give you the antidote."

"Aren't you afraid that I will take the antidote and not do my job for you?" Marquis Changning asked tentatively.

Xiao Cui raised her eyebrows, her dull face was filled with sarcasm, "The dosage of the antidote is not enough, it can only relieve the symptoms, but cannot completely detoxify. If you don't take the antidote in time, you will still be like this. I'm not afraid that you won't do the job for me!"

After saying that, Xiao Cui handed over a small bottle.

Bai Youlan's eyes showed distress as she took the vial, "My Lord, please don't be so stubborn. Just agree to it. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about me. Youlan hopes you'll be fine."

Marquis Changning pondered, "Let me think about it for one night."

"Okay, this bottle of antidote is my gift to the Marquis." Xiao Cui said with a smile, "I won't disturb the Marquis and Aunt Bai anymore!"

After Xiao Cui left, Aunt Bai collapsed on the ground, "My Lord, it's a good thing that you didn't..."

"Be careful with your words." Marquis Changning agreed and took the porcelain bottle. "Bring me the tea!"

Marquis Changning poured out the antidote, adjusted his body angle, and looking from the window, it looked like he had indeed taken it.

All medicines are poisonous, Marquis Changning would never take them!

Xiao Cui left with peace of mind after seeing Marquis Changning eat.

At this moment, a man in gray jumped down from the beam.

Marquis Changning handed it over and said, "Hand it over. Feed it to the condemned prisoner as soon as possible to see what symptoms he has."

"Yes, my lord!" The man in gray responded, holding the porcelain bottle, and jumped directly through the window to the roof, blending into the vast rain.

Marquis Changning continued to be hypocritical with Aunt Bai and continued to paralyze the other party.

The man in gray walked towards the direction of the imperial palace and came to where the Jinlin Guards were.

Emperor Kangping was reviewing the memorials when he heard the secret report from Jinlin Guards. He put down his red brush and said, "Announce!"

After a while, Xu Cheng, the deputy commander of Jinlin Guard, came in and said, "Your Majesty, I, Xu Cheng, pay my respects to you."

Emperor Kangping raised his hand, "Pride, what secret report do you have?"

Xu Cheng replied: "This was reported by Changning Marquis Zhou Ze, who said that someone bribed his concubine to poison him, but he saw through it..."

"Marriage with the Kingdom of Yue?" Emperor Kangping frowned, his face solemn. "Didn't I refuse? They still refuse to give up? They even poisoned the Minister of Rites Zhou Ze?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xu Cheng responded, "Marquis Changning is the Minister of Rites, in charge of dozens of foreign countries surrounding Kangguo. The other party is definitely not just a simple marriage."

Emperor Kangping had a solemn expression on his face. He paced back and forth, stroking his beard, and suddenly stopped.

"This incident is enough to show that Marquis Changning is extremely loyal. Xu Cheng, send a few more people to follow him and cooperate with Marquis Changning to find out the mastermind behind this."

"They controlled the important officials of the court by poisoning them, and made the officials who tried to stop them become their own people and work for them. Investigating the officials who behaved abnormally in the court, I suspect that Marquis Changning is not the first, and will not be the last."

Xu Cheng responded respectfully, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Seeing Xu Cheng about to leave, Emperor Kang Ping said in a deep voice: "Protect the Marquis of Changning and the Marquis of Changning's Mansion."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xu Cheng responded and left respectfully.

The Jinlin Guards are secret guards that only obey His Majesty, and he, as the deputy commander, is the open card of the Jinlin Guards.

If court officials have any clues to report, they can report it to him.

Marquis Changning reported the matter to him. As of today, Xu Cheng can be sure that it is not just a simple matter of marriage with the Kingdom of Yue, but there must be a conspiracy behind it.

Now that we have the initiative and cooperate well with Marquis Changning, we will most likely achieve great success.

Emperor Kangping stood alone in front of the Kangguo geomancy map, silent for a long time.

His eyes fell on Yue State, and when he looked up, he saw Jingzhou.

King Ning?

Prince Ning was imprisoned by him because of the charge of molesting the palace concubines.

Is it possible that Prince Ning would cause chaos under his nose?

Emperor Kangping's expression was stern and his eyes were deep, but there were some things that he couldn't understand.

Huang Bing saw Emperor Kangping standing in front of the geomancy map for a long time without saying a word, so he stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, please don't stand there all the time, sit down and take a rest."

Emperor Kang Ping did not sit down, but turned his head and looked at Huang Bing, "How is Zhou Jin doing in the Agricultural Department now?"

Huang Bing was surprised and didn't know why the emperor suddenly asked Zhou Jin, but he didn't show it.

"Your Majesty, Lord Zhou is highly appreciated by Lord Huo, the Minister of Agriculture. Just a few days ago, Lord Huo went with Lord Zhou to the farm to check on the growth of the wheat."

Emperor Kangping, who originally had a solemn expression, smiled a little after hearing this, "Very good."

The reason why Emperor Kangping attached so much importance to Zhou Jin was actually to train a capable minister for the prince.

When the crown prince ascends the throne, these people will be an important force for the crown prince to balance the power of the external relatives, and they must not be mediocre!

As Jin Linwei investigated, Xu Cheng found that things were far more complicated than he had imagined.

He has not yet found the mastermind behind Xiao Cui, but he has discovered Xie Jin.

Xie Jin was not a concern at first, but recently Li Guojiu had been placing great importance on Xie Jin and had sought official positions for him twice, allowing him to be promoted quickly.

Xu Cheng did not dare to be careless and kept a closer watch.

This surveillance made Xu Cheng feel a chill down his spine. Xie Jin actually conspired with Li Guojiu to mention Changning Marquisate and Yue State.

What if Uncle Li colludes with the Kingdom of Yue and usurps the throne?

In the past, there have been cases where external relatives became powerful and usurped the throne!

He didn't dare to make the decision on his own on this matter.

Xu Cheng immediately reported that Emperor Kangping was shaking and could not sit still!