Chapter 75 - You Disappointed
Sheng Li turned his gaze back to Ying Lili who was staring at him for a long ti. "How dare you let yourself get into this state?" Sheng Li demanded an answer from Ying Lili. "You are the wife of the Crown Prince whom everyone fears. Whoever did this to you, I will make sure to punish them most rcilessly." Sheng Li's voice roared.
"Your highness, you are still favoring this woman who is from Juyan. She asked for the deadliest poison for you from her uncle. If you do not believe us, then you shall ask the King of Juyan. We cannot let such treacherous people live among us because she can kill anyone of us," the Law and Justice Minister proclaid in exasperation.
"I do not believe anyone here except a few and be respectful towards the Crown Princess," Sheng Li's tone was threatening. "I know you all ministers pressured the Imperial Father when I was in that state. Father, do not believe the King of Juyan. It was my mistake to let him stay alive, and all this happened. I request you to pass an order to not involve any minister in the investigation of my poisoning. I will find the culprit myself," Sheng Li pronounced as he brought his both hands ahead till the shoulder, joined them, and bowed his head.
"I permit you. This order will be passed," Han Wenji announced. "Indeed, the ministers were in a hurry in deciding so, the investigation shall be done carefully. The bureaucracy is important, that's why I needed to decide. Crown Prince, I will talk to you later," saying that Han Wenji walked away followed by the Empress.
Sheng Li put his hands down and turned to Ying Lili. He bent on his knees; his right hand was on his right knee while the left knee was touching the ground. "You disappointed . I thought you were smart, but you proved wrong," Sheng Li whispered and then got up from the ground.
"Release her and send her to the Zhenzhu Inn," Sheng Li ordered Xiao Zhan and walked away. Xiao Zhan bowed his head as the Crown Prince walked away followed by Han Nianzu and Lei Wanxi. The other princes too walked away from there. Xue Yu-Yan huffed seeing that the Crown Princess would not get punished.
A soldier freed Ying Lili's hands from the shackles, and she stood up from the ground. Hu Jingguo ca to Ying Lili. "Crown Princess, forgive for being late," Hu Jingguo asserted. Ying Lili gave him a faint smile. "Thank you for reaching here at the right ti," Ying Lili expressed her gratitude.
"I did my duty, your highness. Luckily, I was not far away else it would have been a problem," Hu Jingguo stated. "Master gave the antidote a year ago and even passed his knowledge of this antidote," Hu Jingguo proclaid. Ying Lili nodded, listening to him. "Father told about that," Ying Lili stated.
"Your highness, do you not want the Crown Prince to know about this? He is misunderstanding you," Xiao Zhan intervened between the conversation of Ying Lili and Hu Jingguo.
"I will tell the Crown Prince myself. I am grateful to General Xiao as well for agreeing with my plan. Without your help, I could not help the Crown Prince," Ying Lili pronounced and gave a tiny smile to him.
Ying Lili turned her gaze back at Hu Jingguo and looked at his face and hands. "You are still not healed. Because of , you had to suffer so much," Ying Lili asserted.
"Thanks to these injuries, I could not go beyond the borders. Prince Wanxi reached in ti, and the Crown Prince got the antidote," Hu Jingguo replied to Ying Lili.
"Your highness, you shall take rest. You could not sleep last night." Xiao Zhan expressed his concern and turned to look at the two maidservants there. "Take the Crown Princess safely," Xiao Zhan commanded them. They ca forward and took the Crown Princess to Zhenzhu Inn.
"Co with , Hu Jingguo," General Xiao said, and they left from there.
Once Ying Lili reached her chamber, she felt good. She sat on the bed when Court Lady Xu ca running inside. She stopped right in front of the Crown Princess and bowed her head. "Your highness, I was scared after hearing the judgnt of his majesty. I am so happy to see you safe," Court Lady Xu had tears in her eyes as she was speaking to the Crown Princess.
"Thanks to the Crown Prince I am safe. Court Lady Xu, prepare a hot bath for . I want to have a relaxing bath." Ying Lili touched her shoulders.
"Yes, your highness," Court Lady Xu bowing her head stepped backward and left the chamber. "Never have I felt this scared in my life, which I faced last night. Luckily, the winds were with else things could have worsened," Ying Lili muttered and recalled what happened the previous night.
"Your highness, if the Pri Minister had done this then he would have killed the maidservant by now. Why would he let her stay alive?" Lei Wanxi questioned, and knitted his brows.
"Brother Wanxi, I had thought the sa, but he will not do this. He will try to give punishnt before the Crown Prince will wake up. He will bring the maidservant in the court and make sure she will give the statent against . That would be the most solid evidence against and I cannot escape that.
This is a ga of chess where every pawn is being used against so, I shall let my opponent think he is winning the ga," Ying Lili with a smirk stated.
"Your highness, we are not understanding what you are trying to do but we will do whatever you will say," Han Nianzu showed support.
"I am getting what her highness is trying to say. The Pri Minister is treacherous and he will not leave a single point of escape for the Crown Princess," Xiao Zhan opined. Ying Lili nodded and further opened her mouth to speak.
"Now, the most important thing - the Antidote. If my uncle is with them, then I think they have killed the master as well. But there is one person who knows about the antidote," Ying Lili stated. The two princes looked at each other.
"Who?" Xiao Zhan amusingly asked.
"My childhood friend, Hu Jingguo," Ying Lili answered with a smile. They all were shocked to learn that.
"Your highness, if you would have told about this earlier then you would not have been punished and accused like this," Lei Wanxi affird.
Ying Lili smiled upon hearing the words of Lei Wanxi. "Brother Wanxi, such things cannot be told openly. If I had told this there, the Pri Minister would harm Hu Jingguo and I cannot take that risk. Furthermore, the Pri Minister will co up with so convincing argunts against . I cannot risk the lives of three people," Ying Lili stated.
"But Sister Lili, there is risk associated with this. This is about the life of…"
"The Crown Prince," Ying Lili completed the words of Lei Wanxi. "I can take the risk for my life because I know only Sheng Li can save from whatever punishnt is waiting for ahead. Make sure to bring Hu Jingguo safely and soundly to the Palace. Sheng Li told yesterday that Hu Jingguo had crossed the capital borders, which are not that far. No one shall know about this plan, not even his majesty. Now, we will go with whatever the Pri Minister has planned for ," Ying Lili pronounced.
"Your highness, I know about Hu Jingguo's whereabouts. He is at the guesthouse, which is on the border. He will travel from there in the morning," Xiao Zhan inford the Crown Princess.
"Brother Nianzu will go there and bring him here," Lei Wanxi asserted and smiled when they all heard the sounds of boots.
Imdiately, General Xiao changed the topic and spoke. "Your highness, soone secretly went to your resting chamber as well to put the tiny bottle of poison there. Let's search for that as well."
"I am looking into that, General Xiao," they were surprised to hear the voice of Jian Guozhi. Ying Lili smiled as she ca out of her thoughts.
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