Jade Without Fragrance

   Chapter 198 Borrowing a knife

  Qi Shuo listened to Lin Hao's words with a solemn expression: "If this is the case, in addition to Mingxin Zhenren, another person has penetrated into the palace."

   "Could it be Chen Mu's side?"

  Chen Mu escaped the pursuit of Jinlinwei after conspiring to bomb Jinxiu Street, and he has not been arrested so far.

   "It's possible. Remember when I told you about Wang Fu, the prince's new favorite after Wang Gui's death?"

   Lin Hao nodded.

   "His favor may be related to the prince's troubles. I'll ask people to pay more attention to this person when I look back to see if there are any clues."

  Lin Hao worriedly reminded: "Ashuo, you should try to avoid the prince in the future, five-color dispersion will make people act crazy, and people without reason are the most terrible."

   "Well." Qi Shuo agreed, thinking of the murderous intent in the eyes of the prince when the pavilion played the game, he just wanted to sneer.

  An unreasonable person is like a mad beast. Although scary, it is also easy to deal with.

  The prince who returned to the East Palace couldn't wait to enjoy the five-color dispersion and finally felt comfortable.

   "Wang Fu, I have encountered a problem." The prince was lying on the couch, his eyes blurred.

  Wang Fu hurriedly said: "The slave maid is willing to share the worries for His Highness."

  The prince put his left hand on the armrest, and the feeling of powerlessness made him have the urge to destroy everything: "You say, how can a person die without knowing it?"

  Wang Fu was stunned.

  The prince's eyes were slightly cold: "Why, are you scared?"

   "No, the slave is wondering what kind of identity this person is."

   "Your status is not low, it would be more troublesome if you die."

  Wang Fu was silent for a moment, then lowered his voice and asked, "Could it be that what Your Highness said was Prince Jing?"

  The prince smiled: "It's not in vain that I value you, you really understand my mind."

  Wang Fu served and enjoyed the five-color dispersion time and time again. Unconsciously, the prince had long regarded Wang Fu as the most trusted person.

  Wang Fu rolled his eyes and whispered, "Prince Jing's son is frail and sickly, and no one doubts if he dies from a serious illness."

   "Death from a serious illness?"

   Wang Fu smiled: "Some poisons can achieve this purpose."

   The prince is no stranger to using poison. The person who hijacked Lin Chan previously used the purple letter poison.

   "It is difficult for ordinary people to approach Prince Jing, and I don't want to do it myself."

   Doing it yourself is risky after all.

   Wang Fu blinked: "His Royal Highness probably forgot, there is the most suitable person."

"Who?"

   "Sun Xuanshi." Wang Fu whispered these three words.

  The prince was startled, then patted Wang Fu on the shoulder and laughed.

   It's wonderful, the most suitable knife happens to be in the East Palace.

   Riding on the entertainment of the Five Dispersions, the Crown Prince raised his foot and went to Sun Xiuhua's place.

  Sun Xiuhua was looking into the mirror to see a new pimple on his forehead. Hearing that the prince was coming, he hurriedly trimmed his forehead and went up to meet him.

   "Your Highness—"

   reached out a hand and lifted her up: "No need to be polite."

  Sun Xiuhua raised her eyes and glanced at the prince, feeling excited for a while.

  Prince hasn't come to her for some days.

   She couldn't understand, the prince didn't go to the princess's place, nor came to her place, he stayed in his room most of the time, what was he doing?

   "I haven't seen you for a few days, Huaer seems to look better." The prince smiled.

  Sun Xiuhua not only did not feel happy when he heard this title, but became vigilant.

  Why did the Prince Duan Duan call her Hua'er? She had clearly been asked to choose a waiter before.

   After being favored and neglected, Sun Xiuhua has long lost her longing for love. What she wants is to get rid of her status as a waiter and climb to the position she wants.

  The prince took Sun Xiuhua's hand and walked into the back room, waited for the maid to retreat after serving tea, and gently sniffed: "Hua'er smells so good here."

   "New incense." Sun Xiuhua said in cooperation, more and more sure that the prince's intention was not pure.

   The prince never noticed any incense before.

  Prince Prince is not a person to keep his composure, and after a few chats, he turned to the topic: "Hu'er hasn't returned to the palace for a long time, hasn't he?"

  Sun Xiuhua's eyelashes trembled slightly and nodded.

   "You and Princess Jing are the same mother and daughter, you should go back often."

  Sun Xiuhua lowered her head slightly, revealing her slender and slender neck: "My concubine entered the East Palace, her duty is to serve His Royal Highness, there is no reason to go back often."

   "No, you should go back."

  Sun Xiuhua raised her eyes to look at the prince, puzzled.

  The prince took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve and pushed it in front of Sun Xiuhua.

"This is--"

   "Hua'er, I need your help."

  Prince Prince's voice was as gentle as water, but Sun Xiuhua was inexplicably flustered when he heard it.

   "What does Your Highness want your concubine to do?"

   "Find a way to let Qi Shuo eat what's inside." The prince pointed to the small porcelain bottle.

  Sun Xiuhua trembled, his pupils suddenly dilated: "Your Highness!"

The cry of    was full of horror, and the prince's handsome face was deformed in her eyes.

   "Why, not willing?"

   "Your Highness, Your Highness... What happens if you eat what's inside?" Sun Xiuhua asked in a trembling voice.

The prince smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, eating this will only make people suffer from diarrhea. Every time I go to the palace to play chess with Qi Shuo, he makes me lose ugly, and I don't understand at all. He suffers."

   Seeing the prince pushing the porcelain vase forward, Sun Xiuhua abruptly withdrew his hand, tears streaming down his face.

   "Your Highness, the concubine can't do it..."

   Unless she is a fool, she believes that what is in the jar is just diarrhea.

   "Can't do it?" These three words were like a fuse, detonating the prince's anger. He grabbed Sun Xiuhua's shirt and pulled her closer, "You can't do this, so what can you do?"

   Those scarlet eyes completely stunned Sun Xiuhua.

   At this moment, she realized very clearly that her life was in the hands of this crazy man.

   "Your Highness, concubine... concubine can try..."

  The prince let go of his hand, and his expression returned to gentleness: "I knew that Hua'er was the most considerate."

  Sun Xiuhua tried her best to pull out a smile, her cold fingertips shaking.

  The prince stretched out his arms and put his arms around her waist: "You are good, I will remember it, and I will not treat you badly in the future."

   "Thank you, Your Highness."

  After the prince left, Sun Xiuhua stared at the small porcelain vase lying quietly, and after an unknown amount of time, he reached out and grabbed it in his hand.

The    porcelain vase was cold, clasping her tender palm.

   She exhaled forcefully and carefully put away the porcelain bottle.

   She didn't want to, but she couldn't help...

In two days, it happened to be the birthdays of the little county master Qi Qiong and the second son Qi Huan. Considering the wind and rain caused by Princess Lingque, the two did not post to their relatives and friends. , and wait for the family to get together to eat longevity noodles in the evening.

  Sun Xiuhua's arrival took Princess Jing by surprise.

   "Why did Xiuhua leave the palace?" Although she was very disappointed with this niece, Princess Jing couldn't completely ignore it.

   "Today is the birthday of my cousin and cousin. I specifically told His Royal Highness that I will come back to celebrate my cousin and cousin's birthday."

"It's not a big birthday, and it's worth taking a special trip out of the palace for you. Neither of them take it seriously, they ran out to play early in the morning. If I had known you were back, I would have left Qiong'er at home." Jing As the princess said that, her niece's heart was somewhat warmed up.

  Sun Xiuhua smiled: "Happy birthday is the most important thing. If I can spend more time with my aunt, I will not come back in vain."

   "Then Xiuhua will stay for a while before returning to the palace. We haven't had a meal together for some days."

   "Hmm. Did my cousin go out too?"

   "Shuo'er never likes to be lively, but she is at home."

   "Then call my cousin at noon. Maybe I haven't seen my cousin for a long time. He and the second girl Lin are engaged, and there is no chance to congratulate him in person."

   "Okay." Princess Jing replied without much thought.

  Sun Xiuhua is well-behaved and clever, and can coax people comfortably when they are concentrating on coaxing them. She knew that mentioning the matter of the East Palace would only arouse Princess Jing's annoyance, so she didn't say a word, and only brought the topic to her deceased mother.

  Princess Jing had a deep relationship with her grandmother and sister, so she was willing to listen. The two aunts and nephews chatted about their common relatives, and before they knew it, it was time for lunch.

   Princess Jing sent the maid to call Qi Shuo.

   (end of this chapter)