After the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion was reborn, she divorced and married the prince!

Song Mingli took a few quick steps and said, "I also prepared snacks for the Crown Prince and Jingyou."

Zi Su opened the food box and placed the exquisite snacks and fruits inside on the stone table in the pavilion.

When the two children came out of the study, they saw their mother outside the pavilion looking at them with a smile on her face.

Jingyou is a few years younger than Xiyuan, and he can't help but show some childishness in front of his mother.

"Mother..." He flew over, but remembering that this was the East Palace, he quickly stopped and said respectfully, "Greetings to the Crown Princess, Mother, why are you here?"

Song Mingli looked at his son whom he had not seen for several hours, and finally he appeared in front of him safely. He couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

"I came to pay my respects to the Crown Princess and visit you guys." Song Mingli touched his head and said, "I brought you some snacks, try them quickly."

The palace maid from the East Palace who came forward with the snacks was stunned. This... The snacks and fruits brought by Princess Jing had filled up the stone table. Should they also put more on the table?

Upon seeing this, the Crown Princess waved her hand at them and told them to go back.

Song Mingli kept paying attention to the Crown Princess's expression.

The Crown Princess looked normal, gentle and generous, and her attitude when she asked the palace maid to remove the snacks was also casual and natural.

She probably doesn't know that the snacks are poisonous and contain poison.

The mother and her two children sat in the pavilion, eating snacks and fruits and chatting.

"Is this dessert the same as the one in the East Palace, also flavored with osmanthus?"

Chu Xiyuan noticed the plate of golden, four-petal flower-shaped desserts in front of him.

Song Mingli's heart moved, and he once again observed the Crown Princess and Xi Yuan calmly.

The two had clear eyes and easygoing smiles, nothing unusual.

"Oh? Really? This is the newly made snacks from the palace kitchen. Your Highness, please try them. Do you like them?" Song Mingli said with a smile.

Chu Xiyuan hesitated for a moment, as if he didn't like this kind of snack very much.

But seeing Song Mingli looking at him expectantly, he reluctantly pinched a piece.

Jingyou also pinched a piece.

The two kids clinked their glasses with each other as if they were toasting, smiled at each other, and then put the snacks into their mouths.

"Hmm, it tastes like osmanthus, sweet but not greasy, melts in your mouth, leaves a lingering fragrance on your lips and teeth, delicious!" Chu Xiyuan's eyes lit up and he pinched another piece.

That's when the accident happened.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince saw from afar four people sitting in the pavilion.

He also saw his son holding the flower-shaped dessert. His eyes narrowed and he strode forward.

He suddenly reached out and knocked the snack out of Chu Xiyuan's hand, shouting, "Who told you to eat it?!"

The prince's rage and extreme reaction frightened the four people in the pavilion.

But Song Mingli looked at him with a deep and profound gaze.

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" The Crown Princess frowned and asked in surprise, "This snack was brought by Princess Jing. Both children ate it. It's not very sweet. The snack is small and delicate, and it won't affect the lunch."

The Crown Princess hurriedly explained, seemingly explaining to the Crown Prince, but in fact she was making up for the Crown Prince's overreaction.

The prince's body stiffened. Was it brought by Princess Jing?

He raised his eyes and looked at Song Mingli.

At this moment, the depth in Song Mingli's eyes had disappeared, leaving only surprise and helplessness.

She knelt down and saluted, with her head slightly lowered, seeming very uneasy.

"The East Palace has prepared snacks for them to enjoy during their rest time. But Xiyuan has had a poor appetite recently, so I have told him not to eat snacks so that he can eat more during the main meals." The prince explained to Song Mingli again.

"So that's how it is. I didn't know this. Please forgive me, Your Highness." Song Mingli bowed.

The atmosphere in the pavilion was stagnant for a moment.

The Crown Princess smiled and said, "It was my negligence. How can I blame you? I was afraid that the child would go hungry after studying for several hours."

Chu Xiyuan lowered his head and said, "Father, calm down. It's Xiyuan who is greedy. I just want to try whether the snacks in Prince Jing's Mansion taste the same as those in the East Palace."

The prince smiled dryly and said, "My sister-in-law, you are too serious. It's not a big deal... I, I have been too worried about Xi Yuan recently."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince loves his son so much that it is only natural. I will pay attention to it next time." Song Mingli followed suit respectfully.

She seemed not to notice the prince's deep, scrutinizing gaze on her.

"Let's stop here today. I have something to tell Xiyuan." The prince's face was slightly gloomy.

Song Mingli and Jingyou hurriedly took their leave.

The Crown Princess personally saw the two off from the East Palace.

Chu Xiyuan was taken to the prince's study and Cheng Li was called over.

Cheng Li had no achievements and no official position, but he was trusted by the prince and was made one of the prince's aides.

Chu Xiyuan looked at his father and Cheng Li blankly, "Father asked me to come here, what's the matter? I had an appointment with Jingyou to compete in archery this afternoon."

"Cheng Li, please check him quickly to see if he has been poisoned."

Chu Xiyuan was slightly stunned, and Cheng Li was also a little surprised.

"Please, Your Highness..." Cheng Li wanted to feel his pulse.

Chu Xiyuan's face turned slightly red, "Father, what do you mean? Do you suspect Princess Jing? Jingyou also ate that snack!"

The prince frowned and said unhappily, "Why are you so anxious? I just wanted to take a look. I didn't say it was her."

The prince signaled Cheng Li to check quickly.

Cheng Li took Chu Xiyuan's hand and placed his finger on his pulse.

Chu Xiyuan did not resist under the prince's gaze, but his little face was full of anger.

Chu Xiyuan was not stupid, he quickly understood.

"No... Even if Father suspected something, there's no reason for him to suddenly attack, unless you already knew that the snack was poisonous!"

"And that snack is obviously similar in shape to the snacks in the East Palace, so..."

Chu Xiyuan raised his head suddenly and looked at the prince in astonishment, "Your father, you..."

The prince glanced at it.

Chu Xiyuan swallowed the rest of the words back into his stomach.

It was my father who poisoned Jingyou!

Because he didn't like the osmanthus pastries in the East Palace, they were too sweet and greasy, but Jingyou liked them very much.

If the snack today had not been made by Prince Jing’s Mansion, he would not have tried it.

The king's father didn't know the whole story and thought that he was eating the osmanthus dessert from the East Palace, so he rushed forward to slap it away.

Chu Xiyuan couldn't help feeling depressed when he thought of this.

He stared at the prince with a dim gaze. The glorious and great image of his father in his son's heart was now shrouded in a shadow.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, the young prince has not been poisoned." Cheng Li let go of Chu Xiyuan's hand and said in a low voice.

The prince looked at Chu Xiyuan dignifiedly, "Don't eat anything given to you by others in the future. Everything you put into your mouth must only come from the hands of someone you trust. Remember that?"

Chu Xiyuan had a stern face, and his little face was full of unhappiness.

"We must always be on guard against others," said the prince.

"Does that mean you have the intention to harm others?" Chu Xiyuan asked, "And the person you harmed is the one who saved my life?"

"Father was not like this before. Why are you targeting Fourth Uncle?"