Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince-Chapter 29 - Dare to Poison My Princess

At this moment, seeing her aunt being suspected by Qi Yu, she stepped forward and pointed at Qi Yu, saying, “What do you mean by this, Princess Qi?

Are you suggesting that my aunt drugged your wine?”

Qi Yu looked surprised for a moment, then gave her a half-smiling look, “What if I indeed mean that?”

It seems this capital’s beauty isn’t so bright after all.

She had initially intended to trap Madam Qin by bringing up the wine switch.

Although any observant person could tell there was something wrong with the wine from Madam Qin’s expression, as long as Madam Qin insisted there was nothing in the wine and found an excuse not to drink it, that would be the end of it.

Unexpectedly, Chen Shishi stepped forward, forcing Madam Qin to drink the wine she was so hesitant to consume.

Chen Shishi thought she had caught Qi Yu by the tail, and smugly said: “Do you realize that disrespecting a Duke’s wife is a serious crime?

Even if you are Princess Qi, Prince Qi surely won’t take your side!”

Qi Yu turned her head, quietly gazing at Madam Qin.

“I was merely making a joke, but it seems Miss Chen has taken it seriously.

Then, Madam, please drink the wine.

If there’s really nothing wrong with it, I will certainly apologize.”

Madam Qin’s knuckles turned white from gripping the wine glass, her lips trembling, “What nonsense is Princess Qi talking about, how could the wine from Duke Residence be problematic?”

Chen Shishi chimed in: “Exactly!”

Yet, Madam Qin turned and glared fiercely at her.

This Chen Shishi must be a fool!

She had been making excuses for so long, and any observant person could see she was reluctant to drink the wine.

The others remained silent, only her dear niece created such an uproar.

If she did not drink the wine now, wouldn’t it confirm the accusations of Duke Residence’s intentional harm towards Princess Qi?

The only option left was to pretend to accidentally drop the wine glass.

Madam Qin, feigning composure, lifted the wine glass, intending to ‘accidentally’ shake it out of her hands.

Just as the glass was about to fall, someone firmly caught it.

Shen Nanxing, her gaze icy, returned the glass to her lips, speaking disdainfully, “Madam Qin had better be careful.”

Madam Qin’s back was now soaked in sweat, too overwhelmed to even mind being lectured by a maid.

Her hands trembling, she took the glass and, under Qi Yu’s provocative gaze, closed her eyes and drank the wine down.

She didn’t know what kind of poison was in the wine, only that it was not lethal.

And when Prince Ming had sent it, he only mentioned it would make Princess Qi suffer somewhat.

But he had not mentioned that the suffering would twist one’s insides painfully.

Having downed the wine, Madam Qin’s face showed a pale smile, she said to Qi Yu, “Are you satisfied now, Princess Qi?”

Qi Yu clapped her hands and laughed, “Madam Qin truly keeps her word; I admire that!”

How could one not admire her?

She dared to recklessly drink this world’s deadliest Heavenly Ma poison; had she not encountered Qi Yu today, Madam Qin might well have lost her life.

Chen Shishi snorted coldly, “Since my aunt has already drunk the wine, shouldn’t the Princess apologize?”

Qi Yu slightly raised her eyebrow, “This Princess always does as she says, but…”

Before she could finish, Madam Qin who had been standing, suddenly fainted to the ground.

The Maid by her side quickly stepped forward to help her up, crying out, “Madam, please wake up!”

Chen Shishi’s expression changed, and she frowned at Qi Yu.

“Did you put something in the wine?”

Qi Yu was almost amused by her accusation, her skill at turning the tables was indeed quite impressive.

Before she could speak, Chunlan behind her couldn’t help but step forward and scold.

“Miss Chen, watch your words.

This wine was originally prepared by Madam Qin personally for our Princess.

If there is indeed anything wrong with it, it must be the Duke Residence’s deliberate attempt to harm the Princess!”

Chen Shishi snorted coldly again, “Since you claim the Duke Residence deliberately attempted to harm the Princess, what evidence do you have!”

Chunlan looked at her with eyes sharp as ice, “Isn’t this wine the evidence?

As for you, constantly claiming that our Princess poisoned it, what evidence do you have?”

Chen Shishi was pressured by her aura and took a few steps back.

Chunlan, unyielding, stepped forward and asked assertively, “Do you realize that framing the Princess is a capital offense!”

Hearing the words ‘capital offense,’ Chen Shishi’s legs weakened, and she immediately fell to the ground.

Although she was the daughter of the minister, she had the Duke Residence as her backing.

But in front of Qi Yu, she was nothing more than a commoner.

Let alone framing the Princess, even showing disrespect to the Princess could have her dragged off for thirty lashes.

In the midst of the chaos, Qi Yu spoke, “Take Madam Qin to her room and send someone to call for the Imperial Physician.

This Princess wants to see, what exactly were the intentions of the person who poisoned?”

“Yes.”

The nannies helping Madam Qin, as if finding their pillar of strength, quickly took her to the room.

The person from the Duke Residence sent to the palace to fetch the Imperial Physician was pulling out the Divine Doctor Lou Qingming when they happened to run into Duke Qin and Li Mingjue, and Li Ming’an coming out from the Imperial Study Room.

Duke Qin, seeing the people from his residence, hurriedly asked and only then did he learn of the serious incident at his home.

The expressions of Li Mingjue and Li Ming’an changed slightly.

Li Mingjue’s heart almost stopped when he heard someone was poisoned, but after listening carefully and realizing it was Madam Qin who had fainted, he somewhat relaxed.

Li Ming’an’s expression turned uncertain.

He hadn’t expected that the person poisoned was not the foolish Qi Yu!

He had thought today’s plan, with Madam Qin’s help, would be foolproof.

But instead, he had inadvertently caused Madam Qin to suffer.

The three hurried to the Duke Residence.

At that time in the Duke Residence, the women were already crying their eyes out, gathered around Madam Qin’s bed.

Qi Yu watched their almost mourning-like expressions, and could hardly suppress a yawn.

The poison might cause suffering but was not fatal.

Moreover, the poison hadn’t fully taken effect yet; the Imperial Physician would know once he arrived.

“I don’t know how my mother-in-law offended the Princess to deserve such a scheme!” Wang Qing wiped away her tears, stood up, and said to Qi Yu aggressively.

Qi Yu scoffed lightly, “This wine was prepared by Madam Qin for this Princess.

If it were me lying here right now, you all better think carefully about how you would explain it to His Highness, the Prince of Qi.”

Wang Qing snorted, “Even if the poison had killed you, what of it?

A fool anyway, did you really think His Highness, the Prince of Qi, would care?”

Qi Yu’s expression turned cold.

Before she could respond, a group of people suddenly walked in from outside.

Li Mingjue swept a cold, detached look at Wang Qing, his tone as chilling as ice, “How dare you attempt to poison this Prince’s Princess?

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The Duke Residence is really audacious!”