Chapter 172: The Princess Consort Swapped My Unity Gu
Chapter 172: Chapter 172: The Princess Consort Swapped My Unity Gu
Rong Ling ordered in a deep voice, "Nan Feng, stay here to serve the Princess Consort. If the poison affecting her is identified, you must immediately find the required herbs, prepare the medicine, and deliver it."
"Nan Xuan and Nan Sheng, come with me to the mansion’s dungeon to interrogate those people. I want to see where that vile maid got the nerve to harm me."
His voice was extremely grim.
In the dungeon of Prince Yong Mansion, Cai Shu had not slept all night, looking haggard and disheveled. She couldn’t understand why the Unity Gu turned into a Poisonous Gu.
She had clearly heard Han Concubine’s maid secretly say that the concubine had a Unity Gu. As long as it was placed on the Prince, it would make him fall in love with her.
Cai Shu had gone to great lengths to steal this Unity Gu, but now someone was telling her that the Gu Worm wasn’t a Unity Gu; it was a Poisonous Gu.
If it hadn’t been for Feng Qing’s intervention, the Prince might have been killed. How could this happen? As Rong Ling’s chief maid, Cai Shu had always admired the Prince and wanted to be his woman, so she never thought of harming him.
But now things have turned out this way, what went wrong?
Thinking about it, Cai Shu felt that this must have been Feng Qing’s doing. That woman must have known she had the Unity Gu and swapped it when she made her move; it had to be this way.
Thus, the Poisonous Gu wasn’t hers; it was the Princess Consort who replaced her Unity Gu. It must be this way.
By the end of her thoughts, Cai Shu had become excited.
Just then, Rong Ling entered the mansion’s dungeon with Nan Xuan, Nan Sheng, and others. Seeing Rong Ling, Cai Shu shouted excitedly.
"Prince, the Poisonous Gu isn’t mine; it’s the Princess Consort. She must have swapped my Unity Gu. She’s trying to harm me. Prince, you must get to the bottom of this."
Rong Ling looked at the woman in the cell, appearing manic, and felt extreme disgust. How could such a foolish woman be his chief maid? Just thinking about it made him feel sick; he should have driven her out long ago.
As he thought, Rong Ling sat down on a nearby chair, his eyes cold gazed at the crazed shouting woman on the ground.
Cai Shu didn’t see the disgust and hostility in Rong Ling’s eyes and continued to shout, "Prince, please believe me. I really didn’t use a Poisonous Gu on you. How could I harm the Prince? It’s the Princess Consort; she’s jealous and doesn’t want me around the Prince. So she swapped my Unity Gu to harm me. Prince, you must investigate this."
Rong Ling couldn’t listen any longer. Feng Qing bled so much to study what kind of poison he was affected by, and here this foolish woman continued to speak nonsense.
"Shut up, you fool."
Though Rong Ling’s voice wasn’t loud, it was terribly cold. Cai Shu was startled, not daring to speak further, she looked up at Rong Ling, seeing the disdain and murderous intent in his eyes.
All the strength drained from Cai Shu’s body, unable to utter a word. She seemed to realize at that moment that the Prince didn’t like her, didn’t care for her, and it had nothing to do with anyone else.
"Prince."
Rong Ling, unwilling to waste time on such a fool, spoke grimly, "Tell me where you got the Poisonous Gu from."
This time, Cai Shu didn’t struggle or argue, speaking with a heart like dead ashes, "I used a trick to have someone steal it from Han Concubine’s hand..."