Hou Ye's palm heart is a black lotus

Chapter 764 Tearing Off Faces (First Update)
Ye Chutang turned her head to look, her expression slightly puzzled.

"What is the princess saying?"

At this moment, the cuff fell back, and the bracelet disappeared.

However, Xiao Lanxi still stared intently at her, her heart pounding wildly.

—She saw it clearly just now, there's no way she could have mistaken it!
The iron wire on that turquoise bead was still faintly visible!

She had only ever seen one bead like that in the world!

Xiao Lanxi disregarded everything else and got up to rush over!

"Give it back to me!"

As soon as she made a move, the guards on both sides made a move to come over, but before they could touch her, Xiao Lanxi's legs went weak and she fell heavily to the ground.

She is extremely weak now and simply cannot handle any more exertion.

Ye Chutang seemed to realize something, raised her wrist, and revealed the bead again.

"You mean this, Princess?"

Xiao Lanxi's eyes were bloodshot, her breathing was rapid, and the pitiful tears in her eyes had long since disappeared, replaced by an undisguised obsession and madness.

"These are my things, how did they end up with you!"

She had always carried it with her, but on the day she faked her death, she lost consciousness and had no idea what happened. When she woke up again, she found that the bead was missing.

She was saddened by this for a long time, but she knew she could never risk returning to the palace for such a bead, so she finally accepted the outcome with a heavy heart.

But who would have thought that this bead would appear on Ye Chutang's wrist!

Emperor Mu Wu glanced at it, his brow furrowing almost imperceptibly.

"It's just a bracelet, it doesn't look like much, so why are you saying it's yours?"

Although Xiao Lanxi was not favored, she was still a princess and never lacked food or clothing. Now, she had lost her composure over such a worthless trinket, which disgusted Emperor Muwu.

Xiao Lanxi's resurrection was already shrouded in mystery, and now she suddenly reacted so strongly, how could he possibly like her?
"A princess like this, making such a public scene, what kind of behavior is this!"

A surge of anger suddenly ignited in Xiao Lanxi's heart!

She slowly looked at Emperor Muwu, her jaw clenched, her whole body trembling slightly.

She asked in a soft voice.

"Does Father not recognize this bead?"

bead?

Emperor Mu Wu then realized that she wasn't looking at the bracelet, but only at the turquoise on it.

This wasn't a valuable item, and it looked rather ordinary, so it naturally didn't catch his eye.

Seeing his puzzled expression, Xiao Lanxi suddenly chuckled softly.

Her face was full of sarcasm.
"As the Son of Heaven, possessing the entire world, you naturally wouldn't care about such a worthless bead. Perhaps you've even completely forgotten its owner?"

Owner?

Emperor Mu Wu frowned. "Since this is on Chu Tang's wrist, it naturally belongs to her. What exactly are you talking about?"

Xiao Lanxi was still smiling, but her eyes were filled with tears.

"It seems that Father Emperor has indeed forgotten his mother since she passed away many years ago."

Emperor Mu Wu was startled, and finally realized what was going on.

Yes, turquoise... it is indeed a major product of Nanhu. But how can you be sure it's the one she's talking about from such a small bead?
Ye Chutang broke the dead silence, "To be honest, this is a gift that Afeng brought back for me when he came back from Longcheng. He said that there are many people there who specialize in selling these as souvenirs. He thought they were quite unique, so he brought me one. It seems that Princess Yuhe has misunderstood."

Xiao Lanxi's eyes were bloodshot, and her chest felt like it was burning with fire.

"How could I admit my mistake!"

This is something she has worn close to her body for many years; no one knows it better than her!

Ye Chutang's claim that Ye Yunfeng gave it to her is a lie!
Seeing that Xiao Lanxi was still agitated, Ye Chutang paused for a moment, then gently shook her head. "If it were anything else, Princess, I would gladly give it to you. But this is a gift from Ah Feng, and it is a token of his goodwill. Please forgive me, Princess. I cannot give this to you."

That last sentence really provoked Xiao Lanxi.

She suddenly cried out in a shrill voice, "You're talking nonsense! This is clearly something my mother left me! When did it become yours! You must have stolen it the day I faked my death! You—"

"suspended animation?"

Shen Yanchuan suddenly spoke, turning around thoughtfully.

"Didn't Princess Yuhe just say that she had fainted that day and was abducted from the palace by thieves? How come she's now faking her death?"

Xiao Lanxi froze, her face turning deathly pale.

—She lost her composure for a moment and accidentally uttered the word she should never have said!

"I……"

She suddenly started stammering, her eyes revealing unconcealed guilt and nervousness.

Seeing her reaction, what couldn't those present guess?
Xiao Lanxi clearly knew about this farce from the very beginning!

Emperor Mu Wu leaned back in his chair, just looking at her, and spoke in a deep voice.

"I also find it strange. That day, a palace servant reported that you had committed suicide by poisoning yourself. I even had Chu Tang go to check, and everything was confirmed. But now, you're here again, perfectly fine. I want to know, what exactly happened that day?"

Xiao Lanxi's face grew increasingly grim, and she could only shake her head sadly.

"No, no... my daughter doesn't know either..."

Just then, a piercing sneer suddenly came from the side. It was Fan Chengzhuo, who was watching coldly and then sneered.

“If Princess Yuhe doesn’t know, then I’m afraid there are very few people in the world who do. After all, to plant this life-and-death Gu, one must endure the pain of ten thousand ants gnawing at the heart. If Princess Yuhe herself does not agree, how can this Gu poison be successfully planted?”

One stone caused a thousand waves!

Fan Chengzhuo's short sentence immediately caused a huge uproar in everyone's hearts!
"Life and Death Gu?! What is that?!" Eunuch Li exclaimed in horror.

Even if you don't know much about Gu poison, you can guess something just by hearing the name.

Emperor Mu Wu's face turned cold, and his expression darkened.

Xiao Chenglin's chest heaved slightly, then he turned his head and warned coldly, "Is it not enough that Lord Fan has slandered me? Does he want to throw mud at even more people?"

"Throwing mud?"

Fan Chengzhuo had completely lost his mind. Upon hearing this, he burst into laughter, laughing until tears streamed down his face.

"Whether what I'm saying is true or not, you know perfectly well! The palace is heavily guarded. If she didn't fake her death and escape using the Life-and-Death Gu, how did she end up outside the palace?!"

He suddenly raised his hand and pointed at Xiao Lanxi, sneering and cursing.

"The Second Prince Xiao Chengxuan has been exiled, and the Jiang family has been raided! She carries several charges against her, and if she doesn't use this method to escape, she's doomed! Being imprisoned... ha! She's probably escaped and is living a carefree life outside!"

Fan Chengzhuo said the more he hated it.

He tried every means to speak up for Xiao Lanxi and save her, but in the end—it was all a joke!
Since that's the case, then let's all go to hell together!

"Prince Jing! Do you dare say that you didn't play a part in this?!"