Hou Ye's palm heart is a black lotus

Chapter 768 Urgent Summoning! (Second Update)

Fan Chengzhuo's body twitched almost imperceptibly.

He looked at Ye Chutang in disbelief, almost thinking he was hallucinating, "W-what?"

Wasn't that person already dead in that fire?!

Why would Ye Chutang suddenly bring this up?!

Seeing his reaction, Ye Chutang already knew the answer in her heart.

—It seems that Uncle Di's imprisonment for many years was indeed aided by Fan Chengzhuo.

"Would Lord Fan be willing to have a chat?"

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Fan Chengzhuo suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahaha……!"

retribution!

What a retribution!
He laughed heartily, feeling a sense of satisfaction at having avenged his great grudge.

Xiao Chenglin had planned everything meticulously, but he never imagined that he would leave such a huge oversight!

"You... you actually dare to ask me?" He chuckled sinisterly. "You even know about him, so what else can't you find out?"

He spoke in a very low voice, so that only the two of them could hear him.

"You already guessed it in your heart, didn't you?"

Ye Chutang blinked and smiled.

"Yes."

She nodded lightly.
"But it would be good to be able to ask you for clarification."

This is exactly the answer she wanted.

"After all—" Ye Chutang changed the subject, a hint of sympathy appearing in her eyes, "the poison in your body has penetrated deep into your lungs and internal organs, there is no cure, and your days are numbered. Wouldn't it be a pity to leave with regrets?"

Fan Chengzhuo's expression froze instantly!

Confusion, bewilderment, shock, fear...

His expression changed rapidly, almost imperceptibly, and even his voice became slightly distorted with shock.

"W-what did you say!?"

Ye Chutang's eyes curved into a smile as she softly said,

"Didn't I tell you this before?"

"You've been poisoned."

"The prescription was given to you at the time, but unfortunately—"

Ye Chutang shook her head.

Unfortunately, Fan Chengzhuo didn't believe her and threw the prescription away as soon as he turned around.

He got to where he is today entirely by his own choice.

Fan Chengzhuo finally realized what had happened, as if he had been struck on the head! He was completely stunned!
He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word. His face flushed red, his eyes bulged, and his body began to tremble violently!
The next moment, everything went black before his eyes, he lost consciousness, and fell straight backward with a thud!

Upon seeing this, the guards nearby immediately stepped forward on alert!
Ye Chutang took a step back.

"Lord Fan's health may not hold up for much longer. I'll have to trouble you all."

Fan Chengzhuo was destined to die, so they naturally didn't care and quickly dragged him away.

"As you think?"

Shen Yanchuan appeared behind her without her noticing.

Ye Chutang turned around, raising an eyebrow slightly, "Your Highness heard everything clearly, why do you need to ask me?"

Given Shen Yanchuan's abilities, he probably didn't miss a single word of her conversation with Fan Chengzhuo just now.

Shen Yanchuan gently tapped his chin.

"If he had been less suspicious, he might not have died so quickly."

Ye Chutang shrugged.

“He sees me as a thorn in his side, so naturally he won’t use my medicine.”

This was expected.

Shen Yanchuan looked ahead.

The rain has stopped, the dark clouds on the horizon have dispersed, and a few rays of sunlight are shining obliquely down.

The sky will clear up soon.

He said. ...

The sedan chair continued forward.

Xiao Chenglin appeared calm, but his fist was clenched tightly in his sleeve.

The man beside him glanced back and whispered, "Your Highness, it seems Lord Fan has fainted."

Xiao Chenglin kept his eyes straight ahead.

"Don't bother."

It would be best if he just died!
To this day, he still doesn't know why Fan Chengzhuo suddenly turned on him!
Everything happened so suddenly, it was as if... an invisible hand was controlling everything.

He felt increasingly uneasy, as if he had overlooked something.

What exactly is it?
"But Your Highness, you..."

The subordinates still looked hesitant and worried.

His Majesty has already suspected him; if a full investigation is launched, then—

Xiao Chenglin was naturally aware of this as well.

He doesn't have much time left...

His hands rested on his lap, loosening and tightening repeatedly, a chilling killing intent flashing deep in his eyes!
……

Shen Yanchuan went to the Prince Lie's residence, while Ye Chutang went to the side hall to take Emperor Mu Wu's pulse, re-prescribe medicine, and then left.

The sky cleared up, and the streets became much more crowded, with many of them being candidates on their way to the capital for the imperial examinations, making it a lively scene.

Passing by restaurants and inns, you can see many people reading books, and some sitting in groups, talking loudly, their faces full of anticipation and excitement.

"It seems like the exam is the day after tomorrow," Ye Chutang said casually.

"Second Miss has a good memory!" the coachman chuckled. "It is indeed the day after tomorrow! It's a pity that our Third Young Master isn't participating this time; otherwise, with his talent, he would surely have won first place!"

Many people felt sorry about this, but Ye Jingyan himself didn't seem to care.

Firstly, the circumstances were special a few years ago, and his mind was not really on this. Secondly, he was still young, and it would be the same if he took the exam again next time.

Ye Chutang knew that he was calm and had his own ideas, so she didn't ask too many questions.

However, seeing the students' enthusiastic yet anxious anticipation, Ye Chutang was also quite infected by their enthusiasm and smiled.
"That's not necessarily true. There are countless talented people in the world, and even if Ayan were here, he might not dare to claim to be number one. However, if he wants to take the exam in the future, he really will have to prepare quite a bit..."

Having a child taking exams at home is like having a mythical beast. Ye Chutang felt that she could get a feel for the atmosphere beforehand so that she could make it look more like a real exam when the time came.

……

Evening, Prince Lie's Mansion.

After listening to Shen Yanchuan recount the events of the day, Xiao Chengqi's expression turned slightly somber.

"So, you deliberately let those Nanhu people leave the capital?"

Shen Yanchuan picked up his teacup to moisten his throat and said slowly, "What else can we do? Keeping them here will only make things worse. Besides, the imperial examinations are coming up soon, and we can't afford any trouble."

Xiao Chengqi nodded in agreement.

"You've always been thorough in your considerations, so this is indeed the best choice."

There were some people from the Southern Hu who wanted to cause trouble, and they shouldn't have been let go so easily, but they also had many important matters to attend to at the moment.

It's obvious to anyone with eyes to see which is more important.

"With Tuoba Yu as a cautionary tale, even if they want to do something in the future, they'll have to think twice. We should be able to live peacefully for a while now. Right now, things are more important..."

Xiao Chengqi frowned.
"Although my father ordered me to investigate, this matter is really quite troublesome."

He looked complicated.

"If he really did those things, then... what was he thinking?"

How could a prince commit such a treacherous act of collusion with the enemy!

"Even if he has ambitions, he shouldn't do this! What good does border warfare do him?!"

Shen Yanchuan tapped his finger lightly.

"Putting everything else aside, at least the Second Prince failed because of this."

In retrospect, it seems that many of the crimes Xiao Chengxuan was accused of were actually scapegoats for others.

Xiao Chengqi frowned.

"Even so, he's a prince, how could he—"

Before he could finish speaking, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside.

"Your Highness! An urgent summons has been issued from the palace!"