After I stopped being a lady from a rich family, I fought all over the capital

Chapter 362 Murder and Silence

The young emperor was absolutely terrified!!
Did Song Lan find out something?!

Song Lan knows, does that mean her older sister knows too?!

He even considered killing her to silence her, but he was worried that his older sister already knew, so killing Song Lan now would be useless.

But judging from her older sister's expression, she didn't seem to know anything.

Perhaps Song Lan hasn't told her older sister yet?

The eldest princess heard what Song Lan said and was shocked and puzzled at the same time.

She looked at the young emperor, seemingly wondering what shameful things he had done.

Song Lan stopped there and didn't say anything more.

Amidst the singing and dancing, and sitting in high positions, when they spoke in hushed tones, hardly anyone could hear them.

Not to mention, the crowd below was currently immersed in the excitement of tasting the lychees.

Little did they know that these lychees had been tampered with by Song Lan beforehand.

As more and more lychees were consumed, dark clouds gradually gathered above the Princess's residence.

Song Lan was somewhat surprised.

She looked up at the people below the stage, where wisps of black smoke were rising from their heads, especially from the Xue family members, where the smoke was the thickest and most abundant.

I was still shocked.

Has the Xue family really done so many shady things?

And all of these civil and military officials actually made deals with evil spirits?!

Even a wisp of black smoke rose from Jiao Bubai's head.

For a moment, Song Lan even wondered if she had made a mistake when she was casting a spell on the lychees, causing the resentment attached to the lychees to start attacking indiscriminately after she ate them.

However, this thought only lasted for a moment.

Song Lan had great confidence in her skills.

The most likely explanation is that Jiao Bubai and his group really did make deals with evil spirits.

Indeed, it is true—"It's easy to draw the skin of a tiger but hard to draw its bones; it's easy to know a person's face but hard to know their heart!" Song Lan's soft sigh attracted the attention of the eldest princess.

The eldest princess glared at the young emperor, but didn't investigate further for the time being. When she turned to look at Song Lan, she had already put on a friendly expression.

"what happened?"

She smiled and said, "Why are you suddenly feeling sentimental?"

At first, the eldest princess thought that Song Lan was talking about the young emperor, but when she followed her gaze, she realized that Song Lan was looking in the direction where the Prefect of the Capital and the others were sitting.

Thinking about the true purpose of today's lychee banquet, the princess's expression immediately turned serious: "Is there a result regarding that matter? How is it?"

The princess looked down at the people sitting below, all of whom were beaming with joy, reveling in the delicious taste of the lychees.

Apart from that, nothing else can be seen.

She couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Song Lan said calmly, "It went very smoothly, except—"

Seeing her pause, as if she were frowning in thought, the princess's heart was once again in suspense.

The princess felt herself unconsciously soften her breathing, and her voice trembled.

"Just what?"

Song Lan hummed in response, her expression serious and deliberate: "It was just a bit of a surprise."

She mentioned Jiao Bubai, the Jingzhao Prefecture official, and even Su Wenheng, along with several others whom the Princess had specifically instructed to do so. These individuals were pillars of the court, trusted ministers, and loyal officials, all of whom had made deals with evil spirits.

"What?!!"

The eldest princess was shocked and lost her composure on the spot.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked up at the high platform and reluctantly put down the lychees in their hands.

Song Lan responded with a soft "hmm," confirming that the princess had not misheard.

She just said that Jiao Bubai, the Prefect of Jingzhao, even Su Wenheng, and the loyal old ministers that the Princess told them about, had all made deals with evil spirits.

"but--"