Proud Feather

Chapter 30 Uneasiness
Gao Mian was shocked: "Princess!"

This is the Dali Temple Court, how could someone poison someone here?

Chu Ling ignored him and looked at Tian Huier with a smile: "Why are you still standing there? Go!"

Tian Huier was already frightened and murmured, "Princess..."

She knew the princess was spoiled and willful, her moods changing with the flow, but once she understood her temper and flattered her, she could easily get along with her. Unexpectedly, her ways would one day fail, and the princess would turn against her in such a frightening way.

Chu Ling had lost her patience and turned around and said, "Qiuniang, please ask Miss Tian Er to go back!"

Zheng Qiu's expression remained the same: "Yes, Princess."

The palace maid who was standing by came forward and pulled Tian Huier out.

"Princess! Please listen to my explanation. I really didn't harm you, Princess..." Tian Huier begged desperately, but this time she got no response and was directly kicked out of the court.

"Miss Tian Er, please come in." The eunuch smiled wryly, "It's not nice to have so many people coming and going here."

Tian Huier noticed the gazes of the officials around her and couldn't help but cover her face with her hands. She stood there for a long time but couldn't think of a solution, so she could only leave crying.

The court was in complete silence. Both the Cao and Yan families were frightened, and Gao Mian was even more helpless. Although the person who did it was the princess, it happened in the Dali Temple. His reputation could not be cleared!
"Princess, how could you poison someone?" Gao Mian said earnestly, "You are here to supervise the work and represent the majesty of the royal family. What if the news gets out?"

"Let it spread!" Chu Ling didn't care. "Will my reputation be any better?"

"..." How is this the same! Gao Mian thought to himself, Princess Jiahe was usually just a little arrogant, but it was just the temper of a little girl. Now she actually poisoned people in public. If someone was trying to create momentum, it would definitely be criticized by the scholars!
Thinking of this, he sternly warned: "Recorder, we were just communicating outside the hall, not in the hall. All records must be destroyed!"

He also requested the Cao and Yan families: "Madams, the case has not yet been concluded, so it is inconvenient to disclose it..."

The two ladies understood the situation and quickly agreed: "Don't worry, sir, we will not say a word when we go out."

Gao Mian's worries eased slightly, and he asked, "Princess, the person involved in the case may not arrive for a while. You're probably waiting here in vain. Why don't you go to the Ministry of Justice first?"

Chu Ling smiled and said, "Master Gao is afraid of something happening, so he's in a hurry to get me out?"

Gao Mian didn't dare to admit it, and said quickly: "Princess, you are joking. I just..."

"Alright." Seeing that he was so good at cleaning his butt, Chu Ling didn't make things difficult for him. "Then let's go!"

Zheng Qiuying asked, "Princess, are you going to the Ministry of Justice?"

"Why are you going? It's boring, let's go back to the palace!"

"Yes."

Chu Ling leisurely stood up and, with the help of the palace servants, boarded the imperial carriage. The eunuch shouted, and the carriage set off, winding its way towards the palace.

After sending the plague god away, Gao Mianxian breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little desperate.

The princess had been here for only half a day, and she'd already driven him to Liangshan. She'd summoned officials and their wives, forced the Tian family to appear in court... If word got out, who would believe he was innocent? The Second Prince would probably hold a grudge against him.

Alas, I really envy Minister Lin, who doesn't have to take the blame...

At this time, the Minister of Justice, Lin Wenyu, had been waiting for a long time, and from time to time he would ask, "Has the princess left the Dali Temple yet?" At first, he hoped that Chu Ling would stay in the Dali Temple longer, and as he waited, his heart began to beat fast.

Dealing with the princess is certainly not an easy task, but being ignored is not a good sign either!

After waiting for a long time for Chu Ling to leave the Dali Temple, Minister Lin was just about to go to greet her when the eunuch who came to deliver the message said that the princess had returned to the palace.

Lin Wenyu listened carefully to what Chu Ling had done in the Dali Temple. He was stunned and couldn't help but curse Gao Mian: "This poor kid has no integrity! How shameless of you, a dignified temple minister, to be so eager to get close to the princess!"
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Tian Huier walked out of the Dali Temple in a daze. The glass of sweet water she had just drunk was stuck in her throat, making her feel nauseous.

"Miss! Miss!" The maid looked at her worriedly. Tian Hui'er couldn't hold it in any longer and started vomiting. But the water had already been swallowed, and since it was invisible and intangible, how could she vomit it out? Instead, she vomited up everything she had eaten for lunch.

Tian Huier cried bitterly. How could everything turn out like this? What should she do now? Should she tell her aunt and cousin?

Elsewhere, Tian Ben waited anxiously. Seeing Tian Huier getting out of the car, he was surprised: "What's wrong? Do you think the Dali Temple dares to embarrass you again?"

Seeing her father's worried expression, Tian Huier's grievances surged up and she shouted, "Dad!"

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After a moment, Tian Ben understood what had happened and anger rushed to the back of his head.

"Outrageous! Outrageous! Even if she's a princess, she can't be so lawless, right? The Second Prince is her brother after all, how could she not show any consideration for him?"

Old Madam Tian was terrified and asked, "Is Hui'er really poisoned? The same poison as the princess? Doctor, go get a doctor! The princess is really... What kind of girl would do such a thing? If this happened in our village, she would be beaten to death!"

Tian Ben stopped her, "Mom! Don't talk nonsense! That's the princess!"

Madam Tian complained, "Princess, you can't be unreasonable... We can't suffer this loss for nothing. Find Concubine Shu, find the Second Prince, and report it to His Majesty!"

Miss Tian, however, remained relatively calm. She asked, "Is she really poisoned? Hui'er, you're not feeling any discomfort, are you? Could this be a misunderstanding? Although the princess is a bit willful, she has never done anything like this."

Tian Huier touched her stomach and felt a little uncomfortable, but it was mainly due to vomiting. Maybe it was just a false alarm and nothing happened at all?

Tian Ben made a decision: "Let's find a doctor first."

Even if you go to file a complaint with the emperor, you have to get to the bottom of the matter first.

Not long after, the imperial physician familiar to the Tian family was invited.

Tian Ben urged: "Doctor, what happened to my daughter? Can she be saved?"

The imperial physician shook his head in confusion: "The Second Young Lady is fine! Is she feeling unwell somewhere?"

Everyone in the Tian family was stunned: "Not poisoned?"

"What kind of poison? The Second Young Miss's pulse is stable!" The imperial physician was puzzled. He put away the pulse pillow and signaled the medicine boy to leave. "My medical skills are not very good. If Master Tian is worried, please ask someone else to take a look."

After sending the imperial physician away, Miss Tian said, "Huier, did you hear that? It's okay. The princess was just trying to scare you."

"Oh, this girl is so naughty." Old Madam Tian was also thankful, "It's a good thing we didn't go to the Second Prince right away, otherwise..."

Tian Huier felt half relieved, but the other half was still tense.

Was the princess really just joking with her? No, no, she could really do something like poisoning! Her expression at the Dali Temple was terrifying!

She continued wiping her tears: "Dad! This poison may not be diagnosed! The prince, the prince..."

That's right, the prince's condition was only discovered after his death. This poison is very hidden...

"Then shall we look for the second prince?" Old Madam Tian asked hurriedly.

"No!" Tian Ben flatly refused. "What does the poison in the Crown Prince have to do with the Second Prince? I can't ask anyone but the Second Prince!"

　I'm having vomiting, diarrhea and a fever, but I'm trying to keep updating.

　　(End of this chapter)