After the milk ball arrived, the father who had no heirs had a string of good luck.

If it were any other prince, in the absence of a legitimate son, he might allow a son born out of wedlock to ascend to the throne.

But his father, Prince Chen, valued rules the most, and such a thing could never happen.

Even if he dies, the heir of the Prince Chen's mansion will only come out of his mother's womb.

He was absolutely certain of that!

"Zhaohua...Father..." Situ Tan became more and more distressed as he spoke. After all, he was still a child, and in his helplessness, he immediately looked to his father and cried, "Grandpa, Father, I really didn't expect this to happen. If I had known, I shouldn't have let Zhaohua eat that plate of fish. More than the position of heir apparent, I would have preferred Zhaohua to live. She's so young, only five years old, sob sob..."

The cries of children rose and fell, and Situ Tan's brotherly love for Zhaohua was deeply moving.

On the other hand, Situ Qian is infuriating.

Not a single member of the prince's army uttered a sound, not even the crown prince, who usually liked to act cheekily.

Prince Chen affectionately ruffled his hair, then looked at Situ Qian with nothing but disgust: "To plot against the princess is a crime punishable by death!"

Prince Chen turned around and knelt before the emperor: "Father, I beg you to do justice for Zhaohua. From now on, I will pretend that I have no son."

The Emperor gazed intently at him, making sure he was serious, before speaking in a deep voice: "Situ Qian, plotting to murder the current princess is an unforgivable crime. However, considering his youth, he may be spared the death penalty, but will not escape punishment. Guards, strip Situ Qian of his imperial status and exile him to Lingbei. His mother, Lady He, is morally deficient and has failed in her duty to raise her son; she shall be exiled to Lingbei along with her. The rest of the offenders shall be beheaded at the Meridian Gate and their heads displayed to the public!"

Upon hearing this, Situ Qian's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the emperor, forgetting even to cry: "Grandpa, you...you don't want your grandson anymore?"

Even the youngest child knows what it means to be removed from the royal family.

No!

He is the son of a prince, a member of the imperial family.

Without this identity, what does he have left?

"You are utterly wicked, plotting against your own brother; you are unworthy of the surname Situ!"

The emperor glanced at him expressionlessly and waved his hand wearily.

Immediately, a eunuch came in and dragged him out.

Situ Qian cried uncontrollably, struggling to get up and repeatedly saying that he was wrong.

But what's the use of him admitting his mistake now?

Moreover, it was obvious to everyone that the emperor pitied Prince Chen's weak offspring and had already shown leniency beyond the law.

Otherwise, Situ Qian would only have one way out: death!

Situ Che clenched his fists but said nothing.

All he wanted to do was get rid of Situ Qian and his mother as soon as they left the capital, to avenge Tang Rui.

Harming his daughter, what good is merely exile and removal from the list?

They must die!

Looking at the tiny baby on the bed, Situ Che lowered his eyes, held her hand tightly, and his eyes also felt a little sore.

He had promised to protect her for life, yet she died at the age of five.

Situ Che couldn't help but think of Tang Rao, the woman who had forced him, and felt a pang of remorse for not taking good care of Rui Rui…

correct!

There's also the Valley of Divine Healers!

If others can't cure the poison of arsenic, can't the Divine Doctor Valley do the same?

Tang Rui left behind so many medicines, wasn't there any that could save her life?

Situ Che suddenly realized what was happening and was about to carry Tang Rui back to find medicine when the little dumpling on the bed suddenly started convulsing.

"Rui Rui, Rui Rui, what's wrong?" Situ Che panicked and quickly looked at the head of the courtyard: "Come quickly and take a look at her!"

"Yes, yes..." The head of the hospital stood up slightly, and as soon as he walked over, he was sprayed with water by Tang Rui.

The hospital director was completely dumbfounded!

Tang Rui, however, leaned over the edge of the bed and began to vomit violently.

"Imperial Physician! Imperial Physician! What on earth is going on?"

The emperor and the princes were all stunned by this scene.

The head of the academy finally realized what was happening, helped Tang Rui to vomit, and had his apprentice bring her a basin.

Tang Rui's vomiting went on and on, and when everyone looked closely, their eyes twitched in unison.

Goodness, they vomited so much stuff!

Fish and chicken that haven't been fully digested...

That dark red skin? It looks exactly like stewed pig's trotters.

After vomiting, Tang Rui lay back down weakly, her blank gaze sweeping across everyone's faces before finally settling on Situ Che: "Father, what's wrong?"

"You...you're alright?" Situ Che was utterly astonished.

Is this arsenic fake?

The emperor pointed to the head of the academy, who, disregarding his own filth, quickly took Tang Rui's pulse.

After a long while, the head of the academy breathed a sigh of relief and respectfully reported to the various dignitaries: "Your Majesty, Your Highnesses, the princess is blessed by the heavens, and it seems... she is alright now."

"She's alright?" The crown prince was stunned. "Didn't she get poisoned with arsenic? You just said she was beyond saving! And she's alright?"

"This..." The head of the academy didn't know what was going on either, so he could only tell the truth: "Perhaps the princess is protected by the heavens. It's true that the princess was poisoned with arsenic, but... the princess's body is very strange. It seems that these poisons have not invaded her internal organs. Most of them have already been vomited out. There are only some residual poisons left in her body. She just needs to recuperate and they will be expelled slowly."

Ah this...

Everyone was stunned, staring in disbelief at the milk ball on the bed.

Tang Rui scratched the back of her head and smiled shyly, "Grandpa Emperor, Father, and all my uncles, I feel really embarrassed being looked at like that!"

Everyone: "..." You're getting shy now?

Didn't you know that you scared us to death?

Looking at his daughter who had come back to life, Situ Che quickly asked, "Zhaohua, is there anything else that's bothering you?"

"My stomach cramps occasionally, and I feel like I need to poop, but otherwise there's nothing else."

Tang Rui looked at everyone's expressions and felt helpless.

She has a master healer who grew up soaking in various herbs, making him immune to all poisons. Otherwise, how could he dare to use Gu poison?

Arsenic is poisonous, but it didn't seem to have much of a effect on her.

Besides, she herself added the poison, the "red cap" poison. In fact, the poison in that plate of fish wasn't red cap poison at all, but a slow-acting poison.

Who told Situ Tan to be so nice to that ungrateful wretch Situ Qian? He'll suffer for it sooner or later.

She also wanted to do a good deed to the end, to help Situ Tan see Situ Qian's true colors and make him wary.

I never imagined it would escalate to this extent!

However, on the other hand, while arsenic might be useless to her, others might not think so!

I need to make up a white lie.

Tang Rui's eyes darted around, and she began to sweetly coax, "Actually, I just dreamt of a very beautiful older sister. She told me to undergo tribulation properly and gave me a big peach to eat. It was so delicious! Daddy, that peach was so big, can you buy me one too? Also, what does 'undergoing tribulation' mean?"

peach?

elder sister?

Tribulation?

The well-read Prince Rui connected the three words, his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed excitedly, "Queen Mother of the West! It must be the Queen Mother of the West! She must have given Rui Rui peaches of immortality!"

Prince Chen didn't believe in any of this and glared at him, saying, "The Master did not speak of strange phenomena, physical prowess, disorder, or spirits!"

"What supernatural strength? That's a deity, a real deity! Our father is still the emperor, how can he be talking about supernatural powers?"