Chapter 99 Framing (1/2)
Yun Shang realized she was able to speak again. A spurt of anger flashed through her. She had thought that the marriage issue would be solved after she had told her father that Master Wu Na said she should not get married for another three years. But she didn't expect that Prince Jing would set a trap for her.
Yun Shang was unhappy with the thought that someone else could control her destiny. She opened her mouth, ”Father, I...”
Her words were interrupted by several exclamations. Yun Shang was taken aback, and upon turning around, she found that Li Yingying who had been sitting next to her, had fallen to the ground. Blood was flowing from her lips.
After seeing that, Emperor Ning immediately stood up and shouted, ”Servants, call the imperial physician!”
Before Yun Shang regained her composure, she found herself being lifted up and put aside. She furrowed her brows, pushed aside the hands around her waist, and shouted angrily, ”Uncle, please behave yourself!”
Unlike his usual apathetic attitude, Prince Jing curled his lips and whispered in Yun Shang's ear, ”Behave myself? Yun Shang, all the officials in the Hall know that you will be my wife soon.”
Yun Shang wriggled to free herself while frowning at his reminder. She went back to her seat and looked down at Li Yingying. The blood was black. Was she poisoned?
A woman rushed to Li Yingying's side. After seeing Li Yingying's status, her eyes filled with tears. She suddenly fell to her knees and held Li Yingying tightly in her arms crying, ”Yingying, Yingying, are you okay? Please don't frighten me...”
Yun Shang wondered if this woman was the daughter-in-law of the oldest son of the Li clan. In a little while, an imperial physician hurried in. He felt Li Yingying's pulse for a moment and then opened his mouth, ”Your Majesty, Lady Yingying was poisoned. I have never seen such a poison before.”
”Been poisoned? Why is there poison in the Imperial Palace? Who is it that poisoned Lady Yingying?” Emperor Ning furrowed his brows, ”Servants, take Lady Yingying to the side Hall and bring all imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital to treat her. Physician, check all the items on Lady Yingying's table.”
While the servants carried Li Yingying away, the imperial physician began his inspection of all items on the table but found nothing. ”Your Majesty, I didn't find anything that is poisonous...”
”Really?” Emperor Ning felt relieved although he remained speechless. It was said that Li Yingying was Grand Councilor Li's favorite granddaughter. If something happened to her at the Imperial Palace, Grand Councilor Li might take this opportunity to do something.
Lady Li immediately yelled, ”Your Majesty, Yingying was fine a moment ago. Oh! I see. Except for the items on the table, Yingying touched the Pipa. She played the Pipa a short while ago.”
Emperor Ning frowned as he was unhappy with Lady Li's insinuation. Lady Li seemed to believe that the source of the poison was in the Imperial Palace.
”Your Majesty, please don't be angry with my sister-in-law. She is agitated as she is worried about her daughter. What about asking the imperial physician to check the Pipa? The Empress gave a bland smile and suggested.
”Okay! Physician, check the Pipa!” Emperor Ning's face was expressionless, however, in his eyes, there was a trace of displeasure.
Hearing the order, the imperial physician walked to the Pipa to check it. He took out a white handkerchief and wiped the strings of the Pipa. The white handkerchief turned black. The imperial physician brought the handkerchief closer to his nose and sniffed it carefully. After a while, he turned to Emperor Ning, ”Your Majesty, there is poison on the Pipa. And it is the same that was used to poison Lady Yingying!”
”That's absurd! How dare someone try to poison Lady Yingying in the Imperial Palace? Guards, find the culprit! Bring all people that have touched this Pipa here.” Emperor Ning slammed the armrest and shouted in anger.
Yun Shang felt as though someone was watching her. She looked back and saw Hua Jing was staring at her with a weird smile.
Yun Shang panicked and wondered, 'Was this a trap for me?'
'But it doesn't make sense at all. Li Yingying is a complete stranger to me. I have no reason to poison the daughter of an official.' Yun Shang began recalling the events from her previous life, and suddenly remembered a similar scene. Yun Shang curled her lips. She had thought that her new life would be different from the previous one, but the same incident had happened again.