Chapter 326 : It’s Not Easy Being the Head of Household 10 (2/2)

“Your Majesty, Jun Liyou wants to murder me! Help!” Lady Lin suddenly raised her voice and yelled.

Shi Sheng pressed down with her leg, causing Lady Lin to be unable to yell any more.

“Really won’t give up, eh?” Shi Sheng’s lips widened into a smile as the sword in her hand plunged into Lady Lin’s chest.

“Prime Minister!”

Puchi—

Seeing that Shi Sheng really had stabbed Lady Lin, the rest of the officials paled.

‘Someone’s going to die…

Is the Prime Minister crazy?!’

Lady Lin fainted from the pain. Shi Sheng pulled her sword out calmly. The blade was stained with red, blood trickling down in rivulets that dripped onto Lady Lin’s chest.

Shi Sheng looked at the rest of the officials, causing them to start trembling. Even the officials in her camp were utterly stupefied.

‘Has the Prime Minister gone mad?!

How is she supposed to explain to the Empress why she stabbed Lady Lin in the throne room?!’

The Prime Minister faction secretly exchanged glances as they thought of how they were going to help Shi Sheng come up with an excuse.

‘Oh dear, Lady Lin wouldn’t die from blood loss, would she? If she does, how are we supposed to tweak the witness testimonies?!

Why didn’t the Prime Minister inform us beforehand so we could be prepared?!

Though, now that we think about it… Ever since the Prime Minister stopped coming to court, she hasn’t bothered to interact with us anymore.’

“I’ll speak, I’ll speak! It was Lady He! She put the drug in his wine!” One of the officials broke under Shi Sheng’s gaze.

“Lady He?” Shi Sheng’s tone was very calm so they couldn’t tell what she was feeling right now.

“Lady Qian, what is the meaning of this?! When did you ever see me place the drug?!” A slightly plump woman who was kneeling at the back lifted her head and glared angrily at Lady Qian who had sold her out. “Prime Minister, please investigate this thoroughly! Qian Lin is framing me!”

Qian Lin was rather timid, so her aura weakened after Lady He yelled at her. “I- I was standing beside you back then. I saw you put the drug in with my own eyes.”

“Qian Lin, I have no enmity with you, why are you slandering me?!” The rage on Lady He’s face intensified.

“Enough.” Shi Sheng spoke lightly.

“Who poured the wine?”

One of the officials raised a hand. She had been the one to pour the wine.

Shi Sheng made her step forward.

After a long line of questioning, the suspects were narrowed down to five or six people. One of them even belonged to her side.

“Prime Minister, I swear on my character that I definitely did not place the drug.”

Shi Sheng looked at her and drew the information she had on this person from Jun Liyou’s memories. She was a loyal supporter of the Prime Minister faction. Furthermore, she was a branch member of the Jun Clan, so Shi Sheng figured she wouldn’t dare lie to her.

Shi Sheng didn’t say anything, but her gaze shifted off that person.

The rest of the officials followed the example of the first and swore they had nothing to do with the drugging.

“Well that’s interesting. Did the drug just fall in on its own then?” Shi Sheng scoffed coldly. “If you can’t think of anything, I’ll punish all of you.”

They exchanged glances. The slightly plump Lady He’s eyes turned in their sockets as her mind raced before she spoke out suddenly, “Prime Minister, there was one more person who had contact with the cup.”

“Who?”

“The Crown Princess.” Lady He lowered her voice.

The Crown Princess had left with the Empress, so she was currently absent.

Shi Sheng gave her a frosty look, but Lady He’s expression remained sincere. “They all saw it too! The Crown Princess wanted to drink on Priest Ling Yue’s behalf, but the cup was snatched back by Lady Lin.”

“I can testify to that.”

“I too can testify that the Crown Princess touched that cup!”

All the people who had been standing in the innermost ring expressed that the Crown Princess had touched the winecup.

And it certainly seemed like only the Crown Princess would be so bold as to drug someone during a feast held in the palace. Plus, the Crown Princess was infamous for her lustful nature, so would she have given up on such a looker as Ling Yue?