Chapter 76 Responsibility as a father

"Why is the prince here?"

"I was passing by and heard that someone had committed suicide here, so I came over to take a look."

Jun Tingsheng gave a brief explanation. Seeing Qiao Xu ordering the bearers to be taken away, he kindly reminded: "The death of this person was strange. Mr. Qiao must have a good examination after he returns."

Qiao Xu's expression froze, but in a blink of an eye it returned to normal. He bent down slightly and said, "Thank you for reminding me, I will do it."

Qiao Xu was eager to take the person away, but seemed worried that someone would see the body, so he ordered the body to be covered with cloth.

The more Jun Tingsheng looked at it, the more he felt something was wrong, so while he was distracted, he asked aloud: "Who is this person?"

"The main suspect in the Liuzhou corruption case."

As soon as the words were spoken, Qiao Xu immediately reacted and turned to look at Jun Tingsheng, his expression becoming very ugly.

Why did he let it slip!

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is keeping a close eye on this case. I hope that your Majesty will not mention today's matter to anyone else."

After Song Baoling heard what he said, he suddenly started to have a headache, as if something was about to come out.

"It hurts..."

Jun Tingsheng panicked when he saw this, and quickly supported her: "Ling'er, what's wrong with you?"

"My head hurts so much. I...I don't want to stay here."

Seeing how much pain she was in, Jun Tingsheng didn't want to quarrel with Qiao Xu anymore. After a casual exchange, she immediately took Song Baoling away.

It wasn't until she got on the carriage and stayed away from the street that Song Baoling's headache gradually eased. This reversal convinced her that what just happened was not simple.

"How's it going? Does your head still hurt? I'll ask the doctor to take a look at you when you get back later."

Hearing this, Song Baoling quickly waved her hand and refused, "No, I'm much better. Maybe there were too many people on the street just now, but now I'm fine."

However, Jun Tingsheng kept his eyes fixed on her, and he saw that she was lying but did not expose it. He just wanted to call a doctor later.

After returning to the Song Mansion, Jun Tingsheng immediately asked for a doctor, and then sent Song Baoling back to his room to rest.

"Miss, the Marquis is here."

As a result, as soon as the two of them sat down, the maid hurried over to report. The next moment, Song Baichuan appeared in front of them with an expressionless face.

Jun Tingsheng remembered what he said before and took the initiative to salute: "Master Hou."

Song Baichuan frowned in displeasure and said bluntly in front of Song Baoling: "Thank you, the Crown Prince, for sending your daughter back. It's getting late, and it's time for the Crown Prince to go back."

However, this time, Jun Tingsheng did not compromise.

"Ling'er is not feeling well. I have sent someone to ask for a doctor. I will leave after the doctor has seen and confirmed that Ling'er is fine."

Unfortunately, Song Baichuan refused mercilessly, "No, the prince doesn't have medical skills, so it's useless to stay."

"Besides, there are so many people in the mansion, and I will personally take care of Ling'er, so the prince doesn't have to worry about the affairs of the Song mansion."

As he said that, he made a gesture of seeing off guests, "Your Majesty, please invite me, and I will take you out."

In this way, Jun Tingsheng was kicked out of the door before the doctor even looked at Song Baoling.

When they walked to the door of the mansion, the two stood face to face. Song Baichuan warned again: "Ling'er is still young, and she doesn't understand many ways of the world. People's hearts are sinister. The prince should stay away from her in the future to avoid malicious speculation by outsiders."

Jun Tingsheng was speechless. He knew that Song Baichuan was worried not only about the rumors, but also about his identity.

Chengyang Palace is a royal family, and there have always been constant disputes in the royal family. Song Baichuan did not want Song Baoling to be involved.

This is a father's responsibility.

Song Baoling was leaning on the bedside. The doctor was taking her pulse. Next to her, Song Baichuan was waiting nervously.

"Master Marquis, don't worry. Miss, this is a headache caused by overexertion. You just need to take a short rest and you'll be fine."

After hearing this, Song Baichuan finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked someone to send the doctor away.

Seeing his worried look, Song Baoling smiled and comforted him: "Don't worry, Dad, it's not a big deal. I'll be fine if I sleep tonight."

"Dad was too tired from training the soldiers some time ago. It's better to go back and rest soon. Ling'er will be fine."

Song Baichuan originally wanted to tell her about Jun Tingsheng, but seeing how tired she looked, he didn't mention it in the end. He just told her to take care of herself and left.

Perhaps she was really too tired. Song Baoling fell asleep soon after lying on the bed. She slept well all night, until she had a nightmare near dawn.

Dead bodies, so many dead bodies...

Song Baoling saw many dead bodies in his dream, and the place should be around Liuzhou, but how could there be so many dead bodies?

"No, no..."

Song Baoling screamed and sat up from the bed. The image of dead bodies on the ground in her dream still lingered in her mind. She felt like she was breaking out in cold sweat.

Perhaps sensing her uneasiness, the little snake in her arms came out and circled on the ground for a few times, then suddenly slipped out of the half-open window.

"Hey, where are you going?"

Song Baoling hurriedly got out of bed and put on her shoes and clothes. When she ran out, the little snake had long disappeared, so she had to follow the traces of the little snake and continue looking.

While running and searching, Song Baoling suddenly heard someone's voice behind the rockery while passing by a small courtyard. It sounded like Song Baozhu.

"Miss, nothing will happen, just in case..."

"What if? Am I going to kill my own sister?"

Song Baozhu put the porcelain bottle in her hand into the maid's hand and whispered: "Don't worry, this medicine will not kill you. You only need to put a little in her food every day. After a few days, when the poison takes effect, she will not be able to kill her."

Entering the palace to participate in the concubine selection."

"When things are done, I will give you whatever you want. I always do what I say."

Although the maid was still a little scared, she immediately nodded and agreed when she thought she could get out of her lowly position and get a lot of money.

"Don't worry, eldest lady, I will definitely prevent the second lady from entering the palace to choose a concubine."

Song Baoling heard all their conversations clearly. She knew that Song Baozhu would not give up easily, but she did not expect that she would poison her own sister. Such a method was too cruel.

After thinking about it, Song Baoling quietly followed the maid, and when she wasn't paying attention, he replaced the poison with a flavored medicine.

"What should I do with this medicine?"

Song Baoling looked worried at the poison in her hand, and thought of the scheming Song Baozhu, so she hid the poison, thinking that it might be useful one day.

"Where did the snake come from? Catch it quickly!"

"What are you afraid of? Such a small thing can be crushed to death with one kick."

"Stop talking nonsense, kill it quickly. Who knows if it is poisonous? What if it gets into the prince's tent?"

The noise outside made Jun Tingsheng a little upset. He threw the slips on the table and stood up, walking out of the tent to see what was going on.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he went out, he saw several soldiers gathered together. He followed their gazes and saw a small snake running around avoiding swords.

"stop!"

Jun Tingsheng sternly stopped their behavior. When he went over, he saw that it was indeed the little snake raised by Song Baoling.

"Your Majesty, I don't know where this snake came from. You'd better stay away, in case it hurts you..."

"Let's go."

The soldier who spoke was stunned for a moment, looked at each other with his companions, and turned and left one after another.

Jun Tingsheng squatted on the ground and looked at the little snake. The few times they met, the little snake was very unfriendly to him. If he was unhappy, he would attack him, but Song Baoling stopped him every time.
Chapter completed!