Hearing Chu Ling's words, Gu Yechen raised his eyes slightly and smiled coldly, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
It is different from the sneers, sneers, and sarcasm of the past.
There was a bit of helplessness in his smile now.
However, Chu Ling didn't hear it, but Ye Qi next to her heard it clearly.
"How can Jiaojiao be vicious? The woman who harmed you should be vicious." He held her little hand and actually comforted her with words.
At that moment, even Ye Qi was shocked.
Maybe the prince is treated a little differently.
Chu Ling was really surprised.
In her previous life, she was scolded by countless people for being vicious, whether it was her father, brother, or the husband she later married, Gu Baizhuo, they all equated her with being vicious.
Now in this life, she has made up her mind, so what if she becomes a villain?
No matter what others say about her, it doesn't matter if they call her sinister, they just want to hear what this man has to say.
She really wanted to confirm what this man thought of her, but she didn't expect...
His hand was held tightly by a burning force.
Gu Yechen's big palm could always wrap her little hand easily, as if building a harbor for her to shelter from the wind.
The moment Chu Ling was held by his big hand, she seemed to be electrocuted and she subconsciously shrank back.
However, he held her tighter.
"Husband?"
"This time, the Western Regions also paid tribute to a lot of Baihua Brewing. The Emperor rewarded me with two pots. You and I will have a taste."
Chu Ling raised her eyebrows, did he mean to invite her to have a drink together?
Gu Yechen told Ye Qi to fetch Baihua Brew and fill it up for the two of them.
Chu Ling remembered that this fine wine from the Western Regions was not intoxicating, so as soon as she held the wine glass, she drank a large glass without thinking.
Ye Qi was dumbfounded by this, "Princess, this..."
Chu Ling asked: "What?"
"No...it's nothing, the princess is so generous." Ye Qi made up for it awkwardly.
Gu Yechen stared deeply at Ye Qi.
Ye Qi also felt the prince's eyes, as if he disliked him for being too intrusive.
"Please step back."
Ye Qi quickly dropped the wine bottle and ran away.
Chu Ling vaguely noticed the murderous look in Gu Yechen's eyes towards Ye Qi, and she said funnyly: "Why did you specifically scare Ye Qi? He didn't mess with you either."
The men did not answer her, but instead filled each other's wine glasses.
Chu Ling looked longingly at the wine glass that was almost overflowing, with confusion flashing in her eyes.
"Jiaojiao, I didn't drink the Henu wine after we got married that day. I'll make up for it today."
After hearing his explanation, Chu Ling admitted that her heart was extremely throbbing for a moment.
However, when she raised her eyes, her eyes touched his cold mask, and the throbbing that originally surfaced was forcibly suppressed by her.
He still refused to open his heart to her.
He didn't want to show her face yet.
Chu Ling was disappointed in her heart, but she didn't show any emotion on her face. She picked up the wine glass and wrapped her arms with him.
It can be considered as a way to make up for the Hexin wine consumed on the day of the wedding.
After the two of them raised their heads and drank at the same time, they suddenly heard Ye Qi coming over in a hurry to report: "Your Majesty, the Emperor has urgently summoned the Princess to the palace."
"Why?" Chu Ling put down the wine glass, got up and went out.
Ye Qi said: "It is said that about Miss Xia, King Ling reported it directly to the emperor. The emperor was discussing state affairs with the prime minister at that time, but when he heard what King Ling said, the prime minister became even more jealous..."
Speaking of what happened next, Ye Qi was stared at by Gu Yechen's eyes that looked like someone was looking at someone, and she immediately shut up.
Chu Ling was not surprised, but she still pretended to raise her eyebrows.
"Why, it seems that you have spies in the palace, and you actually know the whole story so clearly."
Ye Qi pulled her lips in embarrassment, "Yeah, that's not the case, I just..."
"No problem, I'll go to the palace first."
She turned around and smiled tenderly at Gu Yechen, "Don't worry, husband, when others are mean to me, I will repay them a hundredfold, so you don't have to worry."
After she finished speaking, she strode away.
Ye Qi was left speechless: "Princess, I really understand you, how could I know you were worried about her..."
Gu Yechen frowned impatiently, feeling that Ye Qi had really talked a lot these past two days, and really wanted to make him a mute subordinate.
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Royal Palace.
When Chu Ling arrived, she could faintly hear King Ling arranging her arrangements.
"Brother Imperial, this eleventh brother's princess is really too arrogant and domineering. She killed the beauty that the emperor rewarded, and she dared to throw her into my palace!"
Prince Ling stood in the main hall and kept saying bad things about Chu Ling to the emperor.
"Eleventh brother obviously saw that I liked this beauty from the Western Regions and sent her to my house. However, this Chu Ling was so jealous that she even wanted to do such a cruel thing."
The emperor closed his eyes slightly and ignored this younger brother.
Until I heard the little eunuch report: "Your Majesty, the Princess Regent is here."
The emperor suddenly opened his eyes.
Chu Ling saluted the emperor above, neither humble nor overbearing.
There was neither flattery nor panic at all.
The emperor gently stroked his chin and asked Chu Ling: "Eleven brothers and sisters, how do you explain it?"
Xia Birong's body was still placed in the main hall.
It seems that in the end she failed to detoxify and died from the poison.
Chu Ling glanced at Xia Birong, who was covered with white cloth, and suddenly thought, she never heard of Xia Birong's whereabouts in her previous life. Was it like this life, where she was sent to Prince Ling's Mansion by the regent?
"Reporting to the Emperor, this matter has nothing to do with me. Miss Xia used flower cakes to harm me, but it was only because the silver needle detected the poison. She actually swallowed the flower cakes and committed suicide."
"You! You're clearly a slap in the face!" King Ling never expected that she would say this, and his eyes widened with anger.
With trembling hands, he pointed at Chu Ling.
Maybe he felt that he couldn't defeat Chu Ling, so he turned to the emperor and said, "Brother, you must make the decision for me. It's not easy for me to fall in love with this girl..."
"Okay, are there not many women you like?" The emperor rolled his eyes in disgust.
Standing next to him was Chu Changyu.
Hearing that the emperor was getting weaker and weaker, Chu Changyu followed the emperor closely just in case.
Chu Tingyuan was also present.
As the prime minister of a country, he stood there and stared at Chu Ling arrogantly. Of course, he didn't look like he wanted to speak for Chu Ling.
The emperor's words made King Ling feel even more unjust.
"Brother Imperial, if this matter is not found out, I will stay by Miss Xia's side today and will never leave."
"In that case, then hand over the flower cake made by this woman and let Dr. Chu see if it is really poisonous." The emperor also had a headache.
He didn't want this to become a big deal.
The little eunuch went to get the flower cake and handed it over.
Chu Changyu lifted up the flower cake and smelled it, then tried it with a silver needle.
However, the silver needle did not change color this time.
Chu Tingyuan's expression also changed slightly, and he turned to Chu Ling and shouted: "You evil girl, how dare you deceive me! What you did is what you did, who taught you to tell lies with your eyes open?"
Seeing Chu Tingyuan scolding her in a hurry, he obviously wanted to clear up the relationship, fearing that her move would implicate the Prime Minister's Palace.
Chu Ling smiled and was not angry.
Just as he was about to speak back, Chu Changyu said, "Wait a minute, Dad, don't be impatient."
His voice was quite gentle, and he was always at the emperor's side, so he could easily give Prime Minister Chu a dose of tranquillizer. This chapter has been completed!