Chapter 527: The Crown Prince administered the poison? (1/2)
Chapter 527: The Crown Prince administered the poison?
Translator: Sparrow TranslationsEditor: Sparrow Translations
”What's happening?” Wen Dabao instinctively turned to see the source of the noise. His eyes widened when he saw what happened.
Because...
That sound came from someone fainting.
Most importantly, the person who fainted was one of the six ministers, Minister Yue.
As one of the six ministers, Yue Hu was one of the first to receive the slice of meat. As such, he was also one of the first to finish devouring it.
However, he was now lying prone on the ground. His feet were spread out and the whites of his eyes were showing. There was a red mark on the side of his head.
He looked extremely forlorn.
”Official Yue has fainted!” One of the official's voice echoed through the air.
”What happened to Official Yue? Is he suffering from heatstroke? But...” another official looked at the sun above them. He had never heard of anyone suffering from heatstroke in spring.
Crown Prince Lin Tianrong's expression changed when he saw Yue Hu faint. He began to shiver.
Just as he was about to speak, another sound pierced through the air.
”Dong!”
Yet another official crumpled to the ground, unconscious. No matter how hard he was shaken by the others, he did not show any signs of regaining consciousness.
”Official Li, Official Li, what happened to you?!” The officials were all stunned. This was also a rank two minister.
Two in a row...
Furthermore, these were both high ranking ministers! The officials started to panic.
However, it was far from over.
”Dong!”
”Official Wang! What happened to you? Official Wang fainted?”
”Dong!”
”Official Zhang... aish... I feel like my body has been drained of energy.”
”Dong!”
”...”
The expressions of the other officials changed drastically when they saw more and more officials fainting. One thought flashed through their minds.
”Could it be... that the meat was poisoned?!”
Just as they were thinking about it, more officials paled. Some officials even stuck their fingers down their throats in an attempt to make themselves vomit.
However, it was too late. The meat had been ingested.
”Dong, dong, dong...”
More and more officials began to faint and crumple to the ground. It was almost as if the breeze had toppled them all.
The officials who had eaten the meat all turned green when they saw the others fainting.
They never expected that...
Shan Yu would have poisoned the meat! Why would she do it on such an occasion? What was she planning?
Ping Yang was stunned as well.
She stared at all the officials who fainted, her mouth agape.
”Wow?! They're all dead?!” Ping Yang exclaimed. Then, she added, ”Oh, they've all fainted?!”
”Dead?” Fang Zhengzhi turned to look at Ping Yang. What's wrong with this woman? What is she even thinking? How could she probably be a princess?
How could she be happy about these officials dying?
Yan Xiu was also slightly perturbed by this. However, he recovered quickly and an iciness filled his face once again.
Xing Yuanguo and Chi Hong didn't eat the roasted meat. As the leaders of the 13 Constabularies, they had better discipline and awareness than the other officials.
The 13 Constabularies had helped to build this empire.
Even though the Emperor had asked the officials to enjoy the delicacy first, they wouldn't actually try it before the Emperor.
When the two of them saw the officials crumple to the ground, they frowned and looked at Shan Yu.
The two of them clenched their fists and prepared to strike.
The crowd was stunned.
As citizens of the capital, they were used to seeing some scheming and plotting but this... this was on another level.
Poisoning hundreds of officials in broad daylight?!
”Poison?!”
”Shan Yu poisoned the meat?!”
”How is that possible?”
”That is impossible! She is the Queen of the Southern Region!”
Everyone refused to believe what they were saying. However, it was an irrefutable fact that the officials had fainted.
Bai Qi's eyes widened. Poison? The Queen of the Southern Region poisoned the meat?
He was a seasoned veteran who had been through countless incidents. However, even he was taken aback by this. He never imagined that this was possible.
King Duan was equally shocked.
He too didn't understand what Fang Zhengzhi meant when he said he was unable to kill. But now, King Duan was beginning to understand.
He instinctively turned to look at Crown Prince Lin Tianrong. He smirked when he saw the dark and solemn expression on the Crown Prince's face.
At that moment...
A shocked voice pierced through the air.
”What's happening? How did this happen?” Shan Yu was shocked by what she saw.
Panic and helplessness filled her eyes as her jaw dropped. She sounded like she was gasping for air.
Everyone could see how shocked and panicked Shan Yu was.
Fang Zhengzhi was initially shocked to see what happened. However, he quickly recovered and sighed to himself
”They are all great actors!”
Fang Zhengzhi thought that Shan Yu would have acted stunned.
But now...
It was obvious that she had chosen to take the panic route. If not for the fact that he knew this would happen, he would have been taken in as well.