Chapter 267 Someone Is Dead

The second prince fell down and was already furious. Ning Chuyi's words provoked him so much that he almost choked and he just slumped over.

For the sake of the emperor, Ling Chu ignored the second prince, glanced at Gong Ping, and turned away.

Ning Chuyi also left leisurely.

The second prince was so angry that he punched the ground.

Who knew that his fist hit a sharp stone, and his face was twisted in pain.

He finally got up, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He kicked the sharp stone fiercely.

At this moment, Gong Ping suddenly kicked at his left leg.

The defenseless second prince fell flat on his face.

At that moment, the second prince wanted to destroy the entire imperial garden.

Thinking of someone kicking his leg just now, the second prince turned around and wanted to skin the other person.

But there was no one around him.

The eunuch who served him was running over from a distance. It was impossible for him to kick him from such a long distance.

That eunuch didn't have the courage.

With his martial arts skills, he didn't even notice the person who attacked him.

He wanted to shout that there was an assassin, but he thought that if everyone saw him in such a mess, he couldn't afford to lose face.

In anger, the second prince could only slap the eunuch who came to help him in the face.

Over there, Ling Chu and Ning Chuyi left and separated at the fork in the road.

The male and female guests were not together.

There was still time to leave the banquet, so Ling Chu simply stood by the koi pond to enjoy it.

There were many ladies gathered in groups of three or two nearby to talk.

Originally, seeing that there were not many people at the koi pond, Ling Chu thought of coming here to hide for a while, but not long after, several ladies came over here.

The girl in a lilac dress said as she walked, "I heard that the Queen has a pool of precious koi, among which there are several red-crowned koi, which are the best among koi and are not seen often. Today is a good opportunity, we can feast our eyes."

"Princess, are there really red-crowned koi? My grandfather always talks about buying a few to raise, but he can't bear to buy them because each one costs hundreds of taels of silver.

I want to see how beautiful the red-crowned koi are today. My grandfather almost lost his appetite."

"Hey, hearing what you said, my curiosity has been aroused. Let me see what it looks like."

The princess, who was like a moon surrounded by stars, said as she moved her lotus steps lightly, "The red-crowned koi is silver-white all over, with only a bright red spot on the top of its head. It is easy to recognize."

The ladies chattered around the koi pond and looked into the water one after another.

The koi in the pond were colorful, and even more dazzling under the sun. The ladies were so busy staring that they didn't see the red-crowned koi.

Hearing their complaints, Ling Chu paused with the fish food in her hand, looked down at the koi fighting for food in front of her, and twitched her mouth.

She didn't think the red-crowned koi was very beautiful, but it was quite fat.

It looked delicious.

But she had never eaten this red-crowned koi. She didn't know if it was better to make it braised, or sweet and sour spare ribs?

Tsk, thinking of eating fish, she suddenly missed the grilled fish, pickled fish, boiled fish in her previous life...

Ling Chu sighed. She couldn't eat the fish in her previous life, but she could ask the maid to buy a few fish tomorrow and try to cook them.

Ling Chu lost interest in feeding the koi in the pond because she couldn't eat them.

She was not familiar with those ladies, and didn't want to get close to them. She simply put down the fish food and took Xia Zhi to the pavilion in the distance to drink tea.

Seeing her leave, the ladies looked away and continued to look for the red-crowned koi.

Soon, a lady suddenly said in surprise, "Hey, look, what happened to those koi?"

Following the direction of the girl's finger, they saw that several koi in the pond had turned upside down.

Many people changed their faces.

The koi in the Queen's pond were all precious species. They were originally fine, but they died while they were watching. This matter was not easy to explain.

Just as everyone was whispering, a girl in a silver-red skirt suddenly slipped and fell into the koi pond.

Some people fell into the water, and some ladies screamed in fear.

The nanny and palace maids who were originally standing in the distance rushed over and jumped into the pond to rescue the girl together.

The koi pond was not too deep, and everyone thought that the girl was fine.

Unexpectedly, after the nanny rescued her, her face changed drastically.

The girl was dead.

Blood was flowing from all seven orifices, and it was obvious that she was poisoned.

At this moment, someone screamed, "Look, those koi are dead."

Everyone turned their heads and saw that the koi in the pool that were originally lively and jumping were all turned upside down.

The red-crowned koi that the ladies had been looking for did not escape the bad luck.

Not only did a lady die inexplicably, but all the koi in the queen's pool also died.

The hearts of the people present, whether they were ladies or the maids and servants, sank.

"Those koi... could they have been poisoned by Miss Ling?"

The girl who spoke was Xiao Zhen, the eldest daughter of Shoushan Bo.

Ling Chu, who happened to be walking over, had a cold expression on his face, "Miss Xiao, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. What evidence do you have to prove that I poisoned you?"

Xiao Zhen stared at her righteously, "When we came here just now, we saw you feeding the koi alone. If it wasn't you who poisoned them, who else could it be?"

As soon as Xiao Zhen finished speaking, the Queen Mother and the ladies of the various families heard the news and hurried over.

When the queen saw the koi fish in the pond, her face darkened, and when she saw the girl lying on the ground, her brows furrowed.

That was Concubine An's niece, Kang Anbo's eldest daughter Cao Fang.

Before the queen had time to ask what happened, Concubine An came quickly with the hand of a maid, followed by several ladies.

"Fang Fang...", seeing the girl lying on the ground, Mrs. Kang Anbo fainted on the spot.

Concubine An was shocked and angry, and hurriedly ordered her personal maid, "Go and ask the imperial physician."

Soon the maid hurried over with the imperial physician.

Someone died at the banquet, and even the emperor was alarmed.

Just as the imperial physician was examining Miss Cao, the emperor came over, followed by many officials.

Kang Anbo staggered forward, not caring to see his wife, kneeling beside the girl, extremely sad, "Fang Fang".

He cried out in pain, and seeing that the imperial physician was still examining, he was afraid of disturbing him, so he could only wait anxiously with red eyes.

The doctor looked at the blackened silver needle in his hand and shook his head.

This poison is too strong, the girl is hopeless.

"Who poisoned my daughter?" After losing his daughter suddenly, Kang Anbo ignored the emperor's presence and roared with bloodshot eyes.

No one spoke, and the scene was silent.

Concubine An's cold eyes swept across the ladies, "What happened?"

Xiao Zhen shuddered when she saw Concubine An's anger, and pointed her finger, "It was Miss Ling who poisoned her..." (End of this chapter)