Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 246 - The Fetal Movement is So Frequent

Chapter 246: Chapter 246 The Fetal Movement is So Frequent

Chapter 246: Chapter 246 The Fetal Movement is So Frequent

Murong Jiu stood still.

“I summoned you all here for the matter of my Third Younger Imperial Brother being poisoned with Gu. This is no trivial matter, and since the master denies it, there’s nothing more to be said.”

“Some people dare to act but not to own up. Why bother asking? Child, let’s go.”

Divine Doctor Zhai took the lead and walked forward.

Zhuo Yinzhu became anxious and quickly said, “Master, please say something.”

The Third Prince didn’t want to see his efforts come to nothing and coldly glanced at Divine Doctor Miao.

As long as he could stall for another quarter of an hour, he thought he could leave.

Divine Doctor Miao’s expression darkened.

Seeing that Murong Jiu and Divine Doctor Zhai were about to leave the private room, he said, “The Gu on Fu Han’s body was indeed placed by me. Come back, and I will explain the reason to you.”

Murong Jiu turned her head, her voice cold, “No need to explain, now that Divine Doctor Miao has admitted it, let’s go to Dali Temple!

As soon as she finished speaking, the door of the adjacent private room opened, and Vice Chancellor of the Dali Temple, Su Yuting, strode in, followed by several guards from the Dali Temple.

“Dali Temple is handling the case!”

He first saluted the Third Prince, then ordered his men to arrest Divine Doctor Miao.

Divine Doctor Miao was quickly apprehended. Though adept in using poisons and Gu, he dared not use them recklessly in Capital City, especially not against court officials. Seeing Su Yuting’s Dali Temple token, he dared not struggle.

The Dali Temple, together with the Inspectorate and the Ministry of Punishment, is known as the Three Legal Departments.

The Dali Temple has the authority to handle cases beyond the jurisdiction of the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen.

“How audacious! Junior Minister Su, what is this about!”

Su Yuting responded unhurriedly, his young, clear voice carrying a hint of authority,

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“His Royal Highness Prince Rui, Young Master Fu of the General of the Northern Command’s Residence, Fu Han, filed a report at the Dali Temple that someone had poisoned him with Gu, intending to harm his life. While investigating the case, I was parched and came to have some tea. Unexpectedly, I didn’t have to search far, as the person who poisoned Young Master Fu with Gu was right before my eyes. His Royal Highness Prince Rui, the issue of Young Master Fu being poisoned with Gu has caused great panic among the citizens of Capital City. I must take him away to thoroughly investigate the truth.”

What could the Third Prince say? Everyone had heard Divine Doctor Miao admit that he was the one who poisoned Fu Han. Could he say that he had heard wrong?

Su Yuting, emerging from a poor family and a top scholar graduating as the top scholar, was the crowning glory of the Capital, a favored student of Minister Sikong Fu of Dali Temple, and belonged to no faction. Over the past few years, he had handled several major cases, earning high praise from the Emperor himself.

The Third Prince never expected Murong Jiu to have invited Su Yuting in advance, deliberately to trap him in conversation. This woman, truly cunning and as venomous as a scorpion!

Though the Third Prince was infuriated, feeling that Murong Jiu had outwitted him, it wasn’t difficult to extricate Divine Doctor Miao; he was no longer the unfavored prince he had once been.

Being taken away by Su Yuting was merely a formality.

He simply said sternly, “Divine Doctor Miao is innocent; I trust Junior Minister Su will thoroughly investigate this.”

Su Yuting respectfully replied, “If Divine Doctor Miao is innocent, I will personally go to Prince Rui’s Mansion to apologize to Your Highness.”

The Third Prince snorted coldly.

Su Yuting apologized, then had Divine Doctor Miao escorted away before quietly withdrawing.

Murong Jiu also walked out.

Zhuo Yinzhu suddenly gripped her wrist tightly. “Murong Jiu, how could you do such a thing? He is your grandmaster, the biological father of your elder martial brother, and you let the Dali Temple take him away! if your elder martial brother finds out, he will hate you to death!”

Murong Jiu looked down at her hand, “Do not touch me with your sinful slave hands; I find them filthy.”

Upon hearing this, Zhuo Yinzhu’s face grew even uglier, and as she loosened her grip, Murong Jiu stepped back several paces.

The Third Prince shouted angrily, “Eldest Imperial Sister-in-law, I do not allow you to speak to Yinzhu in such a manner! The Zhuo family committed the crime, but she is innocent, and I have already annulled her slave status. She is now just a common citizen, not any sinful slave!”

The Third Prince had received effective treatment because of Yinzhu and was grateful to her. Moreover, Yinzhu had deep-rooted feelings for him and had preserved her chastity for him all these years. How could he let her down?

However, what Murong Jiu said next shocked the Third Prince.

“Third Younger Imperial Brother is indeed forgiving of the whole world. As far as I know, in order to survive, when Zhuo Yinzhu was acting as a military courtesan, she bribed the man escorting her with her body to avoid suffering, receiving food and drink. When she arrived at the destination, she poisoned people, and more than ten of them died. Yet, news has its way of leaking out. Her promiscuous ways were witnessed by many, and not everyone could be silenced by her. I just didn’t expect that she caught the eyes of Third Younger Imperial Brother.”

“What nonsense are you spouting!”

Zhuo Yinzhu’s voice became incredibly shrill in an instant. If not for Chang Chonghai and Hong Yi blocking her, her sharp nails would have scratched Murong Jiu’s face.

“Your Highness! Do not listen to her nonsense! She is deliberately framing me. How could I possibly do such things! To clear my name, I am prepared to starve and not drink; when I reached the destination, your men had already found me. So I am still a virgin, how can I deceive your Highness about this matter!”

Murong Jiu just smiled and said nothing.

In her previous life, the Second Prince had long known about her situation. Even though Murong Jiu did not want to find out, those women in the rear court could say anything when they were fighting out of jealousy.

However, the Second Prince cared little for a woman’s chastity; what mattered more to him was whether the woman could be of help to him.

But the Second Prince was adept at dismissing the helped bridge once crossed, and it was likely that he would start to disdain her for her impurity once Zhuo Yinzhu became useless to him.

Yet now, the Third Prince, who cared about women’s chastity, did not look very pleased, but he still chose to believe in Zhuo Yinzhu.

So, he turned to Murong Jiu and said, “Eldest Imperial Sister-in-law, how can you slander Yinzhu in such a way? As women, why must you be so aggressively confrontational and hurtful with your words? Even if you do not like her, you should not falsely accuse her of being impure!”

“Whether it’s slander or not, Third Younger Imperial Brother, you only need to inquire seriously to learn the truth. I disdain making up stories.”

As she spoke, she suddenly touched her belly.

Chun Tao quickly supported her, “Princess Consort, are you feeling uncomfortable?”

Murong Jiu frowned and shook her head, “It’s nothing, the child just kicked a few times.”

Upon seeing this, Zhuo Yinzhu knew the medicine was taking effect.

As it was about time, and fearing Murong Jiu would continue talking, she said sternly,

“Murong Jiu, we are from the same master lineage. You slandering my chastity, I will remember this! You have pushed our master into the Dali Temple, and our senior brother knows and will hate you for this!”

“You, a half-baked practitioner, what else can you do besides using poison? Claiming to be from the same lineage? Do not disgrace the name of our sect!”

“Sharp-tongued, what do you amount to! Do not think that by becoming Princess Consort Ling, you own everything!”

Murong Jiu acutely noticed that when Zhuo Yinzhu said the words ‘Princess Consort Ling,’ her teeth gnashed fiercely. Could it be that Zhuo Yinzhu’s deep hatred towards her was due to her also fancying Jun Yuyan?

“Your Highness, let us leave!”

Zhuo Yinzhu took the Third Prince’s arm and departed.

Before leaving, the Third Prince specifically glanced twice at Murong Jiu’s belly.

Murong Jiu’s hand was still on her stomach.

As they descended the stairs, they faintly heard Murong Jiu saying to Divine Doctor Zhai, “Master, I suddenly felt frequent fetal movements…”