The Empress had just left, and the princes dispersed one by one.
Dongfang Cheng, upon leaving, gave Dugu Wu a fierce glare.
"Prince Wu, should I escort you back to your manor first?"
Li Qing, seeing Feng Bailing, instead heaved a sigh of relief.
In his view, since Feng Bailing mentioned protecting the Emperor for four or five days, nothing would happen to the Emperor within these days.
"Where the Princess Consort is, there I will be. Mr. Li, please go to Prince Shun’s Mansion and fetch some everyday clothes for me and the Princess Consort. Also, tell Chun Liu and the Princess Consort to take good care of Xiaojin and Xiao Li."
Dugu Wu said in a deep voice.
Li Qing nodded and immediately sent someone to the Prince’s Mansion.
After a while, Feng Bailing came out.
Her beautiful brows were tightly knitted.
"I need to see Hong Xuan."
As Feng Bailing had speculated, Emperor Yongye’s condition was exceedingly complex.
Even the medical cabin couldn’t detoxify him, but the dosage set by the other party was ingeniously balanced—the dose of the Emperor’s love poison and Heartbreak Grass reached a temporary equilibrium.
This balance prevented Emperor Yongye from dying immediately.
Feng Bailing even suspected that someone knew the Emperor had been poisoned with a love poison, and thus used Heartbreak Grass trying to save him.
However, the love poison affecting the Emperor was weaker than the Heartbreak Grass given, causing the Emperor to vomit blood and suffer from poisoning; even Feng Bailing wasn’t entirely sure about this approach.
The perpetrator must be a master in medical arts.
"Do you suspect it was Hong Xuan?"
"I think not. If she were capable of this, Lu Yin would not be able to inherit the Poison Dragon Villa."
Feng Bailing knew about Lu Yin’s medical skills; Lu Yin’s poison hadn’t advanced to this extent.
Thus, Feng Bailing felt even more compelled to question Hong Xuan.
Inside the Heavenly Prison, it was dim and gloomy.
Hong Xuan’s complexion was pale, curled up in a corner.
Upon hearing the sound, she didn’t even lift her head.
"You need not trouble yourself; it’s my own fault."
Feng Bailing’s voice came through.
Seeing Feng Bailing made Hong Xuan’s expression turn unfriendly.
"What are you doing here?"
She had little dealings with Feng Bailing, always bearing an unfriendly expression whenever she saw her.
"If you weren’t Lu Yin’s junior sister, or a friend of Dugu Wu, I really wouldn’t bother coming."
Feng Bailing said, tossing a piece of chocolate to Hong Xuan.
"Here, consider it a thanks for looking after my daughter for a day."
Food wasn’t allowed in the Heavenly Prison; Hong Xuan must have been having tough days here; she needed to survive.
Indeed, Hong Xuan was hungry.
She tore open the chocolate, which looked dark yet strangely aromatic.
She took a bite, and her mouth immediately filled with a creamy cocoa flavor, bittersweet.
"Is this what Xiao Li mentioned as chocolate?"
Hong Xuan’s face lit up with surprise.
Xiao Li once mentioned her favorite snack given by Her Majesty was called chocolate, both bitter and sweet, but Her Majesty said that children shouldn’t eat too much chocolate, allowing her only one piece a month.
Indeed a typical woman, always fond of sweets.
Seeing Hong Xuan’s mood obviously improved, Feng Bailing cleared her throat.
"This should ensure you won’t starve in the Heavenly Prison these days. Moreover, I need to ask you once again, is the Heartbreak Grass truly unrelated to you?"
Feng Bailing knew, Heartbreak Grass was not easily obtained.
Ordinary medicine shops simply didn’t sell this kind of poison.
"Of course not me; my father said that Heartbreak Grass is the King of Poisons. Consuming it causes severe internal damage with no antidote. How could I possibly add it to the medicine? Someone must have framed me."
Hong Xuan was extremely frustrated.